N-CSR 1 d469606dncsr.htm ISHARES TRUST iShares Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09729

 

 

iShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o: State Street Bank and Trust Company

100 Summer Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2022

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2022

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  MARCH 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

· iShares S&P 100 ETF | OEF | NYSE Arca

· iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | IVW | NYSE Arca

· iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | IVE | NYSE Arca

· iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF | IJK | NYSE Arca

· iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF | IJJ | NYSE Arca

· iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF | IJT | NASDAQ

· iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | IJS | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

 

    

 

6-Month  

 

 

 

12-Month  

 

   

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

  5.92%   15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16 
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37)
   

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

  0.05    0.07 
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     19  

Shareholder Expenses

     19  

Schedules of Investments

     20  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     68  

Statements of Operations

     70  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     72  

Financial Highlights

     76  

Notes to Financial Statements

     83  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     95  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     96  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     97  

Supplemental Information

     98  

Trustee and Officer Information

     99  

General Information

     102  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     103  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P 100 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 100® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    17.14      16.75      14.69       17.14      116.94      293.66

Fund Market

    17.29        16.79        14.71         17.29        117.25        294.36  

Index

    17.38        16.98        14.92               17.38        119.10        301.58  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
        $        1,000.00          $        1,061.00          $        1.03               $        1,000.00          $        1,023.90          $        1.01          0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P 100 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Mega-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the sector’s largest companies. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry led contributions amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry.

The software and services industry was another source of strength, reflecting continued growth in demand for cloud computing services and operating system software amid a rapid increase in personal computer sales. Businesses continued the migration of their processes to cloud providers. Elevated demand allowed for product price increases, which further boosted stock prices in the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits in the industry.

The healthcare sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth as pharmaceuticals companies produced new products in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines generated billions of dollars in sales. In addition, companies developed successful antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19, which the U.S. government contracted for purchase, driving revenues significantly higher. Demographic trends also benefited the healthcare sector, as the needs of an aging population added to demand for pharmaceuticals.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  32.9%

Consumer Discretionary

  13.9   

Communication Services

  12.8   

Health Care

  12.6   

Financials

  9.7   

Consumer Staples

  6.8   

Industrials

  5.1   

Energy

  3.1   

Utilities

  1.5   

Materials

  1.0   

Real Estate

  0.6   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Apple Inc.

  10.6%

Microsoft Corp.

  9.0   

Amazon.com Inc.

  5.6   

Tesla Inc.

  3.5   

Alphabet Inc., Class A

  3.3   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

  3.0   

NVIDIA Corp.

  2.7   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

  2.5   

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

  2.0   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

  1.9   
 
  (a)

 Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P 500 Growth IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    17.94      19.70      16.59       17.94      145.74      364.22

Fund Market

    17.95        19.71        16.60         17.95        145.89        364.58  

Index

    18.16        19.92        16.80               18.16        147.96        372.67  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

  

   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $      1,035.50          $        0.91               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $      0.91          0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry was the top contributor amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry.

The software and services industry was another source of strength, reflecting continued growth in demand for cloud computing services and operating system software amid a rapid increase in personal computer sales. Businesses continued the migration of their processes to cloud providers, moving away from more expensive in-house platforms. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors and strong consumer demand for products using semiconductors supported profits.

A strong rebound in consumer spending supported the consumer discretionary sector, which was a contributor to the Index’s return. The automobile manufacturing industry led the advance amid strong demand for electric vehicles. Despite semiconductor shortages that constrained production, electric car shipments continued to grow. Plans for additional manufacturing facilities also helped the industry amid strong growth in revenues and profits. The healthcare sector was another contributor to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth and a partial return to normalcy in medical care as the coronavirus pandemic abated.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

 

Information Technology

    44.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    17.2     

Communication Services

    12.0     

Health Care

    10.9     

Financials

    6.6     

Industrials

    3.2     

Real Estate

    2.1     

Consumer Staples

    1.5     

Materials

    1.3     

Energy

    1.0     

Utilities

    0.1     

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

 

Apple Inc.

    14.0%  

Microsoft Corp.

    11.9     

Amazon.com Inc.

    7.4     

Tesla Inc.

    4.7     

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    4.3     

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    4.0     

NVIDIA Corp.

    3.5     

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    2.6     

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1.2     

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   
1.2   
 
 
  (a) 

 Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P 500 Value IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    12.39      10.96      11.71       12.39      68.22      202.61

Fund Market

    12.35        10.98        11.72         12.35        68.35        202.94  

Index

    12.58        11.14        11.89               12.58        69.56        207.68  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

     Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $      1,080.40          $      0.93               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $      0.91          0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. Stocks in the financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry was the top contributor, as the rebounding economy led to strong gains of a multisector holding company. Robust investment banking activity, especially initial public offerings and existing equity capital financings, and rising assets under management for most of the reporting period drove gains in the capital markets industry despite modest trading activity and a sharp reversal in fee revenue and banking activity late in the reporting period.

The energy sector was also a solid contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities, as the rebounding economy accelerated demand for energy while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia, the world’s third-largest supplier of oil, led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

The healthcare sector also contributed meaningfully, buoyed by earnings growth as pharmaceuticals companies produced new products in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines and successful development of antiviral medications and antibody therapies generated billions of dollars in sales. Healthcare equipment and services companies benefited as elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for both care providers and makers of medical supplies and equipment, increased from pandemic-induced lows.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

 

Health Care

    16.4%  

Financials

    15.7     

Industrials

    12.6     

Information Technology

    11.5     

Consumer Staples

    10.7     

Energy

    6.9     

Consumer Discretionary

    6.7     

Communication Services

    6.7     

Utilities

    5.5     

Materials

    4.0     

Real Estate

    3.3     

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    3.4%  

Johnson & Johnson

    2.5     

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.9     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.9     

Chevron Corp.

    1.7     

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.5     

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.3     

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1.3     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.2     

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1.1     
 

 

  (a) 

 Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Growth IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.54 )%       11.17      11.75       (0.54 )%       69.76      203.83

Fund Market

    (0.81      11.13        11.73         (0.81      69.47        203.31  

Index

    (0.38      11.40        11.98               (0.38      71.56        209.92  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
         

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $        981.70          $        0.84               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.10          $        0.86          0.17

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented mid-capitalization U.S. stocks declined marginally for the reporting period. These stocks, which derive a significant portion of their prices from investors’ expectations of future growth, faced significant headwinds relative to other equities. Growth stocks are particularly sensitive to interest rates, which rose as the Fed moved to a less accommodative monetary policy. Persistent inflation and the war in Ukraine led to concerns about slower economic growth, further weighing on growth stocks.

The consumer discretionary sector detracted the most from the Index’s performance despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The specialty retail industry faced headwinds from rising prices, as inflation increased the wholesale cost of goods for retailers. Supply chain difficulties also weighed on some retailers, leading to increased transportation costs and difficulty keeping inventory in stock. Brick-and-mortar retailers declined as coronavirus pandemic trends increased competition from online sellers.

The healthcare sector also detracted from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. The healthcare equipment industry was negatively impacted by a proposed acquisition that investors believed to be too far from the industry’s core competencies.

On the upside, the real estate sector contributed the most to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in commercial property prices and historically low but rising borrowing costs. Specialized real estate investment trusts that invest in data centers benefited from strong demand for data storage and services.

The energy sector also contributed to the Index’s performance amid higher prices for energy commodities as demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  18.1%

Industrials

  18.0   

Consumer Discretionary

  15.1   

Health Care

  11.6   

Financials

  11.4   

Real Estate

  8.9   

Materials

  8.0   

Energy

  4.0   

Communication Services

  2.1   

Consumer Staples

  1.6   

Utilities

  1.2   

 

  (a) 

 Excludes money market funds.

 

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Targa Resources Corp.

  1.5%

Camden Property Trust

  1.5   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

  1.4   

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

  1.4   

Darling Ingredients Inc.

  1.2   

Carlisle Companies Inc.

  1.1   

Builders FirstSource Inc.

  1.1   

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

  1.1   

Life Storage Inc.

  1.0   

East West Bancorp. Inc.

  1.0   
 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Value IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    9.42      10.13      11.88       9.42      61.97      207.25

Fund Market

    9.41        10.16        11.89         9.41        62.22        207.67  

Index

    9.66        10.37        12.12               9.66        63.76        213.80  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $        1,072.00          $        0.93               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.00          $        0.91          0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The real estate sector was the top contributor to the Index’s return amid low but rising borrowing costs and a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices. Strong demand for temporary storage, billboard advertisement, and entertainment properties boosted specialized real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Residential rents increased as young workers sought new rental housing, supporting residential REITs. As workers began returning to the office, investment in commercial property increased, which helped office REITs.

Stocks in the financials sector contributed meaningfully to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The insurance industry gained, as many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation. Regional bank stocks also advanced as the recovering economy lowered the probability of loan defaults and interest rates increased, which allows banks to charge more for loans.

The industrials and materials sectors also contributed to the Index’s performance. Industrials stocks gained as industrial activity rebounded. Higher consumer spending combined with supply chain disruptions and transportation delays led many companies to increase their inventory levels. Consequently, factory orders rose, spurring industrial production and significantly boosting earnings. The materials sector was also supported by the global economic recovery, which drove increased demand for a wide variety of raw materials, pushing commodities prices higher. Companies rebuilding their stocks of materials further boosted demand, leading to strong earnings growth for materials companies.

On the downside, the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s return despite an overall increase in consumer spending. Supply chain disruptions limited production of automobiles, pressuring the earnings of auto components manufacturers.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Industrials

  19.4%

Financials

  16.9   

Consumer Discretionary

  13.0   

Real Estate

  11.3   

Information Technology

  10.3   

Materials

  6.9   

Health Care

  6.8   

Consumer Staples

  5.5   

Utilities

  5.4   

Energy

  3.1   

Communication Services

  1.4   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

  1.1%

First Horizon Corp.

  1.1   

Alleghany Corp.

  1.0   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

  1.0   

AECOM

  0.9   

EQT Corp.

  0.9   

Alcoa Corp.

  0.8   

United States Steel Corp.

  0.8   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC

  0.8   

Owens Corning

  0.8   
 
  (a) 

 Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (1.35 )%       11.29      12.80       (1.35 )%       70.74      233.56

Fund Market

    (1.74      11.27        12.78         (1.74      70.57        232.97  

Index

    (1.17      11.57        13.00               (1.17      72.84        239.50  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
         

 

 

 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 
 

      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $        966.00          $        0.88               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.00          $        0.91          0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented small-capitalization U.S. stocks, which derive a significant portion of their prices from investors’ expectations of future growth, declined modestly for the reporting period. Growth stocks’ relatively high valuations are particularly sensitive to rising interest rates and slower growth expectations that characterized the market environment in the second half of the reporting period.

The healthcare sector detracted the most from the Index’s return, as small-capitalization healthcare stocks declined. Healthcare facilities faced headwinds amid staffing shortages, as high rates of employee illness and a tight labor market limited the ability of some healthcare providers to scale up. The healthcare equipment and supplies industry also declined as a decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services limited fees for a procedure that used the industry’s equipment. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas, slowing merger and acquisition activity, and an abrupt leadership departure at a cancer diagnostics company.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s performance despite an overall increase in consumer spending. A semiconductor shortage and other supply chain constraints weighed on some specialty retailers, leading to production and delivery delays. The household durables industry declined amid investor expectations of a downturn in the housing market.

In contrast, the energy sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending. The real estate sector also contributed amid rising rents and high occupancy rates, as younger workers moved out of family homes and into rental properties, boosting demand.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

Information Technology

    19.5%  

Financials

    15.9     

Health Care

    14.7     

Industrials

    13.7     

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7     

Real Estate

    8.5     

Energy

    5.2     

Consumer Staples

    4.5     

Materials

    3.6     

Communication Services

    1.4     

Utilities

    1.3     

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

Security  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

Matador Resources Co.

    1.2%  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    1.2     

Omnicell Inc.

    1.2     

Exponent Inc.

    1.2     

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    1.1     

Vonage Holdings Corp.

    1.1     

Southwestern Energy Co.

    1.1     

Rogers Corp.

    1.1     

Matson Inc.

    1.1     

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.

    1.0     
 
  (a) 

  Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Value IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

   

    Average Annual Total Returns

 

         

Cumulative Total Returns

 

 
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    3.38      9.76      11.77       3.38      59.33      204.22

Fund Market

    3.17        9.78        11.77         3.17        59.46        204.25  

Index

    3.73        9.98        11.96               3.73        60.90        209.61  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $      1,025.40          $        0.91               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $      0.91          0.18

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further price increases as sanctions on Russia, the world’s third-largest supplier of oil, led to increased supply uncertainty. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending. The energy equipment and services industry gained, as investors anticipated that higher oil prices and sanctions on the export of oil refining equipment to Russia could prompt a significant increase in investment in other markets.

The real estate sector was another significant contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in commercial property prices. The recovering economy and rising COVID-19 vaccination rates led to a return to in-person work, driving strong investment in commercial property, which reached a record high in 2021.

On the downside, stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s performance despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The restaurants industry declined despite rebounding consumer demand. Labor shortages, higher wages, and rising prices for food and linens cut into restaurant profits. The household durables industry also declined amid investor expectations of a downturn in the housing market.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Financials

  19.7%

Industrials

  18.4   

Consumer Discretionary

  11.9   

Health Care

  9.2   

Real Estate

  9.1   

Information Technology

  8.0   

Materials

  7.3   

Energy

  6.7   

Consumer Staples

  5.0   

Utilities

  2.6   

Communication Services

  2.1   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security  

 

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

  0.9%

South Jersey Industries Inc.

  0.8   

Insight Enterprises Inc.

  0.7   

BankUnited Inc.

  0.7   

First Hawaiian Inc.

  0.7   

Resideo Technologies Inc.

  0.7   

Mr Cooper Group Inc.

  0.7   

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

  0.6   

Owens & Minor Inc.

  0.6   

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

  0.6   
 
  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%        

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    187,186     $ 35,846,119  

General Dynamics Corp.

    78,865       19,020,661  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    82,792       36,544,389  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    509,744       50,500,338  
   

 

 

 
      141,911,507  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%  

FedEx Corp.

    83,327       19,281,035  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    249,064       53,414,265  
   

 

 

 
      72,695,300  
Automobiles — 4.0%            

Ford Motor Co.

    1,341,840       22,690,514  

General Motors Co.(a)

    496,270       21,706,850  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    285,947       308,136,487  
   

 

 

 
      352,533,851  
Banks — 4.1%            

Bank of America Corp.

    2,428,075       100,085,252  

Citigroup Inc.

    678,228       36,217,375  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,009,438       137,606,588  

U.S. Bancorp.

    461,278       24,516,926  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,327,294       64,320,667  
   

 

 

 
      362,746,808  
Beverages — 1.8%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,327,864       82,327,568  

PepsiCo Inc.

    472,551       79,095,586  
   

 

 

 
      161,423,154  
Biotechnology — 1.9%            

AbbVie Inc.

    603,864       97,892,393  

Amgen Inc.

    192,580       46,569,696  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    428,461       25,472,006  
   

 

 

 
      169,934,095  
Capital Markets — 2.0%            

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    253,329       12,572,718  

BlackRock Inc.(b)

    48,665       37,188,333  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    513,514       43,294,365  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    116,049       38,307,775  

Morgan Stanley

    484,214       42,320,304  
   

 

 

 
          173,683,495  
Chemicals — 1.0%            

Dow Inc.

    251,940       16,053,617  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    175,638       12,923,444  

Linde PLC

    175,078       55,925,165  
   

 

 

 
      84,902,226  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%        

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,440,629       80,329,473  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

American Express Co.

    210,093       39,287,391  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    141,094       18,524,231  
   

 

 

 
      57,811,622  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5%  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)(c)

    625,550       220,762,851  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%  

AT&T Inc.

    2,439,180       57,637,824  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,433,932       73,044,496  
   

 

 

 
      130,682,320  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities — 1.5%            

Duke Energy Corp.

    263,006     $ 29,367,250  

Exelon Corp.

    334,551       15,934,664  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    670,216       56,773,997  

Southern Co. (The)

    361,997       26,248,403  
   

 

 

 
      128,324,314  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Emerson Electric Co.

    202,506       19,855,713  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.6%            

Netflix Inc.(a)

    151,650       56,806,574  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    621,877       85,296,649  
   

 

 

 
      142,103,223  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%  

American Tower Corp.

    155,693       39,113,196  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    112,240       14,766,294  
   

 

 

 
      53,879,490  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    151,467       87,222,272  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    244,529       10,947,563  

Walmart Inc.

    483,214       71,960,229  
   

 

 

 
      170,130,064  
Food Products — 0.5%            

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    242,132       9,537,580  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    473,971       29,755,899  
   

 

 

 
      39,293,479  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%        

Abbott Laboratories

    604,005       71,490,032  

Medtronic PLC

    459,268       50,955,784  
   

 

 

 
      122,445,816  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%        

CVS Health Corp.

    448,321       45,374,568  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    321,708       164,061,429  
   

 

 

 
      209,435,997  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%            

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,023       32,932,314  

McDonald’s Corp.

    255,235       63,114,511  

Starbucks Corp.

    392,896       35,741,749  
   

 

 

 
      131,788,574  
Household Products — 1.7%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    287,879       21,829,865  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    818,774       125,108,667  
   

 

 

 
          146,938,532  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%            

3M Co.

    194,972       29,027,432  

General Electric Co.

    375,496       34,357,884  

Honeywell International Inc.

    234,254       45,581,143  
   

 

 

 
      108,966,459  
Insurance — 0.4%            

American International Group Inc.

    283,842       17,816,762  

MetLife Inc.

    239,020       16,798,326  
   

 

 

 
      34,615,088  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.3%        

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    102,732       285,733,648  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    94,875       264,984,926  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    788,722       175,380,224  
   

 

 

 
      726,098,798  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.6%        

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    149,473       487,274,506  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services — 4.4%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    215,873     $ 72,798,852  

International Business Machines Corp.

    306,571       39,860,361  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    294,795       105,353,837  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    397,938       46,021,530  

Visa Inc., Class A

    566,472       125,626,495  
   

 

 

 
          389,661,075  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%        

Danaher Corp.(c)

    217,356       63,757,036  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    134,597       79,499,718  
   

 

 

 
      143,256,754  
Machinery — 0.5%            

Caterpillar Inc.

    184,574       41,126,779  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.1%            

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    40,665       22,183,571  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,545,206       72,346,545  
   

 

 

 
      94,530,116  
Multiline Retail — 0.4%            

Target Corp.

    163,653       34,730,440  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.1%        

Chevron Corp.

    658,449       107,215,251  

ConocoPhillips

    444,813       44,481,300  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,446,075       119,431,334  
   

 

 

 
      271,127,885  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.3%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    744,538       54,373,610  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    271,195       77,662,112  

Johnson & Johnson

    899,232       159,370,888  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    862,798       70,792,576  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,917,212       99,254,065  
   

 

 

 
      461,453,251  
Road & Rail — 0.7%            

Union Pacific Corp.

    217,546       59,435,743  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%  

Broadcom Inc.

    141,024       88,799,992  

Intel Corp.

    1,390,892       68,932,607  

NVIDIA Corp.

    853,931       233,003,613  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    384,952       58,828,365  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    315,462       57,880,968  
   

 

 

 
      507,445,545  
Software — 11.2%            

Adobe Inc.(a)

    161,117       73,408,127  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,560,741       789,502,058  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

Oracle Corp.

    538,172     $ 44,522,969  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    336,452       71,435,489  
   

 

 

 
      978,868,643  
Specialty Retail — 1.7%            

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    356,687       106,767,120  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    230,132       46,530,389  
   

 

 

 
      153,297,509  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 10.5%  

Apple Inc.

    5,295,585       924,662,097  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%  

Nike Inc., Class B

    435,952       58,661,701  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.9%            

Altria Group Inc.

    622,651       32,533,515  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    529,377       49,729,675  
   

 

 

 
      82,263,190  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    200,544       25,739,822  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
    (Cost: $6,525,116,681)
        8,756,827,305  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

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

    9,417,645       9,415,762  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(d)

    16,943,000       16,943,000  
   

 

 

 
      26,358,762  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $26,358,771)

 

    26,358,762  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.1%
(Cost: $6,551,475,452)

      8,783,186,067  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.1)%

      (5,737,770
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  8,777,448,297  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 100 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
       

Affiliated Issuer

 

  

Value at
03/31/21

 

    

Purchases

at Cost

 

   

Proceeds
from Sales

 

    

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

    

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

    

Value at
03/31/22

 

    

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

 

    

Income

 

   

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

          
  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 8,872,450      $ 534,572 (a)    $      $ 8,749      $ (9    $ 9,415,762        9,417,645      $ 12,761 (b)    $    
  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     4,763,000        12,180,000 (a)                           16,943,000        16,943,000        4,789          
  

BlackRock Inc.

     33,490,149        9,722,828       (5,547,688      2,354,805        (2,831,761      37,188,333        48,665        814,712          
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
              $ 2,363,554      $ (2,831,770    $ 63,547,095         $ 832,262     $    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     91          06/17/22        $ 20,615        $ 1,125,645  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,125,645  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,887,877  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,054,986  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 17,432,350      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® S&P 100 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 8,756,827,305      $      $      $ 8,756,827,305  

Money Market Funds

     26,358,762                      26,358,762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,783,186,067      $      $      $ 8,783,186,067  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,125,645      $                 —      $                 —      $ 1,125,645  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%            

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    156,673     $ 38,928,540  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    44,260       28,837,161  
   

 

 

 
      67,765,701  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    322,815       33,301,596  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    593,970       127,382,806  
   

 

 

 
      160,684,402  
Auto Components — 0.1%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    211,646       25,336,143  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 4.6%            

Tesla Inc.(a)

    1,585,732       1,708,784,803  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 2.1%            

Bank of America Corp.

    5,924,188       244,195,029  

Comerica Inc.

    108,663       9,826,395  

First Republic Bank/CA

    338,718       54,906,188  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,574,788       350,995,100  

Regions Financial Corp.

    800,993       17,830,104  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    119,257       35,000,737  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    111,772       62,530,845  

Zions Bancorp. N.A

    137,867       9,038,561  
   

 

 

 
      784,322,959  
Beverages — 0.6%            

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    371,877       29,712,972  

PepsiCo Inc.

    1,099,923       184,105,112  
   

 

 

 
      213,818,084  
Biotechnology — 2.0%            

AbbVie Inc.

    1,808,282       293,140,595  

Amgen Inc.

    438,367       106,005,908  

Incyte Corp.(a)(b)

    153,793       12,214,240  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    668,033       115,075,364  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    201,914       141,020,776  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    289,874       75,648,418  
   

 

 

 
      743,105,301  
Building Products — 0.2%            

A O Smith Corp.

    121,593       7,768,577  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    116,148       8,627,473  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    811,343       53,199,761  

Masco Corp.

    216,466       11,039,766  
   

 

 

 
      80,635,577  
Capital Markets — 3.2%            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    127,536       38,306,714  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    140,591       107,435,424  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    114,679       13,121,571  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,935,271       163,162,698  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    41,507       18,020,264  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    240,728       6,721,126  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    642,924       212,229,212  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    606,599       80,143,860  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    34,005       11,568,501  

Moody’s Corp.

    202,016       68,162,219  

Morgan Stanley

    1,317,661       115,163,571  

MSCI Inc.

    154,155       77,521,466  

Nasdaq Inc.

    173,916       30,991,831  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    211,307       23,224,752  

S&P Global Inc.

    408,898       167,721,782  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    304,461     $ 46,031,459  
   

 

 

 
      1,179,526,450  
Chemicals — 0.8%            

Albemarle Corp.

    151,585       33,523,023  

Celanese Corp.

    86,644       12,378,828  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    240,868       24,823,856  

Linde PLC

    495,729       158,350,714  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    241,950       60,395,559  
   

 

 

 
      289,471,980  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Cintas Corp.

    77,163       32,824,368  

Copart Inc.(a)

    276,246       34,660,586  

Republic Services Inc.

    172,498       22,855,985  

Rollins Inc.

    188,773       6,616,494  

Waste Management Inc.

    371,016       58,806,036  
   

 

 

 
      155,763,469  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    423,879       58,910,703  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    3,593,656       200,382,259  

F5 Inc.(a)

    62,798       13,121,642  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    189,734       45,953,575  
   

 

 

 
      318,368,179  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

Quanta Services Inc.

    143,567       18,894,853  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    67,911       26,138,265  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    119,227       21,902,000  
   

 

 

 
      48,040,265  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

American Express Co.

    513,268       95,981,116  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    376,808       49,471,123  

Discover Financial Services

    546,359       60,203,298  

Synchrony Financial

    563,683       19,621,805  
   

 

 

 
      225,277,342  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Avery Dennison Corp.

    78,315       13,624,460  

Sealed Air Corp.

    160,278       10,732,215  
   

 

 

 
      24,356,675  
Distributors — 0.1%            

LKQ Corp.

    212,044       9,628,918  

Pool Corp.

    76,506       32,350,562  
   

 

 

 
      41,979,480  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%            

NRG Energy Inc.

    456,646       17,516,940  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    119,975       35,663,768  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    115,087       32,227,813  
   

 

 

 
      67,891,581  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    602,795       45,420,603  

CDW Corp./DE

    152,586       27,296,110  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    258,518       40,838,088  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    262,299       18,922,250  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    72,929       30,170,727  
   

 

 

 
      162,647,778  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment — 0.9%            

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    107,445     $ 12,639,830  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    840,816           314,961,265  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    135,938       20,899,108  
   

 

 

 
      348,500,203  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.0%        

American Tower Corp.

    440,642       110,698,083  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    111,796       27,766,773  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    367,404       67,822,778  

Duke Realty Corp.

    464,531       26,970,670  

Equinix Inc.

    78,192       57,988,751  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    53,723       18,560,222  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    254,535       52,332,396  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    56,639       6,913,923  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    328,935       18,226,288  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    135,746       28,432,000  

Prologis Inc.

    856,284       138,272,740  

Public Storage

    171,095       66,774,957  

SBA Communications Corp.

    116,092       39,947,257  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    375,345       49,380,388  

UDR Inc.

    311,906       17,894,047  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    589,299       22,334,432  
   

 

 

 
      750,315,705  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    428,213       246,586,456  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.1%            

Hershey Co. (The)

    123,028       26,651,556  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%        

Abbott Laboratories

    1,775,021       210,091,486  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    46,702       15,469,571  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    138,643       60,448,348  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    183,142       93,695,447  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)

    743,498       87,524,585  

Hologic Inc.(a)(b)

    349,144       26,821,242  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    110,955       60,699,042  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    468,355       141,293,336  

ResMed Inc.

    160,963       39,035,137  

STERIS PLC

    78,644       19,013,760  

Stryker Corp.

    260,120       69,543,082  
   

 

 

 
      823,635,036  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.4%            

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    262,639       65,822,586  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    93,672       24,697,560  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    54,298       18,113,270  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    103,893       14,218,796  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    749,321       382,131,230  
   

 

 

 
      504,983,442  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%            

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    255,879       19,794,799  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    35,652       56,402,533  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    46,673       18,996,378  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    217,489       33,001,781  

McDonald’s Corp.

    637,792       157,713,206  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,112,901       101,240,604  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    256,473       30,399,745  
   

 

 

 
      417,549,046  
Household Durables — 0.2%            

DR Horton Inc.

    320,569       23,885,596  

Garmin Ltd.

    144,511       17,140,450  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)            

Newell Brands Inc.

    381,817     $ 8,174,702  

NVR Inc.(a)

    2,878       12,856,803  
   

 

 

 
      62,057,551  
Insurance — 0.7%            

Aon PLC, Class A

    244,354       79,568,993  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    174,441       30,457,399  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    302,482       21,860,374  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    131,589       17,890,840  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    583,481       99,436,832  
   

 

 

 
      249,214,438  
Interactive Media & Services — 11.0%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    569,615       1,584,298,680  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    526,218       1,469,721,612  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    4,373,598       972,513,251  

Twitter Inc.(a)(b)

    730,876       28,277,593  
   

 

 

 
      4,054,811,136  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 7.6%            

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    828,849       2,702,006,298  

eBay Inc.

    916,902       52,501,808  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    242,086       30,086,448  
   

 

 

 
      2,784,594,554  
IT Services — 3.3%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    694,196       234,103,717  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    126,773       15,135,428  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    421,735       95,961,582  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    97,544       15,188,576  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    108,406       32,154,304  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    156,362       46,511,441  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    768,382       274,604,359  

Paychex Inc.

    323,301       44,120,887  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,193,349       138,010,812  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    84,996       18,908,210  

Visa Inc., Class A

    1,350,649       299,533,429  
   

 

 

 
      1,214,232,745  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.9%            

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    341,102       45,138,028  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    22,691       12,780,252  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    75,056       32,502,250  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    96,344       27,358,806  

Danaher Corp.

    819,558       240,400,948  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    145,637       50,885,568  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    263,576       60,941,407  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    27,303       37,492,207  

PerkinElmer Inc.(b)

    240,068       41,882,263  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    746,512       440,927,313  

Waters Corp.(a)

    86,150       26,740,098  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    140,234       57,595,506  
   

 

 

 
      1,074,644,646  
Machinery — 0.7%            

Deere & Co.

    244,474       101,569,168  

Dover Corp.

    123,768       19,419,199  

IDEX Corp.

    57,552       11,034,445  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    222,970       46,689,918  

Nordson Corp.

    63,109       14,330,792  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    318,561       24,513,269  

Pentair PLC

    176,770       9,582,701  

Xylem Inc./NY

    136,665       11,652,058  
   

 

 

 
      238,791,550  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 0.3%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,225,942     $ 60,978,355  

Nucor Corp.

    280,290       41,665,108  
   

 

 

 
      102,643,463  
Multiline Retail — 0.3%            

Target Corp.

    499,874       106,083,260  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%            

APA Corp.

    370,459       15,311,070  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,191,720       70,466,404  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    324,182       44,438,869  

EOG Resources Inc.

    508,780       60,661,839  

Hess Corp.

    373,648       39,995,282  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    685,327       38,885,454  

ONEOK Inc.

    359,362       25,381,738  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    241,769       60,449,503  
   

 

 

 
      355,590,159  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    259,374       70,632,728  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%            

Catalent Inc.(a)

    203,821       22,603,749  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,503,814       430,647,215  

Pfizer Inc.

    5,740,895       297,206,134  

Zoetis Inc.

    592,479       111,735,615  
   

 

 

 
      862,192,713  
Professional Services — 0.3%            

Equifax Inc.

    232,296       55,077,382  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    106,544       14,682,829  

Robert Half International Inc.

    141,301       16,133,748  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    156,318       33,550,532  
   

 

 

 
      119,444,491  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    318,482       29,147,473  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 0.6%            

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    95,635       19,202,552  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    175,995       52,566,186  

Union Pacific Corp.

    495,204       135,294,685  
   

 

 

 
      207,063,423  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.6%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    3,096,621       338,584,540  

Applied Materials Inc.

    1,681,787       221,659,527  

Broadcom Inc.

    445,670       280,629,486  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    252,588       50,967,207  

KLA Corp.

    285,973       104,683,276  

Lam Research Corp.

    264,475       142,184,405  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    506,630       38,068,178  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    82,636       40,134,653  

NVIDIA Corp.(b)

    4,735,335       1,292,083,508  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    317,893       58,835,636  

Qorvo Inc.(a)(b)

    100,011       12,411,365  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    2,134,750       326,232,495  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    145,019       19,328,132  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    75,201       24,242,546  

Teradyne Inc.

    310,658       36,729,095  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    856,444       157,140,345  
   

 

 

 
      3,143,914,394  
Software — 16.7%            

Adobe Inc.(a)

    893,513       407,102,393  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    103,226       32,789,739  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    266,195     $ 57,058,898  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    526,177       86,535,069  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    106,241       7,262,635  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    256,776       87,750,630  

Intuit Inc.

    536,438       257,940,848  

Microsoft Corp.

    14,199,990       4,377,998,917  

Oracle Corp.

    2,984,141       246,877,985  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    67,619       23,421,869  

PTC Inc.(a)

    97,371       10,488,804  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    1,138,018       241,623,982  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    378,676       210,880,878  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    194,943       64,968,654  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    47,491       21,128,271  
   

 

 

 
      6,133,829,572  
Specialty Retail — 2.7%            

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    56,129       11,616,458  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    39,124       79,992,148  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    317,751       15,188,498  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    160,325       15,468,156  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1,503,171       449,944,175  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    1,276,287       258,052,468  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    127,374       87,246,095  

Tractor Supply Co.

    216,248       50,465,796  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    57,003       22,699,735  
   

 

 

 
      990,673,529  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 14.2%  

Apple Inc.

    29,365,119       5,127,443,429  

HP Inc.

    1,026,891       37,276,143  

NetApp Inc.

    297,934       24,728,522  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    277,892       24,982,491  
   

 

 

 
      5,214,430,585  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%            

Nike Inc., Class B

    1,305,536       175,672,924  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    153,568       2,613,728  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    175,863       2,736,428  
   

 

 

 
      181,023,080  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%        

Fastenal Co.

    525,400       31,208,760  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    81,565       28,972,704  
   

 

 

 
      60,181,464  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $23,310,314,929)

      36,707,606,360  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

   

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

    67,667,192       67,653,659  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    48,780,000     $ 48,780,000  
   

 

 

 
      116,433,659  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $116,417,537)

 

    116,433,659  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%
(Cost: $23,426,732,466)

 

    36,824,040,019  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

 

    (65,628,023
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   36,758,411,996  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   

      

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 52,646,251     $ 15,049,044 (a)    $     $ 5,379     $ (47,015   $ 67,653,659       67,667,192     $ 176,725 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    37,060,000       11,720,000 (a)                        48,780,000       48,780,000       10,496          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    135,626,849       30,062,047       (65,950,721     13,098,400       (5,401,151     107,435,424       140,591       2,879,130          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 13,103,779     $ (5,448,166   $ 223,869,083       $ 3,066,351     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     201        06/17/22      $ 45,534      $ 2,883,806  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 2,883,806  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Growth ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

 

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 5,013,314  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,511,104  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 43,338,022      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 36,707,606,360        $        $        $ 36,707,606,360  

Money Market Funds

     116,433,659                            116,433,659  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 36,824,040,019        $        $        $ 36,824,040,019  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 2,883,806        $       —        $       —        $ 2,883,806  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%            

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    748,342     $ 143,307,493  

General Dynamics Corp.

    314,985       75,968,082  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    512,616       18,423,419  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    55,646       11,098,038  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    155,426       38,618,698  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    330,941       146,077,358  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    200,362       89,605,894  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    2,037,851       201,889,899  

Textron Inc.

    299,395       22,269,000  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    40,321       26,270,744  
   

 

 

 
      773,528,625  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    175,731       18,927,986  

FedEx Corp.

    332,875       77,023,946  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    567,564       121,719,776  
   

 

 

 
      217,671,708  
Airlines — 0.5%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    174,807       10,140,554  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    894,779       16,329,717  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    873,974       34,583,151  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    808,855       37,045,559  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    438,916       20,348,146  
   

 

 

 
      118,447,127  
Auto Components — 0.2%            

Aptiv PLC(a)(b)

    217,968       26,092,949  

BorgWarner Inc.

    332,332       12,927,715  
   

 

 

 
      39,020,664  
Automobiles — 0.7%            

Ford Motor Co.

    5,371,158       90,826,282  

General Motors Co.(a)

    1,984,128       86,785,759  
   

 

 

 
      177,612,041  
Banks — 5.5%            

Bank of America Corp.

    5,435,836       224,065,160  

Citigroup Inc.

    2,709,738       144,700,009  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    581,992       26,381,697  

Comerica Inc.

    97,807       8,844,687  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    933,710       40,186,879  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    1,965,087       28,729,572  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,179,176       297,065,272  

KeyCorp

    1,263,961       28,287,447  

M&T Bank Corp.

    175,760       29,791,320  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    593,239       11,858,848  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    573,504       105,782,813  

Regions Financial Corp.

    703,208       15,653,410  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,822,844       103,355,255  

U.S. Bancorp.

    1,844,055       98,011,523  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,306,192       257,138,064  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    106,788       7,001,021  
   

 

 

 
      1,426,852,977  
Beverages — 2.4%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    252,245       16,905,460  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    5,308,498       329,126,876  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    224,175       51,631,986  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    260,757       13,919,209  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    244,279       19,517,892  

PepsiCo Inc.

    1,095,688       183,396,257  
   

 

 

 
      614,497,680  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 1.9%            

AbbVie Inc.

    1,110,497     $      180,022,669  

Amgen Inc.

    453,783       109,733,805  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    200,572       42,240,463  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    1,712,909       101,832,440  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    148,838       11,820,714  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    139,289       36,350,250  
   

 

 

 
      482,000,341  
Building Products — 0.6%            

A O Smith Corp.

    86,654       5,536,324  

Allegion PLC

    122,492       13,447,172  

Carrier Global Corp.

    1,167,623       53,558,867  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    104,231       7,742,278  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    371,565       24,363,517  

Masco Corp.

    166,439       8,488,389  

Trane Technologies PLC

    319,137       48,732,220  
   

 

 

 
      161,868,767  
Capital Markets — 2.7%            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    58,477       17,564,152  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    1,011,137       50,182,729  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    93,454       71,414,743  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    60,795       6,956,164  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    656,802       55,374,977  

CME Group Inc.

    490,791       116,739,547  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    21,349       9,268,668  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    209,801       5,857,644  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    329,899       43,586,256  

Invesco Ltd.

    475,384       10,962,355  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    27,541       9,369,448  

Moody’s Corp.

    74,578       25,163,363  

Morgan Stanley

    987,260       86,286,524  

Nasdaq Inc.

    35,120       6,258,384  

Northern Trust Corp.

    283,692       33,035,933  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    105,589       11,605,287  

S&P Global Inc.

    188,642       77,377,176  

State Street Corp.

    499,187       43,489,172  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    93,689       14,164,840  
   

 

 

 
      694,657,362  
Chemicals — 2.7%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    302,762       75,663,251  

Albemarle Corp.

    52,120       11,526,338  

Celanese Corp.

    84,070       12,011,081  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    116,807       12,038,129  

Corteva Inc.

    992,749       57,063,213  

Dow Inc.

    1,004,589       64,012,411  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    699,835       51,493,859  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    175,321       19,646,471  

Ecolab Inc.

    340,429       60,106,144  

FMC Corp.

    172,301       22,669,643  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    347,556       45,644,530  

Linde PLC

    342,951       109,548,838  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    359,002       36,912,586  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    505,000       33,582,500  

PPG Industries Inc.

    323,963       42,461,830  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    154,838       38,650,662  
   

 

 

 
      693,031,486  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Cintas Corp.

    65,040       27,667,366  

Copart Inc.(a)

    94,774       11,891,294  

Republic Services Inc.

    158,628       21,018,210  
 

 

 

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iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Rollins Inc.

    172,082     $ 6,031,474  

Waste Management Inc.

    257,488       40,811,848  
   

 

 

 
      107,420,192  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    3,167,598       176,625,264  

F5 Inc.(a)

    39,883       8,333,553  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    449,142       16,690,117  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    93,990       22,764,378  
   

 

 

 
          224,413,312  
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%  

Quanta Services Inc.(b)

    89,210       11,740,928  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    36,329       13,982,669  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    93,665       17,206,260  
   

 

 

 
      31,188,929  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%  

American Express Co.

    470,330       87,951,710  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    293,869       38,582,061  

Synchrony Financial

    302,865       10,542,731  
   

 

 

 
      137,076,502  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%  

Amcor PLC

    2,054,132       23,273,316  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    55,206       9,604,188  

Ball Corp.

    442,290       39,806,100  

International Paper Co.

    526,266       24,287,176  

Packaging Corp. of America

    130,690       20,402,016  

Sealed Air Corp.

    90,490       6,059,210  

Westrock Co.

    357,315       16,804,524  
   

 

 

 
      140,236,530  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.

    195,403       24,624,686  

LKQ Corp.

    212,903       9,667,925  
   

 

 

 
      34,292,611  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    2,500,818       882,563,680  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.1%  

AT&T Inc.

    9,751,269       230,422,486  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    1,274,967       14,368,878  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    5,732,504       292,013,754  
   

 

 

 
      536,805,118  
Electric Utilities — 3.4%  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    339,042       21,183,344  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    687,767       68,618,514  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    445,365       25,051,781  

Duke Energy Corp.

    1,050,408       117,288,557  

Edison International

    518,780       36,366,478  

Entergy Corp.

    275,574       32,173,264  

Evergy Inc.

    310,409       21,213,351  

Eversource Energy

    468,347       41,303,522  

Exelon Corp.

    1,337,101       63,686,121  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    777,939       35,676,283  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    2,679,344       226,967,230  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    156,636       12,233,272  

PPL Corp.

    1,029,291       29,396,551  

Southern Co. (The)

    1,447,197       104,936,254  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    735,575       53,086,448  
   

 

 

 
      889,180,970  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%  

AMETEK Inc.

    315,884     $ 42,069,431  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    544,321       82,606,155  

Emerson Electric Co.

    811,136       79,531,885  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    76,621       21,456,179  
   

 

 

 
          225,663,650  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    385,968       29,082,689  

CDW Corp./DE

    75,674       13,537,322  

Corning Inc.

    1,021,972       37,720,986  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    48,623       5,336,860  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    60,942       9,627,008  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    444,602       58,233,970  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    63,958       30,228,469  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    150,077       10,826,555  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    19,008       7,863,610  
   

 

 

 
      202,457,469  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%  

Baker Hughes Co.

    1,241,742       45,211,826  

Halliburton Co.

    1,232,023       46,656,711  

Schlumberger NV

    1,916,364       79,164,997  
   

 

 

 
      171,033,534  
Entertainment — 1.9%  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    1,063,840       85,224,222  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    384,013       48,581,485  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    104,404       12,282,087  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    61,218       9,411,655  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    2,486,121       340,996,356  
   

 

 

 
      496,495,805  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.3%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    198,694       39,987,168  

American Tower Corp.

    304,743       76,557,537  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    111,123       27,599,620  

Boston Properties Inc.

    193,209       24,885,319  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    324,471       59,897,347  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    387,261       54,913,610  

Duke Realty Corp.

    180,952       10,506,073  

Equinix Inc.

    66,370       49,221,319  

Equity Residential

    466,271       41,927,088  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    50,270       17,367,280  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    55,832       6,815,412  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    732,532       25,147,824  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    970,374       18,854,367  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    153,444       8,502,332  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    837,389       20,683,508  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    60,665       12,706,284  

Prologis Inc.

    395,164       63,811,083  

Public Storage

    85,784       33,479,780  

Realty Income Corp.

    771,897       53,492,462  

Regency Centers Corp.

    213,113       15,203,481  

SBA Communications Corp.

    65,904       22,677,566  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    180,529       23,750,395  

UDR Inc.

    183,037       10,500,833  

Ventas Inc.

    545,094       33,665,005  

Vornado Realty Trust

    215,963       9,787,443  

Welltower Inc.

    594,399       57,145,520  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    590,096       22,364,638  
   

 

 

 
      841,450,294  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.4%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    296,696       170,852,392  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  

Kroger Co. (The)

    912,819     $ 52,368,426  

Sysco Corp.

    692,584       56,549,484  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    978,420       43,803,863  

Walmart Inc.

    1,931,806       287,684,549  
   

 

 

 
          611,258,714  
Food Products — 1.9%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    764,103       68,967,937  

Campbell Soup Co.

    280,922       12,520,694  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    650,996       21,853,936  

General Mills Inc.

    823,718       55,782,183  

Hershey Co. (The)

    109,923       23,812,620  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    382,989       19,739,253  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    147,130       19,922,873  

Kellogg Co.

    347,321       22,398,731  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    969,432       38,185,926  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    198,300       11,880,153  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    341,057       34,037,489  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    1,895,816       119,019,328  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    400,372       35,885,342  
   

 

 

 
      484,006,465  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    184,974       22,102,543  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%  

Abbott Laboratories

    1,134,881       134,324,515  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    27,744       9,189,923  

Baxter International Inc.

    683,185       52,974,165  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    388,870       103,439,420  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    1,945,879       86,182,981  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(b)

    66,913       27,942,200  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    302,083       14,868,525  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    315,452       37,135,009  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    86,057       6,610,899  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    35,797       19,583,107  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    152,070       45,876,478  

Medtronic PLC

    1,836,045       203,709,193  

ResMed Inc.

    83,146       20,163,736  

STERIS PLC

    80,047       19,352,963  

Stryker Corp.

    270,481       72,313,095  

Teleflex Inc.

    63,609       22,570,381  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    284,279       36,359,284  
   

 

 

 
      912,595,874  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.7%  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    206,520       31,950,709  

Anthem Inc.

    331,455       162,817,325  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    376,742       21,361,271  

Centene Corp.(a)

    796,767       67,079,814  

Cigna Corp.

    441,019       105,672,563  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,792,289       181,397,570  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    83,011       9,389,374  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    137,337       34,419,399  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    191,401       16,688,253  

Humana Inc.

    175,530       76,385,390  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    59,390       15,658,767  

McKesson Corp.

    205,120       62,793,386  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    41,145       13,725,560  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    86,349       11,817,724  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    745,944       380,409,062  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    101,023       14,643,284  
   

 

 

 
      1,206,209,451  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%  

Cerner Corp.

    400,639     $ 37,483,785  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    56,080       131,701,076  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    107,605       8,324,323  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    1,104,466       22,332,302  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    12,667       20,039,574  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    174,457       23,194,058  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    16,312       6,639,147  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    205,124       40,136,613  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    224,531       34,070,334  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    465,531       18,095,190  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    373,559       65,652,994  

McDonald’s Corp.

    561,229       138,780,707  

MGM Resorts International

    514,471       21,576,914  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    567,181       12,409,920  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)

    231,352       9,813,952  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    304,806       25,536,647  

Starbucks Corp.

    769,661       70,016,061  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)(b)

    146,328       11,668,195  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    208,824       24,751,909  
   

 

 

 
          684,739,916  
Household Durables — 0.4%  

DR Horton Inc.

    205,114       15,283,044  

Garmin Ltd.

    100,810       11,957,074  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    358,393       29,090,760  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    76,173       9,460,687  

Newell Brands Inc.

    241,463       5,169,723  

NVR Inc.(a)

    2,385       10,654,439  

PulteGroup Inc.

    339,130       14,209,547  

Whirlpool Corp.

    80,453       13,900,669  
   

 

 

 
      109,725,943  
Household Products — 2.7%  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    331,638       32,958,185  

Clorox Co. (The)

    166,834       23,194,931  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,150,941       87,275,856  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    459,675       56,613,573  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    3,273,278       500,156,878  
   

 

 

 
      700,199,423  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    905,715       23,304,047  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9%  

3M Co.

    779,836       116,101,984  

General Electric Co.

    1,501,150       137,355,225  

Honeywell International Inc.

    936,484       182,221,057  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    144,028       68,014,342  
   

 

 

 
      503,692,608  
Insurance — 3.5%  

Aflac Inc.

    819,909       52,793,940  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    383,397       53,104,318  

American International Group Inc.

    1,133,810       71,169,254  

Aon PLC, Class A

    117,520       38,268,038  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    159,179       27,792,653  

Assurant Inc.

    77,320       14,059,096  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    98,852       7,144,034  

Chubb Ltd.

    588,201       125,816,194  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    109,734       14,919,435  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    54,334       16,375,181  

Globe Life Inc.

    128,758       12,953,055  
 

 

 

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iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    457,998     $ 32,888,836  

Lincoln National Corp.

    226,806       14,824,040  

Loews Corp.

    266,925       17,302,078  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    268,895       45,825,086  

MetLife Inc.

    958,160       67,339,485  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    333,099       24,452,798  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    798,024       90,966,756  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    516,107       60,988,364  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    329,307       60,174,268  

W R Berkley Corp.

    284,533       18,947,052  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    166,258       39,273,465  
   

 

 

 
          907,377,426  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    386,552       42,033,665  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    564,260       21,831,219  
   

 

 

 
      63,864,884  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%  

eBay Inc.

    200,224       11,464,826  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 5.2%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    362,471       122,236,095  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    127,183       15,184,378  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    269,583       61,340,916  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    90,465       14,086,305  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    716,454       64,244,430  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    329,759       10,760,036  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    831,527       83,501,941  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    811,417       82,277,684  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    111,310       27,722,869  

Global Payments Inc.

    388,545       53,168,498  

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,224,605       159,223,142  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    98,955       19,499,083  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    624,637       223,232,771  

Paychex Inc.

    206,994       28,248,471  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    731,794       84,631,976  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    70,802       15,750,613  

Visa Inc., Class A

    1,290,840       286,269,587  
   

 

 

 
      1,351,378,795  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

Hasbro Inc.

    178,964       14,660,731  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    163,112       21,584,611  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    13,227       7,449,843  

Danaher Corp.

    278,087       81,571,260  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    108,865       38,037,431  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    71,177       16,456,834  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    11,471       15,751,862  

Waters Corp.(a)

    22,233       6,900,901  
   

 

 

 
      187,752,742  
Machinery — 2.5%  

Caterpillar Inc.

    738,673       164,591,118  

Cummins Inc.

    193,749       39,739,857  

Deere & Co.

    206,800       85,917,128  

Dover Corp.

    107,279       16,832,075  

Fortive Corp.

    489,640       29,833,765  

IDEX Corp.

    62,163       11,918,512  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    229,927       48,146,714  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    556,555       28,022,544  

Nordson Corp.

    29,445       6,686,371  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    349,596     $ 26,901,412  

PACCAR Inc.

    474,271       41,769,047  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    175,333       49,752,492  

Pentair PLC

    98,808       5,356,382  

Snap-on Inc.

    72,976       14,995,108  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    222,630       31,121,448  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    253,856       24,413,332  

Xylem Inc./NY

    147,299       12,558,713  
   

 

 

 
          638,556,018  
Media — 2.0%  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    162,764       88,791,017  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    6,177,389       289,225,353  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    230,077       5,733,519  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    422,417       10,547,753  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    347,378       10,994,514  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    428,966       16,922,709  

Fox Corp., Class B

    199,730       7,246,204  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    535,072       18,968,302  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    533,727       11,822,053  

News Corp., Class B

    154,023       3,468,598  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    285,767       24,255,903  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    831,856       31,452,475  
   

 

 

 
      519,428,400  
Metals & Mining — 0.6%  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,122,604       55,838,323  

Newmont Corp.

    1,088,908       86,513,741  

Nucor Corp.

    170,302       25,315,392  
   

 

 

 
      167,667,456  
Multi-Utilities — 1.7%  

Ameren Corp.

    351,782       32,983,080  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    854,908       26,194,381  

CMS Energy Corp.

    397,271       27,785,134  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    483,046       45,734,795  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    1,106,059       93,981,833  

DTE Energy Co.

    264,590       34,981,444  

NiSource Inc.

    541,740       17,227,332  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    689,470       48,262,900  

Sempra Energy

    435,674       73,245,513  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    430,712       42,989,365  
   

 

 

 
      443,385,777  
Multiline Retail — 0.7%  

Dollar General Corp.

    316,399       70,439,910  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)(b)

    307,168       49,192,955  

Target Corp.

    294,392       62,475,870  
   

 

 

 
      182,108,735  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.2%  

APA Corp.

    222,609       9,200,430  

Chevron Corp.

    2,632,308       428,618,712  

ConocoPhillips

    1,778,230       177,823,000  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    1,107,292       29,863,665  

EOG Resources Inc.

    431,453       51,442,141  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    5,781,091       477,460,306  

Hess Corp.

    108,813       11,647,344  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    2,668,818       50,467,348  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    1,057,786       26,561,006  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    790,661       67,601,516  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    714,857       40,560,986  

ONEOK Inc.

    345,588       24,408,880  

Phillips 66

    638,487       55,158,892  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    136,965     $ 34,245,359  

Valero Energy Corp.

    557,262       56,584,383  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    1,659,177       55,433,104  
   

 

 

 
          1,597,077,072  
Personal Products — 0.1%  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    129,959       35,390,435  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,976,487       217,372,846  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    96,585       10,711,276  

Johnson & Johnson

    3,594,920       637,127,672  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    3,449,271       283,012,685  

Organon & Co.

    344,918       12,047,986  

Pfizer Inc.

    3,525,708       182,525,903  

Viatris Inc.

    1,667,085       18,137,885  

Zoetis Inc.

    219,662       41,426,057  
   

 

 

 
      1,402,362,310  
Professional Services — 0.3%  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    97,296       13,408,362  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    190,487       20,576,405  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    498,058       13,567,100  

Robert Half International Inc.

    46,321       5,288,932  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    107,257       23,020,570  
   

 

 

 
      75,861,369  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    226,937       20,769,274  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.4%  

CSX Corp.

    3,028,710       113,425,190  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    47,912       9,620,251  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    327,402       93,381,598  

Union Pacific Corp.

    513,115       140,188,149  
   

 

 

 
      356,615,188  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%  

Analog Devices Inc.

    717,375       118,496,002  

Broadcom Inc.

    242,438       152,658,360  

Intel Corp.

    5,560,432       275,575,010  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    394,812       29,666,174  

Micron Technology Inc.

    1,529,112       119,102,534  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    135,061       24,997,090  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    74,363       9,228,448  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    118,712       15,821,935  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    18,539       5,976,417  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    643,162       118,007,364  
   

 

 

 
      869,529,334  
Software — 0.9%  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    45,165       14,346,662  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    107,415       23,024,405  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    109,426       7,480,361  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    169,427       17,095,184  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    790,567       20,965,837  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    16,421       5,687,906  

PTC Inc.(a)

    71,863       7,741,083  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    524,586       111,380,100  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    69,432       23,139,603  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    21,700       9,654,113  
   

 

 

 
      240,515,254  
Specialty Retail — 1.2%  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    43,186       8,937,775  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    120,541     $ 5,761,860  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    296,845       26,983,211  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    103,440       9,979,891  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    342,233       102,440,604  

Ross Stores Inc.

    483,331       43,722,122  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    1,628,933       98,680,761  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    32,528       12,953,300  
   

 

 

 
      309,459,524  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,768,458       29,550,933  

HP Inc.

    739,924       26,859,241  

NetApp Inc.

    87,995       7,303,585  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    72,431       6,511,547  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    427,277       21,214,303  
   

 

 

 
      91,439,609  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Nike Inc., Class B

    801,695       107,876,079  

PVH Corp.

    93,372       7,153,229  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    62,734       7,116,545  

Tapestry Inc.

    359,689       13,362,446  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    131,186       2,232,786  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    166,497       2,590,693  

VF Corp.

    438,345       24,924,297  
   

 

 

 
      165,256,075  
Tobacco — 1.3%  

Altria Group Inc.

    2,489,591       130,081,130  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    2,116,335       198,808,510  
   

 

 

 
      328,889,640  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Fastenal Co.

    406,616       24,152,990  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    39,408       13,998,116  

WW Grainger Inc.

    59,382       30,628,642  
   

 

 

 
      68,779,748  
Water Utilities — 0.2%  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    248,916       41,203,066  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    801,747       102,904,227  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $22,183,916,818)

 

    25,820,224,986  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.6%  

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

    121,445,971       121,421,682  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    38,340,000       38,340,000  
   

 

 

 
      159,761,682  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6%
(Cost: $159,745,289)

 

    159,761,682  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost: $22,343,662,107)

 

    25,979,986,668  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

 

    (93,631,663
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  25,886,355,005  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

  

 

   
        Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   

    

 
  

 

   
  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 44,476,163     $ 77,017,025 (a)    $     $ (66,243   $ (5,263   $ 121,421,682       121,445,971     $ 123,459 (b)    $    
  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    31,200,000       7,140,000 (a)                         38,340,000       38,340,000       10,546          
  

BlackRock Inc.

    41,729,424       41,776,565       (7,954,439     3,736,780       (7,873,587     71,414,743       93,454       1,135,323          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ 3,670,537     $ (7,878,850   $ 231,176,425       $ 1,269,328     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

        

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     280       06/17/22     $ 63,431     $ 3,296,344  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,296,344  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 7,329,367  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,806,577  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

    

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $ 56,382,806     

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 25,820,224,986        $        $        $ 25,820,224,986  

Money Market Funds

     159,761,682                            159,761,682  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 25,979,986,668        $        $        $ 25,979,986,668  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,296,344        $                 —        $                 —        $ 3,296,344  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%            

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)(b)

    456,667     $ 62,896,746  
   

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    657,766       46,925,027  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.7%            

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    280,459       27,470,959  

Gentex Corp.

    835,340       24,366,868  
   

 

 

 
      51,837,827  
Banks — 5.9%            

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    112,401       9,432,692  

Bank OZK

    378,613       16,166,775  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    197,120       8,821,120  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    368,670       26,393,085  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    212,908       29,468,596  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    946,493       74,791,877  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    856,079       37,770,205  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    724,022       36,403,826  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    260,938       13,607,917  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    371,728       8,401,053  

PacWest Bancorp.

    797,945       34,415,368  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    507,951       46,772,128  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    386,361       18,931,689  

UMB Financial Corp.

    287,613       27,944,479  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    533,124       10,054,719  

Webster Financial Corp.

    491,266       27,569,848  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    189,941       17,651,217  
   

 

 

 
      444,596,594  
Beverages — 0.2%            

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A,
NVS(a)(b)

    37,594       14,604,141  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.4%            

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    703,726       32,364,359  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    1,117,450       25,332,591  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    939,726       37,476,273  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    632,746       59,319,937  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    144,055       25,844,908  
   

 

 

 
          180,338,068  
Building Products — 3.8%            

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    1,277,276       82,435,393  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    348,731       85,759,928  

Lennox International Inc.

    130,370       33,617,208  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    289,474       31,564,245  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    767,878       50,165,470  
   

 

 

 
      283,542,244  
Capital Markets — 3.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    271,313       38,241,568  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    260,013       28,944,647  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    303,314       10,330,875  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    361,986       23,858,497  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    518,846       18,169,987  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    1,291,040       42,410,664  

SEI Investments Co.

    414,223       24,940,367  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    697,158       47,337,028  
   

 

 

 
      234,233,633  
Chemicals — 3.0%            

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    151,893       14,947,790  

Avient Corp.

    610,985       29,327,280  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)

    141,368     $ 9,057,448  

Olin Corp.

    941,486       49,220,888  

RPM International Inc.

    440,843       35,902,254  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    270,757       33,292,281  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    160,146       13,444,257  

Valvoline Inc.

    1,196,728       37,768,735  
   

 

 

 
          222,960,933  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5%            

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    196,813       21,972,203  

IAA Inc.(a)

    485,318       18,563,414  

MSA Safety Inc.

    123,971       16,450,952  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    360,163       59,405,285  
   

 

 

 
      116,391,854  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%            

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    365,375       15,678,241  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    649,965       39,407,378  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    216,777       21,157,435  
   

 

 

 
      76,243,054  
Construction & Engineering — 0.8%            

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)

    78,583       7,485,816  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    200,258       17,442,472  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    141,690       33,807,234  
   

 

 

 
      58,735,522  
Construction Materials — 0.4%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    263,574       33,832,359  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Navient Corp.

    1,027,555       17,509,537  

SLM Corp.

    1,861,003       34,168,015  
   

 

 

 
      51,677,552  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

AptarGroup Inc.

    201,782       23,709,385  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%  

H&R Block Inc.

    505,026       13,150,877  

Service Corp. International

    1,099,933       72,397,590  
   

 

 

 
      85,548,467  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    466,996       18,829,279  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.3%            

OGE Energy Corp.

    493,568       20,127,703  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 1.9%            

Acuity Brands Inc.

    233,646       44,229,188  

Hubbell Inc.

    196,115       36,040,054  

nVent Electric PLC

    661,444       23,005,022  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    189,643       28,215,085  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    142,427       10,048,225  
   

 

 

 
      141,537,574  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.6%  

Cognex Corp.

    742,932       57,317,204  

Coherent Inc.(a)(b)

    165,290       45,183,674  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    340,571       24,687,992  

Jabil Inc.

    421,489       26,018,516  

Littelfuse Inc.

    101,768       25,381,957  

National Instruments Corp.

    465,780       18,906,010  
   

 

 

 
      197,495,353  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%            

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    634,438       15,531,042  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    181,055     $ 11,305,074  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.3%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    511,181       28,610,801  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    491,673       26,284,839  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    1,092,974       28,209,659  

Camden Property Trust

    681,635         113,287,737  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    538,142       17,984,706  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    271,383       55,166,736  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    599,073       37,088,609  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    463,381       12,733,710  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    382,350       44,421,423  

Life Storage Inc.

    547,065       76,824,338  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    526,463       23,659,247  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    545,831       34,256,353  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    202,755       10,691,271  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    84,650       14,227,972  

Rayonier Inc.

    581,964       23,930,360  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    1,068,911       79,730,071  
   

 

 

 
      627,107,832  
Food Products — 1.4%            

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    1,079,229       86,748,427  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    63,402       9,456,408  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    66,302       12,430,962  
   

 

 

 
      108,635,797  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    317,203       21,791,846  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.8%            

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    316,027       23,316,472  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    62,696       13,958,637  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    247,747       15,920,222  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    212,967       17,427,090  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    338,904       49,324,088  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    416,124       12,833,264  

Penumbra Inc.(a)(b)

    234,293       52,043,504  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    252,719       28,420,779  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    317,195       25,347,053  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    423,872       49,292,075  
   

 

 

 
      287,883,184  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%            

Chemed Corp.

    58,609       29,688,389  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    374,025       25,224,246  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)

    922,957       26,359,652  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    287,684       14,786,958  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    516,397       13,818,784  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    714,511       61,419,365  
   

 

 

 
      171,297,394  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.9%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    546,291       35,935,022  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    148,724       21,083,114  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    229,644       50,930,446  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    127,730       20,143,021  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    215,666       22,705,316  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    643,133       37,784,064  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    252,680       10,991,580  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    279,274       23,383,612  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    589,900       12,960,103  

Wingstop Inc.

    198,754       23,323,782  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)            

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    404,337     $ 34,243,301  
   

 

 

 
        293,483,361  
Household Durables — 1.4%            

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    161,154       31,560,399  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    1,284,916       35,874,855  

TopBuild Corp.(a)(b)

    219,713       39,853,741  
   

 

 

 
      107,288,995  
Insurance — 1.7%            

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    207,691       30,243,963  

First American Financial Corp.

    337,472       21,874,935  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    142,937       32,592,495  

Primerica Inc.

    163,155       22,322,867  

RLI Corp.

    159,355       17,629,444  
   

 

 

 
      124,663,704  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.6%            

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)(b)

    276,883       7,509,067  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    224,426       7,655,171  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)(b)

    321,984       31,161,611  
   

 

 

 
      46,325,849  
IT Services — 2.4%            

Concentrix Corp.

    286,158       47,662,476  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    119,845       15,597,827  

Genpact Ltd.

    750,915       32,672,312  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    453,756       16,965,937  

Maximus Inc.

    413,153       30,965,817  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    1,032,159       11,797,577  

WEX Inc.(a)

    128,424       22,917,263  
   

 

 

 
      178,579,209  
Leisure Products — 1.9%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    514,439       41,612,971  

Mattel Inc.(a)(b)

    2,336,991       51,904,570  

Polaris Inc.

    163,446       17,214,133  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    584,026       35,029,879  
   

 

 

 
      145,761,553  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.1%            

Azenta Inc.

    499,868       41,429,060  

Bruker Corp.

    677,991       43,594,821  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)

    191,991       31,407,808  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    342,953       64,506,030  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)(b)

    691,659       55,989,796  
   

 

 

 
      236,927,515  
Machinery — 4.4%            

Chart Industries Inc.(a)

    237,000       40,709,490  

Colfax Corp.(a)(b)

    371,872       14,796,787  

Crane Co.

    163,108       17,661,334  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    420,040       21,812,677  

Graco Inc.

    680,388       47,436,651  

ITT Inc.

    319,435       24,024,706  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    228,219       31,450,861  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    237,604       38,952,800  

Toro Co. (The)

    699,722       59,819,234  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    272,842       9,374,851  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    183,565       25,623,838  
   

 

 

 
      331,663,229  
Media — 1.1%            

Cable One Inc.

    19,151       28,041,660  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    145,362       7,708,547  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    647,175       29,666,502  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)            

TEGNA Inc.

    650,230     $ 14,565,152  
   

 

 

 
      79,981,861  
Metals & Mining — 3.8%            

Alcoa Corp.

    491,327       44,234,170  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    3,188,990       102,717,368  

Royal Gold Inc.

    262,434       37,076,676  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    1,257,450       104,909,053  
   

 

 

 
        288,937,267  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.8%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    2,163,744       23,519,897  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    635,018       13,157,573  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    271,284       14,719,870  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    969,084       39,141,303  

PDC Energy Inc.

    649,694       47,219,760  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    1,148,698       34,897,445  

Targa Resources Corp.

    1,527,200       115,257,784  
   

 

 

 
      287,913,632  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    587,255       36,480,281  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 1.8%            

ASGN Inc.(a)

    347,183       40,519,728  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    228,394       35,908,105  

Insperity Inc.

    238,277       23,927,776  

KBR Inc.

    607,638       33,256,028  
   

 

 

 
      133,611,637  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)(b)

    164,726       39,445,288  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.8%            

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    267,313       70,383,513  

Landstar System Inc.

    163,494       24,659,800  

Saia Inc.(a)(b)

    175,715       42,842,831  
   

 

 

 
      137,886,144  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.9%  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    274,838       5,969,481  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    183,795       15,583,978  

CMC Materials Inc.

    127,752       23,685,221  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    388,776       32,556,102  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    913,369       55,669,841  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    203,261       30,489,150  

Power Integrations Inc.

    394,724       36,583,020  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    283,266       19,641,664  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    254,876       38,282,375  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    99,876       24,751,270  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    553,322       11,885,357  

Synaptics Inc.(a)(b)

    263,617       52,591,592  

Universal Display Corp.

    289,244       48,289,286  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    453,384       51,622,302  
   

 

 

 
      447,600,639  
Software — 6.1%            

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    369,624       11,639,460  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    444,622       73,527,140  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    193,885       11,607,895  

CDK Global Inc.

    366,234       17,828,271  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    193,258       12,822,668  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)(b)

    588,746       25,792,962  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    184,277     $ 13,717,580  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b)

    101,696       47,437,116  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    421,231       58,428,952  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    415,423       33,051,054  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    264,678       54,462,792  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    222,494       31,685,371  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    621,490       31,807,858  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    724,252       35,698,381  
   

 

 

 
      459,507,500  
Specialty Retail — 4.1%  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    429,399       7,213,903  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    125,551       12,502,369  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    419,755       41,983,895  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    373,676       59,179,068  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    412,491       68,712,751  

RH(a)(b)

    116,033       37,837,201  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    237,150       12,180,024  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    486,597       70,556,565  
   

 

 

 
      310,165,776  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    600,838       30,877,065  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    122,077       11,051,631  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    391,984       29,947,578  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)(b)

    181,730       49,752,222  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    422,512       17,221,589  
   

 

 

 
      138,850,085  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%

 

Watsco Inc.

    145,446       44,308,669  
   

 

 

 
Water Utilities — 0.7%            

Essential Utilities Inc.

    966,697       49,427,218  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $6,384,476,265)

 

    7,528,424,896  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 4.8%  

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

    349,821,800       349,751,835  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    8,035,000       8,035,000  
   

 

 

 
      357,786,835  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.8%
(Cost: $357,749,989)

 

    357,786,835  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.6%
(Cost: $6,742,226,254)

 

    7,886,211,731  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.6)%

 

    (345,502,661
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   7,540,709,070  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
      

Affiliated Issuer

 

 

Value at
03/31/21

 

   

Purchases
at Cost

 

   

Proceeds
from Sales

 

   

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

   

Value at
03/31/22

 

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

 

   

Income

 

   

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

   

      

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 374,280,636     $     $ (24,275,987 )(a)    $ (69,558   $ (183,256   $ 349,751,835       349,821,800     $ 714,296 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,285,000       2,750,000 (a)                        8,035,000       8,035,000       3,330          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (69,558   $ (183,256   $ 357,786,835       $ 717,626     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     40        06/17/22      $ 10,757      $ 440,682  
           

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity   

Payment

Frequency

     Counterparty(a)     

        Termination

Date

           Net Notional     

Accrued

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Net Value of

Reference

Entity

    

Gross

Notional

Amount

Net Asset

      Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

     Monthly        Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)        02/27/23        $        8,694      $            237(c)      $         8,933        0.0 %(d) 
     Monthly        HSBC Bank PLC(e)        02/10/23        328,624        8,340(f)        337,139        0.0 (d) 
     Monthly        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(g)        02/08/23        259,983        8,289(h)        266,719        0.0 (d) 
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
               $         16,866      $     612,791     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(2) of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 
  (f) 

Amount includes $(175) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (h) 

Amount includes $1,553 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

  (b)    (e)    (g)

Range:

  20 basis points    65 basis points    65 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Software                  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    120     $ 8,933       100.0%  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $ 8,933    
   

 

 

   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Software                  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    4,529     $ 337,139       100.0%  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 337,139    
   

 

 

   

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Software                  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    3,583     $ 266,719       100.0%  
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $ 266,719    
   

 

 

   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

     

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized  
Depreciation  
 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $16,866          $—   

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $ 440,682  

Swaps — OTC

 

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

  $ 16,866  
 

 

 

 
  $ 457,548  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 37,126  

Swaps

    (211,375
 

 

 

 
  $ (174,249
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 467,613  

Swaps

    16,866  
 

 

 

 
  $   484,479  
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 11,525,834      

Total return swaps:

 

Average notional value

  $ 381,051      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 440,682      $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     16,866         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     457,548         

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (440,682       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     16,866         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund:

 

 

 

Counterparty

    


Derivative
Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 
 

 

 
 

      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(b) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $      237        $     —      $   —        $   —        $      237  

HSBC Bank PLC

     8,340                                   8,340  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         8,289              —            —              —              8,289  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 16,866        $   —      $   —        $   —        $ 16,866  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 7,528,424,896      $      $      $ 7,528,424,896  

Money Market Funds

     357,786,835                      357,786,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,886,211,731      $      $      $ 7,886,211,731  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 440,682      $      $      $ 440,682  

Swaps

            16,866               16,866  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 440,682      $         16,866      $             —      $ 457,548  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%            

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    275,972     $ 41,439,956  

Hexcel Corp.

    590,000       35,087,300  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    399,138       25,724,444  

Woodward Inc.

    443,573       55,406,703  
   

 

 

 
      157,658,403  
Airlines — 0.4%            

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)

    2,236,642       33,437,798  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 2.1%            

Adient PLC(a)

    666,465       27,171,778  

Dana Inc.

    1,014,616       17,826,803  

Gentex Corp.

    781,788       22,804,756  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)

    1,976,064       28,237,955  

Lear Corp.

    419,890       59,872,115  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    196,826       21,479,621  
   

 

 

 
        177,393,028  
Automobiles — 0.9%            

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    1,082,184       42,638,049  

Thor Industries Inc.

    391,161       30,784,371  
   

 

 

 
      73,422,420  
Banks — 7.4%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,050,604       23,911,747  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    164,339       13,791,329  

Bank OZK

    450,978       19,256,761  

Cadence Bank

    1,233,246       36,084,778  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    324,979       14,542,810  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    388,585       27,818,800  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    176,328       24,405,558  

First Horizon Corp.

    3,755,518       88,217,118  

FNB Corp.

    2,389,583       29,750,308  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,134,416       18,853,994  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    335,838       17,513,952  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    668,397       15,105,772  

International Bancshares Corp.

    374,558       15,810,093  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    2,076,271       34,009,319  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    648,205       44,972,463  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    611,904       29,983,296  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    356,043       20,404,824  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    959,789       18,101,621  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    959,225       33,457,768  

Valley National Bancorp.

    2,963,880       38,589,718  

Webster Financial Corp.

    746,092       41,870,683  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    200,469       18,629,584  
   

 

 

 
      625,082,296  
Beverages — 0.1%            

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    26,346       10,234,631  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.6%            

Exelixis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,045,814       23,708,603  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    164,695       29,547,930  
   

 

 

 
      53,256,533  
Building Products — 1.1%            

Lennox International Inc.

    99,456       25,645,724  

Owens Corning

    706,694       64,662,501  
   

 

 

 
      90,308,225  
Capital Markets — 0.8%            

Federated Hermes Inc.

    360,555       12,280,503  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    233,702       15,403,299  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    641,981     $ 22,482,175  

SEI Investments Co.

    303,718       18,286,861  
   

 

 

 
      68,452,838  
Chemicals — 2.0%            

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    212,211       20,883,684  

Cabot Corp.

    398,368       27,252,355  

Chemours Co. (The)

    1,125,369       35,426,616  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    127,112       8,144,066  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    234,377       15,504,039  

NewMarket Corp.

    48,093       15,600,407  

RPM International Inc.

    446,869       36,393,011  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    127,107       10,670,633  
   

 

 

 
      169,874,811  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    345,685       23,506,580  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    144,499       16,131,868  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    436,337       16,689,890  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    533,071       18,422,934  

MSA Safety Inc.

    125,690       16,679,063  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    646,056       38,065,620  
   

 

 

 
      129,495,955  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Ciena Corp.(a)(b)

    403,037       24,436,133  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    279,274       27,257,143  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    523,194       25,531,867  
   

 

 

 
      77,225,143  
Construction & Engineering — 2.6%            

AECOM

    994,045       76,352,596  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    129,298       12,316,927  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    375,379       42,278,937  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    994,523       28,532,865  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    202,799       17,663,793  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    1,430,132       38,113,018  
   

 

 

 
        215,258,136  
Consumer Finance — 0.4%            

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    283,066       19,910,863  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    397,295       11,430,177  
   

 

 

 
      31,341,040  
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%            

AptarGroup Inc.

    249,995       29,374,412  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    186,714       12,147,613  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    590,122       27,281,340  

Sonoco Products Co.

    691,494       43,259,865  
   

 

 

 
      112,063,230  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%            

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    28,047       17,149,899  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

    278,671       27,061,741  

H&R Block Inc.

    624,865       16,271,485  
   

 

 

 
      60,483,125  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%            

Voya Financial Inc.

    715,815       47,494,325  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%        

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    437,072       17,622,743  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.9%            

ALLETE Inc.

    369,731       24,764,582  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    768,765       32,526,447  

IDACORP Inc.

    355,258       40,982,563  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)            

OGE Energy Corp.

    886,912     $ 36,168,271  

PNM Resources Inc.

    603,653       28,776,139  
   

 

 

 
          163,218,002  
Electrical Equipment — 1.9%            

EnerSys

    290,103       21,632,981  

Hubbell Inc.

    176,026       32,348,298  

nVent Electric PLC

    485,311       16,879,117  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    276,389       41,121,155  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    1,455,812       44,213,010  
   

 

 

 
      156,194,561  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.7%  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    478,697       56,787,825  

Avnet Inc.

    696,673       28,277,957  

Belden Inc.

    314,742       17,436,707  

Cognex Corp.

    460,061       35,493,706  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    388,861       28,188,534  

Jabil Inc.

    565,088       34,882,882  

Littelfuse Inc.

    65,885       16,432,378  

National Instruments Corp.

    436,102       17,701,380  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    291,507       30,086,438  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    933,369       18,294,032  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    1,188,973       30,188,025  
   

 

 

 
      313,769,864  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%            

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    753,243       18,439,389  

NOV Inc.

    2,761,528       54,153,564  
   

 

 

 
      72,592,953  
Entertainment — 0.1%            

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    116,917       7,300,297  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 10.7%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    440,400       24,649,188  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    585,138       31,281,477  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    942,601       24,328,532  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    789,967       22,545,658  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    1,045,685       42,130,649  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    666,440       22,272,425  

EPR Properties

    526,094       28,782,603  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    284,140       17,591,107  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    550,550       15,129,114  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    737,700       33,742,398  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    1,072,362       29,758,045  

JBG SMITH Properties

    802,848       23,459,219  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    738,748       56,455,122  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    1,540,254       35,071,584  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    207,591       24,117,922  

Macerich Co. (The)

    1,498,249       23,432,614  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    4,197,257       88,730,013  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    679,372       30,530,978  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    1,680,656       52,369,241  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    1,663,096       32,480,265  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b)

    923,990       22,619,275  

Physicians Realty Trust

    1,549,239       27,173,652  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    271,994       14,342,244  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    52,284       8,787,895  

Rayonier Inc.

    408,941       16,815,654  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    1,608,251       23,946,857  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    450,844       36,599,516  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    898,078       41,329,550  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

STORE Capital Corp.

    1,725,884     $ 50,447,589  
   

 

 

 
          900,920,386  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    956,214       64,649,629  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    260,979       51,718,209  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    614,485       20,142,818  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    1,088,677       55,424,546  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)(b)

    789,486       25,247,762  
   

 

 

 
      217,182,964  
Food Products — 1.9%            

Flowers Foods Inc.

    1,397,484       35,929,314  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    642,273       22,094,191  

Ingredion Inc.

    467,937       40,780,709  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    72,158       10,762,366  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)(b)

    343,525       8,622,477  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    400,250       27,721,315  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    79,173       14,844,146  
   

 

 

 
      160,754,518  
Gas Utilities — 2.4%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    308,689       21,206,934  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    675,574       30,981,824  

ONE Gas Inc.

    376,885       33,256,332  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    462,609       36,217,659  

Spire Inc.

    363,944       26,116,622  

UGI Corp.

    1,475,501       53,442,646  
   

 

 

 
      201,222,017  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%            

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,134,859       55,278,982  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    222,505       16,416,419  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    359,456       22,724,808  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)

    74,428       16,570,650  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    251,210       16,142,754  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    149,196       12,208,709  

Neogen Corp.(a)

    319,065       9,839,965  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    363,809       20,627,970  
   

 

 

 
      169,810,257  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.9%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    632,499       41,447,659  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    229,274       39,501,617  

Chemed Corp.

    46,548       23,578,889  

Encompass Health Corp.

    699,710       49,756,378  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)(b)

    193,740       13,065,826  

LHC Group Inc.(a)(b)

    222,733       37,552,784  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    610,256       19,753,987  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    186,129       9,567,031  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)(b)

    392,876       10,513,362  
   

 

 

 
      244,737,533  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%            

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    73,662       10,442,325  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    165,431       19,641,622  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    164,751       25,981,233  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    276,297       12,018,919  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    196,205       16,428,245  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    606,906       35,164,134  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    621,709       13,658,947  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    229,345       19,423,228  
   

 

 

 
      152,758,653  
 

 

 

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iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables — 1.5%            

KB Home

    602,888     $ 19,521,513  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    938,010       32,642,748  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    864,265       23,525,293  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    790,281       37,159,013  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    782,919       15,721,014  
   

 

 

 
      128,569,581  
Household Products — 0.2%            

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    460,991       14,180,083  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.3%            

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    96,348       81,606,756  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    246,839       35,944,695  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    547,649       28,291,547  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    846,490       21,238,434  

First American Financial Corp.

    416,873       27,021,708  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    250,226       37,413,792  

Kemper Corp.

    421,004       23,803,566  

Mercury General Corp.

    186,597       10,262,835  

Old Republic International Corp.

    2,007,987       51,946,624  

Primerica Inc.

    105,670       14,457,770  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    472,405       51,709,451  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    309,328       49,031,581  

RLI Corp.

    112,085       12,399,964  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    423,378       37,833,058  

Unum Group

    1,437,881       45,307,630  
   

 

 

 
      528,269,411  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%            

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)(b)

    403,970       10,955,667  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    246,467       8,406,989  
   

 

 

 
      19,362,656  
IT Services — 2.2%            

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    350,125       19,659,519  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    245,343       31,931,391  

Genpact Ltd.

    407,649       17,736,808  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,261,052       16,545,002  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    1,185,241       13,547,305  

Western Union Co. (The)

    2,769,506       51,900,542  

WEX Inc.(a)

    179,664       32,061,041  
   

 

 

 
      183,381,608  
Leisure Products — 0.5%            

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    824,166       19,301,968  

Polaris Inc.

    228,661       24,082,576  
   

 

 

 
      43,384,544  
Machinery — 4.5%            

AGCO Corp.

    431,556       63,020,123  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    564,037       22,443,032  

Crane Co.

    179,050       19,387,534  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    425,692       22,106,185  

Flowserve Corp.

    916,151       32,889,821  

Graco Inc.

    478,122       33,334,666  

ITT Inc.

    264,858       19,919,970  

Kennametal Inc.

    585,178       16,741,943  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    174,423       24,037,234  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    140,840       23,089,310  

Oshkosh Corp.

    468,408       47,145,265  

Terex Corp.

    490,893       17,505,244  

Timken Co. (The)

    485,485       29,468,939  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    287,613       9,882,383  
   

 

 

 
          380,971,649  
Security   Shares     Value  
Marine — 0.4%            

Kirby Corp.(a)(b)

    422,738     $ 30,517,456  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%            

Cable One Inc.

    14,627       21,417,439  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    153,216       8,125,044  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    493,568       22,625,157  

TEGNA Inc.

    871,491       19,521,398  
   

 

 

 
      71,689,038  
Metals & Mining — 3.5%            

Alcoa Corp.

    776,840       69,938,905  

Commercial Metals Co.

    854,360       35,558,463  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    440,638       80,790,977  

Royal Gold Inc.

    184,637       26,085,516  

United States Steel Corp.

    1,835,061       69,255,202  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    229,455       11,796,282  
   

 

 

 
          293,425,345  
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%            

Black Hills Corp.

    448,823       34,568,347  

NorthWestern Corp.

    380,352       23,007,493  
   

 

 

 
      57,575,840  
Multiline Retail — 1.8%            

Kohl’s Corp.

    978,679       59,170,933  

Macy’s Inc.

    2,104,692       51,270,297  

Nordstrom Inc.

    784,292       21,262,156  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    412,772       17,732,685  
   

 

 

 
      149,436,071  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.3%            

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    754,603       15,635,374  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    394,570       21,409,368  

EQT Corp.

    2,115,586       72,797,314  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    2,859,194       24,131,598  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    1,051,812       41,914,708  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    544,593       16,544,736  
   

 

 

 
      192,433,098  
Personal Products — 0.7%            

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    785,200       18,122,416  

Coty Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,418,578       21,743,016  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    350,587       16,786,106  
   

 

 

 
      56,651,538  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%            

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    432,314       67,298,320  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    940,806       36,155,175  
   

 

 

 
      103,453,495  
Professional Services — 1.7%            

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    164,057       49,423,812  

KBR Inc.

    345,309       18,898,761  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    381,470       35,827,662  

Science Applications International Corp.

    400,457       36,910,122  
   

 

 

 
      141,060,357  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%        

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)(b)

    181,016       43,346,091  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 2.0%            

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    1,167,132       58,893,481  

Landstar System Inc.

    92,772       13,992,801  

Ryder System Inc.

    377,611       29,955,880  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    420,918       17,257,638  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    693,795       50,508,276  
   

 

 

 
      170,608,076  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    415,775     $ 9,030,633  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    209,395       17,754,602  

CMC Materials Inc.

    66,319       12,295,543  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    285,133       23,877,037  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    175,506       26,325,900  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    153,640       10,653,398  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    391,090       44,529,507  
   

 

 

 
      144,466,620  
Software — 1.6%            

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    438,832       13,818,820  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    110,044       6,588,334  

CDK Global Inc.

    435,308       21,190,794  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    109,617       7,273,088  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    119,248       8,876,821  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    77,635       36,213,622  

NCR Corp.(a)

    928,333       37,309,703  
   

 

 

 
      131,271,182  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%            

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    627,799       10,547,023  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    149,117       14,849,071  

Foot Locker Inc.

    614,102       18,214,265  

Gap Inc. (The)

    1,497,276       21,081,646  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    212,959       63,913,255  

Murphy USA Inc.

    161,331       32,259,747  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    459,475       11,537,417  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    260,522       13,380,410  
   

 

 

 
          185,782,834  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    862,923       17,405,157  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    404,882       20,806,886  

Carter’s Inc.

    297,256       27,344,579  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    113,973       10,317,976  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    2,455,886       36,568,143  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    502,844       20,495,921  
   

 

 

 
      115,533,505  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.3%        

Essent Group Ltd.

    776,646       32,005,582  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    2,252,863     $ 30,526,294  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    3,270,370       35,058,366  

Washington Federal Inc.

    458,711       15,054,895  
   

 

 

 
      112,645,137  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.5%        

GATX Corp.

    249,672       30,792,048  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    331,505       28,247,541  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,202,305       38,642,082  

Watsco Inc.

    78,959       24,054,070  
   

 

 

 
      121,735,741  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

Essential Utilities Inc.

    598,483       30,600,436  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $7,712,220,201)

      8,378,323,234  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 2.8%            

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

    216,251,622       216,208,372  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    18,588,000       18,588,000  
   

 

 

 
      234,796,372  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.8%
(Cost: $234,810,102)

 

    234,796,372  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.5%
(Cost: $7,947,030,303)

 

    8,613,119,606  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.5)%

 

    (206,996,795
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  8,406,122,811  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 160,458,457      $ 55,877,315 (a)    $     $ (25,826   $ (101,574   $ 216,208,372        216,251,622      $ 269,677 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    23,098,000              (4,510,000 )(a)                  18,588,000        18,588,000        4,815          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (25,826   $ (101,574   $ 234,796,372         $ 274,492     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

  Expiration

Date

      

    Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

 

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     63          06/17/22          $16,942        $ 699,981  
                 

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity  

Payment

Frequency

                 Counterparty(a)        

        Termination

Date

     Net Notional     

Accrued

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Net Value of

Reference

Entity

    

Gross

Notional

Amount

Net Asset

    Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

    Monthly        Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)       02/27/23      $ 3,267      $ (49 )(c)     $ 3,219        0.0 %(d) 
    Monthly        HSBC Bank PLC(e)       02/10/23        6,801,307        65,623 (f)      6,791,383        0.1  
    Monthly        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(g)       02/08/23        3,000,998        6,572 (h)       3,008,385        0.0 (d) 
            

 

 

   

 

 

    
             $ 72,146     $ 9,802,987     
            

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a)

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(1) of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 
  (f) 

Amount includes $75,547 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (h) 

Amount includes $(815) of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

  (b)    (e)    (g)

      Range:

  20 basis points    65 basis points    65 basis points

      Benchmarks:

  USD -1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD -1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

 
Banks                  

Cadence Bank

    110     $ 3,219       100.0
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    $ 3,219    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares      Value      % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

 

Banks

                   

Cadence Bank

    90,038      $ 2,634,512        38.8
    

 

 

    

 

Diversified Financial Services

                   

Voya Financial Inc.

    26,906        1,785,213        26.3  
    

 

 

    

 

Software

                   

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    31,860        2,371,658        34.9  
    

 

 

    

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

         6,791,383         
    

 

 

    

Net Value of Reference Entity —
HSBC Bank PLC

     $ 6,791,383     
    

 

 

    

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

                 

Voya Financial Inc.(a)

    16,162     $ 1,072,349       35.6
   

 

 

   

 

Software

                 

Envestnet Inc.

    26,008       1,936,036       64.4  
   

 

 

   

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

        3,008,385        
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 3,008,385    
   

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized  
Depreciation  
 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $72,195          $(49 )  

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 699,981  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 72,195  
  

 

 

 
   $ 772,176  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

   $ 49  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (1,052,232

Swaps

     2,842,386  
  

 

 

 
   $   1,790,154  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 532,574  

Swaps

     72,146  
  

 

 

 
   $ 604,720  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 18,279,630  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 9,538,876  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Futures contracts

   $ 699,981        $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     72,195          49  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     772,176          49  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (699,981         
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     72,195          49  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 

Counterparty

    


Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 

 

 


 

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

 

 

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received

 
 
 

 

 

Cash
Collateral
Received

 
 
 

 

 

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets

 
 
(b)  

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

   $ 65,623      $     —     $     —     $     —     $ 65,623  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

         6,572                          6,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 72,195      $     —     $     —     $     —     $ 72,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

    



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty



 
 
  

 

Derivatives
Available
for Offset

 
 
(a) 

 

 

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged

 
 
 

 

 

Cash
Collateral
Pledged

 
 
 

 

 

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities

 
 
(c) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 49      $     $     $     $ 49  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 8,378,323,234        $             —        $             —        $ 8,378,323,234  

Money Market Funds

     234,796,372                            234,796,372  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8,613,119,606        $        $        $ 8,613,119,606  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 699,981        $        $        $ 699,981  

Swaps

              72,195                   72,195  

Liabilities

                 

Swaps

              (49                 (49
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 699,981        $ 72,146        $        $ 772,127  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%            

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    453,243     $ 17,835,112  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)

    145,078       13,657,643  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    102,586       1,338,747  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    752,252       19,016,931  
   

 

 

 
      51,848,433  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%            

Forward Air Corp.

    313,856       30,688,840  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 1.5%            

Dorman Products Inc.(a)

    222,012       21,097,800  

Gentherm Inc.(a)(b)

    386,866       28,256,693  

LCI Industries

    197,140       20,465,104  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    123,094       7,422,568  

XPEL Inc.(a)(b)

    192,192       10,111,221  
   

 

 

 
      87,353,386  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    198,638       10,732,411  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 9.4%            

Ameris Bancorp.

    437,850       19,212,858  

Banc of California Inc.

    279,125       5,403,860  

BancFirst Corp.

    116,682       9,709,109  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    652,621       18,488,753  

Banner Corp.

    167,529       9,805,472  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    388,575       6,147,256  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    197,231       5,502,745  

City Holding Co.

    83,389       6,562,714  

Community Bank System Inc.

    285,204       20,007,061  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    348,724       18,182,469  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    179,506       6,205,522  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    214,465       12,226,650  

FB Financial Corp.

    199,870       8,878,225  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    2,278,865       29,898,709  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    196,366       8,202,208  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    593,899       9,003,509  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    193,692       4,766,760  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    362,428       10,655,383  

HomeStreet Inc.

    222,363       10,535,559  

Independent Bank Corp.

    212,062       17,323,345  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    2,627,431       39,227,545  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    292,984       21,387,832  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    347,723       19,096,947  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    202,023       8,137,486  

OFG Bancorp.

    279,095       7,435,091  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    472,231       16,693,366  

Park National Corp.

    105,882       13,910,777  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    155,944       11,553,891  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    354,186       12,403,594  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    568,201       54,143,873  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    231,290       9,443,571  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    60,077       4,702,227  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    275,337       25,887,185  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    775,960       27,003,408  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    574,809       21,940,460  
   

 

 

 
      529,685,420  
Beverages — 1.3%            

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    444,735       24,540,477  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.

    54,040       26,849,774  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    145,757       12,475,342  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)            

National Beverage Corp.

    155,080     $ 6,745,980  
   

 

 

 
      70,611,573  
Biotechnology — 3.2%            

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    87,830       2,205,411  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    716,952       14,604,312  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    739,355       9,545,073  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)

    976,602       35,948,720  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    64,192       3,176,862  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    127,493       9,074,952  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    234,625       7,550,233  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    194,568       21,886,954  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    483,447       12,182,864  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    723,554       5,513,482  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)

    198,423       6,585,659  

uniQure NV(a)(b)

    421,162       7,610,397  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    417,574       4,722,762  

Vericel Corp.(a)(b)

    545,040       20,831,429  

Xencor Inc.(a)(b)

    680,872       18,165,665  
   

 

 

 
      179,604,775  
Building Products — 1.7%            

AAON Inc.

    323,079       18,005,192  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    178,004       7,645,272  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    226,026       8,360,702  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    314,857       5,661,129  

UFP Industries Inc.

    720,526       55,595,786  
   

 

 

 
      95,268,081  
Capital Markets — 1.6%            

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    187,351       13,107,076  

Blucora Inc.(a)

    251,671       4,920,168  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    409,360       9,926,980  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    340,951       11,340,030  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    159,215       2,463,056  

Piper Sandler Cos

    164,159       21,545,869  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    83,042       19,929,249  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    773,810       4,542,265  
   

 

 

 
      87,774,693  
Chemicals — 2.8%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    177,099       9,047,988  

Balchem Corp.

    377,005       51,536,583  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    452,759       9,842,981  

Hawkins Inc.

    118,954       5,459,989  

HB Fuller Co.

    282,922       18,692,656  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    1,881,125       49,040,929  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    90,623       15,660,561  
   

 

 

 
      159,281,687  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    259,095       11,988,326  

Interface Inc.

    305,236       4,142,052  

Viad Corp.(a)

    128,178       4,568,264  
   

 

 

 
      20,698,642  
Communications Equipment — 1.4%            

ADTRAN Inc.

    571,947       10,552,422  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)

    191,485       4,120,757  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    1,504,352       18,368,138  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    1,199,889       11,146,969  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    239,064       9,419,121  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,660,296       26,697,560  
   

 

 

 
      80,304,967  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering — 1.3%            

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    419,605     $ 37,349,041  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    196,408       18,470,208  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    138,065       18,404,065  
   

 

 

 
      74,223,314  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)

    138,384       8,680,828  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    397,519       15,093,797  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    48,251       9,256,472  
   

 

 

 
      33,031,097  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Myers Industries Inc.

    179,748       3,882,557  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    330,971       21,959,926  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%            

Encore Wire Corp.(b)

    235,829       26,901,014  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.6%  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.(b)

    438,571       37,752,192  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    548,669       4,861,207  

Badger Meter Inc.

    221,352       22,071,008  

CTS Corp.

    192,055       6,787,224  

Fabrinet(a)

    430,711       45,280,647  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    102,374       5,315,258  

Knowles Corp.(a)(b)

    424,164       9,132,251  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    189,470       8,194,578  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    81,686       6,953,112  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    218,063       59,247,717  
   

 

 

 
      205,595,194  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%            

Core Laboratories NV(b)

    227,080       7,182,540  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    644,559       11,137,980  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.8%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    453,120       9,819,110  

Agree Realty Corp.

    373,468       24,783,337  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    263,023       9,965,941  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    474,507       6,927,802  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    532,371       10,274,760  

Centerspace

    112,080       10,997,290  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    160,450       6,772,595  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    736,016       18,621,205  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    441,282       11,932,265  

Getty Realty Corp.

    210,916       6,036,416  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    2,569,239       67,930,679  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    312,767       7,090,428  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    298,338       61,278,625  

iStar Inc.

    451,768       10,575,889  

LXP Industrial Trust

    1,646,338       25,847,507  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    264,595       23,895,574  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    692,698       13,431,414  

RPT Realty

    502,202       6,915,322  

Safehold Inc.

    164,624       9,128,401  

Saul Centers Inc.

    105,643       5,567,386  

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,149,625       19,210,234  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    1,210,638       20,810,867  

Uniti Group Inc.

    1,594,095       21,934,747  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    80,122       4,676,721  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Urban Edge Properties

    574,976     $ 10,982,042  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    187,041       3,518,241  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    433,562       11,055,831  
   

 

 

 
      439,980,629  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%            

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)

    676,251       27,962,979  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.9%            

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    75,826       11,760,612  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    984,905       37,377,145  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    105,739       3,696,629  
   

 

 

 
      52,834,386  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    105,238       14,497,587  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%            

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)

    449,366       9,679,344  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    349,108       7,935,225  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    200,411       4,529,289  

CONMED Corp.

    217,924       32,372,610  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    120,183       8,292,627  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    283,875       16,413,653  

Heska Corp.(a)

    124,702       17,243,793  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    464,971       25,717,546  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    223,737       10,397,058  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    322,708       8,377,500  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    337,199       22,430,477  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(b)

    35,841       9,135,154  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    106,006       4,805,252  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)

    293,943       6,258,046  

Zynex Inc.(b)

    268,645       1,673,658  
   

 

 

 
      185,261,232  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    80,017       7,464,786  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)

    550,395       57,422,711  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    439,773       21,315,797  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    1,445,775       17,161,349  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    109,342       18,417,566  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)

    411,487       8,916,923  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    329,004       29,613,650  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    225,748       14,088,933  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    167,574       5,930,444  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    81,395       9,392,169  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    158,373       2,950,489  

RadNet Inc.(a)(b)

    543,675       12,162,010  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    243,361       7,828,923  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    67,835       6,746,191  
   

 

 

 
      219,411,941  
Health Care Technology — 1.7%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    558,799       12,584,153  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    156,509       3,117,659  

Omnicell Inc.(a)(b)

    511,604       66,247,602  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    206,601       7,790,924  

Simulations Plus Inc.(b)

    110,755       5,646,290  
   

 

 

 
      95,386,628  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%            

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    202,954       9,965,042  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    108,242       8,437,464  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)

    159,173       9,243,176  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    169,519       15,834,770  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)            

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    152,692     $ 13,319,323  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)

    250,627       17,017,573  
   

 

 

 
      73,817,348  
Household Durables — 2.4%            

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    99,212       23,895,210  

Century Communities Inc.

    345,934       18,531,684  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    273,230       23,085,203  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    172,621       10,944,171  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    248,685       24,291,551  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    204,163       16,175,835  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)

    727,982       20,543,652  
   

 

 

 
      137,467,306  
Household Products — 0.3%            

WD-40 Co.

    92,423       16,934,666  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.6%            

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    341,338       21,729,577  

HCI Group Inc.

    93,094       6,347,149  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)

    281,098       17,987,461  

Selectquote Inc.(a)(b)

    700,865       1,955,413  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    149,878       9,084,106  

Trupanion Inc.(a)(b)

    399,484       35,602,014  
   

 

 

 
      92,705,720  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%            

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    369,177       5,327,224  
   

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.5%            

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)(b)

    309,921       5,305,848  

Shutterstock Inc.

    270,902       25,215,558  
   

 

 

 
      30,521,406  
IT Services — 2.8%            

CSG Systems International Inc.

    223,332       14,197,215  

EVERTEC Inc.

    465,959       19,071,702  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)

    387,728       55,549,790  

Perficient Inc.(a)(b)

    383,478       42,217,093  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    213,356       17,606,137  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    376,119       8,127,932  
   

 

 

 
      156,769,869  
Leisure Products — 0.7%            

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    204,871       14,263,119  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)(b)

    654,991       23,376,629  
   

 

 

 
      37,639,748  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    788,391       9,578,951  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 3.9%            

Alamo Group Inc.

    48,538       6,979,279  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    188,491       15,893,561  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.(b)

    334,327       7,318,418  

Federal Signal Corp.

    433,726       14,638,252  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    304,233       25,263,508  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    457,775       20,219,922  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    236,708       28,042,797  

Lindsay Corp.

    75,558       11,863,362  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    667,891       36,179,655  

SPX Corp.(a)

    222,061       10,972,034  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    298,073       25,699,854  

Standex International Corp.

    68,342       6,828,733  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Tennant Co.

    93,010     $ 7,329,188  
   

 

 

 
      217,228,563  
Marine — 1.0%            

Matson Inc.

    489,354       59,025,879  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.7%            

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    306,936       6,381,199  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    618,282       2,788,452  

TechTarget Inc.(a)(b)

    310,511       25,238,334  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    198,690       5,587,163  
   

 

 

 
      39,995,148  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    666,664       17,893,262  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    265,180       6,976,886  

Haynes International Inc.

    83,023       3,536,780  

Materion Corp.

    138,017       11,833,577  
   

 

 

 
      40,240,505  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.4%            

Ellington Financial Inc.

    279,932       4,968,793  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    203,962       4,203,657  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    1,335,096       14,058,561  
   

 

 

 
      23,231,011  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.1%            

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)

    550,099       32,499,849  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    839,127       50,104,273  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    325,793       4,720,741  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    111,745       8,843,499  

Matador Resources Co.(b)

    1,284,111       68,032,201  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)(b)

    245,515       8,477,633  

SM Energy Co.

    1,414,253       55,085,154  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    8,302,983       59,532,388  
   

 

 

 
      287,295,738  
Personal Products — 1.1%            

elf Beauty Inc.(a)

    558,528       14,426,778  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    206,898       18,217,369  

Medifast Inc.

    135,239       23,096,116  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    91,088       7,236,942  
   

 

 

 
      62,977,205  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    291,686       10,471,527  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    86,740       2,438,261  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    486,323       5,908,824  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    403,591       8,217,113  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    677,098       15,248,247  

Endo International PLC(a)

    2,713,777       6,268,825  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    149,448       7,270,645  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    728,150       14,089,703  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    965,589       5,204,525  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    316,347       24,143,603  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    309,752       16,398,271  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    619,156       20,011,122  
   

 

 

 
      135,670,666  
Professional Services — 2.2%            

Exponent Inc.

    606,710       65,555,016  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    129,672       7,316,094  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    228,099       9,028,159  

Korn Ferry

    633,511       41,140,204  
   

 

 

 
      123,039,473  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    769,185     $ 5,615,051  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    162,986       8,586,102  

St Joe Co. (The)

    383,903       22,742,414  
   

 

 

 
      36,943,567  
Road & Rail — 0.4%            

ArcBest Corp.

    289,512       23,305,716  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.4%  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    387,832       29,292,951  

CEVA Inc.(a)(b)

    267,473       10,872,777  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    328,771       9,731,622  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    524,119       45,593,112  

FormFactor Inc.(a)(b)

    573,627       24,109,543  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    189,711       6,757,506  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    725,323       40,632,594  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)(b)

    822,446       47,989,724  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    573,716       49,850,183  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    219,911       6,128,920  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    1,273,274       40,604,708  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    333,183       8,606,117  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    522,745       22,159,160  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)(b)

    587,989       15,987,421  
   

 

 

 
      358,316,338  
Software — 4.6%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    1,377,660       17,344,739  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    143,380       5,717,994  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    536,194       35,635,453  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)(b)

    243,315       13,791,094  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)

    237,120       8,560,032  

InterDigital Inc.

    185,727       11,849,383  

LivePerson Inc.(a)(b)

    487,984       11,916,569  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    193,320       2,791,541  

Progress Software Corp.

    514,374       24,221,872  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)(b)

    418,708       54,934,490  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    2,939,410       59,640,629  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    630,075       10,912,899  
   

 

 

 
      257,316,695  
Specialty Retail — 3.8%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    310,197       9,923,202  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

    602,068       23,721,479  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)(b)

    121,211       19,418,002  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    414,505       1,483,928  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    345,431       32,743,404  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    340,179       11,239,514  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)

    159,868       7,881,492  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    76,150       4,843,902  

Hibbett Inc.

    151,217       6,704,962  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    252,818       10,178,453  

Monro Inc.

    167,973       7,447,923  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    335,676       8,455,678  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    566,706       8,857,615  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    204,891       5,974,622  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    612,659       44,540,309  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)

    263,666       13,370,503  
   

 

 

 
      216,784,988  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    1,487,076       24,804,428  
Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    149,371     $ 3,160,690  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)(b)

    850,397       5,723,172  
   

 

 

 
      33,688,290  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    282,925       11,698,949  

Movado Group Inc.

    189,173       7,387,205  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    118,306       10,706,693  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    596,806       23,060,584  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    441,129       9,951,870  
   

 

 

 
      62,805,301  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.2%            

Axos Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    618,538       28,693,978  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    606,712       25,724,589  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    288,667       4,145,258  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    404,072       9,455,285  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    343,160       44,411,767  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    296,637       13,829,217  
   

 

 

 
      126,260,094  
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Vector Group Ltd.

    1,523,588       18,344,000  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    192,525       19,764,616  

Boise Cascade Co.

    219,796       15,269,228  

GMS Inc.(a)

    280,715       13,971,186  
   

 

 

 
      49,005,030  
Water Utilities — 1.0%            

American States Water Co.

    283,817       25,265,389  

California Water Service Group

    361,366       21,421,777  

Middlesex Water Co.

    97,032       10,204,855  
   

 

 

 
      56,892,021  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $4,743,414,238)

      5,612,230,378  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.3%            

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

    219,276,438       219,232,582  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    23,330,000       23,330,000  
   

 

 

 
      242,562,582  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.3%
(Cost: $242,520,125)

      242,562,582  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.8%
(Cost: $4,985,934,363)

 

    5,854,792,960  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.8)%

      (216,057,964
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   5,638,734,996  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
       
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 390,568,484     $     $ (171,087,587 )(a)    $ (61,726   $ (186,589   $ 219,232,582       219,276,438     $ 954,964 (b)    $             

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    50,930,000             (27,600,000 )(a)                  23,330,000       23,330,000       5,810          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (61,726   $ (186,589   $ 242,562,582       $ 960,774     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     103        06/17/22        $10,642      $ 279,763  
           

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty(a)    Termination
Date
     Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    

Gross

Notional
Amount

Net Asset
      Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

   Monthly    Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)      02/27/23      $   2,994,231      $ (43,965 )(c)     $ 2,943,929        0.1
   Monthly    HSBC Bank PLC(d)      02/10/23        6,980,527        67,934 (e)        6,813,036        0.1  
   Monthly    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)      02/08/23        5,113,490        263,488 (g)       5,178,303        0.1  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
               $ 287,457      $ 14,935,268     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $6,337 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $235,425 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $198,675 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

  (b)    (d)    (f)

Range:

  65 basis points    65 basis points    65 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    16,059     $ 454,951       15.5

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,529       107,259       3.6  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    5,365       305,859       10.4  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    22,554       295,908       10.0  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    4,294       105,675       3.6  

HomeStreet Inc.

    2,336       110,680       3.8  

Independent Bank Corp.

    2,298       187,724       6.4  

OFG Bancorp.

    4,400       117,216       4.0  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    3,169       112,024       3.8  
   

 

 

   
      1,797,296    
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    1,013       139,551       4.7  
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance        

WSFS Financial Corp.

    5,567       259,534       8.8  
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities        

Middlesex Water Co.

    7,108       747,548       25.4  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      2,943,929    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 2,943,929    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Banner Corp.

    3,909     $ 228,794       3.4

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    961       15,203       0.2  

City Holding Co.

    1,352       106,402       1.6  

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,425       99,964       1.5  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    4,200       218,988       3.2  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    27,944       366,625       5.4  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    5,377       224,597       3.3  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    2,766       41,933       0.6  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    873       21,485       0.3  

HomeStreet Inc.

    8,929       423,056       6.2  

Independent Bank Corp.

    17,185       1,403,843       20.6  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    1,908       139,284       2.0  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    2,061       113,190       1.7  

OFG Bancorp.

    7,678       204,542       3.0  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    6,740       238,259       3.5  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    3,317       135,433       2.0  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    5,747       199,996       2.9  
   

 

 

   
      4,181,594    
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    3,693       223,833       3.3  
   

 

 

   

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    4,813     $ 223,275       3.3  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    10,767       456,521       6.7  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    4,811       112,577       1.6  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    33,749       1,573,378       23.1  
   

 

 

   
      2,365,751    
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    398       41,858       0.6  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      6,813,036    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

 

  $ 6,813,036    
   

 

 

   

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

     

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Banner Corp.

    1,000     $ 58,530       1.1

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    5,000       79,100       1.5  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    2,000       55,800       1.1  

Community Bank System Inc.

    989       69,378       1.4  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    1,576       89,848       1.8  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    23,004       301,812       5.8  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    3,502       53,090       1.0  

HomeStreet Inc.

    1,291       61,168       1.2  

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    1,448       58,325       1.1  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    1,926       68,084       1.3  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    1,321       97,873       1.9  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    1,413       57,693       1.1  
   

 

 

   
      1,050,701    
   

 

 

   
Health Care Technology                  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    2,811       63,304       1.2  
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Stewart Information Services

    800       48,488       0.9  
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    815       37,808       0.7  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    2,563       108,671       2.1  

Provident Financial Services

    2,765       64,701       1.3  
   

 

 

   
      211,180    
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    36,176       3,804,630       73.5  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      5,178,303    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 5,178,303    
   

 

 

   

(a) Non-income producing security.

     
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

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Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
      

Unrealized  

Depreciation  

 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $331,422          $(43,965)  

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 279,763  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 331,422  
  

 

 

 
   $ 611,185  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

   $ 43,965  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 534,452  

Swaps

     (7,034,464
  

 

 

 
   $ (6,500,012
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (338,992

Swaps

     5,458,872  
  

 

 

 
   $    5,119,880  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 20,741,668  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 22,603,460  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 279,763      $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     331,422        43,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     611,185        43,965  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (279,763       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     331,422        43,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 

Counterparty

   



Derivative
Assets
Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 
 
 

 
 

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
(b) 
   

Net Amount
of Derivative

Assets

 
 

(c) 

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

  $ 67,934      $         —     $         —      $ (67,934   $         —  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    263,488                —               —        (263,488             —  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 331,422      $         —     $         —      $ (331,422   $         —  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

   



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 
 
 

 
 

    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
   

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
   

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(d) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  $ 43,965      $         —     $         —      $         —     $ 43,965  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 5,612,230,378      $      $      $ 5,612,230,378  

Money Market Funds

     242,562,582                      242,562,582  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,854,792,960      $      $      $ 5,854,792,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 279,763      $      $      $ 279,763  

Swaps

            331,422               331,422  

Liabilities

           

Swaps

            (43,965             (43,965
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 279,763      $ 287,457      $      $ 567,220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%            

AAR Corp.(a)

    545,099     $ 26,399,145  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    587,271       23,109,114  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)

    173,975       16,378,006  

Kaman Corp.

    456,678       19,856,359  

Moog Inc., Class A

    476,072       41,799,122  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    83,629       6,435,251  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    178,916       2,334,854  
   

 

 

 
      136,311,851  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%            

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    442,854       38,249,300  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    555,363       42,879,577  
   

 

 

 
      81,128,877  
Airlines — 0.9%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)(b)

    248,984       40,432,511  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    837,244       16,493,707  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    827,554       23,874,933  
   

 

 

 
        80,801,151  
Auto Components — 0.9%            

American Axle & Manufacturing
Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,864,444       14,468,085  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)(b)

    153,620       14,598,509  

LCI Industries

    136,727       14,193,630  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)(b)

    309,926       5,525,981  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    194,698       11,740,289  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    313,732       13,534,398  
   

 

 

 
      74,060,892  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    268,083       14,484,524  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 10.6%            

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    309,270       13,818,184  

Ameris Bancorp.

    464,658       20,389,193  

Banc of California Inc.

    490,150       9,489,304  

BancFirst Corp.

    145,598       12,115,210  

BankUnited Inc.

    1,329,841       58,459,810  

Banner Corp.

    317,911       18,607,331  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    716,035       20,743,534  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    705,410       11,159,586  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    175,779       4,904,234  

City Holding Co.

    128,865       10,141,675  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    1,256,180       40,536,929  

Community Bank System Inc.

    456,890       32,050,833  

CVB Financial Corp.

    2,196,601       50,983,109  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    278,543       9,629,232  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    212,511       12,115,252  

FB Financial Corp.

    305,364       13,564,269  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    280,091       11,699,401  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    693,096       10,507,335  

First Financial Bancorp.

    1,530,670       35,281,943  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    2,089,204       58,267,900  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    218,720       5,382,699  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    551,746       13,826,755  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    487,210       14,323,974  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    1,928,629       31,012,354  

Independent Bank Corp.

    444,457       36,307,692  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    601,244       42,784,523  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    208,420       8,395,158  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    693,005       25,038,271  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    1,931,781       26,098,361  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

OFG Bancorp.

    401,934     $ 10,707,522  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    857,277       30,304,742  

Park National Corp.

    87,962       11,556,448  

Renasant Corp.

    871,151       29,140,001  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    582,801       17,239,254  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    457,570       16,024,101  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,654,769       43,388,043  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    194,531       7,942,701  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    109,516       8,571,817  

Trustmark Corp.

    950,834       28,895,845  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    615,296       21,412,301  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    413,612       25,023,526  
   

 

 

 
        907,840,352  
Beverages — 0.1%            

National Beverage Corp.

    165,099       7,181,807  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.9%            

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    111,641       2,803,305  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    95,297       4,716,249  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)

    785,462       32,251,070  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    120,512       8,578,044  

Lantheus Holdings Inc. New, NVS(a)(b)(c)

    181,178       2  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    628,338       15,834,118  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)

    339,717       11,275,207  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    330,895       3,742,422  
   

 

 

 
      79,200,417  
Building Products — 1.8%            

AAON Inc.

    223,773       12,470,869  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)

    271,590       13,294,331  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    407,567       19,343,130  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    283,873       12,192,345  

Griffon Corp.

    778,949       15,602,348  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    537,355       9,661,643  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    549,818       11,540,680  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,365,861       56,378,468  
   

 

 

 
      150,483,814  
Capital Markets — 0.4%            

Blucora Inc.(a)

    446,798       8,734,901  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)(b)

    279,464       20,744,613  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    650,916       3,820,877  
   

 

 

 
      33,300,391  
Chemicals — 2.9%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    211,972       10,829,649  

American Vanguard Corp.

    440,631       8,953,622  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    717,406       15,596,406  

FutureFuel Corp.

    429,442       4,178,471  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    883,148       27,748,510  

Hawkins Inc.

    142,255       6,529,505  

HB Fuller Co.

    467,119       30,862,552  

Innospec Inc.

    403,894       37,380,390  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    350,954       9,658,254  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    92,093       15,914,591  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    1,054,489       6,927,993  

Stepan Co.

    349,916       34,575,200  

Tredegar Corp.

    424,066       5,084,551  

Trinseo PLC

    636,466       30,499,451  
   

 

 

 
        244,739,145  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.0%            

ABM Industries Inc.

    1,103,099       50,786,678  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    428,178     $ 19,811,796  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    1,967,463       21,976,562  

Deluxe Corp.

    699,002       21,137,820  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    2,026,416       13,394,610  

Harsco Corp.(a)(b)

    1,295,328       15,854,815  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    1,218,775       22,632,652  

HNI Corp.

    715,232       26,499,346  

Interface Inc.

    534,173       7,248,728  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)(b)

    1,983,312       35,798,781  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    519,378       16,807,072  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    2,083,630       10,834,876  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)

    512,347       24,531,174  

UniFirst Corp./MA

    249,135       45,910,598  

Viad Corp.(a)

    158,786       5,659,133  
   

 

 

 
        338,884,641  
Communications Equipment — 1.2%            

CalAmp Corp.(a)(b)

    587,854       4,297,213  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    436,090       6,842,252  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)

    301,492       6,488,108  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)

    481,947       11,894,452  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    1,208,024       38,753,410  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    364,076       14,344,594  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    1,428,458       22,969,605  
   

 

 

 
      105,589,634  
Construction & Engineering — 0.8%            

Arcosa Inc.

    791,964       45,339,939  

Granite Construction Inc.

    752,087       24,668,454  
   

 

 

 
      70,008,393  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%            

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)

    211,088       13,241,550  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    877,168       5,298,095  

LendingTree Inc.(a)

    187,343       22,419,337  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)

    712,692       32,128,155  
   

 

 

 
      73,087,137  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

Myers Industries Inc.

    340,693       7,358,969  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    2,550,316       33,613,165  
   

 

 

 
      40,972,134  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.9%            

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)

    817,180       24,278,418  

American Public Education Inc.(a)(b)

    309,757       6,579,239  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    1,147,531       13,173,656  

Strategic Education Inc.

    371,359       24,650,810  

WW International Inc.(a)

    876,651       8,968,140  
   

 

 

 
      77,650,263  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

ATN International Inc.

    180,752       7,208,390  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    229,093       15,200,321  

Consolidated Communications
Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,162,718       6,860,036  
   

 

 

 
      29,268,747  
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%            

AZZ Inc.

    406,147       19,592,531  

Powell Industries Inc.

    143,327       2,783,411  
   

 

 

 
      22,375,942  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.2%  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    608,721       5,393,268  

Badger Meter Inc.

    167,437       16,695,143  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    577,499       14,460,575  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

CTS Corp.(b)

    258,950     $ 9,151,293  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    439,430       24,634,446  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    155,534       8,075,325  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    571,629       61,347,224  

Itron Inc.(a)(b)

    741,879       39,082,186  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    900,540       19,388,626  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    341,615       14,774,849  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    152,762       13,003,101  

PC Connection Inc.

    180,545       9,458,752  

Plexus Corp.(a)(b)

    461,416       37,748,443  

Sanmina Corp.(a)(b)

    1,043,123       42,163,032  

ScanSource Inc.(a)(b)

    419,078       14,579,724  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,706,712       25,293,472  
   

 

 

 
      355,249,459  
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.8%            

Archrock Inc.

    2,193,155       20,242,821  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    379,559       14,074,048  

Core Laboratories NV(b)

    441,934       13,978,372  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    313,328       9,556,504  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)(b)

    580,441       21,679,471  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)(b)

    2,323,089       11,104,365  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    1,728,723       73,954,770  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    127,013       19,397,425  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    1,638,161       24,834,521  

Oil States International Inc.(a)(b)

    1,011,097       7,027,124  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    3,524,842       54,564,554  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    1,390,050       19,363,397  

RPC Inc.(a)

    1,148,083       12,250,046  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,222,654       22,814,724  
   

 

 

 
        324,842,142  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    836,447       14,453,804  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    358,906       6,352,636  
   

 

 

 
      20,806,440  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.4%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    807,671       17,502,231  

Agree Realty Corp.

    642,474       42,634,575  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    1,190,851       27,615,835  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    491,804       18,634,454  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    430,568       6,286,293  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    2,800,134       39,593,895  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    839,840       16,208,912  

Centerspace

    87,820       8,616,898  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    799,601       11,026,498  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    155,896       6,580,370  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    3,460,324       34,949,272  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    3,919,351       12,541,923  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    1,414,653       29,905,764  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    953,593       24,125,903  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    646,211       17,473,545  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    1,563,505       9,224,679  

Getty Realty Corp.

    342,721       9,808,675  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    1,693,931       26,645,535  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    541,094       4,913,134  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    631,715       14,320,979  

iStar Inc.

    501,258       11,734,450  

LTC Properties Inc.

    643,951       24,772,795  

LXP Industrial Trust

    2,312,612       36,308,008  

Office Properties Income Trust

    794,055       20,431,035  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    931,950     $ 13,047,300  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    1,013,012       19,642,303  

RPT Realty

    679,074       9,350,849  

Saul Centers Inc.

    64,049       3,375,382  

Service Properties Trust

    2,705,770       23,891,949  

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,325,003       22,140,800  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    1,745,310       17,383,288  

Uniti Group Inc.

    1,621,649       22,313,890  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    97,001       5,661,948  

Urban Edge Properties

    993,566       18,977,111  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    227,902       4,286,837  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    1,312,472       22,823,888  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    777,111       19,816,330  

Whitestone REIT

    761,092       10,084,469  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    1,867,473       36,023,554  
   

 

 

 
        720,675,556  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%            

Andersons Inc. (The)

    498,714       25,065,365  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    533,943       17,406,542  

PriceSmart Inc.

    394,505       31,114,609  

SpartanNash Co.

    589,330       19,441,997  
   

 

 

 
      93,028,513  
Food Products — 2.5%            

B&G Foods Inc.

    1,065,591       28,749,645  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    291,217       10,614,860  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    615,029       33,961,901  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    544,526       14,108,669  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    2,267,496       49,748,862  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    136,290       21,138,579  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    145,403       12,132,426  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    99,178       5,111,634  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    146,716       5,129,196  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    914,921       29,515,352  
   

 

 

 
      210,211,124  
Gas Utilities — 1.3%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    131,410       18,103,042  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    502,607       25,994,834  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    1,842,521       63,659,100  
   

 

 

 
      107,756,976  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.2%            

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)

    643,721       13,762,755  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)

    787,795       26,391,133  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)

    385,269       8,707,079  

CONMED Corp.

    173,180       25,725,889  

Cutera Inc.(a)(b)

    99,349       6,855,081  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    369,042       21,338,009  

Inogen Inc.(a)(b)

    335,334       10,871,528  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    541,076       43,594,493  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    454,482       25,137,399  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)

    255,687       6,637,635  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    358,477       23,845,890  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(b)

    35,225       8,978,148  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    562,371       14,779,110  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,187,590       8,051,860  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    325,280       10,636,656  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    79,776       3,616,246  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    325,934       6,570,830  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)

    233,818       4,977,985  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Zimvie Inc.(a)(b)

    340,161     $ 7,769,277  
   

 

 

 
      278,247,003  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    148,782       13,879,873  

Covetrus Inc.(a)(b)

    1,696,752       28,488,466  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    394,433       35,502,914  

Hanger Inc.(a)

    605,819       11,104,662  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)

    1,396,926       32,799,823  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    86,978       10,036,391  

Owens & Minor Inc.(b)

    1,236,422       54,427,297  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    217,537       4,052,714  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    1,736,589       41,660,770  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)(b)

    384,891       12,381,944  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    116,933       11,628,987  
   

 

 

 
        255,963,841  
Health Care Technology — 0.7%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,221,542       27,509,126  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    240,413       8,282,228  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    190,387       3,792,509  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    924,722       19,335,937  

Simulations Plus Inc.

    103,668       5,284,994  
   

 

 

 
      64,204,794  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3%            

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    383,890       10,864,087  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    1,333,526       29,257,560  

Brinker International Inc.(a)(b)

    730,941       27,892,709  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    796,704       31,700,852  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)

    324,056       8,749,512  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    351,454       17,256,391  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    129,727       10,112,220  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    318,824       3,704,735  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    281,730       2,105,932  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)

    109,309       6,347,574  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    107,271       10,020,184  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)

    256,984       4,332,750  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    520,432       11,907,484  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    288,695       19,602,390  
   

 

 

 
      193,854,380  
Household Durables — 2.0%            

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    360,980       9,410,749  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    199,672       12,659,205  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    717,324       18,915,834  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    478,960       21,241,876  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    926,456       35,057,095  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    324,784       25,732,636  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)

    1,064,318       30,035,054  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    800,276       15,565,368  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    216,688       6,769,333  
   

 

 

 
      175,387,150  
Household Products — 0.6%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)

    160,349       7,048,942  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    649,751       26,496,846  

WD-40 Co.

    94,011       17,225,635  
   

 

 

 
      50,771,423  
Insurance — 3.5%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)(b)

    746,399       7,762,550  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    1,349,126       53,843,619  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    316,736       15,732,277  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    663,458       42,235,736  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

eHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    382,798     $ 4,750,523  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    433,932       17,799,891  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    7,739,948       29,257,003  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    658,021       27,525,018  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    602,495       14,905,726  

ProAssurance Corp.

    836,704       22,490,604  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    227,495       20,667,921  

Selectquote Inc.(a)(b)

    1,021,952       2,851,246  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,414,900       10,583,452  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    222,508       13,486,210  

United Fire Group Inc.

    355,818       11,055,265  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    462,437       6,238,275  
   

 

 

 
        301,185,316  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%            

Cars.com Inc.(a)(b)

    544,871       7,862,489  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    826,759       9,590,404  
   

 

 

 
      17,452,893  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%            

PetMed Express Inc.

    344,286       8,882,579  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.5%            

CSG Systems International Inc.

    219,436       13,949,546  

EVERTEC Inc.

    322,720       13,208,930  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    571,460       12,349,251  
   

 

 

 
      39,507,727  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%            

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)

    912,739       11,089,779  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 5.1%            

Alamo Group Inc.

    94,107       13,531,646  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    265,616       22,396,741  

Astec Industries Inc.

    375,500       16,146,500  

Barnes Group Inc.

    763,318       30,677,750  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)(b)

    332,780       8,858,604  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.(b)

    514,385       11,259,888  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    337,674       33,000,880  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    425,100       29,722,992  

Federal Signal Corp.

    390,465       13,178,194  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    211,031       17,524,014  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    532,530       27,430,620  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    551,120       24,342,970  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(b)

    188,224       22,298,897  

Lindsay Corp.

    73,279       11,505,536  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    1,159,792       41,253,801  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)

    452,695       23,947,566  

SPX Corp.(a)(b)

    430,200       21,256,182  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    267,499       23,063,764  

Standex International Corp.

    104,152       10,406,868  

Tennant Co.

    173,239       13,651,233  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    837,975       12,343,372  

Wabash National Corp.

    799,335       11,862,131  
   

 

 

 
      439,660,149  
Media — 0.7%            

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    477,804       19,413,176  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    508,634       10,574,501  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    1,443,731       6,511,227  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    321,762       5,318,726  

Scholastic Corp.

    497,505       20,039,501  
   

 

 

 
      61,857,131  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 3.0%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,149,334     $ 30,848,125  

Arconic Corp.(a)(b)

    1,743,567       44,670,187  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    792,731       33,278,847  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    453,123       11,921,666  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    558,246       35,052,266  

Haynes International Inc.

    85,565       3,645,069  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    260,325       24,512,202  

Materion Corp.

    140,708       12,064,304  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    152,909       5,880,880  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    1,361,002       12,126,528  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)

    674,353       14,754,844  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    842,529       31,266,251  
   

 

 

 
        260,021,169  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 2.2%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    2,169,873       30,226,331  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    1,467,652       12,328,277  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    503,282       8,933,255  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    724,035       10,122,009  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    875,861       9,739,574  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    5,110,854       11,652,747  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    445,791       9,187,753  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    6,222,559       22,712,340  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    1,555,295       26,268,933  

Ready Capital Corp.

    1,106,679       16,666,586  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    5,648,019       31,233,545  
   

 

 

 
      189,071,350  
Multi-Utilities — 0.8%            

Avista Corp.

    1,147,408       51,805,471  

Unitil Corp.

    261,591       13,048,159  
   

 

 

 
      64,853,630  
Multiline Retail — 0.2%            

Big Lots Inc.

    502,776       17,396,050  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.8%            

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    519,675       19,555,370  

Green Plains Inc.(a)(b)

    761,890       23,626,209  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    77,712       6,150,128  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    753,527       9,810,922  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    1,560,616       38,032,212  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    823,753       49,960,619  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    84,537       8,419,885  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    6,573,546       47,132,325  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    667,967       10,547,199  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    1,035,907       28,010,925  
   

 

 

 
      241,245,794  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.8%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    274,901       7,705,475  

Glatfelter Corp.

    733,430       9,079,863  

Mercer International Inc.

    649,052       9,054,275  

Neenah Inc.

    276,077       10,949,214  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    515,613       14,179,358  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    578,665       19,257,971  
   

 

 

 
      70,226,156  
Personal Products — 0.4%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    887,203       32,533,734  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    63,575       5,051,034  
   

 

 

 
      37,584,768  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    193,884       6,960,436  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    84,839     $ 2,384,824  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    612,635       13,796,540  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    164,772       8,016,158  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    1,672,072       9,012,468  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    284,855       21,740,134  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    333,445       6,652,228  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    387,674       20,523,461  
   

 

 

 
      89,086,249  
Professional Services — 0.9%            

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    589,592       12,788,250  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

    451,664       38,928,920  

Resources Connection Inc.

    503,226       8,625,294  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)

    581,646       16,803,753  
   

 

 

 
      77,146,217  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%        

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    180,713       9,519,961  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    309,710       8,588,258  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,912,344       29,985,554  
   

 

 

 
      48,093,773  
Road & Rail — 0.3%            

Heartland Express Inc.

    763,745       10,745,892  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    978,322       17,374,999  
   

 

 

 
      28,120,891  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8%  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    336,853       9,970,849  

FormFactor Inc.(a)(b)

    473,189       19,888,133  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    201,269       7,169,202  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    181,886       5,069,163  

Photronics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,014,807       17,221,275  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    297,501       7,684,451  
   

 

 

 
      67,003,073  
Software — 1.2%            

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    117,950       4,703,846  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    291,697       16,533,386  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)

    310,388       11,205,007  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    260,257       15,649,254  

Ebix Inc.

    389,933       12,926,279  

InterDigital Inc.

    240,858       15,366,740  

LivePerson Inc.(a)(b)

    416,498       10,170,881  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    287,755       4,155,182  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    821,385       14,226,388  
   

 

 

 
        104,936,963  
Specialty Retail — 4.2%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    515,829       10,357,846  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)(b)

    493,112       15,774,653  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

    588,697       23,194,662  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)(b)

    100,073       8,061,881  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)(b)

    208,528       33,406,186  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)(b)

    1,578,652       35,567,029  

Caleres Inc.

    627,158       12,122,964  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    309,500       4,537,270  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)(b)

    2,012,938       9,662,102  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)

    316,546       4,877,974  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    1,006,298       13,595,086  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    116,379       7,402,868  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    281,841       47,301,375  

Guess? Inc.(b)

    637,944       13,939,076  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    243,028       6,663,828  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    477,299       6,691,732  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

Monro Inc.

    313,022     $ 13,879,395  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    750,441       34,392,711  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    513,124       12,925,594  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,015,328       15,869,577  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    340,160       14,460,202  

Zumiez Inc.(a)(b)

    321,724       12,293,074  
   

 

 

 
      356,977,085  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    326,139       6,901,101  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)(b)

    776,591       7,486,337  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    714,707       19,332,824  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    380,715       15,742,565  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    93,963       8,503,651  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    413,945       15,994,835  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    221,746       4,013,603  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)(b)

    421,583       3,233,542  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    727,387       16,409,851  
   

 

 

 
      90,717,208  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.9%  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    2,116,335       23,025,725  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    1,230,950       56,217,486  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,408,050       29,033,991  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    300,957       4,321,743  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    673,438       15,758,449  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    293,296       9,364,941  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    554,280       25,840,534  
   

 

 

 
      163,562,869  
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Universal Corp./VA

    402,289       23,360,922  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.6%  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    359,222       36,877,731  

Boise Cascade Co.

    336,126       23,350,673  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    281,129       7,615,785  

GMS Inc.(a)(b)

    311,895       15,523,014  

NOW Inc.(a)

    1,813,230       19,999,927  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    227,094       30,337,487  
   

 

 

 
      133,704,617  
Water Utilities — 0.6%            

American States Water Co.

    205,407       18,285,331  

California Water Service Group

    352,588       20,901,417  

Middlesex Water Co.

    88,159       9,271,682  
   

 

 

 
      48,458,430  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(b)

    817,143       19,268,232  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    1,622,268       30,628,420  
   

 

 

 
      49,896,652  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $8,260,442,782)

 

      8,466,369,454  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.0%        

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

    274,077,810       274,022,994  
 

 

 

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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    68,870,000     $ 68,870,000  
   

 

 

 
      342,892,994  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.0%
(Cost: $342,882,740)

 

    342,892,994  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.0%
(Cost: $8,603,325,522)

 

    8,809,262,448  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.0)%

 

    (259,992,763
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  8,549,269,685  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)   

Non-income producing security.

(b)   

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)   

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)   

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e)   

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)   

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

Affiliated

Issuer

  Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 231,807,052     $ 42,411,380 (a)    $     $ (77,496   $ (117,942   $ 274,022,994       274,077,810     $ 496,778 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    186,460,000             (117,590,000 )(a)                  68,870,000       68,870,000       28,155        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (77,496   $ (117,942   $ 342,892,994       $ 524,933     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    162       06/17/22     $ 16,738     $ 427,326  
       

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty(a)      Termination
Date
     Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Net Value of
Reference
Entity
     Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

     Monthly        Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)        02/27/23      $ 15,984,615      $ (501,561 )(c)     $ 15,630,991        0.2
     Monthly        HSBC Bank PLC(d)        02/10/23        23,406,025        1,323,827 (e)       23,599,530        0.3  
     Monthly        JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)        02/08/23        22,412,195        3,203,546 (g)       25,274,457        0.3  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
               $ 4,025,812      $ 64,504,978     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 

 

  (c) 

Amount includes $(147,937) of net dividends and financing fees.

 

 

  (e) 

Amount includes $1,130,322 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

 

 

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  (g) 

Amount includes $341,284 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

  (b)       (d)      (f)

Range:

  65 basis points       65 basis points      65 basis points

Benchmarks:

  USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate       USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate      USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
  (FEDL01)       (OBFR01)      (OBFR01)

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

 
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    791     $ 35,342       0.2%  

BankUnited Inc.

    46,887       2,061,153       13.2     

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    77,227       2,237,266       14.3     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    5,772       161,039       1.0     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    13,482       435,064       2.8     

Community Bank System Inc.

    15,766       1,105,985       7.1     

First Financial Bancorp.

    7,148       164,761       1.1     

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    933       22,961       0.1     

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    28,392       456,543       2.9     

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    1,889       76,089       0.5     

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    131,507       1,776,660       11.4     

OFG Bancorp.

    4,116       109,650       0.7     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    5,629       198,985       1.3     

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    11,390       336,916       2.2     

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    2,000       81,660       0.5     

Trustmark Corp.

    54,332       1,651,149       10.6     

Westamerica Bancorp.

    7,360       445,280       2.8     
   

 

 

   
      11,356,503    
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    3,949       544,014       3.5     
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    9,407       385,875       2.5     

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    13,068       546,634       3.5     

ProAssurance Corp.

    17,634       474,002       3.0     
   

 

 

   
      1,406,511    
   

 

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    6,000       186,060       1.2     
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    43,345       2,020,744       12.9     
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    1,114       117,159       0.7     
   

 

 

   
Total Reference Entity — Long         15,630,991        
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 15,630,991    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

   
Banks                  

BankUnited Inc.

    22,428     $ 985,935       4.2%  

Banner Corp.

    2,154       126,074       0.5     

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    7,133       112,844       0.5     

City Holding Co.

    12       944       0.0     

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,891       132,654       0.6     

CVB Financial Corp.

    16,591       385,077       1.6     

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    2,159       90,181       0.4     
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    933     $ 22,961       0.1  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    19,451       487,442       2.1  

Independent Bank Corp.

    3,646       297,842       1.2  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    13,046       471,352       2.0  

OFG Bancorp.

    676       18,009       0.1  

Renasant Corp.

    37,961       1,269,795       5.4  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    47,386       1,401,678       5.9  

Simmons First National Corp.

    186,303       4,884,865       20.7  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    3,619       125,941       0.5  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    16,005       968,303       4.1  
   

 

 

   
      11,781,897    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies              

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    3,050       20,161       0.1  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    335,946       1,746,919       7.4  
   

 

 

   
      1,767,080    
   

 

 

   
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp.

    47,233       1,297,963       5.5  
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    2,678       368,921       1.6  
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    15,631       641,184       2.7  

Genworth Financial Inc.(a)

    547,859       2,070,907       8.8  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    3,392       141,887       0.6  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,502       86,639       0.4  

ProAssurance Corp.

    24,242       651,625       2.8  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    5,835       530,110       2.2  
   

 

 

   
      4,122,352    
   

 

 

   
Multi-Utilities                  

Avista Corp.

    8,667       391,315       1.6  
   

 

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels              

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    100,764       3,124,692       13.2  
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance              

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    23,342       745,310       3.2  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

 

    23,599,530    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

 

  $ 23,599,530    
   

 

 

   

 

(a)   

Non-income producing security.

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

   
Banks                  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    1,266     $ 35,321       0.1%  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    3,553       105,098       0.4     

Westamerica Bancorp.

    682       41,261       0.2     
   

 

 

   
      181,680    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    263,803       1,371,776       5.4     
   

 

 

   
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

    

 

     Shares     Value      % of
Basket
Value
 
Consumer Finance                   

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    849,225     $ 23,336,703        92.4  
   

 

 

    
Insurance                   

Employers Holdings Inc.

    2,152       88,275        0.4  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,373       33,968        0.1  
   

 

 

    
      122,243     
   

 

 

    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                   

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    4,332       134,335        0.5  
   

 

 

    
     Shares     Value      % of
Basket
Value
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                   

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    4,000     $ 127,720        0.5  
   

 

 

    

Total Reference Entity — Long

      25,274,457     
   

 

 

    

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 25,274,457     
   

 

 

    

 

(a)   

Non-income producing security.

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
     Premiums
Paid
     Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

Total Return Swaps

     $—        $—        $4,527,373        $(501,561)  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments       

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 427,326  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 4,527,373  
  

 

 

 
   $ 4,954,699  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments       

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

   $ 501,561  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:       

Futures contracts

   $ (1,703,758)  

Swaps

     (36,329,432)  
  

 

 

 
   $ (38,033,190)  
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ (266,104)  

Swaps

     14,132,981  
  

 

 

 
   $ 13,866,877  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 26,686,723  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 128,746,113  

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  

 

 
Derivative Financial Instruments:              

Futures contracts

   $ 427,326      $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     4,527,373        501,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     4,954,699        501,561  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (427,326       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     4,527,373        501,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
     Derivative
Assets
Subject to an
MNA by
     Derivatives
Available
     Non-Cash
Collateral
     Cash
Collateral
     Net Amount
of Derivative
 
Counterparty      Counterparty        for Offset (a)       Received        Received (b)        Assets (c)  

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

   $ 1,323,827      $      $      $ (1,323,827    $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     3,203,546                      (3,203,546       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   4,527,373      $      $      $ (4,527,373    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 
     Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to an
MNA by
     Derivatives
Available
     Non-Cash
Collateral
     Cash
Collateral
     Net Amount
of Derivative
 
Counterparty      Counterparty        for Offset (a)       Pledged        Pledged        Liabilities (d) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     $501,561      $      $      $      $ 501,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 8,466,369,452      $      $ 2      $ 8,466,369,454  

Money Market Funds

     342,892,994                      342,892,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,809,262,446      $      $ 2      $ 8,809,262,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 427,326      $      $      $ 427,326  

Swaps

            4,527,373               4,527,373  

Liabilities

           

Swaps

            (501,561             (501,561
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 427,326      $ 4,025,812      $      $ 4,453,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

    

iShares

S&P 100 ETF

    

iShares

S&P 500 Growth

ETF

    

iShares

S&P 500 Value ETF

    

iShares

S&P Mid-Cap 400
Growth ETF

 

ASSETS

          

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

          

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 8,719,638,972      $ 36,600,170,936      $ 25,748,810,243      $ 7,528,424,896  

Affiliated(c)

    63,547,095        223,869,083        231,176,425        357,786,835  

Cash

    5,348        6,947        692,991        6,330  

Cash pledged:

          

Futures contracts

    1,186,640        2,680,340        3,320,360        600,470  

Receivables:

          

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    55        9,436        18,557        132,062  

Capital shares sold

           197,363        68,620        102,533  

Dividends

    4,242,341        5,040,033        28,378,219        4,736,696  

Unrealized appreciation on:

          

OTC swaps

                         16,866  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    8,788,620,451        36,831,974,138        26,012,465,415        7,891,806,688  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    9,416,900        67,677,952        121,400,596        349,890,897  

Payables:

          

Variation margin on futures contracts

    296,022        655,724        893,754        154,005  

Investment advisory fees

    1,459,232        5,228,466        3,816,060        1,052,716  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    11,172,154        73,562,142        126,110,410        351,097,618  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,777,448,297      $ 36,758,411,996      $ 25,886,355,005      $ 7,540,709,070  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,861,923,762      $ 24,370,340,429      $ 23,501,388,932      $ 6,741,339,442  

Accumulated earnings

    1,915,524,535        12,388,071,567        2,384,966,073        799,369,628  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,777,448,297      $ 36,758,411,996      $ 25,886,355,005      $ 7,540,709,070  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    42,150,000        481,500,000        166,350,000        97,400,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 208.24      $ 76.34      $ 155.61      $ 77.42  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 9,037,251      $ 64,868,592      $ 117,978,258      $ 338,559,391  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 6,496,889,573      $ 23,229,630,156      $ 22,122,978,457      $ 6,384,476,265  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 54,585,879      $ 197,102,310      $ 220,683,650      $ 357,749,989  

See notes to financial statements    

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

S&P Mid-Cap 400

Value ETF

    

iShares

S&P Small-Cap

600 Growth ETF

    

iShares

S&P Small-Cap

600 Value ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 8,378,323,234      $ 5,612,230,378      $ 8,466,369,454  

Affiliated(c)

    234,796,372        242,562,582        342,892,994  

Cash

    96,402        257,855        1,145,872  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    945,510        687,000        1,080,000  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

           298,315        4,327,765  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    31,880        52,598        72,601  

Capital shares sold

    2,000,950               235,806  

Dividends

    10,731,870        4,848,370        10,096,744  

Unrealized appreciation on:

       

OTC swaps

    72,195        331,422        4,527,373  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    8,626,998,413        5,861,268,520        8,830,748,609  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Cash received:

       

Collateral — OTC derivatives

           790,000        5,200,000  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    216,363,226        219,213,979        274,103,723  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    2,994,940        980,924        49,471  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    242,548        113,791        178,991  

Capital shares redeemed

    77,569        530,654        102,212  

Investment advisory fees

    1,197,270        860,211        1,342,966  

Unrealized depreciation on:

       

OTC swaps

    49        43,965        501,561  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    220,875,602        222,533,524        281,478,924  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,406,122,811      $ 5,638,734,996      $ 8,549,269,685  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 8,150,125,336      $ 5,059,624,857      $ 8,935,396,494  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    255,997,475        579,110,139        (386,126,809
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,406,122,811      $ 5,638,734,996      $ 8,549,269,685  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    76,750,000        45,000,000        83,500,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 109.53      $ 125.31      $ 102.39  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 209,428,432      $ 210,611,402      $ 262,306,163  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 7,712,220,201      $ 4,743,414,238      $ 8,260,442,782  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 234,810,102      $ 242,520,125      $ 342,882,740  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

S&P 100 ETF

   

iShares

S&P 500 Growth

ETF

   

iShares

S&P 500 Value

ETF

   

iShares

S&P Mid-Cap

400 Growth

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 114,238,797     $ 258,247,747     $ 485,206,234     $ 58,955,550  

Dividends — Affiliated

    819,501       2,896,365       1,151,548       23,055  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    12,761       169,986       117,780       694,571  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (45,462     (102,572      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    115,071,059       261,268,636       486,372,990       59,673,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    16,601,888       64,471,797       41,714,684       13,470,303  

Professional fees

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    16,602,105       64,472,014       41,714,901       13,470,520  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    98,468,954       196,796,622       444,658,089       46,202,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (23,772,414     134,994,741       (44,629,142     (77,047,856

Investments — Affiliated

    (49,073     6,773,131       (164,904     (69,558

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    481,591,562       3,757,984,751       1,673,496,307       897,934,163  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    2,412,627       6,330,648       3,835,441        

Futures contracts

    1,887,877       5,013,314       7,329,367       37,126  

Swaps

                      (211,375
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    462,070,579       3,911,096,585       1,639,867,069       820,642,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    625,087,615       1,273,065,054       564,198,538       (930,141,227

Investments — Affiliated

    (2,831,770     (5,448,166     (7,878,850     (183,256

Futures contracts

    1,054,986       2,511,104       2,806,577       467,613  

Swaps

                      16,866  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    623,310,831       1,270,127,992       559,126,265       (929,840,004
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1,085,381,410       5,181,224,577       2,198,993,334       (109,197,504
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,183,850,364     $ 5,378,021,199     $ 2,643,651,423     $ (62,994,848
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

S&P Mid-Cap 400
Value ETF

   

iShares

S&P

Small-Cap

600 Growth

ETF

   

iShares

S&P Small-Cap

600 Value ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 155,480,948     $ 55,838,007     $ 109,281,074  

Dividends — Affiliated

    10,794       29,504       41,602  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    263,698       931,270       483,331  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (31,801     (151,875
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    155,755,440       56,766,980       109,654,132  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

    15,624,157       11,023,841       16,180,935  

Professional fees

    217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    15,624,374       11,024,058       16,181,152  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    140,131,066       45,742,922       93,472,980  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    124,894,826       (97,611,927     140,165,900  

Investments — Affiliated

    (25,826     (61,726     (77,496

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    1,112,327,232       617,473,005       1,274,881,718  

Futures contracts

    (1,052,232     534,452       (1,703,758

Swaps

    2,842,386       (7,034,464     (36,329,432
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    1,238,986,386       513,299,340       1,376,936,932  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (657,514,048     (635,319,096     (1,250,110,654

Investments — Affiliated

    (101,574     (186,589     (117,942

Futures contracts

    532,574       (338,992     (266,104

Swaps

    72,146       5,458,872       14,132,981  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (657,010,902     (630,385,805     (1,236,361,719
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    581,975,484       (117,086,465     140,575,213  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 722,106,550     $ (71,343,543   $ 234,048,193  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

S&P 100 ETF

          

iShares

S&P 500 Growth ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

          

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 98,468,954     $ 102,548,169        $ 196,796,622     $ 244,246,469  

Net realized gain

    462,070,579       645,223,336          3,911,096,585       3,713,818,298  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    623,310,831       2,018,679,164          1,270,127,992       8,908,216,077  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,183,850,364       2,766,450,669          5,378,021,199       12,866,280,844  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (96,979,731     (103,205,046        (197,299,111     (253,051,096
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    713,344,619       (538,698,237        402,934,188       (3,745,853,314
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase in net assets

    1,800,215,252       2,124,547,386          5,583,656,276       8,867,376,434  

Beginning of year

    6,977,233,045       4,852,685,659          31,174,755,720       22,307,379,286  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 8,777,448,297     $ 6,977,233,045        $ 36,758,411,996     $ 31,174,755,720  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

S&P 500 Value ETF

          

iShares

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

          

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 444,658,089     $ 405,480,363        $ 46,202,656     $ 48,813,181  

Net realized gain

    1,639,867,069       452,162,076          820,642,500       1,076,417,829  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    559,126,265       5,972,801,007          (929,840,004     2,635,641,826  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,643,651,423       6,830,443,446          (62,994,848     3,760,872,836  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (441,547,200     (417,220,319        (48,128,780     (51,474,580
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    2,259,799,358       823,399,732          (355,452,658     (962,209,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,461,903,581       7,236,622,859          (466,576,286     2,747,188,872  

Beginning of year

    21,424,451,424       14,187,828,565          8,007,285,356       5,260,096,484  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 25,886,355,005     $ 21,424,451,424        $ 7,540,709,070     $ 8,007,285,356  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

          

iShares

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

          

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 140,131,066     $ 91,545,034        $ 45,742,922     $ 34,443,349  

Net realized gain

    1,238,986,386       121,682,846          513,299,340       593,097,435  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (657,010,902     3,075,986,192          (630,385,805     2,175,538,611  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    722,106,550       3,289,214,072          (71,343,543     2,803,079,395  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (146,686,532     (96,536,611        (43,375,063     (35,874,295
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (278,917,161     1,105,910,735          (438,169,835     (90,735,720
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    296,502,857       4,298,588,196          (552,888,441     2,676,469,380  

Beginning of year

    8,109,619,954       3,811,031,758          6,191,623,437       3,515,154,057  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 8,406,122,811     $ 8,109,619,954        $ 5,638,734,996     $ 6,191,623,437  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

 
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 93,472,980     $ 88,390,804  

Net realized gain

    1,376,936,932       203,503,233  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,236,361,719     3,777,628,346  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    234,048,193       4,069,522,383  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (131,583,294     (72,032,423
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (359,336,301     687,734,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (256,871,402     4,685,224,295  

Beginning of year

    8,806,141,087       4,120,916,792  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 8,549,269,685     $ 8,806,141,087  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 S&P 100 ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
          Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 179.83       $ 118.50      $ 125.31      $ 115.89      $ 104.70  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.41         2.37        2.48        2.35        2.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    28.36         61.39        (6.58      9.45        11.20  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    30.77         63.76        (4.10      11.80        13.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(c)                                       

From net investment income

    (2.36       (2.43      (2.71      (2.38      (2.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (2.36       (2.43      (2.71      (2.38      (2.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 208.24       $ 179.83      $ 118.50      $ 125.31      $ 115.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

              

Based on net asset value

    17.14       54.11      (3.42 )%       10.25      12.85
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.20       0.20      0.20      0.20      0.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.19       1.52      1.86      1.94      1.92
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 8,777,448       $ 6,977,233      $ 4,852,686      $ 4,824,336      $ 5,024,007  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    2       8      4      7      4
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 S&P 500 Growth ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 65.08       $ 41.25      $ 43.10      $ 38.76      $ 32.90  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.41         0.47        0.60        0.52        0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    11.27         23.85        (1.68      4.33        5.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    11.68         24.32        (1.08      4.85        6.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(d)                                       

From net investment income

    (0.42       (0.49      (0.77      (0.51      (0.51
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.42       (0.49      (0.77      (0.51      (0.51
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 76.34       $ 65.08      $ 41.25      $ 43.10      $ 38.76  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

              

Based on net asset value

    17.94       59.13      (2.65 )%       12.59      19.45
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

              

Total expenses

    0.18       0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.55       0.82      1.30      1.27      1.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 36,758,412       $ 31,174,756      $ 22,307,379      $ 22,550,900      $ 20,022,095  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    14       13      27      27      21
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a four-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P 500 Value ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
          Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 141.09       $ 96.29      $ 112.76      $ 109.32      $ 104.03  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.89         2.83        2.86        2.69        2.53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    14.48         44.86        (16.41      3.53        5.26  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    17.37         47.69        (13.55      6.22        7.79  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Distributions(c)                                       

From net investment income

    (2.85       (2.89      (2.92      (2.78      (2.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (2.85       (2.89      (2.92      (2.78      (2.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 155.61       $ 141.09      $ 96.29      $ 112.76      $ 109.32  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

              

Based on net asset value

    12.39       50.10      (12.34 )%       5.79      7.53
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.18       0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.92       2.39      2.40      2.43      2.33
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 25,886,355       $ 21,424,451      $ 14,187,829      $ 15,234,432      $ 14,638,372  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    18       26      32      31      23
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
      
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 78.31        $ 44.65      $ 54.76      $ 54.55      $ 47.74  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.46          0.44        0.57        0.55        0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.87        33.69        (10.05      0.24        6.85  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.41        34.13        (9.48      0.79        7.33  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

               

From net investment income

    (0.48        (0.47      (0.63      (0.56      (0.52

From net realized gain

                           (0.02       
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.48        (0.47      (0.63      (0.58      (0.52
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 77.42        $ 78.31      $ 44.65      $ 54.76      $ 54.55  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

    (0.54 )%         76.68      (17.49 )%       1.45      15.41
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.17        0.20      0.24      0.24      0.24
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.57        0.70      1.01      1.01      0.94
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 7,540,709        $ 8,007,285      $ 5,260,096      $ 7,490,758      $ 8,008,220  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    45        50      51      50      40
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a four-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
      
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 101.82        $ 54.92      $ 78.47      $ 77.19      $ 74.24  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.73          1.36        1.51        1.31        1.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    7.80          46.95        (23.42      1.31        2.98  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    9.53          48.31        (21.91      2.62        4.30  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

               

From net investment income

    (1.82        (1.41      (1.64      (1.34      (1.35
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.82        (1.41      (1.64      (1.34      (1.35
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 109.53        $ 101.82      $ 54.92      $ 78.47      $ 77.19  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

    9.42        88.83      (28.36 )%       3.35      5.88
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.18        0.21      0.25      0.25      0.25
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.61        1.78      1.90      1.65      1.73
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 8,406,123        $ 8,109,620      $ 3,811,032      $ 6,355,685      $ 5,603,679  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    38        43      46      44      37
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 127.93     $ 69.20     $ 89.29     $ 86.92     $ 76.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.98       0.72       0.81       0.72       0.73  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (2.67     58.76       (20.00     2.40       10.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.69     59.48       (19.19     3.12       11.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

    (0.93     (0.75     (0.90     (0.75     (0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.93     (0.75     (0.90     (0.75     (0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 125.31     $ 127.93     $ 69.20     $ 89.29     $ 86.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    (1.35 )%      86.30     (21.68 )%      3.59     14.51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.18     0.21     0.25     0.25     0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.75     0.73     0.89     0.77     0.90
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 5,638,735     $ 6,191,623     $ 3,515,154     $ 5,580,221     $ 5,128,053  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    44     52     64     45     47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

 

(a)  

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 100.53     $ 50.14     $ 73.81     $ 75.49     $ 69.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.07       1.12       1.10       1.20       1.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.32       50.16       (23.45     (1.71     6.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.39       51.28       (22.35     (0.51     7.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

    (1.53     (0.89     (1.32     (1.17     (1.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.53     (0.89     (1.32     (1.17     (1.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 102.39     $ 100.53     $ 50.14     $ 73.81     $ 75.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    3.38     103.08 %(f)       (30.75 )%      (0.71 )%      10.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

         

Total expenses

    0.18     0.21     0.25     0.25     0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.04     1.56     1.48     1.54     1.41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 8,549,270     $ 8,806,141     $ 4,120,917     $ 6,155,204     $ 5,163,592  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    42     52     53     38     39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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
 

S&P 100

     Diversified  

S&P 500 Growth

     Diversified  

S&P 500 Value

     Diversified  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

     Diversified  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

     Diversified  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

     Diversified  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     Diversified  

 

2.  

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

 

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3.  

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.  

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be

 

 

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sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

S&P 100

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 6,855,171      $ 6,855,171      $      $  

UBS AG

     2,182,080        2,182,080                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 9,037,251      $ 9,037,251      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P 500 Growth

           

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 57,478      $ 57,478      $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     161,019        161,019                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     14,873,357        14,873,357                

HSBC Bank PLC

     74,212        74,212                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     21,000,816        21,000,816                

Morgan Stanley

     8,033        8,033                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     6,223,614        6,223,614                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     8,389,893        8,389,893                

UBS AG

     8,724,193        8,724,193                

UBS Securities LLC

     349,611        349,611                

Virtu Americas LLC

     4,935,734        4,935,734                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     70,632        70,632                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 64,868,592      $ 64,868,592      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P 500 Value

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 2,916      $ 2,916      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1,681,983        1,681,983                

BNP Paribas SA

     26,342,733        26,342,733                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     14,124,804        14,124,804                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     41,677,690        41,677,690                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     9,153,935        9,153,935                

Morgan Stanley

     134,468        134,468                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     1,175,681        1,175,681                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     76,624        76,182               (442 )(b)  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     292,945        292,945                

UBS AG

     3,030,614        3,030,614                

UBS Securities LLC

     1,078,839        1,078,839                

Virtu Americas LLC

     17,686,554        17,686,554                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     1,518,472        1,509,724               (8,748 )(b)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 117,978,258      $ 117,969,068      $      $ (9,190
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 7,768,907      $ 7,768,907      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     3,060,692        3,060,692                

BNP Paribas SA

     76,572,211        76,572,211                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     45,350,097        45,350,097                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     9,834,023        9,834,023                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1,784,837        1,784,837                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     67,672,542        67,672,542                

ING Financial Markets LLC

     1,749,090        1,749,090                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     64,072,372        64,072,372                

Jefferies LLC

     64,022        64,022                

Morgan Stanley

     26,435,478        26,435,478                

National Financial Services LLC

     11,529,711        11,529,711                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     355,368        355,368                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     74,477        74,477                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     167,139        167,139                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     5,226,937        5,226,937                

UBS AG

     9,674,637        9,674,637                

UBS Securities LLC

     3,017,726        3,017,726                

Virtu Americas LLC

     551,054        551,054                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     2,169,651        2,169,651                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     1,428,420        1,428,420                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 338,559,391      $ 338,559,391      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 284,763      $ 284,763      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     8,047,619        8,047,619                

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     17,941        17,913               (28 )(b)  

BNP Paribas SA

     23,374,569        23,374,569                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     25,289,643        25,289,643                

Citadel Clearing LLC

     2,642,756        2,642,756                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     10,766,782        10,766,782                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     14,498        14,498                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     36,277,640        36,277,640                

HSBC Bank PLC

     185,109        185,109                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     70,530,414        70,530,414                

Jefferies LLC

     766,697        766,697                

Morgan Stanley

     13,167,228        13,167,228                

National Financial Services LLC

     3,241,219        3,241,219                

Natixis SA

     3,267,782        3,267,782                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     1,272,960        1,272,960                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     5,258,062        5,258,062                

UBS AG

     2,813,898        2,799,604               (14,294 )(b)  

UBS Securities LLC

     983,473        983,473                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     522,226        522,226                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     703,153        703,153                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 209,428,432      $ 209,414,110      $      $ (14,322
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 1,553,382      $ 1,553,382      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     534,115        534,115                

BNP Paribas SA

     52,521,309        52,521,309                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     26,060,422        26,060,422                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     20,868,190        20,868,190                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     31,425,796        31,425,796                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     37,334,793        37,334,793                

Jefferies LLC

     4,852,023        4,852,023                

Morgan Stanley

     6,214,456        6,214,456                

National Financial Services LLC

     5,721,846        5,721,846                

Natixis SA

     1,389,420        1,389,420                

Pershing LLC

     333,641        333,641                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     408,291        408,291                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     226,238        226,238                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     1,903,959        1,903,959                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     374,320        373,356               (964 )(b)  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     5,131,798        5,131,798                

UBS AG

     7,679,762        7,679,762                

UBS Securities LLC

     1,281,610        1,281,610                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     4,177,407        4,177,407                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     618,624        618,624                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 210,611,402      $ 210,610,438      $      $ (964
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 2,098,881      $ 2,098,881      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     5,478,922        5,478,922                

BNP Paribas SA

     43,260,771        43,260,771                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     13,467,083        13,467,083                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     2,491,722        2,491,722                

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     90,944        90,944                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     36,400,902        36,400,902                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     38,150,254        38,150,254                

Jefferies LLC

     4,397,979        4,397,979                

Morgan Stanley

     36,146,905        36,146,905                

National Financial Services LLC

     6,605,417        6,605,417                

Pershing LLC

     24,876        24,876                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     120,918        120,918                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     1,809,042        1,809,042                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     19,553,749        19,553,749                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     14,623,706        14,623,706                

UBS AG

     29,733,302        29,733,302                

UBS Securities LLC

     3,186,603        3,186,603                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     4,155,184        4,155,184                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     509,003        509,003                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 262,306,163      $ 262,306,163      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.  

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

 

 

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Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value, iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket or underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day.

 

 

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Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.  

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF    Investment Advisory Fee  

S&P 100

     0.20

S&P 500 Growth

     0.18  

S&P 500 Value

     0.18  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

     0.18  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

     0.18  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     0.18  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee  

First $121 billion

     0.1800

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

     0.1710  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

     0.1624  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

     0.1543  

Over $281 billion

     0.1465  

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   

  Fees Paid

to BTC

 

S&P 100

   $ 5,469  

S&P 500 Growth

     72,927  

S&P 500 Value

     50,178  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

     279,097  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

     112,769  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

     387,401  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     201,656  

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

S&P 100

  $ 33,317,384      $ 32,080,459      $ (8,082,272

S&P 500 Growth

    3,223,015,931        3,246,358,818        83,171,107  

S&P 500 Value

    2,805,253,941        2,464,475,284        36,647,224  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    1,916,553,824        1,780,528,889        (99,840,198

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    1,891,680,989        1,847,841,446        81,597,554  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    1,461,161,746        1,543,500,102        (126,098,475

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    1,875,088,209        1,488,328,201        115,001,436  

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

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

 

7.  

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

S&P 100

  $     186,482,803      $     192,385,795  

S&P 500 Growth

    5,160,002,367        5,422,671,028  

S&P 500 Value

    4,242,984,612        4,206,144,809  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    3,637,248,880        3,637,558,875  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    3,263,456,524        3,252,053,856  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    2,741,404,593        2,701,168,188  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    3,837,154,316        3,694,005,103  

 

 

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For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

S&P 100

    $  1,846,764,694        $  1,135,408,362  

S&P 500 Growth

    7,687,652,759        7,021,366,802  

S&P 500 Value

    6,984,263,349        4,740,367,378  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    1,772,405,183        2,124,867,490  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    3,136,984,661        3,425,528,785  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    1,057,415,730        1,489,584,461  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    3,496,903,593        3,884,530,640  

 

8.  

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

S&P 100

  $ 478,185,377      $ (478,185,377

S&P 500 Growth

    3,760,138,989        (3,760,138,989

S&P 500 Value

    1,643,248,167        (1,643,248,167

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    886,383,329        (886,383,329

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    1,092,056,436        (1,092,056,436

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    607,747,778        (607,747,778

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    1,187,226,683        (1,187,226,683

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
       Year Ended
03/31/21

S&P 100

              

Ordinary income

  $  96,979,731     $103,205,046
 

 

   

 

S&P 500 Growth

     

Ordinary income

  $197,299,111     $253,051,096
 

 

   

 

S&P 500 Value

     

Ordinary income

  $441,547,200     $417,220,319
 

 

   

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

     

Ordinary income

  $  48,128,780     $  51,474,580
 

 

   

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

     

Ordinary income

  $146,686,532     $  96,536,611
 

 

   

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

     

Ordinary income

  $  43,375,063     $  35,874,295
 

 

   

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     

Ordinary income

  $131,583,294     $  72,032,423
 

 

   

 

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, 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) 
   
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
    Total      

S&P 100

  $ 1,978,593      $ (289,162,375   $ 2,202,708,317     $     $ 1,915,524,535      

S&P 500 Growth

           (977,554,947     13,365,626,514             12,388,071,567      

S&P 500 Value

    3,110,889        (1,163,006,607     3,544,861,791             2,384,966,073      

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

           (314,583,981     1,114,260,266       (306,657     799,369,628      

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

           (370,278,126     626,275,601             255,997,475      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    804,512        (253,537,193     831,842,820             579,110,139      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

           (499,167,863     122,882,394       (9,841,340     (386,126,809)      

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, accounting for swap agreements and characterization of corporate actions.

 
  (c)

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized      

S&P 500 Growth

  $ 163,554,883      

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

      145,883,705      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    149,139,903      

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF    Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized    
Appreciation    
(Depreciation)    
 

S&P 100

   $ 6,580,477,750      $ 2,462,164,233      $ (259,455,916    $ 2,202,708,317      

S&P 500 Growth

       23,458,413,505          13,821,842,316          (456,215,802        13,365,626,514      

S&P 500 Value

     22,435,124,877        4,322,991,690        (778,129,899      3,544,861,791      

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

     6,771,951,465        1,359,204,385        (244,944,119      1,114,260,266      

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

     7,986,844,006        979,918,122        (353,642,521      626,275,601      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

     5,022,950,141        1,117,954,088        (286,111,269      831,842,819      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     8,686,380,055        946,006,691        (823,124,298      122,882,393      

 

9.  

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or

 

 

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industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.  

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

03/31/22

         

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

 

 

S&P 100

         

Shares sold

    9,000,000     $ 1,852,545,063         12,000,000     $ 1,674,265,940  

Shares redeemed

    (5,650,000     (1,139,200,444       (14,150,000     (2,212,964,177
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    3,350,000     $ 713,344,619         (2,150,000   $ (538,698,237
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Year Ended

03/31/22

         

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount  

 

 

S&P 500 Growth

         

Shares sold

    97,500,000     $ 7,705,816,385         81,550,000 (a)    $ 4,864,386,522  

Shares redeemed

    (95,050,000     (7,302,882,197       (143,300,000 )(a)      (8,610,239,836
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,450,000     $ 402,934,188         (61,750,000   $ (3,745,853,314
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P 500 Value

         

Shares sold

    46,050,000     $ 7,005,954,291         31,450,000     $ 3,850,001,198  

Shares redeemed

    (31,550,000     (4,746,154,933       (26,950,000     (3,026,601,466
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    14,500,000     $ 2,259,799,358         4,500,000     $ 823,399,732  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

         

Shares sold

    21,850,000     $ 1,790,788,361         23,000,000 (a)    $ 1,448,881,015  

Shares redeemed

    (26,700,000     (2,146,241,019       (38,550,000 )(a)      (2,411,090,399
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (4,850,000   $ (355,452,658       (15,550,000   $ (962,209,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

         

Shares sold

    29,700,000     $ 3,198,148,426         21,800,000 (b)    $ 1,910,982,904  

Shares redeemed

    (32,600,000     (3,477,065,587       (11,550,000 )(b)      (805,072,169
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (2,900,000   $ (278,917,161       10,250,000     $ 1,105,910,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

         

Shares sold

    8,450,000     $ 1,117,417,618         12,950,000 (b)    $ 1,406,028,923  

Shares redeemed

    (11,850,000     (1,555,587,453       (15,350,000 )(b)      (1,496,764,643
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (3,400,000   $ (438,169,835       (2,400,000   $ (90,735,720
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

         

Shares sold

    36,350,000     $ 3,774,747,013         22,950,000 (b)    $ 1,915,906,938  

Shares redeemed

    (40,450,000     (4,134,083,314       (17,550,000 )(b)      (1,228,172,603
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (4,100,000   $ (359,336,301       5,400,000     $ 687,734,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Share transactions reflect a four-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

 
  (b) 

Share transactions reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

 

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.

 

11.  

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Certain iShares funds (the “Impacted Funds”), along with thousands of other former shareholders of Tribune Company (“Tribune”), were named as defendants in one or more lawsuits (the “Litigation”) arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”). The Litigation sought to “claw back” from former Tribune shareholders, including the Impacted Funds, proceeds received in connection with the LBO. The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF received proceeds of $2,091,170 in the LBO. The claims that were originally brought against the Impacted Funds were dismissed but were subject to various appeals. On February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the last of these appeals and, accordingly, the Litigation is now closed.

 

12.  

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares S&P 100 ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF,

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF,

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF, iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares S&P 100 ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF, iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (seven of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

S&P 100

  $ 113,404,436  

S&P 500 Growth

    249,792,366  

S&P 500 Value

    467,198,844  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    48,989,242  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    125,558,774  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    45,233,460  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    118,587,681  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Business
Income
 

S&P 100

  $ 1,119,503  

S&P 500 Growth

    4,186,331  

S&P 500 Value

    11,247,142  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    4,427,471  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    14,905,007  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    4,354,190  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    16,974,903  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

S&P 100

    100.00

S&P 500 Growth

    100.00

S&P 500 Value

    100.00

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth

    100.00

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value

    87.08

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

    100.00

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    100.00

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares S&P 100 ETF, iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF, iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     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
 

S&P 100(a)

  $   2.353494     $     $   0.004717     $   2.358211       100         0 %(b)      100

S&P 500 Growth(a)

    0.412769             0.003752       0.416521       99             1       100  

S&P 500 Value(a)

    2.814795             0.037672       2.852467       99             1       100  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth(a)

    0.456151             0.027122       0.483273       94             6       100  

S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value(a)

    1.736998             0.086186       1.823184       95             5       100  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth(a)

    0.878696             0.054791       0.933487       94             6       100  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value(a)

    1.432282             0.102311       1.534593       93             7       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(65)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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

(67)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

     Independent Trustees (continued)     
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

 
Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
     6-Month     12-Month
   

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

  5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)      (5.79)  
   

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

  (3.38)      1.16   
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)      (11.37)  
   

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

  0.05       0.07   
   

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

  (6.04)      (3.31)  
   

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

  (5.92)      (4.15)  
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)      (4.47)  
   

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

  (4.16)      (0.66)  
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     7  

Shareholder Expenses

     7  

Schedule of Investments

     8  

Financial Statements

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     16  

Statement of Operations

     17  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     18  

Financial Highlights

     19  

Notes to Financial Statements

     20  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     26  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     27  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     28  

Supplemental Information

     29  

Trustee and Officer Information

     31  

General Information

     34  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     35  

 

 

 


Market Overview   

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022      iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities, as represented by the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
  1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.67 )%       4.07      5.09       (0.67 )%       22.07      64.24

Fund Market

    (0.92      4.09        5.07         (0.92      22.19        63.94  

Index

    (0.30      4.78        5.77               (0.30      26.32        75.30  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 31, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock IndexTM. Index performance beginning on February 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 reflects the performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Transition Index, which terminated on October 31, 2019. Index performance beginning on November 1, 2019 reflects the performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
                                                                

  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $        1,000.00          $        955.20          $        2.19               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.70          $        2.27          0.45

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. dollar-denominated preferred stocks posted a marginal decline for the reporting period. Preferred stock typically pays a steady stream of dividends; therefore its value is sensitive to prevailing interest rates. When interest rates rise, the dividends paid on preferred stock become relatively less attractive to investors, which weighs on the value of preferred stock. During the reporting period, the Fed raised short-term interest rates and the yields on most bonds rose. Furthermore, the Fed set expectations for additional interest rate increases throughout 2022, and investors anticipated that interest rates would continue to rise. However, the value of preferred and hybrid securities is also influenced by the financial conditions of the issuing company. The positive performance of companies represented in the Index during the reporting period helped to partially offset the negative impact of higher interest rates.

The financials sector, representing approximately 54% of the Index on average for the reporting period, detracted the most from the Index’s return. In particular, preferred stock issued by banks, which tend to issue high levels of preferred stock due to regulatory capital requirements, declined. Because preferred stock is classified as equity rather than debt on balance sheets, it can be a useful tool to meet target capital ratios.

The industrials sector also detracted from the Index’s return, driven by a company in the professional services industry that proposed a new offering of preferred stock that will dilute the value for current shareholders. The real estate sector, which uses preferred stock for financing, also detracted from the Index’s return.

On the upside, the information technology sector contributed to the Index’s performance amid healthy cash flows in the semiconductor industry. Stocks in the healthcare sector rose due to strong demand for healthcare equipment products.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    53.9

Utilities

    14.6  

Real Estate

    6.8  

Health Care

    5.3  

Information Technology

    4.4  

Communication Services

    4.4  

Industrials

    3.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    2.8  

Energy

    2.1  

Consumer Staples

    1.1  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.5  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Broadcom Inc., Series A, 8.00%

    3.5

Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, 7.50

    1.9  

Danaher Corp., Series A, 4.75

    1.5  

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.25

    1.3  

Danaher Corp., Series B, 5.00

    1.2  

NextEra Energy Inc., 5.28

    1.2  

Citigroup Capital XIII, 6.67

    1.1  

Avantor Inc., Series A, 6.25

    1.0  

NextEra Energy Inc., 6.22

    0.9  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series EE, 6.00

    0.9  
 
  (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 the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

Shareholders of the 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 example shown (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

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

The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense example 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 example is 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 

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1     $ 100  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      100  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Auto Components — 0.7%            

Aptiv PLC, Series A, 5.50%(a)

    910,178       124,211,992  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 0.7%  

Ford Motor Co.

   

6.00%

    2,532,136       64,442,861  

6.20%

    2,373,752       60,957,952  
   

 

 

 
      125,400,813  
Banks — 24.6%  

Associated Banc-Corp.

   

Series E, 5.88%

    316,202       8,142,202  

Series F, 5.63%

    318,107       8,138,768  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Series A, 6.88%

    542,593       14,112,844  

Bank of America Corp.

   

Series 02, 3.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)(b)(c) .

    669,517       12,975,239  

Series 4, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.750%)(c)

    466,616       10,088,238  

Series 5, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.500%)(c)

    944,679       20,546,768  

Series E, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.350%)(b)(c)

    710,784       15,921,562  

Series GG, 6.00%

    3,074,241       80,053,236  

Series HH, 5.88%

    1,943,049       49,606,041  

Series K, 6.45% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.327%)(c)

    2,392,164       62,985,678  

Series KK, 5.38%

    3,180,691       80,407,868  

Series L, 7.25%

    175,931           230,909,437  

Series LL, 5.00%

    2,984,812       72,172,754  

Series NN, 4.38%

    2,504,298       54,218,052  

Series PP, 4.13%(b)

    2,079,729       44,319,025  

Series QQ, 4.25%

    2,957,471       63,851,799  

Series SS, 4.75%(b)

    1,588,760       36,811,569  

Bank of Hawaii Corp., Series A, 4.38%

    565,659       12,942,278  

Bank OZK, Series A, 4.63%

    1,114,648       23,351,876  

Cadence Bank, Series A, 5.50%(b)

    555,043       14,153,596  

Citigroup Inc.

   

Series J, 7.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.040%)(c)

    3,006,738       79,287,681  

Series K, 6.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.130%)(b)(c)

    4,731,845       124,684,116  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

   

Series D, 6.35% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.642%)(c)

    956,537       24,994,312  

Series E, 5.00%

    1,428,014       33,129,925  

Connectone Bancorp Inc., Series A, 5.25% (5 year CMT + 4.420%)(c)

    361,343       8,686,686  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc., Series B, 4.45%(b)

    486,265       10,629,753  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc., 5.50%

    416,675       9,962,699  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

Series A, 6.00%

    628,990       16,014,085  

Series I, 6.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.710%)(b)(c)

    1,413,750       36,913,012  

Series K, 4.95%

    786,348       18,644,311  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC

   

Series A, 5.38%

    1,097,844       28,071,871  

Series C, 5.63%

    642,748       16,042,990  

First Horizon Corp.

   

6.50%

    474,349       12,501,468  

Series D, 6.10% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.859%)(c)

    316,202       8,426,783  

Series F, 4.70%

    471,970       10,406,938  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)  

First Republic Bank/CA

   

Series H, 5.13%

    643,716     $ 15,198,135  

Series I, 5.50%(b)

    943,627       23,996,435  

Series J, 4.70%

    1,255,731       28,103,260  

Series K, 4.13%(b)

    1,586,716       32,718,084  

Series L, 4.25%

    2,365,963       49,117,392  

Series M, 4.00%

    2,373,752       47,498,778  

Series N, 4.50%(b)

    2,341,966       51,710,609  

FNB Corp./PA, 7.25% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.600%)(c)

    352,582       9,350,475  

Fulton Financial Corp., Series A, 5.13%

    628,990       14,039,057  

Hancock Whitney Corp., 6.25%

    555,314       14,415,951  

Heartland Financial USA Inc., Series E, 7.00% (5 year CMT + 6.675%)(c)

    363,762       9,767,010  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

   

Series C, 5.70%(b)

    550,018       13,695,448  

Series H, 4.50%

    1,586,424       33,187,990  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

Series DD, 5.75%

    5,368,843       137,925,577  

Series EE, 6.00%(b)

    5,859,687           154,226,962  

Series GG, 4.75%

    2,848,410       65,371,009  

Series JJ, 4.55%

    4,747,505       103,780,459  

Series LL, 4.63%

    5,855,596       128,881,668  

Series MM, 4.20%

    6,330,300       133,442,724  

KeyCorp

   

Series E, 6.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.892%)(b)(c)

    1,570,951       43,531,052  

Series F, 5.65%

    1,335,190       33,900,474  

Series G, 5.63%

    1,413,750       35,555,812  

Old National Bancorp.

   

Series A, 7.00%

    341,042       9,085,359  

Series C, 7.00%(b)

    386,369       10,385,599  

People’s United Financial Inc., Series A, 5.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.020%)(c)

    800,085       20,850,215  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., Series B, 6.75%

    721,497       19,004,231  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The), Series P, 6.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.067%)(c)

    4,747,505       120,206,827  

Popular Capital Trust II, 6.13%

    408,364       10,437,784  

Regions Financial Corp.

   

Series B, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.536%)(c)

    1,583,664       41,571,180  

Series C, 5.70% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.148%)(c)

    1,584,052       41,296,236  

Series E, 4.45%

    1,271,739       27,227,932  

Signature Bank/New York NY, Series A, 5.00%

    2,310,673       52,452,277  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Series A, 5.38%

    630,035       13,570,954  

SVB Financial Group, Series A, 5.25%

    1,113,945       26,701,262  

Synovus Financial Corp.

   

Series D, 6.30% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.352%)(b)(c)

    641,359       16,675,334  

Series E, 5.88% (5 year CMT + 4.127%)(c)

    1,113,252       29,167,202  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., Series B, 5.75%

    958,090       23,952,250  

Truist Financial Corp.

   

Series I, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US
+ 0.530%)(c)

    545,591       11,812,045  

Series O, 5.25%(b)

    1,819,905       45,879,805  

Series R, 4.75%

    2,927,643       67,013,748  

U.S. Bancorp.

   

Series A, 3.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.020%)(c)

    45,741       36,135,390  

Series B, 3.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)(b)(c)

    3,165,122       63,745,557  

Series K, 5.50%

    1,821,203       47,314,854  

Series L, 3.75%

    1,587,476       31,289,152  

Series M, 4.00%

    2,373,752       49,089,191  

Series O, 4.50%

    1,424,474       32,136,133  

United Community Banks Inc./GA, Series I, 6.88%

    298,643       7,719,922  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)  

Valley National Bancorp

   

Series A, 6.25% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.850%)(c)

    365,673     $ 9,734,215  

Series B, 5.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.578%)(c)

    316,202       7,889,240  

Webster Financial Corp.

   

Series F, 5.25%

    474,348       11,242,048  

Series G, 6.50%(b)

    426,939       10,827,173  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

Series AA, 4.70%

    2,941,574       64,861,707  

Series CC, 4.38%

    2,637,776       55,261,407  

Series DD, 4.25%

    3,147,631       65,124,485  

Series L, 7.50%

    253,044       335,283,300  

Series Q, 5.85% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.090%)(c)

    4,371,798       110,606,489  

Series R, 6.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.690%)(b)(c)

    2,109,730       56,604,056  

Series Y, 5.63%(b)

    1,724,280       43,744,984  

Series Z, 4.75%(b)

    5,102,463       113,121,605  

WesBanco Inc., Series A, 6.75% (5 year CMT + 6.557%)(c)

    471,522       12,759,385  

Western Alliance Bancorp, Series A, 4.25% (5 year CMT + 3.452%)(c)

    956,864       23,261,364  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

   

Series D, 6.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.060%)(c)

    397,233       10,395,588  

Series E, 6.88% (5 year CMT
+ 6.507%)(c)

    916,310       25,821,616  

Zions Bancorp N.A., Series G, 6.30% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.240%)(b)(c)

    437,693       11,445,672  
   

 

 

 
          4,356,224,594  
Capital Markets — 9.2%  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

   

4.20%

    627,918       12,520,685  

4.75%

    878,714       19,296,560  

5.88%

    956,271       23,887,650  

B. Riley Financial Inc.

   

5.00%

    1,029,433       24,654,920  

5.25%

    996,837       23,904,151  

5.50%

    665,528       16,638,200  

6.00%

    723,570       18,103,721  

6.38%

    447,603       11,404,924  

6.50%

    525,180       13,402,594  

6.75%

    349,363       8,912,250  

Brookfield Finance I UK PLC, 4.50%

    722,685       14,914,773  

Brookfield Finance Inc., Series 50, 4.63%

    1,271,691       26,730,945  

Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.63%

    1,585,659       34,535,653  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   

Series D, 5.95%

    2,373,752       60,079,663  

Series J, 4.45%

    1,899,623       43,463,374  

Cowen Inc., 7.75%

    314,320       8,131,458  

First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC Inc., 5.00%

    350,611       8,639,055  

Gladstone Investment Corp.

   

4.88%

    422,945       10,556,707  

5.00%

    402,520       10,095,202  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

Series A, 3.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.750%)(b)(c)

    2,373,671       51,223,820  

Series C, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.750%)(c)

    628,989       14,051,614  

Series D, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.670%)(c)

    4,272,765       92,035,358  

Series J, 5.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.640%)(c)

    3,165,122       80,615,657  

Series K, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.550%)(c)

    2,215,368       58,884,482  

KKR & Co. Inc., Series C, 6.00%(a)

    1,819,862       135,233,945  

KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.63%

    1,585,512       34,817,844  

Logan Ridge Finance Corp., 5.75%(a)

    163,510       4,099,196  

Morgan Stanley

   

Series A, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)(b)(c)

    3,481,396       77,112,921  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)  

Series E, 7.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.320%)(c)

    2,730,096     $ 72,811,660  

Series F, 6.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.940%)(c)

    2,690,520       71,863,789  

Series I, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US +
3.708%)(c)

    3,165,122       84,128,943  

Series K, 5.85% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.491%)(c)

    3,165,122       82,767,940  

Series L, 4.88%

    1,585,247       37,506,944  

Series O, 4.25%

    4,114,463       88,502,099  

Newtek Business Services Corp., 5.50%

    316,202       7,999,911  

Northern Trust Corp., Series E, 4.70%

    1,270,725       31,437,737  

Oaktree Capital Group LLC

   

Series A, 6.63%

    566,212       14,715,850  

Series B, 6.55%

    739,187       19,492,361  

Prospect Capital Corp., Series A, 5.35%

    471,522       9,623,764  

State Street Corp.

   

Series D, 5.90% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.108%)(c)

    2,373,752       61,005,426  

Series G, 5.35% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.709%)(c)

    1,570,951       41,583,073  

Stifel Financial Corp.

   

5.20%

    706,548       17,571,849  

Series B, 6.25%

    502,325       13,010,218  

Series C, 6.13%

    708,352       18,438,403  

Series D, 4.50%

    958,144       19,910,232  
   

 

 

 
      1,630,317,521  
Chemicals — 0.1%  

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co., Series B, 4.50%

    132,171       12,992,409  
   

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  

Charah Solutions Inc., 8.50%

    440,164       10,550,731  

GFL Environmental Inc., 6.00%(a)

    1,145,831       84,837,327  

Pitney Bowes Inc., 6.70%

    831,137       18,459,553  
   

 

 

 
      113,847,611  
Consumer Finance — 2.2%  

Atlanticus Holdings Corp., 6.13%

    471,522       11,830,487  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

Series I, 5.00%

    4,747,505           109,524,940  

Series J, 4.80%

    3,956,548       87,281,449  

Series K, 4.63%

    395,222       8,568,413  

Series L, 4.38%

    2,136,630       43,330,856  

Series N, 4.25%

    1,352,052       27,324,971  

Navient Corp., 6.00%

    956,925       22,899,215  

SLM Corp., Series B, 2.62%

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.700%)(c)

    320,889       19,108,940  

Synchrony Financial, Series A, 5.63%

    2,373,752       57,824,599  
   

 

 

 
      387,693,870  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%  

Apollo Asset Management Inc.

   

Series A, 6.38%

    870,277       21,896,170  

Series B, 6.38%(b)

    947,951       24,258,066  

Citigroup Capital XIII, 6.67% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.370%)(c)

    7,113,903       194,920,942  

Compass Diversified Holdings

   

Series A, 7.25%

    316,202       7,920,860  

Series B, 7.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.985%)(c)

    316,202       8,135,878  

Series C, 7.88%

    366,221       9,488,786  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

   

Series A, 5.25%

    2,532,136       59,733,088  

Series C, 4.30%

    957,906       19,043,171  

Voya Financial Inc., Series B, 5.35% (5 year CMT + 3.210%)(c)

    960,241       24,726,206  
   

 

 

 
      370,123,167  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.9%  

AT&T Inc.

   

5.35%

    4,185,825     $ 105,733,940  

5.63%

    2,611,288       66,509,505  

Series A, 5.00%

    3,798,164       86,598,139  

Series C, 4.75%

    5,538,875       121,190,585  

Qwest Corp.

   

6.50%

    3,093,816       76,200,688  

6.75%

    2,088,771       52,114,837  
   

 

 

 
      508,347,694  
Electric Utilities — 11.0%  

Alabama Power Co., Series A, 5.00%

    800,671       20,280,996  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

   

6.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.677%)(c)

    899,350       23,491,022  

7.75%(a)

    1,818,467       90,123,225  

Series 19-A, 6.20% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.010%)(c)

    1,099,429       28,816,034  

American Electric Power Co. Inc., 6.13%(a)(b)

    1,345,260       75,159,676  

BIP Bermuda Holdings I Ltd., 5.13%

    954,688       21,595,043  

Brookfield BRP Holdings, 4.63%

    1,114,959       22,488,723  

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada Inc., 4.88%

    831,899       18,451,520  

Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00%

    800,628       17,549,766  

CMS Energy Corp.

   

5.63%

    627,903       15,923,620  

5.88%

    1,993,961       51,244,798  

5.88%

    893,387       23,058,318  

DTE Energy Co.

   

4.38%

    894,548       20,816,132  

Series E, 5.25%

    1,270,447       31,430,859  

Series G, 4.38%

    722,685       16,087,691  

Duke Energy Corp.

   

5.63%

    1,584,591       40,739,835  

Series A, 5.75%

    3,165,122       82,039,962  

Entergy Arkansas LLC, 4.88%

    1,302,161       32,554,025  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.88%

    862,283       21,798,514  

Entergy Mississippi LLC, 4.90%

    831,282       20,457,850  

Georgia Power Co., Series 2017, 5.00%

    862,188       21,770,247  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Series US, 5.50%

    799,007       20,678,301  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc., Series N, 5.65%

    2,175,793       56,309,523  

NextEra Energy Inc.

   

4.87%(a)(b)

    2,379,479           147,028,007  

5.28%(a)

    3,959,255       206,475,148  

6.22%(a)

    3,167,339       166,411,991  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Series A, 6.00%

    334,215       10,143,425  

PG&E Corp., 5.50%(a)

    1,266,028       142,352,188  

SCE Trust II, 5.10%(b)

    705,750       15,844,088  

SCE Trust III, Series H, 5.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.990%)(c)

    878,607       20,937,205  

SCE Trust IV, Series J, 5.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.132%)(c)

    1,035,878       24,073,805  

SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.790%)(c)

    956,894       23,912,781  

SCE Trust VI, 5.00%

    1,506,667       33,327,474  

Sempra Energy, 5.75%

    2,397,750       61,310,467  

Southern Co. (The)

   

5.25%

    1,427,625       36,133,189  

Series 2019, 6.75%(a)

    2,731,886       149,188,294  

Series 2020, 4.95%

    3,165,122       76,374,394  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

Series C, 4.20%

    2,373,752     $ 52,958,407  
   

 

 

 
      1,939,336,543  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., Series A, 7.75%

    611,207       15,222,660  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%  

II-VI Inc., Series A, 6.00%(a)

    181,832       53,664,078  
   

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%  

Hoegh LNG Partners LP, Series A, 8.75%

    573,043       13,541,006  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.3%  

Agree Realty Corp., Series A, 4.25%

    563,379       11,199,975  

American Finance Trust Inc., Series A, 7.50%

    637,633       16,546,576  

American Homes 4 Rent

   

Series F, 5.88%

    490,298       12,286,868  

Series G, 5.88%

    365,668       9,170,953  

Series H, 6.25%

    365,668       9,437,891  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

   

Series D, 6.38%(b)

    737,805           16,600,613  

Series F, 6.25% (SOFR + 5.440%)(c)

    881,745       21,770,284  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., Series A, 6.75%

    471,545       12,250,739  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc., Series B, 5.50%

    242,501       4,408,668  

Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc., Series A, 7.63%

    769,350       9,001,395  

Cedar Realty Trust Inc., Series C, 6.50%

    397,849       4,849,779  

Chatham Lodging Trust, Series A, 6.63%

    378,660       9,227,944  

City Office REIT Inc., Series A, 6.63%

    354,249       9,068,774  

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc., Series A, 7.38%

    406,726       7,768,101  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co., 8.25%

    374,834       10,101,776  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

   

Series J, 5.25%(b)

    628,990       15,668,141  

Series K, 5.85%

    659,527       17,167,488  

Series L, 5.20%

    1,097,724       27,333,328  

DigitalBridge Group Inc.

   

Series H, 7.13%

    702,206       17,323,422  

Series I, 7.15%

    1,098,110       27,331,958  

Series J, 7.13%

    1,003,707       24,811,637  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

   

5.63%

    1,116,838       20,225,936  

6.25%

    801,909       15,909,875  

EPR Properties

   

Series C, 5.75%

    428,981       11,080,579  

Series E, 9.00%

    267,299       8,874,327  

Series G, 5.75%

    474,349       11,384,376  

Equity Commonwealth, Series D, 6.50%

    388,578       10,705,324  

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Series C, 5.00%

    477,240       12,055,082  

Gladstone Commercial Corp., Series G, 6.00%

    315,715       7,877,089  

Gladstone Land Corp., Series B, 6.00%

    470,962       12,197,916  

Global Net Lease Inc.

   

Series A, 7.25%

    537,630       13,731,070  

Series B, 6.88%

    353,969       8,866,888  

Hersha Hospitality Trust

   

Series D, 6.50%

    622,446       13,787,179  

Series E, 6.50%

    316,575       7,091,818  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc., Series C, 4.75%

    1,349,394       29,052,453  

iStar Inc.

   

Series D, 8.00%

    323,677       8,211,685  

Series I, 7.50%

    404,691       10,149,650  

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

Series L, 5.13%

    722,055       18,123,581  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Series M, 5.25%

    845,860     $ 21,087,290  

Lexington Realty Trust, Series C, 6.50%

    153,868       8,148,849  

National Storage Affiliates Trust, Series A, 6.00%

    687,534       17,504,616  

Office Properties Income Trust, 6.38%

    508,885       12,640,703  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

   

Series E, 6.38%

    345,583       8,367,843  

Series F, 6.30%

    471,522       11,396,734  

Series G, 6.38%

    722,685       17,850,320  

Series H, 5.70%

    799,475       18,132,093  

Pennsylvania REIT

   

Series C, 7.20%

    545,591       2,820,705  

Series D, 6.88%

    395,222       2,110,485  

PS Business Parks Inc.

   

Series X, 5.25%

    722,685       18,233,343  

Series Y, 5.20%(b)

    627,904       15,590,856  

Series Z, 4.88%

    1,035,285       24,318,845  

Public Storage

   

Series F, 5.15%(b)

    893,990       22,573,247  

Series G, 5.05%

    943,690       23,658,308  

Series H, 5.60%

    909,161       23,774,560  

Series I, 4.88%

    1,007,582       24,554,773  

Series J, 4.70%

    827,627       19,291,985  

Series K, 4.75%

    722,685       17,691,329  

Series L, 4.63%

    1,789,187       41,652,273  

Series M, 4.13%(b)

    723,570       15,744,883  

Series N, 3.88%(b)

    903,521       18,504,110  

Series O, 3.90%(b)

    535,763       10,747,406  

Series P, 4.00%

    1,912,342       39,183,888  

Series Q, 3.95%

    451,862       9,195,392  

Series R, 4.00%

    1,381,940       28,509,422  

Series S, 4.10%

    795,412       16,520,707  

Ready Capital Corp.

   

5.75%(b)

    634,413       15,828,604  

6.20%

    324,237       8,225,893  

7.00%(a)

    361,343       9,485,254  

RLJ Lodging Trust, Series A, 1.95%

    1,024,504       28,225,085  

Saul Centers Inc., Series E, 6.00%

    347,813       8,747,010  

SITE Centers Corp., Series A, 6.38%

    564,158       14,109,592  

SL Green Realty Corp., Series I, 6.50%

    737,294       18,601,928  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc., Series A, 6.00%(b)

    545,591       13,727,070  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.

   

Series E, 6.25%

    505,989       12,437,210  

Series F, 5.88%

    314,321       7,361,398  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

   

Series H, 6.13%

    361,673       8,719,936  

Series I, 5.70%

    315,715       7,207,773  

UMH Properties Inc.

   

Series C, 6.75%

    791,607       20,098,902  

Series D, 6.38%

    619,038       15,816,421  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

   

Series H, 6.25%

    335,703       8,412,717  

Series K, 5.88%

    321,632       8,076,180  

Vornado Realty Trust

   

Series L, 5.40%

    956,786       22,503,607  

Series M, 5.25%

    1,017,593       23,547,102  

Series N, 5.25%

    956,550       22,220,656  

Series O, 4.45%

    958,717       19,203,102  
   

 

 

 
          1,295,011,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products — 1.1%  

CHS Inc.

   

8.00%(b)

    975,371     $ 31,504,483  

Series 1, 7.88%

    1,698,761       45,271,981  

Series 2, 7.10% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.298%)(c)

    1,332,780       35,318,670  

Series 3, 6.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.155%)(c)

    1,560,678       41,030,225  

Series 4, 7.50%

    1,638,617       45,356,918  
   

 

 

 
      198,482,277  
Gas Utilities — 1.0%  

Entergy New Orleans LLC, 5.50%

    345,583       8,694,868  

NiSource Inc., 7.75%(a)

    682,536       81,208,133  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

   

5.63%

    627,442       12,611,584  

8.75%(a)

    532,880       37,051,147  

Spire Inc., Series A, 5.90%

    800,369       20,689,539  

UGI Corp., 7.25%(a)(b)

    176,294       15,866,460  
   

 

 

 
      176,121,731  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%  

Becton Dickinson and Co., Series B,
6.00%(a)(b)

    2,373,752       125,381,580  

Boston Scientific Corp., Series A, 5.50%(a)

    796,138       92,702,309  
   

 

 

 
          218,083,889  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%  

CareCloud Inc., Series A, 11.00%

    352,563       9,205,420  

Change Healthcare Inc., 6.00%(a)

    324,189       22,894,227  
   

 

 

 
      32,099,647  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%  

AES Corp. (The), 6.88%(a)

    825,253       81,642,279  

Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, Series 17, 5.25%

    643,927       14,591,386  
   

 

 

 
      96,233,665  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%  

Steel Partners Holdings LP, Series A, 6.00%

    511,951       11,938,697  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 9.7%  

AEGON Funding Co. LLC, 5.10%

    2,929,797       71,164,769  

Allstate Corp. (The)

   

5.10% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.165%)(c)

    1,585,247       40,296,979  

Series G, 5.63%

    1,820,066       46,266,078  

Series H, 5.10%

    3,639,780       90,412,135  

Series I, 4.75%

    956,411       23,613,788  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

   

Series A, 5.95% (5 year CMT + 4.322%)(c)

    1,262,389       32,254,039  

Series B, 6.63% (5 year CMT + 6.297%)(c)

    957,272       25,147,535  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

   

4.50%

    627,904       14,291,095  

5.13%

    627,904       15,408,764  

5.63%

    471,522       11,962,513  

5.88%

    392,881       10,313,126  

American International Group Inc., Series A, 5.85%

    1,584,450       41,132,322  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

   

Series F, 5.45%

    1,051,076       25,667,276  

Series G, 4.55%

    1,585,594       33,471,889  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., 7.00% (5 year CMT + 6.712%)(c)

    474,349       12,631,914  

Argo Group U.S. Inc., 6.50%

    451,862       11,323,662  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   

5.63%

    814,745       20,556,016  

5.63%

    769,961       19,064,234  

5.95% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.060%)(c)

    877,383       22,750,541  

Assurant Inc., 5.25%

    799,900       18,573,678  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Athene Holding Ltd.

   

Series A, 6.35% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.253%)(c)

    2,730,096     $ 72,238,340  

Series B, 5.63%(b)

    1,098,040       27,165,510  

Series C, 6.38% (5 year CMT +
5.970%)(c)

    1,899,095       50,382,990  

Series D, 4.88%

    1,820,999       39,570,308  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Series E, 5.50%

    1,742,201       43,380,805  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.

   

6.25%

    1,193,206       30,820,511  

Series A, 6.60%

    1,348,790       34,582,976  

Series B, 6.75%

    1,278,218       33,080,282  

Series C, 5.38%

    1,820,761       41,495,143  

Series D, 4.63%

    1,115,125       23,228,054  

CNO Financial Group Inc., 5.13%

    471,522       10,467,788  

Enstar Group Ltd.

   

Series D, 7.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.015%)(c)

    1,269,862       33,371,973  

Series E, 7.00%

    349,473       9,054,845  

Global Indemnity Group LLC, 7.88%

    412,711       10,305,394  

Globe Life Inc., 4.25%

    1,036,039       22,979,345  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

7.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.596%)(c)

    1,899,095       47,420,402  

Series G, 6.00%

    1,097,390       29,442,974  

Kemper Corp., 5.88% (5 year CMT + 4.140%)(c)

    475,000       11,794,250  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

   

6.63%

    346,059       6,297,547  

Series A, 8.25%

    476,253       4,205,314  

Series C, 7.13%

    524,230       6,138,733  

Series D, 6.70%

    474,349       4,639,133  

Maiden Holdings North America Ltd., 7.75%

    479,223       10,058,891  

MetLife Inc.

   

Series A, 4.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)(b)(c)

    1,899,700       44,452,980  

Series E, 5.63%(b)

    2,547,714       65,552,681  

Series F, 4.75%

    3,165,122       75,456,508  

PartnerRe Ltd., Series J, 4.88%

    630,370       14,277,881  

Prudential Financial Inc.

   

4.13%(b)

    1,585,857       36,442,994  

5.63%

    1,789,585       46,833,439  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

   

5.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.040%)(b)(c)

    1,269,377       34,780,930  

6.20% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.370%)(c)

    1,270,425       32,268,795  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

Series F, 5.75%

    789,401       20,129,726  

Series G, 4.20%

    1,586,339       33,503,480  

Selective Insurance Group Inc., Series B, 4.60%(b)

    628,990       13,177,341  

SiriusPoint Ltd., Series B, 8.00% (5 year CMT + 7.298%)(c)

    641,288       16,846,636  

Unum Group, 6.25%

    956,395       25,440,107  

WR Berkley Corp.

   

4.13%

    957,338       21,252,904  

4.25%(b)

    801,766       17,045,545  

5.10%

    956,828       23,327,467  

5.70%

    580,967       14,611,320  
   

 

 

 
          1,723,824,595  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.8%  

Qurate Retail Inc., 8.00%

    998,325       85,865,933  

QVC Inc.

   

6.25%

    1,586,128       35,687,880  

6.38%

    720,349       17,029,051  
   

 

 

 
      138,582,864  
Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services — 0.2%  

Sabre Corp., 6.50%(a)

    260,540     $ 37,838,224  
   

 

 

 
Leisure Products — 0.3%  

Brunswick Corp./DE

   

6.38%

    736,290       19,644,217  

6.50%

    594,949       15,438,927  

6.63%

    393,041       10,191,553  
   

 

 

 
      45,274,697  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.7%  

Avantor Inc., Series A, 6.25%(a)

    1,641,366           169,930,622  

Danaher Corp.

   

Series A, 4.75%(a)

    130,736       264,707,716  

Series B, 5.00%(a)(b)

    136,305       215,258,308  
   

 

 

 
      649,896,646  
Machinery — 0.6%  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.

   

6.50%

    479,684       11,430,870  

8.13%

    517,795       13,602,475  

RBC Bearings Inc., Series A, 5.00%(a)

    365,072       36,404,980  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc., Series I,
5.25%(a)(b)

    597,361       52,514,005  
   

 

 

 
      113,952,330  
Marine — 0.3%  

Atlas Corp.

   

Series D, 7.95%

    405,457       10,314,826  

Series H, 7.88%

    724,218       18,395,138  

Series I, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US +
5.008%)(c)

    474,916       12,324,070  

Global Ship Lease Inc., 8.75%

    292,731       7,856,900  
   

 

 

 
      48,890,934  
Media — 0.3%  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A, 7.00%

    578,608       15,709,207  

ViacomCBS Inc., Series A, 5.75%(a)(b)

    791,832       43,986,268  
   

 

 

 
      59,695,475  
Metals & Mining — 0.8%  

ArcelorMittal SA, 5.50%(a)

    1,928,717       144,325,893  
   

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 4.4%  

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.

   

Series C, 8.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.927%)(c)

    377,414       9,386,286  

Series D, 7.88%

    363,006       8,977,138  

AGNC Investment Corp.

   

Series C, 7.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.111%)(c)

    1,035,193       25,703,841  

Series D, 6.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.332%)(c)

    739,187       18,524,026  

Series E, 6.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.993%)(c)

    1,279,121       31,121,014  

Series F, 6.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.697%)(c)

    1,820,923       42,482,134  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

   

Series F, 6.95% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.993%)(c)

    2,278,942       55,401,080  

Series G, 6.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.172%)(c)

    1,349,455       31,401,818  

Series I, 6.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US +
4.989%)(c)

    1,404,477       34,718,671  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc., Series E, 6.25%

    451,862       10,316,009  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc., Series C, 7.00%

    549,981       13,529,533  

Chimera Investment Corp.

   

Series A, 8.00%

    458,580       11,482,843  

Series B, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.791%)(c)

    1,035,567       25,733,840  

Series C, 7.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.743%)(c)

    817,866       19,906,858  

Series D, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.379%)(c)

    628,990       15,680,721  

Dynex Capital Inc., Series C, 6.90%

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.461%)(c)

    352,698       8,785,707  

Ellington Financial Inc.

   

6.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.196%)(c)

    361,343       8,831,223  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)  

Series B, 6.25% (5 year CMT + 4.990%)(c)

    376,735     $ 8,597,093  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc., Series E, 7.50%

    825,722       19,280,609  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., Series A, 7.00% (SOFR + 5.830%)(c)

    617,440       14,917,350  

Great Ajax Corp., 7.25%(a)

    364,209       9,101,583  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

   

Series B, 7.75% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.180%)(c)

    488,506       11,602,018  

Series C, 7.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.289%)(c)

    909,250       21,922,018  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., Series A, 6.50%

    1,044,101       25,476,064  

MFA Financial Inc.

   

Series B, 7.50%

    628,990       15,284,457  

Series C, 6.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.345%)(c)

    880,815       20,073,774  

New Residential Investment Corp.

   

Series A, 7.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.802%)(c)

    491,065       12,502,515  

Series B, 7.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.640%)(c)

    903,045       22,232,968  

Series C, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.969%)(c)

    1,280,147       27,599,969  

Series D, 7.00% (5 year CMT + 6.223%)(c)

    1,474,999       35,680,226  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

   

Series D, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.695%)(c)

    481,188       11,572,571  

Series E, 7.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.429%)(c)

    581,868       14,680,530  

Series F, 6.88% (SOFR + 6.130%)(c)

    393,988       9,065,664  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

   

Series A, 8.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.831%)(b)(c)

    363,303       9,464,043  

Series B, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.990%)(c)

    626,110       16,291,382  

Series C, 6.75%

    800,270       18,286,170  

Ready Capital Corp., Series E, 6.50%

    361,343       8,274,755  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc., Series C, 6.25%

    647,517       14,491,430  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

   

Series A, 8.13% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.660%)(c)

    456,058       11,579,313  

Series B, 7.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.352%)(c)

    902,988       21,978,728  

Series C, 7.25% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.011%)(c)

    927,985       21,956,125  
   

 

 

 
          773,894,097  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%  

Dillard’s Capital Trust I, 7.50%

    641,950       16,735,637  

Franchise Group Inc., Series A, 7.50%

    359,031       9,277,361  
   

 

 

 
      26,012,998  
Multi-Utilities — 1.8%  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

   

Series 13, 5.13%

    644,828       13,264,112  

Series 14, 5.00%

    628,990       12,768,497  

CMS Energy Corp., Series C, 4.20%

    725,762       15,226,487  

Dominion Energy Inc., Series A, 7.25%(a)

    1,273,898       129,364,342  

DTE Energy Co., 6.25%(a)

    2,057,478       109,643,003  

NiSource Inc., Series B, 6.50% (5 year CMT + 3.632%)(c)

    1,584,297       42,538,374  
   

 

 

 
      322,804,815  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.0%  

Altera Infrastructure LP

   

Series A, 7.25%

    474,349       2,144,058  

Series B, 8.50%

    393,291       1,848,468  

Series E, 8.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.407%)(c)

    381,633       1,782,226  

DCP Midstream LP

   

Series B, 7.88% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.919%)(c)

    510,022       12,235,428  

Series C, 7.95% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.882%)(c)

    350,011       8,645,272  

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75%

    354,415       17,649,867  

Enbridge Inc., Series B, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.593%)(c)

    1,899,095       48,901,696  

Energy Transfer LP

   

Series C, 7.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.530%)(c)

    1,428,195       34,062,451  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Series D, 7.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.738%)(c)

    1,413,484     $ 34,884,785  

Series E, 7.60% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.161%)(c)

    2,532,136       62,695,687  

NGL Energy Partners LP, Series B, 9.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.213%)(c)

    995,124       16,469,302  

NuStar Energy LP

   

Series A, 7.59% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.766%)(c)

    712,543       17,122,408  

Series B, 7.63% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.643%)(c)

    1,225,729       25,997,712  

Series C, 9.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.880%)(c)

    545,591       13,530,657  

NuStar Logistics LP, 6.98% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.734%)(c)

    1,278,988       31,987,490  

Teekay LNG Partners LP

   

9.00%

    395,774       9,858,730  

Series B, 8.50% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.241%)(c)

    537,705       13,550,166  
   

 

 

 
      353,366,403  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%  

Elanco Animal Health Inc., 5.00%(a)

    872,733       35,555,142  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 0.4%  

Clarivate PLC, Series A, 5.25%(a)

    1,142,407       77,535,163  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Brookfield Property Partners LP

   

6.25%

    2,124,226       47,795,085  

Series A, 5.75%

    902,989       19,035,008  

Series A-1, 6.50%

    572,110       12,174,501  

Series A2, 6.38%

    785,108       16,141,820  
   

 

 

 
      95,146,414  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%  

Broadcom Inc., Series A, 8.00%(a)

    316,763           621,853,283  
   

 

 

 
Software — 0.3%  

Synchronoss Technologies Inc., 8.38%

    392,771       8,346,384  

Tennessee Valley Authority

   

Series A, 2.22% (30 Year CMT + 0.840%)(c)

    743,230       17,874,681  

Series D, 2.13% (30 Year CMT +
0.940%)(b)(c)

    818,468       19,397,692  
   

 

 

 
      45,618,757  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%  

TravelCenters of America Inc.

   

8.00%

    376,744       9,682,321  

8.00%

    316,202       8,003,073  

8.25%

    348,645       8,953,203  
   

 

 

 
      26,638,597  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Fossil Group Inc., 7.00%

    471,771       11,610,284  
   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.

   

Series D, 5.70%

    317,153       8,014,456  

Series F, 5.25%

    379,526       8,880,908  

Series G, 4.88%

    392,881       8,729,816  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

   

Series B, 6.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.569%)(c)

    395,222       9,841,028  

Series C, 6.00%

    631,138       15,778,450  

New York Community Bancorp Inc., Series A, 6.38% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.821%)(c)

    1,630,464       43,680,131  

New York Community Capital Trust V, 6.00%(a)

    228,060       11,767,896  

Washington Federal Inc., Series A, 4.88%

    958,547       20,800,470  
   

 

 

 
      127,493,155  
 

 

 

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

  13


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.0%  

Air Lease Corp., Series A, 6.15% (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.650%)(c)

    800,635     $ 20,095,938  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

Series A, 8.25% (3 mo. LIBOR US +
6.886%)(c)

    344,156       8,359,549  

Series B, 8.00% (3 mo. LIBOR US +
6.447%)(c)

    404,389       9,907,531  

Series C, 8.25% (5 year CMT + 7.378%)(c)

    343,744       8,933,907  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

   

7.00% (5 year CMT + 6.134%)(c)

    484,020       12,899,133  

Series B, 6.25%

    485,538       11,565,515  

Triton International Ltd.

   

6.88%

    485,521       12,934,279  

7.38%

    563,478       14,796,932  

8.00%

    467,583       12,250,675  

Series E, 5.75%

    559,181       13,224,631  

WESCO International Inc., Series A, 10.63% (5 year CMT + 10.325%)(c)

    1,718,416       50,572,983  
   

 

 

 
      175,541,073  
Water Utilities — 0.2%  

Essential Utilities Inc., 6.00%(a)

    603,541       36,930,674  
   

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

   

Series UU, 6.63%(b)

    1,333,517       32,991,211  

Series VV, 6.00%

    2,184,076       50,473,996  

United States Cellular Corp.

   

5.50%

    1,585,290       35,589,761  

5.50%

    1,585,378       35,639,297  

6.25%

    1,584,768       39,650,895  
   

 

 

 
      194,345,160  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $18,029,405,016)

      17,565,523,080  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments  
Money Market Funds — 2.6%  

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

    275,775,779     $ 275,720,624  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    190,910,000       190,910,000  
   

 

 

 
      466,630,624  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.6%
(Cost: $466,700,004)

 

    466,630,624  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.8%
(Cost: $18,496,105,020)

 

    18,032,153,804  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.8)%

 

    (320,405,821
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   17,711,747,983  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Convertible security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   

  

 
 

 

   

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 19,893,290     $ 255,956,635 (a)    $     $ (41,897   $ (87,404   $ 275,720,624       275,775,779     $ 4,703,771 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    407,290,000             (216,380,000 )(a)                  190,910,000       190,910,000       32,648          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (41,897   $ (87,404   $ 466,630,624       $ 4,736,419     $    
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                                           

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

  $ 100      $      $      $ 100  

Preferred Stocks

    17,565,523,080                      17,565,523,080  

Money Market Funds

    466,630,624                      466,630,624  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 18,032,153,804      $      $      $ 18,032,153,804  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Preferred and

Income Securities

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

 

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 17,565,523,180  

Affiliated(c)

    466,630,624  

Cash

    1,762,015  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    1,473,079  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    433,961  

Capital shares sold

    233,521  

Dividends

    47,104,500  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    18,083,160,880  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    275,769,111  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    88,793,132  

Capital shares redeemed

    101,470  

Investment advisory fees

    6,749,184  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    371,412,897  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 17,711,747,983  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 19,935,096,420  

Accumulated loss

    (2,223,348,437
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 17,711,747,983  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    486,750,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 36.39  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 267,417,134  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 18,029,405,016  

(c) Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 466,700,004  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Preferred and

Income Securities

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 972,381,699  

Dividends — Affiliated

    38,385  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    4,698,034  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (1,098,700
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    976,019,418  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

    87,859,472  

Professional fees

    217  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    87,859,689  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    888,159,729  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (54,897,928

Investments — Affiliated

    (41,897

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    177,886,600  
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    122,946,775  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (1,182,495,620

Investments — Affiliated

    (87,404
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,182,583,024
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (1,059,636,249
 

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (171,476,520
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   

 

   

iShares

Preferred and Income Securities ETF

 
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 888,159,729     $ 845,600,544  

Net realized gain (loss)

    122,946,775       (67,757,721

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,182,583,024     3,092,236,957  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (171,476,520     3,870,079,780  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (853,841,960     (841,924,673
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    372,726,191       1,519,553,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (652,592,289 )          4,547,709,017  

Beginning of year

    18,364,340,272       13,816,631,255  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 17,711,747,983     $ 18,364,340,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Preferred and Income Securities ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 38.27     $ 31.50     $ 36.47     $ 37.54     $ 38.73  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.75       1.81       1.93       2.10       2.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (1.94     6.78       (4.93     (1.02     (1.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.19     8.59       (3.00     1.08       0.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

         

From net investment income

    (1.69     (1.82     (1.97     (2.15     (2.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.69     (1.82     (1.97     (2.15     (2.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 36.39     $ 38.27     $ 31.50     $ 36.47     $ 37.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    (0.67 )%      27.88     (8.90 )%      3.01     2.41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.45     0.46     0.46     0.46     0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.56     4.97     5.25     5.73     5.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 17,711,748     $ 18,364,340     $ 13,816,631     $ 14,370,721     $ 16,622,879  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    21     28     46     28     22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 fund (the “Fund”):

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

 

Preferred and Income Securities

    Diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

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 Fund. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Fund 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 Fund’s tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the 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 Fund. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The 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 Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The 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 the 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, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

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

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

Preferred and Income Securities

         

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 104,476,086      $ 104,476,086     $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    5,888,759        5,888,759               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    34,743,280        34,743,280               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    129,132        129,132               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    13,549,430        13,549,430               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    85,636,686        85,636,686               

Morgan Stanley

    1,493,768        1,493,768               

National Financial Services LLC

    5,836,750        5,836,750               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4,430        4,430               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    2,536,272        2,536,272               

UBS AG

    2,158        2,158               

UBS Securities LLC

    2,250        2,250               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    13,118,133        13,118,133               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 267,417,134      $ 267,417,134     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the 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. The 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 the 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 the 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 Fund, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $46 billion

    0.4800

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.4560  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.4332  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.4116  

Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion

    0.3910  

Over $171 billion

    0.3714  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $46 billion

    0.4800

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.4560  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.4332  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.4116  

Over $141 billion

    0.3910  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for the Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Fund.

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 Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational

 

 

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costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. The 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 the 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. The Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, the Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 the Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statement of Operations. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund paid BTC $1,386,422 for securities lending agent services.

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

The 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 Statement of Operations.

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

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 4,197,664,865          $ 4,049,451,537   

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 3,233,276,446          $ 2,894,299,763   

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the 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 Fund as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital    

Accumulated

Loss

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 169,107,142         $ (169,107,142

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

Preferred and Income Securities

   

Ordinary income

  $ 853,841,960         $ 841,924,673  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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  

Preferred and Income Securities

   $ 53,510,741         $ (1,784,643,780 )          $(492,215,398 )        $ (2,223,348,437

 

  (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, timing and recognition of partnership income, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the classification of investments and dividends deemed recognized for tax purposes.

 

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost    

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 18,524,369,202         $ 809,605,295           $(1,301,820,693 )          $(492,215,398

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the 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 Fund and its investments. The 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 the 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 Fund 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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience

 

 

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significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Fund 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 Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Fund is uncertain.

 

9.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the 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 the Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
                         
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Preferred and Income Securities

       

Shares sold

    85,800,000     $ 3,332,513,336       111,400,000     $ 4,090,195,407  

Shares redeemed

    (78,850,000 )          (2,959,787,145 )          (70,200,000 )          (2,570,641,497
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    6,950,000     $ 372,726,191       41,200,000     $ 1,519,553,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (one of the funds constituting iShares Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 March 31, 2022 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 opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend

Income

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 591,496,428      

The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Business

Income

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 36,614,879      

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Dividends-Received

Deduction

 

Preferred and Income Securities

    64.03

The Fund hereby designates the following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   Interest Dividends  

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 203,709,494      

The Fund hereby designates the following amount, or maximum amount 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 March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Interest-Related

Dividends

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $ 203,709,494      

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund” or “ETF”), a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Fund, as the program administrator for the Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of the Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing the Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish the Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to the Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing the Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the 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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
    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

 

Preferred and Income Securities(a)

  $ 1.607751      $      $ 0.081904      $ 1.689655                 95         5     100

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Fund according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Fund in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF  

Total

Remuneration

    

Fixed

Remuneration

    

Variable

Remuneration

    

No. of

Beneficiaries

    

Senior Management

Remuneration

    

Risk Taker

Remuneration

 

Preferred and Income Securities

    $1,832,960        $857,029        $975,931        661        $224,358        $23,187      

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).   

Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Fixed Income
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

    

 

 

 

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This report is intended for the Fund’s 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.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

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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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF  |  IVV  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF  |  IJH  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  |  IJR  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF  |  ITOT  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF  |  IUSG  |  NASDAQ

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iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  |  IUSV  |  NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

 

     6-Month     12-Month  
   

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

    5.92%   15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37)
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     17  

Shareholder Expenses

     17  

Schedules of Investments

     18  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     115  

Statements of Operations

     117  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     119  

Financial Highlights

     122  

Notes to Financial Statements

     128  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     141  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     142  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     143  

Supplemental Information

     144  

Trustee and Officer Information

     146  

General Information

     149  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     150  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 500® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    15.61      15.95      14.59       15.61      109.60      290.29

Fund Market

    15.55        15.97        14.60         15.55        109.76        290.70  

Index

    15.65        15.99        14.64               15.65        109.94        291.97  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,059.00        $ 0.15             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.80        $ 0.15        0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as large companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry gained amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits, as demand for these products outstripped supply. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry.

The software and services industry was another source of strength, reflecting continued growth in demand for cloud computing services and operating system software amid a rapid increase in personal computer sales. Businesses continued the migration of their processes to cloud providers, moving away from more expensive in-house platforms. Elevated demand allowed for product price increases, which further boosted stock prices in the industry.

The healthcare sector contributed notably to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth as pharmaceuticals companies produced new products in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines and development of antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19 generated significant sales. Elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for care providers and services, also increased from pandemic-induced lows.

The energy sector contributed to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices. The war in Ukraine drove further price gains. Rising prices drove increased cash flow in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    28.0

Health Care

    13.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.0  

Financials

    11.1  

Communication Services

    9.4  

Industrials

    7.9  

Consumer Staples

    6.1  

Energy

    3.9  

Utilities

    2.7  

Real Estate

    2.7  

Materials

    2.6  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Apple Inc.

    7.1

Microsoft Corp.

    6.0  

Amazon.com Inc.

    3.7  

Tesla Inc.

    2.4  

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    2.2  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    2.0  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1.8  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    1.7  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    1.3  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.3  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    4.51      11.04      12.13        4.51      68.82      214.11

Fund Market

    4.44        11.04        12.13          4.44        68.83        214.18  

Index

    4.59        11.10        12.20                4.59        69.28        216.29  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,027.00        $ 0.25             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.70        $ 0.25          0.05

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The real estate sector was the top contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices and historically low borrowing costs. As the COVID-19 vaccination program accelerated, workers began to return to the office, driving strong investment in commercial property, which reached a record high in 2021. Specialized real estate investment trusts that invest in data centers benefited from strong demand for data storage and services.

Stocks in the financials sector contributed to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. Premiums and income grew in the insurance industry, as many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation. Regional banks also advanced amid growth in loans, lower probability of loan defaults, and higher interest rates, which allowed banks to charge more for loans.

The energy sector also contributed to the Index’s performance amid higher prices for energy commodities as demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

On the downside, stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s return despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The specialty retail industry faced headwinds from supply chain difficulties, competition from online retailers, and an inflation-induced increase in the wholesale cost of goods. The consumer durables and apparel industry declined as higher input costs led to reduced profits despite rising sales.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    18.7

Financials

    14.2  

Information Technology

    14.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.0  

Real Estate

    10.1  

Health Care

    9.2  

Materials

    7.4  

Consumer Staples

    3.6  

Energy

    3.6  

Utilities

    3.4  

Communication Services

    1.7  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Targa Resources Corp.

    0.7

Camden Property Trust

    0.7  

Alcoa Corp.

    0.7  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    0.7  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

    0.7  

Wolfspeed Inc.

    0.6  

Cognex Corp.

    0.6  

Darling Ingredients Inc.

    0.6  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    0.6  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    0.5  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600® (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    1.12      10.86      12.53        1.12      67.42      225.50

Fund Market

    0.90        10.87        12.52          0.90        67.51        225.33  

Index

    1.23        10.89        12.56                1.23        67.70        226.39  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 996.30        $ 0.30             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.60        $ 0.30          0.06

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

The real estate sector was another significant contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in both commercial and residential property prices. The return to in-person work drove strong investment in commercial property, which reached a record high in 2021. As younger workers moved out of family homes, rents and occupancy rates increased, benefiting residential property companies.

On the downside, stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s performance despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The restaurants industry led the decline despite rebounding consumer demand. Labor shortages, higher wages, and rising prices for food and linens cut into restaurant profits. The household durables industry declined amid investor expectations of a downturn in the housing market.

The healthcare sector also detracted, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas and a reduction in merger and acquisition activity. Healthcare facilities faced headwinds from high rates of employee illness and labor shortages.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    17.7

Industrials

    16.3  

Information Technology

    13.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9  

Health Care

    11.9  

Real Estate

    8.7  

Energy

    6.0  

Materials

    5.5  

Consumer Staples

    4.8  

Utilities

    2.0  

Communication Services

    1.8  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Southwestern Energy Co.

    0.8

Matador Resources Co.

    0.6  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    0.6  

Omnicell Inc.

    0.6  

Exponent Inc.

    0.6  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    0.5  

Rogers Corp.

    0.5  

Matson Inc.

    0.5  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.

    0.5  

UFP Industries Inc.

    0.5  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P Total Market IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.70      15.31      14.25        11.70      103.90      278.83

Fund Market

    11.61        15.31        14.25          11.61        103.90        279.01  

Index

    11.67        15.31        14.29                11.67        103.87        280.10  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through December 20, 2015 reflects the performance of the S&P Composite 1500®. Index performance beginning on December 21, 2015 reflects the performance of the S&P Total Market IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,032.70        $ 0.15             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.80        $ 0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry was the top contributor amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits in the industry. Consumer demand was high for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles. In response to high demand, makers of semiconductors ramped up production to record highs, boosting revenues.

The energy sector was a notable contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities as demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. The war in Ukraine led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply, driving further gains in oil prices. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited, as rising prices drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Stocks in the financials sector contributed to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The capital markets industry advanced amid growing assets under management and low interest rates, which facilitated borrowing to finance acquisitions.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    27.1

Health Care

    13.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9  

Financials

    11.7  

Industrials

    8.8  

Communication Services

    8.6  

Consumer Staples

    5.6  

Energy

    3.9  

Real Estate

    3.5  

Materials

    2.9  

Utilities

    2.6  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Apple Inc.

    5.9

Microsoft Corp.

    5.1  

Amazon.com Inc.

    3.1  

Tesla Inc.

    2.0  

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    1.8  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    1.7  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1.5  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    1.4  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    1.1  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.1  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Growth IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    17.03      19.31      16.13        17.03      141.81      346.30

Fund Market

    17.17        19.35        16.16          17.17        142.13        347.24  

Index

    17.09        19.39        16.24                17.09        142.56        350.24  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Growth Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Growth IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,033.40        $ 0.20             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.70        $ 0.20          0.04

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry was the top contributor amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry.

The software and services industry was another source of strength, reflecting continued growth in demand for cloud computing services and operating system software amid a rapid increase in personal computer sales. Businesses continued their migration from more expensive in-house platforms to cloud providers. Elevated demand allowed for product price increases, which further boosted stock prices in the industry.

A strong rebound in consumer spending supported the consumer discretionary sector, which was a contributor to the Index’s return. The automobile manufacturing industry led the advance amid strong demand for electric vehicles. Despite semiconductor shortages that constrained production, electric car shipments continued to grow. Plans for additional manufacturing facilities also helped the industry amid strong growth in revenues and profits.

The healthcare sector contributed to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth and a partial return to normalcy in medical care as the coronavirus pandemic abated. Elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for makers of medical supplies and equipment, increased from pandemic-induced lows.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    42.7

Consumer Discretionary

    17.1  

Communication Services

    11.5  

Health Care

    11.0  

Financials

    6.9  

Industrials

    4.0  

Real Estate

    2.5  

Materials

    1.6  

Consumer Staples

    1.5  

Energy

    1.1  

Utilities

    0.1  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Apple Inc.

    13.2

Microsoft Corp.

    11.3  

Amazon.com Inc.

    7.0  

Tesla Inc.

    4.4  

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    4.1  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    3.8  

NVIDIA Corp.

    3.3  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    2.5  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1.2  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    1.1  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the S&P 900 Value IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    12.33      11.07      12.02       12.33      69.07      211.24

Fund Market

    12.30        11.08        12.04         12.30        69.15        211.58  

Index

    12.37        11.08        12.10               12.37        69.10        213.35  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 22, 2017 reflects the performance of the Russell 3000® Value Index. Index performance beginning on January 23, 2017 reflects the performance of the S&P 900 Value IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 1,080.30        $ 0.21             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.70        $ 0.20          0.04

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. Stocks in the financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry was the top contributor, led by the strong gains of a multisector holding company. The rebounding economy helped the value-oriented firms represented in this company’s holdings, which included notable investments in the information technology sector. Robust investment banking activity, especially initial public offerings and existing equity capital financings, drove gains in the capital markets industry. The insurance industry advanced amid growth in premiums and income, as many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation.

The energy sector was a significant contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

The healthcare sector was also a strong contributor to the Index’s return. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines and development of successful COVID-19 treatments generated billions of dollars in sales for pharmaceuticals companies. Meanwhile, elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for care providers, increased from pandemic-induced lows. On the downside, the communication services sector detracted slightly from the Index’s performance, as disruptions from the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants weighed on the earnings of the entertainment industry.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Health Care

    15.8

Financials

    15.8  

Industrials

    13.0  

Information Technology

    11.5  

Consumer Staples

    10.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.1  

Energy

    6.6  

Communication Services

    6.3  

Utilities

    5.5  

Materials

    4.2  

Real Estate

    3.8  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    3.2

Johnson & Johnson

    2.3  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.8  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.7  

Chevron Corp.

    1.6  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.4  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.3  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1.2  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.1  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1.1  
 

 

 

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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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)(b)

    4,751,414     $ 909,895,781  

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,998,196       481,924,911  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    3,247,505       116,715,330  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    340,752       67,959,579  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    1,699,224       422,206,187  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    2,101,540       927,619,756  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,271,845       568,794,521  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    12,948,068       1,282,765,097  

Textron Inc.(b)

    1,934,414       143,881,713  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)(b)

    458,870       298,972,160  
   

 

 

 
      5,220,735,035  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    1,129,706       121,680,633  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    1,453,572       149,950,488  

FedEx Corp.

    2,115,055       489,402,576  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    6,326,473       1,356,775,400  
   

 

 

 
      2,117,809,097  
Airlines — 0.2%  

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,070,272       62,086,479  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    5,579,702       101,829,561  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)(b)

    5,486,126       217,086,006  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)(b)

    5,204,664       238,373,611  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,803,378       129,964,604  
   

 

 

 
      749,340,261  
Auto Components — 0.1%  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    2,347,097       280,970,982  

BorgWarner Inc.

    2,024,350       78,747,215  
   

 

 

 
      359,718,197  
Automobiles — 2.7%  

Ford Motor Co.

    34,127,692       577,099,272  

General Motors Co.(a)

    12,660,064       553,751,199  

Tesla Inc.(a)(b)

    7,263,393       7,827,032,297  
   

 

 

 
      8,957,882,768  
Banks — 3.8%  

Bank of America Corp.

    61,675,771       2,542,275,281  

Citigroup Inc.

    17,210,339       919,032,103  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    3,696,126       167,545,392  

Comerica Inc.

    1,132,639       102,424,545  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    5,978,923       257,332,846  

First Republic Bank/CA

    1,551,381       251,478,860  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    12,314,766       180,041,879  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    25,641,046       3,495,387,391  

KeyCorp

    8,057,701       180,331,348  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,129,915       191,520,592  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    3,702,066       74,004,299  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    3,652,998       673,795,481  

Regions Financial Corp.

    8,151,777       181,458,556  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    542,544       159,231,239  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

    509,599       285,095,160  

Truist Financial Corp.

    11,570,893       656,069,633  

U.S. Bancorp.

    11,704,942       622,117,667  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    33,714,675       1,633,813,150  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    1,275,926       83,649,709  
   

 

 

 
          12,656,605,131  
Beverages — 1.5%  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    1,629,618       109,216,998  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    33,729,234       2,091,212,508  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    1,422,148     $ 327,549,128  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    1,639,450       87,513,841  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)(b)

    3,269,170       261,206,683  

PepsiCo Inc.

    12,003,340       2,009,119,049  
   

 

 

 
      4,885,818,207  
Biotechnology — 1.9%  

AbbVie Inc.

    15,338,798       2,486,572,544  

Amgen Inc.

    4,887,130       1,181,805,777  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    1,272,115       267,907,419  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    10,882,628       646,972,235  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,608,487       127,746,037  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    3,072,474       529,264,371  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    927,042       647,464,674  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,210,990       577,002,060  
   

 

 

 
      6,464,735,117  
Building Products — 0.4%  

A O Smith Corp.

    1,125,751       71,924,231  

Allegion PLC

    802,264       88,072,542  

Carrier Global Corp.

    7,444,548       341,481,417  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    1,183,792       87,932,070  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    6,081,089       398,737,006  

Masco Corp.

    2,035,333       103,801,983  

Trane Technologies PLC

    2,025,388       309,276,747  
   

 

 

 
      1,401,225,996  
Capital Markets — 2.9%  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    957,887       287,710,939  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    6,437,746       319,505,334  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    1,236,319       944,757,890  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    911,197       104,259,161  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    13,043,935       1,099,734,160  

CME Group Inc.

    3,127,397       743,882,650  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    330,657       143,554,737  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    2,447,432       68,332,302  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    2,945,307       972,245,841  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    4,874,851       644,065,314  

Invesco Ltd.

    2,955,170       68,146,220  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    326,370       111,031,074  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,403,287       473,483,067  

Morgan Stanley

    12,299,619       1,074,986,701  

MSCI Inc.

    707,180       355,626,678  

Nasdaq Inc.

    1,015,609       180,981,524  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,791,624       208,634,615  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    1,621,088       178,173,782  

S&P Global Inc.

    3,073,084       1,260,517,595  

State Street Corp.

    3,160,220       275,318,366  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    1,994,448       301,540,593  
   

 

 

 
          9,816,488,543  
Chemicals — 1.7%  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    1,929,673       482,244,579  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,006,230       222,527,765  

Celanese Corp.

    951,433       135,931,233  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    1,854,205       191,094,367  

Corteva Inc.

    6,328,499       363,762,123  

Dow Inc.

    6,376,432       406,306,247  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    4,442,161       326,854,206  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    1,112,574       124,675,042  

Ecolab Inc.

    2,158,191       381,050,203  

FMC Corp.

    1,120,641       147,442,736  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    2,202,556       289,261,680  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

Linde PLC

    4,447,139     $ 1,420,549,611  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    2,287,698       235,221,108  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    3,256,227       216,539,096  

PPG Industries Inc.

    2,045,048       268,044,441  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    2,091,606       522,106,690  
   

 

 

 
      5,733,611,127  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%  

Cintas Corp.

    769,159       327,192,547  

Copart Inc.(a)

    1,872,502       234,942,826  

Republic Services Inc.

    1,823,337       241,592,153  

Rollins Inc.

    1,916,959       67,189,413  

Waste Management Inc.

    3,348,895       530,799,857  
   

 

 

 
      1,401,716,796  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    1,952,192       271,315,644  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    36,593,551       2,040,456,404  

F5 Inc.(a)

    513,931       107,385,883  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    2,760,367       102,575,238  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    1,469,707       355,963,035  
   

 

 

 
          2,877,696,204  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Quanta Services Inc.(b)

    1,233,795       162,379,760  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    542,835       208,931,763  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,150,559       211,357,688  
   

 

 

 
      420,289,451  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%  

American Express Co.

    5,346,397       999,776,239  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    3,586,202       470,832,460  

Discover Financial Services

    2,506,136       276,151,126  

Synchrony Financial

    4,507,707       156,913,281  
   

 

 

 
      1,903,673,106  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  

Amcor PLC

    12,966,378       146,909,063  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    725,323       126,184,442  

Ball Corp.

    2,809,613       252,865,170  

International Paper Co.

    3,337,787       154,038,870  

Packaging Corp. of America

    817,090       127,555,920  

Sealed Air Corp.

    1,327,993       88,922,411  

Westrock Co.

    2,267,892       106,658,961  
   

 

 

 
      1,003,134,837  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,241,688       156,477,522  

LKQ Corp.

    2,353,190       106,858,358  

Pool Corp.

    347,513       146,945,872  
   

 

 

 
      410,281,752  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    15,889,726       5,607,643,203  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

AT&T Inc.

    61,958,052       1,464,068,769  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    7,976,108       89,890,737  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    36,423,479       1,855,412,020  
   

 

 

 
      3,409,371,526  
Electric Utilities — 1.7%  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    2,214,864       138,384,703  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    4,395,473       438,536,341  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    2,845,781       160,075,181  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

Duke Energy Corp.

    6,674,016     $ 745,220,626  

Edison International

    3,267,357       229,041,726  

Entergy Corp.

    1,722,265       201,074,439  

Evergy Inc.

    1,952,458       133,430,980  

Eversource Energy

    2,991,506       263,820,914  

Exelon Corp.

    8,479,655       403,885,968  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    4,912,943       225,307,566  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    17,024,254       1,442,124,556  

NRG Energy Inc.

    2,079,249       79,759,992  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    946,884       73,951,640  

PPL Corp.

    6,621,037       189,096,817  

Southern Co. (The)

    9,195,266       666,748,738  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    4,673,748       337,304,393  
   

 

 

 
      5,727,764,580  
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%  

AMETEK Inc.

    1,995,859       265,808,502  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,450,889       523,706,915  

Emerson Electric Co.

    5,140,498       504,025,829  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    555,766       165,207,001  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    1,008,184       282,321,765  
   

 

 

 
      1,741,070,012  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    5,211,038       392,651,713  

CDW Corp./DE

    1,193,079       213,429,902  

Corning Inc.

    6,500,311       239,926,479  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    298,191       32,729,444  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,585,550       250,469,334  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,822,679       369,714,495  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    402,784       190,367,802  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    2,173,069       156,765,198  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    465,536       192,592,243  
   

 

 

 
      2,038,646,610  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%  

Baker Hughes Co.

    7,880,954       286,945,535  

Halliburton Co.

    7,796,370       295,248,532  

Schlumberger NV

    12,176,284       503,002,292  
   

 

 

 
      1,085,196,359  
Entertainment — 1.4%  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    6,752,203       540,918,982  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    2,425,687       306,873,662  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    1,174,956       138,221,824  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    3,851,978       1,442,912,439  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    1,008,489       155,045,099  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    15,796,484       2,166,645,746  
   

 

 

 
          4,750,617,752  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.6%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    1,266,520       254,887,150  

American Tower Corp.

    3,958,475       994,448,089  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    1,204,245       299,098,331  

Boston Properties Inc.

    1,220,952       157,258,618  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    3,748,139       691,906,459  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    2,455,984       348,258,531  

Duke Realty Corp.

    3,279,351       190,399,119  

Equinix Inc.

    779,732       578,264,846  

Equity Residential

    2,991,165       268,965,557  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    566,020       195,548,590  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    1,164,601       239,441,966  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    594,163       72,529,477  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    4,607,543       158,176,951  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    6,213,363     $ 120,725,643  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    2,566,134       142,189,485  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    5,343,476       131,983,857  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    1,003,633       210,210,932  

Prologis Inc.

    6,432,394       1,038,702,983  

Public Storage

    1,323,599       516,574,218  

Realty Income Corp.

    4,896,005       339,293,146  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,327,430       94,698,856  

SBA Communications Corp.

    950,836       327,182,667  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    2,869,203       377,472,347  

UDR Inc.

    2,602,353       149,296,992  

Ventas Inc.

    3,427,392       211,675,730  

Vornado Realty Trust

    1,345,418       60,974,344  

Welltower Inc.

    3,802,244       365,547,738  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    6,468,681       245,163,010  
   

 

 

 
          8,780,875,632  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,847,399       2,215,524,714  

Kroger Co. (The)

    5,765,074       330,742,295  

Sysco Corp.

    4,406,398       359,782,397  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    6,207,869       277,926,295  

Walmart Inc.

    12,274,311       1,827,890,394  
   

 

 

 
      5,011,866,095  
Food Products — 1.0%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    4,842,833       437,114,106  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,712,361       76,319,930  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    4,117,473       138,223,569  

General Mills Inc.

    5,208,721       352,734,586  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,260,352       273,030,054  

Hormel Foods Corp.(b)

    2,418,457       124,647,274  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    930,090       125,943,487  

Kellogg Co.

    2,267,939       146,259,386  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    6,227,218       245,290,117  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    1,238,782       74,215,430  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    2,192,045       218,766,091  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    12,064,558       757,412,951  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    2,544,894       228,098,849  
   

 

 

 
      3,198,055,830  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,178,494       140,818,248  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9%  

Abbott Laboratories

    15,342,368       1,815,922,676  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)(b)

    387,973       128,512,176  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    637,413       277,912,068  

Baxter International Inc.

    4,332,757       335,961,978  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    2,473,928       658,064,848  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    12,363,795       547,592,481  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(b)

    423,124       176,692,351  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    1,894,648       93,254,575  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    840,917       430,213,137  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    5,409,991       636,864,140  

Hologic Inc.(a)(b)

    2,153,422       165,425,878  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    737,529       403,472,615  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    3,101,455       935,646,944  

Medtronic PLC

    11,665,888       1,294,330,274  

ResMed Inc.

    1,274,190       309,003,817  

STERIS PLC

    879,418       212,616,890  

Stryker Corp.

    2,911,921       778,502,079  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Teleflex Inc.

    401,501     $ 142,464,600  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    1,802,652       230,559,191  
   

 

 

 
      9,573,012,718  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    1,316,608       203,692,424  

Anthem Inc.

    2,105,013       1,034,024,486  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    2,406,935       136,473,215  

Centene Corp.(a)

    5,050,792       425,226,178  

Cigna Corp.

    2,810,241       673,361,846  

CVS Health Corp.

    11,397,036       1,153,494,014  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    533,747       60,372,123  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    2,083,978       522,286,566  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    1,202,133       104,813,976  

Humana Inc.

    1,111,849       483,843,329  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    810,139       213,601,249  

McKesson Corp.

    1,303,522       399,047,190  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    506,670       169,020,045  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    1,035,471       141,714,561  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    8,171,840       4,167,393,245  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B(b)

    653,089       94,665,251  
   

 

 

 
          9,983,029,698  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%  

Cerner Corp.

    2,560,263       239,538,206  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    356,227       836,581,298  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    1,891,416       146,319,942  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    7,134,423       144,258,033  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    244,134       386,227,312  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    1,103,879       146,760,713  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    320,905       130,611,544  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    1,307,274       255,794,304  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,413,646       366,246,644  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    2,979,999       115,832,561  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)(b)

    2,373,131       417,077,773  

McDonald’s Corp.

    6,483,360       1,603,205,261  

MGM Resorts International

    3,272,657       137,255,235  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,627,649       79,372,960  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    1,506,961       63,925,286  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,943,440       162,821,403  

Starbucks Corp.

    9,997,537       909,475,941  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)(b)

    886,060       70,654,424  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    2,499,116       296,220,219  
   

 

 

 
      6,268,640,853  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

DR Horton Inc.

    2,800,714       208,681,200  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,345,957       159,643,960  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,262,375       183,636,979  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    487,795       60,584,139  

Newell Brands Inc.

    3,245,107       69,477,741  

NVR Inc.(a)(b)

    28,386       126,807,926  

PulteGroup Inc.

    2,111,819       88,485,216  

Whirlpool Corp.

    502,840       86,880,695  
   

 

 

 
      984,197,856  
Household Products — 1.3%  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    2,097,674       208,466,842  

Clorox Co. (The)

    1,071,731       149,002,761  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    7,294,134       553,114,181  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,912,808       358,741,433  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Household Products (continued)  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    20,797,871     $ 3,177,914,689  
   

 

 

 
      4,447,239,906  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

AES Corp. (The)

    5,696,025       146,558,723  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%  

3M Co.

    4,947,577       736,595,264  

General Electric Co.

    9,538,117       872,737,705  

Honeywell International Inc.

    5,957,862       1,159,280,788  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    915,209       432,189,146  
   

 

 

 
          3,200,802,903  
Insurance — 2.1%  

Aflac Inc.

    5,218,240       336,002,474  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    2,441,735       338,204,715  

American International Group Inc.

    7,189,019       451,254,723  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,862,261       606,408,049  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    1,816,998       317,247,851  

Assurant Inc.

    482,903       87,806,252  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    2,075,036       149,962,852  

Chubb Ltd.

    3,732,742       798,433,514  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,301,922       177,009,315  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    341,267       102,851,048  

Globe Life Inc.

    834,978       83,998,787  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    2,901,227       208,337,111  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,422,290       92,960,874  

Loews Corp.

    1,702,823       110,376,987  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    4,377,430       746,001,621  

MetLife Inc.

    6,074,236       426,897,306  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    2,105,620       154,573,564  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    5,057,760       576,534,062  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    3,273,108       386,783,172  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    2,098,886       383,529,439  

W R Berkley Corp.

    1,803,742       120,111,180  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,062,115       250,892,805  
   

 

 

 
      6,906,177,701  
Interactive Media & Services — 5.7%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    2,609,488       7,257,899,449  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    2,409,968       6,731,016,524  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    2,453,214       266,762,490  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    20,034,468       4,454,864,305  

Twitter Inc.(a)(b)

    6,894,646       266,753,854  
   

 

 

 
      18,977,296,622  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.9%  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    3,796,806       12,377,397,720  

eBay Inc.

    5,419,974       310,347,711  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    1,081,329       134,387,568  
   

 

 

 
      12,822,132,999  
IT Services — 4.3%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    5,483,464       1,849,188,565  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,413,861       168,800,865  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    3,644,464       829,261,338  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    1,015,831       158,175,045  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    4,557,272       408,650,580  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    2,094,830       68,354,303  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    493,636       146,417,374  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    5,271,360       529,349,971  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    5,155,584       522,776,218  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    714,366       177,919,996  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    711,776       211,724,889  
Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)  

Global Payments Inc.

    2,477,854     $ 339,069,541  

International Business Machines Corp.

    7,778,194       1,011,320,784  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    623,883       122,936,145  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    7,488,242       2,676,147,926  

Paychex Inc.

    2,785,781       380,175,533  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    10,108,021       1,168,992,629  

VeriSign Inc.(a)(b)

    844,975       187,973,138  

Visa Inc., Class A

    14,389,148       3,191,081,352  
   

 

 

 
      14,148,316,192  
Leisure Products — 0.0%  

Hasbro Inc.

    1,100,782       90,176,061  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    2,608,397       345,169,175  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    188,260       106,033,680  

Bio-Techne Corp.(b)

    335,535       145,300,076  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    429,428       121,944,669  

Danaher Corp.

    5,521,224       1,619,540,636  

Illumina Inc.(a)(b)

    1,360,098       475,218,241  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,648,452       381,138,587  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)(b)

    199,462       273,899,224  

PerkinElmer Inc.(b)

    1,109,278       193,524,640  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(b)

    3,418,927       2,019,389,233  

Waters Corp.(a)

    527,475       163,722,965  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    639,116       262,491,332  
   

 

 

 
          6,107,372,458  
Machinery — 1.5%  

Caterpillar Inc.

    4,692,314       1,045,541,405  

Cummins Inc.

    1,229,941       252,273,198  

Deere & Co.

    2,434,096       1,011,269,524  

Dover Corp.

    1,246,547       195,583,224  

Fortive Corp.

    3,110,412       189,517,403  

IDEX Corp.

    652,783       125,158,085  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    2,477,185       518,722,539  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.(b)

    3,507,456       176,600,410  

Nordson Corp.

    468,410       106,366,543  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,703,382       284,975,245  

PACCAR Inc.

    2,989,631       263,296,802  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,115,087       316,417,087  

Pentair PLC

    1,458,037       79,040,186  

Snap-on Inc.

    468,906       96,350,805  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    1,413,002       197,523,550  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,635,417       157,278,053  

Xylem Inc./NY

    1,562,195       133,192,746  
   

 

 

 
      5,149,106,805  
Media — 1.0%  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,033,449       563,767,099  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    39,250,096       1,837,689,495  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,437,669       35,826,711  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    2,747,547       68,606,249  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    2,161,172       68,401,094  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,695,169       106,324,417  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,188,269       43,110,399  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    3,367,363       119,373,018  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    3,321,688       73,575,389  

News Corp., Class B

    1,093,142       24,617,558  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    1,818,626       154,364,975  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    5,340,556       201,926,422  
   

 

 

 
      3,297,582,826  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    12,777,663     $ 635,560,958  

Newmont Corp.

    6,905,636       548,652,780  

Nucor Corp.

    2,366,913       351,841,617  
   

 

 

 
          1,536,055,355  
Multi-Utilities — 0.8%  

Ameren Corp.

    2,238,755       209,905,669  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    5,552,220       170,120,021  

CMS Energy Corp.

    2,510,363       175,574,788  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    3,062,052       289,915,083  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    7,027,842       597,155,735  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,699,309       224,665,643  

NiSource Inc.

    3,417,230       108,667,914  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    4,398,340       307,883,800  

Sempra Energy

    2,770,714       465,812,437  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    2,742,311       273,710,061  
   

 

 

 
      2,823,411,151  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%  

Dollar General Corp.

    2,002,577       445,833,718  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)(b)

    1,947,827       311,944,494  

Target Corp.

    4,164,318       883,751,566  
   

 

 

 
      1,641,529,778  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%  

APA Corp.

    3,147,896       130,102,542  

Chevron Corp.

    16,725,366       2,723,391,346  

ConocoPhillips

    11,288,146       1,128,814,600  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    7,058,942       190,379,666  

Devon Energy Corp.

    5,457,333       322,692,100  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    1,499,689       205,577,368  

EOG Resources Inc.

    5,076,490       605,269,903  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    36,732,071       3,033,701,744  

Hess Corp.

    2,420,240       259,062,490  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    16,972,132       320,943,016  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    6,816,754       171,168,693  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    5,009,878       428,344,569  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    7,687,004       436,160,607  

ONEOK Inc.

    3,841,771       271,344,286  

Phillips 66

    4,056,600       350,449,674  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    1,969,416       492,413,082  

Valero Energy Corp.

    3,524,528       357,880,573  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    10,564,628       352,964,221  
   

 

 

 
      11,780,660,480  
Personal Products — 0.2%  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    2,022,514       550,771,012  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    18,912,057       1,381,147,523  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    1,558,516       172,839,425  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    6,888,801       1,972,745,942  

Johnson & Johnson

    22,841,420       4,048,184,867  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    21,916,058       1,798,212,559  

Organon & Co.

    2,199,912       76,842,926  

Pfizer Inc.

    48,699,425       2,521,169,232  

Viatris Inc.

    10,361,889       112,737,352  

Zoetis Inc.

    4,100,254       773,266,902  
   

 

 

 
      12,857,146,728  
Professional Services — 0.3%  

Equifax Inc.

    1,050,696       249,120,021  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    1,131,465       155,927,192  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    1,221,196       131,913,592  
Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    3,133,891     $ 85,367,191  

Robert Half International Inc.

    941,088       107,453,428  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    1,402,382       300,993,249  
   

 

 

 
      1,030,774,673  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,896,405       265,078,986  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.0%  

CSX Corp.

    19,210,528       719,434,274  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    730,373       146,651,595  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,078,692       592,884,532  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    812,077       242,551,158  

Union Pacific Corp.

    5,525,967       1,509,749,444  
   

 

 

 
      3,211,271,003  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.0%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    14,184,226       1,550,903,271  

Analog Devices Inc.

    4,551,295       751,782,908  

Applied Materials Inc.

    7,702,722       1,015,218,760  

Broadcom Inc.

    3,582,261       2,255,678,107  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    1,153,350       232,722,963  

Intel Corp.

    35,330,218       1,750,965,604  

KLA Corp.

    1,311,339       480,028,754  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,210,690       650,879,051  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    4,838,116       363,536,036  

Micron Technology Inc.

    9,702,318       755,713,549  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    376,850       183,028,508  

NVIDIA Corp.

    21,690,978       5,918,600,257  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    2,301,610       425,981,979  

Qorvo Inc.(a)(b)

    959,659       119,093,682  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    9,778,303       1,494,320,264  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,423,722       189,753,668  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    460,456       148,437,201  

Teradyne Inc.(b)

    1,431,698       169,269,655  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    8,013,078       1,470,239,551  
   

 

 

 
          19,926,153,768  
Software — 8.9%  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    4,092,674       1,864,704,128  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    758,473       240,928,948  

Autodesk Inc.(a)(b)

    1,908,574       409,102,837  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    2,410,256       396,390,702  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    1,152,890       78,811,560  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    1,079,159       108,887,143  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    1,170,723       400,082,878  

Intuit Inc.

    2,456,858       1,181,355,601  

Microsoft Corp.

    65,045,670       20,054,230,518  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    5,043,948       133,765,501  

Oracle Corp.

    13,669,921       1,130,912,564  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    416,976       144,432,147  

PTC Inc.(a)

    906,099       97,604,984  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    8,546,249       1,814,539,588  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)(b)

    1,734,759       966,069,939  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    1,335,925       445,223,725  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    354,835       157,862,543  
   

 

 

 
      29,624,905,306  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    529,977       109,684,040  

AutoZone Inc.(a)(b)

    179,549       367,102,294  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    2,182,867       104,341,043  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    1,865,369       169,562,042  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    1,416,550     $ 136,668,744  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    9,060,230       2,711,998,646  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    5,845,689       1,181,939,859  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)(b)

    588,070       402,804,427  

Ross Stores Inc.

    3,053,051       276,178,993  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    10,340,789       626,444,998  

Tractor Supply Co.

    980,372       228,789,414  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    474,514       188,960,965  
   

 

 

 
      6,504,475,465  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.4%  

Apple Inc.

    134,514,070       23,487,501,763  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    11,134,694       186,060,737  

HP Inc.

    9,421,764       342,010,033  

NetApp Inc.

    1,920,679       159,416,357  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,726,482       155,210,732  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    2,763,693       137,217,357  
   

 

 

 
          24,467,416,979  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Nike Inc., Class B

    11,073,572       1,490,059,848  

PVH Corp.(b)

    633,043       48,497,424  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    402,774       45,690,683  

Tapestry Inc.

    2,231,179       82,888,300  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,700,606       28,944,314  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,866,225       29,038,461  

VF Corp.

    2,781,906       158,179,175  
   

 

 

 
      1,883,298,205  
Tobacco — 0.6%  

Altria Group Inc.

    15,844,362       827,867,914  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    13,446,937       1,263,205,262  
   

 

 

 
      2,091,073,176  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

    4,993,695       296,625,483  

United Rentals Inc.(a)(b)

    635,490       225,732,403  
Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

WW Grainger Inc.

    380,487     $ 196,251,390  
   

 

 

 
      718,609,276  
Water Utilities — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    1,560,644       258,333,401  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)(b)

    5,094,182       653,838,260  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $ 267,494,772,652)

 

    332,201,052,761  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%  

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

    1,352,848,082       1,352,577,512  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    533,120,000       533,120,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,885,697,512  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.5%
(Cost: $ 1,885,254,734)

 

    1,885,697,512  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.3%
(Cost: $ 269,380,027,386)

 

    334,086,750,273  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)%

 

    (1,120,927,507
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   332,965,822,766  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

      
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,546,440,574     $     $ (192,972,328 )(a)    $ (356,014   $ (534,720   $ 1,352,577,512       1,352,848,082     $ 1,972,666 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    211,170,000       321,950,000 (a)                        533,120,000       533,120,000       132,472          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    834,197,931       352,075,319       (240,170,120     112,985,456       (114,330,696     944,757,890       1,236,319       20,087,655          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 112,629,442     $ (114,865,416   $ 2,830,455,402       $ 22,192,793     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P 500 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
      

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     3,345          06/17/22          $757,768        $ 42,833,042  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 42,833,042  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 50,904,519  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 38,678,492  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 636,932,461  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 332,201,052,761        $        $        $ 332,201,052,761  

Money Market Funds

     1,885,697,512                            1,885,697,512  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 334,086,750,273        $        $        $ 334,086,750,273  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 42,833,042        $                     —        $                     —        $ 42,833,042  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)(b)

    1,942,846     $ 267,588,180  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    1,110,522       166,755,984  

Hexcel Corp.(b)

    2,374,553       141,214,667  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,610,834       103,818,251  

Woodward Inc.

    1,790,220       223,616,380  
   

 

 

 
      902,993,462  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,799,452       199,712,906  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.2%  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)

    9,044,384       135,213,541  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 1.4%  

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    2,689,737       109,660,577  

Dana Inc.

    4,100,102       72,038,792  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,191,616       116,718,787  

Gentex Corp.

    6,716,397       195,917,301  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)

    7,955,679       113,686,653  

Lear Corp.

    1,694,490       241,617,329  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    793,159       86,557,442  
   

 

 

 
      936,196,881  
Automobiles — 0.5%  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    4,354,680       171,574,392  

Thor Industries Inc.

    1,580,676       124,399,201  
   

 

 

 
      295,973,593  
Banks — 6.7%  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    4,253,985       96,820,699  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    1,140,847       95,739,880  

Bank OZK

    3,435,971       146,715,962  

Cadence Bank

    4,482,419       131,155,580  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    2,150,031       96,213,887  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    3,136,976       224,576,112  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    1,617,297       223,850,078  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    4,026,311       318,159,095  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    3,643,033       160,730,616  

First Horizon Corp.

    15,151,113       355,899,644  

FNB Corp.

    9,644,589       120,075,133  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    4,579,204       76,106,370  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    3,082,215       154,973,770  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    2,457,201       128,143,032  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    4,273,305       96,576,693  

International Bancshares Corp.

    1,506,385       63,584,511  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    8,391,774       137,457,258  

PacWest Bancorp.

    3,394,599       146,409,055  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    2,161,596       199,039,760  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    2,617,425       181,596,947  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    4,117,435       201,754,315  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    1,433,494       82,153,541  

UMB Financial Corp.

    1,225,808       119,099,505  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    6,131,566       115,641,335  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    3,875,893       135,191,148  

Valley National Bancorp.

    11,962,276       155,748,834  

Webster Financial Corp.

    5,103,518       286,409,430  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    1,613,180       149,912,817  
   

 

 

 
          4,399,735,007  
Beverages — 0.2%  

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    266,114       103,377,306  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 1.5%            

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,993,920     $ 137,690,381  

Exelixis Inc.(a)(b)

    8,985,537       203,702,124  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    3,984,773       158,912,747  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    2,692,234       252,396,937  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,278,368       229,352,003  
   

 

 

 
      982,054,192  
Building Products — 2.4%  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)(b)

    5,433,436       350,673,959  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    1,483,469       364,814,697  

Lennox International Inc.

    955,518       246,389,871  

Owens Corning

    2,851,148       260,880,042  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    1,229,743       134,091,177  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    3,267,634       213,474,529  
   

 

 

 
      1,570,324,275  
Capital Markets — 1.9%  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    1,150,449       162,155,786  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    1,104,240       122,923,997  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    2,747,468       93,578,760  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    2,472,889       162,988,114  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    4,798,543       168,044,976  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    5,492,077       180,414,729  

SEI Investments Co.

    2,986,524       179,818,610  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    2,966,194       201,404,573  
   

 

 

 
      1,271,329,545  
Chemicals — 2.5%  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    1,502,353       147,846,559  

Avient Corp.

    2,590,539       124,345,872  

Cabot Corp.

    1,605,392       109,824,867  

Chemours Co. (The)

    4,541,768       142,974,857  

Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)

    1,116,039       71,504,619  

Minerals Technologies Inc.(b)

    947,691       62,689,760  

NewMarket Corp.

    194,640       63,137,323  

Olin Corp.

    4,005,903       209,428,609  

RPM International Inc.

    3,679,276       299,640,237  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    1,152,990       141,771,650  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    1,191,599       100,034,736  

Valvoline Inc.

    5,090,768       160,664,638  
   

 

 

 
      1,633,863,727  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5%  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    1,393,664       94,769,152  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    1,417,589       158,259,636  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    3,832,433       146,590,562  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    2,147,136       74,205,020  

MSA Safety Inc.

    1,036,849       137,589,862  

Stericycle Inc.(a)(b)

    2,611,183       153,850,903  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    1,530,237       252,397,291  
   

 

 

 
          1,017,662,426  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%  

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    1,561,035       66,984,012  

Ciena Corp.(a)(b)

    4,394,792       266,456,239  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,046,133       199,702,581  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    2,111,484       103,040,419  
   

 

 

 
      636,183,251  
Construction & Engineering — 1.7%  

AECOM

    4,010,306       308,031,604  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    856,621       81,601,717  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    1,516,194       170,768,930  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    4,015,144       115,194,481  
 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)  

MasTec Inc.(a)(b)

    1,670,350     $ 145,487,485  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    5,754,638       153,361,103  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    601,250       143,458,250  
   

 

 

 
          1,117,903,570  
Construction Materials — 0.2%  

Eagle Materials Inc.

    1,121,119       143,906,835  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.5%  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    1,145,019       80,540,637  

Navient Corp.

    4,370,955       74,481,073  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,620,430       46,619,771  

SLM Corp.

    7,916,556       145,347,968  
   

 

 

 
      346,989,449  
Containers & Packaging — 0.8%  

AptarGroup Inc.

    1,868,584       219,558,620  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    758,424       49,343,065  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    2,377,798       109,925,602  

Sonoco Products Co.

    2,783,039       174,106,920  
   

 

 

 
      552,934,207  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.9%  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    113,442       69,366,380  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)(b)

    1,124,622       109,212,042  

H&R Block Inc.

    4,670,069       121,608,597  

Service Corp. International

    4,679,026       307,973,491  
   

 

 

 
      608,160,510  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%  

Voya Financial Inc.

    3,054,135       202,641,857  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    3,741,387       150,852,724  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.1%  

ALLETE Inc.

    1,487,803       99,653,045  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    3,102,447       131,264,533  

IDACORP Inc.

    1,435,373       165,584,629  

OGE Energy Corp.

    5,681,454       231,689,694  

PNM Resources Inc.

    2,431,885       115,927,958  
   

 

 

 
      744,119,859  
Electrical Equipment — 1.9%  

Acuity Brands Inc.(b)

    993,866       188,138,834  

EnerSys

    1,170,794       87,306,109  

Hubbell Inc.

    1,543,736       283,692,365  

nVent Electric PLC

    4,760,994       165,587,371  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    1,922,514       286,031,633  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    5,879,792       178,569,283  

Vicor Corp.(a)(b)

    604,304       42,633,647  
   

 

 

 
      1,231,959,242  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.2%  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,931,947       229,186,873  

Avnet Inc.

    2,811,790       114,130,556  

Belden Inc.

    1,271,160       70,422,264  

Cognex Corp.

    5,016,287       387,006,542  

Coherent Inc.(a)(b)

    703,097       192,198,596  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    3,017,863       218,764,889  

Jabil Inc.

    4,072,038       251,366,906  

Littelfuse Inc.

    699,733       174,520,407  

National Instruments Corp.

    3,732,697       151,510,171  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    1,176,451       121,421,508  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    3,757,896       73,654,761  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    4,811,520     $ 122,164,493  
   

 

 

 
          2,106,347,966  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    5,721,646       140,065,894  

NOV Inc.

    11,145,638       218,565,961  
   

 

 

 
      358,631,855  
Entertainment — 0.1%  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    1,242,196       77,562,718  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 9.6%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    3,950,027       221,083,011  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    4,455,427       238,187,127  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    8,453,379       218,181,712  

Camden Property Trust

    2,899,626       481,917,841  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    3,178,855       90,724,522  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    4,207,800       169,532,262  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    4,985,634       166,619,888  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    1,154,738       234,735,141  

EPR Properties

    2,117,011       115,821,672  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    3,698,129       228,951,166  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    4,175,541       114,743,867  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    2,976,956       136,165,967  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    4,319,159       119,856,662  

JBG SMITH Properties

    3,239,585       94,660,674  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    2,981,229       227,825,520  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    6,227,544       141,801,177  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    2,463,298       286,185,962  

Life Storage Inc.

    2,327,171       326,804,624  

Macerich Co. (The)

    6,029,077       94,294,764  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    16,933,315       357,970,279  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    4,984,990       224,025,451  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    2,321,168       145,676,504  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    6,784,693       211,411,034  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.(b)

    6,726,046       131,359,678  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b)

    3,718,224       91,022,123  

Physicians Realty Trust

    6,234,297       109,349,569  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    1,960,227       103,362,770  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    570,020       95,808,962  

Rayonier Inc.

    4,126,015       169,661,737  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    4,547,065       339,165,578  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    6,489,076       96,622,342  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    1,819,487       147,705,955  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    3,624,470       166,798,109  

STORE Capital Corp.

    6,967,597       203,662,860  
   

 

 

 
      6,301,696,510  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,858,436       260,868,858  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    1,053,287       208,729,885  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    2,472,795       81,058,220  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    4,393,779       223,687,289  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)(b)

    3,184,627       101,844,371  
   

 

 

 
      876,188,623  
Food Products — 1.7%  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    4,590,957       369,021,124  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    5,649,432       145,246,897  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    2,592,125       89,169,100  

Ingredion Inc.

    1,883,034       164,106,413  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    563,114       83,988,453  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    1,371,213       34,417,446  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,615,298     $ 111,875,539  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    601,077       112,695,927  
   

 

 

 
          1,110,520,899  
Gas Utilities — 1.4%  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    2,595,452       178,307,552  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    2,730,397       125,216,006  

ONE Gas Inc.

    1,516,433       133,810,048  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    1,869,364       146,352,508  

Spire Inc.

    1,468,529       105,381,641  

UGI Corp.

    5,954,562       215,674,236  
   

 

 

 
      904,741,991  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.9%  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    4,580,432       223,112,843  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,236,915       165,039,589  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,450,679       91,711,926  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    565,017       125,795,385  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    2,062,616       132,543,704  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    1,506,489       123,275,995  

Masimo Corp.(a)(b)

    1,442,252       209,905,356  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    3,066,573       94,573,111  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    1,469,166       83,301,712  

Penumbra Inc.(a)(b)

    997,209       221,510,035  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    1,076,584       121,072,637  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    1,347,116       107,648,040  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)(b)

    1,804,034       209,791,114  
   

 

 

 
      1,909,281,447  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%  

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    2,554,881       167,421,352  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    926,626       159,648,394  

Chemed Corp.(b)

    437,051       221,388,184  

Encompass Health Corp.

    2,825,073       200,890,941  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)(b)

    2,373,715       160,083,340  

LHC Group Inc.(a)(b)

    897,124       151,255,106  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)(b)

    3,931,134       112,273,187  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    2,472,387       80,031,167  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    1,976,888       101,612,043  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)(b)

    3,777,150       101,076,534  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    3,039,467       261,272,583  
   

 

 

 
      1,716,952,831  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    2,330,750       153,316,735  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    928,919       131,683,557  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    977,212       216,726,077  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    667,105       79,205,377  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    1,209,593       190,752,816  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    918,866       96,738,212  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)(b)

    2,742,332       161,112,005  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    2,193,383       95,412,161  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    1,978,926       165,695,474  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    2,453,703       142,167,552  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    4,999,856       109,846,836  

Wingstop Inc.

    844,110       99,056,309  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    2,644,759       223,984,640  
   

 

 

 
      1,865,697,751  
Household Durables — 1.5%  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    686,096       134,365,041  

KB Home

    2,430,807       78,709,531  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    3,792,578       131,981,714  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    3,483,230       94,813,520  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    5,470,591     $ 152,738,901  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    3,190,108       149,998,878  

TopBuild Corp.(a)(b)

    935,197       169,635,384  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    3,160,935       63,471,575  
   

 

 

 
      975,714,544  
Household Products — 0.1%  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    1,860,494       57,228,795  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.0%  

Alleghany Corp.(a)(b)

    388,680       329,211,960  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    1,878,906       273,606,292  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    2,209,761       114,156,253  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    3,417,305       85,740,182  

First American Financial Corp.

    3,116,243       201,994,871  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    1,011,377       151,221,089  

Kemper Corp.

    1,693,850       95,770,279  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.(b)

    607,228       138,460,129  

Mercury General Corp.

    753,059       41,418,245  

Old Republic International Corp.

    8,105,493       209,689,104  

Primerica Inc.

    1,117,998       152,964,486  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    1,906,239       208,656,921  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    1,248,225       197,856,145  

RLI Corp.

    1,133,804       125,432,736  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    1,708,969       152,713,470  

Unum Group

    5,807,656       182,999,241  
   

 

 

 
      2,661,891,403  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)(b)

    2,814,653       76,333,389  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    1,952,301       66,592,987  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,364,814       132,086,699  
   

 

 

 
      275,013,075  
IT Services — 2.3%  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    1,411,310       79,245,056  

Concentrix Corp.

    1,217,693       202,818,946  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    1,501,089       195,366,733  

Genpact Ltd.

    4,839,906       210,584,310  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,070,472       66,524,593  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,928,684       72,113,495  

Maximus Inc.

    1,757,520       131,726,124  

Sabre Corp.(a)(b)

    9,152,846       104,617,030  

Western Union Co. (The)

    11,176,588       209,449,259  

WEX Inc.(a)(b)

    1,268,409       226,347,586  
   

 

 

 
          1,498,793,132  
Leisure Products — 1.2%  

Brunswick Corp./DE

    2,189,594       177,116,258  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    3,316,507       77,672,594  

Mattel Inc.(a)(b)

    9,945,205       220,883,003  

Polaris Inc.

    1,620,481       170,669,059  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,480,413       148,775,172  
   

 

 

 
      795,116,086  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%  

Azenta Inc.

    2,126,430       176,238,518  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    2,885,766       185,554,754  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    813,777       133,125,779  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    1,459,062       274,434,972  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)(b)

    2,943,264       238,257,221  
   

 

 

 
      1,007,611,244  
Machinery — 4.5%  

AGCO Corp.

    1,741,320       254,284,960  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)

    1,008,321     $ 173,199,298  

Colfax Corp.(a)(b)

    3,858,268       153,520,484  

Crane Co.

    1,418,946       153,643,473  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    3,497,807       181,641,118  

Flowserve Corp.

    3,690,403       132,485,468  

Graco Inc.

    4,822,424       336,219,401  

ITT Inc.

    2,431,105       182,843,407  

Kennametal Inc.

    2,347,718       67,168,212  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    1,676,061       230,977,966  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    1,578,495       258,778,470  

Oshkosh Corp.

    1,890,523       190,281,140  

Terex Corp.

    1,976,571       70,484,522  

Timken Co. (The)

    1,954,186       118,619,090  

Toro Co. (The)

    2,977,071       254,509,800  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    2,323,265       79,827,385  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    784,555       109,516,032  
   

 

 

 
      2,948,000,226  
Marine — 0.2%  

Kirby Corp.(a)

    1,710,249       123,462,875  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.0%  

Cable One Inc.

    140,740       206,077,137  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    1,232,511       65,360,058  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    4,742,471       217,394,871  

TEGNA Inc.

    6,291,214       140,923,194  
   

 

 

 
      629,755,260  
Metals & Mining — 3.7%  

Alcoa Corp.

    5,223,439       470,266,213  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    13,565,723       436,951,938  

Commercial Metals Co.

    3,447,201       143,472,505  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    1,777,705       325,942,212  

Royal Gold Inc.

    1,862,555       263,141,770  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    5,349,095       446,274,996  

United States Steel Corp.

    7,403,355       279,402,618  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    925,217       47,565,406  
   

 

 

 
          2,413,017,658  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%  

Black Hills Corp.

    1,806,053       139,102,202  

NorthWestern Corp.

    1,535,003       92,852,332  
   

 

 

 
      231,954,534  
Multiline Retail — 0.9%  

Kohl’s Corp.

    3,949,645       238,795,537  

Macy’s Inc.

    8,495,387       206,947,627  

Nordstrom Inc.

    3,165,226       85,809,277  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,666,258       71,582,444  
   

 

 

 
      603,134,885  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    9,210,011       100,112,820  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    5,747,245       119,082,916  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    2,737,546       148,539,246  

EQT Corp.

    8,535,076       293,691,965  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    11,537,230       97,374,221  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    4,243,383       169,098,813  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    4,126,439       166,666,871  

PDC Energy Inc.

    2,765,193       200,974,227  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    7,073,573       214,895,148  

Targa Resources Corp.

    6,496,596       490,298,100  
   

 

 

 
      2,000,734,327  
Security   Shares     Value  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    2,499,780     $ 155,286,334  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.4%  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    3,161,649       72,970,859  

Coty Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,760,842       87,749,969  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    1,417,342       67,862,335  
   

 

 

 
          228,583,163  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

    1,744,087       271,502,023  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    3,803,652       146,174,347  
   

 

 

 
      417,676,370  
Professional Services — 1.7%  

ASGN Inc.(a)(b)

    1,474,510       172,090,062  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    662,310       199,527,510  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    970,791       152,627,761  

Insperity Inc.

    1,008,845       101,308,215  

KBR Inc.

    3,981,866       217,927,526  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    1,542,080       144,832,154  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,615,688       148,917,963  
   

 

 

 
      1,137,231,191  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)(b)

    1,431,921       342,887,803  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.9%  

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,137,132       299,406,856  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    4,709,730       237,652,976  

Landstar System Inc.

    1,069,997       161,387,647  

Ryder System Inc.

    1,521,609       120,709,242  

Saia Inc.(a)(b)

    747,799       182,328,352  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    1,699,244       69,669,004  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,800,602       203,883,826  
   

 

 

 
      1,275,037,903  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.8%  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    2,830,344       61,475,072  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)(b)

    1,625,848       137,855,652  

CMC Materials Inc.

    811,128       150,383,131  

First Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    2,806,403       235,008,187  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    3,886,437       236,878,335  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    1,573,974       236,096,100  

Power Integrations Inc.

    1,679,074       155,616,578  

Semtech Corp.(a)(b)

    1,823,608       126,448,979  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    1,084,162       162,841,132  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    425,475       105,441,215  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    2,346,939       50,412,250  

Synaptics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,121,639       223,766,980  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,230,963       205,509,273  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    3,506,171       399,212,630  
   

 

 

 
      2,486,945,514  
Software — 3.7%  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    3,330,625       104,881,381  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,891,396       312,780,156  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    1,268,893       75,968,624  

CDK Global Inc.

    3,300,642       160,675,253  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    1,264,740       83,915,499  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)(b)

    2,505,754       109,777,083  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    1,045,262       77,809,303  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b)

    745,633       347,807,969  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    1,791,890       248,553,062  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    1,767,161       140,595,329  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    3,751,935     $ 150,790,268  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,126,305       231,759,780  

Qualys Inc.(a)(b)

    945,038       134,582,862  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,643,636       135,301,290  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    3,071,004       151,369,787  
   

 

 

 
          2,466,567,646  
Specialty Retail — 3.1%  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    4,342,259       72,949,951  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    1,132,397       112,764,093  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    1,785,650       178,600,713  

Five Below Inc.(a)(b)

    1,589,754       251,769,341  

Foot Locker Inc.

    2,478,402       73,509,403  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,753,420       292,084,704  

Gap Inc. (The)

    6,041,285       85,061,293  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    859,132       257,842,696  

Murphy USA Inc.

    651,017       130,177,359  

RH(a)(b)

    493,607       160,960,307  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    1,865,119       46,833,138  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    2,065,539       106,086,083  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    2,069,939       300,141,155  
   

 

 

 
      2,068,780,236  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    3,483,525       70,262,699  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.6%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,189,988       215,323,483  

Carter’s Inc.

    1,199,765       110,366,383  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    980,902       88,801,058  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    1,665,382       127,235,185  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)(b)

    773,226       211,686,082  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    9,882,118       147,144,737  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,818,320       155,634,723  
   

 

 

 
      1,056,191,651  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%  

Essent Group Ltd.

    3,125,272       128,792,459  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    9,092,658       123,205,516  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    13,218,396       141,701,205  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)            

Washington Federal Inc.

    1,853,290     $ 60,824,978  
   

 

 

 
      454,524,158  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.0%  

GATX Corp.

    1,005,800       124,045,314  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    1,337,885       114,001,181  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    4,858,757       156,160,450  

Watsco Inc.

    937,048       285,462,303  
   

 

 

 
      679,669,248  
Water Utilities — 0.5%  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    6,525,652       333,656,587  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $53,175,587,967)

 

    65,806,439,503  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 3.9%  

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

    2,423,008,696       2,422,524,094  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    169,480,000       169,480,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,592,004,094  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.9%
(Cost: $2,591,916,216)

 

    2,592,004,094  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.6%
(Cost: $55,767,504,183)

 

    68,398,443,597  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.6)%

 

    (2,374,624,744
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   66,023,818,853  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates    

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:    

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

       
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,198,632,023     $ 225,704,108 (a)    $     $ (355,224   $ (1,456,813   $ 2,422,524,094       2,423,008,696     $ 4,365,320 (b)    $           
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    53,880,000       115,600,000 (a)                        169,480,000       169,480,000       48,346          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (355,224   $ (1,456,813   $ 2,592,004,094       $ 4,413,666     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
      

Notional

Amount

(000)

       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     543          06/17/22          $146,024        $ 6,023,521  
                 

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty(a)     Termination
Date
     Net Notional    

Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

   Monthly      Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)       02/27/23      $ 2,970     $ (45 )(c)     $ 2,926       0.0 %(d) 
   Monthly      HSBC Bank PLC(e)       02/10/23        38,351,342       1,185,031 (f)      39,161,184       0.1  
   Monthly      JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(g)       02/08/23        22,552,443       297,517 (h)       22,740,805       0.0 (d) 
            

 

 

   

 

 

   
             $ 1,482,503     $ 61,904,915    
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $(1) of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 
  (f) 

Amount includes $375,189 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (h) 

Amount includes $109,155 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

    (b)    (e)    (g)  
         Range:   20 basis points    65 basis points    65 basis points  
  Benchmarks:           USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate        USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate        USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate       
    (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)    (OBFR01)  

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Banks  

Cadence Bank

    100     $ 2,926       100.0
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 2,926    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank    PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Banks  

Cadence Bank

    299,152     $ 8,753,188       22.4
   

 

 

   
Software  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    408,490       30,407,996       77.6  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      39,161,184    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 39,161,184    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Banks  

Cadence Bank

    544,345     $ 15,927,535       70.0
   

 

 

   
Software                  
Envestnet Inc.(a)   91,527     6,813,270     30.0  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      22,740,805    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

    $ 22,740,805    
   

 

 

   

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $1,482,548          $(45)  

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 6,023,521  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 1,482,548  
  

 

 

 
   $ 7,506,069  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

   $ 45  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

     $  (2,880,826

Swaps

     1,832,831  
  

 

 

 
     $  (1,047,995
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

     $   6,296,483  

Swaps

     1,482,503  
  

 

 

 
     $   7,778,986  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 134,485,866  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 44,296,101  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Futures contracts

   $ 6,023,521        $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     1,482,548          45  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     7,506,069          45  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (6,023,521         
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     1,482,548          45  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
      

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
(b)  
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(c)  

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

   $ 1,185,031        $      $        $ (1,185,031    $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     297,517                          (297,517       
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,482,548        $      $        $ (1,482,548    $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
      

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(d)  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 45        $      $        $      $ 45  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 65,806,439,503        $        $        $ 65,806,439,503  

Money Market Funds

     2,592,004,094                            2,592,004,094  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 68,398,443,597        $        $        $ 68,398,443,597  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 6,023,521        $        $        $ 6,023,521  

Swaps

              1,482,548                   1,482,548  

Liabilities

                 

Swaps

              (45                 (45
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 6,023,521        $ 1,482,503        $                 —        $ 7,506,024  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%            

AAR Corp.(a)(b)

    2,385,512     $ 115,530,346  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,359,565       210,898,884  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,650,624       155,389,744  

Kaman Corp.(a)

    1,999,001       86,916,564  

Moog Inc., Class A(a)

    2,077,885       182,438,303  

National Presto Industries Inc.(a)

    362,802       27,917,614  

Park Aerospace Corp.(a)

    1,397,127       18,232,507  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,710,446       93,800,075  
   

 

 

 
          891,124,037  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%            

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,930,923       166,773,819  

Forward Air Corp.(a)

    1,929,865       188,702,200  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,425,563       187,277,719  
   

 

 

 
      542,753,738  
Airlines — 0.5%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)(b)(c)

    1,086,781       176,482,366  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,665,694       72,214,172  

SkyWest Inc.(a)(b)

    3,604,988       104,003,904  
   

 

 

 
      352,700,442  
Auto Components — 1.2%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,164,227       63,354,402  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,035,534       193,436,796  

Gentherm Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,376,662       173,591,392  

LCI Industries(a)

    1,809,206       187,813,675  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,369,362       24,415,724  

Patrick Industries Inc.(a)

    1,607,935       96,958,481  

Standard Motor Products Inc.(a)

    1,373,912       59,270,564  

XPEL Inc.(b)(c)

    1,185,863       62,388,252  
   

 

 

 
      861,229,286  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries Inc.(a)

    2,385,258       128,875,490  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 9.7%            

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.(a)

    1,333,644       59,587,214  

Ameris Bancorp.(a)

    4,687,454       205,685,482  

Banc of California Inc.(a)

    3,896,533       75,436,879  

BancFirst Corp.

    1,355,554       112,795,648  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    3,976,406       112,651,582  

BankUnited Inc.(a)

    5,531,024       243,143,815  

Banner Corp.(a)

    2,231,005       130,580,723  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    3,207,785       92,929,531  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    5,074,793       80,283,225  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.(a)

    1,597,517       44,570,724  

City Holding Co.(a)

    990,496       77,952,035  

Columbia Banking System Inc.(a)

    5,240,632       169,115,195  

Community Bank System Inc.(a)

    3,583,237       251,364,076  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,136,250       111,384,075  

CVB Financial Corp.(a)

    9,252,354       214,747,136  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.(a)

    2,340,466       80,909,910  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    2,191,109       124,915,124  

FB Financial Corp.(a)

    2,551,432       113,334,609  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico(a)

    13,582,560       178,203,187  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC(a)

    2,459,296       102,724,794  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.(a)

    6,138,268       93,056,143  

First Financial Bancorp.(a)

    6,080,700       140,160,135  

First Hawaiian Inc.(a)

    9,117,718       254,293,155  

Hanmi Financial Corp.(a)

    1,985,910       48,873,245  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA(a)

    2,266,314       56,793,829  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Hilltop Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,945,048     $ 115,984,411  

HomeStreet Inc.(a)

    1,296,727       61,438,925  

Hope Bancorp Inc.(a)

    7,780,694       125,113,560  

Independent Bank Corp.(a)

    3,164,505       258,508,413  

Independent Bank Group Inc.(a)

    2,632,273       187,312,547  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    16,156,945       241,223,189  

Lakeland Financial Corp.(a)

    1,803,130       131,628,490  

Meta Financial Group Inc.(a)(c)

    2,056,756       112,957,040  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A(a)

    2,017,550       81,266,914  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    2,857,806       103,252,531  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.(a)

    8,188,011       110,620,029  

OFG Bancorp.(a)

    3,253,085       86,662,184  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    6,450,347       228,019,766  

Park National Corp.(a)

    1,032,687       135,674,418  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    631,079       46,756,643  

Renasant Corp.(a)

    3,666,937       122,659,043  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    2,370,640       70,123,531  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida(a)

    4,184,910       146,555,548  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.(a)

    3,494,332       332,974,896  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A(a)

    7,250,363       190,104,518  

Southside Bancshares Inc.(a)

    2,178,995       88,968,366  

Tompkins Financial Corp.(a)

    846,437       66,250,624  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,693,881       159,258,692  

Trustmark Corp.(a)

    3,769,214       114,546,413  

United Community Banks Inc./GA(a)

    7,323,581       254,860,619  

Veritex Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,533,862       134,887,513  

Westamerica Bancorp.(a)

    1,760,353       106,501,356  
   

 

 

 
          6,989,601,650  
Beverages — 0.6%            

Celsius Holdings Inc.(b)(c)

    2,732,394       150,773,500  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.(c)

    331,979       164,943,765  

MGP Ingredients Inc.(c)

    896,049       76,692,833  

National Beverage Corp.

    1,669,901       72,640,692  
   

 

 

 
      465,050,790  
Biotechnology — 2.0%            

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,037,293       26,046,427  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,402,421       89,677,316  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,579,194       59,117,394  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,998,911       220,819,914  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)(b)

    813,424       40,256,354  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,425,132       140,635,920  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,306,156       92,972,184  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(b)(c)

    1,439,154       46,311,975  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,195,573       134,490,007  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,712,249       143,948,675  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(b)(c)

    4,529,176       34,512,321  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,693,910       89,410,873  

uniQure NV(a)(b)(c)

    2,589,170       46,786,302  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    3,987,652       45,100,344  

Vericel Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,349,559       128,020,145  

Xencor Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,183,967       111,628,239  
   

 

 

 
      1,449,734,390  
Building Products — 1.7%            

AAON Inc.(a)

    2,962,457       165,097,728  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,190,346       58,267,437  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.(a)

    1,779,568       84,458,297  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,338,145       100,423,328  

Griffon Corp.(a)

    3,385,096       67,803,473  

Insteel Industries Inc.(a)(c)

    1,389,606       51,401,526  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)            

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,267,138     $ 76,723,141  

Quanex Building Products Corp.(a)

    2,395,126       50,273,695  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    10,337,134       246,333,903  

UFP Industries Inc.(a)

    4,431,180       341,909,849  
   

 

 

 
      1,242,692,377  
Capital Markets — 0.9%            

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    1,152,537       80,631,489  

Blucora Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,497,438       68,374,913  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.(a)

    2,506,929       60,793,028  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,087,636       69,434,773  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.(a)

    961,944       14,881,274  

Piper Sandler Cos.(a)

    1,008,684       132,389,775  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,224,558       90,898,940  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.(a)

    511,712       122,805,763  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.(a)

    7,821,161       45,910,215  
   

 

 

 
      686,120,170  
Chemicals — 2.8%            

AdvanSix Inc.(a)

    2,018,590       103,129,764  

American Vanguard Corp.(a)

    1,918,899       38,992,028  

Balchem Corp.(a)

    2,318,489       316,937,446  

Ferro Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    5,936,030       129,049,292  

FutureFuel Corp.

    1,841,302       17,915,868  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,849,907       120,964,078  

Hawkins Inc.(a)

    1,342,448       61,618,363  

HB Fuller Co.(a)

    3,782,190       249,889,293  

Innospec Inc.(a)

    1,767,783       163,608,317  

Koppers Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,530,823       42,128,249  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    11,568,130       301,581,149  

Quaker Chemical Corp.(a)

    959,880       165,876,863  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,577,670       30,075,292  

Stepan Co.(a)

    1,523,233       150,510,653  

Tredegar Corp.(a)

    1,840,194       22,063,926  

Trinseo PLC(a)

    2,778,302       133,136,232  
   

 

 

 
          2,047,476,813  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.2%  

ABM Industries Inc.(a)

    4,821,906       222,000,552  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    3,454,395       159,834,857  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)(b)

    8,609,149       96,164,194  

Deluxe Corp.(a)

    3,048,762       92,194,563  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    8,075,340       53,377,997  

Harsco Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    5,669,160       69,390,518  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.(a)

    5,334,122       99,054,646  

HNI Corp.(a)

    3,125,024       115,782,139  

Interface Inc.(a)

    4,211,315       57,147,545  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,665,830       156,418,231  

Matthews International Corp., Class A(a)

    2,258,154       73,073,863  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    7,894,604       41,051,941  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,237,435       107,128,388  

UniFirst Corp./MA(a)

    1,088,720       200,629,322  

Viad Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,469,500       52,372,980  
   

 

 

 
      1,595,621,736  
Communications Equipment — 1.3%            

ADTRAN Inc.(a)

    3,494,619       64,475,720  

CalAmp Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,577,878       18,844,288  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(a)

    1,893,030       29,701,641  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,504,696       53,901,058  

Extreme Networks Inc.(b)(c)

    5,838,562       71,288,842  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,398,331       68,730,495  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,094,742       51,698,232  
Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)            

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    5,280,726     $ 169,405,690  

Plantronics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,062,649       120,668,371  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    16,448,248       264,487,828  
   

 

 

 
      913,202,165  
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%            

Arcosa Inc.(a)

    3,459,840       198,075,840  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.(a)

    2,577,396       229,414,018  

Granite Construction Inc.(a)

    3,278,949       107,549,527  

MYR Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,210,341       113,820,468  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    848,439       113,096,919  
   

 

 

 
      761,956,772  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%            

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,779,227       111,610,910  

Enova International Inc.(a)(b)

    2,443,567       92,782,239  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(b)(c)

    3,837,890       23,180,856  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    3,605,796       99,087,274  

LendingTree Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    820,664       98,208,861  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,128,618       141,038,099  

World Acceptance Corp.(b)(c)

    295,149       56,621,384  
   

 

 

 
      622,529,623  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Myers Industries Inc.(a)

    2,577,347       55,670,695  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    11,132,449       146,725,678  
   

 

 

 
      202,396,373  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%            

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,563,903       105,883,558  

American Public Education Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,333,979       28,333,714  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    5,017,954       57,606,112  

Strategic Education Inc.(a)

    1,619,412       107,496,569  

WW International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,823,306       39,112,420  
   

 

 

 
      338,432,373  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

ATN International Inc.

    778,504       31,046,740  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,034,618       201,346,904  

Consolidated Communications Holdings
Inc.(b)(c)

    5,171,066       30,509,289  
   

 

 

 
          262,902,933  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

AZZ Inc.(a)

    1,767,179       85,248,715  

Encore Wire Corp.(a)(c)

    1,450,014       165,403,097  

Powell Industries Inc.(a)

    646,714       12,559,186  
   

 

 

 
      263,210,998  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.9%  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.(a)(c)

    2,696,891       232,148,377  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,033,912       53,460,460  

Badger Meter Inc.(a)

    2,093,984       208,791,145  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.(a)(c)

    2,528,568       63,315,343  

CTS Corp.(a)(c)

    2,302,518       81,370,986  

ePlus Inc.(a)(b)

    1,923,915       107,854,675  

Fabrinet(a)(b)(c)

    2,648,661       278,453,731  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,307,969       67,909,750  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,494,647       267,725,516  

Itron Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,238,157       170,586,111  

Knowles Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    6,567,892       141,406,715  

Methode Electronics Inc.(a)

    2,666,555       115,328,504  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,172,204       99,778,004  

PC Connection Inc.

    789,490       41,361,381  

Plexus Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,009,629       164,407,748  

Rogers Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,341,078       364,370,893  
 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Sanmina Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    4,545,507     $ 183,729,393  

ScanSource Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,838,750       63,970,113  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,488,705       110,982,608  
   

 

 

 
          2,816,951,453  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%            

Archrock Inc.(a)

    9,620,117       88,793,680  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,654,334       61,342,705  

Core Laboratories NV(a)(c)

    3,311,566       104,744,833  

DMC Global Inc.(a)(b)

    1,379,645       42,079,172  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,532,375       94,584,206  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    10,152,265       48,527,827  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.(a)

    7,553,961       323,158,452  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)(b)

    556,050       84,919,956  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,140,422       108,248,797  

Oil States International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,393,159       30,532,455  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.(a)

    15,383,384       238,134,784  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    6,084,297       84,754,257  

RPC Inc.(b)(c)

    5,031,402       53,685,059  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,352,445       99,876,624  
   

 

 

 
      1,463,382,807  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,616,992       131,621,622  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    1,579,173       27,951,362  
   

 

 

 
      159,572,984  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.0%  

Acadia Realty Trust(a)

    6,327,649       137,120,154  

Agree Realty Corp.(a)

    5,103,960       338,698,786  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.(a)

    5,189,042       120,333,884  

American Assets Trust Inc.(a)

    3,774,117       143,001,293  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.(a)

    4,800,437       70,086,380  

Brandywine Realty Trust(a)

    12,240,133       173,075,481  

CareTrust REIT Inc.(a)

    6,941,856       133,977,821  

Centerspace(a)

    1,073,401       105,322,106  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)(b)

    3,490,661       48,136,215  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.(a)

    1,680,873       70,949,649  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)(b)

    15,066,195       152,168,570  

Diversified Healthcare Trust(a)

    17,172,468       54,951,898  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.(a)

    5,929,094       125,341,047  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.(a)

    8,703,548       220,199,764  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.(a)

    5,533,304       149,620,540  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C(a)

    6,779,748       40,000,513  

Getty Realty Corp.(a)

    2,806,880       80,332,906  

Global Net Lease Inc.(a)

    7,412,846       116,604,068  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)(b)

    2,372,916       21,546,077  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.(a)

    15,801,019       417,778,942  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust(a)

    4,693,390       106,399,151  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.(a)

    1,834,765       376,860,731  

iStar Inc.(a)(c)

    4,972,355       116,402,831  

LTC Properties Inc.(a)

    2,817,386       108,384,839  

LXP Industrial Trust.(a)

    20,249,118       317,911,153  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.(a)

    1,351,111       122,018,834  

Office Properties Income Trust(a)

    3,475,891       89,434,675  

Orion Office REIT Inc.(a)

    4,052,793       56,739,102  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.(a)

    8,534,791       165,489,597  

RPT Realty(a)

    6,050,809       83,319,640  

Safehold Inc.(c)

    1,015,871       56,330,047  

Saul Centers Inc.

    929,178       48,967,681  

Service Properties Trust(a)

    11,686,552       103,192,254  

SITE Centers Corp.

    9,273,175       154,954,754  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)(b)

    7,619,154     $ 75,886,774  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.(a)

    7,439,276       127,881,154  

Uniti Group Inc.(a)

    16,882,339       232,300,985  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust(a)

    911,721       53,217,155  

Urban Edge Properties(a)

    7,876,392       150,439,087  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A(a)

    1,947,702       36,636,275  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)(b)

    5,743,544       99,880,230  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    6,071,099       154,813,024  

Whitestone REIT(a)

    3,304,439       43,783,817  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)(b)

    8,169,461       157,588,903  
   

 

 

 
          5,758,078,787  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%            

Andersons Inc. (The)(a)

    2,177,441       109,438,184  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    2,331,880       76,019,288  

PriceSmart Inc.(a)

    1,722,056       135,818,557  

SpartanNash Co.(a)

    2,579,882       85,110,307  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,154,451       171,786,549  
   

 

 

 
      578,172,885  
Food Products — 1.7%            

B&G Foods Inc.(a)(c)

    4,655,933       125,617,072  

Calavo Growers Inc.(a)

    1,265,345       46,121,825  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.(a)

    2,679,014       147,935,153  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    2,367,095       61,331,432  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,896,432       217,127,718  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.(a)

    1,066,516       165,416,632  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.(a)

    638,107       53,243,648  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    433,847       22,360,474  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    6,056,328       229,837,648  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    1,289,089       45,066,551  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,990,690       128,739,659  
   

 

 

 
      1,242,797,812  
Gas Utilities — 0.8%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.(a)

    1,160,005       159,802,289  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.(a)

    2,204,840       114,034,325  

South Jersey Industries Inc.(a)

    8,040,970       277,815,513  
   

 

 

 
      551,652,127  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.3%  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,774,607       59,765,035  

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,825,953       60,418,875  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    3,447,724       115,498,754  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,146,295       48,785,285  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,904,461       65,640,819  

CONMED Corp.(a)(c)

    2,094,033       311,068,602  

Cutera Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,169,678       80,707,782  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,353,679       193,909,720  

Heska Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    766,338       105,969,219  

Inogen Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,458,999       47,300,748  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,361,546       190,269,761  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    4,846,246       268,045,866  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.(a)

    1,375,506       63,919,764  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,112,166       80,791,829  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,633,797       241,720,177  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(a)(c)

    376,097       95,859,603  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,444,488       64,241,145  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,176,022       35,093,429  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,413,952       46,236,230  

Surmodics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    996,661       45,178,643  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,424,183       28,711,529  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,828,451       60,217,722  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Zimvie Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,500,694     $ 34,275,851  

Zynex Inc.(c)

    1,554,827       9,686,572  
   

 

 

 
          2,353,312,960  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.4%  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)(b)

    1,139,815       106,333,341  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,384,895       353,146,095  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(b)(c)

    2,702,282       130,979,609  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,885,999       105,476,808  

CorVel Corp.(b)(c)

    673,823       113,498,746  

Covetrus Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,393,019       124,128,789  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,529,750       54,819,683  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)(a)

    3,746,860       337,254,869  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(b)(c)

    1,387,717       86,607,418  

Hanger Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,624,720       48,111,118  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    1,038,926       36,767,591  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,097,690       143,173,761  

ModivCare Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    881,577       101,725,170  

Owens & Minor Inc.(a)(c)

    5,402,066       237,798,945  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    1,932,331       35,999,327  

RadNet Inc.(b)(c)

    2,484,582       55,580,099  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)

    7,579,338       181,828,319  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,177,846       102,231,306  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.(a)

    923,683       91,860,274  
   

 

 

 
      2,447,321,268  
Health Care Technology — 1.2%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,668,874       195,223,043  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,054,086       36,313,263  

HealthStream Inc.(a)(b)

    1,795,883       35,773,989  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,020,108       84,060,458  

Omnicell Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,146,420       407,429,926  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,271,899       47,963,311  

Simulations Plus Inc.(a)(c)

    1,129,100       57,561,518  
   

 

 

 
      864,325,508  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%            

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,668,038       47,205,475  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.(a)

    5,810,284       127,477,631  

Brinker International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,190,904       121,764,897  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    3,470,850       138,105,122  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,422,608       38,410,416  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,769,893       136,001,746  

Dine Brands Global Inc.(a)

    1,235,597       96,314,786  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(b)(c)

    1,392,291       16,178,421  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(b)(c)

    1,221,758       9,132,641  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,455,687       84,531,744  

Jack in the Box Inc.(a)

    1,509,586       141,010,428  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(b)(c)

    938,711       81,883,761  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,129,131       19,037,149  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.(a)

    2,271,418       51,970,044  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,799,285       190,071,451  
   

 

 

 
      1,299,095,712  
Household Durables — 2.2%            

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    609,480       146,793,258  

Century Communities Inc.(a)

    2,125,606       113,868,713  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.(a)

    1,575,550       41,074,589  

Installed Building Products Inc.(a)

    1,678,563       141,821,788  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,928,801       122,285,983  

La-Z-Boy Inc.(a)

    3,142,050       82,855,859  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,527,697       149,225,443  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,082,202       92,345,659  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)  

MDC Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,043,529     $ 153,007,137  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,671,127       211,633,392  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,143,901       258,040,886  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,512,073       68,309,820  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    938,585       29,321,395  
   

 

 

 
          1,610,583,922  
Household Products — 0.5%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)(c)

    703,588       30,929,728  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A,
NVS(b)(c)

    2,836,382       115,667,659  

WD-40 Co.(a)(c)

    979,800       179,528,754  
   

 

 

 
      326,126,141  
Insurance — 2.5%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(b)(c)

    2,217,455       23,061,532  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.(a)

    5,900,352       235,483,048  

AMERISAFE Inc.(a)

    1,380,668       68,577,780  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.(a)

    4,997,971       318,170,834  

eHealth Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,706,412       21,176,573  

Employers Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,722,658       70,663,431  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    30,249,488       114,343,065  

HCI Group Inc.(a)

    577,518       39,375,177  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.(a)

    2,690,096       112,526,716  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,513,110       62,174,341  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,727,550       110,545,925  

ProAssurance Corp.(a)

    3,456,977       92,923,542  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.(a)

    949,125       86,228,006  

Selectquote Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,953,415       24,980,028  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,155,257       46,041,322  

Stewart Information Services Corp.(a)

    1,792,999       108,673,669  

Trupanion Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,453,945       218,695,578  

United Fire Group Inc.(a)

    1,536,066       47,725,571  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,003,670       27,029,508  
   

 

 

 
      1,828,395,646  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%            

Cars.com Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,649,346       67,090,063  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,585,598       41,592,937  
   

 

 

 
      108,683,000  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3%  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,909,717       32,694,355  

PetMed Express Inc.(a)

    1,510,338       38,966,720  

Shutterstock Inc.

    1,664,359       154,918,536  
   

 

 

 
      226,579,611  
IT Services — 1.6%            

CSG Systems International Inc.(a)

    2,324,462       147,766,049  

EVERTEC Inc.(a)

    4,276,080       175,019,955  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,384,449       341,620,008  

Perficient Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,358,179       259,611,926  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    1,311,172       108,197,914  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    4,808,025       103,901,420  
   

 

 

 
      1,136,117,272  
Leisure Products — 0.3%            

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.(a)

    1,259,275       87,670,726  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,024,325       143,628,159  
   

 

 

 
      231,298,885  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%            

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,806,665       107,000,980  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 4.5%            

Alamo Group Inc.(a)

    710,139       102,110,887  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Albany International Corp., Class A(a)

    2,315,747     $ 195,263,787  

Astec Industries Inc.(a)

    1,621,352       69,718,136  

Barnes Group Inc.(a)

    3,333,770       133,984,216  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,460,119       38,868,368  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.(a)(c)

    4,303,933       94,213,093  

EnPro Industries Inc.(a)

    1,477,894       144,434,581  

ESCO Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,859,409       130,009,877  

Federal Signal Corp.(a)

    4,380,680       147,847,950  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.(a)

    2,792,239       231,867,527  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)(a)

    2,335,090       120,280,486  

Hillenbrand Inc.(a)

    5,212,853       230,251,717  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(a)(c)

    2,274,418       269,450,300  

Lindsay Corp.(a)

    785,317       123,302,622  

Meritor Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,066,517       180,216,010  

Mueller Industries Inc.(a)

    4,106,993       222,475,811  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,974,133       104,431,636  

SPX Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    3,248,305       160,498,750  

SPX FLOW Inc.(a)

    3,004,895       259,082,047  

Standex International Corp.(a)

    877,286       87,658,417  

Tennant Co.(a)

    1,323,625       104,301,650  

Titan International Inc.(a)(b)

    3,661,318       53,931,214  

Wabash National Corp.(a)

    3,503,992       51,999,241  
   

 

 

 
      3,256,198,323  
Marine — 0.5%            

Matson Inc.(a)

    3,009,508       363,006,855  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.7%            

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    2,092,041       84,999,626  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b)

    4,092,136       85,075,508  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    10,187,433       45,945,323  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,431,753       23,666,877  

Scholastic Corp.

    2,165,450       87,224,326  

TechTarget Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,907,680       155,056,230  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(b)(c)

    1,220,193       34,311,827  
   

 

 

 
      516,279,717  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    9,110,044       244,513,581  

Arconic Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    7,615,890       195,119,102  

Carpenter Technology Corp.(a)

    3,453,061       144,959,501  

Century Aluminum Co.(b)(c)

    3,611,952       95,030,457  

Compass Minerals International Inc.(a)

    2,436,755       153,003,847  

Haynes International Inc.(a)

    891,524       37,978,922  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(a)

    1,135,031       106,874,519  

Materion Corp.(a)

    1,462,185       125,367,742  

Olympic Steel Inc.(a)(c)

    668,590       25,713,971  

SunCoke Energy Inc.(a)

    5,947,455       52,991,824  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,943,536       64,404,568  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    2,470,246       91,670,830  
   

 

 

 
      1,337,628,864  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 1.3%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance
Inc.(a)

    9,433,933       131,414,687  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.(a)

    6,419,725       53,925,690  

Ellington Financial Inc.(a)

    3,916,397       69,516,047  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.(a)

    3,157,789       44,145,890  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.(a)

    3,867,423       43,005,744  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.(a)

    22,428,411       51,136,777  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    3,187,429       65,692,912  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.(a)

    27,140,982       99,064,584  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    6,789,850       114,680,566  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)  

Ready Capital Corp.

    4,811,337     $ 72,458,735  

Redwood Trust Inc.(a)

    8,206,875       86,418,394  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)

    24,602,817       136,053,578  
   

 

 

 
      967,513,604  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%            

Avista Corp.(a)

    5,036,609       227,402,896  

Unitil Corp.(a)

    1,142,813       57,003,513  
   

 

 

 
      284,406,409  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%            

Big Lots Inc.(a)

    2,185,884       75,631,586  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9%            

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)(c)

    3,379,366       199,652,943  

Civitas Resources Inc.(a)

    5,160,413       308,128,260  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,277,105       85,687,461  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    1,982,367       28,724,498  

Green Plains Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,747,393       85,196,657  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,029,418       81,468,140  

Matador Resources Co.(a)(c)

    7,897,435       418,406,106  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(b)

    2,473,995       32,211,415  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    6,814,135       166,060,470  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,513,800       52,271,514  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,598,941       218,275,772  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    372,875       37,138,350  

SM Energy Co.(a)(c)

    8,697,533       338,768,910  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)(c)

    79,791,370       572,104,123  

Talos Energy Inc.(b)(c)

    2,939,073       46,407,963  

World Fuel Services Corp.(a)

    4,532,119       122,548,498  
   

 

 

 
      2,793,051,080  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)(b)

    1,198,768       33,601,467  

Glatfelter Corp.(a)

    3,166,972       39,207,113  

Mercer International Inc.

    2,905,857       40,536,705  

Neenah Inc.(a)

    1,191,926       47,271,785  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.(a)

    2,255,373       62,022,758  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    2,525,098       84,035,262  
   

 

 

 
      306,675,090  
Personal Products — 0.8%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.(a)

    3,868,164       141,845,574  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,436,233       88,757,898  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    1,271,514       111,956,808  

Medifast Inc.(a)

    830,900       141,901,102  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(b)(c)

    836,939       66,494,804  
   

 

 

 
      550,956,186  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,636,682       94,656,884  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    910,622       25,597,584  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,996,934       36,412,748  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,474,334       50,377,440  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,823,742       153,670,670  

Endo International PLC(a)(b)(c)

    16,809,497       38,829,938  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(b)(c)

    1,632,176       79,405,362  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,476,222       86,614,896  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)(c)

    13,208,827       71,195,578  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,185,513       243,118,352  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A(a)

    1,460,170       29,130,392  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,593,229       190,225,543  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,804,845       122,972,590  
   

 

 

 
      1,222,207,977  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services — 1.5%            

Exponent Inc.(a)

    3,731,290     $ 403,165,884  

Forrester Research Inc.(b)

    790,765       44,614,961  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.(a)

    1,402,332       55,504,301  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    2,579,922       55,958,508  

Korn Ferry(a)

    3,895,713       252,987,602  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A(a)

    1,971,384       169,913,587  

Resources Connection Inc.(a)

    2,188,564       37,511,987  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,546,921       73,580,548  
   

 

 

 
          1,093,237,378  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS(a)(c)

    4,698,418       34,298,451  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.(c)

    1,788,593       94,223,079  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,336,691       37,066,442  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    8,339,966       130,770,667  

St Joe Co. (The)(c)

    2,358,970       139,745,383  
   

 

 

 
      436,104,022  
Road & Rail — 0.4%            

ArcBest Corp.(a)(c)

    1,778,660       143,182,130  

Heartland Express Inc.

    3,332,936       46,894,410  

Marten Transport Ltd.(a)

    4,286,523       76,128,648  
   

 

 

 
      266,205,188  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,382,502       179,950,376  

CEVA Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,650,539       67,094,410  

Cohu Inc.(a)(b)

    3,483,583       103,114,057  

Diodes Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,223,165       280,383,123  

FormFactor Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,599,019       235,326,769  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    2,033,401       72,429,744  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.(a)

    4,460,366       249,869,703  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,057,826       295,124,147  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,528,194       306,564,777  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,138,461       59,598,908  

Photronics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,389,705       74,493,294  

Rambus Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,829,900       249,695,511  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,330,713       86,032,317  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,211,901       136,152,483  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,624,129       98,540,068  
   

 

 

 
      2,494,369,687  
Software — 2.6%            

8x8 Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,467,381       106,604,327  

Agilysys Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,400,025       55,832,998  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,297,113       219,126,130  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,766,542       156,807,601  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,802,573       101,172,885  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,139,644       68,526,794  

Ebix Inc.(a)(c)

    1,711,950       56,751,142  

InterDigital Inc.(a)

    2,194,491       140,008,526  

LivePerson Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,826,586       117,865,230  

OneSpan Inc.(a)(b)

    2,463,959       35,579,568  

Progress Software Corp.(a)

    3,162,391       148,916,992  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,574,986       337,838,163  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)

    11,837,165       240,176,078  

Xperi Holding Corp.(a)

    6,654,498       115,255,905  
   

 

 

 
      1,900,462,339  
Specialty Retail — 4.0%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    2,253,482       45,249,919  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    4,041,781       129,296,574  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.(a)

    6,274,950       247,233,030  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)(b)(c)

    433,224       34,900,525  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,656,455     $ 265,364,091  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(b)(c)

    2,594,496       9,288,296  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    6,891,749       155,271,105  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,123,306       201,268,176  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    2,108,383       69,660,974  

Caleres Inc.(a)

    2,726,335       52,700,056  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A(a)

    1,363,213       19,984,703  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    8,771,243       42,101,966  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    976,560       48,144,408  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,376,852       21,217,289  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)(b)

    4,421,332       59,732,195  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    982,841       62,518,516  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.(a)

    1,231,373       206,661,331  

Guess? Inc.(c)

    2,790,444       60,971,201  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.(a)

    1,061,385       29,103,177  

Hibbett Inc.(a)

    921,114       40,842,195  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,089,874       29,300,033  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,566,339       63,060,808  

Monro Inc.(a)

    2,400,358       106,431,874  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)(b)(c)

    3,283,269       150,472,218  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX(a)

    4,327,093       108,999,473  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,874,862       123,084,093  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    1,249,910       36,447,376  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.(a)

    3,767,609       273,905,174  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    1,620,370       82,168,963  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A(a)

    1,485,171       63,134,619  

Zumiez Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,398,097       53,421,286  
   

 

 

 
          2,891,935,644  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    9,136,955       152,404,409  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(b)(c)

    2,363,476       50,011,152  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    5,235,909       35,237,668  
   

 

 

 
      237,653,229  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%            

Fossil Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,409,536       32,867,927  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    3,128,021       84,612,968  

Kontoor Brands Inc.(a)

    3,402,932       140,711,238  

Movado Group Inc.(a)

    1,172,233       45,775,699  

Oxford Industries Inc.(a)

    1,136,144       102,821,032  

Steven Madden Ltd.(a)

    5,477,358       211,645,113  

Unifi Inc.(a)(b)

    991,021       17,937,480  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,819,448       13,955,166  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.(a)

    5,892,154       132,926,995  
   

 

 

 
      783,253,618  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.0%            

Axos Financial Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,743,664       173,668,573  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.(a)

    9,085,379       98,848,924  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    3,593,938       152,382,971  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    4,187,001       191,220,336  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

    6,134,189       126,486,977  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    3,073,050       44,128,998  

Provident Financial Services Inc.(a)

    5,125,487       119,936,396  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY(a)

    1,208,110       38,574,952  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.(a)

    2,110,276       273,111,920  

WSFS Financial Corp.(a)

    4,150,097       193,477,522  
   

 

 

 
      1,411,837,569  
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Universal Corp./VA(a)

    1,765,900       102,545,813  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Tobacco (continued)            

Vector Group Ltd.(a)

    9,364,112     $ 112,743,909  
   

 

 

 
          215,289,722  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2%  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,753,348       282,658,706  

Boise Cascade Co.(a)

    2,815,654       195,603,483  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)(b)(c)

    1,227,583       33,255,223  

GMS Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    3,079,607       153,272,040  

NOW Inc.(a)(b)

    7,935,987       87,533,937  

Veritiv Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    991,810       132,495,898  
   

 

 

 
      884,819,287  
Water Utilities — 0.8%            

American States Water Co.(a)

    2,644,323       235,397,633  

California Water Service Group(a)

    3,762,327       223,030,745  

Middlesex Water Co.(a)

    1,154,264       121,393,945  
   

 

 

 
      579,822,323  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(a)(c)

    3,586,770       84,576,037  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.(a)

    7,067,422       133,432,927  
   

 

 

 
      218,008,964  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.2%
(Cost: $59,397,959,625)

 

    70,813,616,577  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 5.7%  

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

    2,943,692,959     $ 2,943,104,221  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(a)(d)

    1,155,360,000       1,155,360,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,098,464,221  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 5.7%
(Cost: $ 4,098,599,828)

 

    4,098,464,221  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.9%
(Cost: $ 63,496,559,453)

 

    74,912,080,798  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.9)%

 

    (2,841,801,233
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   72,070,279,565  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        

    

 

3D Systems Corp.

  $   227,056,862     $ 50,875,889       $  (31,895,092   $ 9,850,440     $ (103,483,690   $ 152,404,409       9,136,955     $     $    
 

8x8 Inc.

    232,414,012       44,882,296       (22,157,324     3,926,558       (152,461,215     106,604,327       8,467,381                
 

AAON Inc.

    190,318,614       44,965,463       (27,614,399     9,107,002       (51,678,952       165,097,728       2,962,457       1,057,284          
 

AAR Corp.

    92,277,366       21,631,014       (14,907,986     1,643,894           14,886,058       115,530,346       2,385,512                
 

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    58,232,867       15,121,737       (15,476,737     960,593       (13,588,541     45,249,919       2,253,482       940,045          
 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    142,627,013       37,577,800       (40,808,232     6,697,813       (16,797,820     129,296,574       4,041,781                
 

ABM Industries Inc.

    228,069,485       49,960,345       (33,746,575     4,896,100       (27,178,803     222,000,552       4,821,906       2,628,982          
 

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

          227,007,216       (2,382,998     178,961       22,429,851       247,233,030       6,274,950       470,075          
 

Acadia Realty Trust

    104,233,586       26,545,766       (8,828,623     223,521       14,945,904       137,120,154       6,327,649       3,609,699          
 

Addus HomeCare Corp.

    104,758,808       26,555,982       (14,354,241     (207,408     (10,419,800     106,333,341       1,139,815                
 

Adtalem Global Education Inc.

          149,170,013       (14,150,461     (814,446     (28,321,548     105,883,558       3,563,903                
 

ADTRAN Inc.

    53,742,460       16,913,966       (11,104,880     2,392,599       2,531,575       64,475,720       3,494,619         1,182,118          
 

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    278,699,438       56,550,224       (44,117,552     12,034,747       (71,018,480     232,148,377       2,696,891       1,037,147          
 

AdvanSix Inc.

    50,090,400       19,384,186       (12,419,032     3,982,488       42,091,722       103,129,764       2,018,590       486,671          
 

Aegion
Corp.(a)

    58,714,544       868,974       (62,132,617     17,761,221       (15,212,122                          

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.

  $   225,691,873     $ 59,557,076       $  (34,657,681   $ 9,565,343     $ (49,257,727   $   210,898,884       5,359,565     $     $    
 

Aerovironment Inc.

    173,727,081       33,266,873       (21,098,468     5,830,384       (36,336,126     155,389,744       1,650,624                
 

Agilysys Inc.

    64,951,988       15,832,103       (14,301,716     4,603,351       (15,252,728     55,832,998       1,400,025                
 

Agree Realty Corp.

    284,765,321       103,532,485       (43,332,464     9,202,538       (15,469,094     338,698,786       5,103,960         11,718,799          
 

Alamo Group Inc.

    102,876,929       24,955,074       (17,246,619     5,266,778       (13,741,275     102,110,887       710,139       402,431          
 

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.

    259,809,704       58,335,475       (36,040,457     9,610,781       (72,589,373     219,126,130       3,297,113                
 

Albany International Corp., Class A

    170,803,325       49,509,931       (27,174,894     8,804,821       (6,679,396     195,263,787       2,315,747       1,783,306          
 

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    81,112,742       26,640,371       (17,825,749     2,706,396       27,700,124       120,333,884       5,189,042       3,557,647          
 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

    178,034,775       41,941,199       (29,170,145     7,027,837       46,679,915       244,513,581       9,110,044                
 

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    50,138,291       4,331,466       (223,393     (3     5,340,853       59,587,214       1,333,644       626,166          
 

Allegiant Travel Co.

    213,636,213       70,760,765       (27,639,913     4,262,557       (84,537,256     176,482,366       1,086,781                
 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

    140,073,043       30,537,548       (39,404,962     11,421,872       52,595,542       195,223,043       8,668,874                
 

AMC Networks Inc., Class A

    106,156,533       25,203,768       (21,663,606     795,638       (25,492,707     84,999,626       2,092,041                
 

American Assets Trust Inc.

    108,473,164       35,280,630       (19,494,521     901,623       17,840,397       143,001,293       3,774,117       2,563,961          
 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.

    73,028,576       18,246,525       (12,385,526     (3,779,030     (11,756,143     63,354,402       8,164,227                
 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    179,893,753       36,478,034       (27,641,076     3,757,700       42,994,637       235,483,048       5,900,352       1,914,272          
 

American Public Education Inc.

    44,164,667       7,527,284       (5,228,903     (753,412     (17,375,922     28,333,714       1,333,979                
 

American States Water Co.

    185,981,265       53,105,246       (35,715,498     10,387,239       21,639,381       235,397,633       2,644,323       3,574,297          
 

American Vanguard Corp.

    36,329,922       7,445,561       (5,121,103     (228,457     566,105       38,992,028       1,918,899       158,109          
 

American Woodmark Corp.

    111,651,511       20,260,274       (16,181,856     (2,381,392     (55,081,100     58,267,437       1,190,346                
 

America’s CarMart Inc./TX

    62,431,322       12,278,051       (9,275,184     (353,044     (30,180,620     34,900,525       433,224                
 

Ameris Bancorp.

    231,575,664       23,579,414       (9,015,691     (632,064     (39,821,841     205,685,482       4,687,454       2,719,237          
 

AMERISAFE Inc.

    82,552,640       17,368,491       (12,330,497     1,862,128       (20,874,982     68,577,780       1,380,668       6,822,847          
 

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.

    231,770,949       78,557,059       (52,091,651     21,676,003           73,233,735       353,146,095       3,384,895                
 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    44,863,701       13,998,045       (9,802,099     1,047,017       44,550,220       94,656,884       2,636,682                
 

Andersons Inc. (The)

    56,402,554       19,367,771       (14,959,739     1,907,518       46,720,080       109,438,184       2,177,441       1,514,110          
 

AngioDynamics Inc.

    59,182,765       16,582,023       (10,310,170     2,646,926       (8,336,509     59,765,035       2,774,607                
 

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    23,513,371       13,022,104       (3,661,557     (696,385     (6,579,949     25,597,584       910,622                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Anika Therapeutics Inc.

  $ 39,165,049     $ 9,028,612     $ (6,020,209   $ (387,897   $ (15,739,128   $ 26,046,427       1,037,293     $     $    
 

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    70,944,910       18,631,347         (16,469,189     1,507,602       9,843,627       84,458,297       1,779,568       1,423,933          
 

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    119,741,871       41,296,690       (18,733,439     1,780,651       (12,671,086     131,414,687       9,433,933         15,523,682          
 

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

      235,541,068       60,513,124       (42,501,795     10,613,393       18,492,916       282,658,706       2,753,348       3,486,175          
 

Applied Optoelectronics Inc.(a)

    13,771,018       1,372,527       (10,871,984     (15,879,410     11,607,849                            
 

ArcBest Corp.

    119,067,236       36,196,739       (26,681,532     6,456,950       8,142,737       143,182,130       1,778,660       552,380          
 

Archrock Inc.

    81,271,297       14,764,526       (11,395,365     (105,256     4,258,478       88,793,680       9,620,117       140,444          
 

Arconic Corp.

    165,672,060       75,192,467       (39,903,591     13,896,906       (19,738,740     195,119,102       7,615,890                
 

Arcosa Inc.

    209,019,091       42,524,727       (28,674,875     5,970,199       (30,763,302     198,075,840       3,459,840       652,829          
 

Arlo Technologies Inc.

    33,527,469       11,289,845       (5,644,500     1,594,439       12,693,207       53,460,460       6,033,912                
 

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    49,562,770       20,824,314       (8,492,339     701,063       7,490,572       70,086,380       4,800,437       1,943,620          
 

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    53,066,279       26,306,771       (7,258,088     (3,245,356     (14,943,916     53,925,690       6,419,725                
 

Artivion Inc.(b)

    58,602,326       14,840,035       (9,811,884     276,912       (3,488,514     60,418,875       2,825,953                
 

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.

    253,162,543       106,603,395       (38,650,185     15,798,587       (71,550,249     265,364,091       1,656,455                
 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.(c)

    N/A       128,663,922       (30,458,091     2,567,496       130,203,823       318,170,834       4,997,971       3,771,750          
 

Astec Industries Inc.

    113,618,646       23,086,050       (15,846,902     2,952,076       (54,091,734     69,718,136       1,621,352       709,104          
 

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    110,157,340       35,685,816       (25,855,217     5,891,441       40,894,439       166,773,819       1,930,923                
 

Avanos Medical Inc.

          152,946,610       (16,741,580     (1,653,146     (19,053,130     115,498,754       3,447,724                
 

Avid Bioservices Inc.

          140,595,133       (6,897,080     (688,738     (43,331,999     89,677,316       4,402,421                
 

Avista Corp.

    220,450,147       23,699,073       (6,570,865     (122,490     (10,052,969       227,402,896       5,036,609       8,066,242          
 

Axcelis Technologies Inc.

    92,487,714       30,886,676       (21,825,420     6,895,704       71,505,702       179,950,376       2,382,502                
 

Axos Financial Inc.

    160,687,184       23,766,942       (6,695,135     614,213       (4,704,631     173,668,573       3,743,664                
 

AZZ Inc.

    85,214,857       22,419,670       (18,142,134     1,337,044       (5,580,722     85,248,715       1,767,179       1,152,087          
 

B&G Foods Inc.

    134,036,728       26,579,087       (22,422,864     3,592,619       (16,168,498     125,617,072       4,655,933       1,951,276          
 

Badger Meter Inc.

    180,801,970       47,606,244       (31,782,672     12,001,696       163,907       208,791,145       2,093,984       1,551,323          
 

Balchem Corp.

    270,776,744       75,779,821       (50,352,150     16,267,594       4,465,437       316,937,446       2,318,489       1,444,319          
 

Banc of California Inc.

    53,563,266       27,017,252       (8,904,293     1,621,284       2,139,370       75,436,879       3,896,533       812,496          
 

Bancorp. Inc. (The)

          98,753,880       (1,056,723     (154,000         15,108,425       112,651,582       3,976,406                
 

BankUnited Inc.

    252,353,165       11,306,431       (19,902,195     2,376,521       (2,990,107     243,143,815       5,531,024       5,395,173          
 

Banner Corp.

    111,680,273       8,475,166                   10,425,284       130,580,723       2,231,005       3,585,435          
 

Barnes Group Inc.

    153,866,088       34,932,997       (24,588,058     203,285       (30,430,096     133,984,216       3,333,770       2,025,208          
 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

    235,518,766       37,704,831       (71,125,955     15,989,477       (62,816,014     155,271,105       6,891,749                
 

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    74,949,214       16,326,031       (13,549,246     366,157       (14,776,813     63,315,343       2,528,568       1,611,434          
 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    70,113,749       5,812,832       (3,649,084     (2,621,604     23,273,638       92,929,531       3,207,785       1,573,779          
 

Big Lots Inc.

    153,740,090       34,138,941       (37,976,390     1,377,517       (75,648,572     75,631,586       2,185,884       2,728,535          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)    

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

BioLife Solutions Inc.

  $     $   130,761,931     $ (14,802,619   $ (2,470,479   $ (64,703,548   $ 48,785,285       2,146,295     $     $    
 

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.

    89,865,442       15,359,970       (11,092,673     819,411       (47,746,675     47,205,475       1,668,038                
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    2,960,673,133             (15,161,491 )(d)      (523,703     (1,883,718     2,943,104,221       2,943,692,959       7,435,203 (e)          
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    849,990,000       305,370,000 (d)                        1,155,360,000       1,155,360,000       250,552          
 

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    144,746,471       31,487,167       (21,264,371     2,315,767       (29,807,403     127,477,631       5,810,284       804,288          
 

Blucora Inc.

    53,626,743       13,729,280       (8,756,356     (1,237,679     11,012,925       68,374,913       3,497,438                
 

Boise Cascade Co.

    156,338,781       42,639,259       (28,143,779     8,385,063       16,384,159       195,603,483       2,815,654         14,463,085          
 

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.

    120,596,643       45,064,211       (25,410,666     10,315,104       50,702,884       201,268,176       2,123,306                
 

Boston Private Financial Holdings
Inc.(a)

    67,642,583       1,239,445       (75,612,364     5,863,057       867,279                   304,696          
 

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.

    117,211,347       31,725,725       (23,391,564     4,297,660       26,964,433       156,807,601       2,766,542                
 

Brandywine Realty Trust

    146,834,970       37,150,477       (26,346,974     2,237,246       13,199,762       173,075,481       12,240,133       7,394,859          
 

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    80,981,540       36,537,823       (74,691,686     17,830,176       135,175       60,793,028       2,506,929       146,744          
 

Brinker International Inc.

    214,629,411       34,575,969       (27,107,798     779,623       (101,112,308     121,764,897       3,190,904                
 

Bristow Group Inc.

    40,152,484       11,936,140       (8,160,373     454,933       16,959,521       61,342,705       1,654,334                
 

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    73,107,615       3,461,204                   3,714,406       80,283,225       5,074,793       2,413,301          
 

Cadence Bancorp.(a)

    160,203,119       6,849,611        (162,745,482     21,883,321       (26,190,569                 13,395,700          
 

CalAmp Corp.

    25,666,055       5,687,909       (3,721,537     (618,140     (8,169,999     18,844,288       2,577,878                
 

Calavo Growers Inc.

    86,195,384       16,117,686       (9,597,154     (2,548,615     (44,045,476     46,121,825       1,265,345       1,378,012          
 

Caleres Inc.

    55,052,652       15,298,260       (10,550,984     1,385,810       (8,485,682     52,700,056       2,726,335       735,726          
 

California Water Service Group

    188,973,938       54,891,611       (28,521,578     9,862,044       (2,175,270     223,030,745       3,762,327       3,271,148          
 

Callon Petroleum Co.

    118,532,653       59,653,037       (41,419,070     (18,114,267     81,000,590       199,652,943       3,379,366                
 

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    95,893,054       24,418,888       (17,345,780     (841,329     45,810,320       147,935,153       2,679,014       84,264          
 

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    110,890,425       11,659,865       (3,269,867     (509,630     (19,921,869     98,848,924       9,085,379       8,272,862          
 

Capstead Mortgage Corp.(a)

    40,358,862       7,490,702       (45,780,933     (7,233,234     5,164,603                   2,330,385          
 

Cara Therapeutics Inc.

          85,169,093       (7,914,519     (3,191,504     (37,650,322     36,412,748       2,996,934                
 

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

    102,661,676       19,516,521       (14,579,958     (1,879,192     (40,078,228     65,640,819       2,904,461                
 

Cardtronics PLC, Class A(a)

    93,625,525       3,724,989       (97,834,896     17,929,485       (17,445,103                          
 

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    142,840,994       22,872,619       (5,621,325     1,201,268       (27,315,735     133,977,821       6,941,856       6,504,696          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Carpenter Technology Corp.

  $   131,657,656     $ 28,521,899     $ (19,694,165   $ 2,683,852     $ 1,790,259     $   144,959,501       3,453,061     $   2,602,409     $    
 

Cars.com Inc.

          81,164,787       (4,225,737     (102,444     (9,746,543     67,090,063       4,649,346                
 

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    15,959,136       5,128,277       (4,433,457     (549,184     3,879,931       19,984,703       1,363,213       835,172          
 

Cavco Industries Inc.

    128,482,639       36,709,800       (25,047,961     7,922,920       (1,274,140     146,793,258       609,480                
 

Centerspace

    58,783,824       30,292,022       (10,653,606     2,239,436       24,660,430       105,322,106       1,073,401       726,867          
 

Central Garden & Pet Co.

    37,770,079       8,227,626       (5,570,663     1,760,472       (11,257,786     30,929,728       703,588                
 

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    40,653,703       2,102,716                   1,814,305       44,570,724       1,597,517       1,567,457          
 

Century Communities Inc.

    116,608,875       34,694,888       (20,344,344     6,895,888       (23,986,594     113,868,713       2,125,606       1,309,670          
 

Cerence Inc.

          89,461,558       (630,129     90,139       12,251,317       101,172,885       2,802,573                
 

CEVA Inc.

    85,448,059       16,962,411       (11,400,862     1,572,449       (25,487,647     67,094,410       1,650,539                
 

Chart Industries Inc.(a)

    337,280,531       88,743,295       (504,219,743     268,556,828       (190,360,911                          
 

Chatham Lodging Trust

    41,422,561       12,325,570       (7,427,160     (844,705     2,659,949       48,136,215       3,490,661                
 

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)

    164,425,914       52,141,502       (20,816,506     5,033,586       (62,679,374     138,105,122       3,470,850                
 

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)

    65,162,408       18,460,190       (12,159,461     2,693,501       1,862,650       76,019,288       2,331,880                
 

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    135,123,620       10,286,706       (10,797,601     2,272,821       22,916,743       159,802,289       1,160,005       2,244,794          
 

Chico’s FAS Inc.

    26,485,809       11,316,743       (7,418,065     689,647       11,027,832       42,101,966       8,771,243                
 

Children’s Place Inc. (The)

    67,841,798       19,293,853       (18,554,072     (260,079     (20,177,092     48,144,408       976,560                
 

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.

    58,152,050       10,753,076       (7,187,474     703,988       (24,011,224     38,410,416       1,422,608                
 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.(a)

    46,894,465       1,761,680       (49,127,219     (879,914     1,350,988                            
 

Cinemark Holdings Inc.

          147,194,243       (15,304,724     (503,349     235,452       131,621,622       7,616,992                
 

CIRCOR International Inc.

    46,626,034       10,284,591       (6,546,331     (2,024,034     (9,471,892     38,868,368       1,460,119                
 

City Holding Co.

    80,745,483       249,094                   (3,042,542     77,952,035       990,496       2,315,936          
 

Civitas Resources Inc.(c)(f)

    N/A       207,228,234       (14,228,675     6,882,181       70,286,984       308,128,260       5,160,413       7,850,302          
 

Clearwater Paper Corp.

    41,718,586       9,607,492       (6,345,887     304,538       (11,683,262     33,601,467       1,198,768                
 

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    194,072,143       45,152,216       (34,417,166     11,235,394       (14,695,683     201,346,904       3,034,618       2,313,813          
 

Coherus Biosciences Inc.

    62,569,677       18,386,545       (14,395,091     (682,143     (6,761,594     59,117,394       4,579,194                
 

Cohu Inc.

    131,608,431       30,706,586       (19,022,059     4,671,645       (44,850,546     103,114,057       3,483,583                
 

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.

    55,011,184       12,037,503       (8,807,467     (1,185,454     (6,678,326     50,377,440       2,474,334                
 

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    193,475,694       26,458,422                   (50,818,921     169,115,195       5,240,632       5,460,424          
 

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    180,336,567       50,322,844       (34,469,192     11,352,962       21,870,837       229,414,018       2,577,396       1,221,001          
 

Community Bank System Inc.

    256,597,789       18,308,016                   (23,541,729     251,364,076       3,583,237       5,979,463          
 

Community Health Systems Inc.

    109,739,393       28,482,555       (18,543,682     7,132,354       (21,333,812     105,476,808       8,885,999                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

  $ 69,458,011     $ 17,713,020     $ (9,844,856   $ 2,920,502     $ (9,297,028   $ 70,949,649       1,680,873     $   2,484,023     $    
 

Compass Minerals International Inc.

           134,476,479       (4,105,018     138,812       22,493,574        153,003,847       2,436,755       364,942          
 

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.

    26,097,210       10,988,962       (3,948,986     (275,616     3,451,693       36,313,263       1,054,086                
 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    43,114,192       10,301,031       (6,713,753     562,779       (17,562,608     29,701,641       1,893,030       707,565          
 

CONMED Corp.

     251,932,139       64,951,903       (41,631,442     16,851,823       18,964,179       311,068,602       2,094,033       1,593,234          
 

Conn’s Inc.(c)

    N/A       7,132,034       (5,431,420     1,175,303       (7,113,899     21,217,289       1,376,852                
 

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.

          79,179,070       (5,629,915     (198,818     (4,823,543     68,526,794       1,139,644                
 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

    19,630,706       14,161,028       (7,112,870     1,848,428       57,160,169       85,687,461       2,277,105                
 

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.(g)

    35,129,052       9,388,783       (7,194,188     (3,909,708     27,324,743       N/A       N/A                
 

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(a)

    188,197,706       7,804,915       (210,583,669     103,597,803       (89,016,755                 354,251          
 

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)

    41,087,581       5,959,097       (15,154,639     (77,226,969     45,334,930                            
 

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.

    167,332,532       35,152,913       (38,400,180     (801,869     (9,612,726     153,670,670       6,823,742                
 

Core Laboratories NV

    85,629,665       26,770,935       (16,142,971     501,718       7,985,486       104,744,833       3,311,566       118,940          
 

CoreCivic Inc.

    72,246,648       19,479,300       (13,655,639     1,422,802       16,671,083       96,164,194       8,609,149                
 

Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    116,595,449       9,629,917       (147,130,340     41,377,533       (20,472,559                 781,596          
 

Covetrus Inc.(c)

    N/A       36,995,575       (22,404,710     2,870,009       13,437,072       124,128,789       7,393,019                
 

Crocs Inc.(a)

    350,913,246       12,850,371       (461,974,665     354,207,564       (255,996,516                          
 

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.

    29,471,891       12,834,402       (8,578,502     2,533,043       18,558,849       54,819,683       2,529,750                
 

CSG Systems International Inc.

    97,620,847       29,270,437       (20,944,972     3,319,308       38,500,429       147,766,049       2,324,462       2,279,936          
 

CTS Corp.

    66,969,802       18,773,101       (13,321,273     3,084,282       5,865,074       81,370,986       2,302,518       354,111          
 

Cubic Corp.(a)

    157,826,659       3,867,017       (162,604,947     36,715,655       (35,804,384                          
 

Customers Bancorp. Inc.

    59,848,106       14,459,675       (507,667     (27,410     37,611,371       111,384,075       2,136,250                
 

Cutera Inc.

    35,300,396       11,826,554       (12,911,696     5,339,314       41,153,214       80,707,782       1,169,678                
 

CVB Financial Corp.

    183,400,966       28,841,217       (7,736,468     796,820       9,444,601       214,747,136       9,252,354       4,592,703          
 

Cytokinetics Inc.

    110,368,584       63,311,154       (21,340,088     9,802,260       58,678,004       220,819,914       5,998,911                
 

Daktronics Inc.(a)

    15,616,363       1,629,331       (14,507,263     (7,625,997     4,887,566                            
 

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.

    152,109,563       27,452,039       (41,477,127     (1,361,062     (721,667     136,001,746       2,769,893                
 

Deluxe Corp.

    117,486,489       26,470,263       (17,608,783     1,204,564       (35,357,970     92,194,563       3,048,762       3,457,308          
 

Designer Brands Inc., Class A

    68,207,635       15,968,270       (8,880,599     2,262,215       (17,825,326     59,732,195       4,421,332                
 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    142,100,747       27,095,558       (14,868,083     (667,966     (1,491,686     152,168,570       15,066,195                
 

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.

    73,710,332       12,711,630       (12,925,552     454,896       (38,713,638     35,237,668       5,235,909                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Digi International Inc.

  $ 42,013,666     $ 14,483,612     $ (8,141,320   $ 2,070,602     $ 3,474,498     $ 53,901,058       2,504,696     $     $    

    

 

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    70,475,156       19,608,008       (18,847,016     2,058,303       7,615,459       80,909,910       2,340,466       2,225,705          
 

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    99,848,312       26,358,946       (16,035,722     1,934,437       (15,791,187     96,314,786       1,235,597       1,045,000          
 

Diodes Inc.

    223,876,550       76,078,842       (35,692,510     16,002,229       118,012       280,383,123       3,223,165                   
 

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    75,996,790       13,037,632       (9,303,170     (2,171,118     (22,608,236     54,951,898       17,172,468       169,246          
 

DMC Global Inc.

    55,716,447       25,744,439       (8,961,242     (1,116,113     (29,304,359     42,079,172       1,379,645                
 

Domtar
Corp.(c)(g)

    N/A       153,558,062       (213,159,263     59,601,201             N/A       N/A                
 

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.

    54,976,940       18,714,492       (14,272,000     5,060,756       4,954,585       69,434,773       2,087,636                
 

Dorman Products Inc.

    195,919,848       47,054,647       (33,727,815     8,129,670       (23,939,554     193,436,796       2,035,534                
 

Douglas Elliman Inc.

          32,222,831       (1,301,436     240,266       3,136,790       34,298,451       4,698,418       234,008          
 

Dril-Quip Inc.

    78,472,412       16,203,159       (12,105,626     (2,178,101     14,192,362       94,584,206       2,532,375                
 

DSP Group
Inc.(a)

    21,123,901       3,489,913       (36,050,944     13,149,026       (1,711,896                          
 

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX

    32,979,219       10,880,508       (6,656,700     (1,093,393     (2,854,411     33,255,223       1,227,583                
 

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    107,742,162       10,088,804                   7,084,158       124,915,124       2,191,109       2,926,354          
 

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE

    32,325,501       9,401,644       (7,489,214     (677,659     6,696,082       40,256,354       813,424                
 

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    109,680,067       24,841,825       (11,619,110     1,689,169       749,096       125,341,047       5,929,094       3,161,908          
 

Ebix Inc.

    50,462,144       12,027,661       (7,921,181     (1,603,970     3,786,488       56,751,142       1,711,950       484,924          
 

Echo Global Logistics
Inc.(a)

    55,528,357       5,958,770       (91,026,192     40,575,263       (11,036,198                          
 

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    143,193,323       36,871,656       (26,181,591     (38,769     (11,999,045     141,845,574       3,868,164       2,232,205          
 

eHealth Inc.

    125,650,603       15,078,775       (17,062,843     (20,835,926     (81,654,036     21,176,573       1,706,412                
 

elf Beauty Inc.

    68,727,165       38,328,670       (12,066,298     854,803       (7,086,442     88,757,898       3,436,233                
 

Ellington Financial Inc.

          77,344,107       (5,818,284     118,844       (2,128,620     69,516,047       3,916,397       5,196,621          
 

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

          153,255,287       (8,860,990     171,260       (3,929,637     140,635,920       3,425,132                
 

Employers Holdings Inc.

    72,831,899       1,999,151       (662,204     (64,131     (3,441,284     70,663,431       1,722,658       1,727,295          
 

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    59,133,299       20,465,920       (12,485,341     (322,814     26,181,120       92,972,184       1,306,156                
 

Encore Capital Group Inc.

    84,146,154       25,462,921       (41,697,712     8,441,094       35,258,453       111,610,910       1,779,227                
 

Encore Wire Corp.

    92,492,184       36,093,806       (26,017,909     6,533,679       56,301,337       165,403,097       1,450,014       112,828          
 

Endo International PLC

    113,398,112       10,744,437       (4,358,183     (1,873,083     (79,081,345     38,829,938       16,809,497                
 

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    104,181,448       22,030,218       (15,162,278     246,137       (17,082,432     94,213,093       4,303,933       160,176          
 

Enova International Inc.

    85,912,975       23,837,837       (22,683,406     4,785,840       928,993       92,782,239       2,443,567                
 

EnPro Industries Inc.

    116,862,535       33,862,676       (22,367,213     5,037,772       11,038,811       144,434,581       1,477,894       1,532,682          
 

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    321,590,055       68,292,586       (43,131,801     20,331,315       (29,827,286     337,254,869       3,746,860       772,830          
 

ePlus Inc.

    89,775,142       22,840,253       (15,836,112     4,431,339       6,644,053       107,854,675       1,923,915                
 

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    188,986,000       36,847,854       (26,315,473     5,562,162       (75,070,666     130,009,877       1,859,409       425,209          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.(c)

  $ N/A     $ 122,074,332     $ (29,864,870   $ 3,227,580     $ 4,597,375     $ 220,199,764       8,703,548     $ 6,757,933     $       

    

 

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    40,348,205       9,626,242       (6,633,904     914,688       (3,180,642     41,074,589       1,575,550       4,165,059          
 

EVERTEC Inc.

    148,584,548       43,401,584       (30,111,560     10,705,109       2,440,274       175,019,955       4,276,080       809,320          
 

ExlService Holdings Inc.

    201,170,762       65,234,139       (44,840,205     16,915,763       103,139,549       341,620,008       2,384,449                
 

Exponent Inc.

    336,492,998       88,210,152       (57,011,657     25,496,519       9,977,872       403,165,884       3,731,290       2,997,052          
 

Fabrinet

    222,144,724       61,722,573       (40,431,780     17,236,326       17,781,888       278,453,731       2,648,661                
 

FARO Technologies Inc.

    103,973,860       21,222,322       (14,042,396     2,626,598       (45,870,634     67,909,750       1,307,969                
 

FB Financial
Corp.(c)

    N/A       33,794,786       (14,167,972     2,411,880       22,993,541       113,334,609       2,551,432       1,065,244          
 

Federal Signal Corp.

    154,545,670       40,590,113       (26,024,908     9,246,942       (30,509,867     147,847,950       4,380,680       1,492,484          
 

Ferro Corp.

    92,683,163       29,225,356       (19,694,705     3,750,428       23,085,050       129,049,292       5,936,030                
 

First Bancorp./Puerto Rico

    150,964,318       11,164,955       (6,846,045     (899,949     23,819,908       178,203,187       13,582,560       4,587,728          
 

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    76,798,902       33,058,645                   (7,132,753     102,724,794       2,459,296       1,704,852          
 

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    85,042,838       3,798,922                   4,214,383       93,056,143       6,138,268       2,747,639          
 

First Financial Bancorp.

    144,280,584       3,869,385       (2,248,565     (511,888     (5,229,381     140,160,135       6,080,700       5,571,187          
 

First Hawaiian Inc.

    238,840,200       59,175,602       (47,835,590     7,082,816       (2,969,873     254,293,155       9,117,718       9,174,590          
 

First Midwest Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    153,647,885       8,019,526       (153,940,956           (7,726,455                 3,061,046          
 

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    140,902,638       27,543,269       (4,187,076     75,332       (11,951,192     152,382,971       3,593,938       791,220          
 

FormFactor Inc.

    233,777,793       49,980,907       (32,618,735     9,784,619       (25,597,815     235,326,769       5,599,019                
 

Forward Air Corp.

    162,962,353       43,960,674       (32,861,394     7,795,090       6,845,477       188,702,200       1,929,865       1,616,598          
 

Fossil Group Inc.

    38,886,983       9,444,342       (6,039,230     561,589       (9,985,757     32,867,927       3,409,536                
 

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    138,556,484       34,344,225       (20,892,531     2,267,901       (4,655,539     149,620,540       5,533,304       6,140,722          
 

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

          53,768,631       (2,083,228     (44,575     (7,494,938     44,145,890       3,157,789       1,975,216          
 

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    201,910,285       54,204,249       (33,326,322     10,961,345       (1,882,030     231,867,527       2,792,239       1,889,641          
 

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    35,158,005       2,822,210       (6,300,994     2,044,933       6,276,359       40,000,513       6,779,748       62,222          
 

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)

    692,011,588       54,841,753       (607,214,810     504,253,766       (643,892,297                          
 

Gannett Co. Inc.

    47,340,465       15,851,555       (7,893,606     (2,666,088     (6,687,003     45,945,323       10,187,433                
 

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(c)

    N/A       29,540,799       (13,469,043     2,029,448       34,252,455       120,964,078       3,849,907                
 

Genesco Inc.

    45,293,862       14,671,897       (12,922,077     2,937,555       12,537,279       62,518,516       982,841                
 

Gentherm Inc.

    162,735,333       42,923,883       (27,975,897     8,513,580       (12,605,507     173,591,392       2,376,662                
 

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A

          129,641,791                   (15,298,726     114,343,065       30,249,488                
 

GEO Group Inc. (The)

    57,084,834       6,257,091                   (9,963,928     53,377,997       8,075,340       821,529          
 

Getty Realty Corp.

    69,450,580       15,028,443       (5,294,850     840,727       308,006       80,332,906       2,806,880       3,050,130          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        

    

 

Gibraltar Industries Inc.

  $ 198,668,118     $ 36,136,806     $ (25,011,705   $ 4,957,300     $ (114,327,191   $ 100,423,328       2,338,145     $     $    
 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

    87,531,081       21,586,421       (15,188,876     524,433       (9,840,091     84,612,968       3,128,021                
 

Glatfelter Corp.

    50,692,210       11,368,234       (7,910,611     (1,073,585     (13,869,135     39,207,113       3,166,972       1,717,375          
 

Glaukos Corp.

    256,141,435       44,598,464       (29,607,141     1,441,829       (78,664,867     193,909,720       3,353,679                
 

Global Net Lease Inc.

    109,161,268       39,080,223       (16,177,869     574,167       (16,033,721     116,604,068       7,412,846       5,069,651          
 

Glu Mobile
Inc.(a)

    125,000,504       1,481,285       (126,679,997     53,344,406       (53,146,198                          
 

GMS Inc.

    119,173,079       35,982,953       (23,375,934     7,532,374       13,959,568       153,272,040       3,079,607                
 

Golden Entertainment Inc.

          80,733,768       (897,754     54,364       4,641,366       84,531,744       1,455,687                
 

Granite Construction Inc.

    122,479,905       29,438,237       (20,542,653     3,543,790       (27,369,752     107,549,527       3,278,949       1,639,208          
 

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    43,827,162       6,100,754       (3,708,675     (497,201     (2,716,296     43,005,744       3,867,423       3,725,959          
 

Great Western Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    102,117,283       16,377,767       (118,602,488     (15,724,918     15,832,356                   389,037          
 

Green Dot Corp., Class A

    153,000,004       11,925,625       (467,997     (124,692     (65,245,666     99,087,274       3,605,796                
 

Green Plains Inc.(c)

    N/A       19,064,946                   27,600,405       85,196,657       2,747,393                
 

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    103,512,379       24,322,970       (17,590,420     2,012,313       8,023,244       120,280,486       2,335,090       2,392,362          
 

Greenhill & Co. Inc.(c)

    N/A       4,291,645       (4,112,426     (734,634     (2,853,772     14,881,274       961,944       245,365          
 

Griffon Corp.

    82,001,397       22,317,449       (12,932,178     2,560,297       (26,143,492     67,803,473       3,385,096       1,076,261          
 

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    178,904,511       59,645,604       (41,861,940     12,203,300       (2,230,144     206,661,331       1,231,373       1,654,738          
 

Hanger Inc.

    57,995,592       12,515,793       (11,176,384     (312,586     (10,911,297     48,111,118       2,624,720                
 

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    36,077,883       3,748,205                   9,047,157       48,873,245       1,985,910       1,264,093          
 

Harmonic Inc.

    52,699,782       16,052,993       (9,190,809     2,772,619       6,395,910       68,730,495       7,398,331                
 

Harsco Corp.

    90,318,160       23,055,811       (16,314,601     (368,586     (27,300,266     69,390,518       5,669,160                
 

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    41,581,358       8,345,125       (10,254,135     1,030,344       (11,599,515     29,103,177       1,061,385       3,186,360          
 

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.

    86,224,377       22,237,727       (12,292,410     (3,881,796     (20,073,726     72,214,172       3,665,694                
 

Hawkins Inc.

    42,429,515       11,133,838       (7,831,210     2,035,981       13,850,239       61,618,363       1,342,448       668,430          
 

Haynes International Inc.

    25,297,235       7,867,883       (6,176,357     614,117       10,376,044       37,978,922       891,524       764,939          
 

HB Fuller Co.

    218,435,976       60,521,138       (37,372,738     7,684,748       620,169       249,889,293       3,782,190       2,365,012          
 

HCI Group
Inc.(c)

    N/A       20,289,864       (5,570,385     1,990,649       4,397,515       39,375,177       577,518       743,353          
 

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

          140,440,364       (8,236,047     (1,479,509     (31,670,162     99,054,646       5,334,122       2,184,659          
 

HealthStream Inc.

    37,721,805       9,926,136       (7,147,266     331,228       (5,057,914     35,773,989       1,795,883                
 

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    46,298,907       14,374,838       (9,562,941     2,490,063       1,903,434       55,504,301       1,402,332       795,893          
 

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.

    47,739,564       9,830,758       (7,164,536     (2,616,514     738,555       48,527,827       10,152,265                
 

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    193,816,114       52,286,011       (42,910,481     6,780,563       113,186,245       323,158,452       7,553,961       7,325,091          
 

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    61,686,411       3,204,708       (945,740     (401,151     (6,750,399     56,793,829       2,266,314       1,844,289          
 

Hersha Hospitality Trust

    25,703,682       5,493,293       (6,075,612     (2,380,020     (1,195,266     21,546,077       2,372,916                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Heska Corp.

  $ 111,058,940     $ 42,457,700     $ (19,822,866   $ 5,056,967     $ (32,781,522   $ 105,969,219       766,338     $     $    
 

Hibbett Inc.(h)

    76,298,155       19,180,047       (30,041,017     6,249,092       (30,844,082     40,842,195       921,114       1,069,877          
 

Hillenbrand Inc.

    238,675,859       56,142,333       (44,514,474     6,080,798       (26,132,799     230,251,717       5,212,853       4,421,272          
 

Hilltop Holdings
Inc.(c)

    N/A                         (15,230,528     115,984,411       3,945,048       2,011,974          
 

HMS Holdings Corp.(a)

    218,134,160             (218,281,648     73,782,058       (73,634,570                          
 

HNI Corp.

    113,338,174       30,603,185       (19,843,109     430,109       (8,746,220     115,782,139       3,125,024       3,669,868          
 

HomeStreet Inc.

    60,877,328       1,683,813       (5,398,636     1,162,384       3,114,036       61,438,925       1,296,727       1,492,248          
 

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    117,392,308       1,106,495       (1,313,385     (313,631     8,241,773       125,113,560       7,780,694       4,383,268          
 

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    109,561,159       5,983,565                   (3,018,008     112,526,716       2,690,096       3,297,717          
 

Hostess Brands Inc.

          209,898,493       (6,379,106     (18,688     13,627,019       217,127,718       9,896,432                
 

Hub Group Inc., Class A

    151,452,595       41,889,385       (27,228,719     7,049,642       14,114,816       187,277,719       2,425,563                
 

Ichor Holdings Ltd.

    100,730,117       21,839,167       (15,009,220     3,445,419       (38,575,739     72,429,744       2,033,401                
 

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    103,142,321       248,959,472       (24,006,964     12,532,312       77,151,801       417,778,942       15,801,019       924,581          
 

Independent Bank Corp.

    173,702,997       90,871,928                   (6,066,512     258,508,413       3,164,505       5,084,037          
 

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    176,778,504       43,889,310       (30,108,373     6,278,096       (9,524,990     187,312,547       2,632,273       3,494,876          
 

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    100,624,266       26,669,182       (18,956,261     1,297,287       (3,235,323     106,399,151       4,693,390       5,433,437          
 

Innospec Inc.

    168,374,118       37,526,691       (25,213,946     5,275,494       (22,354,040     163,608,317       1,767,783       1,923,140          
 

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    287,319,168       107,715,940       (55,143,259     19,095,555       17,873,327       376,860,731       1,834,765       10,353,431          
 

Innoviva Inc.(c)

    N/A       17,506,149       (12,158,568     1,823,710       29,291,633       86,614,896       4,476,222                
 

Inogen Inc.

    64,391,411       13,502,858       (3,908,574     270,819       (26,955,766     47,300,748       1,458,999                
 

Insight Enterprises Inc.

    223,263,239       56,498,132       (39,977,581     15,347,855       12,593,871       267,725,516       2,494,647                
 

Installed Building Products Inc.

    166,389,411       48,380,539       (26,143,715     11,282,754       (58,087,201     141,821,788       1,678,563       3,424,701          
 

Insteel Industries Inc.

    39,879,389       12,034,947       (7,994,792     1,847,192       5,634,790       51,401,526       1,389,606       2,794,777          
 

Integer Holdings Corp.

    202,318,465       46,545,743       (32,260,216     10,291,659       (36,625,890     190,269,761       2,361,546                
 

InterDigital Inc.

          180,771,264       (24,466,010     (526,594     (15,770,134     140,008,526       2,194,491       2,907,148          
 

Interface Inc.

    48,998,040       13,889,856       (9,391,838     326,543       3,324,944       57,147,545       4,211,315       161,676          
 

Invacare
Corp.(a)

    18,392,883       1,812,662       (11,076,190     (15,934,312     6,804,957                            
 

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    61,695,382       25,099,834       (6,284,604     (5,439,288     (23,934,547     51,136,777       22,428,411       19,230          
 

Investors Bancorp
. Inc.(c)

    N/A       84,896,235       (21,191,684     1,414,677       25,417,204       241,223,189       16,156,945       8,177,731          
 

iRobot Corp.

    229,648,306       35,762,074       (32,173,682     2,302,187       (113,252,902     122,285,983       1,928,801                
 

iStar Inc.

    87,266,231       9,987,035       (8,031,792     5,600,150       21,581,207       116,402,831       4,972,355       613,947          
 

Itron Inc.

    262,027,858       57,349,286       (37,773,957     6,278,129       (117,295,205     170,586,111       3,238,157                
 

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    156,939,080       38,836,505       (28,184,114     3,453,946       (5,628,785     165,416,632       1,066,516       2,616,766          
 

Jack in the Box Inc.

          143,447,521       (7,421,761     96,599       4,888,069       141,010,428       1,509,586       681,210          
 

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    88,942,485       23,451,097       (2,869,381     (838,252     (46,511,608     62,174,341       2,513,110       2,350,851          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)    

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

  $ 53,481,056     $ 12,947,225     $ (8,936,797   $ 839,370     $ (5,087,206   $ 53,243,648       638,107     $ 1,766,580     $    
 

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    282,009,033       73,807,275       (50,111,298     14,118,159       (50,372,869     269,450,300       2,274,418       865,156          
 

Joint Corp. (The)

          83,619,853       (9,082,086     (416,083     (37,354,093     36,767,591       1,038,926                
 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    116,400,700       28,539,682       (20,107,839     2,891,108       (20,849,132     106,874,519       1,135,031       3,136,412          
 

Kaman Corp.

    94,907,375       20,537,011       (14,178,505     (1,742,089     (12,607,228     86,916,564       1,999,001       1,530,451          
 

KAR Auction Services Inc.

          132,156,397       (6,041,697     238,749       30,064,782       156,418,231       8,665,830                
 

Kite Realty Group Trust(a)

    100,366,044       (4,260,332     (110,186,184     16,912,011       (2,831,539                 (777,395        
 

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.(c)(g)

    N/A       36,412,810       (7,540,456     640,941             N/A       N/A       4,647,972          
 

Knowles Corp.

    127,836,869       33,386,534       (23,276,221     4,327,481       (867,948     141,406,715       6,567,892                
 

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    152,179,452       41,860,606       (27,449,386     4,523,040       (30,402,474     140,711,238       3,402,932       5,596,788          
 

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    49,101,211       11,156,728       (7,220,501     (217,004     (10,692,185     42,128,249       1,530,823       76,095          
 

Korn Ferry

    224,480,358       66,328,296       (44,199,603     12,825,796       (6,447,245     252,987,602       3,895,713       1,800,422          
 

Kraton Corp.(a)

    77,819,319       21,944,847       (121,019,647     33,148,398       (11,892,917                          
 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    203,202,987       57,928,029       (39,538,835     18,073,965       10,203,557       249,869,703       4,460,366       2,650,418          
 

Lakeland Financial Corp.

          123,744,814                   7,883,676       131,628,490       1,803,130       1,240,689          
 

Lannett Co.
Inc.(a)

    12,192,924       311,979       (10,659,699     (2,283,315     438,111                            
 

Lantheus Holdings Inc.

    95,493,683       31,840,297       (20,297,654     6,172,766       154,836,774       268,045,866       4,846,246                
 

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(c)

    N/A       37,430,417       (8,034,221     (869,076     (1,495,177     81,468,140       1,029,418                
 

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    131,020,172       27,094,875       (24,711,658     146,693       (50,694,223     82,855,859       3,142,050       1,959,632          
 

LCI Industries

    221,828,666       57,117,575       (37,383,334     9,763,132       (63,512,364     187,813,675       1,809,206       6,217,353          
 

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    54,868,378       22,370,067       (8,888,715     1,836,371       (6,266,337     63,919,764       1,375,506       564,127          
 

LendingTree Inc.

          128,848,888       (7,221,788     (736,806     (22,681,433     98,208,861       820,664                
 

LGI Homes Inc.

    218,806,787       52,236,737       (43,162,927     14,098,556       (92,753,710     149,225,443       1,527,697                
 

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.

          178,559,660       (13,522,506     (322,379     (30,224,768     134,490,007       1,195,573                
 

Lindsay Corp.

    120,605,054       27,864,190       (18,503,093     4,879,408       (11,542,937     123,302,622       785,317       972,489          
 

Liquidity Services Inc.

    32,901,074       9,979,656       (7,075,019     2,723,856       (5,835,212     32,694,355       1,909,717                
 

Livent Corp.

    169,250,417       74,770,741       (35,676,972     11,497,796       81,739,167       301,581,149       11,568,130                
 

LivePerson Inc.

    221,604,883       54,253,119       (30,089,915     13,135,344       (141,038,201     117,865,230       4,826,586                
 

LL Flooring Holdings
Inc.(i)

    48,622,800       8,644,046       (5,923,374     303,813       (22,347,252     29,300,033       2,089,874                
 

Loyalty Ventures Inc.

          70,918,743       (2,526,476     (626,247     (44,099,143     23,666,877       1,431,753                
 

LTC Properties Inc.

    109,067,970       20,679,231       (17,238,419     (913,985     (3,209,958     108,384,839       2,817,386       2,795,457          
 

Luminex
Corp.(a)

    92,423,168       5,594,296       (113,680,460     41,298,106       (25,635,110                 (567,429        
 

LXP Industrial Trust(j)

    205,538,877       61,891,654       (39,784,462     8,505,726       81,759,358       317,911,153       20,249,118       5,417,378          
 

Lydall Inc.(a)

    38,392,476       7,297,192       (78,295,254     32,662,097       (56,511                          
 

M/I Homes Inc.

    114,696,514       28,702,820       (19,878,497     5,710,148       (36,885,326     92,345,659       2,082,202                
 

Macy’s Inc.(a)

    311,179,571       12,179,786       (488,847,968     380,389,933       (214,901,322                 5,891,122          
 

Magellan Health Inc.(a)

    142,339,065       12,294,659       (157,353,803     35,550,551       (32,830,472                          

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

  $ 158,367,339     $ 35,840,059     $ (24,212,417   $ 6,976,558     $ (7,057,952   $ 169,913,587       1,971,384     $ 2,918,672     $    
 

Marcus Corp. (The)

    31,243,790       7,086,828       (6,465,425     (3,809,469     (104,362     27,951,362       1,579,173                
 

MarineMax Inc.

    72,828,952       19,379,790       (14,321,726     4,589,720       (19,415,928     63,060,808       1,566,339                
 

Marten Transport Ltd.(c)

    N/A       17,268,773       (10,967,691     3,010,074       17,015,799       76,128,648       4,286,523       2,721,312          
 

Matador Resources Co.

    171,558,770       68,198,199       (43,737,698     17,529,173       204,857,662       418,406,106       7,897,435       1,130,058          
 

Materion Corp.

    89,936,963       26,852,554       (17,810,540     5,522,732       20,866,033       125,367,742       1,462,185       665,325          
 

Matrix Service Co.(a)

    23,439,657       3,012,578       (15,397,698     (19,659,241     8,604,704                            
 

Matson Inc.

    193,107,105       56,958,933       (45,924,596     14,076,301       144,789,112       363,006,855       3,009,508       3,292,618          
 

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    83,592,643       18,714,416       (13,377,534     (2,127,259     (13,728,403     73,073,863       2,258,154       1,872,588          
 

MaxLinear Inc.

    154,093,913       66,090,522       (33,533,800     12,486,825       95,986,687       295,124,147       5,057,826                
 

MDC Holdings Inc.

    219,124,640       46,765,907       (28,228,798     10,579,268       (95,233,880     153,007,137       4,043,529       6,840,884          
 

Medifast Inc.

    166,232,311       43,548,597       (33,848,700     11,636,878       (45,667,984     141,901,102       830,900       4,743,388          
 

MEDNAX Inc.

    145,300,772       38,783,758       (27,797,919     3,267,693       (16,380,543     143,173,761       6,097,690                
 

Meredith
Corp.(a)

    80,610,202       (55,587,557     (246,933,252     260,034,932       (38,124,325                 (142,326,553        
 

Meridian Bioscience Inc.

    75,571,387       15,278,650       (10,720,196     1,979,348       (1,317,360     80,791,829       3,112,166                
 

Merit Medical Systems Inc.

    195,604,667       54,289,981       (29,859,405     11,770,654       9,914,280       241,720,177       3,633,797                
 

Meritage Homes Corp.

    229,830,701       65,180,233       (45,770,106     13,585,699       (51,193,135     211,633,392       2,671,127                
 

Meritor Inc.

    142,164,413       31,924,918       (23,888,952     (1,790,805     31,806,436       180,216,010       5,066,517                
 

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

    79,217,611       28,437,113       (13,074,438     968,842       310,475       95,859,603       376,097       220,075          
 

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    94,232,974       4,940,471       (6,157,338     1,514,880       18,426,053       112,957,040       2,056,756       411,706          
 

Methode Electronics Inc.

    107,524,717       29,353,449       (24,268,155     3,431,150       (712,657     115,328,504       2,666,555       1,373,946          
 

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)

    344,894,886       32,704,875       (344,781,128     204,851,318       (237,669,951                          
 

Middlesex Water Co.

          107,600,470       (2,947,428     219,128       16,521,775       121,393,945       1,154,264       985,622          
 

ModivCare Inc.

    123,461,279       27,497,028       (20,172,169     6,891,498       (35,952,466     101,725,170       881,577                
 

Monro Inc.

    146,529,428       31,827,743       (22,004,190     (909,577     (49,011,530     106,431,874       2,400,358       2,335,176          
 

Moog Inc., Class A

    162,716,568       38,065,278       (28,181,028     3,452,744       6,384,741       182,438,303       2,077,885       2,009,347          
 

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.

    28,952,145       5,598,961       (4,075,715     (910,918     (5,148,749     24,415,724       1,369,362                
 

Movado Group Inc.

    31,485,131       10,143,428       (7,819,660     2,130,690       9,836,110       45,775,699       1,172,233       959,111          
 

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(c)

    N/A                         100,245,178       191,220,336       4,187,001                
 

MTS Systems Corp.(a)

    75,509,262       227,963       (76,126,475     10,162,998       (9,773,748                          
 

Mueller Industries Inc.

    157,421,393       47,552,406       (29,879,488     6,835,544       40,545,956       222,475,811       4,106,993       2,526,832          
 

Myers Industries Inc.

    47,393,826       11,036,763       (7,300,516     789,400       3,751,222       55,670,695       2,577,347       1,332,241          
 

MYR Group Inc.

    80,199,303       27,129,611       (17,610,238     7,003,938       17,097,854       113,820,468       1,210,341                
 

Myriad Genetics Inc.

    152,649,199       40,512,750       (21,395,718     5,526,754       (33,344,310     143,948,675       5,712,249                

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Nabors Industries Ltd.

  $ 40,512,818     $ 18,730,929     $ (7,529,034   $ 366,528     $ 32,838,715     $ 84,919,956       556,050     $     $    
 

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    77,243,112       2,893,384       (27,457     3,158       1,154,717       81,266,914       2,017,550       1,795,884          
 

National Presto Industries Inc.(c)

    N/A       7,300,915       (5,983,319     (740,342     (6,460,200     27,917,614       362,802       1,609,942          
 

National Storage Affiliates Trust(a)

    170,931,785       4,719,670       (189,821,533     65,609,663       (51,439,585                 270,506          
 

Natus Medical Inc.

    57,823,666       14,504,628       (9,754,741     (1,151,424     2,819,016       64,241,145       2,444,488                
 

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    110,425,165       3,505,142                   (10,677,776     103,252,531       2,857,806       3,112,879          
 

Neenah Inc.

    57,631,250       12,945,636       (9,663,039     (2,749,447     (10,892,615     47,271,785       1,191,926       2,153,964          
 

Nektar Therapeutics

          184,967,624       (4,926,273     (1,012,429     (107,833,344     71,195,578       13,208,827                
 

NeoGenomics Inc.

    375,932,642       80,918,321       (42,693,438     10,221,758       (317,378,303     107,000,980       8,806,665                
 

NETGEAR Inc.

    83,787,405       16,177,424       (14,470,539     (563,891     (33,232,167     51,698,232       2,094,742                
 

NetScout Systems Inc.

          185,787,969       (11,063,671     (133,503     (5,185,105     169,405,690       5,280,726                
 

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    112,617,153       17,164,389       (17,570,513     736,999       (13,883,444     99,064,584       27,140,982       1,180,149          
 

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    62,272,706       (655,076                 60,401,204       122,018,834       1,351,111       (91,197        
 

NextGen Healthcare Inc.

    67,093,605       16,746,807       (11,663,574     1,144,340       10,739,280       84,060,458       4,020,108                
 

NIC Inc.(a)

    151,962,766       610,653       (152,893,500     63,348,270       (63,028,189                          
 

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A

    134,559,235       31,852,272       (21,612,415     3,865,277       (22,177,392     126,486,977       6,134,189                
 

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    49,776,905       4,255,629       (5,037,266     456,109       (5,322,379     44,128,998       3,073,050       1,593,966          
 

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    112,987,382       5,026,245                   (7,393,598     110,620,029       8,188,011       6,421,544          
 

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    110,005,183       26,308,465       (18,190,641     (1,942,349     (2,146,333     114,034,325       2,204,840       3,989,331          
 

NOW Inc.

    74,091,738       17,241,729       (11,666,860     345,349       7,521,981       87,533,937       7,935,987                
 

NV5 Global Inc.

          112,928,898       (4,379,225     (115,741     4,662,987       113,096,919       848,439                
 

Oceaneering International Inc.

    75,674,915       22,501,995       (15,490,975     2,609,811       22,953,051       108,248,797       7,140,422                
 

ODP Corp. (The)

    154,361,837       34,648,265       (46,682,588     8,388,427       (243,723     150,472,218       3,283,269                
 

Office Properties Income Trust

    88,803,930       21,479,530       (15,181,345     (8,819,201     3,151,761       89,434,675       3,475,891       7,189,472          
 

OFG Bancorp.

    71,750,572       5,278,917       (3,090,156     20,332       12,702,519       86,662,184       3,253,085       1,527,885          
 

O-I Glass Inc.

    154,497,089       37,092,001       (28,311,932     (1,385,964     (15,165,516     146,725,678       11,132,449                
 

Oil States International Inc.

    24,561,571       6,296,468       (4,407,409     (5,402,552     9,484,377       30,532,455       4,393,159                
 

Old National Bancorp./IN(a)

    198,693,145       165,025,492       (339,003,458     3,388,018       (28,103,197                 4,438,034          
 

Olympic Steel Inc.

    18,066,574       4,094,591       (2,641,880     715,172       5,479,514       25,713,971       668,590       96,330          
 

Omnicell Inc.

    372,592,744       109,500,989       (64,880,799     31,262,631       (41,045,639     407,429,926       3,146,420                
 

OneSpan Inc.

    55,467,069       10,809,242       (7,327,831     811,175       (24,180,087     35,579,568       2,463,959                
 

Onto Innovation Inc.

    213,873,237       64,524,573       (40,734,499     18,942,130       49,959,336       306,564,777       3,528,194                
 

OptimizeRx Corp.

          112,619,823       (4,933,531     (1,171,655     (58,551,326     47,963,311       1,271,899                
 

OraSure Technologies Inc.

    56,072,494       11,100,922       (8,026,653     (1,711,611     (22,341,723     35,093,429       5,176,022                
 

Orion Office REIT Inc.

          90,595,725       (5,446,426     (439,224     (27,970,973     56,739,102       4,052,793       405,753          
 

Orthofix Medical Inc.

    56,350,752       11,738,651       (7,805,765     (1,685,110     (12,362,298     46,236,230       1,413,952                

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

OSI Systems Inc.

  $ 106,643,515     $ 22,147,678     $ (16,225,545   $ 1,186,435     $ (13,974,079   $ 99,778,004       1,172,204     $     $    
 

Owens & Minor Inc.

    184,155,891       52,846,019       (32,603,317     16,359,676       17,040,676       237,798,945       5,402,066       37,824          
 

Oxford Industries Inc.

    98,571,120       25,542,502       (24,124,588     3,992,670       (1,160,672     102,821,032       1,136,144       1,803,956          
 

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    269,062,234       14,780,516       (3,090,715     (463,231     (52,269,038     228,019,766       6,450,347       8,304,454          
 

Pacira BioSciences Inc.

    204,811,531       43,267,928       (27,363,494     3,830,945       18,571,442       243,118,352       3,185,513                
 

Palomar Holdings Inc.

    97,143,239       38,547,609       (16,449,984     (2,333,301     (6,361,638     110,545,925       1,727,550                
 

Park Aerospace Corp.

    16,743,024       4,185,712       (2,412,495     (182,948     (100,786     18,232,507       1,397,127       532,028          
 

Park National Corp.

    122,257,934       30,034,108       (18,574,987     3,566,440       (1,609,077     135,674,418       1,032,687       4,228,004          
 

Patrick Industries Inc.

    125,321,705       29,255,655       (18,395,369     4,060,049       (43,283,559     96,958,481       1,607,935       1,868,364          
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    89,317,738       44,479,481       (19,070,590     7,329,889       116,078,266       238,134,784       15,383,384       1,374,798          
 

PBF Energy Inc., Class A

    90,719,838       23,163,318       (16,508,744     3,263,445       65,422,613       166,060,470       6,814,135                
 

PDC Energy Inc.(a)

    228,790,444       60,972,750       (449,625,497     118,132,249       41,730,054                   5,875,097          
 

PDF Solutions Inc.

    34,795,816       12,690,109       (7,829,296     1,997,803       17,944,476       59,598,908       2,138,461                
 

Pennant Group Inc. (The)

    77,734,691       12,375,736       (6,776,238     2,177,962       (49,512,824     35,999,327       1,932,331                
 

Perdoceo Education Corp.

    55,974,032       13,540,108       (9,781,350     177,260       (2,303,938     57,606,112       5,017,954                
 

Perficient Inc.

    129,214,182       56,429,325       (37,276,569     17,260,521       93,984,467       259,611,926       2,358,179                
 

PetMed Express Inc.

    47,738,173       10,060,543       (6,069,575     1,174,933       (13,937,354     38,966,720       1,510,338       1,664,403          
 

PGT Innovations Inc.

    100,106,125       22,162,582       (15,487,610     3,399,002       (33,456,958     76,723,141       4,267,138                
 

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    33,060,487       7,510,100       (5,200,989     (972,511     (5,266,695     29,130,392       1,460,170       667,878          
 

Photronics Inc.

    54,358,680       16,520,774       (13,431,898     2,962,614       14,083,124       74,493,294       4,389,705                
 

Piper Sandler Cos.

    100,793,570       39,624,729       (26,098,509     8,634,501       9,435,484       132,389,775       1,008,684       9,506,764          
 

Pitney Bowes Inc.(g)

    88,112,825             (20,495,541     1,394,413       (19,316,995     N/A       N/A       1,858,791          
 

Plantronics Inc.

    97,572,545       28,613,256       (12,588,590     3,497,916       3,573,244       120,668,371       3,062,649                
 

Plexus Corp.

    176,415,823       41,925,411       (33,151,902     8,750,765       (29,532,349     164,407,748       2,009,629                
 

Powell Industries Inc.

    20,194,412       3,982,068       (2,616,753     (256,047     (8,744,494     12,559,186       646,714       633,218          
 

Power Integrations Inc.(a)

    326,156,129       63,306,198       (412,121,636     179,270,159       (156,610,850                 1,664,614          
 

PRA Group Inc.

    112,598,939       32,305,511       (28,337,631     3,640,283       20,830,997       141,038,099       3,128,618                
 

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA(g)

    55,460,504       203,828       (16,710,463     42,057       (1,908,737     N/A       N/A       1,264,218          
 

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.

    146,432,967       45,304,966       (28,962,414     3,729,347       23,720,677       190,225,543       3,593,229                
 

PriceSmart Inc.

    150,652,521       32,143,475       (19,604,176     238,671       (27,611,934     135,818,557       1,722,056       1,263,965          
 

ProAssurance Corp.

    89,093,540       3,163,223                   666,779       92,923,542       3,456,977       686,206          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Progress Software Corp.

  $ 129,785,075     $ 34,644,815     $ (24,308,374   $ 5,475,870     $ 3,319,606     $ 148,916,992       3,162,391     $ 2,095,702     $    
 

ProPetro Holding Corp.

    58,130,526       14,625,610       (8,510,038     (1,034,910     21,543,069       84,754,257       6,084,297                
 

Proto Labs Inc.

    224,020,365       31,037,869       (23,454,859     (12,466,404     (114,705,335     104,431,636       1,974,133                
 

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    107,090,491       10,335,754       (2,376,568     (386,009     5,272,728       119,936,396       5,125,487       4,627,588          
 

Quaker Chemical Corp.(c)

    N/A       49,817,821       (31,295,299     9,826,273       (2,766,849     165,876,863       959,880       1,459,694          
 

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    58,878,219       12,913,946       (9,376,141     917,039       (13,059,368     50,273,695       2,395,126       738,664          
 

QuinStreet Inc.

    66,418,697       13,661,173       (8,717,413     2,841,905       (32,611,425     41,592,937       3,585,598                
 

Rambus Inc.

    144,699,890       44,417,840       (33,669,060     12,194,088       82,052,753       249,695,511       7,829,900                
 

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    178,037,488       65,932,840       (475,631,945     309,081,305       (77,419,688                          
 

Ranger Oil Corp.(k)

    13,757,338       17,893,516       (4,935,672     (2,123,682     27,680,014       52,271,514       1,513,800                
 

Raven Industries Inc.(a)

    91,702,149       16,100,945       (155,408,635     68,830,775       (21,225,234                          
 

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.

    38,379,152       6,926,835       (4,667,349     (2,125,944     (8,437,402     30,075,292       4,577,670                
 

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    48,781,285       6,341,977       (3,966,052     (667,831     (13,422,937     37,066,442       1,336,691       485,939          
 

Ready Capital Corp.(g)

    52,226,909       25,378,621       (11,136,384     1,852,874       2,967,073       N/A       N/A       7,364,001          
 

Realogy Holdings Corp.

    116,415,788       32,801,795       (21,524,338     6,975,073       (3,897,651     130,770,667       8,339,966                
 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.

    41,455,842       5,629,684       (3,847,299     (1,077,701     (23,123,377     19,037,149       1,129,131                
 

Redwood Trust Inc.

    77,909,585       28,080,855       (14,311,752     1,925,149       (7,185,443     86,418,394       8,206,875       5,621,086          
 

REGENXBIO Inc.

    79,317,416       26,441,898       (12,736,057     (2,963,000     (649,384     89,410,873       2,693,910                
 

Renasant Corp.

    146,346,660       5,394,108                   (29,081,725     122,659,043       3,666,937       3,206,325          
 

Renewable Energy Group Inc.

    159,798,771       90,153,785       (23,255,956     9,611,058       (18,031,886     218,275,772       3,598,941                
 

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    188,216,886       84,824,237       (28,911,209     11,633,887       (146,764,328     108,999,473       4,327,093       4,898,894          
 

Resideo Technologies Inc.

    269,530,029       63,106,167       (41,952,031     13,191,504       (57,541,766     246,333,903       10,337,134                
 

Resources Connection Inc.

    27,882,489       8,386,050       (6,005,663     518,807       6,730,304       37,511,987       2,188,564       1,168,763          
 

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    124,886,950       27,425,386       (16,099,938     3,148,231       26,128,968       165,489,597       8,534,791       3,829,382          
 

Retail Properties of America Inc., Class A(a)

    149,916,023       17,728,262       (206,090,634     80,141,322       (41,694,973                 1,456,754          
 

REX American Resources Corp.

    29,976,809       7,692,580       (6,043,587     604,006       4,908,542       37,138,350       372,875                
 

Rogers Corp.

    234,593,790       70,470,712       (46,229,453     19,025,754       86,510,090       364,370,893       1,341,078                
 

RPT Realty

    61,741,735       16,966,243       (10,500,926     2,535,032       12,577,556       83,319,640       6,050,809       773,099          
 

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    52,674,064       11,542,344       (8,296,837     1,839,685       (5,789,212     51,970,044       2,271,418       267,355          
 

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    80,889,971       3,643,581       (4,771,891     (1,911,163     (7,726,967     70,123,531       2,370,640       2,813,647          
 

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    76,384,673       4,493,181       (871,016     (87,649     6,308,817       86,228,006       949,125       3,383,742          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Saia Inc.(a)

  $ 404,669,514     $ 30,383,724     $ (451,402,669   $ 279,029,228     $ (262,679,797   $           $     $    
 

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

    151,369,528       34,804,337       (27,736,495     5,560,262       (40,913,539     123,084,093       7,874,862                
 

Sanmina Corp.

    179,079,109       41,866,523       (32,846,691     6,451,453       (10,821,001     183,729,393       4,545,507                
 

ScanSource Inc.

    50,908,920       13,655,439       (8,634,597     142,314       7,898,037       63,970,113       1,838,750                
 

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    102,654,734       18,506,136       (13,246,914     (865,381     (45,025,817     62,022,758       2,255,373       3,774,214          
 

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    126,008,111       29,986,542       (4,889,719     2,226,835       (6,776,221     146,555,548       4,184,910       1,954,450          
 

SEACOR Holdings Inc.(a)

    52,804,380             (53,776,240     (2,541,659     3,513,519                            
 

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    245,183,911       55,583,879       (44,853,900     10,392,561       (84,478,132     181,828,319       7,579,338       3,635,569          
 

Selectquote Inc.

          154,497,008       (7,568,254     (3,868,734     (118,079,992     24,980,028       8,953,415                
 

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A

    21,038,588       4,837,335       (5,377,717     706,363       1,155,905       22,360,474       433,847                
 

Service Properties Trust

          147,283,142       (2,848,741     (233,626     (41,008,521     103,192,254       11,686,552                
 

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    192,353,756       65,293,954       (36,084,248     15,269,625       96,141,809       332,974,896       3,494,332       2,873,163          
 

Shake Shack Inc., Class A

    272,783,074       62,325,844       (32,671,204     6,505,013       (118,871,276     190,071,451       2,799,285                
 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    162,449,393       27,555,896       (20,944,567     (3,012,167     (81,472,518     84,576,037       3,586,770       62,631,481          
 

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    202,271,869       66,790,218       (43,943,278     18,923,777       29,862,588       273,905,174       3,767,609       1,938,532          
 

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    198,779,921       22,213,513       (5,226,762     (270,438     (25,391,716     190,104,518       7,250,363       5,146,403          
 

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)

    170,796,223       50,184,532       (33,083,362     2,741,724       39,198,531       229,837,648       6,056,328                
 

Simulations Plus Inc.

    63,927,103       12,365,341       (6,961,302     (555,792     (11,213,832     57,561,518       1,129,100       250,585          
 

SkyWest Inc.

    182,815,975       34,179,480       (23,962,983     3,033,708       (92,062,276     104,003,904       3,604,988                
 

Sleep Number Corp.

    242,692,385       34,690,214       (42,706,422     12,265,432       (164,772,646     82,168,963       1,620,370                
 

SM Energy Co.

    116,373,773       71,367,044       (29,770,341     14,411,229       166,387,205       338,768,910       8,697,533       151,802          
 

SMART Global Holdings
Inc.(c)

    N/A       49,293,074       (11,730,193     2,838,368       17,342,494       86,032,317       3,330,713                
 

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    77,354,183       18,502,001       (22,693,568     9,817,450       (19,845,447     63,134,619       1,485,171       920,342          
 

Sonos Inc.

          283,497,084       (400,891     (19,306     (25,036,001     258,040,886       9,143,901                
 

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    151,353,605       66,053,163       (30,921,563     (1,066,918     92,397,226       277,815,513       8,040,970       9,205,328          
 

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    78,478,220       5,964,822                   4,525,324       88,968,366       2,178,995       2,895,229          
 

Southwestern Energy Co.

    200,682,305       209,628,566       (34,660,178     12,104,206       184,349,224       572,104,123       79,791,370                
 

SpartanNash Co.

    47,256,948       15,158,193       (10,544,260     777,241       32,462,185       85,110,307       2,579,882       2,013,586          
 

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Inc.(a)

    31,732,618       9,048,583       (11,393,049     (86,562,513     57,174,361                            
 

Spok Holdings
Inc.(a)

    12,435,916       749,864       (10,341,126     (6,988,937     4,144,283                   148,595          
 

SPS Commerce Inc.

    235,546,735       74,481,010       (46,337,020     19,616,248       54,531,190       337,838,163       2,574,986                
 

SPX Corp.

    175,072,798       42,347,295       (28,073,824     11,292,045       (40,139,564     160,498,750       3,248,305                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

SPX FLOW Inc.

  $ 177,921,392     $ 53,625,117     $ (36,843,475   $ 11,834,861     $ 52,544,152     $ 259,082,047       3,004,895     $ 503,935     $    
 

Stamps.com Inc.(a)

    244,301,392       30,323,518       (435,369,153     258,588,461       (97,844,218                          
 

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    55,827,470       15,744,064       (13,693,680     (111,415     1,504,125       59,270,564       1,373,912       1,355,377          
 

Standex International Corp.

    78,800,237       20,811,059       (14,873,575     2,242,907       677,789       87,658,417       877,286       830,225          
 

Stepan Co.

    180,914,519       41,570,715       (29,215,481     5,794,478       (48,553,578     150,510,653       1,523,233       1,867,959          
 

Steven Madden Ltd.

    192,148,702       53,747,354       (39,118,283     8,651,022       (3,783,682     211,645,113       5,477,358       3,515,134          
 

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    84,460,455       11,886,168                   12,327,046       108,673,669       1,792,999       2,411,442          
 

StoneX Group Inc.

    71,846,867       20,488,521       (11,619,428     3,461,268       6,721,712       90,898,940       1,224,558                
 

Strategic Education Inc.

          147,994,890       (21,045,083     (2,396,430     (17,056,808     107,496,569       1,619,412       2,884,750          
 

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    77,266,619       21,609,468       (15,312,367     2,451,346       1,655,660       87,670,726       1,259,275       4,205,961          
 

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.

    71,665,064       17,940,873       (11,839,066     (1,969,174     89,077       75,886,774       7,619,154                
 

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    38,766,134       9,964,213       (6,852,696     (527,835     11,642,008       52,991,824       5,947,455       1,349,491          
 

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    92,451,398       26,278,534       (18,082,356     (592,343     22,917,357       122,972,590       3,804,845                
 

Surmodics Inc.

    51,794,270       10,937,741       (7,384,588     2,091,666       (12,260,446     45,178,643       996,661                
 

Sykes Enterprises Inc.(a)

    116,330,161       8,506,983       (151,379,084     63,075,809       (36,533,869                          
 

Sylvamo Corp.

          89,417,677       (6,917,102     118,022       1,416,665       84,035,262       2,525,098                
 

Tabula Rasa Health-Care Inc.(a)

    69,016,885       8,795,335       (14,949,142     (68,176,911     5,313,833                            
 

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.

    70,989,899       10,500,979       (7,276,083     (199,515     (45,303,751     28,711,529       1,424,183                
 

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    94,547,718       34,167,788       (18,573,498     5,065,600       12,673,546       127,881,154       7,439,276       (816,408        
 

Team Inc.(a)

    23,853,460       972,427       (8,444,504     (35,714,110     19,332,727                            
 

TechTarget Inc.

    109,352,637       47,050,458       (17,919,768     8,812,770       7,760,133       155,056,230       1,907,680                
 

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

          141,110,177       (5,529,370     134,630       (2,282,510     133,432,927       7,067,422       1,271,039          
 

Tennant Co.

    98,704,814       24,247,618       (16,829,604     1,751,776       (3,572,954     104,301,650       1,323,625       1,219,134          
 

TimkenSteel Corp.

    29,752,222       12,010,844       (5,996,772     2,388,721       26,249,553       64,404,568       2,943,536                
 

Titan International Inc.

    31,208,028       8,087,695       (5,240,137     1,803,473       18,072,155       53,931,214       3,661,318                
 

Tivity Health Inc.

    56,443,441       26,684,495       (11,155,925     2,568,739       27,690,556       102,231,306       3,177,846                
 

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    66,885,031       14,830,479       (11,554,476     1,155,337       (5,065,747     66,250,624       846,437       1,806,949          
 

Tredegar Corp.

    26,151,143       5,062,784       (3,846,106     (1,376,560     (3,927,335     22,063,926       1,840,194       860,786          
 

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

          169,290,211       (14,689,556     (226,002     (25,634,994     128,739,659       3,990,690                
 

Trinseo PLC

    163,134,892       35,156,703       (23,124,607     3,697,863       (45,728,619     133,136,232       2,778,302       2,110,178          
 

Triumph Bancorp Inc.

    116,581,689       40,003,638       (19,770,206     6,906,512       15,537,059       159,258,692       1,693,881                
 

Triumph Group Inc.

    60,192,680       15,614,226       (6,987,338     1,612,558       23,367,949       93,800,075       3,710,446                
 

TrueBlue Inc.

    52,315,688       16,947,943       (12,003,525     1,818,789       14,501,653       73,580,548       2,546,921                
 

Trupanion Inc.

    168,434,160       52,507,726       (27,769,865     2,505,230       23,018,327       218,695,578       2,453,945                
 

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    43,967,747       576,389             (9     (5,969,175     38,574,952       1,208,110       1,668,702          

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Trustmark Corp.

  $     $ 121,530,350     $     $     $ (6,983,937   $ 114,546,413       3,769,214     $ 2,552,674     $    
 

TTM Technologies Inc.

    96,156,533       30,234,103       (18,581,258     820,017       2,353,213       110,982,608       7,488,705                
 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

    86,658,763       16,402,117       (11,568,429     (1,870,260     (21,312,371     68,309,820       3,512,073                
 

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

          198,604,003       (18,472,120     (2,339,687     (41,738,618     136,053,578       24,602,817       4,092,162          
 

U.S. Concrete Inc.(a)

    77,938,060       4,194,672       (83,167,724     26,772,323       (25,737,331                          
 

U.S. Ecology Inc.

    87,523,657       19,750,943       (14,758,306     (3,422,221     18,034,315       107,128,388       2,237,435                
 

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    89,350,175       22,799,311       (16,286,115     3,097,915       (7,101,012     91,860,274       923,683       1,336,733          
 

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

    60,980,792       13,538,009       (9,282,343     (2,792,074     37,432,240       99,876,624       5,352,445                
 

UFP Industries Inc.

    309,413,018       82,757,293       (51,995,382     18,998,054       (17,263,134     341,909,849       4,431,180       2,951,860          
 

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.

    157,117,530       48,328,902       (21,876,963     9,876,231       (57,293,217     136,152,483       3,211,901                
 

Unifi Inc.

    27,826,368       4,989,361       (5,296,895     (696,675     (8,884,679     17,937,480       991,021                
 

UniFirst Corp./MA

    226,871,246       50,895,980       (35,911,210     7,634,327       (48,861,021     200,629,322       1,088,720       1,147,998          
 

uniQure NV

          97,506,937       (4,502,194     (852,818     (45,365,623     46,786,302       2,589,170                
 

Unisys Corp.

    106,761,356       30,777,408       (16,710,013     4,002,817       (20,930,148     103,901,420       4,808,025                
 

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    183,178,031       70,789,646                   892,942       254,860,619       7,323,581       4,794,865          
 

United Fire Group Inc.

    50,020,789       8,515,575       (5,920,095     (2,076,709     (2,813,989     47,725,571       1,536,066       884,222          
 

United Natural Foods Inc.

    123,184,993       43,011,804       (23,674,360     9,049,919       20,214,193       171,786,549       4,154,451                
 

Uniti Group Inc.

    171,226,312       47,429,800       (29,346,585     4,521,488       38,469,970       232,300,985       16,882,339       9,706,779          
 

Unitil Corp.

          71,030,516       (6,746,654     (285,826     (6,994,523     57,003,513       1,142,813       1,611,274          
 

Universal Corp./VA

    96,580,197       22,304,886       (15,363,174     (57,015     (919,081     102,545,813       1,765,900       5,175,963          
 

Universal Electronics Inc.

    51,056,576       9,282,430       (9,172,177     (958,470     (20,886,964     29,321,395       938,585                
 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    57,861,075       11,829,648       (8,347,817     (1,593,145     (6,532,606     53,217,155       911,721       2,256,212          
 

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    27,164,162       2,218,792       (755,010     (818,899     (779,537     27,029,508       2,003,670       1,467,928          
 

Urban Edge Properties

          146,509,422       (2,292,587     77,618       6,144,634       150,439,087       7,876,392       1,259,527          
 

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    32,429,238       446,891             181,340       3,578,806       36,636,275       1,947,702       1,811,444          
 

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    55,053,197       15,280,821       (10,174,743     (49,375     (15,009,556     45,100,344       3,987,652                
 

Varex Imaging Corp.

    53,641,980       17,918,788       (12,220,730     1,407,007       (529,323     60,217,722       2,828,451                
 

Vector Group Ltd.

    119,130,838       29,346,654       (47,796,232     2,554,146       9,508,503       112,743,909       9,364,112       7,096,544          
 

Veeco Instruments Inc.

    68,739,391       21,588,931       (13,361,540     4,688,258       16,885,028       98,540,068       3,624,129                
 

Vera Bradley Inc.(c)

    N/A       5,492,292       (2,266,351     (156,695     (6,224,221     13,955,166       1,819,448                
 

Vericel Corp.

    170,156,038       35,194,023       (22,866,663     (2,384,865     (52,078,388     128,020,145       3,349,559                
 

Veris Residential Inc.(l)

    89,030,991       24,369,673       (23,694,353     2,482,239       7,691,680       99,880,230       5,743,544                
 

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    104,118,999       15,040,740       (689,301     394,176       16,022,899       134,887,513       3,533,862       2,518,414          
 

Veritiv Corp.

    35,329,598       31,822,003       (15,525,590     4,819,614       76,050,273       132,495,898       991,810                

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

Viad Corp.

  $ 56,921,449     $ 14,717,295     $ (10,402,086   $ 448,840     $ (9,312,518   $ 52,372,980       1,469,500     $     $    
 

Viavi Solutions Inc.

    239,361,305       70,448,009       (50,397,371     13,856,899       (8,781,014     264,487,828       16,448,248                
 

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    111,848,134       24,108,414       (14,479,368     7,420,024       (6,091,441     122,805,763       511,712       2,234,977          
 

Vista Outdoor Inc.

    124,606,414       38,042,129       (32,162,773     12,286,279       856,110       143,628,159       4,024,325                
 

Wabash National Corp.

    65,304,094       14,629,649       (13,644,036     (257,218     (14,033,248     51,999,241       3,503,992       1,102,492          
 

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    103,763,613       1,229,180       (104,784,964     27,640,785       (27,848,614                 1,035,137          
 

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    200,743,583       59,741,199       (37,669,079     19,677,775       30,618,442       273,111,920       2,110,276       4,202,690          
 

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust(m)

    124,495,598       33,885,523       (23,334,085     293,593       19,472,395       154,813,024       6,071,099       (580,652        
 

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    217,548,120       59,626,494       (335,878,769     131,708,664       (73,004,509                 1,444,866          
 

WD-40 Co.

    279,344,242       51,617,714       (36,268,164     8,023,409       (123,188,447     179,528,754       979,800       2,726,425          
 

Westamerica Bancorp.

    105,435,620       4,742,695                   (3,676,959     106,501,356       1,760,353       2,872,796          
 

Whitestone REIT

    26,085,211       10,189,621       (3,787,912     354,935       10,941,962       43,783,817       3,304,439       1,062,098          
 

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    172,588,602       38,327,091       (28,311,409     8,322,761       (62,051,555     128,875,490       2,385,258       1,374,074          
 

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    46,809,031       10,043,046       (7,608,474     (202,722     (3,130,666     45,910,215       7,821,161       968,522          
 

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    210,668,185       42,357,478       (30,415,068     2,416,497       (92,100,097     132,926,995       5,892,154       2,272,608          
 

World Fuel Services Corp.

          165,003,648       (13,222,805     (1,092,496     (28,139,849     122,548,498       4,532,119       1,590,902          
 

WSFS Financial Corp.

    127,264,286       87,505,108       (4,199,720     (807,425     (16,284,727     193,477,522       4,150,097       1,571,638          
 

WW International Inc.

          83,814,170       (4,404,111     (598,773     (39,698,866     39,112,420       3,823,306                
 

Xencor Inc.

    166,310,078       34,039,724       (22,281,440     (2,813,751     (63,626,372     111,628,239       4,183,967                
 

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    147,419,259       34,940,787       (20,523,651     1,655,258       (5,902,750     157,588,903       8,169,461                
 

Xperi Holding Corp.

    144,868,422                         (29,612,517     115,255,905       6,654,498       1,330,900          
 

Zimvie Inc.

          38,540,688       (252,919     4,617       (4,016,535     34,275,851       1,500,694                
 

Zumiez Inc.

    59,725,337       17,382,067       (17,135,685     3,109,072       (9,659,505     53,421,286       1,398,097                
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 5,607,260,407     $ (5,677,457,848   $ 70,319,178,634       $ 686,191,835     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Formerly the CryLife Inc.

 
  (c) 

As of the beginning of the period, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

 
  (d) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (e) 

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.

 
  (f) 

Formerly the Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.

 
  (g) 

As of period end, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

 
  (h) 

Formerly the Hibbett Sports Inc.

 
  (i) 

Formerly the Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc.

 
  (j) 

Formerly the Lexington Realty Trust.

 
  (k) 

Formerly the Penn Virginia Corp.

 
  (l) 

Formerly the Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

 
  (m) 

Formerly the Washington REIT.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     1,688          06/17/22        $ 174,404        $ 1,258,038  
                 

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty(a)     Termination
Date
     Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
     Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

   Monthly     Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)       02/27/23      $ 300,106,517      $ 4,309,918 (c)    $ 304,136,316        0.4
   Monthly     HSBC Bank PLC(d)       02/10/23        418,623,433        4,976,302 (e)       421,310,196        0.6  
   Monthly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)       02/08/23        341,410,431        1,305,478 (g)      340,488,699        0.5  
            

 

 

   

 

 

    
             $ 10,591,698     $ 1,065,935,211     
            

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $280,119 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $2,289,539 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $2,227,210 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

    (b)  

(d)

 

(f)

 
       Range:   65 basis points  

65 basis points

 

65 basis points

      
  Benchmarks:               USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
(FEDL01)
 

USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
(OBFR01)

 

USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
(OBFR01)

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Aerospace & Defense  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    680,800     $ 17,210,624       5.7
   

 

 

   
Banks  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    79,410       2,249,685       0.7  

BankUnited Inc.

    82,846       3,641,910       1.2  

Banner Corp.

    67,129       3,929,060       1.3  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    226,904       6,573,409       2.2  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    49,161       777,727       0.3  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    109,140       3,045,006       1.0  

City Holding Co.

    31,228       2,457,644       0.8  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    61,606       1,988,026       0.6  

Community Bank System Inc.

    100,869       7,075,960       2.3  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    37,643       2,146,027       0.7  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    353,812       5,363,790       1.8  

First Financial Bancorp.

    398,444       9,184,134       3.0  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    62,080       1,527,789       0.5  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    82,358       2,063,891       0.7  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    126,217       3,710,780       1.2  

HomeStreet Inc.

    91,887       4,353,606       1.4  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    332,519       5,346,906       1.8  

Independent Bank Corp.

    17,706       1,446,403       0.5  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    127,794       4,617,197       1.5  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    607,896       8,212,675       2.7  

OFG Bancorp.

    83,326       2,219,805       0.7  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    233,418       8,251,326       2.7  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    41,723       3,091,257       1.0  

Renasant Corp.

    12,599       421,437       0.1  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    88,557       2,619,516       0.9  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    36,613       1,494,909       0.5  

Trustmark Corp.

    47,939       1,456,866       0.5  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    78,091       2,717,567       0.9  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    48,974       2,962,927       1.0  
   

 

 

   
      104,947,235    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    278,053       1,837,930       0.6  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    3,314,822       17,237,074       5.7  
   

 

 

   
      19,075,004    
   

 

 

   
Communications Equipment                  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    2,527,122       30,856,160       10.1  
   

 

 

   
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    102,895       2,827,555       0.9  
   

 

 

   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    191,711       17,313,420       5.7  

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,208,035       20,186,265       6.7  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

    52,807       993,300       0.3  
   

 

 

   
      38,492,985        
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    16,792       2,313,266       0.8  
   

 

 

   
Health Care Providers & Services  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    506,406       11,328,302       3.7  
   

 

 

   
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Insurance                  

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    95,534     $ 993,554       0.3  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    86,252       3,538,057       1.2  

Genworth Financial Inc. Class A(a)

    2,904,745       10,979,936       3.6  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    167,065       6,988,329       2.3  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    124,748       3,086,266       1.0  

ProAssurance Corp.

    120,306       3,233,825       1.1  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    14,005       1,272,354       0.4  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    14,951       906,180       0.3  
   

 

 

   
      30,998,501    
   

 

 

   
Metals & Mining                  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    92,441       3,430,486       1.1  
   

 

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    83,801       2,598,669       0.9  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    150,853       1,964,106       0.6  
   

 

 

   
      4,562,775    
   

 

 

   
Software                  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    1,547,083       31,390,314       10.3  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    88,244       1,528,386       0.5  
   

 

 

   
      32,918,700    
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    23,716       1,083,110       0.3  

Provident Financial Services

    8,227       192,512       0.1  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    29,478       941,233       0.3  

Wsfs Financial Corp.

    39,897       1,859,998       0.6  
   

 

 

   
      4,076,853    
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    10,439       1,097,870       0.4  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      304,136,316    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 304,136,316    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Aerospace & Defense  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    158,084     $ 3,996,364       0.9
   

 

 

   
Banks                  

Ameris Bancorp.

    20,006       877,863       0.2  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    66,914       1,895,674       0.5  

BankUnited Inc.

    540,870       23,776,645       5.6  

Banner Corp.

    78,467       4,592,674       1.1  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    39,564       1,146,169       0.3  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    154,400       2,442,608       0.6  

City Holding Co.

    53,669       4,223,750       1.0  

Community Bank System Inc.

    76,878       5,392,992       1.3  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.

    39,694       2,069,645       0.5  

CVB Financial Corp.

    388,281       9,012,002       2.1  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    57,987       3,305,839       0.8  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    543,045       7,124,750       1.7  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

     Shares      Value      % of
Basket
Value
 

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    14,225      $ 594,178        0.1  

First Financial Bancorp.

    255,485        5,888,929        1.4  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    50,324        1,261,119        0.3  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    52,315        1,538,061        0.4  

HomeStreet Inc.

    54,712        2,592,255        0.6  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    203,997        3,280,272        0.8  

Independent Bank Corp.

    203,605        16,632,492        3.9  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    15,022        1,096,606        0.3  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    60,864        3,342,651        0.8  

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    43,309        1,744,487        0.4  

OFG Bancorp.

    51,300        1,366,632        0.3  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    68,183        2,410,269        0.6  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    260,473        19,298,445        4.6  

Renasant Corp.

    119,394        3,993,729        0.9  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    255,350        7,553,253        1.8  

Simmons First National Corp.

    843,435        22,114,866        5.2  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    46,518        1,899,330        0.5  

Trustmark Corp.

    592,998        18,021,209        4.3  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    39,107        1,360,924        0.3  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    57,023        3,449,892        0.8  
    

 

 

    
       185,300,210     
    

 

 

    
Commercial Services & Supplies  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    248,442        1,642,202        0.4  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    683,627        3,554,860        0.8  
    

 

 

    
       5,197,062     
    

 

 

    
Consumer Finance                    

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    220,877        6,069,700        1.4  
    

 

 

    
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    123,211        2,604,681        0.6  

SITE Centers Corp.

    871,283        14,559,139        3.5  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

    142,887        2,687,704        0.6  
    

 

 

    
       19,851,524     
    

 

 

    
Gas Utilities                    

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    83,242        11,467,418        2.7  
    

 

 

    
Insurance                    

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    178,868        1,860,227        0.5  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    96,237        3,947,642        0.9  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    1,803,761        6,818,217        1.6  

ProAssurance Corp.

    157,281        4,227,713        1.0  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    53,659        4,874,920        1.2  
    

 

 

    
       21,728,719     
    

 

 

    
Metals & Mining                    

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    127,072        4,715,642        1.1  
    

 

 

    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                    

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    1,020,261        31,638,294        7.5  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    177,385        2,309,553        0.6  
    

 

 

    
       33,947,847     
    

 

 

    
Software                    

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    1,576,973        31,996,782        7.6  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    357,779        6,196,732        1.5  
    

 

 

    
       38,193,514     
    

 

 

    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                    

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    16,505        765,667        0.2  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    228,917        9,706,081        2.3  
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    1,185,687     $ 54,150,325       12.8  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    343,935       8,048,079       1.9  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    64,951       2,073,885       0.5  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    149,839       6,985,494       1.7  
   

 

 

   
      81,729,531    
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    86,647       9,112,665       2.2  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

 

    421,310,196    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

 

  $ 421,310,196    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Aerospace & Defense  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    70,616     $ 1,785,172       0.5
   

 

 

   
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    9,935       443,896       0.1  

Ameris Bancorp.

    46,370       2,034,716       0.6  

Banner Corp.

    80,778       4,727,936       1.4  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    264,128       4,178,505       1.2  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    278,443       7,768,560       2.3  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    283,639       9,153,031       2.7  

Community Bank System Inc.

    89,736       6,294,980       1.9  

CVB Financial Corp.

    94,964       2,204,114       0.6  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    377,859       4,957,510       1.5  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    279,585       4,238,509       1.2  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    118,084       2,906,047       0.9  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    111,752       2,800,505       0.8  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    245,780       7,225,932       2.1  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    306,526       4,928,938       1.5  

Independent Bank Corp.

    7,203       588,413       0.2  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    27,427       1,506,291       0.4  

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    88,021       3,545,486       1.0  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    117,569       4,247,768       1.2  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    302,542       4,087,342       1.2  

OFG Bancorp.

    161,175       4,293,702       1.3  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    36,183       2,680,798       0.8  

Renasant Corp.

    188,745       6,313,520       1.9  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    78,250       2,314,635       0.7  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    51,717       2,111,605       0.6  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    89,843       3,126,536       0.9  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    57,264       3,464,472       1.0  
   

 

 

   
      102,143,747    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    203,637       1,346,041       0.4  
   

 

 

   
Communications Equipment                  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    919,675       11,229,232       3.3  
   

 

 

   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    109,304       2,310,687       0.7  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    78,346       7,075,427       2.1  
 

 

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iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Retail Opportunity Investmen

    190,843     $ 3,700,446       1.1  

Service Properties Trust

    177,103       1,563,819       0.4  

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,549,070       25,884,960       7.6  
   

 

 

   
      40,535,339    
   

 

 

   
Health Care Providers & Services                  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    359,126       8,033,649       2.4  
   

 

 

   
Health Care Technology                  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

    139,257       3,136,068       0.9  
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    795,023       8,268,239       2.4  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    83,370       3,419,837       1.0  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    1,504,212       5,685,921       1.7  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    102,376       4,282,388       1.3  

ProAssurance Corp.

    125,773       3,380,778       1.0  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    114,461       6,937,481       2.0  
   

 

 

   
      31,974,644    
   

 

 

   
Metals & Mining                  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    1,004,680       37,283,675       11.0  
   

 

 

   
Multi-Utilities                  

Avista Corp.

    48,841       2,205,171       0.6  
   

 

 

   
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    443,278     $ 5,771,480       1.7  
   

 

 

   
Software                  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    3,181,781       64,558,336       19.0  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    356,096       6,167,583       1.8  
   

 

 

   
      70,725,919    
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    88,110       4,087,423       1.2  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    127,851       1,391,019       0.4  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    65,084       2,078,132       0.6  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    359,545       16,761,988       4.9  
   

 

 

   
      24,318,562    
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

 

    340,488,699    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 340,488,699    
   

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $10,591,698          $—  

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,258,038  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 10,591,698  
  

 

 

 
   $ 11,849,736  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $   (13,243,676

Swaps

     323,014  
  

 

 

 
   $ (12,920,662
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (2,865,677

Swaps

     58,746,095  
  

 

 

 
   $ 55,880,418  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 222,180,071  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 950,123,560  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 1,258,038      $  

Swaps — OTC(a)

     10,591,698         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11,849,736         

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (1,258,038       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     10,591,698         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund:

 

 

 
Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
      

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
      

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
(b)  
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(c)  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 4,309,918        $      $        $ (4,309,918    $  

HSBC Bank PLC

     4,976,302                          (4,976,302       

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     1,305,478                          (1,305,478       
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,591,698        $      $        $ (10,591,698    $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 70,813,616,577        $        $        $ 70,813,616,577  

Money Market Funds

     4,098,464,221                            4,098,464,221  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 74,912,080,798        $        $        $ 74,912,080,798  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,258,038        $        $        $ 1,258,038  

Swaps

              10,591,698                   10,591,698  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,258,038        $     10,591,698        $                 —        $ 11,849,736  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%            

AAR Corp.(a)

    34,654     $ 1,678,294  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    71,508       2,813,840  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)

    20,615       1,940,696  

Air Industries Group(a)(b)

    8,712       7,274  

Astra Space Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    121,861       470,383  

Astronics Corp.(a)

    25,501       329,728  

Astrotech Corp.(a)

    1,452       1,047  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    65,268       8,989,362  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    538,301       103,084,642  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    98,074       5,282,266  

Byrna Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    33,947       277,347  

CPI Aerostructures Inc.(a)(b)

    8,575       25,296  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    36,246       5,442,699  

Ducommun Inc.(a)(b)

    9,042       473,710  

General Dynamics Corp.

    225,202       54,314,218  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    41,247       6,333,064  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    71,836       9,110,960  

Hexcel Corp.

    88,907       5,287,299  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    389,119       13,984,937  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    37,954       7,569,546  

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc.(a)

    17,106       137,874  

Kaman Corp.

    26,506       1,152,481  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)

    122,821       2,515,374  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    190,229       47,266,200  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    234,495       103,506,093  

Maxar Technologies Inc.(b)

    67,182       2,651,002  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)

    53,026       3,417,526  

Momentus Inc.(a)(b)

    90,866       289,863  

Moog Inc., Class A

    25,378       2,228,188  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    7,993       615,061  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    141,480       63,272,686  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    18,006       234,978  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    18,549       717,846  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    1,464,874       145,125,067  

Rocket Lab USA Inc.(a)(b)

    116,225       935,611  

SIFCO Industries Inc.(a)

    614       3,044  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    104,576       5,112,721  

Textron Inc.

    224,685       16,712,070  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    51,286       33,414,880  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)(b)

    83,188       2,102,993  

Vectrus Inc.(a)

    9,059       324,856  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    180,773       1,786,037  

Virtra Inc.(a)(b)

    7,669       46,781  

Woodward Inc.

    61,878       7,729,181  
   

 

 

 
      668,715,021  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

Air T Inc.(a)(b)

    379       8,622  

Air Transport Services Group Inc.(a)(b)

    55,708       1,863,433  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    26,141       2,257,798  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    124,981       13,461,703  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    163,230       16,838,807  

FedEx Corp.

    237,022       54,844,521  

Forward Air Corp.

    27,290       2,668,416  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    100,717       7,185,151  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)

    24,156       1,865,085  

Radiant Logistics Inc.(a)

    27,508       175,226  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    710,423       152,357,316  
   

 

 

 
      253,526,078  
Security   Shares     Value  
Airlines — 0.2%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    124,097     $ 7,198,867  

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    16,064       2,608,633  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    637,483       11,634,065  

Blade Air Mobility Inc.(a)(b)

    76,882       652,728  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    614,009       24,296,336  

Frontier Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    46,018       521,384  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    53,433       1,052,630  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)(b)

    299,170       4,472,592  

Joby Aviation Inc.(a)(b)

    259,555       1,718,254  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    53,771       1,551,293  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    569,518       26,083,924  

Spirit Airlines Inc.(a)

    107,753       2,356,558  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,594       565,331  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    315,391       14,621,527  

Wheels Up Experience Inc.(a)(b)

    172,578       536,718  
   

 

 

 
      99,870,840  
Auto Components — 0.3%            

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    83,780       3,415,711  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)

    105,317       817,260  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    266,991       31,961,493  

Autoliv Inc.

    80,574       6,159,077  

BorgWarner Inc.

    223,932       8,710,955  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    15,468       135,654  

Dana Inc.

    148,474       2,608,688  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)(b)

    27,016       2,567,330  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    44,059       4,315,579  

Garrett Motion Inc.(a)(b)

    126,947       912,749  

Gentex Corp.

    220,672       6,437,002  

Gentherm Inc.(a)

    28,881       2,109,468  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)

    289,293       4,133,997  

Horizon Global Corp.(a)(b)

    45,652       260,673  

LCI Industries

    26,199       2,719,718  

Lear Corp.

    59,900       8,541,141  

Luminar Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    187,802       2,935,345  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)(b)

    70,000       630,700  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)

    34,344       612,353  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    25,392       1,531,138  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    261,102       5,219,429  

Solid Power Inc.(a)(b)

    108,070       936,967  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    24,578       1,060,295  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)

    26,418       548,438  

Superior Industries International Inc.(a)

    69,928       325,864  

Sypris Solutions Inc.(a)

    17,859       48,041  

Tenneco Inc., Class A(a)

    82,322       1,508,139  

Unique Fabricating Inc.(a)

    714       1,357  

Veoneer Inc.(a)(b)

    104,060       3,845,017  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    25,756       2,810,752  

XL Fleet Corp.(a)(b)

    91,824       182,730  

XPEL Inc.(a)

    14,682       772,420  
   

 

 

 
      108,775,480  
Automobiles — 2.3%            

Arcimoto Inc.(a)(b)

    23,018       152,149  

Canoo Inc.(a)(b)

    140,041       773,026  

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.(a)(b)

    168,047       838,555  

Fisker Inc.(a)(b)

    151,786       1,958,040  

Ford Motor Co.

    3,843,408       64,992,029  

General Motors Co.(a)

    1,421,261       62,165,956  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    150,729       5,938,723  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    242,759       827,808  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Automobiles (continued)            

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    538,048     $ 13,666,419  

Mullen Automotive Inc.(a)(b)

    51       152  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    161,989       8,138,327  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    818,053       881,533,913  

Thor Industries Inc.

    55,121       4,338,023  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    37,306       2,015,643  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

    93,733       468,665  
   

 

 

 
      1,047,807,428  
Banks — 4.0%            

1st Source Corp.

    17,140       792,725  

ACNB Corp.

    8,200       286,590  

Affinity Bancshares Inc.(a)

    2,365       37,201  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    16,019       715,729  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    34,384       617,881  

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

    28,769       908,813  

American National Bankshares Inc.

    18,707       704,880  

Ameris Bancorp.

    45,805       2,009,923  

AmeriServ Financial Inc.

    17,563       70,955  

Ames National Corp.

    10,121       251,608  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    11,557       374,678  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    190,039       4,325,288  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    74,927       2,749,072  

Auburn National Bancorp. Inc.

    595       19,641  

Banc of California Inc.

    56,263       1,089,252  

BancFirst Corp.

    23,743       1,975,655  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    33,768       956,647  

Bank First Corp.

    8,872       638,695  

Bank of America Corp.

    6,978,032       287,634,479  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    50,471       4,235,526  

Bank of Marin Bancorp., Class A

    20,702       726,019  

Bank of Princeton (The)

    17,620       508,337  

Bank of South Carolina Corp.

    960       17,904  

Bank of the James Financial Group Inc.

    852       12,439  

Bank OZK

    115,367       4,926,171  

Bank7 Corp.

    2,920       68,970  

BankFinancial Corp.

    8,027       83,160  

BankUnited Inc.

    60,208       2,646,744  

Bankwell Financial Group Inc.

    9,137       309,105  

Banner Corp.

    19,279       1,128,400  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    17,030       487,399  

Baycom Corp.(b)

    25,695       559,380  

BCB Bancorp. Inc.

    11,333       206,827  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    42,958       1,244,493  

BOK Financial Corp.

    29,117       2,735,542  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    34,474       545,379  

Business First Bancshares Inc.

    24,243       589,832  

Byline Bancorp Inc.

    28,302       755,097  

C&F Financial Corp.

    704       35,277  

Cadence Bank

    126,467       3,700,424  

Cambridge Bancorp.

    7,810       663,850  

Camden National Corp.

    9,441       444,105  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

    9,073       239,164  

Capstar Financial Holdings Inc.

    35,628       751,038  

Carter Bankshares Inc.(a)

    12,503       217,177  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    97,842       4,378,430  

CB Financial Services Inc.(b)

    829       19,523  

CBTX Inc.

    17,732       549,692  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    9,084       253,444  

Central Valley Community Bancorp.

    8,866       207,021  

Chemung Financial Corp.

    1,353       63,172  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Citigroup Inc.

    1,926,642     $ 102,882,683  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    10,866       264,913  

Citizens Community Bancorp. Inc./WI

    799       12,073  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    411,030       18,631,990  

Citizens Holding Co.

    828       15,980  

City Holding Co.

    12,074       950,224  

Civista Bancshares Inc.

    10,928       263,365  

CNB Financial Corp./PA

    11,058       291,047  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    30,432       1,392,264  

Codorus Valley Bancorp. Inc.

    11,399       250,778  

Colony Bankcorp Inc.

    8,213       153,337  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    54,505       1,758,876  

Comerica Inc.

    129,944       11,750,836  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    124,371       8,903,720  

Community Bank System Inc.

    43,616       3,059,662  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

    1,709       68,360  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    17,479       720,135  

Community West Bancshares

    8,219       115,148  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    33,515       1,072,815  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)

    69,138       1,089,615  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    61,084       8,454,636  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    20,514       1,069,600  

CVB Financial Corp.

    110,929       2,574,662  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    41,434       1,432,373  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    22,012       1,254,904  

Eagle Bancorp. Montana Inc.

    1,904       42,516  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    141,361       11,170,346  

Eastern Bankshares Inc.

    185,171       3,988,583  

Emclaire Financial Corp.

    214       8,029  

Enterprise Bancorp. Inc./MA

    8,322       333,879  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    55,756       2,637,816  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A

    10,107       326,557  

Evans Bancorp. Inc.

    1,835       69,730  

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Inc./Archbold OH

    19,582       707,889  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    20,184       344,339  

FB Financial Corp.

    33,960       1,508,503  

Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Inc.

    8,336       387,041  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    666,714       28,695,371  

Financial Institutions Inc.

    12,321       371,232  

First Bancorp. Inc. (The)

    8,983       270,209  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    139,625       1,831,880  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    19,222       802,903  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    29,871       1,005,458  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    8,641       122,875  

First Busey Corp.

    42,633       1,080,320  

First Business Financial Services Inc.

    9,742       319,635  

First Capital Inc.

    978       37,800  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    13,607       9,056,819  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    43,678       662,159  

First Community Bankshares Inc.

    17,109       482,645  

First Community Corp./SC

    8,248       174,858  

First Financial Bancorp.

    65,509       1,509,982  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    125,164       5,522,236  

First Financial Corp./IN

    10,154       439,465  

First Financial Northwest Inc.

    8,977       153,597  

First Foundation Inc.

    62,565       1,519,704  

First Guaranty Bancshares Inc.

    26,241       628,210  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    131,133       3,657,299  

First Horizon Corp.

    529,568       12,439,552  

First Internet Bancorp.

    1,999       85,977  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

First Interstate BancSystem Inc., Class A

    81,087     $ 2,981,569  

First Merchants Corp.

    51,905       2,159,248  

First Mid Bancshares Inc.

    24,305       935,499  

First National Corp./VA(b)

    3,235       67,935  

First Northwest Bancorp.

    11,364       251,031  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

    25,653       499,207  

First Republic Bank/CA

    175,392       28,431,043  

First Savings Financial Group Inc.

    642       15,755  

First U.S. Bancshares Inc.

    8,137       94,552  

First United Corp.

    8,369       188,554  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    26,538       593,124  

FNB Corp.

    369,780       4,603,761  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

    883       29,651  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    216,250       3,594,075  

FVCBankcorp Inc.(a)

    32,275       669,706  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    18,504       702,967  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    107,958       5,428,128  

Glen Burnie Bancorp.

    598       7,487  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    8,930       526,959  

Guaranty Bancshares Inc./TX

    19,812       693,420  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    97,586       5,089,110  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    14,565       358,445  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

    64,592       905,580  

Hawthorn Bancshares Inc.

    9,048       228,733  

HBT Financial Inc.

    8,851       160,911  

Heartland Financial USA Inc.

    44,689       2,137,475  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    71,887       808,729  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    21,867       547,987  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    70,584       2,075,170  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    151,177       3,416,600  

HomeStreet Inc.

    11,074       524,686  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

    17,466       515,771  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    84,149       1,353,116  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    25,969       484,841  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    1,454,276       21,261,515  

Independent Bank Corp.

    36,751       3,002,189  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    18,580       408,760  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    25,724       1,830,520  

International Bancshares Corp.

    52,094       2,198,888  

Investar Holding Corp.

    10,332       197,238  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    171,698       2,563,451  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,887,199       393,582,968  

KeyCorp

    920,805       20,607,616  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    49,104       820,037  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    24,660       1,800,180  

Landmark Bancorp. Inc./Manhattan KS

    861       22,670  

LCNB Corp.

    10,504       184,450  

Limestone Bancorp. Inc.

    457       9,533  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.(b)

    35,337       1,798,300  

M&T Bank Corp.

    124,397       21,085,292  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

    29,547       266,219  

MainStreet Bancshares Inc.(b)

    3,013       73,246  

Malvern Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    8,186       131,877  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    17,176       608,374  

Meridian Corp.

    1,164       37,353  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    27,664       1,519,307  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    18,850       442,598  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)

    7,757       789,430  

Mid Penn Bancorp. Inc.

    6,578       176,356  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    538       13,353  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    24,279     $ 700,692  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

    9,765       323,222  

MVB Financial Corp.

    9,973       413,880  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    23,140       932,079  

National Bankshares Inc.

    9,507       353,565  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    36,179       1,307,147  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    11,197       1,047,703  

Northeast Bank

    1,049       35,781  

Northrim Bancorp. Inc.

    8,220       358,145  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    93,733       1,266,333  

Norwood Financial Corp.

    2,275       65,042  

Oak Valley Bancorp.

    8,189       151,087  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    54,446       1,094,365  

OFG Bancorp.

    35,148       936,343  

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

    781       23,586  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    219,579       3,596,704  

Old Point Financial Corp.

    766       18,767  

Old Second Bancorp. Inc.

    29,430       427,029  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    16,856       712,840  

Orrstown Financial Services Inc.

    10,342       237,142  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    80,724       2,853,593  

PacWest Bancorp.

    105,301       4,541,632  

Park National Corp.

    17,489       2,297,705  

Parke Bancorp. Inc.

    9,413       222,241  

Pathfinder Bancorp. Inc.

    713       15,194  

Patriot National Bancorp Inc.(a)

    59       999  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    12,341       428,850  

Penns Woods Bancorp. Inc.

    10,949       267,484  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    26,032       815,062  

Peoples Bancorp. of North Carolina Inc.

    893       25,629  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    8,238       415,854  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    427,558       8,546,884  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    78,904       7,265,480  

Plumas Bancorp.

    8,026       305,791  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    415,440       76,627,908  

Popular Inc.

    78,068       6,381,278  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    5,779       428,166  

Premier Financial Corp.

    34,757       1,054,180  

Primis Financial Corp.

    19,653       274,749  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    91,782       6,367,835  

QCR Holdings Inc.

    9,466       535,681  

RBB Bancorp.

    26,882       631,458  

Regions Financial Corp.

    928,313       20,664,247  

Renasant Corp.

    43,757       1,463,672  

Republic Bancorp. Inc./KY, Class A

    9,508       427,290  

Republic First Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    32,532       167,865  

Riverview Bancorp. Inc.

    18,623       140,604  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    19,099       564,948  

Salisbury Bancorp. Inc.

    207       11,592  

Sandy Spring Bancorp. Inc.

    60,612       2,722,691  

SB Financial Group Inc.

    2,303       45,853  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    55,989       1,960,735  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    47,489       4,525,227  

Shore Bancshares Inc.

    20,468       419,185  

Sierra Bancorp.

    10,405       259,917  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    60,214       17,672,207  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    25,869       3,895,095  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    85,190       2,233,682  

SmartFinancial Inc.

    9,608       245,773  

Sound Financial Bancorp. Inc.

    260       9,914  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

South Plains Financial Inc.

    2,685     $ 71,367  

South State Corp.

    73,999       6,037,578  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)

    8,135       413,583  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    22,706       927,086  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc.

    26,330       691,952  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    34,734       1,837,429  

Summit Financial Group Inc.

    8,857       226,651  

Summit State Bank

    954       16,247  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    57,099       31,944,036  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    151,278       7,412,622  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    54,194       3,105,858  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    9,548       747,322  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    75,628       2,264,302  

TriCo Bancshares

    35,229       1,410,217  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)

    20,744       689,323  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    20,461       1,923,743  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,304,562       73,968,665  

Trustmark Corp.

    60,524       1,839,324  

U.S. Bancorp.

    1,334,795       70,944,354  

UMB Financial Corp.

    43,647       4,240,743  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    215,020       4,055,277  

Union Bankshares Inc./Morrisville VT

    808       24,846  

United Bancorp. Inc./OH

    8,042       144,997  

United Bancshares Inc./OH

    679       21,837  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    147,902       5,158,822  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    95,674       3,329,455  

United Security Bancshares/Fresno CA

    9,708       80,576  

Unity Bancorp. Inc.

    8,197       229,352  

Univest Financial Corp.

    52,165       1,395,935  

Valley National Bancorp.

    422,944       5,506,731  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    31,855       1,215,905  

Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp.

    113       5,966  

Virginia National Bankshares Corp.

    883       30,464  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    16,905       887,513  

Webster Financial Corp.

    183,226       10,282,643  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,802,653       184,276,564  

WesBanco Inc.

    62,412       2,144,476  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    17,132       466,162  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    18,425       1,114,713  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    104,857       8,684,257  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    63,381       5,889,996  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    152,750       10,014,290  
   

 

 

 
      1,794,219,489  
Beverages — 1.3%            

Alkaline Water Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    188,052       173,008  

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A,
NVS(a)(b)

    9,051       3,516,042  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    54,094       3,393,858  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    184,138       12,340,929  

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)

    41,505       2,290,246  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,786,456       234,760,272  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.

    3,700       1,838,345  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    163,172       37,581,775  

Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. (The)(a)

    35,766       650,584  

Eastside Distilling Inc.(a)(b)

    8,258       7,909  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    720,287       27,298,877  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    10,292       880,892  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    185,937       9,925,317  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    366,817       29,308,678  

National Beverage Corp.

    16,358       711,573  

PepsiCo Inc.

    1,344,071       224,970,604  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)            

Reed’s Inc.(a)

    9,052     $ 2,720  

Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc.(a)

    794       7,170  
   

 

 

 
      589,658,799  
Biotechnology — 2.4%            

2seventy bio Inc.(a)(b)

    21,187       361,450  

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    17,950       271,404  

89bio Inc.(a)

    6,137       23,136  

Aadi Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    9,373       159,060  

AbbVie Inc.

    1,730,545       280,538,650  

Abeona Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    26,046       8,204  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    116,974       2,833,110  

Achieve Life Sciences Inc.(a)

    94       712  

Acorda Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7,494       12,065  

Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    6,459       33,005  

Adagio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    18,015       82,148  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)

    10,464       208,966  

ADMA Biologics Inc.(a)

    55,966       102,418  

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    108,226       141,776  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    15,198       34,955  

Agenus Inc.(a)

    204,915       504,091  

AgeX Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    7,280       6,217  

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    53,893       1,568,825  

AIkido Pharma Inc.(a)

    41,434       18,645  

AIM ImmunoTech Inc.(a)(b)

    8,936       9,472  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    169,334       121,565  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    18,387       260,912  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    179,071       116,826  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)

    14,626       436,294  

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    77,458       344,301  

Alector Inc.(a)(b)

    90,170       1,284,922  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    153,337       4,034,296  

Allakos Inc.(a)

    91,723       522,821  

Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    77,952       18,023  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    61,475       560,037  

Allovir Inc.(a)

    52,641       355,327  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    115,913       18,927,434  

Alpine Immune Sciences Inc.(a)

    718       6,440  

Altimmune Inc.(a)

    49,766       303,075  

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    33,739       570,189  

Amgen Inc.

    551,431       133,347,044  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    269,491       2,552,080  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)

    24,212       599,005  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    105,103       1,293,818  

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    16,945       425,489  

Anixa Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    8,901       24,389  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    27,471       74,996  

Annovis Bio Inc.(a)

    8,997       120,110  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    74,073       3,763,649  

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp./DE(a)(b)

    32,635       34,919  

Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a)

    12,863       96,730  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,504       20,053  

Aprea Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,218       26,445  

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,033       6,064  

Aptinyx Inc.(a)

    15,764       35,784  

AquaBounty Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    102,840       192,311  

Aravive Inc.(a)(b)

    1,635       3,156  

ARCA biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    48       110  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    18,812       507,172  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    45,659       1,440,998  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    26,352       507,540  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Ardelyx Inc.(a)(b)

    97,395     $ 104,213  

Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    6,432       11,320  

Armata Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    5       24  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    100,717       4,631,975  

Assembly Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    51,314       105,707  

Astria Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    76       510  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    91,616       851,113  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    69,550       57,692  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    290,557       175,932  

Atreca Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    46,679       147,972  

aTyr Pharma Inc.(a)

    406       2,172  

Avalo Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    43,404       31,455  

AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    20,784       116,183  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    74,636       1,520,335  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)

    59,154       1,092,574  

Avita Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    24,453       207,361  

Avrobio Inc.(a)

    45,442       59,983  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,586       2,497,478  

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    6,559       14,167  

BioAtla Inc.(a)(b)

    11,851       59,255  

Biocept Inc.(a)(b)

    189       438  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    165,382       2,689,111  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    145,388       30,618,713  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    59,416       7,044,955  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    183,307       14,132,970  

Bio-Path Holdings Inc.(a)

    260       998  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    15,724       328,789  

Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,799       54,843  

Bluebird Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    63,842       309,634  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)

    63,366       4,047,820  

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    20,195       55,334  

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    17,855       59,993  

Brickell Biotech Inc.(a)

    983       263  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    110,164       1,118,165  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    10,017       20,535  

C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,143       901,089  

Cabaletta Bio Inc.(a)

    7,337       14,894  

Caladrius Biosciences Inc.(a)

    7,960       5,747  

Calithera Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    41,128       16,616  

Calyxt Inc.(a)

    34,308       35,680  

Capricor Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    603       2,068  

Cardiff Oncology Inc.(a)

    37,062       91,914  

CareDx Inc.(a)(b)

    47,178       1,745,114  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)

    33,042       303,326  

CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    26,518       21,472  

Catalyst Biosciences Inc.(a)

    7,463       4,926  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    98,555       817,021  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    40,858       1,391,623  

Cellectar Biosciences Inc.(a)

    59       41  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    58,631       230,420  

CELSION Corp. , NVS

    2,282       11,547  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    50,452       1,766,325  

Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,368       76,761  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)

    54,430       1,364,560  

Chimerix Inc.(a)

    72,023       329,865  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    44,304       724,813  

Cidara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9,431       7,853  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    88,617       179,006  

Cohbar Inc.(a)(b)

    186,039       58,472  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    86,458       1,116,173  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    16,967     $ 57,179  

Contra GTX Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    722       740  

ContraFect Corp.(a)(b)

    16,883       61,623  

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.(a)

    70,351       37,392  

Cortexyme Inc.(a)(b)

    14,215       87,991  

Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    901       1,478  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    43,307       950,589  

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)

    82,502       5,178,651  

CTI BioPharma Corp.(a)(b)

    29,816       139,241  

Cue Biopharma Inc.(a)

    29,435       143,643  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    18,740       196,208  

Curis Inc.(a)(b)

    95,492       227,271  

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    39       119  

Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    16,128       17,902  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)

    79,895       2,940,935  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    177,903       475,001  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    38,644       358,230  

Denali Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    95,039       3,057,405  

DermTech Inc.(a)(b)

    29,327       430,520  

DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    8,646       21,615  

Dyadic International Inc.(a)(b)

    2,880       8,669  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    84,647       917,573  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    41,227       397,428  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    8,200       405,818  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    68,714       1,306,940  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    19,008       157,766  

Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    17       67  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)

    43,996       1,806,476  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    15,613       1,111,333  

Epizyme Inc.(a)

    76,190       87,619  

EQRx Inc.(a)(b)

    219,405       906,143  

Equillium Inc.(a)(b)

    5,638       17,760  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    43,147       371,064  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    167,516       11,712,719  

Exagen Inc.(a)(b)

    5,604       45,000  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    313,345       7,103,531  

Exicure Inc.(a)(b)

    211,999       42,294  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    82,570       3,201,239  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    88,348       1,061,943  

First Wave BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    6,603       6,999  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    16,926       157,412  

Forte Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    6,927       10,113  

Fortress Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    97,881       133,118  

Frequency Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,297       79,070  

F-Star, NVS(c)

    11,084       4,434  

F-Star Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,162       50,275  

F-Star Therapeutics Inc. New, NVS(c)

    11,084       4,434  

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,832       196,323  

Galectin Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    34,669       55,817  

Galera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,971       14,211  

Gemini Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    45,860       63,745  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    57,035       418,637  

Genocea Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,549       1,936  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    366,030       497,801  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    1,234,825       73,410,346  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    55,380       1,918,363  

GlycoMimetics Inc.(a)(b)

    42,404       48,341  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    70,369       610,803  

GreenLight Bioscience Inc., NVS(b)

    85,856       826,793  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)(b)

    70,866       291,968  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    141,717     $ 5,651,674  

Harpoon Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    13,673       67,955  

Heat Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    12,043       36,852  

Heron Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    83,195       475,875  

Histogen Inc.(a)

    1,358       340  

Homology Medicines Inc.(a)

    40,935       124,442  

Hookipa Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    11,234       25,614  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    219,096       23,051,090  

Humanigen Inc.(a)(b)

    105,602       317,862  

iBio Inc.(a)(b)

    470,517       201,475  

Icosavax Inc.(a)(b)

    22,923       161,378  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    33,264       372,224  

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    10,527       5,264  

IGM Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    8,034       214,749  

Immucell Corp.(a)(b)

    736       7,102  

Immunic Inc.(a)

    3,877       43,810  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    55,915       313,683  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)

    174,810       832,096  

Immunovant Inc.(a)

    50,054       275,798  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    187,973       14,928,816  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    54,148       61,729  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)(b)

    25,125       559,785  

Inmune Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    2,627       22,119  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    239,756       860,724  

Insmed Inc.(a)(b)

    126,767       2,979,024  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    68,601       4,985,235  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    29,417       478,615  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    142,038       5,261,088  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    136,569       2,273,874  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    152,163       1,914,211  

IsoRay Inc.(a)(b)

    61,532       22,336  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    32,446       1,044,112  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    108,402       1,824,406  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    29,008       415,975  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,225       130,538  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    16,553       243,991  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,110       2,422,957  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    71,850       529,534  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    14,158       769,912  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)

    33,033       549,008  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    28,200       280,308  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)

    21,636       243,621  

Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a)

    30,086       232,264  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)

    61,573       445,173  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)

    21,491       1,430,011  

Kura Oncology Inc.(a)

    64,404       1,035,616  

Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    34,479       1,459,151  

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.(a)(b)

    17,296       73,854  

Lantheus Holdings Inc. New, NVS(a)(b)(c)

    10,240        

Larimar Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,212       4,909  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    49,836       104,157  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    18,237       2,051,480  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    105,711       162,795  

LogicBio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,993       4,756  

Lumos Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    2,356       22,264  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    64,676       569,796  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    14,749       1,447,172  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,316       56,016  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    283,763       1,044,248  

Marker Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    104,026       45,771  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Matinas BioPharma Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    238,274     $ 191,668  

MediciNova Inc.(a)(b)

    29,234       78,055  

MEI Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    48,119       28,992  

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    9,730       61,542  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    68,753       274,324  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)

    81,913       385,810  

Minerva Neurosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    17,072       14,173  

Miragen Therapeutics Inc., NVS(c)

    119        

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    51,265       4,215,008  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,926       130,491  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    343,372       59,149,261  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)

    59,532       205,385  

Moleculin Biotech Inc.(a)

    7,009       12,476  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,912       391,326  

Morphic Holding Inc.(a)

    25,950       1,041,892  

Mustang Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    97,483       98,458  

Myovant Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    38,970       519,080  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)

    72,541       1,828,033  

NanoViricides Inc.(a)

    1,651       3,451  

Natera Inc.(a)(b)

    98,069       3,989,447  

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    7,283       5,754  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    49,833       93,686  

NeuBase Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,847       12,872  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    88,952       8,339,250  

NextCure Inc.(a)

    19,357       94,075  

Nkarta Inc.(a)

    20,283       230,821  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    72,694       5,353,913  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    43,577       610,514  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    24,006       333,443  

Ocugen Inc.(a)(b)

    169,898       560,663  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    16,626       70,827  

OncoSec Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,207       1,388  

Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    91,623       127,356  

OpGen Inc.(a)

    1       1  

OPKO Health Inc.(a)

    414,651       1,426,399  

Oragenics Inc.(a)

    46,148       15,898  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    60,530       461,239  

Organovo Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,278       12,325  

Orgenesis Inc.(a)(b)

    11,594       40,231  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    53,074       283,415  

Ovid therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    35,022       109,969  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)

    5,980       69,607  

Palatin Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    134,490       61,879  

Passage Bio Inc.(a)

    24,229       75,110  

PDL BioPharma Inc.(a)(c)

    135,868       234,916  

PDS Biotechnology Corp.(a)(b)

    5,582       34,553  

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    45,548       60,123  

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.(a)

    7       6  

Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    107,584       325,980  

Plus Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9       9  

PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    43,633       908,439  

Point Biopharma Global Inc.(a)(b)

    94,307       751,627  

PolarityTE Inc.(a)(b)

    19,665       4,818  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    63,142       644,680  

Precigen Inc.(a)(b)

    105,450       222,499  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    79,287       244,204  

Prelude Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    11,340       78,246  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    41,534       983,525  

Protara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3,853       19,689  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)

    40,184       1,469,529  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    73,213     $ 2,731,577  

Puma Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    29,986       86,360  

Qualigen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    578       381  

Radius Health Inc.(a)

    43,463       383,778  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    30,204       664,186  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    25,531       182,802  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    103,580       72,342,344  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)

    51,087       1,695,578  

Regulus Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,182       352  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    78,666       2,354,473  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)

    28,472       483,455  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    75,963       1,937,816  

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc., NVS(c)

    266       59  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    37,549       432,564  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    204,564       611,646  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    39,435       625,439  

Rubius Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,756       241,096  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    51,175       1,693,892  

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    802       319  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    80,745       666,954  

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    111,559       648,158  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    90,510       7,070,641  

Savara Inc.(a)(b)

    18,802       24,631  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    17,530       225,962  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    131,390       18,926,729  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)

    212,285       261,111  

SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc.(a)

    2       13  

Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    53,901       383,775  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    126,492       76,237  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    20,072       85,507  

Silverback Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,025       49,228  

Soleno Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    600       134  

Solid Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    33,893       40,672  

Soligenix Inc.(a)(b)

    16,392       11,965  

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    39       15  

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    341,784       796,357  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    141,468       182,494  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    11,541       100,407  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    24,002       1,354,673  

Statera Biopharma Inc.(a)

    741       233  

Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,416       408,707  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)

    69,261       569,325  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    46,785       813,123  

Synlogic Inc.(a)(b)

    3,734       8,962  

Synthetic Biologics Inc.(a)

    1,090       311  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    67,546       80,380  

T2 Biosystems Inc.(a)(b)

    70,832       37,123  

Tango Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    62,392       472,931  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    43,459       283,353  

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    35,102       96,882  

Tempest Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    88       299  

Tenax Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    627       508  

TG Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    144,493       1,374,128  

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    546,324       125,764  

Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    632       1,662  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    61,914       1,595,524  

Trevena Inc.(a)(b)

    99,576       54,757  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    55,037       1,477,743  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)

    51,396       2,537,934  

Tyme Technologies Inc.(a)

    247,176       86,512  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    63,028     $ 4,577,093  

uniQure NV(a)

    36,926       667,253  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    43,781       7,854,749  

Vaccinex Inc.(a)(b)

    2,566       3,387  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    63,078       713,412  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    116,376       586,535  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)

    17,782       429,435  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)(b)

    293,398       487,041  

Veracyte Inc.(a)

    74,033       2,041,090  

Verastem Inc.(a)

    120,171       169,441  

Vericel Corp.(a)

    44,461       1,699,299  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    252,029       65,772,008  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,278       325,824  

Viking Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    80,067       240,201  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    81,534       2,097,054  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3,227       15,361  

Viridian Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7       129  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    176,979       219,454  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    21,134       127,649  

Voyager Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,681       210,929  

vTv Therapeutics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    8,608       6,216  

Vyant Bio Inc.(a)

    257       368  

X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    5,149       9,011  

XBiotech Inc.

    8,567       74,019  

Xencor Inc.(a)

    55,928       1,492,159  

XOMA Corp.(a)

    8,868       248,127  

Yield10 Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    7       37  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    29,328       348,417  

Yumanity Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    330       495  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    35,589       1,642,076  
   

 

 

 
      1,068,707,189  
Building Products — 0.6%            

A O Smith Corp.

    130,039       8,308,192  

AAON Inc.

    37,352       2,081,627  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    53,560       6,363,464  

Allegion PLC

    90,136       9,895,130  

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.(a)

    16,997       71,387  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    17,296       846,639  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    26,773       1,270,647  

Armstrong Flooring Inc.(a)(b)

    25,818       36,920  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    43,456       3,911,475  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    108,751       2,701,375  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    198,412       12,805,510  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    51,838       12,748,001  

Carrier Global Corp.

    848,246       38,909,044  

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.(a)

    35,395       860,806  

CSW Industrials Inc.

    17,695       2,080,755  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    132,247       9,823,307  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    36,671       1,575,019  

Griffon Corp.

    43,697       875,251  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    41,296       686,340  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    27,092       1,002,133  

Janus International Group Inc.(a)

    64,763       582,867  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    79,655       1,615,403  

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd.(a)

    566       3,928  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    678,624       44,497,376  

Lennox International Inc.

    33,894       8,739,907  

Masco Corp.

    239,567       12,217,917  

Masonite International Corp.(a)(b)

    26,849       2,387,950  

Owens Corning

    96,521       8,831,672  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)            

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    72,591     $ 1,305,186  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    34,787       730,179  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)

    140,086       3,338,249  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    44,283       4,828,618  

Tecnoglass Inc.(b)

    37,068       935,596  

Trane Technologies PLC

    225,575       34,445,303  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    112,894       7,375,365  

UFP Industries Inc.

    63,510       4,900,432  

View Inc.(a)(b)

    90,568       166,645  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    123,411       4,368,749  
   

 

 

 
      258,124,364  
Capital Markets — 3.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    42,391       5,975,012  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    107,267       32,218,716  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    159,752       12,976,655  

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Class A

    65,177       2,564,715  

Ashford Inc.(a)

    329       5,636  

Assetmark Financial Holdings Inc.(a)

    20,991       467,050  

Associated Capital Group Inc., Class A

    1,422       59,596  

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    16,581       1,160,007  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    721,497       35,807,896  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    408,405       1,796,982  

BlackRock Inc.(d)

    138,492       105,831,432  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    688,510       87,399,459  

Blucora Inc.(a)(b)

    52,273       1,021,937  

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

    306,577       3,887,396  

Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., Class A

    50,938       1,036,588  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    50,521       1,225,134  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    134,994       6,602,557  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    106,047       12,133,898  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,467,024       123,684,794  

CME Group Inc.

    348,877       82,983,883  

Cohen & Co. Inc.

    735       11,870  

Cohen & Steers Inc.

    29,765       2,556,516  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    30,019       5,699,407  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    26,035       705,549  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    2,611       489,040  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    26,287       874,306  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    36,618       4,076,316  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    37,283       16,186,415  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    89,579       3,051,061  

Focus Financial Partners Inc., Class A(a)

    46,816       2,141,364  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    275,234       7,684,533  

GAMCO Investors Inc., Class A

    7,866       173,917  

GCM Grosvenor Inc., Class A

    62,970       611,439  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    330,910       109,233,414  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    26,821       414,921  

Hamilton Lane Inc., Class A

    38,791       2,998,156  

Hennessy Advisors Inc.

    5,487       55,528  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    51,805       4,548,479  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    80,997       5,338,512  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    555,046       73,332,678  

Invesco Ltd.

    325,935       7,516,061  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    160,221       5,610,939  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    192,575       6,326,089  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    579,501       33,883,424  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    113,397       3,912,197  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    78,038       14,255,982  

Manning & Napier Inc.

    17,071       155,517  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    36,927       12,562,565  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Moelis & Co., Class A

    60,078     $ 2,820,662  

Moody’s Corp.

    157,977       53,303,020  

Morgan Stanley

    1,379,287       120,549,684  

Morningstar Inc.

    24,905       6,803,299  

MSCI Inc.

    79,998       40,229,394  

Nasdaq Inc.

    108,641       19,359,826  

Northern Trust Corp.

    207,512       24,164,772  

Open Lending Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    95,956       1,814,528  

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A, NVS

    8,999       392,176  

Perella Weinberg Partners

    64,807       612,426  

Piper Sandler Cos

    17,017       2,233,481  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    18,859       1,190,380  

Pzena Investment Management Inc., Class A

    17,014       136,452  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    185,698       20,410,067  

S&P Global Inc.

    344,212       141,188,878  

Safeguard Scientifics Inc.(a)

    10,905       56,924  

Sculptor Capital Management Inc.

    25,868       360,341  

SEI Investments Co.

    109,779       6,609,794  

Siebert Financial Corp.(a)

    44,206       95,485  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., Class A

    8,292       169,571  

State Street Corp.

    356,160       31,028,659  

StepStone Group Inc., Class A

    43,285       1,431,002  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    106,116       7,205,276  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    17,052       1,265,770  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    224,501       33,942,306  

TPG Inc.(a)(b)

    33,943       1,023,042  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A(b)

    100,965       8,871,795  

U.S. Global Investors Inc., Class A, NVS

    18,051       93,865  

Value Line Inc.

    194       12,998  

Victory Capital Holdings Inc., Class A

    26,361       761,042  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    89,405       3,327,654  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    7,794       1,870,482  

Westwood Holdings Group Inc.

    8,637       132,319  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    81,438       478,041  
   

 

 

 
      1,377,190,949  
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc.(a)

    50,253       312,574  

AdvanSix Inc.

    27,257       1,392,560  

AgroFresh Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    26,062       49,518  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    214,720       53,660,675  

Albemarle Corp.

    115,592       25,563,171  

American Vanguard Corp.

    26,033       528,991  

Amyris Inc.(a)(b)

    167,180       728,905  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    54,114       5,325,359  

Aspen Aerogels Inc.(a)(b)

    21,648       746,423  

Avient Corp.

    91,199       4,377,552  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    211,121       5,189,354  

Balchem Corp.

    28,360       3,876,812  

Cabot Corp.

    61,695       4,220,555  

Celanese Corp.

    107,117       15,303,806  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    211,044       21,750,195  

Chase Corp.

    8,578       745,514  

Chemours Co. (The)

    161,857       5,095,258  

Core Molding Technologies Inc.(a)

    8,583       92,353  

Corteva Inc.

    711,883       40,919,035  

Danimer Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    61,417       359,904  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    46,360       350,945  

Dow Inc.

    721,607       45,980,798  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    499,920       36,784,114  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    129,787       14,543,931  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Ecolab Inc.

    245,074     $ 43,270,265  

Ecovyst Inc.

    36,258       419,142  

Element Solutions Inc.

    204,906       4,487,441  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    80,268       1,745,026  

Flotek Industries Inc.(a)

    52,654       66,344  

FMC Corp.

    125,938       16,569,663  

FutureFuel Corp.

    21,507       209,263  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)

    59,397       1,866,254  

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,151,178       4,639,247  

Hawkins Inc.

    17,828       818,305  

HB Fuller Co.

    44,779       2,958,549  

Huntsman Corp.

    210,437       7,893,492  

Ikonics Corp., NVS

    237       924  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    43,699       2,799,795  

Innospec Inc.

    25,820       2,389,641  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    251,326       33,006,644  

Intrepid Potash Inc.(a)

    11,110       912,575  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    18,003       495,443  

Kronos Worldwide Inc.

    20,116       312,200  

Linde PLC

    499,942       159,696,473  

Livent Corp.(a)

    157,984       4,118,643  

LSB Industries Inc.(a)

    23,394       510,925  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    256,209       26,343,409  

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    18,431       19,905  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    35,134       2,324,114  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    364,091       24,212,052  

NewMarket Corp.

    7,889       2,559,034  

Northern Technologies International Corp.

    1,582       19,016  

Olin Corp.

    149,629       7,822,604  

Origin Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    125,616       826,553  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    60,706       969,475  

PPG Industries Inc.

    233,459       30,599,471  

PureCycle Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    72,696       581,568  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    15,284       2,641,228  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)

    50,357       330,846  

RPM International Inc.

    130,516       10,629,223  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    38,529       4,737,526  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    44,178       3,708,743  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    233,481       58,281,527  

Stepan Co.

    24,321       2,403,158  

Trecora Resources(a)(b)

    17,870       151,180  

Tredegar Corp.

    25,967       311,344  

Trinseo PLC

    33,116       1,586,919  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    99,852       1,976,071  

Valvoline Inc.

    187,413       5,914,754  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    36,086       4,453,012  

Zymergen Inc.(a)(b)

    19,021       54,971  
   

 

 

 
      770,542,259  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

ABM Industries Inc.

    68,878       3,171,143  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    98,471       787,768  

Acme United Corp.

    740       24,975  

ACV Auctions Inc., Class A(a)

    93,979       1,391,829  

Aqua Metals Inc.(a)(b)

    52,811       79,745  

ARC Document Solutions Inc.

    35,828       139,729  

Aurora Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    244,765       1,368,236  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    44,347       2,051,936  

BrightView Holdings Inc.(a)

    80,725       1,098,667  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    52,992       3,603,456  

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    50,261       4,405,377  
Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)            

CECO Environmental Corp.(a)(b)

    26,438     $ 145,145  

Charah Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    8,465       42,240  

Cimpress PLC(a)(b)

    17,884       1,137,244  

Cintas Corp.

    85,718       36,463,580  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    52,694       5,882,758  

CompX International Inc.

    257       6,045  

Copart Inc.(a)

    209,179       26,245,689  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    132,727       1,482,561  

Deluxe Corp.

    44,942       1,359,046  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)

    62,435       1,640,792  

DSS Inc.(a)(b)

    16,300       9,340  

Ennis Inc.

    26,056       481,254  

Fuel Tech Inc.(a)

    17,698       25,662  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    108,883       719,717  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    79,747       976,103  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    71,424       1,326,344  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)

    17,077       505,650  

HNI Corp.

    44,034       1,631,460  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    132,762       5,078,146  

Interface Inc.

    53,013       719,386  

JanOne Inc.(a)

    173       604  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)

    132,762       2,396,354  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

    58,811       496,953  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    35,864       1,160,559  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    68,147       2,355,160  

Montrose Environmental Group Inc.(a)(b)

    25,761       1,363,530  

MSA Safety Inc.

    34,604       4,591,951  

NL Industries Inc.

    8,960       64,422  

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc.(a)(b)

    8,244       54,905  

Performant Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    35,689       110,993  

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.(a)

    9,611       53,149  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    79,268       412,194  

Quad/Graphics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,826       179,232  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.(a)

    9,086       55,879  

Republic Services Inc.

    185,813       24,620,222  

Rollins Inc.

    222,739       7,807,002  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    17,671       554,163  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

    88,035       1,052,018  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    86,653       5,105,595  

Team Inc.(a)

    26,903       59,456  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    53,935       8,896,039  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)

    32,865       1,573,576  

UniFirst Corp./MA

    14,086       2,595,768  

Viad Corp.(a)

    17,946       639,595  

Vidler Water Resouces Inc.(a)(b)

    10,495       162,043  

Virco Mfg. Corp.(a)

    8,646       25,851  

VSE Corp.

    8,667       399,462  

Waste Management Inc.

    360,373       57,119,120  

Wilhelmina International Inc.(a)

    303       1,370  
   

 

 

 
      227,908,188  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%            

ADTRAN Inc.

    45,054       831,246  

Applied Optoelectronics Inc.(a)(b)

    20,652       75,380  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    217,562       30,236,767  

Aviat Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    14,922       459,150  

BK Technologies Corp.

    16,319       41,613  

Calix Inc.(a)

    42,627       1,829,125  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    6,583       155,622  

Casa Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    27,265       123,238  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    156,860       9,510,422  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)            

Cisco Systems Inc.

    4,105,756     $ 228,936,955  

Clearfield Inc.(a)

    9,497       619,394  

ClearOne Inc.(a)

    9,442       8,617  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    192,627       1,517,901  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    25,061       393,207  

Digi International Inc.(a)

    26,042       560,424  

DZS Inc.(a)

    7,729       107,201  

EMCORE Corp.(a)(b)

    11,389       42,139  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    169,946       2,075,041  

F5 Inc.(a)

    60,669       12,676,787  

Genasys Inc.(a)(b)

    27,531       75,710  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    121,786       1,131,392  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    240,610       2,086,089  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    60,163       243,660  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    308,549       11,465,681  

KVH Industries Inc.(a)

    17,000       154,700  

Lantronix Inc.(a)

    8,772       58,597  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    77,625       7,576,200  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    163,560       39,614,232  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)

    34,652       855,211  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    69,112       2,217,113  

Network-1 Technologies Inc.

    9,731       25,398  

Optical Cable Corp.(a)

    8,737       37,045  

PCTEL Inc.

    12,390       57,490  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    34,726       1,368,204  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    88,902       274,707  

TESSCO Technologies Inc.(a)

    8,172       49,359  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    5,119       1,490,448  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    80,705       3,938,404  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    223,036       3,586,419  

Vislink Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    4       4  
   

 

 

 
      366,506,292  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%            

AECOM

    135,700       10,423,117  

Ameresco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    32,175       2,557,913  

API Group Corp.(a)

    156,669       3,294,749  

Arcosa Inc.

    46,156       2,642,431  

Argan Inc.

    11,854       481,154  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    35,103       3,124,518  

Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    11,420       76,514  

Construction Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    45,439       1,189,593  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)

    28,384       2,703,860  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    55,223       6,219,766  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    140,425       4,028,793  

Granite Construction Inc.

    43,403       1,423,618  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)

    53,608       752,120  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)

    9,989       118,370  

INNOVATE Corp.(a)(b)

    38,900       143,541  

Limbach Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,603       45,891  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    52,367       4,561,166  

Matrix Service Co.(a)

    26,463       217,526  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    211,491       5,636,235  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    18,045       1,696,952  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)(b)

    9,767       248,570  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    12,494       1,665,450  

Orbital Energy Group Inc.(a)(b)

    26,968       49,621  

Orion Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    26,664       66,127  

Primoris Services Corp.

    58,463       1,392,589  

Quanta Services Inc.

    140,617       18,506,603  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)

    19,661       526,915  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)            

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    36,227     $ 391,252  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    20,514       4,894,640  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)

    220,802       8,639,982  
   

 

 

 
      87,719,576  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    38,113       4,892,185  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    61,291       23,590,293  

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)

    116,409       3,615,664  

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

    502       58,252  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    127,109       23,349,923  
   

 

 

 
      55,506,317  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    345,708       15,031,384  

American Express Co.

    601,382       112,458,434  

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)

    8,044       416,599  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    401,339       52,691,797  

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc.(a)

    17,967       182,545  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    8,739       4,809,683  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    33,904       442,447  

Discover Financial Services

    284,925       31,395,886  

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)

    22,962       1,440,406  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    29,470       1,118,976  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    52,774       318,755  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    43,421       3,054,233  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    39,318       1,080,459  

Katapult Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    139,572       332,181  

LendingClub Corp.(a)

    89,396       1,410,669  

LendingTree Inc.(a)(b)

    10,446       1,250,073  

Navient Corp.

    162,091       2,762,031  

Nelnet Inc., Class A

    25,260       2,146,847  

Nicholas Financial Inc.(a)

    9,487       97,242  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    108,862       5,161,147  

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    10,233       146,946  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)

    24,806       1,118,255  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    68,077       1,958,575  

Regional Management Corp.

    9,891       480,406  

SLM Corp.

    318,609       5,849,661  

SoFi Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    630,784       5,960,909  

Synchrony Financial

    533,214       18,561,179  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    45,055       4,915,050  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)

    5,528       1,060,492  
   

 

 

 
      277,653,267  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%            

Amcor PLC

    1,498,632       16,979,501  

AptarGroup Inc.

    61,138       7,183,715  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    82,509       14,354,091  

Ball Corp.

    317,750       28,597,500  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

    132,196       7,662,080  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    124,675       15,595,596  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    294,160       5,894,966  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    26,364       1,715,242  

Greif Inc., Class B

    8,799       561,024  

International Paper Co.

    386,435       17,833,975  

Myers Industries Inc.

    26,538       573,221  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)(b)

    159,979       2,108,523  

Packaging Corp. of America

    91,923       14,350,100  

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

    42,495       427,500  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    31,640       646,405  

Sealed Air Corp.

    142,887       9,567,713  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)            

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    94,781     $ 4,381,726  

Sonoco Products Co.

    98,747       6,177,612  

TriMas Corp.

    44,182       1,417,800  

Westrock Co.

    258,898       12,175,973  
   

 

 

 
      168,204,263  
Distributors — 0.1%            

AMCON Distributing Co.

    53       8,231  

Educational Development Corp.

    1,390       10,773  

Funko Inc., Class A(a)

    17,277       298,028  

Genuine Parts Co.

    136,457       17,196,311  

Greenlane Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,899       3,863  

LKQ Corp.

    263,048       11,945,010  

Pool Corp.

    38,407       16,240,400  

Weyco Group Inc.

    8,194       202,556  
   

 

 

 
      45,905,172  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

2U Inc.(a)

    79,540       1,056,291  

ADT Inc.

    150,979       1,145,931  

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)

    53,404       1,586,633  

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    17,465       370,957  

Beachbody Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    144,181       327,291  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)

    59,997       7,961,002  

Carriage Services Inc.

    17,506       933,595  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    138,365       5,019,882  

Coursera Inc.(a)

    78,377       1,805,806  

Duolingo Inc, Class A(a)

    5,836       555,062  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    86,158       2,571,816  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    3,232       1,976,271  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)(b)

    43,308       4,205,640  

H&R Block Inc.

    165,954       4,321,442  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    111,811       2,349,149  

Laureate Education Inc., Class A

    107,871       1,278,271  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.(a)

    26,385       188,653  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    48,015       710,142  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    32,328       329,746  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    62,473       717,190  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    38,694       638,838  

Regis Corp.(a)(b)

    35,634       75,544  

Rover Group Inc.(a)(b)

    73,590       424,614  

Service Corp. International

    165,035       10,862,604  

Strategic Education Inc.

    23,690       1,572,542  

Stride Inc.(a)(b)

    44,624       1,621,190  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    112,241       5,121,557  

Universal Technical Institute Inc.(a)

    18,063       159,858  

Vivint Smart Home Inc.(a)

    38,757       261,997  

WW International Inc.(a)(b)

    51,719       529,085  

XpresSpa Group Inc.(a)(b)

    67,324       76,076  

Zovio Inc.(a)(b)

    17,613       14,444  
   

 

 

 
      60,769,119  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%            

Alerus Financial Corp.

    16,542       457,221  

A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.

    10,128       783,300  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    358,266       22,208,909  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    1,786,079       630,325,140  

Cannae Holdings Inc.(a)

    80,008       1,913,791  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    383,195       11,844,557  

FlexShopper Inc.(a)(b)

    9,581       16,384  

GWG Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    186       1,008  

Jackson Financial Inc., Class A

    82,587       3,652,823  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)            

LM Funding America Inc.(a)

    85     $ 243  

Voya Financial Inc.

    108,222       7,180,530  
   

 

 

 
      678,383,906  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%  

Anterix Inc.(a)

    26,133       1,513,101  

AST SpaceMobile Inc.(a)(b)

    78,084       779,278  

AT&T Inc.

    6,978,398       164,899,545  

ATN International Inc.

    9,051       360,954  

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,708       897,462  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    49,083       3,256,657  

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.(a)

    71,620       422,558  

EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    44,319       1,078,725  

Frontier Communications Parent Inc.(a)(b)

    203,090       5,619,500  

Globalstar Inc.(a)(b)

    611,201       898,466  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    15,182       517,554  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    139,168       5,611,254  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    137,532       3,508,441  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    334,296       8,661,609  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(a)

    52,302       507,329  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS(a)

    148,799       1,426,982  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    909,773       10,253,142  

Ooma Inc.(a)

    16,854       252,642  

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    91,950       1,313,046  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    4,079,864       207,828,272  
   

 

 

 
      419,606,517  
Electric Utilities — 1.6%            

ALLETE Inc.

    50,956       3,413,033  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    251,329       15,703,036  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    490,602       48,947,362  

Avangrid Inc.

    72,422       3,385,004  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    318,223       17,900,044  

Duke Energy Corp.

    751,168       83,875,419  

Edison International

    370,157       25,948,006  

Entergy Corp.

    192,997       22,532,400  

Evergy Inc.

    228,309       15,602,637  

Eversource Energy

    339,273       29,920,486  

Exelon Corp.

    954,670       45,470,932  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    562,443       25,793,636  

Genie Energy Ltd., Class B

    17,608       118,854  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    105,906       4,480,883  

IDACORP Inc.

    51,503       5,941,386  

MGE Energy Inc.

    43,234       3,449,641  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    1,922,454       162,851,078  

NRG Energy Inc.

    239,230       9,176,863  

OGE Energy Corp.

    197,912       8,070,851  

Otter Tail Corp.

    45,254       2,828,375  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    1,459,479       17,426,179  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    114,142       8,914,490  

PNM Resources Inc.

    79,293       3,779,897  

Portland General Electric Co.

    88,095       4,858,439  

PPL Corp.

    752,277       21,485,031  

Southern Co. (The)

    1,029,847       74,674,206  

Via Renewables Inc.

    16,802       138,449  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    528,891       38,170,063  
   

 

 

 
      704,856,680  
Electrical Equipment — 0.7%            

Acuity Brands Inc.

    32,444       6,141,649  

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    61,541       142,775  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.(b)

    11,888       354,738  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)            

American Superconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    43,901     $ 334,087  

AMETEK Inc.

    224,841       29,944,324  

Array Technologies Inc.(a)

    140,805       1,586,872  

Atkore Inc.(a)

    43,081       4,240,894  

AZZ Inc.

    35,309       1,703,306  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)

    53,315       435,050  

Beam Global(a)(b)

    5,991       122,516  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    35,514       939,700  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    161,843       3,908,509  

Broadwind Inc.(a)(b)

    17,626       38,248  

Capstone Green Energy Corp.(a)

    1,371       5,649  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    159,695       3,174,737  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    385,836       58,554,471  

Emerson Electric Co.

    584,327       57,293,262  

Encore Wire Corp.

    18,332       2,091,131  

Energous Corp.(a)(b)

    36,724       44,069  

Energy Focus Inc.(a)

    1,425       1,938  

EnerSys

    43,792       3,265,569  

Enovix Corp.(a)(b)

    95,249       1,359,203  

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    37,759       157,833  

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.(a)

    612       8,507  

FuelCell Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    409,156       2,356,739  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    62,371       18,540,404  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    164,806       1,585,434  

Hubbell Inc.

    52,668       9,678,798  

Ideal Power Inc.(a)(b)

    636       5,597  

LSI Industries Inc.

    25,959       155,754  

nVent Electric PLC

    169,669       5,901,088  

Ocean Power Technologies Inc.(a)

    15       21  

Orion Energy Systems Inc.(a)

    26,892       75,298  

Pioneer Power Solutions Inc.

    8,087       45,772  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    506,072       14,478,720  

Powell Industries Inc.

    8,804       170,974  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    650       41,223  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    65,554       9,753,124  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    113,839       31,878,335  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

    85,634       127,595  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    160,866       8,180,036  

Servotronics Inc.(a)

    113       1,656  

SES AI Corp. , NVS(b)

    123,229       1,115,223  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    90,334       1,539,291  

Stem Inc.(a)(b)

    136,977       1,508,117  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    201,423       6,117,217  

Sunworks Inc.(a)(b)

    23,115       58,250  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    27,516       445,759  

TPI Composites Inc.(a)

    37,856       532,255  

Ultralife Corp.(a)(b)

    9,085       48,786  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    290,941       4,073,174  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    24,028       1,695,175  

Westwater Resources Inc.(a)

    22,970       45,940  
   

 

 

 
      296,004,792  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  

908 Devices Inc.(a)

    15,503       294,712  

ADDvantage Technologies Group Inc.(a)(b)

    8,066       11,212  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    35,918       3,091,821  

Aeva Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    89,518       387,613  

Akoustis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    51,499       334,744  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    584,936       44,074,928  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    62,489       553,653  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    73,914       8,768,418  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Autoscope Technologies Corp.

    8,211     $ 51,811  

Avnet Inc.

    105,161       4,268,485  

Badger Meter Inc.

    33,117       3,302,096  

Bel Fuse Inc., Class A

    246       5,166  

Bel Fuse Inc., Class B, NVS

    8,864       158,134  

Belden Inc.(b)

    43,623       2,416,714  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    45,182       1,131,357  

CDW Corp./DE

    134,306       24,026,000  

Cemtrex Inc.(a)

    788       496  

ClearSign Technologies Corp.(a)

    2,687       4,380  

Coda Octopus Group Inc.(a)(b)

    43,771       287,575  

Cognex Corp.

    170,083       13,121,903  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    25,729       7,033,279  

Corning Inc.

    719,326       26,550,323  

CPS Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    8,664       45,139  

CTS Corp.

    27,529       972,875  

Daktronics Inc.(a)

    35,754       137,295  

Data I/O Corp.(a)

    8,580       36,465  

Digital Ally Inc.(a)

    889       969  

Electro-Sensors Inc.(a)

    222       1,110  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    33,444       1,874,871  

Fabrinet(a)(b)

    35,544       3,736,741  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    17,604       914,000  

Frequency Electronics Inc.(a)

    8,580       74,646  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    9,739       157,480  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    106,105       7,691,551  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    35,483       3,808,036  

Intellicheck Inc.(a)(b)

    12,031       30,679  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    35,625       3,910,200  

Iteris Inc.(a)(b)

    26,429       78,758  

Itron Inc.(a)

    41,754       2,199,601  

Jabil Inc.

    142,493       8,796,093  

Key Tronic Corp.(a)

    9,021       50,969  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    178,170       28,145,515  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    19,808       395,962  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    48,838       1,051,482  

LGL Group Inc. (The)(a)

    449       4,917  

LightPath Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,689       19,087  

Lightwave Logic Inc.(a)(b)

    115,114       1,106,246  

Littelfuse Inc.

    24,974       6,228,765  

Luna Innovations Inc.(a)

    34,909       269,148  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    35,658       1,542,209  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    144,439       674,530  

MICT Inc.(a)(b)

    49,448       30,223  

Napco Security Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    19,424       398,580  

National Instruments Corp.

    134,053       5,441,211  

Neonode Inc.(a)(b)

    2,003       12,178  

nLight Inc.(a)(b)

    37,707       653,839  

Novanta Inc.(a)(b)

    34,866       4,961,083  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    6,425       546,896  

Ouster Inc.(a)(b)

    77,383       348,224  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    20,701       835,078  

PC Connection Inc.

    15,859       830,853  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    26,384       2,158,475  

Powerfleet Inc.(a)(b)

    14,830       44,045  

Research Frontiers Inc.(a)(b)

    17,889       34,347  

RF Industries Ltd.(a)

    8,587       61,912  

Richardson Electronics Ltd.

    9,558       118,902  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    17,885       4,859,354  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    74,092       2,994,799  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

ScanSource Inc.(a)

    26,473     $ 920,996  

Schmitt Industries Inc.(a)

    498       2,395  

SigmaTron International Inc.(a)(b)

    8,051       54,988  

Taitron Components Inc., Class A

    800       3,072  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    41,860       4,320,371  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    315,921       41,379,333  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    46,124       21,799,586  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    247,711       17,869,872  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    96,667       1,432,605  

Universal Security Instruments Inc.(a)(b)

    622       2,644  

Velodyne Lidar Inc.(a)

    198,383       507,860  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    125,165       2,453,234  

Vishay Precision Group Inc.(a)

    9,629       309,572  

Vontier Corp.

    168,076       4,267,450  

Wayside Technology Group Inc.

    830       28,386  

Wireless Telecom Group Inc.(a)(b)

    17,551       30,188  

ZAGG Inc., NVS(c)

    23,161       2,084  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    52,179       21,586,452  
   

 

 

 
      355,131,246  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%            

Archrock Inc.

    133,203       1,229,464  

Baker Hughes Co.

    886,407       32,274,079  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    33,906       1,257,234  

Cactus Inc., Class A

    63,925       3,627,104  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    217,545       5,325,502  

Core Laboratories NV(b)

    44,125       1,395,674  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    15,492       472,506  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)

    33,873       1,265,157  

ENGlobal Corp.(a)(b)

    17,094       22,222  

Enservco Corp.(a)(b)

    1,440       3,888  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    13,968       248,351  

Exterran Corp.(a)(b)

    51,762       321,442  

Forum Energy Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    6,235       142,782  

Geospace Technologies Corp.(a)

    16,925       97,319  

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.(a)

    9,773       38,310  

Halliburton Co.

    868,668       32,896,457  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    134,686       643,799  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    106,072       4,537,760  

Independence Contract Drilling Inc.(a)

    1,050       4,337  

ION Geophysical Corp.(a)(b)

    8,846       7,714  

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,403       27,934  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    102,791       1,523,363  

Mammoth Energy Services Inc.(a)

    26,618       56,696  

MIND Technology Inc.(a)

    9,542       12,023  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    5,963       910,669  

Natural Gas Services Group Inc.(a)

    17       202  

NCS Multistage Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,920       296,355  

Newpark Resources Inc.(a)

    88,030       322,190  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)

    162,144       1,498,211  

Nine Energy Service Inc.(a)(b)

    16,480       61,635  

Noble Corp.(a)(b)

    58,963       2,066,653  

NOV Inc.

    378,392       7,420,267  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    41,838       634,264  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    68,974       479,369  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    219,318       3,395,043  

Profire Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    27,314       35,508  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    81,379       1,133,609  

Ranger Energy Services Inc.(a)(b)

    5,537       56,754  

RPC Inc.(a)

    47,160       503,197  

Schlumberger NV

    1,376,023       56,843,510  
Security   Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)            

SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    44,829     $ 361,770  

Select Energy Services Inc., Class A(a)

    53,990       462,694  

Smart Sand Inc.(a)(b)

    138,976       479,467  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    35,198       397,385  

Superior Drilling Products Inc.(a)(b)

    8,728       9,252  

TechnipFMC PLC(a)(b)

    417,761       3,237,648  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)

    88,447       363,517  

Tidewater Inc.(a)(b)

    32,246       701,028  

Transocean Ltd.(a)(b)

    582,234       2,660,809  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    63,067       1,176,830  

U.S. Well Services Inc.(a)(b)

    17,877       19,665  

Valaris Ltd.(a)(b)

    63,678       3,309,346  

Weatherford International PLC(a)(b)

    63,642       2,119,279  
   

 

 

 
      178,387,243  
Entertainment — 1.4%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    762,947       61,119,684  

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    494,744       12,190,492  

Ballantyne Strong Inc.(a)

    9,680       29,814  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment
Inc.(a)(b)

    3,008       24,034  

Cinedigm Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    87,764       71,405  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)

    106,155       1,834,358  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    59,482       172,498  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    277,587       35,117,531  

Gaia Inc.(a)

    17,634       86,759  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A(a)(b)

    19,237       553,641  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C, NVS(a)

    34,937       975,092  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One,
Class A(a)(b)

    17,172       1,084,068  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    202,141       14,117,528  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    56,037       910,601  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B, NVS(a)

    113,118       1,700,164  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    137,840       16,215,498  

LiveOne Inc(a)(b)

    91,326       74,522  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Corp.(a)(b)

    25,344       2,111,409  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)

    17,356       3,112,972  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    23,146       409,684  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    435,777       163,237,706  

Playstudios Inc.(a)(b)

    175,100       849,235  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    100,925       1,950,880  

Reading International Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    17,474       74,789  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    113,696       14,242,698  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    237,687       713,061  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    113,707       17,481,314  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    1,784,965       244,825,799  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    101,382       3,837,309  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    45,270       2,826,659  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    1,083,827       10,014,562  
   

 

 

 
      611,965,766  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.3%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    70,407       1,525,720  

ACRE Realty Investors Inc.(a)(c)

    2,715        

Agree Realty Corp.

    67,837       4,501,663  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    62,021       1,438,267  

Alexander’s Inc.

    1,605       411,249  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    152,780       30,746,975  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    43,831       1,660,757  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    133,744       7,485,652  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    272,098       10,892,083  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

American Tower Corp.

    448,112     $ 112,574,697  

Americold Realty Trust

    264,873       7,384,659  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    148,997       7,965,380  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.,
Class A(a)

    149,133       1,091,654  

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.

    233,592       4,197,648  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    62,014       905,404  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.(a)

    20,663       210,763  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    135,758       33,718,214  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc., Class A(b)

    21,394       568,439  

Boston Properties Inc.

    137,848       17,754,822  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    25,763       159,215  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    103,424       1,462,415  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    294,810       7,609,046  

Broadstone Net Lease Inc.

    143,553       3,126,584  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    8,818       211,367  

Camden Property Trust

    97,610       16,222,782  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    79,304       1,530,567  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    35,730       292,986  

Cedar Realty Trust Inc.

    9,148       252,851  

Centerspace

    16,750       1,643,510  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    32,961       454,532  

City Office REIT Inc.

    62,475       1,103,309  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    43,194       391,770  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    19,024       803,003  

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc.

    9,497       29,156  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    104,225       2,974,581  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    144,004       5,801,921  

Creative Media & Community Trust Corp.

    8,464       65,511  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    422,597       78,011,406  

CTO Realty Growth Inc.

    9,634       638,927  

CubeSmart

    216,670       11,273,340  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    191,829       1,937,473  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    280,064       39,713,075  

DigitalBridge Group Inc.(a)

    487,241       3,508,135  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    234,463       750,282  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    166,256       5,556,276  

Duke Realty Corp.

    381,719       22,162,605  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    119,141       2,518,641  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    41,721       8,481,045  

Empire State Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    123,109       1,208,930  

EPR Properties

    80,028       4,378,332  

Equinix Inc.

    88,169       65,387,894  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    124,621       3,515,558  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    168,992       12,924,508  

Equity Residential

    330,927       29,756,956  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    108,742       2,751,173  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    64,532       22,294,515  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    131,912       27,121,107  

Farmland Partners Inc.

    31,767       436,796  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    69,519       8,486,184  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    130,052       8,051,519  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    62,804       1,698,220  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    89,046       525,371  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    212,298       9,963,145  

Getty Realty Corp.

    42,623       1,219,870  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    51,590       1,136,012  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    44,625       1,625,243  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    52,882       863,034  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    79,886       1,256,607  

Global Self Storage Inc.

    8,549       47,874  
Security   Shares      Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    140,286      $ 3,855,059  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    224,038        7,021,351  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    517,394        17,762,136  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    42,822        388,824  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    106,196        4,857,405  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    679,619        13,204,997  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    149,993        4,162,306  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    250,923        6,634,404  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    1,600        116,944  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    83,292        1,888,230  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    23,921        4,913,373  

InvenTrust Properties Corp.

    58,625        1,804,477  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    571,538        22,964,397  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    286,646        15,883,055  

iStar Inc.

    58,938        1,379,739  

JBG SMITH Properties

    116,031        3,390,426  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    106,830        8,163,949  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    593,724        14,664,983  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    229,066        5,215,833  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    88,031        10,227,442  

Life Storage Inc.

    78,342        11,001,567  

LTC Properties Inc.

    36,008        1,385,228  

LXP Industrial Trust

    259,567        4,075,202  

Macerich Co. (The)

    190,741        2,983,189  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    603,179        12,751,204  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    115,055        24,098,270  

National Health Investors Inc.

    43,677        2,577,380  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    174,530        7,843,378  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    88,056        5,526,395  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc.

    106,655        843,641  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    36,054        809,052  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    18,402        1,661,885  

Office Properties Income Trust

    42,222        1,086,372  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    231,034        7,199,019  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

    17,097        526,417  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    53,947        755,258  

Outfront Media Inc.

    138,879        3,948,330  

Paramount Group Inc.

    187,227        2,042,647  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    238,490        4,657,710  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    131,371        3,215,962  

Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.

    109,388        3,761,853  

Physicians Realty Trust

    221,853        3,891,302  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    141,871        2,443,019  

Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.

    35,954        974,353  

Postal Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    6,788        114,174  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    63,021        3,323,097  

Power REIT(a)

    239        9,414  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    53,890        1,344,017  

Prologis Inc.

    722,282        116,634,097  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    20,281        3,408,830  

Public Storage

    150,105        58,582,979  

Rayonier Inc.

    143,545        5,902,570  

Realty Income Corp.

    570,203        39,515,068  

Regency Centers Corp.

    150,643        10,746,872  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    121,282        2,351,658  

Retail Value Inc.

    21,427        65,567  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    156,720        11,689,745  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    168,302        2,369,692  

RPT Realty

    56,293        775,155  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.(a)

    52,778        4,896,215  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    194,330     $ 2,893,574  

Safehold Inc.

    11,705       649,042  

Saul Centers Inc.

    10,181       536,539  

SBA Communications Corp.

    106,470       36,636,327  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)(b)

    32,232       408,057  

Service Properties Trust

    151,786       1,340,270  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    324,368       42,673,854  

SITE Centers Corp.

    157,387       2,629,937  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    69,030       5,603,855  

Sotherly Hotels Inc.(a)

    9,568       19,710  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    118,274       5,442,969  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    171,013       7,071,388  

STORE Capital Corp.

    238,543       6,972,612  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    99,257       988,600  

Sun Communities Inc.

    112,296       19,684,366  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.(a)

    214,470       2,526,457  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    94,834       1,630,196  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    68,289       5,056,800  

UDR Inc.

    281,624       16,156,769  

UMH Properties Inc.

    48,297       1,187,623  

Uniti Group Inc.

    255,373       3,513,932  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    12,059       703,884  

Urban Edge Properties

    113,319       2,164,393  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    17,299       325,394  

Ventas Inc.

    388,914       24,019,329  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    88,762       1,543,571  

VICI Properties Inc.

    607,738       17,296,223  

Vornado Realty Trust

    157,480       7,136,994  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    98,704       2,516,952  

Welltower Inc.

    424,190       40,781,627  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    730,536       27,687,314  

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust
Inc.(a)(b)

    736       1,693  

Whitestone REIT

    32,315       428,174  

WP Carey Inc.

    175,579       14,193,806  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    103,954       2,005,273  
   

 

 

 
      1,493,083,822  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    95,856       3,187,212  

Andersons Inc. (The)

    26,371       1,325,406  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    131,081       8,862,386  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    37,454       7,422,259  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)

    26,021       848,285  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    433,507       249,635,006  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    82,920       2,718,118  

HF Foods Group Inc.(a)(b)

    33,521       223,250  

Ingles Markets Inc., Class A

    18,899       1,682,956  

Kroger Co. (The)

    648,882       37,226,360  

MedAvail Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    25       24  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    147,235       7,495,734  

PriceSmart Inc.

    18,870       1,488,277  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    51,466       450,328  

SpartanNash Co.

    51,480       1,698,325  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)

    116,591       3,728,580  

Sysco Corp.

    495,522       40,459,371  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

    213,958       8,051,240  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)

    65,692       2,716,364  

Village Super Market Inc., Class A

    8,291       203,130  

Walmart Inc.

    1,378,798       205,330,598  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    704,356       31,534,018  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)            

Weis Markets Inc.

    16,477     $ 1,176,787  
   

 

 

 
      617,464,014  
Food Products — 1.0%            

Alico Inc.

    649       24,376  

AppHarvest Inc.(a)(b)

    59,403       319,291  

Arcadia Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    219       307  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    547,477       49,415,274  

B&G Foods Inc.(b)

    61,076       1,647,830  

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    58,911       2,845,990  

Bridgford Foods Corp.(a)

    641       6,827  

Bunge Ltd.

    133,716       14,817,070  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    19,146       697,872  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    41,318       2,281,580  

Campbell Soup Co.

    202,456       9,023,464  

Coffee Holding Co. Inc.

    8,668       29,558  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    462,982       15,542,306  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    159,767       12,842,071  

Farmer Bros. Co.(a)

    6,068       43,204  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    202,176       5,197,945  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    32,632       845,495  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    44,332       4,550,236  

General Mills Inc.

    588,189       39,832,159  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    88,949       3,059,846  

Hershey Co. (The)

    143,975       31,189,304  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    282,624       14,566,441  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)

    148,830       3,265,330  

Ingredion Inc.

    62,192       5,420,033  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    16,365       2,538,212  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    100,915       13,664,900  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    8,291       691,801  

Kellogg Co.

    244,399       15,761,292  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    684,357       26,956,822  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    144,343       8,647,589  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    20,066       2,992,844  

Landec Corp.(a)

    26,518       307,078  

Lifeway Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    8,078       58,323  

Limoneira Co.

    9,546       140,135  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    246,454       24,596,109  

Mission Produce Inc.(a)

    50,354       636,978  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    1,351,684       84,858,722  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    59,623       1,496,537  

Pineapple Energy Inc, NVS(b)

    2,055       12,844  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    61,321       4,247,092  

RiceBran Technologies(a)

    8,753       3,939  

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.

    8,038       59,803  

S&W Seed Co.(a)

    9,795       20,863  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    18,428       3,455,066  

Seaboard Corp.

    183       769,605  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    8,171       421,133  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class B(a)

    117       5,966  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    82,790       3,141,881  

Tattooed Chef Inc.(a)(b)

    71,349       897,570  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    41,090       1,436,523  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    53,785       1,735,104  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    282,639       25,332,934  

Utz Brands Inc.

    84,751       1,252,620  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)(b)

    19,157       236,781  

Whole Earth Brands Inc.(a)

    60,654       434,283  
   

 

 

 
      444,275,158  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    130,798     $ 15,629,053  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    16,100       2,217,936  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    87,978       6,044,089  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    89,393       4,099,563  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    42,661       2,206,427  

ONE Gas Inc.

    52,615       4,642,748  

RGC Resources Inc.

    2,385       50,991  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    120,122       4,150,215  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    54,288       4,250,207  

Spire Inc.

    51,513       3,696,573  

UGI Corp.

    210,625       7,628,837  
   

 

 

 
      54,616,639  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    1,722,124       203,830,597  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    44,984       14,900,500  

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,441       39,515  

Accuray Inc.(a)(b)

    86,559       286,510  

Acutus Medical Inc.(a)

    18,797       26,128  

Aethlon Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    415       606  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    71,953       31,371,508  

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    68,492       787,658  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)

    48,138       1,036,893  

Apollo Endosurgery Inc.(a)

    72       436  

Apyx Medical Corp.(a)

    26,440       172,653  

Artivion Inc.(a)

    52,834       1,129,591  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    222,481       139,451  

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.(a)(b)

    41,576       43,239  

AtriCure Inc.(a)(b)

    46,274       3,038,814  

Atrion Corp.

    1,031       735,103  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)

    49,942       1,673,057  

Axogen Inc.(a)

    43,219       343,159  

Axonics Inc.(a)(b)

    42,005       2,629,513  

Baxter International Inc.

    488,383       37,869,218  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    277,491       73,812,606  

Beyond Air Inc.(a)(b)

    9,971       66,606  

Biolase Inc.(a)(b)

    67,950       24,000  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)

    19,832       450,781  

Biomerica Inc.(a)

    7,812       34,920  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)

    5,408       76,253  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    1,401,248       62,061,274  

Butterfly Network Inc.(a)(b)

    126,517       602,221  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    51,268       1,158,657  

Cerus Corp.(a)(b)

    210,814       1,157,369  

Chembio Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    8,767       7,189  

ClearPoint Neuro Inc.(a)(b)

    9,712       101,102  

Co-Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    34,213       211,436  

Conformis Inc.(a)(b)

    77,325       48,235  

CONMED Corp.

    26,298       3,906,568  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    47,364       19,778,733  

CryoPort Inc.(a)(b)

    49,262       1,719,736  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    12,826       884,994  

CytoSorbents Corp.(a)(b)

    25,655       81,839  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    212,581       10,463,237  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    94,561       48,377,408  

Eargo Inc.(a)

    15,305       80,963  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    609,766       71,781,653  

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    16,770       48,465  

ElectroCore Inc.(a)

    16,651       9,741  

Electromed Inc.(a)(b)

    8,038       99,993  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    159,406       7,764,666  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    26,001     $ 559,542  

FONAR Corp.(a)

    8,213       152,351  

Glaukos Corp.(a)

    42,156       2,437,460  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    71,853       5,301,314  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)

    51,749       3,271,572  

Helius Medical Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,941       6,405  

Heska Corp.(a)

    9,345       1,292,227  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    244,148       18,755,449  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    19,656       4,376,212  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    83,085       45,452,480  

Inari Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    31,321       2,838,935  

Inogen Inc.(a)

    17,916       580,837  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    67,226       17,908,334  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    35,810       2,885,212  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    70,172       4,509,253  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    27,437       768,510  

IntriCon Corp.(a)(b)

    8,216       196,034  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    349,434       105,417,249  

Invacare Corp.(a)

    32,184       45,379  

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.(a)

    16       6  

iRadimed Corp.

    7,984       358,003  

iRhythm Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    28,383       4,469,471  

IRIDEX Corp.(a)

    8,679       40,184  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.(a)

    262       3,747  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    68,536       3,790,726  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    24,479       1,137,539  

LENSAR Inc.(a)(b)

    11,599       85,833  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    54,262       4,440,259  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    50,771       7,389,211  

Medtronic PLC

    1,314,981       145,897,142  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)

    38,468       998,629  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    53,200       3,538,864  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

    6,105       1,556,042  

Microbot Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    17       107  

Milestone Scientific Inc.(a)

    9,589       14,575  

Motus GI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,910       3,567  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    34,566       908,394  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    108,812       3,355,762  

NeuroMetrix Inc.(a)

    10       42  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)

    34,716       105,189  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    35,177       2,544,352  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    90,802       7,522,946  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    51,686       2,930,596  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)

    63,596       431,181  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC(a)

    78,791       1,470,240  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    17,765       580,915  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)

    15,352       828,854  

Outset Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    39,160       1,777,864  

Owlet Inc.(a)(b)

    164,711       732,964  

PAVmed Inc.(a)(b)

    122,978       162,331  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    33,873       7,524,209  

Predictive Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    6       6  

Pro-Dex Inc.(a)(b)

    613       10,133  

Pulmonx Corp.(a)(b)

    38,526       955,830  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    37,927       4,265,270  

Quotient Ltd.(a)(b)

    122,346       146,815  

Repro-Med Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    16,932       48,426  

ResMed Inc.

    142,717       34,610,300  

Retractable Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    9,642       45,799  

Rockwell Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    61,654       29,058  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)

    52,724     $ 641,124  

Second Sight Medical Products Inc.(a)(b)

    23,843       34,095  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    375,178       739,101  

Sensus Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    72,517       733,872  

Shockwave Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    34,436       7,140,649  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)

    32,896       743,450  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    45,970       102,053  

Silk Road Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    33,976       1,402,869  

SiNtx Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    13       8  

SmileDirectClub Inc.(a)(b)

    74,344       192,551  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    45,461       3,632,788  

Stereotaxis Inc.(a)

    40,822       152,266  

STERIS PLC

    97,797       23,644,381  

Strata Skin Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,191       1,751  

Stryker Corp.

    328,025       87,697,484  

Surgalign Holdings Inc.(a)

    54,067       16,453  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    9,948       450,943  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)

    17,430       351,389  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    66,623       7,747,589  

Tela Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    3,109       36,158  

Teleflex Inc.

    45,585       16,174,926  

ThermoGenesis Holdings Inc.(a)

    27       18  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)

    24,206       652,110  

Treace Medical Concepts Inc.(a)

    24,446       462,274  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    8,220       543,917  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    1,035       93,005  

Vapotherm Inc.(a)

    27,616       383,862  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    36,331       773,487  

Venus Concept Inc.(a)(b)

    15,321       21,909  

ViewRay Inc.(a)

    96,283       377,429  

VolitionRx Ltd.(a)

    9,581       28,839  

Xtant Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    143       97  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    205,110       26,233,569  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    20,487       467,923  

Zomedica Corp.(a)(b)

    1,011,011       340,711  

Zosano Pharma Corp.(a)(b)

    91,138       20,506  

Zynex Inc.

    16,180       100,801  
   

 

 

 
       1,248,467,287  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%            

1Life Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    186,965       2,071,572  

23andMe Holding Co., Class A(a)(b)

    111,954       428,784  

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    88,025       5,768,278  

Accolade Inc.(a)(b)

    56,016       983,641  

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    106,220       1,702,707  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    16,039       1,496,278  

Agiliti Inc.(a)(b)

    35,192       742,551  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    46,059       1,167,596  

AlerisLife Inc(a)

    16,755       36,023  

Alignment Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    32,424       364,122  

Amedisys Inc.(a)

    33,524       5,775,850  

American Shared Hospital Services(a)

    709       1,659  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    147,802       22,866,447  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)

    44,763       4,670,124  

Anthem Inc.

    235,929       115,893,043  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    36,706       1,779,140  

Avalon GloboCare Corp.(a)(b)

    23,644       16,567  

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    69,606       237,356  

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a)(b)

    220,854       1,557,021  

Cano Health Inc.(a)(b)

    226,477       1,438,129  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    290,536       16,473,391  
Security   Shares      Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

CareMax Inc.(a)(b)

    94,492      $ 705,855  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)

    26,915        1,207,407  

Centene Corp.(a)

    574,680        48,382,309  

Chemed Corp.

    16,299        8,256,258  

Cigna Corp.

    319,057        76,449,248  

Clover Health Investments Corp.(a)(b)

    269,032        955,064  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    113,277        1,344,598  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    9,012        1,517,981  

Covetrus Inc.(a)

    94,718        1,590,315  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)

    34,632        750,475  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,281,189        129,669,139  

CynergisTek Inc./DE(a)

    8,344        11,181  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    59,918        6,777,325  

Encompass Health Corp.

    98,978        7,038,326  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    47,009        4,231,280  

Enzo Biochem Inc.(a)

    36,360        105,444  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    17,452        1,089,179  

Great Elm Group Inc.(a)

    6,741        12,201  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)

    109,157        7,230,560  

Hanger Inc.(a)(b)

    36,428        667,725  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    237,146        59,433,531  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    82,624        5,572,163  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    123,951        10,807,288  

Hims & Hers Health Inc.(a)

    169,073        901,159  

Humana Inc.

    124,915        54,359,261  

InfuSystem Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    17,642        172,892  

Innovage Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    37,894        243,279  

Invitae Corp.(a)

    209,152        1,666,941  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    18,618        658,891  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    91,956        24,245,119  

LHC Group Inc.(a)(b)

    32,787        5,527,888  

LifeStance Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    59,214        598,654  

McKesson Corp.

    148,189        45,365,099  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)

    89,131        2,092,796  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    13,392        1,545,303  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    54,963        18,335,107  

National HealthCare Corp.

    9,286        652,156  

National Research Corp.

    9,322        369,617  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    136,338        3,664,765  

Ontrak Inc.(a)(b)

    10,535        23,862  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)

    118,258        3,377,448  

Owens & Minor Inc.

    81,550        3,589,831  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    89,602        2,900,417  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    24,525        456,901  

PetIQ Inc.(a)

    19,500        475,800  

Premier Inc., Class A

    119,264        4,244,606  

Privia Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    20,015        535,001  

Progyny Inc.(a)

    67,482        3,468,575  

Psychemedics Corp.

    8,062        56,031  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    119,183          16,311,385  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    130,283        3,486,373  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    53,440        1,195,453  

Regional Health Properties Inc.(a)(b)

    885        3,124  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    100,174        2,403,174  

Sema4 Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    122,189        375,120  

Sharps Compliance Corp.(a)(b)

    9,499        56,044  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,396        497,237  

SOC Telemed Inc.(a)

    142,899        427,268  

Sonida Senior Living Inc.(a)

    1,488        49,297  

Star Equity Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,268        1,433  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Surgery Partners Inc.(a)

    27,879      $ 1,534,739  

Talkspace Inc.(a)

    192,190        334,411  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    99,198        8,527,060  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    52,412        1,686,094  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    10,558        1,049,993  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    919,442        468,887,837  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    77,370        11,214,782  
    

 

 

 
         1,256,843,354  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%             

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    127,568        2,872,831  

American Well Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    175,599        739,272  

CareCloud Inc.(a)

    6,751        34,768  

Cerner Corp.

    284,365        26,605,189  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    99,758        2,142,802  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    263,443        5,743,057  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    9,044        311,566  

Doximity Inc., Class A(a)

    99,183        5,166,442  

Evolent Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    82,343        2,659,679  

GoodRx Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    62,005        1,198,557  

Health Catalyst Inc.(a)(b)

    65,420        1,709,425  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    25,855        515,032  

HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc.(a)

    438        609  

Icad Inc.(a)

    14,525        64,782  

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    26,725        6,860,040  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    257,709        1,206,078  

NantHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    23,231        17,507  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)

    44,779        936,329  

Omnicell Inc.(a)

    42,708        5,530,259  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    23,719        894,443  

Phreesia Inc.(a)(b)

    52,743        1,390,305  

Schrodinger Inc.(a)

    47,784        1,630,390  

SCWorx Corp.(a)

    5,481        6,139  

Sharecare Inc.(a)(b)

    277,232        684,763  

Simulations Plus Inc.

    19,063        971,832  

Streamline Health Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    18,673        29,877  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc.(a)

    27,091        156,044  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    155,868        11,242,759  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    136,181        28,933,015  
    

 

 

 
       110,253,791  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0%  

Accel Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    61,519        749,301  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)

    343,366        58,976,544  

Allied Esports Entertainment Inc.(a)

    7,594        13,100  

Aramark

    249,673        9,387,705  

Ark Restaurants Corp.(a)

    295        5,449  

Bally’s Corp.(a)(b)

    24,945        766,809  

BBQ Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,008        136,381  

Biglari Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    19        13,870  

Biglari Holdings Inc., Class B, NVS(a)

    199        28,777  

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    25,843        731,357  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    87,050        1,909,877  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    40,280        94,595,566  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    78,371        5,155,244  

Brinker International Inc.(a)

    40,987        1,564,064  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    210,589        16,291,165  

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.

    598        13,156  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    789,611        15,965,934  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.

    34,764        78,567  

Century Casinos Inc.(a)(b)

    20,364        243,350  
Security   Shares      Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    44,187      $ 1,758,201  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    27,213        43,051,782  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    35,537        5,037,725  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    35,766        7,932,183  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    17,485        472,095  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    25,769        3,059,553  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    130,004        17,284,032  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    45,088        2,213,821  

Denny’s Corp.(a)

    79,184        1,133,123  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    17,495        1,363,735  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    35,989        14,647,883  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    320,328        6,236,786  

Drive Shack Inc.(a)(b)

    68,645        105,713  

Dutch Bros. Inc.(a)(b)

    23,503        1,299,011  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    19,959        231,924  

Everi Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    78,176        1,641,696  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    149,930        29,336,803  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    35,065        262,111  

Flanigan’s Enterprises Inc.(a)

    198        6,871  

Full House Resorts Inc.(a)

    8,111        77,947  

GAN Ltd.(a)(b)

    58,357        281,281  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)

    18,878        1,096,245  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc.(a)

    46,873        333,267  

Good Times Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    9,504        33,264  

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.(a)

    91,007        4,733,274  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    272,881        41,406,963  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    42,698        4,075,524  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    25,522        2,384,010  

Krispy Kreme Inc.(b)

    59,397        882,045  

Kura Sushi USA Inc., Class A(a)

    2,417        133,298  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    327,913        12,745,978  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,971        361,483  

Luby’s Inc.

    18,344        41,824  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    265,584        46,676,388  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    42,614        6,720,228  

McDonald’s Corp.

    720,569          178,182,302  

Membership Collective Group Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    64,111        497,501  

MGM Resorts International

    386,382        16,204,861  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    8,809        768,409  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

    709        38,407  

Noodles & Co.(a)

    18,072        107,890  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    443,094        9,694,897  

ONE Group Hospitality Inc. (The)(a)

    17,067        179,374  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    33,277        3,503,403  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    152,293        6,460,269  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    82,108        6,936,484  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV(a)

    71,908        622,004  

PlayAGS Inc.(a)

    26,867        179,203  

Potbelly Corp.(a)

    25,863        173,282  

Rave Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    3,285        3,515  

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc.

    9,013        553,939  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)

    18,362        309,583  

Red Rock Resorts Inc., Class A

    63,969        3,106,335  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    229,435        19,222,064  

Rush Street Interactive Inc.(a)

    46,657        339,196  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    34,906        798,649  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    95,942        5,636,593  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    56,380        4,196,927  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)

    38,441        2,610,144  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    72,571        3,156,839  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,127,279     $   102,548,571  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)

    1,075       6,450  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    73,528       6,156,499  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    88,655       5,136,671  

Vacasa Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    129,748       1,073,016  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    38,085       9,912,383  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    187,547       4,120,408  

Wingstop Inc.

    27,416       3,217,268  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    90,421       7,657,754  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    104,705       8,349,177  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    279,591       33,139,921  
   

 

 

 
      910,484,471  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

Aterian Inc.(a)(b)

    8,881       21,581  

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.

    18,587       307,801  

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)

    26,399       401,793  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    8,729       2,102,380  

Century Communities Inc.

    37,371       2,001,965  

Cricut Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    25,900       339,031  

Dixie Group Inc. (The)(a)

    16,962       52,582  

DR Horton Inc.

    319,776       23,826,510  

Emerson Radio Corp.(a)(b)

    17,856       13,706  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    17,048       444,441  

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

    13       251  

Garmin Ltd.

    142,072       16,851,160  

GoPro Inc., Class A(a)

    113,680       969,690  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    62,823       1,241,383  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

    28       326  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    23,258       4,554,847  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    9,591       181,654  

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)

    6,114       361,337  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    24,715       2,088,170  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    26,776       1,697,598  

KB Home

    81,004       2,622,910  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    45,137       1,190,263  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    133,288       4,638,422  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    265,430       21,544,953  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    15,779       1,078,495  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)

    19,059       1,861,683  

Lifetime Brands Inc.

    9,185       117,935  

Live Ventures Inc.(a)

    631       26,824  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a)

    19,252       1,040,763  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    25,878       1,147,689  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    54,069       2,045,971  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    35,446       2,808,387  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    55,942       6,947,996  

Nephros Inc.(a)(b)

    2,562       11,273  

Newell Brands Inc.

    387,947       8,305,945  

Nova Lifestyle Inc.(a)(b)

    2,790       4,157  

NVR Inc.(a)

    3,103       13,861,939  

PulteGroup Inc.

    248,417       10,408,672  

Purple Innovation Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    53,205       311,249  

Skyline Champion Corp.(a)

    50,794       2,787,575  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)

    121,912       3,440,357  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    126,793       3,451,305  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    198,748       5,549,044  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    115,254       5,419,243  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    32,202       5,841,121  

Traeger Inc.(a)(b)

    39,560       294,326  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    103,417       2,076,613  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    46,944     $ 913,061  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    10,541       329,301  

VOXX International Corp.(a)(b)

    17,486       174,335  

Vuzix Corp.(a)(b)

    60,034       396,224  

Whirlpool Corp.

    60,829       10,510,035  

Yunhong CTI Ltd.(a)

    230       281  
   

 

 

 
        178,616,553  
Household Products — 1.1%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

    9,034       397,135  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    43,702       1,782,168  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    237,219       23,574,824  

Clorox Co. (The)

    121,678       16,916,892  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    818,553       62,070,874  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    64,337       1,979,006  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    327,851       40,378,129  

Ocean Bio-Chem Inc.

    728       5,875  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

    8,027       229,974  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2,325,135       355,280,628  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    47,881       1,404,828  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    44,358       3,935,442  

WD-40 Co.

    12,480       2,286,710  
   

 

 

 
      510,242,485  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    634,361       16,322,108  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class A

    34,856       1,161,402  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class C

    69,584       2,540,512  

Montauk Renewables Inc.(a)(b)

    77,346       866,275  

Ormat Technologies Inc.

    49,619       4,060,323  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(b)

    90,723       2,092,072  

Vistra Corp.

    491,119       11,418,517  
   

 

 

 
      38,461,209  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%            

3M Co.

    558,612       83,166,155  

General Electric Co.

    1,072,831       98,164,036  

Honeywell International Inc.

    674,728       131,288,574  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    102,931       48,607,106  
   

 

 

 
      361,225,871  
Insurance — 2.2%            

Aflac Inc.

    589,253       37,942,001  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    14,279       12,094,313  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    270,543       37,472,911  

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    42,700       444,080  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    78,997       3,152,770  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    65,695       9,566,506  

American International Group Inc.

    803,673       50,446,554  

American National Group Inc.

    13,840       2,617,006  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    32,502       1,614,374  

Aon PLC, Class A

    210,188       68,443,518  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    384,842       18,634,050  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    37,250       1,537,680  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    204,126       35,640,400  

Assurant Inc.

    54,942       9,990,104  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    74,986       4,773,609  

Atlantic American Corp.

    749       2,322  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    74,471       4,503,261  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    90,342       4,667,068  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    233,400       16,867,818  

BRP Group Inc., Class A(a)

    44,244       1,187,066  

Chubb Ltd.

    418,019       89,414,264  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    145,019     $   19,716,783  

Citizens Inc./TX(a)(b)

    44,350       188,044  

CNA Financial Corp.

    26,515       1,289,159  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    126,206       3,166,508  

Conifer Holdings Inc.(a)

    833       1,982  

Crawford & Co., Class A, NVS

    17,619       133,200  

Crawford & Co., Class B

    9,572       69,780  

Donegal Group Inc., Class A

    10,503       140,845  

eHealth Inc.(a)

    25,316       314,172  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    20,555       843,166  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)

    10,566       2,759,311  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    25,225       4,442,879  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    38,341       11,555,211  

FedNat Holding Co.(a)

    9,671       13,056  

FG Financial Group Inc.(a)(b)

    8,104       21,151  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    270,872       13,229,388  

First American Financial Corp.

    106,504       6,903,589  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    438,516       1,657,590  

Globe Life Inc.

    93,970       9,453,382  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    53,772       63,451  

Goosehead Insurance Inc., Class A

    18,180       1,428,403  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a)

    27,319       193,145  

Hallmark Financial Services Inc.(a)

    16,924       61,434  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    35,465       5,302,727  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    326,814       23,468,513  

HCI Group Inc.

    7,825       533,508  

Hippo Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    361,203       718,794  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    20,403       853,457  

ICC Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,139       18,645  

Investors Title Co.

    321       65,230  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    23,359       577,902  

Kemper Corp.

    62,500       3,533,750  

Kingstone Companies Inc.

    8,109       43,140  

Kingsway Financial Services Inc.(a)

    11,360       62,480  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    20,177       4,600,759  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    37,114       978,696  

Lincoln National Corp.

    166,444       10,878,780  

Loews Corp.

    198,446       12,863,270  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    35,787       86,247  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    13,036       19,231,229  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    488,509       83,251,704  

MBIA Inc.(a)

    70,698       1,088,042  

Mercury General Corp.

    28,834       1,585,870  

MetLife Inc.

    690,905       48,556,803  

MetroMile Inc.(a)(b)

    70,258       92,741  

National Security Group Inc. (The)

    249       3,991  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

    2,907       611,633  

Old Republic International Corp.

    260,367       6,735,694  

Oscar Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    37,187       370,754  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)

    24,240       1,551,118  

Primerica Inc.

    42,600       5,828,532  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    244,875       17,976,274  

ProAssurance Corp.

    36,192       972,841  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    566,801       64,609,646  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    370,400       43,770,168  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    68,317       7,477,979  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    46,873       7,429,839  

RLI Corp.

    44,906       4,967,951  

Root Inc./OH, Class A(a)(b)

    53,934       106,250  

Ryan Specialty Group Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    56,721       2,200,208  
Security   Shares      Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    11,476      $ 1,042,595  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    60,297        5,388,140  

Selectquote Inc.(a)

    121,523        339,049  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    81,315        608,236  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    16,242        984,428  

Tiptree Inc.

    34,695        445,831  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    234,868        42,917,430  

Trupanion Inc.(a)

    33,448        2,980,886  

Unico American Corp.(a)

    619        1,820  

United Fire Group Inc.

    18,991        590,050  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

    10,157        33,620  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    26,426        356,487  

Unum Group

    209,402        6,598,257  

W R Berkley Corp.

    202,052        13,454,643  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,933        3,332,592  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    117,971        27,867,110  
    

 

 

 
       978,603,643  
Interactive Media & Services — 5.0%             

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    292,627          813,898,106  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    272,352        760,676,412  

Angi Inc.(a)(b)

    68,782        389,994  

AutoWeb Inc.(a)(b)

    7,289        16,838  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    67,911        1,968,061  

Cargurus Inc.(a)(b)

    86,525        3,673,851  

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    70,709        1,020,331  

DHI Group Inc.(a)

    36,429        216,753  

Eventbrite Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    79,409        1,172,871  

EverQuote Inc., Class A(a)

    15,361        248,541  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    138,653        910,950  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    83,258        8,349,112  

IZEA Worldwide Inc.(a)

    38,522        63,946  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc.,
Class A(a)

    70,187        143,883  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    271,846        29,560,534  

MediaAlpha Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    18,218        301,508  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    2,256,039        501,652,832  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    539,541        13,278,104  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    35,276        409,202  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    1,051,658        37,849,171  

Super League Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    23,693        44,543  

Travelzoo(a)(b)

    8,589        56,344  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    90,722        2,460,381  

TrueCar Inc.(a)

    80,164        316,648  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    784,253        30,342,749  

Vimeo Inc.(a)

    156,175        1,855,359  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    72,028        2,456,875  

Zedge Inc., Class B(a)

    8,166        49,731  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)(b)

    44,924        4,347,745  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.(a)

    294,078        17,568,220  
    

 

 

 
       2,235,299,595  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.3%  

1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20,319        259,270  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    427,580        1,393,889,421  

CarParts.com Inc.(a)(b)

    28,804        192,987  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    101,285        4,130,402  

ContextLogic Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    316,480        712,080  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    161,927        18,976,225  

Duluth Holdings Inc., Class B(a)

    19,424        237,556  

eBay Inc.

    602,926        34,523,543  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    124,832        15,514,121  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (continued)  

Groupon Inc.(a)(b)

    20,020      $ 384,985  

iMedia Brands Inc.(a)

    2,509        15,129  

Lands’ End Inc.(a)

    17,519        296,421  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)(b)

    26,239        449,212  

Overstock.com Inc.(a)(b)

    44,531        1,959,587  

PetMed Express Inc.

    24,808        640,046  

Porch Group Inc.(a)(b)

    64,368        447,036  

Poshmark Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    18,685        236,552  

Quotient Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    65,569        418,330  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    356,773        1,698,240  

RealReal Inc. (The)(a)

    117,628        853,979  

Remark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    50,978        41,720  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)

    39,118        2,100,245  

Shutterstock Inc.

    19,587        1,823,158  

Stitch Fix Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    71,039        715,363  

ThredUp Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    74,207        571,394  

Waitr Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    71,213        26,349  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    75,863        8,404,103  

Xometry Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    13,928        511,854  
    

 

 

 
         1,490,029,308  
IT Services — 4.4%             

Accenture PLC, Class A

    617,796        208,339,345  

Affirm Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    170,349        7,883,752  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    160,356        19,144,903  

ALJ Regional Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,772        25,603  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    45,498        2,554,713  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    413,690        94,131,023  

BigCommerce Holdings Inc.,
Series 1(a)(b)

    57,932        1,269,290  

Block Inc.(a)(b)

    487,991        66,171,580  

Brightcove Inc.(a)(b)

    34,744        271,003  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    125,149        19,486,951  

Cantaloupe Inc.(a)

    69,881        473,094  

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    10,376        382,978  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    270,159        32,338,032  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    517,095        46,367,909  

Computer Task Group Inc.(a)

    16,954        165,641  

Concentrix Corp.

    41,860        6,972,202  

Conduent Inc.(a)

    176,025        908,289  

Core Scientific Inc.(a)

    237,026        1,950,724  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    38,162        2,425,958  

CSP Inc.(a)

    681        5,312  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)

    18,406        1,064,787  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    233,728        7,626,545  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    55,173        16,364,863  

ESC Srax Inc., NVS(b)

    10,903        654  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    49,404        6,429,931  

EVERTEC Inc.

    61,909        2,533,935  

Evo Payments Inc., Class A(a)

    43,500        1,004,415  

Exela Technologies Inc.(a)

    47,764        19,879  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    34,827        4,989,664  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    103,857        1,805,035  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    603,672        60,620,742  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    583,680        59,185,152  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    81,431        20,281,205  

Flywire Corp.(a)

    19,267        589,185  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    81,646        24,286,419  

Genpact Ltd.

    177,157        7,708,101  

Global Payments Inc.

    285,398        39,053,862  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    167,219        13,996,230  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,598        599,780  
Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)            

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    25,949     $ 598,384  

I3 Verticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    32,927       917,346  

Information Services Group Inc.

    27,418       186,717  

Innodata Inc.(a)(b)

    26,447       184,864  

Inpixon(a)

    1        

International Business Machines Corp.

    879,278         114,323,726  

International Money Express Inc.(a)

    46,342       955,109  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    72,890       14,362,974  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    174,626       2,291,093  

Limelight Networks Inc.(a)

    156,980       819,436  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    65,315       2,442,128  

Marqeta Inc., Class A(a)

    240,356       2,653,530  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    843,581       301,478,978  

Maximus Inc.

    62,125       4,656,269  

MoneyGram International Inc.(a)

    53,736       567,452  

MongoDB Inc.(a)(b)

    65,924       29,243,227  

Okta Inc.(a)(b)

    147,224       22,224,935  

Paya Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    55,554       325,546  

Paychex Inc.

    312,995       42,714,428  

Payoneer Global Inc.(a)

    188,368       840,121  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,142,747       132,158,691  

Paysign Inc.(a)(b)

    32,967       64,945  

Perficient Inc.(a)

    35,269       3,882,764  

PFSweb Inc.(a)

    16,917       193,361  

Priority Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    7,215       41,486  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    37,114       414,192  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)

    88,651       1,309,375  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    318,314       3,638,329  

ServiceSource International Inc.(a)

    53,559       69,627  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    49,021       3,035,870  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    235,107       53,870,067  

SolarWinds Corp.

    32,266       429,460  

Squarespace Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,274       698,760  

StarTek Inc.(a)

    9,541       42,267  

Steel Connect Inc.(a)

    44,378       57,248  

Switch Inc., Class A

    123,494       3,806,085  

TaskUS Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    40,023       1,539,285  

Toast Inc.(a)(b)

    84,673       1,839,944  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    17,183       1,417,941  

Tucows Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,460       646,118  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    167,478       27,602,049  

Unisys Corp.(a)

    59,658       1,289,209  

Usio Inc.(a)

    908       3,251  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    91,244       20,298,140  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)(b)

    118,929       1,936,164  

Visa Inc., Class A

    1,620,474       359,372,519  

Western Union Co. (The)

    398,543       7,468,696  

WEX Inc.(a)

    42,806       7,638,731  

WidePoint Corp.(a)(b)

    6,805       25,723  
   

 

 

 
      1,956,005,246  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    42,480       1,710,245  

American Outdoor Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    12,377       162,510  

AMMO Inc.(a)(b)

    115,493       554,366  

Brunswick Corp./DE

    77,180       6,243,090  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    114,725       2,686,860  

Clarus Corp.

    18,450       420,291  

Escalade Inc.

    8,887       117,308  

Genius Brands International Inc.(a)(b)

    444,797       453,693  

Hasbro Inc.

    126,192       10,337,649  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Products (continued)            

JAKKS Pacific Inc.(a)(b)

    1,371     $ 19,235  

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    8,189       636,531  

Latham Group Inc.(a)(b)

    29,423       389,561  

Malibu Boats Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    17,704       1,027,009  

Marine Products Corp.

    28,422       328,274  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.(a)

    18,171       447,188  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    345,983       7,684,282  

Nautilus Inc.(a)(b)

    26,737       110,157  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    288,787       7,629,753  

Polaris Inc.

    55,898       5,887,177  

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    52,857       799,726  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    15,587       1,085,167  

Vinco Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    111,434       356,589  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)

    53,462       1,908,059  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    85,643       5,136,867  
   

 

 

 
      56,131,587  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    97,338       7,404,502  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    105,964       1,470,780  

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(c)

    4,142       12,426  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    298,719       39,529,485  

Applied DNA Sciences Inc.(a)

    366       783  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    595,947       20,154,928  

Azenta Inc.

    70,781       5,866,329  

Berkeley Lights Inc.(a)(b)

    44,661       317,540  

BioNano Genomics Inc.(a)(b)

    244,651       631,200  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    19,596       11,037,055  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    37,147       16,086,137  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    105,661       6,794,002  

Champions Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    6,333       51,487  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    50,168       14,246,207  

ChromaDex Corp.(a)(b)

    83,402       205,169  

Codexis Inc.(a)

    70,593       1,455,628  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    32,620       351,644  

Danaher Corp.

    621,584       182,329,235  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    60,754       218,107  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    153,053       53,476,718  

Inotiv Inc.(a)(b)

    8,167       213,812  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    186,805       43,191,184  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    100,672       3,550,701  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)

    27,458       4,491,854  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    22,819       31,334,823  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    49,998       1,737,430  

Nautilus Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    127,284       552,413  

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    120,650       1,465,898  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    229,142       2,085,192  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    122,407       21,355,125  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    33,039       270,589  

Quanterix Corp.(a)

    29,384       857,719  

Quantum-Si Inc.(a)(b)

    99,480       465,566  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    51,377       9,663,500  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    37,357       569,321  

SomaLogic Inc.(a)(b)

    143,792       1,153,212  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    107,552       2,329,576  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    99,604       8,062,944  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    385,570       227,736,920  

Waters Corp.(a)

    59,550       18,483,724  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    70,543       28,972,716  
   

 

 

 
      770,183,581  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery — 1.7%            

AGCO Corp.

    63,055     $ 9,207,922  

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    101,135       120,351  

Alamo Group Inc.

    8,141       1,170,594  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    34,288       2,891,164  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    109,001       4,279,379  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    60,930       2,372,005  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc.(a)

    304       1,678  

Astec Industries Inc.

    18,699       804,057  

Barnes Group Inc.

    45,311       1,821,049  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    32,723       615,847  

Caterpillar Inc.

    527,041       117,435,276  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    29,862       5,129,396  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

    125       3,303  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)

    18,364       488,850  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    118,963       4,733,538  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY

    35,542       1,506,981  

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.(a)(b)

    26,391       223,004  

Crane Co.

    52,546       5,689,681  

Cummins Inc.

    140,443       28,806,264  

Deere & Co.

    274,405       114,004,301  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)

    213,370       1,011,374  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    125,390       6,511,503  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

    18,931       654,823  

Dover Corp.

    139,306       21,857,111  

Eastern Co. (The)

    8,133       189,418  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    53,455       1,170,130  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    27,168       2,655,129  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    26,570       1,857,774  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    108,733       5,108,276  

Federal Signal Corp.

    61,439       2,073,566  

Flowserve Corp.

    134,922       4,843,700  

Fortive Corp.

    350,529       21,357,732  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    35,656       2,960,874  

FreightCar America Inc.(a)(b)

    9,608       56,783  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    95,182       1,433,441  

Gencor Industries Inc.(a)

    8,610       88,511  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    17,806       638,879  

Graco Inc.

    170,467       11,884,959  

Graham Corp.

    9,023       69,567  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    35,005       1,803,108  

Helios Technologies Inc.

    35,548       2,852,727  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    71,557       3,160,673  

Hillman Solutions Corp.(a)(b)

    97,270       1,155,568  

Hurco Companies Inc.

    8,259       260,324  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc.(a)(b)

    34,814       527,432  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    91,778       406,577  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc.

    8,917       296,134  

Hyzon Motors Inc.(a)(b)

    89,508       571,956  

IDEX Corp.

    73,304       14,054,576  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    269,770       56,489,838  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    390,380       19,655,633  

ITT Inc.

    87,941       6,614,043  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    32,890       3,896,478  

Kadant Inc.

    13,022       2,528,742  

Kennametal Inc.

    79,457       2,273,265  

LB Foster Co., Class A(a)(b)

    9,020       138,637  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    54,956       7,573,486  

Lindsay Corp.

    12,646       1,985,548  

LiqTech International Inc.(a)(b)

    11,355       27,820  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    8,211       63,143  
 

 

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iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Manitex International Inc.(a)

    17,008     $ 123,818  

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    43,306       653,054  

Markforged Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    114,210       455,698  

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    6,892       64,578  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    57,898       2,059,432  

Microvast Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    231,952       1,554,078  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    55,232       9,054,734  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    10,957       308,549  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    52,942       2,867,868  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

    159,106       2,055,650  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    228,712       2,449,506  

NN Inc.(a)(b)

    28,941       83,350  

Nordson Corp.

    52,942       12,022,069  

Oshkosh Corp.

    63,048       6,345,781  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    417,101       32,095,922  

P&F Industries Inc., Class A(a)

    689       4,148  

PACCAR Inc.

    338,630         29,823,144  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    126,319       35,844,279  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

    8,805       123,886  

Pentair PLC

    159,268       8,633,918  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,579       80,900  

Proterra Inc.(a)(b)

    174,468       1,311,999  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    26,430       1,398,147  

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)(b)

    25,861       5,013,931  

REV Group Inc.

    20,678       277,085  

Shyft Group Inc. (The)

    35,213       1,271,541  

Snap-on Inc.

    51,147       10,509,686  

SPX Corp.(a)

    51,126       2,526,136  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    43,742       3,771,435  

Standex International Corp.

    9,356       934,852  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    158,128       22,104,713  

Taylor Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    702       6,880  

Tennant Co.

    18,884       1,488,059  

Terex Corp.

    61,852       2,205,642  

Timken Co. (The)

    62,309       3,782,156  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    44,156       650,418  

Toro Co. (The)

    107,382       9,180,087  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    72,722       2,498,728  

Twin Disc Inc.(a)

    8,965       149,178  

Wabash National Corp.

    62,272       924,117  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    26,644       3,719,236  

Welbilt Inc.(a)(b)

    132,672       3,150,960  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    184,838       17,775,870  

Xylem Inc./NY

    178,710       15,236,815  
   

 

 

 
      770,655,931  
Marine — 0.0%            

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

    17,679       1,204,117  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    25,176       594,657  

Kirby Corp.(a)

    60,685       4,380,850  

Matson Inc.

    37,080       4,472,589  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.

    8,921       49,601  
   

 

 

 
      10,701,814  
Media — 1.1%            

Advantage Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    104,452       666,404  

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    215,419       2,688,429  

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    32,275       1,311,333  

Audacy Inc(a)(b)

    102,647       296,650  

Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Class A(a)

    904       1,591  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)

    20,384       517,142  
Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

Cable One Inc.

    5,066     $ 7,417,840  

Cardlytics Inc.(a)

    33,170       1,823,687  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    116,652       63,635,999  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)

    413,126       1,429,416  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    4,436,274         207,706,349  

comScore Inc.(a)

    45,846       133,412  

Cumulus Media Inc., Class A(a)

    43,076       428,606  

Daily Journal Corp.(a)(b)

    251       78,309  

DallasNews Corp.

    4,872       33,909  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    158,551       3,951,091  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    313,732       7,833,888  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    233,931       7,403,916  

Emerald Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    45,272       153,925  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    53,382       342,179  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    52,613       1,093,824  

Fluent Inc.(a)(b)

    96,620       200,970  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    313,104       12,351,953  

Fox Corp., Class B

    132,614       4,811,236  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)

    116,883       527,142  

Gray Television Inc.

    82,015       1,810,071  

Gray Television Inc., Class A

    756       15,543  

Hemisphere Media Group Inc.(a)(b)

    9,045       41,336  

iHeartMedia Inc., Class A(a)

    109,312       2,069,276  

Insignia Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,165       13,188  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    389,312       13,801,110  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    44,317       2,350,131  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class B

    787       41,853  

Lee Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    5,734       154,359  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)

    24,863       3,258,545  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    141,854       19,195,683  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM,
Class A(a)(b)

    86,254       3,942,670  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    156,460       7,154,916  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)

    18,199       300,829  

Magnite Inc.(a)

    110,168       1,455,319  

Marchex Inc., Class B(a)

    26,730       61,212  

Mediaco Holding Inc., Class A(a)

    858       3,586  

National CineMedia Inc.

    88,616       225,085  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    167,133       7,661,377  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    378,183       8,376,753  

News Corp., Class B

    114,361       2,575,410  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    38,943       7,339,977  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    203,549       17,277,239  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    602,802       22,791,944  

PubMatic Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    32,912       859,661  

Saga Communications Inc., Class A

    8,017       183,188  

Salem Media Group Inc.(a)

    9,669       32,778  

Scholastic Corp.

    26,446       1,065,245  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

    38,313       1,073,530  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    910,677       6,028,682  

SPAR Group Inc.(a)

    8,221       10,687  

Stagwell Inc.(a)

    110,295       798,536  

TechTarget Inc.(a)

    27,682       2,249,993  

TEGNA Inc.

    212,127       4,751,645  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,669       862,412  

Townsquare Media Inc., Class A(a)

    9,053       115,788  

Urban One Inc., Class A(a)

    233       1,456  

Urban One Inc., Class D, NVS(a)(b)

    26,959       138,839  

ViacomCBS Inc., Class A

    10,136       409,596  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

WideOpenWest Inc.(a)

    69,567     $ 1,213,248  
   

 

 

 
      468,551,896  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%            

Alcoa Corp.

    178,451       16,065,944  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    123,418       3,312,539  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.(a)

    18,925       2,497,343  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.(a)(b)

    8,807       55,572  

Arconic Corp.(a)

    97,191       2,490,033  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    50,701       2,128,428  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)

    54,307       1,428,817  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    471,624       15,191,009  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    292,913       1,303,463  

Commercial Metals Co.

    105,910       4,407,974  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    35,938       2,256,547  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,421,849       70,722,769  

Friedman Industries Inc.

    8,616       75,907  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)(b)

    64,983       280,727  

Gold Resource Corp.(b)

    67,592       151,406  

Golden Minerals Co.(a)(b)

    89,624       44,884  

Haynes International Inc.

    10,350       440,910  

Hecla Mining Co.

    576,451       3,787,283  

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.(a)

    53,392       122,802  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    18,464       1,738,570  

Materion Corp.

    19,364       1,660,269  

McEwen Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    221,328       186,292  

MP Materials Corp.(a)(b)

    67,976       3,897,744  

Newmont Corp.

    784,667       62,341,793  

Nucor Corp.

    265,846       39,518,008  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    8,900       342,294  

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.(a)

    8,265       5,382  

Piedmont Lithium Inc.(a)(b)

    17,104       1,248,421  

Ramaco Resources Inc.

    9,023       142,563  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    61,655       11,304,444  

Royal Gold Inc.

    64,633       9,131,350  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    17,042       596,811  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    26,489       1,375,839  

Solitario Zinc Corp.(a)(b)

    35,316       29,807  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    182,605       15,234,735  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    65,188       580,825  

Synalloy Corp.(a)(b)

    8,975       144,049  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    35,691       780,919  

U.S. Antimony Corp.(a)(b)

    70,438       45,433  

United States Steel Corp.

    258,958       9,773,075  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.(a)

    8,614       74,770  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    43,247       1,604,896  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    34,750       1,786,497  
   

 

 

 
      290,309,143  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.1%  

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.(a)

    8,408       112,751  

AFC Gamma Inc.

    42,020       803,422  

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc.

    12,482       116,083  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    507,208       6,644,425  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    1,297,259       9,132,703  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    126,604       1,763,594  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    127,614       2,177,095  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    30,527       473,779  

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A(a)

    107,731       373,827  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    148,868       1,250,491  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    166,580       5,295,578  
Security   Shares      Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)  

BrightSpire Capital Inc.

    81,356      $ 752,543  

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    130,630        1,129,949  

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp.

    16,818        129,835  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    251,800        3,031,672  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    23,690        383,778  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    53,206        944,406  

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT

    10,985        110,839  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    22,979        321,246  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    56,833        631,983  

Great Ajax Corp.

    20,066        235,374  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    68,814        3,263,848  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    386,868        882,059  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    69,993        1,442,556  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    83,738        993,970  

Lument Finance Trust Inc.

    16,678        45,698  

Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc.

    879        5,582  

MFA Financial Inc.

    376,393        1,516,864  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    442,191        4,855,257  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    210,881        769,716  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

    140,582        456,891  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    85,984        1,452,270  

Ready Capital Corp.

    81,783        1,231,652  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    108,658        1,144,169  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    274,625        6,637,686  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc.

    69,018        815,103  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    257,654        1,424,827  

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.

    51,057        87,307  
    

 

 

 
       62,840,828  
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%  

Ameren Corp.

    251,433        23,574,358  

Avista Corp.

    42,650        1,925,648  

Black Hills Corp.

    61,599        4,744,355  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    583,906        17,890,880  

CMS Energy Corp.

    264,356        18,489,059  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    345,853        32,745,362  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    798,803        67,874,291  

DTE Energy Co.

    185,929        24,581,673  

NiSource Inc.

    370,862        11,793,412  

NorthWestern Corp.

    55,705        3,369,595  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    494,801        34,636,070  

Sempra Energy

    309,845        52,091,141  

Unitil Corp.

    11,172        557,259  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    309,328        30,874,028  
    

 

 

 
       325,147,131  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%  

Big Lots Inc.

    37,455        1,295,943  

Dillard’s Inc., Class A(b)

    5,985        1,606,314  

Dollar General Corp.

    225,172        50,130,043  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    216,668        34,699,380  

Franchise Group Inc.

    33,831        1,401,618  

Kohl’s Corp.

    142,584        8,620,629  

Macy’s Inc.

    305,784        7,448,898  

Nordstrom Inc.

    105,033        2,847,445  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    59,341        2,549,289  

Target Corp.

    466,573        99,016,122  
    

 

 

 
       209,615,681  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%  

Adams Resources & Energy Inc.

    606        23,325  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Aemetis Inc.(a)(b)

    59,541      $ 754,384  

Alto Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    59,844        408,136  

Amplify Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    68,905        378,977  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    310,499        3,375,124  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    301,099        9,192,552  

APA Corp.

    366,287        15,138,642  

Arch Resources Inc.(b)

    17,666        2,426,955  

Barnwell Industries Inc.(a)

    747        1,920  

Berry Corp.

    40,548        418,455  

Brigham Minerals Inc., Class A

    69,483        1,775,291  

California Resources Corp.

    80,014        3,579,026  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

    43,838        2,589,949  

Camber Energy Inc.(a)

    1        1  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    185,896        1,500,181  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    8,101        273,004  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    233,059        32,313,630  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    95,802        8,334,774  

Chevron Corp.

    1,884,176          306,800,378  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    68,336        4,080,343  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b)

    226,441        1,797,942  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

    234,085        4,850,241  

Comstock Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    50,159        654,575  

ConocoPhillips

    1,286,033        128,603,300  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    26,766        1,007,205  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    51,305        3,146,536  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    788,992        21,279,114  

Crescent Energy Inc.

    18,969        328,922  

CVR Energy Inc.

    26,505        676,938  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.(a)

    80,762        1,713,770  

Denbury Inc.(a)

    50,117        3,937,693  

Devon Energy Corp.

    615,165        36,374,706  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    166,460        22,818,337  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    19,375        280,744  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    96,873        5,256,329  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    34,675        437,945  

Enviva Inc.

    17,959        1,421,455  

EOG Resources Inc.

    575,256        68,587,773  

EQT Corp.

    274,100        9,431,781  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    410,007        3,460,459  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

    30,048        204,026  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    4,133,653        341,398,401  

Falcon Minerals Corp.

    70,340        474,092  

Gevo Inc.(a)(b)

    198,835        930,548  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    22,860        708,889  

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

    11,648        1,046,223  

Hallador Energy Co.(a)

    17,643        61,750  

Harvest Natural Resources Inc.(a)(c)

    8,626        3,019  

Hess Corp.

    267,938        28,680,084  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    147,937        5,895,289  

Houston American Energy Corp.(a)

    2,346        10,416  

International Seaways Inc.

    53,953        973,312  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    1,899,204        35,913,948  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    5,280        343,253  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    466,354        3,353,085  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    7,957        629,717  

Lightbridge Corp.(a)(b)

    502        4,192  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    160,541        3,796,795  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    745,913        18,729,875  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    576,505        49,291,177  
Security   Shares      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Matador Resources Co.

    117,911      $ 6,246,925  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    152,000        6,139,280  

NACCO Industries Inc., Class A

    560        21,963  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    49,276        2,099,650  

NextDecade Corp.(a)(b)

    191,696        1,269,028  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    34,751        979,631  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    18,884        2,762,729  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    867,951        49,247,540  

ONEOK Inc.

    441,720        31,198,684  

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    17,758        37,114  

Ovintiv Inc.

    263,111        14,226,412  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,318        550,980  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    100,640        2,452,597  

PDC Energy Inc.

    104,252        7,577,035  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)

    72,685        1,782,963  

PEDEVCO Corp.(a)

    1,000        1,350  

Phillips 66

    457,113          39,489,992  

PHX Minerals Inc.

    52,702        161,268  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    221,744        55,442,652  

PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.(a)

    174        11,869  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    243,065        7,384,315  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)

    14,274        492,881  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    36,530        2,215,544  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    8,628        859,349  

Ring Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    96,931        370,276  

SandRidge Energy Inc.(a)

    18,083        289,690  

SM Energy Co.

    115,504        4,498,881  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    998,814        7,161,496  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    25,186        397,687  

Targa Resources Corp.

    224,666        16,955,543  

Tellurian Inc.(a)

    399,819        2,119,041  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    6,219        8,408,772  

U.S. Energy Corp. Wyoming(a)

    571        2,484  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    268,343        1,231,694  

Valero Energy Corp.

    391,648        39,767,938  

Vertex Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    17,469        173,642  

W&T Offshore Inc.(a)(b)

    90,811        346,898  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    37,368        3,045,866  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    1,171,279        39,132,431  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    71,823        1,942,094  
    

 

 

 
       1,560,375,087  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%             

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    17,633        494,253  

Glatfelter Corp.

    43,204        534,865  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    94,182        5,850,586  

Mercer International Inc.

    43,639        608,764  

Neenah Inc.

    17,468        692,781  

Resolute Forest Products Inc.

    63,457        819,230  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    27,284        750,310  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    35,242        1,172,854  
    

 

 

 
       10,923,643  
Personal Products — 0.2%             

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)

    104,386        1,762,036  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    116,449        2,687,643  

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    299,930        2,696,371  

Cyanotech Corp.(a)

    812        2,712  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    53,595        1,965,329  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)

    56,437        1,457,768  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    226,867        61,780,421  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Personal Products (continued)  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)

    106,631     $ 3,237,317  

Honest Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    48,307       251,680  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    17,565       1,546,598  

LifeMD Inc.(a)(b)

    41,179       145,362  

Lifevantage Corp.(a)

    16,891       80,401  

Mannatech Inc.

    256       9,365  

Medifast Inc.

    11,045       1,886,265  

Natural Alternatives International Inc.(a)

    880       10,138  

Natural Health Trends Corp.

    8,600       60,888  

Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.(a)

    8,838       148,655  

NewAge Inc.(a)(b)

    104,760       60,866  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    46,919       2,246,482  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    56,548       883,845  

Revlon Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,131       73,687  

Summer Infant Inc.(a)

    887       10,342  

United-Guardian Inc.

    17,336       390,753  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    11,156       886,344  

Veru Inc.(a)

    50,980       246,233  
   

 

 

 
        84,527,501  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%  

9 Meters Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    96,614       57,901  

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    99,321       28,356  

Acer Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    368       1,067  

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    32,251       556,007  

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp.(a)(b)

    54,023       30,847  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    42,155       383,610  

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc., NVS(b)

    132,554       1  

Agile Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    44,190       9,258  

Alimera Sciences Inc.(a)

    11,156       62,474  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    93,869       391,434  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    47,361       1,700,260  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    257,917       121,221  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    9,054       254,508  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    141,585       580,498  

Aquestive Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,227       24,082  

Arvinas Inc.(a)

    43,709       2,941,616  

Assertio Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    30,531       87,624  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    52,774       381,028  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)

    26,311       355,198  

Avenue Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,877       3,311  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    26,784       1,108,590  

Aytu BioPharma Inc.(a)

    24,200       26,136  

Baudax Bio Inc.(a)

    87       154  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,146,784       156,779,635  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    52,786       641,350  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    33,739       1,253,066  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    168,759       18,715,373  

cbdMD Inc.(a)(b)

    117,950       122,668  

Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    257,298       460,563  

Clearside Biomedical Inc.(a)(b)

    36,242       82,994  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    34,811       708,752  

Contra Palisade Bio Inc., NVS(b)

    97       3  

Contra Ritter Pharmace, NVS(b)(c)

    14,465       978  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    105,602       2,378,157  

CorMedix Inc.(a)(b)

    22,938       125,700  

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    9,688       27,320  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    60,792       189,063  

Dare Bioscience Inc.(a)

    643       958  

Durect Corp.(a)(b)

    135,607       90,843  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

    470,373       12,272,032  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    776,239     $ 222,291,562  

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    44,028       24,651  

Endo International PLC(a)

    206,557       477,147  

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    142,299       660,267  

Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    10,459       45,601  

Evofem Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    129,493       44,028  

Evoke Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    71,484       35,385  

Evolus Inc.(a)

    21,593       242,273  

Eyenovia Inc.(a)

    10,679       32,571  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,549       43,120  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    29,511       697,935  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)

    25,028       1,217,612  

Harrow Health Inc.(a)

    62,851       428,644  

Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    47,308       61,027  

Hoth Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1       1  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    80,188       1,551,638  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    85,467       5,229,726  

Jaguar Health Inc.(a)(b)

    27,034       19,154  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    58,556       9,115,413  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,566,353         454,834,742  

Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    56,236       77,606  

Kaleido Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    6,203       10,235  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    56,829       285,850  

Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    42       26  

Lannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    35,454       27,934  

Lipocine Inc.(a)(b)

    79,912       109,479  

Liquidia Corp.(a)

    34,189       245,477  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    27,968       261,501  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    2,462,864       202,077,991  

MyMD Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2       9  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    175,658       946,797  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    54,539       831,720  

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    657       195  

Novan Inc.(a)(b)

    9,789       38,569  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)

    154,743       813,948  

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.(a)(b)

    78,824       390,179  

Ocuphire Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    266       862  

Omeros Corp.(a)(b)

    54,841       329,594  

Onconova Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3       6  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,506       53,679  

Optinose Inc.(a)(b)

    63,902       157,838  

Organon & Co.

    249,885       8,728,483  

Otonomy Inc.(a)(b)

    18,417       44,201  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)

    45,124       3,443,864  

Palisade Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    16       17  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    26,890       79,863  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    134,899       5,184,169  

Pfizer Inc.

    5,473,897       283,383,648  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    10,617       144,497  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    26,220       523,089  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    20,163       141,343  

PLx Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    11,375       45,955  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    53,105       2,811,379  

ProPhase Labs Inc.

    123       861  

Provention Bio Inc.(a)

    50,561       370,107  

Pulmatrix Inc., NVS

    1       7  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,472       899,983  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    11,536       311,357  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    62,600       1,220,700  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    346,363       13,494,302  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

RVL Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    8,069     $ 13,637  

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    6,456       24,533  

scPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,486       14,120  

SCYNEXIS Inc.(a)(b)

    14,114       55,186  

Seelos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    60,016       50,281  

Seelos Therapeutics Inc. New, NVS(c)

    43       23  

Societal CDMO Inc(a)(b)

    9,596       17,273  

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    609       2,442  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    52,743       1,704,654  

TFF Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    8,886       56,071  

TherapeuticsMD Inc.(a)

    245,121       93,146  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    47,008       449,396  

Timber Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    19       7  

Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    60       57  

Trevi Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,155       13,541  

Tricida Inc.(a)

    24,913       204,785  

Viatris Inc.

    1,196,728       13,020,401  

VYNE Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    72,615       47,207  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)

    28,027       56,054  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc.(a)

    54,016       138,281  

Zoetis Inc.

    463,100       87,336,029  

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    27,706       56,797  
   

 

 

 
      1,530,848,374  
Professional Services — 0.6%  

Acacia Research Corp.(a)

    29,312       132,197  

Alight Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    240,131       2,389,303  

ASGN Inc.(a)

    53,517       6,245,969  

Barrett Business Services Inc.

    8,587       665,235  

BGSF Inc.

    23,981       315,830  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    129,745       11,396,801  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    22,977       6,922,051  

CBIZ Inc.(a)

    45,067       1,891,462  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    363,621       6,094,288  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    387,816       25,832,424  

CRA International Inc.

    8,833       744,269  

DLH Holdings Corp.(a)

    819       15,512  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)

    134,669       2,359,401  

Equifax Inc.

    117,406       27,836,963  

Exponent Inc.

    52,562       5,679,324  

First Advantage Corp.(a)

    39,200       791,448  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    8,978       506,539  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)

    16,959       766,886  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    36,406       5,723,751  

GEE Group Inc.(a)

    802       443  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    17,590       696,212  

Hill International Inc.(a)(b)

    123,629       201,515  

HireQuest Inc.

    3,385       64,721  

Hudson Global Inc.(a)

    1,946       79,144  

Huron Consulting Group Inc.(a)

    19,043       872,360  

ICF International Inc.

    17,823       1,677,857  

Insperity Inc.

    37,556       3,771,373  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    129,871         17,897,522  

KBR Inc.

    133,973       7,332,342  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    26,892       583,287  

Kforce Inc.

    27,023       1,998,891  

Korn Ferry

    53,623       3,482,278  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    25,171       355,918  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    139,638       15,083,697  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    52,876       4,966,114  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

    25,872       2,229,908  
Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)  

Mastech Digital Inc.(a)

    1,268     $ 23,445  

Mistras Group Inc.(a)

    17,181       113,566  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    353,835       9,638,465  

Planet Labs PBC(a)(b)

    177,196       900,156  

RCM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    9,194       90,653  

Red Violet Inc.(a)(b)

    1,041       29,668  

Resources Connection Inc.

    35,476       608,059  

Robert Half International Inc.

    106,839       12,198,877  

Science Applications International Corp.

    53,292       4,911,924  

Skillsoft Corp.(a)(b)

    87,470       528,319  

TransUnion

    187,078       19,332,640  

TriNet Group Inc.(a)(b)

    43,724       4,300,693  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)(b)

    36,404       1,051,712  

Upwork Inc.(a)

    117,249       2,724,867  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    157,797       33,867,970  

Volt Information Sciences Inc.(a)

    9,049       54,113  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)

    8,593       263,719  
   

 

 

 
      258,242,081  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(a)

    9,451       111,805  

American Realty Investors Inc.(a)

    779       11,973  

AMREP Corp.(a)

    692       9,356  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    328,021       30,020,482  

CKX Lands Inc.(a)

    229       2,498  

Comstock Holding Companies Inc.(a)

    285       1,667  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b)

    156,981       3,219,680  

Doma Holdings Inc.(a)

    170,255       369,453  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    106,613       778,275  

eXp World Holdings Inc.(b)

    62,075       1,314,128  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)

    34,162       606,717  

FRP Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    8,177       472,631  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    43,264       4,482,583  

InterGroup Corp. (The)(a)

    126       6,353  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    47,801       11,446,427  

JW Mays Inc.(a)

    106       4,081  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

    132,201       3,224,382  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    25,966       1,367,889  

Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc.(a)

    8,569       95,202  

Newmark Group Inc., Class A

    156,501       2,491,496  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    390,077       3,374,166  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    17,116       474,627  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)

    113,001       1,771,856  

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    104,820       1,890,953  

RMR Group Inc. (The), Class A

    10,881       338,399  

St Joe Co. (The)

    38,627       2,288,263  

Stratus Properties Inc.(a)

    8,159       351,490  

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)

    13,096       239,133  

Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc.(a)

    269       10,499  

Trinity Place Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    161,749       307,323  

WeWork Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    191,914       1,308,853  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    39,024       1,882,128  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    168,095       8,285,403  
   

 

 

 
        82,560,171  
Road & Rail — 1.1%            

AMERCO

    9,814       5,858,369  

ArcBest Corp.

    25,893       2,084,386  

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    40,496       10,662,597  

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    9,520       204,966  

CSX Corp.

    2,157,563       80,800,734  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Road & Rail (continued)  

Heartland Express Inc.

    44,924      $ 632,081  

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    42,035        931,075  

HyreCar Inc.(a)

    15,352        36,538  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    82,253        16,515,580  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    162,073        8,178,204  

Landstar System Inc.

    36,806        5,551,449  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    308,173        11,833,843  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    84,990        1,509,422  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    232,118        66,204,696  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    90,113        26,914,951  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)(b)

    2,692        93,547  

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc.

    681        5,434  

Ryder System Inc.

    52,367        4,154,274  

Saia Inc.(a)

    25,965        6,330,786  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    44,633        1,138,141  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    33,062        403,356  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,648,706        58,825,830  

Union Pacific Corp.

    619,331        169,207,423  

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.

    8,685        175,003  

USA Truck Inc.(a)

    8,756        180,374  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    56,768        2,327,488  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    100,596        7,323,389  

Yellow Corp.(a)(b)

    41,761        292,745  
    

 

 

 
       488,376,681  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.6%  

ACM Research Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    28,431        588,237  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    1,599,292        174,866,587  

Aehr Test Systems(a)(b)

    16,879        171,491  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)(b)

    45,067        1,279,903  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    26,909        1,470,577  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    34,752        3,646,180  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    104,293        2,265,244  

Amtech Systems Inc.(a)

    9,031        90,852  

Analog Devices Inc.

    518,290        85,611,142  

Applied Materials Inc.

    871,868        114,912,202  

Atomera Inc.(a)(b)

    17,567        229,425  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    27,648        2,088,253  

AXT Inc.(a)(b)

    35,313        247,897  

Broadcom Inc.

    402,728        253,589,767  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    30,092        1,223,240  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    51,402        4,358,376  

CMC Materials Inc.

    28,423        5,269,624  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    41,356        1,224,138  

CVD Equipment Corp.(a)

    8,139        36,300  

CyberOptics Corp.(a)

    8,570        347,771  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    46,315        4,028,942  

eMagin Corp.(a)(b)

    18,585        21,187  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    133,683        26,974,556  

Entegris Inc.

    133,951        17,582,408  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    96,690        8,096,821  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    73,480        3,088,364  

GSI Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    17,879        68,477  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    23,391        833,187  

Impinj Inc.(a)

    23,145        1,470,633  

indie Semiconductor Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    88,355        690,053  

Intel Corp.

    3,979,042        197,201,321  

inTEST Corp.(a)

    8,668        93,008  

KLA Corp.

    147,228        53,894,282  

Kopin Corp.(a)(b)

    61,466        155,509  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    56,234        3,150,229  
Security   Shares      Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Lam Research Corp.

    137,742      $ 74,051,477  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    127,480        7,769,906  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)

    52,150        3,122,220  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    830,504        59,555,442  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    69,785        4,071,955  

Meta Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    230,479        384,900  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    532,742        40,030,234  

Micron Technology Inc.

    1,084,202        84,448,494  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    56,916        8,537,400  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    41,923        20,361,163  

Navitas Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    75,255        773,621  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)

    41,973        638,409  

NVE Corp.

    7,998        435,651  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2,442,750        666,528,765  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    259,024        47,940,162  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    428,290        26,815,237  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)

    47,031        4,086,524  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    26,433        736,688  

Peraso Inc.(a)

    293        650  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    59,686        1,012,871  

Pixelworks Inc.(a)(b)

    26,427        78,488  

Power Integrations Inc.

    58,806        5,450,140  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    108,411        13,453,805  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    1,097,415        167,706,960  

QuickLogic Corp.(a)(b)

    3,444        18,942  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    112,016        3,572,190  

Rubicon Technology Inc.(a)

    842        7,595  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    62,076        4,304,350  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)

    37,188        5,585,638  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    12,568        3,114,602  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    161,854        21,571,901  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    31,812        821,704  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    52,015        16,768,075  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    74,161        1,592,978  

Synaptics Inc.(a)

    37,382        7,457,709  

Teradyne Inc.

    162,767        19,243,942  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    897,638        164,698,620  

Trio-Tech International(a)

    311        2,241  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    37,729        1,599,332  

Universal Display Corp.

    43,681        7,292,543  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)

    44,447        1,208,514  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    127,862        14,558,367  
    

 

 

 
       2,482,276,588  
Software — 9.3%             

8x8 Inc.(a)

    115,068        1,448,706  

A10 Networks Inc.

    46,079        642,802  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    114,681        3,611,305  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    461,828        210,418,073  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    17,111        682,387  

Akerna Corp.(a)(b)

    11,789        13,439  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    45,554        3,027,519  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    51,102        3,290,969  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    61,977        4,433,215  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    26,457        551,364  

Amplitude Inc.(a)(b)

    27,290        502,955  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    156,130        10,156,256  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    86,005        27,319,488  

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)

    18,755        2,123,254  

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    38,241        2,325,818  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

AppLovin Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    25,722     $ 1,416,511  

Aquamed Technologies Inc., NVS

    1,090        

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    76,500       3,057,705  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    63,792       10,549,283  

Asure Software Inc.(a)(b)

    7,075       42,096  

AudioEye Inc.(a)

    2,856       19,449  

Autodesk Inc.(a)(b)

    214,909       46,065,744  

Avalara Inc.(a)

    90,000       8,955,900  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    65,609       831,266  

AvePoint Inc.(a)(b)

    91,299       480,233  

Aware Inc./MA(a)(b)

    17,779       53,337  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)

    27,481       346,810  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    179,370       7,924,567  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    91,089         20,658,074  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    152,484       8,842,547  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    46,161       2,763,659  

Blackline Inc.(a)(b)

    55,127       4,036,399  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    41,461       2,350,009  

Box Inc., Class A(a)

    152,627       4,435,341  

BSQUARE Corp.(a)(b)

    9,186       15,892  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)

    59,330       443,788  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    68,507       1,555,109  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    268,898       44,222,965  

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    79,783       880,804  

CDK Global Inc.

    103,843       5,055,077  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)

    36,292       1,310,141  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    130,249       8,903,822  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)

    25,779       427,158  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    123,477       12,458,829  

Cleanspark Inc.(a)(b)

    44,262       547,521  

Clear Secure Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20,284       545,234  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    41,377       2,745,364  

Confluent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    65,627       2,690,707  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    15,100       907,963  

CoreCard Corp.(a)(b)

    8,028       219,967  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    71,318       7,248,048  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    204,625       46,466,245  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    253,427       38,386,588  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)

    27,742       741,266  

Dave Inc. , NVS(b)

    164,566       1,176,647  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    11,800       311,166  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)(b)

    87,878       3,849,935  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    192,053       20,572,717  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    63,615       4,975,965  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)

    28,959       1,464,457  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    292,861       6,809,018  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    73,240       1,620,069  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    197,246       9,290,287  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)

    196,965       1,735,262  

Ebix Inc.

    26,407       875,392  

eGain Corp.(a)

    17,743       205,464  

Elastic NV(a)

    71,602       6,368,998  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    48,715       3,626,345  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    35,383       1,544,114  

Evolving Systems Inc.(a)

    8,976       16,336  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    24,972       11,648,439  

Five9 Inc.(a)(b)

    65,724       7,255,930  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    132,200       45,178,028  

Freshworks Inc.(a)(b)

    36,254       649,672  

Gitlab Inc.(a)

    1,899       103,401  
Security   Shares      Value  
Software (continued)  

Greenidge Generation Holdings
Inc.(a)

    650      $ 5,590  

GSE Systems Inc.(a)

    9,577        19,920  

GTY Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,303        75,269  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    83,081        7,861,124  

HashiCorp Inc.(a)(b)

    20,885        1,127,790  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    43,875        20,837,992  

InterDigital Inc.

    35,007        2,233,447  

Intrusion Inc.(a)(b)

    32,267        80,022  

Intuit Inc.

    277,220        133,298,465  

Inuvo Inc.(a)

    18,681        9,154  

Issuer Direct Corp.(a)(b)

    318        9,454  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    41,592        1,447,817  

Kaspien Holdings Inc.(a)

    364        2,643  

KnowBe4 Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    38,084        876,694  

Latch Inc.(a)(b)

    88,378        377,374  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    56,406        1,377,434  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    242,521        5,410,643  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    63,756        8,843,595  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    90,086        2,517,904  

Marin Software Inc.(a)

    1,625        4,680  

Matterport Inc, Class A(a)(b)

    179,592        1,458,287  

Microsoft Corp.

    7,319,755        2,256,753,664  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    10,539        5,125,326  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    63,872        5,081,656  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    64,152        941,110  

Model N Inc.(a)(b)

    21,257        571,813  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)

    118,660        1,929,412  

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    98,888        899,881  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    54,930        2,251,031  

NCR Corp.(a)

    132,056        5,307,331  

NetSol Technologies Inc.(a)

    8,964        34,511  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    54,939        3,674,320  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    583,840        15,483,437  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    206,922        5,549,648  

NXT-ID Inc.(a)

    25        55  

Oblong Inc.(a)

    1,121        735  

Olo Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    64,791        858,481  

ON24 Inc.(a)

    15,650        205,797  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    27,841        402,024  

Oracle Corp.

    1,541,495        127,527,881  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    74,762        2,556,113  

Palantir Technologies Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

      1,578,998        21,679,642  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    96,450        60,041,089  

Park City Group Inc.(a)(b)

    16,862        89,031  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)(b)

    47,689        16,518,516  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    29,035        845,209  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    38,198        7,860,002  

Pegasystems Inc.

    42,195        3,403,027  

Phunware Inc.(a)(b)

    24,555        68,263  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    66,790        1,832,050  

Progress Software Corp.

    45,143        2,125,784  

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)

    34,829        1,160,154  

PTC Inc.(a)

    106,761        11,500,295  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    51,103        3,150,500  

Qualtrics International Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    98,514        2,812,575  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    35,322        5,030,206  

Qumu Corp.(a)

    9,508        16,734  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)(b)

    53,278        5,926,645  

RealNetworks Inc.(a)

    39,360        22,829  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    54,037        246,409  
 

 

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iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)  

Rimini Street Inc.(a)

    16,987     $ 98,525  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    80,394       9,422,981  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)(b)

    76,524       1,620,013  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    91,478       4,681,844  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    968,947       205,726,827  

Samsara Inc.(a)(b)

    56,726       908,750  

Seachange International Inc.(a)(b)

    31,812       35,948  

SecureWorks Corp., Class A(a)

    9,012       119,409  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)

    142,230       5,509,990  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)(b)

    195,526       108,886,474  

ShotSpotter Inc.(a)(b)

    7,839       217,297  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    126,845       6,948,569  

Smith Micro Software Inc.(a)(b)

    15,467       58,311  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    161,157       23,949,542  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    44,071       3,530,968  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    35,292       4,630,310  

SRAX Inc.(a)(b)

    11,402       55,072  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    219,128       16,438,983  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)

    83,301       972,123  

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    55,598       96,185  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    149,214       49,728,550  

Telos Corp.(a)

    58,478       583,026  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    88,550       5,117,304  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    98,596       4,859,797  

Terawulf Inc.(a)

    237       1,991  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    426,630       29,544,127  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    39,069       17,381,407  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    277,812       5,997,961  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    171,089       16,973,740  

Upland Software Inc.(a)

    20,090       353,785  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    110,302       5,243,757  

Verb Technology Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    18,497       17,537  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    62,809       3,247,225  

Veritone Inc.(a)(b)

    23,374       427,277  

Vertex Inc., Class A(a)

    29,067       445,888  

Viant Technology Inc., Class A(a)

    17,205       112,693  

VirnetX Holding Corp.(a)

    50,124       81,702  

VMware Inc., Class A

    198,648       22,620,048  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    226,639       4,598,505  

WM Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    63,320       495,162  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    188,715       45,189,694  

Workiva Inc.(a)(b)

    44,309       5,228,462  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    104,986       1,818,357  

Yext Inc.(a)

    111,286       766,761  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    118,076       14,203,362  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    210,286       24,651,828  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    80,463       19,414,113  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)

    129,837       1,944,958  
   

 

 

 
      4,140,742,232  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%  

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    34,038       683,483  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)(b)

    60,193       1,925,574  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

    71,103       2,801,458  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    62,713       12,979,083  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    136,108       2,286,614  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)

    9,499       765,239  

Arko Corp.

    83,436       759,268  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)

    23,684       3,794,177  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    42,778       4,259,833  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    19,972       40,834,352  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    36,928     $ 132,202  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    245,479       11,733,896  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)

    100,104       2,255,343  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    210,437       19,128,723  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

    16,027       274,863  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    24,738       2,344,915  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    25,152       831,022  

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., Class A(b)

    35,445       647,935  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    63,822       11,626,454  

Caleres Inc.

    45,336       876,345  

Camping World Holdings Inc., Class A

    38,569       1,078,004  

CarLotz Inc.(a)(b)

    99,488       136,299  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    160,346       15,470,182  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    86,574       10,327,412  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    35,768       524,359  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    130,722       627,466  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)

    18,050       889,865  

Citi Trends Inc.(a)(b)

    8,248       252,595  

Conn’s Inc.(a)

    26,408       406,947  

Container Store Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    20,061       163,898  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    68,521       925,719  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    62,390       6,240,248  

EVgo Inc.(a)(b)

    116,284       1,495,412  

Express Inc.(a)(b)

    73,529       261,763  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    53,885       8,533,767  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    104,101       8,432,181  

Foot Locker Inc.

    95,018       2,818,234  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    60,883       10,141,890  

Gap Inc. (The)

    214,076       3,014,190  

Genesco Inc.(a)

    19,638       1,249,173  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    18,349       3,079,513  

GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)

    62,605       576,592  

Guess? Inc.

    46,586       1,017,904  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    17,831       488,926  

Hibbett Inc.

    10,227       453,465  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1,018,673       304,919,389  

J Jill Inc.(a)

    2,727       41,369  

Kirkland’s Inc.(a)(b)

    17,076       158,636  

Lazydays Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,257       65,726  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    121,263       2,347,652  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    28,806       8,645,257  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)

    26,545       372,161  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    653,954       132,222,959  

MarineMax Inc.(a)

    19,143       770,697  

Monro Inc.

    34,653       1,536,514  

Murphy USA Inc.

    21,012       4,201,560  

National Vision Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    79,558       3,466,342  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    65,262       44,701,860  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    52,760       2,417,991  

OneWater Marine Inc., Class A

    19,103       658,098  

Party City Holdco Inc.(a)(b)

    152,424       545,678  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    26,325       2,467,179  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    87,121       1,704,958  

Recycling Asset Holdings Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    7,042       246  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    51,969       1,309,099  

RH(a)(b)

    17,145       5,590,813  

Ross Stores Inc.

    351,222       31,771,542  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    136,049       2,126,446  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    91,422       201,128  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    17,178       500,911  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    52,201     $ 3,795,013  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)

    23,882       1,211,056  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    26,838       1,140,883  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)

    36,937       394,857  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    16,647       155,816  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    1,158,230       70,165,573  

Tractor Supply Co.

    109,380       25,526,011  

TravelCenters of America Inc.(a)

    21,774       935,411  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    53,168       21,172,561  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    60,469       1,518,377  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    72,755       3,736,697  

Volta Inc.(a)(b)

    121,804       371,502  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    124,261       330,534  

Warby Parker Inc.(a)(b)

    26,285       888,696  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    73,140       10,605,300  

Winmark Corp.

    3,469       763,180  

Xcel Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    315       469  

Zumiez Inc.(a)

    27,040       1,033,198  
   

 

 

 
      896,036,128  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.2%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    121,787       2,031,407  

Apple Inc.

    15,133,923         2,642,534,295  

AstroNova Inc.(a)(b)

    8,100       122,877  

Avid Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    51,036       1,779,625  

Contra Communications Inc., NVS(b)

    2,058       1,667  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    43,223       914,599  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    271,322       13,617,651  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)

    80,417       541,206  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    53,828       352,573  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,309,280       21,878,069  

HP Inc.

    1,078,057       39,133,469  

Immersion Corp.(a)(b)

    26,742       148,686  

Intevac Inc.(a)(b)

    18,480       98,868  

IonQ Inc.(a)(b)

    116,704       1,489,143  

NetApp Inc.

    223,069       18,514,727  

One Stop Systems Inc.(a)

    9,790       37,398  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    262,313       9,262,272  

Quantum Corp.(a)(b)

    77,688       176,352  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    189,514       17,037,309  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    36,015       1,371,091  

TransAct Technologies Inc.(a)

    8,738       61,690  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)

    29,358       625,032  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    299,911       14,890,581  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    115,636       2,332,378  
   

 

 

 
      2,788,952,965  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    149,409       7,678,128  

Carter’s Inc.

    39,132       3,599,753  

Charles & Colvard Ltd.(a)

    26,485       41,581  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    36,321       3,288,140  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    61,036       4,663,150  

Crown Crafts Inc.

    8,905       57,972  

Culp Inc.

    13       103  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    27,482       7,523,747  

Delta Apparel Inc.(a)

    8,282       246,721  

Forward Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    9,516       16,368  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)

    55,322       533,304  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    36,145       977,722  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    355,848       5,298,577  
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  

Jerash Holdings U.S. Inc.

    1,955     $ 12,551  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    45,367       1,875,925  

Lakeland Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    8,251       158,337  

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

    79,163       1,564,261  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    115,666       42,244,693  

Movado Group Inc.

    11,540       450,637  

Nike Inc., Class B

    1,244,119       167,408,653  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    17,106       1,548,093  

PLBY Group Inc.(a)(b)

    23,156       303,112  

PVH Corp.

    73,091       5,599,502  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    45,617       5,174,792  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    8,656       360,003  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    134,952       5,500,644  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    79,929       3,088,457  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    8,715       155,563  

Tapestry Inc.

    267,641       9,942,863  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    186,582       3,175,626  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    192,934       3,002,053  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    16,977       307,284  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)

    18,050       138,443  

VF Corp.

    317,749       18,067,208  

Vince Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    896       7,284  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    81,384       1,836,023  
   

 

 

 
      305,847,273  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc.(a)(b)

    2,115       22,948  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    44,062       2,044,036  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)(b)

    63,897       865,804  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)

    20,532       342,474  

Broadway Financial Corp./DE(a)

    8,083       12,852  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    134,257       1,460,716  

CF Bankshares Inc.(b)

    1,726       38,317  

Columbia Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    51,231       1,101,979  

Elmira Savings Bank

    668       15,317  

ESSA Bancorp. Inc.

    8,893       159,629  

Essent Group Ltd.

    100,641       4,147,416  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    8,906       966,123  

FFBW Inc.(a)

    2,417       29,197  

First Seacoast Bancorp.(a)

    2,148       22,640  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    43,474       1,843,298  

FS Bancorp. Inc.

    2,608       80,848  

Greene County Bancorp. Inc.

    636       28,429  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares Inc.

    825       25,930  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    2,978       1,022,050  

HMN Financial Inc.

    848       20,996  

Home Bancorp. Inc.

    8,113       330,929  

Home Federal Bancorp. Inc./LA

    506       10,626  

HV Bancorp Inc.(a)

    1,371       29,751  

IF Bancorp. Inc.

    697       16,596  

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,680       6,510  

Income Opportunity Realty Investors Inc.(a)

    108       1,344  

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    79,525       1,024,282  

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp.

    844       6,077  

Lake Shore Bancorp. Inc.

    652       9,715  

Magyar Bancorp Inc.

    871       10,278  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

    30,067       823,234  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    351,816       4,767,107  

Mid-Southern Bancorp Inc.

    2,439       35,609  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    81,550       3,724,388  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    481,322       5,159,772  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    78,069     $ 1,609,783  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    31,543       452,957  

Oconee Federal Financial Corp.

    212       5,162  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(a)

    8,661       205,785  

PCSB Financial Corp.

    27,788       531,029  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

    28,598       1,521,414  

Provident Bancorp. Inc.

    19,653       318,772  

Provident Financial Holdings Inc.

    8,265       136,703  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    61,828       1,446,775  

Prudential Bancorp. Inc.

    8,716       143,465  

Radian Group Inc.

    162,014       3,598,331  

Rhinebeck Bancorp Inc.(a)(b)

    3,407       34,581  

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A(b)

    144,316       1,604,794  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A(a)

    11,399       113,990  

Southern Missouri Bancorp. Inc.

    8,105       404,845  

Sterling Bancorp Inc./MI(a)

    59,625       423,337  

Territorial Bancorp. Inc.

    16,768       402,432  

TFS Financial Corp.

    62,310       1,034,346  

Timberland Bancorp. Inc./WA

    8,247       222,751  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    10,149       324,058  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    90,275       408,946  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    27,249       3,526,566  

Washington Federal Inc.

    78,335       2,570,955  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    26,400       510,576  

Western New England Bancorp. Inc.

    29,058       259,778  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    63,508       2,960,743  

WVS Financial Corp.

    222       3,341  
   

 

 

 
      54,983,432  
Tobacco — 0.5%  

22nd Century Group Inc.(a)(b)

    107,934       250,407  

Altria Group Inc.

    1,782,251       93,122,615  

Philip Morris International Inc.

      1,503,805       141,267,442  

Turning Point Brands Inc.

    11,910       405,059  

Universal Corp./VA

    25,139       1,459,822  

Vector Group Ltd.

    122,140       1,470,565  
   

 

 

 
      237,975,910  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%  

Air Lease Corp.

    105,945       4,730,444  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    35,410       3,635,191  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)

    46,755       2,771,636  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    8,569       615,940  

Boise Cascade Co.

    35,701       2,480,148  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    54,425       1,316,541  

Custom Truck One Source Inc.(a)

    96,578       810,289  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    9,641       261,175  

EVI Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    7,970       148,162  

Fastenal Co.

    560,735       33,307,659  

GATX Corp.

    35,605       4,391,165  

Global Industrial Co.

    11,979       386,083  

GMS Inc.(a)

    44,338       2,206,702  

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

    27,391       1,192,056  

Herc Holdings Inc.

    21,391       3,574,222  

Hudson Technologies Inc.(a)

    26,789       166,360  

Huttig Building Products Inc.(a)(b)

    17,472       186,252  

India Globalization Capital Inc.(a)(b)

    34,530       32,766  

Lawson Products Inc./DE(a)(b)

    8,158       314,409  

McGrath RentCorp

    27,140       2,306,357  

MRC Global Inc.(a)

    97,409       1,160,141  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    44,755       3,813,574  
Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

NOW Inc.(a)

    105,864     $ 1,167,680  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

    38,954       1,983,148  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class B

    14,177       685,458  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    44,646       7,218,812  

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    17,578       496,754  

Transcat Inc.(a)

    8,606       698,291  

Triton International Ltd.

    61,280       4,300,630  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    69,918       24,835,573  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    175,970       5,655,676  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    14,421       1,926,501  

Watsco Inc.

    33,116       10,088,458  

WESCO International Inc.(a)(b)

    46,633       6,068,819  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.(a)(b)

    8,110       261,061  

WW Grainger Inc.

    42,994       22,175,875  
   

 

 

 
      157,370,008  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American States Water Co.

    36,392       3,239,616  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    179,682       29,742,762  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    8,668       420,831  

Cadiz Inc.(a)

    27,001       55,892  

California Water Service Group

    51,074       3,027,667  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    227,526       11,633,404  

Middlesex Water Co.

    16,133       1,696,708  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)

    18,310       220,086  

SJW Group

    36,717       2,554,769  

York Water Co. (The)

    10,730       482,528  
   

 

 

 
      53,074,263  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

    61,910       1,180,005  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    46,942       1,106,892  

Spok Holdings Inc.

    16,646       132,835  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    571,294       73,325,585  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    104,365       1,970,411  

U.S. Cellular Corp.(a)

    11,893       359,526  
   

 

 

 
      78,075,254  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $31,214,836,099)

      44,630,943,869  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Right Quantum Corp., NVS
(Expires 04/18/22)(b)

    77,517       655  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      655  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%            

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
(Expires 01/20/25)(a)(b)

    19,965        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

       
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.9%            

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

    781,106,664       780,950,442  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    77,230,000      $ 77,230,000  
    

 

 

 
       858,180,442  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.9%
(Cost: $858,072,772)

 

     858,180,442  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.7%
(Cost: $32,072,908,871)

 

     45,489,124,966  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%

 

     (746,520,189
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $   44,742,604,777  
    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Non-income producing security.

 
  (b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
  (c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
  (e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
  (f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares
Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 669,664,975     $ 111,897,884 (a)    $     $ (280,609   $ (331,808   $ 780,950,442       781,106,664     $ 5,553,168 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    31,500,000       45,730,000 (a)                        77,230,000       77,230,000       18,797        

BlackRock Inc.

    93,431,477       18,401,856       (5,712,641     2,429,500       (2,718,760     105,831,432       138,492       2,303,662        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,148,891     $ (3,050,568   $ 964,011,874       $ 7,875,627     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     416          06/17/22        $ 94,240        $ 4,501,728  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     32          06/17/22          8,605          241,519  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 4,743,247  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 4,743,247  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 8,394,802  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 4,301,243  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 87,223,561      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 44,630,677,916        $ 2,594        $ 263,359        $ 44,630,943,869  

Rights

              655                   655  

Warrants

                                 

Money Market Funds

     858,180,442                            858,180,442  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 45,488,858,358        $             3,249        $         263,359        $ 45,489,124,966  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,743,247        $        $        $ 4,743,247  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%             

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    42,944      $ 5,914,677  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    51,557        12,810,368  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    14,602        9,513,787  
    

 

 

 
       28,238,832  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%             

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    105,973        10,932,175  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    61,676        4,399,966  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    196,134        42,062,897  
    

 

 

 
       57,395,038  
Auto Components — 0.1%             

Aptiv PLC(a)

    69,379        8,305,360  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    25,772        2,524,367  

Gentex Corp.

    78,421        2,287,541  
    

 

 

 
       13,117,268  
Automobiles — 4.4%             

Tesla Inc.(a)

    523,982        564,643,003  
    

 

 

 
Banks — 2.3%             

Bank of America Corp.

    1,957,702        80,696,476  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    10,630        892,070  

Bank OZK

    35,552        1,518,070  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    18,846        843,359  

Comerica Inc.

    36,919        3,338,585  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    34,278        2,453,962  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    19,864        2,749,376  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    88,772        7,014,763  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    80,221        3,539,351  

First Republic Bank/CA

    112,148        18,179,191  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    67,865        3,412,252  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    24,443        1,274,703  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    34,887        788,446  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    850,891        115,993,461  

PacWest Bancorp.

    76,042        3,279,692  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    47,640        4,386,691  

Regions Financial Corp.

    262,929        5,852,800  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    39,333        11,543,842  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    36,718        20,541,885  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    36,414        1,784,286  

UMB Financial Corp.

    26,925        2,616,033  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    50,150        945,829  

Webster Financial Corp.

    46,165        2,590,780  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    17,827        1,656,663  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    45,147        2,959,837  
    

 

 

 
       300,852,403  
Beverages — 0.6%             

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    3,516        1,365,861  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    122,216        9,765,058  

PepsiCo Inc.

    363,537        60,848,823  
    

 

 

 
       71,979,742  
Biotechnology — 2.0%             

AbbVie Inc.

    597,540        96,867,210  

Amgen Inc.

    144,465        34,934,526  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    66,546        3,060,451  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    104,909        2,378,287  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    87,650        3,495,482  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    50,514        4,011,822  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    220,730        38,022,950  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Biotechnology (continued)  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    59,164      $ 5,546,625  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    66,729        46,604,868  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    13,532        2,427,776  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    95,423        24,902,540  
    

 

 

 
       262,252,537  
Building Products — 0.4%             

A O Smith Corp.

    41,660        2,661,657  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    119,803        7,732,086  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    32,703        8,042,322  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    38,218        2,838,833  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    268,275        17,590,792  

Lennox International Inc.

    12,214        3,149,502  

Masco Corp.

    73,297        3,738,147  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    27,685        3,018,772  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    72,026        4,705,459  
    

 

 

 
       53,477,570  
Capital Markets — 3.2%             

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    25,424        3,583,513  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    42,200        12,675,192  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    46,456        35,500,282  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    38,698        4,427,825  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    639,600        53,924,676  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    24,410        2,717,321  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    13,665        5,932,660  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    28,680        976,841  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    79,103        2,208,556  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    212,466        70,135,026  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    33,892        2,233,822  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    199,967        26,419,640  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    49,089        1,719,097  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    122,894        4,037,068  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    11,424        3,886,445  

Moody’s Corp.

    66,774        22,530,215  

Morgan Stanley

    434,141        37,943,923  

MSCI Inc.

    50,953        25,623,245  

Nasdaq Inc.

    57,113        10,177,537  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    69,554        7,644,680  

S&P Global Inc.

    135,169        55,443,620  

SEI Investments Co.

    39,119        2,355,355  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    65,138        4,422,870  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    100,615        15,211,982  
    

 

 

 
       411,731,391  
Chemicals — 0.9%             

Albemarle Corp.

    49,757        11,003,760  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    13,855        1,363,471  

Avient Corp.

    57,230        2,747,040  

Celanese Corp.

    29,288        4,184,377  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    80,507        8,297,051  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    13,068        837,267  

Linde PLC

    163,531        52,236,707  

Olin Corp.

    89,741        4,691,659  

RPM International Inc.

    41,388        3,370,639  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    25,476        3,132,529  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    14,984        1,257,907  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    79,986        19,966,105  

Valvoline Inc.

    113,080        3,568,805  
    

 

 

 
       116,657,317  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%             

Cintas Corp.

    25,289        10,757,688  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    18,485      $ 2,063,665  

Copart Inc.(a)

    90,776        11,389,665  

IAA Inc.(a)

    45,560        1,742,670  

MSA Safety Inc.

    11,638        1,544,363  

Republic Services Inc.

    57,615        7,633,987  

Rollins Inc.

    62,313        2,184,071  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    33,830        5,579,920  

Waste Management Inc.

    122,785        19,461,422  
    

 

 

 
       62,357,451  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%             

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    140,343        19,504,870  

Calix Inc.(a)

    34,233        1,468,938  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    61,062        3,702,189  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,187,716        66,227,044  

F5 Inc.(a)

    19,994        4,177,746  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,348        1,985,965  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    62,349        15,100,928  
    

 

 

 
       112,167,680  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%             

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)

    7,361        701,209  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    18,234        1,588,181  

Quanta Services Inc.

    48,145        6,336,364  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    13,270        3,166,222  
    

 

 

 
       11,791,976  
Construction Materials — 0.1%             

Eagle Materials Inc.

    24,447        3,138,017  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    22,631        8,710,446  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    39,845        7,319,526  
    

 

 

 
       19,167,989  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%             

American Express Co.

    169,661        31,726,607  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    124,546        16,351,645  

Discover Financial Services

    180,553        19,895,135  

Navient Corp.

    93,444        1,592,286  

SLM Corp.

    174,806        3,209,438  

Synchrony Financial

    186,220        6,482,318  
    

 

 

 
       79,257,429  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%             

AptarGroup Inc.

    18,948        2,226,390  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    26,420        4,596,287  

Sealed Air Corp.

    50,980        3,413,621  
    

 

 

 
       10,236,298  
Distributors — 0.1%             

LKQ Corp.

    72,149        3,276,286  

Pool Corp.

    25,075        10,602,964  
    

 

 

 
       13,879,250  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%             

H&R Block Inc.

    45,651        1,188,752  

Service Corp. International

    103,166        6,790,386  
    

 

 

 
       7,979,138  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%         

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    43,835        1,767,427  
    

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%             

NRG Energy Inc.

    153,177        5,875,870  

OGE Energy Corp.

    46,336        1,889,582  
    

 

 

 
       7,765,452  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%             

Acuity Brands Inc.(b)

    21,850      $ 4,136,205  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,467        11,731,961  

Hubbell Inc.

    18,390        3,379,530  

nVent Electric PLC

    62,090        2,159,490  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    17,799        2,648,135  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    37,723        10,563,572  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    13,358        942,407  
    

 

 

 
       35,561,300  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    198,241        14,937,459  

CDW Corp./DE

    50,105        8,963,284  

Cognex Corp.

    69,690        5,376,584  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    15,338        4,192,796  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    31,872        2,310,401  

Jabil Inc.

    39,453        2,435,434  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    86,419        13,651,609  

Littelfuse Inc.

    9,556        2,383,362  

National Instruments Corp.

    43,730        1,775,001  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    87,938        6,343,847  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    24,406        10,096,762  
    

 

 

 
       72,466,539  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%             

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    59,410        1,454,357  
    

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.9%             

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    36,341        4,275,155  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    277,884        104,092,567  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    44,717        6,874,792  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    17,266        1,078,089  
    

 

 

 
       116,320,603  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4%         

American Campus Communities Inc.

    47,888        2,680,291  

American Tower Corp.

    145,293        36,500,507  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    46,161        2,467,767  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    36,717        9,119,401  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    102,191        2,637,550  

Camden Property Trust

    63,932        10,625,498  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    121,653        22,457,144  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    50,507        1,687,944  

Duke Realty Corp.

    154,880        8,992,333  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    25,445        5,172,460  

Equinix Inc.

    25,918        19,221,307  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    17,911        6,187,892  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    83,758        17,220,645  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    18,723        2,285,517  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    56,241        3,481,880  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    43,386        1,192,247  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    110,493        6,122,417  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    35,853        4,165,402  

Life Storage Inc.

    51,313        7,205,885  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    44,654        9,352,780  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    49,436        2,221,654  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    51,264        3,217,329  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    19,070        1,005,561  

Prologis Inc.

    283,021        45,702,231  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    7,923        1,331,698  

Public Storage

    56,309        21,976,277  

Rayonier Inc.

    53,734        2,209,542  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    100,521        7,497,861  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

SBA Communications Corp.

    38,117      $ 13,116,060  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    123,357        16,228,847  

UDR Inc.

    103,150        5,917,715  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    196,822        7,459,554  
    

 

 

 
       306,661,196  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%             

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    141,551        81,512,143  
    

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.1%             

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    101,237        8,137,430  

Hershey Co. (The)

    40,935        8,867,749  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    5,945        886,697  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    6,245        1,170,875  
    

 

 

 
       19,062,751  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%             

National Fuel Gas Co.

    29,660        2,037,642  
    

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3%         

Abbott Laboratories

    586,578        69,427,372  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    15,648        5,183,244  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    45,881        20,004,116  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    60,638        31,022,401  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    246,074        28,967,831  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    29,667        2,188,831  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    115,610        8,881,160  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)

    5,810        1,293,538  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    36,603        20,024,037  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    22,926        1,473,225  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    154,771        46,691,315  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    19,976        1,634,636  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    32,156        4,679,984  

Neogen Corp.(a)

    40,509        1,249,298  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    21,752        4,831,772  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    24,174        2,718,608  

ResMed Inc.

    53,363        12,941,061  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)

    29,627        2,367,494  

STERIS PLC

    26,286        6,355,166  

Stryker Corp.

    86,113        23,022,311  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    39,742        4,621,597  
    

 

 

 
       299,578,997  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.4%             

Chemed Corp.

    5,486        2,778,933  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    86,905        21,780,131  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    34,998        2,360,265  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    30,934        8,156,059  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    17,897        5,970,260  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)(b)

    86,657        2,474,924  

Progyny Inc.(a)

    27,007        1,388,160  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    34,322        4,697,309  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)(b)

    48,353        1,293,926  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    66,994        5,758,804  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    247,602        126,269,592  
    

 

 

 
       182,928,363  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%             

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    51,307        3,374,975  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    85,592        6,621,397  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    11,796        18,661,626  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    13,967        1,979,962  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    21,539        4,776,919  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    15,248        6,206,089  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    71,487      $ 10,847,437  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    11,993        1,891,296  

McDonald’s Corp.

    210,344        52,013,864  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    20,195        2,126,130  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    60,383        3,547,501  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    23,727        1,032,125  

Starbucks Corp.

    367,764        33,455,491  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    26,147        2,189,288  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    55,219        1,213,161  

Wingstop Inc.

    18,842        2,211,109  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    37,898        3,209,582  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    85,019        10,077,302  
    

 

 

 
       165,435,254  
Household Durables — 0.2%             

DR Horton Inc.

    106,530        7,937,550  

Garmin Ltd.

    48,479        5,750,094  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    15,182        2,973,243  

Newell Brands Inc.

    125,506        2,687,084  

NVR Inc.(a)

    956        4,270,710  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    120,430        3,362,406  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    20,562        3,729,741  
    

 

 

 
       30,710,828  
Insurance — 0.7%             

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    19,451        2,832,455  

Aon PLC, Class A

    80,788        26,306,997  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    57,664        10,068,134  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    101,126        7,308,376  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    44,064        5,990,941  

First American Financial Corp.

    31,590        2,047,664  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    13,703        3,124,558  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    192,679        32,836,355  

Primerica Inc.

    15,313        2,095,125  

RLI Corp.

    15,032        1,662,990  
    

 

 

 
       94,273,595  
Interactive Media & Services — 10.5%             

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    188,246        523,578,012  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    173,854        485,572,483  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    1,445,300        321,376,908  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    27,876        755,997  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    240,093        9,289,198  

Yelp Inc.(a)

    19,309        658,630  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)

    30,161        2,918,982  
    

 

 

 
       1,344,150,210  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 7.2%         

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    273,908        892,926,384  

eBay Inc.

    301,565        17,267,612  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    79,324        9,858,387  
    

 

 

 
       920,052,383  
IT Services — 3.3%             

Accenture PLC, Class A

    229,436        77,372,702  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    42,714        5,099,624  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    139,122        31,655,820  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    32,088        4,996,423  

Concentrix Corp.

    26,840        4,470,470  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    35,492        10,527,282  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    11,297        1,470,305  

Gartner Inc.(a)(b)

    51,448        15,303,722  

Genpact Ltd.

    71,525        3,112,053  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,592        1,592,515  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
IT Services (continued)  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    253,895      $ 90,736,995  

Maximus Inc.

    38,461        2,882,652  

Paychex Inc.

    106,417        14,522,728  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    394,417        45,614,326  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    97,129        1,110,185  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    28,421        6,322,536  

Visa Inc., Class A

    446,355        98,988,148  

WEX Inc.(a)

    12,058        2,151,750  
    

 

 

 
       417,930,236  
Leisure Products — 0.1%             

Brunswick Corp./DE

    48,235        3,901,729  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    219,621        4,877,783  

Polaris Inc.

    15,340        1,615,609  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    54,689        3,280,246  
    

 

 

 
       13,675,367  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.9%             

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    112,722        14,916,502  

Azenta Inc.

    47,490        3,935,971  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    7,434        4,187,052  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    24,582        10,644,989  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    63,567        4,087,358  

Charles River Laboratories International
Inc.(a)

    31,572        8,965,501  

Danaher Corp.

    270,845        79,446,964  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    47,920        16,743,248  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    87,251        20,173,304  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    17,998        2,944,293  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    9,064        12,446,594  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    78,945        13,772,745  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    32,165        6,049,915  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    65,328        5,288,301  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    246,640        145,677,916  

Waters Corp.(a)

    28,264        8,772,863  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    46,345        19,034,355  
    

 

 

 
       377,087,871  
Machinery — 0.9%             

Chart Industries Inc.(a)

    22,278        3,826,692  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    34,538        1,374,267  

Crane Co.

    15,298        1,656,467  

Deere & Co.

    80,750        33,548,395  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    38,471        1,997,799  

Dover Corp.

    41,436        6,501,308  

Graco Inc.

    63,797        4,447,927  

IDEX Corp.

    19,502        3,739,118  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    73,264        15,341,482  

ITT Inc.

    29,984        2,255,097  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    21,429        2,953,131  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    22,551        3,697,011  

Nordson Corp.

    20,250        4,598,370  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    106,303        8,180,016  

Pentair PLC

    60,051        3,255,365  

Toro Co. (The)

    66,461        5,681,751  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    25,548        877,829  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    17,263        2,409,742  

Xylem Inc./NY

    46,254        3,943,616  
    

 

 

 
       110,285,383  
Media — 0.1%             

Cable One Inc.

    1,803        2,640,025  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    13,630        722,799  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    60,633        2,779,416  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 
Media (continued)  

TEGNA Inc.

    62,255      $ 1,394,512  
    

 

 

 
       7,536,752  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%             

Alcoa Corp.

    46,818        4,215,024  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    299,851        9,658,201  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    404,230        20,106,400  

Nucor Corp.

    92,051        13,683,381  

Royal Gold Inc.

    24,504        3,461,925  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    117,939        9,839,651  
    

 

 

 
       60,964,582  
Multiline Retail — 0.3%             
Target Corp.   165,201      35,058,956  
    

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%             

Antero Midstream Corp.

    208,643        2,267,949  

APA Corp.

    124,993        5,165,961  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    62,093        1,286,567  

Devon Energy Corp.

    394,091        23,302,601  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    106,550        14,605,874  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    25,410        1,378,747  

EOG Resources Inc.

    168,377        20,075,590  

Hess Corp.

    122,439        13,105,871  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    90,829        3,668,583  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    227,583        12,913,059  

ONEOK Inc.

    119,960        8,472,775  

PDC Energy Inc.

    60,924        4,427,956  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    79,550        19,889,887  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    107,819        3,275,541  

Targa Resources Corp.

    143,252        10,811,228  
    

 

 

 
       144,648,189  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%             

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    55,054        3,419,954  
    

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.2%             

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    85,981        23,414,346  
    

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%             

Catalent Inc.(a)

    67,412        7,475,991  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    496,962        142,315,008  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,897,127        98,214,265  

Zoetis Inc.

    195,346        36,840,302  
    

 

 

 
       284,845,566  
Professional Services — 0.4%             

ASGN Inc.(a)

    32,588        3,803,344  

Equifax Inc.

    76,321        18,095,709  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    21,908        3,444,376  

Insperity Inc.

    21,768        2,185,943  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    35,876        4,944,072  

KBR Inc.

    57,040        3,121,799  

Robert Half International Inc.

    46,275        5,283,679  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    51,419        11,036,060  
    

 

 

 
       51,914,982  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    104,687        9,580,954  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    15,465        3,703,249  
    

 

 

 
       13,284,203  
Road & Rail — 0.6%             

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    25,069        6,600,668  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    31,014        6,227,301  
 

 

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iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Road & Rail (continued)  

Landstar System Inc.

    15,413     $ 2,324,743  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    58,283       17,407,966  

Saia Inc.(a)

    16,481       4,018,397  

Union Pacific Corp.

    163,226       44,594,976  
   

 

 

 
      81,174,051  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.4%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    1,023,256       111,882,811  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    26,104       566,979  

Applied Materials Inc.

    555,743       73,246,927  

Broadcom Inc.

    147,304       92,754,383  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    17,547       1,487,810  

CMC Materials Inc.

    11,917       2,209,412  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    83,733       16,895,645  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    36,500       3,056,510  

KLA Corp.

    94,494       34,590,474  

Lam Research Corp.

    87,463       47,020,983  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    85,669       5,221,526  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    166,600       12,518,324  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    19,086       2,862,900  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    27,104       13,163,871  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,564,800       426,971,328  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    104,814       19,398,975  

Power Integrations Inc.

    37,736       3,497,372  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    33,791       4,193,463  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    705,412       107,801,062  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    26,591       1,843,820  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    23,948       3,596,990  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    9,379       2,324,304  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    48,560       6,472,077  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    24,641       7,943,519  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    53,138       1,141,404  

Synaptics Inc.(a)(b)

    24,522       4,892,139  

Teradyne Inc.

    101,980       12,057,095  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    283,103       51,943,738  

Universal Display Corp.

    27,021       4,511,156  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    42,637       4,854,649  
   

 

 

 
      1,080,921,646  
Software — 16.1%  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    34,566       1,088,483  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    295,245       134,519,527  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    33,846       10,751,182  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    41,862       6,922,719  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    88,036       18,870,517  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    18,819       1,126,694  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    173,401       28,517,528  

CDK Global Inc.

    34,790       1,693,577  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    34,929       2,387,746  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    18,513       1,228,338  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)

    56,291       2,466,109  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    9,685       720,951  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b)

    9,556       4,457,492  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    84,902       29,014,409  

Intuit Inc.

    177,242       85,225,043  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    39,586       5,490,974  

Microsoft Corp.

    4,692,436       1,446,724,943  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    39,857       3,171,023  

Oracle Corp.

    986,124       81,582,038  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    22,582       7,821,953  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    24,714       5,085,400  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Software (continued)  

PTC Inc.(a)

    33,054     $ 3,560,577  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    21,162       3,013,680  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    58,876       3,013,274  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    376,086       79,850,580  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    125,181       69,712,047  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    64,460       21,482,584  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    67,882       3,345,904  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    15,902       7,074,641  
   

 

 

 
      2,069,919,933  
Specialty Retail — 2.8%  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    18,923       3,916,304  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    40,321       677,393  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    11,758       1,170,862  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    12,940       26,456,865  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    104,859       5,012,260  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    53,752       5,185,993  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    39,426       3,943,389  

Five Below Inc.(a)(b)

    35,042       5,549,602  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    38,763       6,457,141  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    496,743       148,690,082  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    421,710       85,265,545  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    42,148       28,869,694  

RH(a)(b)

    10,804       3,523,076  

Tractor Supply Co.

    71,201       16,616,177  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    19,047       7,584,896  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    22,208       1,140,603  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    45,666       6,621,570  
   

 

 

 
      356,681,452  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 13.4%  

Apple Inc.

    9,703,925       1,694,402,344  

HP Inc.

    339,256       12,314,993  

NetApp Inc.

    99,337       8,244,971  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    92,172       8,286,263  
   

 

 

 
      1,723,248,571  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    57,426       2,951,122  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    11,466       1,038,017  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    36,814       2,812,589  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    17,171       4,700,905  

Nike Inc., Class B

    431,681       58,086,995  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    39,662       1,616,623  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    50,751       863,782  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    57,860       900,302  
   

 

 

 
      72,970,335  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

    172,721       10,259,627  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    27,172       9,651,766  

Watsco Inc.

    13,643       4,156,204  
   

 

 

 
      24,067,597  
Water Utilities — 0.0%  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    90,647       4,634,781  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $9,030,608,855)

 

    12,836,606,105  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.6%  

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

    58,837,937     $ 58,826,169  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    18,116,000       18,116,000  
   

 

 

 
      76,942,169  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.6%
(Cost: $76,928,620)

 

    76,942,169  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost: $9,107,537,475)

 

    12,913,548,274  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

 

    (56,215,026
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   12,857,333,248  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
     
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 28,436,863     $ 30,472,651 (a)    $     $ (54,264   $ (29,081   $ 58,826,169       58,837,937     $ 123,208 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    7,506,000       10,610,000 (a)                        18,116,000       18,116,000       3,880          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    42,849,055       13,779,058       (23,437,981     5,498,470       (3,188,320     35,500,282       46,456       934,084          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $  5,444,206     $ (3,217,401   $ 112,442,451       $ 1,061,172     $  —    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     11          06/17/22          $1,763        $ 147,385  

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini Index

     37          06/17/22          11,003          976,949  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     22          06/17/22          4,984          312,626  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 1,436,960  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,436,960  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (304,025
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,350,499  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 16,388,253      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 12,836,606,105        $                     —        $                         —        $ 12,836,606,105  

Money Market Funds

     76,942,169                            76,942,169  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,913,548,274        $        $        $ 12,913,548,274  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,436,960        $        $        $ 1,436,960  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.9%  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    329,523     $ 63,103,655  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    23,762       3,568,102  

General Dynamics Corp.

    138,591       33,425,377  

Hexcel Corp.

    50,269       2,989,497  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    230,288       8,276,551  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    24,236       4,833,628  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    68,739       17,079,579  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    145,739       64,329,195  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    33,759       2,175,768  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    88,234       39,460,009  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    897,336       88,899,078  

Textron Inc.

    132,019       9,819,573  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)(b)

    17,755       11,568,093  

Woodward Inc.

    37,774       4,718,350  
   

 

 

 
      354,246,455  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    77,856       8,385,870  

FedEx Corp.

    146,888       33,988,414  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    249,910       53,595,699  
   

 

 

 
      95,969,983  
Airlines — 0.5%  

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    74,972       4,349,126  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)

    387,711       7,075,726  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    386,546       15,295,625  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    190,514       2,848,184  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    357,633       16,379,592  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    193,987       8,993,237  
   

 

 

 
      54,941,490  
Auto Components — 0.3%  

Adient PLC(a)

    56,458       2,301,793  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    96,471       11,548,543  

BorgWarner Inc.

    143,615       5,586,624  

Dana Inc.

    86,386       1,517,802  

Gentex Corp.

    67,681       1,974,255  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)

    168,318       2,405,264  

Lear Corp.

    35,694       5,089,607  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    16,750       1,827,928  
   

 

 

 
      32,251,816  
Automobiles — 0.7%  

Ford Motor Co.

    2,365,137       39,994,467  

General Motors Co.(a)

    873,696       38,215,463  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    92,176       3,631,734  

Thor Industries Inc.

    33,229       2,615,122  
   

 

 

 
      84,456,786  
Banks — 5.6%  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    89,876       2,045,578  

Bank of America Corp.

    2,396,457       98,781,957  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    14,031       1,177,481  

Bank OZK

    38,373       1,638,527  

Cadence Bank

    42,877       1,254,581  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    28,227       1,263,158  

Citigroup Inc.

    1,195,444       63,836,710  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    257,431       11,669,347  

Comerica Inc.

    43,240       3,910,193  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    33,211       2,377,575  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    14,969       2,071,859  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    411,143       17,695,595  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Banks (continued)  

First Horizon Corp.

    322,508     $ 7,575,713  

FNB Corp.

    203,096       2,528,545  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    96,595       1,605,409  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    28,606       1,491,803  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    56,894       1,285,804  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    864,508       12,639,107  

International Bancshares Corp.

    31,883       1,345,781  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    960,449       130,928,408  

KeyCorp

    562,681       12,592,801  

M&T Bank Corp.

    77,712       13,172,184  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    176,965       2,898,687  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    256,334       5,124,117  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    253,188       46,700,527  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    55,134       3,825,197  

Regions Financial Corp.

    312,905       6,965,265  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    52,264       2,560,936  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    30,274       1,735,003  

Truist Financial Corp.

    802,667       45,511,219  

U.S. Bancorp.

    812,016       43,158,650  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    82,246       1,551,160  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    81,687       2,849,243  

Valley National Bancorp.

    254,529       3,313,968  

Webster Financial Corp.

    65,449       3,672,998  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,338,964       113,346,195  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    17,046       1,584,085  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    48,712       3,193,559  
   

 

 

 
      680,878,925  
Beverages — 2.2%  

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    2,272       882,604  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    109,455       7,335,674  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2,337,529       144,926,798  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    98,946       22,789,243  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    112,820       6,022,331  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    108,073       8,635,033  

PepsiCo Inc.

    482,482       80,757,837  
   

 

 

 
      271,349,520  
Biotechnology — 1.8%  

AbbVie Inc.

    488,990       79,270,169  

Amgen Inc.

    199,825       48,321,681  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    88,147       18,563,758  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    89,077       2,019,376  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    754,258       44,840,638  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    64,096       5,090,504  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    13,997       2,511,202  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    61,447       16,035,824  
   

 

 

 
      216,653,152  
Building Products — 0.6%  

A O Smith Corp.

    39,849       2,545,953  

Allegion PLC

    53,728       5,898,260  

Carrier Global Corp.

    514,146       23,583,877  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    44,714       3,321,356  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    164,773       10,804,165  

Lennox International Inc.

    8,495       2,190,521  

Masco Corp.

    76,038       3,877,938  

Owens Corning

    60,199       5,508,208  

Trane Technologies PLC

    140,277       21,420,298  
   

 

 

 
      79,150,576  
Capital Markets — 2.6%  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    26,006       7,811,162  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Capital Markets (continued)  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    444,519     $ 22,061,478  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    41,154       31,448,652  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    27,094       3,100,095  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    289,271       24,388,438  

CME Group Inc.

    216,614       51,523,806  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    9,756       4,235,567  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    30,772       1,048,094  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    92,572       2,584,610  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    19,869       1,309,566  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    145,142       19,176,161  

Invesco Ltd.

    204,417       4,713,856  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    55,152       1,931,423  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    11,858       4,034,092  

Moody’s Corp.

    33,238       11,214,834  

Morgan Stanley

    434,724       37,994,878  

Nasdaq Inc.

    15,438       2,751,052  

Northern Trust Corp.

    125,300       14,591,185  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    46,612       5,123,125  

S&P Global Inc.

    83,060       34,069,551  

SEI Investments Co.

    26,015       1,566,363  

State Street Corp.

    220,065       19,172,063  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    41,527       6,278,467  
   

 

 

 
      312,128,518  
Chemicals — 2.6%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    133,319       33,317,751  

Albemarle Corp.

    22,419       4,957,962  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    18,019       1,773,250  

Cabot Corp.

    34,005       2,326,282  

Celanese Corp.

    37,197       5,314,335  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    51,985       5,357,574  

Chemours Co. (The)

    97,640       3,073,707  

Corteva Inc.

    436,716       25,102,436  

Dow Inc.

    442,401       28,189,792  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    308,201       22,677,430  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    77,905       8,730,034  

Ecolab Inc.

    149,912       26,468,463  

FMC Corp.

    75,950       9,992,741  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    10,794       691,572  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    153,376       20,142,870  

Linde PLC

    151,016       48,239,041  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    157,623       16,206,797  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    19,922       1,317,840  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    222,625       14,804,562  

NewMarket Corp.

    4,115       1,334,824  

PPG Industries Inc.

    142,456       18,671,708  

RPM International Inc.

    38,076       3,100,909  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    10,794       906,156  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    67,985       16,970,416  
   

 

 

 
      319,668,452  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    29,424       2,000,832  

Cintas Corp.

    28,747       12,228,686  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    12,305       1,373,730  

Copart Inc.(a)

    40,915       5,133,605  

IAA Inc.(a)

    37,181       1,422,173  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    45,369       1,567,953  

MSA Safety Inc.

    10,941       1,451,871  

Republic Services Inc.

    70,177       9,298,453  

Rollins Inc.

    75,936       2,661,557  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    55,004     $ 3,240,836  

Waste Management Inc.

    113,111       17,928,093  
   

 

 

 
      58,307,789  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Ciena Corp.(a)

    34,354       2,082,883  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,394,818       77,775,052  

F5 Inc.(a)

    17,553       3,667,699  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    194,857       7,240,886  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,782       2,321,123  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    41,998       10,171,916  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    44,007       2,147,542  
   

 

 

 
      105,407,101  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%            

AECOM

    84,750       6,509,647  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    10,989       1,046,812  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    31,968       3,600,556  

Fluor Corp.(a)

    84,659       2,428,867  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    18,158       1,581,562  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    121,788       3,245,650  

Quanta Services Inc.(b)

    39,239       5,164,245  
   

 

 

 
      23,577,339  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    15,700       6,042,773  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    41,326       7,591,586  
   

 

 

 
      13,634,359  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%            

American Express Co.

    207,114       38,730,318  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    129,990       17,066,387  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    24,306       1,709,684  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    33,999       978,151  

Synchrony Financial

    135,369       4,712,195  
   

 

 

 
      63,196,735  
Containers & Packaging — 0.6%            

Amcor PLC

    918,258       10,403,863  

AptarGroup Inc.

    21,643       2,543,053  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    24,330       4,232,690  

Ball Corp.

    194,333       17,489,970  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    15,321       996,784  

International Paper Co.

    234,520       10,823,098  

Packaging Corp. of America

    56,886       8,880,474  

Sealed Air Corp.

    39,894       2,671,302  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    50,280       2,324,444  

Sonoco Products Co.

    58,859       3,682,219  

Westrock Co.

    159,919       7,520,991  
   

 

 

 
      71,568,888  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    85,310       10,750,766  

LKQ Corp.

    91,581       4,158,693  
   

 

 

 
      14,909,459  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%            

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    2,409       1,473,031  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

    24,040       2,334,524  

H&R Block Inc.

    52,189       1,359,002  
   

 

 

 
      5,166,557  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%            

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    1,101,543       388,745,540  

Voya Financial Inc.

    66,037       4,381,555  
   

 

 

 
      393,127,095  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  

AT&T Inc.

    4,293,859     $ 101,463,888  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    37,243       1,501,638  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    551,954       6,220,522  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    2,524,244       128,584,989  
   

 

 

 
      237,771,037  
Electric Utilities — 3.3%            

ALLETE Inc.

    31,499       2,109,803  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    151,900       9,490,712  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    302,846       30,214,945  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    196,360       11,045,250  

Duke Energy Corp.

    462,531       51,646,211  

Edison International

    229,446       16,084,165  

Entergy Corp.

    121,514       14,186,759  

Evergy Inc.

    137,324       9,384,722  

Eversource Energy

    206,205       18,185,219  

Exelon Corp.

    588,798       28,044,449  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    344,365       15,792,579  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    65,434       2,768,513  

IDACORP Inc.

    30,641       3,534,746  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    1,179,828       99,943,230  

OGE Energy Corp.

    75,561       3,081,378  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    67,561       5,276,514  

PNM Resources Inc.

    51,404       2,450,429  

PPL Corp.

    453,763       12,959,471  

Southern Co. (The)

    637,256       46,207,433  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    324,379       23,410,432  
   

 

 

 
      405,816,960  
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%            

AMETEK Inc.

    139,450       18,571,951  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    239,677       36,373,381  

Emerson Electric Co.

    357,172       35,020,715  

EnerSys

    25,102       1,871,856  

Hubbell Inc.

    15,015       2,759,307  

nVent Electric PLC

    41,319       1,437,075  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    23,511       3,497,967  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    33,715       9,441,211  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    124,000       3,765,880  
   

 

 

 
      112,739,343  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    169,896       12,801,664  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    40,752       4,834,410  

Avnet Inc.

    59,460       2,413,481  

Belden Inc.(b)

    26,860       1,488,044  

CDW Corp./DE

    33,307       5,958,289  

Cognex Corp.

    39,657       3,059,538  

Corning Inc.

    447,999       16,535,643  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    33,031       2,394,417  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    21,416       2,350,620  

Jabil Inc.

    48,073       2,967,546  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    27,799       4,391,408  

Littelfuse Inc.

    5,752       1,434,606  

National Instruments Corp.

    37,155       1,508,121  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    24,747       2,554,138  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    196,235       25,702,860  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    28,231       13,342,818  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    66,173       4,773,720  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    79,496       1,558,122  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    101,282       2,571,550  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    8,665     $ 3,584,711  
   

 

 

 
      116,225,706  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    543,676       19,795,243  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    64,140       1,570,147  

Halliburton Co.

    539,439       20,428,555  

NOV Inc.

    240,306       4,712,401  

Schlumberger NV

    843,850       34,859,443  
   

 

 

 
      81,365,789  
Entertainment — 1.8%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    468,442       37,526,889  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    169,099       21,392,715  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    46,524       5,473,083  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    26,226       4,031,985  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    1,094,740       150,154,538  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    10,164       634,640  
   

 

 

 
      219,213,850  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.7%        

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    87,882       17,686,253  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    37,527       2,100,386  

American Tower Corp.

    134,181       33,708,951  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    49,865       2,665,783  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    49,015       12,173,856  

Boston Properties Inc.

    86,121       11,092,385  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    80,042       2,065,884  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    67,273       1,919,971  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    89,066       3,588,469  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    142,937       26,386,170  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    170,639       24,196,610  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    56,776       1,897,454  

Duke Realty Corp.

    79,839       4,635,452  

EPR Properties

    44,803       2,451,172  

Equinix Inc.

    29,279       21,713,892  

Equity Residential

    205,019       18,435,309  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    22,189       7,665,856  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    25,411       3,101,921  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    24,830       1,537,225  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    46,862       1,287,768  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    326,629       11,213,174  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    62,553       2,861,174  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    427,483       8,305,995  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    91,359       2,535,212  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    67,623       3,746,990  

JBG SMITH Properties

    68,344       1,997,012  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    62,806       4,799,635  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    374,136       9,241,159  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    131,176       2,986,878  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    17,716       2,058,245  

Macerich Co. (The)

    127,604       1,995,727  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    357,191       7,551,018  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    26,173       5,481,935  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    57,844       2,599,509  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    143,149       4,460,523  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    141,613       2,765,702  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b)

    78,720       1,927,066  

Physicians Realty Trust

    131,919       2,313,859  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    22,503       1,186,583  

Prologis Inc.

    173,533       28,022,109  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    4,427       744,090  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Public Storage

    37,490     $ 14,631,597  

Rayonier Inc.

    34,317       1,411,115  

Realty Income Corp.

    340,637       23,606,144  

Regency Centers Corp.

    92,322       6,586,251  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    142,762       2,125,726  

SBA Communications Corp.

    29,033       9,990,255  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    79,578       10,469,282  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    38,452       3,121,533  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    77,122       3,549,154  

STORE Capital Corp.

    146,986       4,296,401  

UDR Inc.

    81,273       4,662,632  

Ventas Inc.

    239,444       14,788,061  

Vornado Realty Trust

    95,245       4,316,503  

Welltower Inc.

    261,730       25,162,722  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    259,907       9,850,475  
   

 

 

 
      447,672,213  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.4%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    81,814       5,531,444  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    22,226       4,404,526  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    130,652       75,235,954  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    52,304       1,714,525  

Kroger Co. (The)

    401,956       23,060,216  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    92,432       4,705,713  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)(b)

    67,234       2,150,143  

Sysco Corp.

    304,981       24,901,699  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    430,349       19,266,725  

Walmart Inc.

    850,642       126,677,607  
   

 

 

 
      287,648,552  
Food Products — 1.9%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    336,456       30,368,518  

Campbell Soup Co.

    121,239       5,403,622  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    290,762       9,760,880  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    118,999       3,059,464  

General Mills Inc.

    362,633       24,557,507  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    55,599       1,912,606  

Hershey Co. (The)

    47,882       10,372,678  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    168,967       8,708,559  

Ingredion Inc.

    39,815       3,469,877  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    64,872       8,784,317  

Kellogg Co.

    155,085       10,001,432  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    428,700       16,886,493  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    87,458       5,239,609  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    6,495       968,729  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    150,829       15,052,734  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    834,797       52,408,556  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    31,646       794,315  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    35,064       2,428,533  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    6,726       1,261,058  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    176,559       15,824,983  
   

 

 

 
      227,264,470  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    81,798       9,774,043  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    26,199       1,799,871  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    57,753       2,648,553  

ONE Gas Inc.

    32,093       2,831,886  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    39,616       3,101,537  

Spire Inc.

    30,980       2,223,125  

UGI Corp.

    125,091       4,530,796  
   

 

 

 
      26,909,811  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.4%  

Abbott Laboratories

    499,734     $ 59,148,516  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)(b)

    12,398       4,106,713  

Baxter International Inc.

    301,065       23,344,580  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    171,234       45,548,244  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    856,844       37,949,621  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    29,801       12,444,600  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    130,947       6,445,211  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)

    139,518       16,424,059  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    96,632       4,706,945  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    18,942       1,397,541  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    30,642       1,937,187  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    39,447       3,030,319  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)

    6,410       1,427,122  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    15,760       8,621,666  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    21,402       1,375,293  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    66,557       20,078,916  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    12,752       1,043,496  

Medtronic PLC

    808,480       89,700,856  

Neogen Corp.(a)

    27,723       854,977  

NuVasive Inc.(a)

    31,010       1,758,267  

ResMed Inc.

    37,121       9,002,214  

STERIS PLC

    34,766       8,405,376  

Stryker Corp.

    119,109       31,843,791  

Teleflex Inc.

    28,074       9,961,497  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    125,399       16,038,532  
   

 

 

 
      416,595,539  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.6%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    53,878       3,530,625  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    19,762       3,404,795  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    90,442       13,992,282  

Anthem Inc.

    145,946       71,691,594  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    167,326       9,487,384  

Centene Corp.(a)

    350,860       29,538,903  

Chemed Corp.

    4,021       2,036,838  

Cigna Corp.

    194,190       46,529,866  

CVS Health Corp.

    789,210       79,875,944  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    37,226       4,210,633  

Encompass Health Corp.

    59,618       4,239,436  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    60,748       15,224,664  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    16,493       1,112,288  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    83,068       7,242,699  

Humana Inc.

    77,286       33,632,549  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    26,424       6,966,952  

LHC Group Inc.(a)

    18,974       3,199,016  

McKesson Corp.

    90,064       27,571,292  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    17,904       5,972,595  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    51,861       1,678,741  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    15,851       814,741  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    38,808       5,311,263  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    33,482       895,978  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    328,710       167,632,239  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    43,785       6,346,636  
   

 

 

 
      552,139,953  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%            

Cerner Corp.

    177,085       16,568,073  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%            

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    24,692       57,987,927  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    46,582       3,603,584  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    488,484       9,877,146  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    5,581     $ 8,829,309  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    6,293       892,096  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    14,051       1,668,275  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    77,137       10,255,364  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    7,173       2,919,483  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    90,098       17,629,476  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    99,321       15,070,969  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    206,033       8,008,503  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    164,497       28,910,348  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    14,002       2,208,115  

McDonald’s Corp.

    247,123       61,108,575  

MGM Resorts International

    227,478       9,540,427  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

    251,782       5,508,990  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    99,489       4,220,323  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    135,638       11,363,752  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    23,608       1,026,948  

Starbucks Corp.

    338,919       30,831,461  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    17,128       1,434,127  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    51,674       2,993,992  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    52,894       1,162,081  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    19,524       1,653,488  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    63,527       5,065,643  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    92,507       10,964,855  
   

 

 

 
      314,735,257  
Household Durables — 0.5%            

DR Horton Inc.

    91,778       6,838,379  

Garmin Ltd.

    44,872       5,322,268  

KB Home

    51,329       1,662,033  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    79,886       2,780,033  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    157,946       12,820,477  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    33,057       4,105,679  

Newell Brands Inc.

    106,552       2,281,278  

NVR Inc.(a)

    1,044       4,663,830  

PulteGroup Inc.

    149,014       6,243,687  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    73,603       2,003,474  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    68,494       3,220,588  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    66,579       1,336,906  

Whirlpool Corp.

    35,631       6,156,324  
   

 

 

 
      59,434,956  
Household Products — 2.6%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    145,014       14,411,491  

Clorox Co. (The)

    74,254       10,323,534  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    506,800       38,430,644  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    41,693       1,282,477  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    202,515       24,941,747  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1,442,145       220,359,756  
   

 

 

 
      309,749,649  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    399,473       10,278,440  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.8%            

3M Co.

    343,399       51,125,243  

General Electric Co.

    661,021       60,483,421  

Honeywell International Inc.

    412,381       80,241,095  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    63,429       29,953,077  
   

 

 

 
      221,802,836  
Insurance — 3.7%            

Aflac Inc.

    360,472       23,210,792  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    8,296       7,026,712  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Insurance (continued)  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    168,588     $ 23,351,124  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    21,032       3,062,680  

American International Group Inc.

    499,256       31,338,299  

Aon PLC, Class A

    51,888       16,896,290  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    70,192       12,255,523  

Assurant Inc.

    34,151       6,209,676  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    47,810       2,469,865  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    43,554       3,147,648  

Chubb Ltd.

    259,567       55,521,381  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    47,576       6,468,433  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    73,849       1,852,871  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    23,611       7,115,883  

First American Financial Corp.

    35,494       2,300,721  

Globe Life Inc.

    56,793       5,713,376  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    21,336       3,190,159  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    202,258       14,524,147  

Kemper Corp.

    35,821       2,025,319  

Lincoln National Corp.

    100,593       6,574,759  

Loews Corp.

    118,421       7,676,049  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    118,401       20,177,898  

Mercury General Corp.

    17,304       951,720  

MetLife Inc.

    421,915       29,652,186  

Old Republic International Corp.

    170,965       4,422,865  

Primerica Inc.

    9,256       1,266,406  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    146,725       10,771,082  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    351,399       40,055,972  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    227,290       26,858,859  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    40,514       4,434,662  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    26,559       4,209,867  

RLI Corp.

    9,439       1,044,237  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    36,455       3,257,619  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    145,012       26,498,043  

Unum Group

    122,519       3,860,574  

W R Berkley Corp.

    126,327       8,412,115  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    73,715       17,412,957  
   

 

 

 
      445,218,769  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%            

Match Group Inc.(a)

    169,807       18,464,813  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    34,427       933,660  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    249,257       9,643,753  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    22,732       775,389  
   

 

 

 
      29,817,615  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%            

eBay Inc.

    86,238       4,937,988  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 5.0%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    159,609       53,824,943  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    56,487       6,743,983  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    29,794       1,672,933  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    118,628       26,992,615  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    39,113       6,090,285  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    315,834       28,320,835  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    147,004       4,796,740  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    20,946       2,726,122  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    366,150       36,768,783  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    357,297       36,229,916  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    49,095       12,227,601  

Genpact Ltd.

    35,231       1,532,901  

Global Payments Inc.

    171,091       23,412,092  

International Business Machines Corp.

    539,245       70,112,635  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
IT Services (continued)  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    43,714     $ 8,613,844  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    107,326       1,408,117  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    275,046       98,295,939  

Paychex Inc.

    91,326       12,463,259  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    322,238       37,266,825  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    100,695       1,150,944  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    30,728       6,835,751  

Visa Inc., Class A

    568,408       126,055,842  

Western Union Co. (The)

    240,754       4,511,730  

WEX Inc.(a)

    15,317       2,733,319  
   

 

 

 
      610,787,954  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    70,193       1,643,920  

Hasbro Inc.

    77,610       6,357,811  

Polaris Inc.

    19,115       2,013,192  
   

 

 

 
      10,014,923  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%            

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    72,246       9,560,313  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    5,889       3,316,861  

Danaher Corp.

    122,442       35,915,912  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    48,147       16,822,562  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,931       7,151,556  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    5,125       7,037,599  

Waters Corp.(a)

    9,507       2,950,878  
   

 

 

 
      82,755,681  
Machinery — 2.6%            

AGCO Corp.

    36,715       5,361,491  

Caterpillar Inc.

    325,268       72,476,216  

Colfax Corp.(a)(b)

    47,594       1,893,765  

Crane Co.

    15,266       1,653,003  

Cummins Inc.

    85,683       17,574,440  

Deere & Co.

    91,063       37,833,034  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    36,246       1,882,255  

Dover Corp.

    46,604       7,312,168  

Flowserve Corp.

    77,992       2,799,913  

Fortive Corp.

    216,746       13,206,334  

Graco Inc.

    40,740       2,840,393  

IDEX Corp.

    26,836       5,145,266  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    101,517       21,257,660  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    246,448       12,408,657  

ITT Inc.

    22,554       1,696,286  

Kennametal Inc.

    50,124       1,434,048  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    14,881       2,050,751  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    12,013       1,969,411  

Nordson Corp.

    13,178       2,992,460  

Oshkosh Corp.

    40,003       4,026,302  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    154,117       11,859,303  

PACCAR Inc.

    209,217       18,425,741  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    77,253       21,921,311  

Pentair PLC

    41,625       2,256,491  

Snap-on Inc.

    32,173       6,610,908  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    98,478       13,766,240  

Terex Corp.

    41,800       1,490,588  

Timken Co. (The)

    41,352       2,510,066  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    24,520       842,507  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    113,134       10,880,097  

Xylem Inc./NY

    64,085       5,463,887  
   

 

 

 
      313,840,992  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Marine — 0.0%  

Kirby Corp.(a)(b)

    35,983     $ 2,597,613  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.9%            

Cable One Inc.

    1,293       1,893,262  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    71,667       39,095,782  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,720,136       127,356,768  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    101,368       2,526,091  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    181,926       4,542,692  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    149,576       4,734,080  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    191,868       7,569,193  

Fox Corp., Class B

    88,110       3,196,631  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    235,809       8,359,429  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    13,036       691,299  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    42,022       1,926,289  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    235,434       5,214,863  

News Corp., Class B

    72,950       1,642,834  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    126,214       10,713,044  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    366,761       13,867,233  

TEGNA Inc.

    74,202       1,662,125  
   

 

 

 
      234,991,615  
Metals & Mining — 0.8%            

Alcoa Corp.

    67,236       6,053,257  

Commercial Metals Co.

    72,258       3,007,378  

Ferroglobe PLC

    5,019        

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    494,998       24,621,201  

Newmont Corp.

    479,496       38,095,957  

Nucor Corp.

    75,570       11,233,480  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    37,547       6,884,242  

Royal Gold Inc.

    16,132       2,279,129  

United States Steel Corp.

    157,585       5,947,258  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    19,370       995,812  
   

 

 

 
      99,117,714  
Multi-Utilities — 1.6%            

Ameren Corp.

    155,702       14,598,619  

Black Hills Corp.

    38,228       2,944,321  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    376,841       11,546,408  

CMS Energy Corp.

    175,341       12,263,350  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    212,293       20,099,901  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    487,049       41,384,553  

DTE Energy Co.

    117,050       15,475,180  

NiSource Inc.

    235,187       7,478,947  

NorthWestern Corp.

    33,381       2,019,217  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    303,592       21,251,440  

Sempra Energy

    192,016       32,281,730  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    189,242       18,888,244  
   

 

 

 
      200,231,910  
Multiline Retail — 0.8%            

Dollar General Corp.

    139,327       31,018,370  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    135,086       21,634,023  

Kohl’s Corp.

    84,041       5,081,119  

Macy’s Inc.

    180,751       4,403,094  

Nordstrom Inc.

    66,977       1,815,747  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)

    36,219       1,555,968  

Target Corp.

    129,645       27,513,262  
   

 

 

 
      93,021,583  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.9%            

APA Corp.

    97,939       4,047,819  

Chevron Corp.

    1,159,851       188,858,538  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    67,045       1,389,172  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

ConocoPhillips

    783,036     $ 78,303,600  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    492,514       13,283,103  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    33,641       1,825,361  

EOG Resources Inc.

    190,226       22,680,646  

EQT Corp.

    181,122       6,232,408  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    243,487       2,055,030  

Escrow PetroCorp.(a)(d)

    190        

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,547,095       210,364,576  

Hess Corp.

    48,394       5,180,094  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    89,063       3,549,161  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    1,174,431       22,208,490  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    466,901       11,723,884  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    348,152       29,766,996  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    314,479       17,843,538  

ONEOK Inc.

    152,334       10,759,350  

Phillips 66

    281,288       24,300,470  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    59,909       14,979,047  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    46,644       1,417,045  

Valero Energy Corp.

    246,064       24,985,339  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    730,592       24,409,079  
   

 

 

 
      720,162,746  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)

    67,184       1,550,607  

Coty Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    214,268       1,926,269  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    57,552       15,672,561  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    29,815       1,427,542  
   

 

 

 
      20,576,979  
Pharmaceuticals — 5.2%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,310,656       95,717,208  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    43,273       4,798,976  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    36,854       5,737,062  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,583,656       280,671,353  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    1,520,331       124,743,159  

Organon & Co.

    151,823       5,303,177  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    80,118       3,078,935  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,552,498       80,372,821  

Viatris Inc.

    732,181       7,966,129  

Zoetis Inc.

    96,936       18,281,160  
   

 

 

 
      626,669,980  
Professional Services — 0.4%            

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    13,943       4,200,468  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    44,009       6,064,880  

KBR Inc.

    29,393       1,608,679  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    84,064       9,080,593  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    32,474       3,049,958  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    214,883       5,853,413  

Robert Half International Inc.

    21,363       2,439,228  

Science Applications International Corp.

    34,495       3,179,404  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    47,347       10,162,087  
   

 

 

 
      45,638,710  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    101,390       9,279,213  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    15,430       3,694,868  
   

 

 

 
      12,974,081  
Road & Rail — 1.4%            

CSX Corp.

    1,333,667       49,945,829  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    20,867       4,189,885  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    99,391       5,015,270  

Landstar System Inc.

    8,247       1,243,895  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Road & Rail (continued)  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    144,177     $ 41,122,164  

Ryder System Inc.

    32,154       2,550,777  

Union Pacific Corp.

    225,951       61,732,073  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    36,423       1,493,343  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    59,049       4,298,767  
   

 

 

 
      171,592,003  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.3%        

Amkor Technology Inc.

    35,421       769,344  

Analog Devices Inc.

    315,881       52,177,224  

Broadcom Inc.

    106,750       67,218,340  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    18,248       1,547,248  

CMC Materials Inc.

    5,637       1,045,100  

First Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    24,314       2,036,054  

Intel Corp.

    2,450,863       121,464,770  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    174,448       13,108,023  

Micron Technology Inc.

    673,316       52,444,583  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    15,208       2,281,200  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    59,477       11,008,003  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    33,705       4,182,790  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    13,106       908,770  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    52,671       7,019,991  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    7,829       2,523,835  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    283,219       51,965,022  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    33,579       3,823,305  
   

 

 

 
      395,523,602  
Software — 1.0%            

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    38,500       1,212,365  

ANSYS Inc.(a)(b)

    19,842       6,302,811  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    47,960       10,280,226  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    8,707       521,288  

CDK Global Inc.

    37,385       1,819,902  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    48,125       3,289,825  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    75,135       7,581,122  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    9,541       633,045  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    5,993       446,119  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    6,665       3,108,956  

NCR Corp.(a)

    79,081       3,178,265  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    352,432       9,346,497  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    7,281       2,521,993  

PTC Inc.(a)

    31,645       3,408,799  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    230,987       49,043,160  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    30,515       10,169,734  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    9,406       4,184,635  
   

 

 

 
      117,048,742  
Specialty Retail — 1.3%            

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    19,611       4,058,693  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    53,322       895,810  

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    12,693       1,263,969  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    53,513       2,557,921  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    130,758       11,885,902  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    45,614       4,400,839  

Foot Locker Inc.

    54,098       1,604,547  

Gap Inc. (The)

    128,588       1,810,519  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    150,695       45,107,534  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    18,161       5,450,479  

Murphy USA Inc.

    13,665       2,732,453  

Ross Stores Inc.

    212,454       19,218,589  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    717,273       43,452,398  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    14,463       5,759,456  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    39,446     $ 990,489  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    22,164       1,138,343  
   

 

 

 
      152,327,941  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%        

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    781,162       13,053,217  

HP Inc.

    326,949       11,868,249  

NetApp Inc.

    38,831       3,222,973  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    33,095       2,975,240  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    188,487       9,358,380  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    74,122       1,495,041  
   

 

 

 
      41,973,100  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%            

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    35,146       1,806,153  

Carter’s Inc.

    25,321       2,329,279  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    9,727       880,585  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    209,120       3,113,797  

Nike Inc., Class B

    353,015       47,501,698  

PVH Corp.

    42,532       3,258,376  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    27,957       3,171,442  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    42,793       1,744,243  

Tapestry Inc.

    159,437       5,923,085  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    64,392       1,095,952  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    73,425       1,142,493  

VF Corp.

    194,947       11,084,686  
   

 

 

 
      83,051,789  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%            

Essent Group Ltd.

    66,166       2,726,701  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    195,005       2,642,318  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    278,510       2,985,627  

Washington Federal Inc.

    39,002       1,280,045  
   

 

 

 
      9,634,691  
Tobacco — 1.2%            

Altria Group Inc.

    1,096,271       57,280,160  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    931,905       87,543,155  
   

 

 

 
      144,823,315  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%            

Fastenal Co.

    179,304       10,650,658  

GATX Corp.

    21,289       2,625,572  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    28,060       2,390,993  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    17,424     $ 6,189,179  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    102,391       3,290,847  

Watsco Inc.

    6,839       2,083,433  

WW Grainger Inc.

    26,151       13,488,424  
   

 

 

 
      40,719,106  
Water Utilities — 0.2%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    108,867       18,020,755  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    50,973       2,606,249  
   

 

 

 
      20,627,004  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%        

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    353,038       45,312,427  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $10,327,613,146)
        12,090,514,002  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

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

    70,233,161       70,219,115  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(e)

    22,420,000       22,420,000  
   

 

 

 
      92,639,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8%
(Cost: $92,621,309)

 

    92,639,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.5%
(Cost: $10,420,234,455)

 

    12,183,153,117  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.5)%

 

    (59,298,427
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 12,123,854,690  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

      
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 27,092,339     $ 43,164,053 (a)    $     $ (30,502   $ (6,775   $ 70,219,115       70,233,161     $ 81,634 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    14,010,000       8,410,000 (a)                         22,420,000       22,420,000       5,851          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    16,478,550       19,112,428       (1,764,768     653,763       (3,031,321     31,448,652       41,154       500,317          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 623,261     $ (3,038,096   $ 124,087,767       $ 587,802     $  —    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     94          06/17/22          $21,294        $ 1,175,941  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     40          06/17/22          10,757          316,778  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 1,492,719  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,492,719  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,926,528  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,383,113  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 28,688,482      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 12,090,514,002        $                     —        $                     —        $ 12,090,514,002  

Money Market Funds

     92,639,115                            92,639,115  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,183,153,117        $        $        $ 12,183,153,117  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,492,719        $        $        $ 1,492,719  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Core S&P 500
ETF
     iShares
Core S&P
Mid-Cap ETF
     iShares
Core S&P
Small-Cap ETF
     iShares
Core S&P Total
U.S. Stock
Market ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

          

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

          

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 331,256,294,871      $ 65,806,439,503      $ 4,592,902,164      $ 44,525,113,092  

Affiliated(c)

    2,830,455,402        2,592,004,094        70,319,178,634        964,011,874  

Cash

    4,434,775        9,697        9,117,014        428,130  

Cash pledged:

          

Futures contracts

    39,329,800        7,404,100        11,253,000        6,026,790  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

                  37,971,398        957,402  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    191,099        751,954        752,518        741,955  

Capital shares sold

    1,291,096        256,024        375,910        399,302  

Dividends

    205,016,203        65,064,568        72,640,458        28,846,874  

Unrealized appreciation on:

          

OTC swaps

           1,482,548        10,591,698         
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    334,337,013,246        68,473,412,488        75,054,782,794        45,526,525,419  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Cash received:

          

Collateral — OTC derivatives

           1,910,000        17,310,000         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    1,352,170,230        2,423,319,237        2,944,532,859        781,339,546  

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

           17,014,608        16,148,961        105  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    10,859,172        2,090,516        1,865,274        1,480,357  

Capital shares redeemed

           2,507,476        1,007,624         

Investment advisory fees

    8,161,078        2,751,753        3,638,511        1,100,634  

Unrealized depreciation on:

          

OTC swaps

           45                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,371,190,480        2,449,593,635        2,984,503,229        783,920,642  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 332,965,822,766      $ 66,023,818,853      $ 72,070,279,565      $ 44,742,604,777  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 274,507,747,204      $ 55,186,832,604      $ 62,467,891,808      $ 31,725,612,441  

Accumulated earnings

    58,458,075,562        10,836,986,249        9,602,387,757        13,016,992,336  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 332,965,822,766      $ 66,023,818,853      $ 72,070,279,565      $ 44,742,604,777  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    734,400,000        246,000,000        667,750,000        443,350,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 453.38      $ 268.39      $ 107.93      $ 100.92  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 1,305,936,748      $ 2,348,200,216      $ 2,832,935,282      $ 746,974,531  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 266,699,227,053      $ 53,175,587,967      $ 3,833,035,248      $ 31,141,404,523  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 2,680,800,333      $ 2,591,916,216      $ 59,663,524,205      $ 931,504,348  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Core S&P
U.S. Growth
ETF
     iShares
Core S&P
U.S. Value ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

    

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 12,801,105,823      $ 12,059,065,350  

Affiliated(c)

    112,442,451        124,087,767  

Cash

    1,295        311,733  

Cash pledged:

    

Futures contracts

    1,114,620        1,853,190  

Receivables:

    

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    17,338        11,350  

Capital shares sold

    33,963         

Dividends

    2,136,060        13,558,365  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    12,916,851,550        12,198,887,755  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    58,856,789        70,228,536  

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

           3,941,806  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    245,464        460,640  

Investment advisory fees

    416,049        402,083  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    59,518,302        75,033,065  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 12,857,333,248      $ 12,123,854,690  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,463,838,261      $ 10,914,627,840  

Accumulated earnings

    3,393,494,987        1,209,226,850  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 12,857,333,248      $ 12,123,854,690  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    121,900,000        159,950,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 105.47      $ 75.80  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 56,402,664      $ 67,545,145  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 9,001,926,095      $ 10,298,852,159  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 105,611,380      $ 121,382,296  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Core S&P 500
ETF
    iShares
Core S&P
Mid-Cap ETF
    iShares
Core S&P
Small-Cap ETF
    iShares
Core S&P Total
U.S. Stock
Market ETF
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 4,165,514,226     $ 839,766,904     $ 80,016,257     $ 550,356,063  

Dividends — Affiliated

    20,340,490       198,611       678,984,154       2,400,713  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    1,852,303       4,215,055       7,207,681       5,474,914  

Other income — Unaffiliated

                      2,366  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (843,624           (811,306     (123,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,186,863,395       844,180,570       765,396,786       558,110,975  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

    90,917,588       32,285,677       42,511,216       12,700,660  

Professional fees

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    90,917,805       32,285,894       42,511,433       12,700,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4,095,945,590       811,894,676       722,885,353       545,410,098  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (1,076,291,268     216,612,177       141,562,726       49,798,601  

Investments — Affiliated

    (1,719,775     (355,224     1,289,615,484       (511,919

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    31,710,017,759       4,043,441,606       234,438,055       978,991,809  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    114,349,217             4,317,644,923       2,660,810  

Futures contracts

    50,904,519       (2,880,826     (13,243,676     8,394,802  

Swaps

          1,832,831       323,014        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    30,797,260,452       4,258,650,564       5,970,340,526       1,039,334,103  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    6,507,500,983       (2,385,709,575     (516,792,082     2,712,437,283  

Investments — Affiliated

    (114,865,416     (1,456,813     (5,677,457,848     (3,050,568

Futures contracts

    38,678,492       6,296,483       (2,865,677     4,301,243  

Swaps

          1,482,503       58,746,095        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,431,314,059       (2,379,387,402     (6,138,369,512     2,713,687,958  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    37,228,574,511       1,879,263,162       (168,028,986     3,753,022,061  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 41,324,520,101     $ 2,691,157,838     $ 554,856,367     $ 4,298,432,159  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Core S&P
U.S. Growth
ETF
    iShares
Core S&P
U.S. Value ETF
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 88,888,519     $ 225,887,590  

Dividends — Affiliated

    945,547       508,453  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    115,625       79,349  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (15,241     (45,154
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    89,934,450       226,430,238  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

    4,924,748       4,349,511  

Professional fees

    217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,924,965       4,349,728  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    85,009,485       222,080,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (29,979,774     50,825,902  

Investments — Affiliated

    7,752       (74,155

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    1,375,876,517       490,437,400  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    5,436,454       697,416  

Futures contracts

    (304,025     1,926,528  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    1,351,036,924       543,813,091  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    329,396,115       449,716,162  

Investments — Affiliated

    (3,217,401     (3,038,096

Futures contracts

    1,350,499       1,383,113  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    327,529,213       448,061,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,678,566,137       991,874,270  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,763,575,622     $ 1,213,954,780  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Core S&P 500 ETF
           iShares
Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

  $ 4,095,945,590     $ 3,555,473,653        $ 811,894,676     $ 647,520,949  

Net realized gain

    30,797,260,452       16,374,262,618          4,258,650,564       3,764,174,399  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,431,314,059       71,920,026,648          (2,379,387,402     23,665,510,073  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    41,324,520,101       91,849,762,919          2,691,157,838       28,077,205,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (4,093,331,529     (3,658,069,834        (842,798,749     (660,710,123
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    33,794,619,676       11,729,365,093          3,037,584,731       (2,001,076,312
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase in net assets

    71,025,808,248       99,921,058,178          4,885,943,820       25,415,418,986  

Beginning of year

    261,940,014,518       162,018,956,340          61,137,875,033       35,722,456,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 332,965,822,766     $ 261,940,014,518        $ 66,023,818,853     $ 61,137,875,033  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
           iShares
Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

  $ 722,885,353     $ 612,828,954        $ 545,410,098     $ 439,718,702  

Net realized gain

    5,970,340,526       2,574,221,048          1,039,334,103       1,001,914,387  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (6,138,369,512     28,169,053,043          2,713,687,958       11,630,168,140  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    554,856,367       31,356,103,045          4,298,432,159       13,071,801,229  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,058,667,702     (624,215,143        (551,777,171     (462,019,285
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    4,301,078,815       5,677,792,081          4,930,473,507       2,016,661,633  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase in net assets

    3,797,267,480       36,409,679,983          8,677,128,495       14,626,443,577  

Beginning of year

    68,273,012,085       31,863,332,102          36,065,476,282       21,439,032,705  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 72,070,279,565     $ 68,273,012,085        $ 44,742,604,777     $ 36,065,476,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF
           iShares
Core S&P U.S. Value ETF
 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

  $ 85,009,485     $ 90,622,565        $ 222,080,510     $ 171,728,579  

Net realized gain

    1,351,036,924       808,873,464          543,813,091       167,316,774  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    327,529,213       3,250,650,598          448,061,179       2,554,127,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,763,575,622       4,150,146,627          1,213,954,780       2,893,173,153  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (85,386,412     (94,097,632        (219,854,566     (176,376,851
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    717,396,779       (487,630,998        2,044,887,472       1,097,687,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase in net assets

    2,395,585,989       3,568,417,997          3,038,987,686       3,814,484,070  

Beginning of year

    10,461,747,259       6,893,329,262          9,084,867,004       5,270,382,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 12,857,333,248     $ 10,461,747,259        $ 12,123,854,690     $ 9,084,867,004  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Core S&P 500 ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

    

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 397.36      $ 258.44      $ 284.57      $ 265.21      $ 237.21  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    5.98        5.60        5.90        5.38        5.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    55.94        139.01        (25.20      19.43        27.90  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    61.92        144.61        (19.30      24.81        32.90  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (5.90      (5.69      (6.83      (5.45      (4.90
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (5.90      (5.69      (6.83      (5.45      (4.90
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 453.38      $ 397.36      $ 258.44      $ 284.57      $ 265.21  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    15.61      56.31      (7.01 )%       9.46      13.95
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.03      0.03      0.04      0.04      0.04
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.35      1.64      1.96      1.95      1.94
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 332,965,823      $ 261,940,015      $ 162,018,956      $ 169,347,166      $ 140,335,431  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    3      5      4      5      4
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

    

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 260.16      $ 143.87      $ 189.34      $ 187.51      $ 171.29  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    3.41        2.74        3.12        2.85        2.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    8.35        116.36        (45.14      1.84        15.96  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    11.76        119.10        (42.02      4.69        18.65  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (3.53      (2.81      (3.45      (2.86      (2.43
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (3.53      (2.81      (3.45      (2.86      (2.43
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 268.39      $ 260.16      $ 143.87      $ 189.34      $ 187.51  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    4.51      83.36      (22.53 )%       2.50      10.95
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.05      0.05      0.07      0.07      0.07
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.26      1.36      1.62      1.50      1.49
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 66,023,819      $ 61,137,875      $ 35,722,456      $ 48,206,329      $ 44,663,981  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    16      20      15      17      10
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 108.34      $ 56.22     $ 77.13      $ 77.05      $ 69.23  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.13        1.03       1.06        1.09        0.98  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    0.12        52.13       (20.77      0.11        7.78  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.25        53.16       (19.71      1.20        8.76  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

            

From net investment income

    (1.66      (1.04     (1.20      (1.12      (0.94
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.66      (1.04     (1.20      (1.12      (0.94
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 107.93      $ 108.34     $ 56.22      $ 77.13      $ 77.05  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

            

Based on net asset value

    1.12      95.23 %(e)       (25.89 )%       1.53      12.71
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.06      0.06     0.07      0.07      0.07
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.02      1.28     1.36      1.35      1.33
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 72,070,280      $ 68,273,012     $ 31,863,332      $ 43,064,083      $ 36,636,388  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    16      20     16      14      12
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

    

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 91.51      $ 57.19      $ 64.40      $ 60.42      $ 54.02  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.29        1.20        1.27        1.19        1.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    9.41        34.37        (7.09      4.00        6.37  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    10.70        35.57        (5.82      5.19        7.46  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (1.29      (1.25      (1.39      (1.21      (1.06
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.29      (1.25      (1.39      (1.21      (1.06
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 100.92      $ 91.51      $ 57.19      $ 64.40      $ 60.42  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    11.70      62.58      (9.28 )%       8.68      13.88
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.29      1.54      1.88      1.90      1.85
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 44,742,605      $ 36,065,476      $ 21,439,033      $ 18,750,686      $ 12,948,631  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    4      5      4      6      8
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

    

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 90.74      $ 57.16      $ 60.31      $ 54.56      $ 46.36  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.72        0.76        0.92        0.81        0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    14.73        33.62        (2.97      5.68        8.16  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    15.45        34.38        (2.05      6.49        8.92  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (0.72      (0.80      (1.10      (0.74      (0.72
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.72      (0.80      (1.10      (0.74      (0.72
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 105.47      $ 90.74      $ 57.16      $ 60.31      $ 54.56  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    17.03      60.34      (3.54 )%       11.95      19.33
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.69      0.96      1.44      1.41      1.46
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 12,857,333      $ 10,461,747      $ 6,893,329      $ 5,985,790      $ 3,693,673  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    15      14      35      31      24
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

    

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 68.82      $ 46.23      $ 54.82      $ 53.08      $ 50.45  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.50        1.43        1.45        1.37        1.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    6.93        22.60        (8.57      1.68        2.51  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    8.43        24.03        (7.12      3.05        3.79  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (1.45      (1.44      (1.47      (1.31      (1.16
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.45      (1.44      (1.47      (1.31      (1.16
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 75.80      $ 68.82      $ 46.23      $ 54.82      $ 53.08  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    12.33      52.59      (13.34 )%       5.83      7.55
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.04      2.48      2.52      2.53      2.42
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 12,123,855      $ 9,084,867      $ 5,270,383      $ 5,208,349      $ 3,434,150  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    20      25      34      35      27
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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    

Core S&P 500

  Diversified    

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  Diversified    

Core S&P Small-Cap

  Diversified    

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

  Diversified    

Core S&P U.S. Growth(a)

  Diversified    

Core S&P U.S. Value

  Diversified    

 

  (a) 

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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

 

 

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or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Non-Cash Collateral
Received
     Net Amount  

 

 

Core S&P 500

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 87,894,367     $ 87,894,367     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    32,144,648       32,144,648               

BNP Paribas SA

    68,026,736       68,026,736               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    86,083,538       86,083,538               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    281,268,343       281,268,343               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4,524,923       4,524,923               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    431,040       431,040               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    208,935,181       208,935,181               

HSBC Bank PLC

    248       248               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    135,799,934       135,799,934               

Jefferies LLC

    707,723       707,723               

Morgan Stanley

    13,479,074       13,479,074               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    119,133,862       119,133,862               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    18,675,701       18,675,701               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    10,992,737       10,992,737               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    39,604,304       39,604,304               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    103,936,628       103,936,628               

UBS AG

    44,716,618       44,716,618               

UBS Securities LLC

    15,139,558       15,139,558               

Virtu Americas LLC

    31,650,411       31,650,411               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    523,868       523,868               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    2,267,306       2,262,457              (4,849 )(b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,305,936,748     $   1,305,931,899     $      $ (4,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty     
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

          

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 64,191,480      $ 64,191,480     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     41,872,145        41,872,145               

BNP Paribas SA

     522,212,248        522,212,248               

BofA Securities, Inc.

     171,905,965        171,905,965               

Citadel Clearing LLC

     15,744        15,744               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     148,118,975        148,118,975               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     4,478,091        4,478,091               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     183,582,851        183,582,851               

HSBC Bank PLC

     5,532,220        5,532,220               

ING Financial Markets LLC

     2,128,607        2,128,607               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     361,820,312        361,820,312               

Jefferies LLC

     830,054        830,054               

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

     361,534        361,534               

Morgan Stanley

     511,872,094        511,872,094               

National Financial Services LLC

     57,648,364        57,648,364               

Natixis SA

     11,496,371        11,496,371               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     191,352        191,352               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     41,632,632        41,632,632               

SG Americas Securities LLC

     2,355,247        2,355,247               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     7,779,763        7,779,763               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     66,008,184        66,008,184               

UBS AG

     62,020,290        62,020,290               

UBS Securities LLC

     40,139,381        40,139,381               

Virtu Americas LLC

     8,623,908        8,623,908               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     17,114,562        17,114,562               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     14,267,842        14,267,842               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,348,200,216      $ 2,348,200,216     $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

          

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 80,692,987      $ 80,692,987     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     44,561,937        44,561,937               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     5,059,291        5,059,291               

BNP Paribas SA

     526,070,456        526,070,456               

BofA Securities, Inc.

     247,420,975        247,420,975               

Citadel Clearing LLC

     1,611,402        1,611,402               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     82,689,223        82,689,223               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     629,623        629,623               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     3,409,425        3,409,425               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     417,961,998        417,961,998               

HSBC Bank PLC

     382,231        382,231               

ING Financial Markets LLC

     747,388        746,877              (511 )(b) 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     364,141,197        364,141,197               

Jefferies LLC

     16,672,428        16,672,428               

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

     91,256        91,256               

Morgan Stanley

     441,945,391        441,945,391               

National Financial Services LLC

     151,404,849        151,404,849               

Natixis SA

     5,492,983        5,492,983               

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     10,536        10,395              (141 )(b) 

Pershing LLC

     2,946,243        2,946,243               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     164,802        164,802               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     61,808,908        61,808,908               

SG Americas Securities LLC

     24,159,014        24,159,014               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     79,642,479        79,642,479               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     81,211,518        81,211,518               

UBS AG

     69,920,803        69,920,803               

UBS Securities LLC

     40,249,455        40,249,455               

Virtu Americas LLC

     616,596        616,596               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     43,249,237        43,249,237               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     37,970,651        37,970,651               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,832,935,282      $   2,832,934,630     $      $ (652
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty     
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

          

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 59,176,719      $ 59,176,719     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     7,349,730        7,349,730               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     404,912        404,912               

BNP Paribas SA

     154,791,050        154,791,050               

BofA Securities, Inc.

     61,362,234        61,362,234               

Citadel Clearing LLC

     1,276,132        1,276,132               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     29,212,468        29,212,468               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     682,127        682,127               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     674,173        674,173               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     87,436,656        87,436,656               

HSBC Bank PLC

     115,580        107,549              (8,031 )(b) 

ING Financial Markets LLC

     672,395        672,395               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     103,220,894        103,220,894               

Jefferies LLC

     5,185,864        5,185,864               

Morgan Stanley

     97,175,115        97,175,115               

National Financial Services LLC

     8,130,042        8,130,042               

Natixis SA

     9,650,163        9,574,867              (75,296 )(b) 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     11,133        11,133               

Pershing LLC

     3,680        3,680               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     14,493,177        14,493,177               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     26,276,170        26,276,170               

SG Americas Securities LLC

     724,470        724,470               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     8,512,235        8,512,235               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     8,079,005        8,079,005               

UBS AG

     19,612,819        19,612,819               

UBS Securities LLC

     27,329,317        27,329,317               

Virtu Americas LLC

     3,151,399        3,151,399               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     3,735,299        3,735,299               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     8,529,573        8,529,573               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 746,974,531      $ 746,891,204     $      $ (83,327
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

          

Barclays Capital, Inc.

   $ 1,813,372      $ 1,813,372     $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     8,172,436        8,172,436               

BofA Securities, Inc.

     2,556,101        2,556,101               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     2,881,921        2,881,921               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1,338,570        1,338,570               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     9,674,530        9,674,530               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     14,451,111        14,451,111               

Jefferies LLC

     419,676        419,676               

Morgan Stanley

     4,209,977        4,209,977               

National Financial Services LLC

     1,115,525        1,115,525               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     1,527,440        1,527,440               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     4,842,220        4,842,220               

UBS AG

     65,688        65,688               

Virtu Americas LLC

     602,673        602,673               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     1,606,130        1,595,866              (10,264 )(b) 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     1,125,294        1,125,294               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 56,402,664      $ 56,392,400     $      $ (10,264
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty     
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

Core S&P U.S. Value

          

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 1,184,407      $ 1,184,407     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1,244,016        1,244,016               

BNP Paribas SA

     10,192,149        10,192,149               

BofA Securities, Inc.

     1,581,583        1,581,583               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     21,806,744        21,806,744               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     44,489        44,489               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     3,522,943        3,522,943               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     2,378,803        2,378,803               

Jefferies LLC

     656,824        656,824               

Morgan Stanley

     1,096,253        1,096,253               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     5,403        5,403               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     18,953,919        18,953,919               

SG Americas Securities LLC

     1,552,463        1,552,463               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     2,522,497        2,522,497               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     611,660        611,660               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     190,992        190,992               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 67,545,145      $ 67,545,145     $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

 

 

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Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket or underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

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

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Core S&P 500

    0.03

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    0.05  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    0.06  

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    0.03  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    0.04  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    0.04  

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Fees Paid
to BTC
 

Core S&P 500

  $ 794,415    

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    1,739,069  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    2,941,198  

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    1,833,410  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    48,297  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    33,964  

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

 

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized    
Gain (Loss)    
 

Core S&P 500

  $  4,064,716,602      $  1,865,161,568      $ (447,804,773)      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    2,499,420,318        2,722,693,360          (233,659,760)      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    1,929,550,141        2,341,708,796        577,255,223       

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    178,546,701        255,741,775        (15,901,750)      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    1,153,661,552        1,192,098,397        (21,275,402)      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    1,449,639,490        1,355,200,182        76,465,771       

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      

Core S&P 500

  $  10,063,851,646      $ 10,172,174,651      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    10,538,168,916        10,528,293,170      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    11,394,388,364        11,465,437,039      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    1,837,808,884        1,835,052,413      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    1,864,374,243        1,879,366,665      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    2,158,004,213        2,148,794,286      

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:    

 

iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind    

Sales    

 

Core S&P 500

  $  104,602,024,855      $  70,850,624,482      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    12,020,016,449        9,027,399,601      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    12,604,727,444        8,476,887,804      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    6,682,248,777        1,781,609,455      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    3,535,256,903        2,811,377,465      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    3,297,221,859        1,255,084,879      

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated    
Earnings    
 

Core S&P 500

  $  31,474,235,267      $  (31,474,235,267)     

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    3,960,189,276        (3,960,189,276)     

Core S&P Small-Cap

    4,396,539,912        (4,396,539,912)     

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    975,874,093        (975,874,093)     

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    1,373,344,043        (1,373,344,043)     

Core S&P U.S. Value

    485,039,154        (485,039,154)     

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

Core S&P 500

    

Ordinary income

  $ 4,093,331,529      $ 3,658,069,834  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 842,798,749      $ 660,710,123  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 1,058,667,702      $ 624,215,143  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    

Ordinary income

  $ 551,777,171      $ 462,019,285  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    

Ordinary income

  $ 85,386,412      $ 94,097,632  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Value

    

Ordinary income

  $ 219,854,566      $ 176,376,851  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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      

Core S&P 500

  $ 2,614,061      $ (4,768,706,162   $  63,224,167,663     $  58,458,075,562      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

           (1,362,420,891     12,199,407,140       10,836,986,249      

Core S&P Small-Cap

           (1,050,074,976     10,652,462,733       9,602,387,757      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    1,509,677        (277,482,313     13,292,964,972       13,016,992,336      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

           (395,394,677     3,788,889,664       3,393,494,987      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    2,317,944        (515,825,848     1,722,734,754       1,209,226,850      

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, accounting for swap agreements, timing and recognition of partnership income, characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

iShares ETF   Utilized      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $ 375,377,619      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    1,337,954,012      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    81,328,626      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    64,596,274      

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized    
Appreciation    
(Depreciation)     
 

Core S&P 500

  $  270,862,582,610      $  72,853,897,482      $  (9,629,729,819   $  63,224,167,663      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    56,199,036,457        14,852,043,334        (2,652,636,194     12,199,407,140      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    64,259,618,065        16,045,138,314        (5,392,675,581     10,652,462,733      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    32,196,159,994        14,801,344,554        (1,508,379,582     13,292,964,972      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    9,124,658,610        3,965,949,923        (177,060,259     3,788,889,664      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    10,460,418,363        2,073,947,001        (351,212,247     1,722,734,754      

 

9.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer

 

 

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accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

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.

LIBORTransition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Core S&P 500

          

Shares sold

    233,500,000      $ 104,876,081,561        175,150,000      $ 61,202,856,824  

Shares redeemed

    (158,300,000      (71,081,461,885      (142,850,000      (49,473,491,731
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

    75,200,000      $ 33,794,619,676        32,300,000      $ 11,729,365,093  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

          

Shares sold

    44,950,000      $ 12,187,553,091        34,950,000      $ 7,366,222,576  

Shares redeemed

    (33,950,000      (9,149,968,360      (48,250,000      (9,367,298,888
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    11,000,000      $ 3,037,584,731        (13,300,000    $ (2,001,076,312
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

          

Shares sold

    122,700,000      $ 13,651,203,551        140,250,000      $ 11,820,860,552  

Shares redeemed

    (85,100,000      (9,350,124,736      (76,850,000      (6,143,068,471
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

    37,600,000      $ 4,301,078,815        63,400,000      $ 5,677,792,081  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

          

Shares sold

    67,200,000      $ 6,724,020,212        57,550,000      $ 4,688,274,607  

Shares redeemed

    (17,950,000      (1,793,546,705      (38,350,000      (2,671,612,974
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

    49,250,000      $ 4,930,473,507        19,200,000      $ 2,016,661,633  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

          

Shares sold

    32,600,000      $ 3,543,506,031        22,000,000      $ 1,801,756,906  

Shares redeemed

    (26,000,000      (2,826,109,252      (27,300,000      (2,289,387,904
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    6,600,000      $ 717,396,779        (5,300,000    $ (487,630,998
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Value

          

Shares sold

    45,100,000      $ 3,309,869,059        41,100,000      $ 2,470,343,171  

Shares redeemed

    (17,150,000      (1,264,981,587      (23,100,000      (1,372,655,403
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

    27,950,000      $ 2,044,887,472        18,000,000      $ 1,097,687,768  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

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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.

 

11.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Certain iShares funds (the “Impacted Funds”), along with thousands of other former shareholders of Tribune Company (“Tribune”), were named as defendants in one or more lawsuits (the “Litigation”) arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”). The Litigation sought to “claw back” from former Tribune shareholders, including the Impacted Funds, proceeds received in connection with the LBO. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF received proceeds of $3,938,764, $41,582 and $255,306, respectively, in the LBO. The claims that were originally brought against the Impacted Funds were dismissed but were subject to various appeals. On February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the last of these appeals and, accordingly, the Litigation is now closed.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF,

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF,

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF and iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF and iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend    
Income    
 

Core S&P 500

  $  4,018,553,719      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    682,473,433      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    747,421,197      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    524,275,766      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    85,334,583      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    215,294,553      

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Business    
Income    
 

Core S&P 500

  $ 97,996,892      

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    81,889,872      

Core S&P Small-Cap

    103,734,856      

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    18,810,801      

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    2,127,347      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    6,556,461      

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

Core S&P 500

    94.64

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    80.37

Core S&P Small-Cap

    79.06

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

    91.76

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    97.15

Core S&P U.S. Value

    93.39

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF and iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     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
 

Core S&P 500(a)

  $ 5.828925     $     $ 0.068351     $ 5.897276       99         1     100

Core S&P Mid-Cap(a)

    3.355061             0.174326       3.529387       95             5       100  

Core S&P Small-Cap(a)

    1.562525             0.094955       1.657480       94             6       100  

Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market(a)

    1.271977             0.022551       1.294528       98             2       100  

Core S&P U.S. Growth(a)

    0.710321             0.008149       0.718470       99             1       100  

Core S&P U.S. Value(a)

    1.430018             0.021907       1.451925       98             2       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Funds according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Funds in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Total
Remuneration
     Fixed
Remuneration
     Variable
Remuneration
     No. of
Beneficiaries
     Senior Management
Remuneration
     Risk Taker
Remuneration
 

Core S&P 500

    $29,779,631        $13,923,925        $15,855,706        661        $3,645,087        $376,716  

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    6,081,135        2,843,328        3,237,807        661        744,343        76,927  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    6,728,249        3,145,896        3,582,353        661        823,551        85,113  

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since
2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).
   Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).   

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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

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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.

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Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
Counterparty Abbreviations
HSBC    HSBC Bank PLC

 

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

  2022 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

· iShares Global 100 ETF | IOO | NYSE Arca

· iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | IGF | NASDAQ

· iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF | WOOD | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
     6-Month     12-Month
   

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

  5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)      (5.79)  
   

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

  (3.38)      1.16   
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)      (11.37)  
   

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

  0.05       0.07   
   

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

  (6.04)      (3.31)  
   

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

  (5.92)      (4.15)  
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)      (4.47)  
   

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

  (4.16)      (0.66)  
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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     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     11  

Shareholder Expenses

     11  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     20  

Statements of Operations

     21  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     22  

Financial Highlights

     24  

Notes to Financial Statements

     27  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     36  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     37  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     38  

Supplemental Information

     39  

Trustee and Officer Information

     40  

General Information

     43  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     44  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

  

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 7.28% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.

Stocks were supported by economic recovery in most regions of the world, even as significant challenges emerged. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most activity to continue. Nonetheless, two highly contagious COVID-19 variants appeared during the reporting period, causing sharp increases in cases in many countries and in some instances leading to new restrictions, which acted as a drag on growth. Inflation was high in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the reporting period presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting markets in important commodities such as oil, natural gas, and wheat.

The U.S. economy grew robustly, powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity. Consequently, unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates, and indicated that further increases could be necessary.

Stocks in Europe posted modest gains, helped by a steadily growing economy and increasing vaccinations. However, inflation increased significantly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many other European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on some types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) maintained ultra-low interest rates but started to wind down its bond buying programs.

Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly. Chinese stocks endured substantial declines, driving much of the negative performance in the region. Regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed on equity markets, particularly in the information technology sector. While China’s economy continued to expand at a solid pace, COVID-19 cases rose sharply late in the reporting period and analysts became concerned that the subsequent lockdowns would constrain growth.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global 100 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 100 large-capitalization global equities, as represented by the S&P Global 100TM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    17.11      15.51      11.84       17.11      105.67      206.06

Fund Market

    17.09        15.55        11.85         17.09        105.95        206.37  

Index

    17.48        15.48        11.75               17.48        105.35        203.62  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
                                                                
      

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $     1,000.00          $     1,076.90          $    2.07               $     1,000.00          $     1,022.90          $    2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global 100 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Amid solid global economic growth as the recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continued, large-capitalization global stocks posted a significant gain for the reporting period. Stocks from the U.S., which represented approximately 73% of the Index on average, constituted the majority of the Index’s return.

Among U.S. stocks, the information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. Large companies in the sector benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry was the top contributor amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The software and services industry was another source of strength, reflecting continued growth in demand for cloud computing services and operating system software amid a rapid increase in personal computer sales. Businesses continued the migration of their processes to cloud providers, moving away from more expensive in-house platforms. Elevated demand allowed for product price increases, which further boosted stock prices in the industry.

The U.S. communication services sector made a solid contribution to the Index’s return. Continued growth in revenues from digital advertising, improved cost management, and strength in sales of cloud services all benefited the interactive media and services industry. Synergies from control of a mobile operating system helped make advertising revenues more resilient to changes on competing platforms.

Stocks from the U.K. also aided the Index’s performance, primarily stocks from the energy sector. Rising oil prices led to higher profits, and healthy cash flow allowed companies in the integrated oil and gas industry to increase dividends and repurchase stock. Swiss stocks gained due to strength in the healthcare sector, as development of COVID-19 antibody treatments and home tests bolstered the pharmaceuticals industry.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    30.7

Consumer Discretionary

    13.4  

Health Care

    12.3  

Consumer Staples

    10.7  

Communication Services

    9.3  

Financials

    9.0  

Energy

    5.8  

Industrials

    5.2  

Materials

    2.3  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.3  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    73.4

United Kingdom

    6.7  

Switzerland

    5.5  

France

    4.1  

Japan

    3.2  

Germany

    3.0  

South Korea

    1.5  

Australia

    1.5  

Spain

    0.7  

Netherlands

    0.4  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities in the infrastructure industry, as represented by the S&P Global Infrastructure IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    15.54      6.87      6.99       15.54      39.40      96.46

Fund Market

    15.65        6.82        6.99         15.65        39.07        96.59  

Index

    15.86        6.76        6.87               15.86        38.71        94.30  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
                                                                
      

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $     1,000.00          $     1,119.00          $     2.11               $     1,000.00          $    1,022.90          $    2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global infrastructure stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period. The continued global economic recovery provided tailwinds for infrastructure-related companies, as greater international trade and industrial production increased the demand for related infrastructure.

Infrastructure stocks in the U.S. contributed the most to the Index’s return, helped by the passage of a significant bill funding infrastructure development. In November 2021, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law, benefiting companies that provide products and services related to infrastructure. The $1.2 trillion bill funds investments in bridges and roads, broadband internet, water and energy systems, and other projects.

Within the U.S., utilities stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the electric utilities industry. As the economy improved and business activity accelerated, demand for power increased, benefiting electric utilities companies. While the cost of energy commodities rose substantially, most utilities companies were able to pass along these higher costs to their customers. Utilities providers also increased their investments in renewable energy, and in 2021 the share of energy produced from solar and wind sources grew at the fastest rate on record. The industry also made investments in grid modernization and distribution networks to manage increased demand as more devices and vehicles use electric power.

Energy infrastructure stocks also contributed significantly to the Index’s performance, with both U.S. and Canadian energy stocks posting strong gains. The energy stocks represented in the Index are in the oil and gas storage and transportation industry, which provides pipeline and other transportation services to producers of oil and gas. While companies in this industry typically do not sell oil and gas directly, they can indirectly benefit from higher prices for energy products. Higher oil and gas prices motivate additional production and higher production drives increased revenues for pipeline companies that transport the extra product. Oil and gas prices rose sharply during the reporting period, and oil production began to rise in both the U.S. and Canada after declining significantly in the early part of the coronavirus pandemic.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Electric Utilities

    23.4

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

    19.9  

Airport Services

    19.2  

Highways & Railtracks

    16.4  

Multi-Utilities

    14.2  

Marine Ports & Services

    4.4  

Water Utilities

    1.5  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.0  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    37.4

Canada

    10.2  

Australia

    8.7  

Spain

    7.4  

Italy

    6.7  

France

    5.8  

China

    5.4  

Mexico

    4.8  

Germany

    3.2  

United Kingdom

    2.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares GlobalTimber & Forestry ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in or related to the timber and forestry industry, as represented by the S&P Global Timber & Forestry IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    6.04      11.05      9.89       6.04      68.88      156.72

Fund Market

    6.13        11.01        9.89         6.13        68.58        156.68  

Index

    6.28        10.99        9.74               6.28        68.44        153.36  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
                                                                
      

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $     1,000.00          $     1,050.90          $    2.15               $     1,000.00          $     1,022.80          $    2.12          0.42

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global timber and forestry stocks advanced during the reporting period, as a resurgence in housing construction and a lumber shortage combined to triple timber prices relative to pre-pandemic levels. Labor shortages in the supply chain for wood construction materials, both at sawmills and in the transportation network, contributed to the increase in lumber prices. Higher U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber imported from Canada also drove timber price increases. Historically low housing inventory levels and low mortgage rates fueled solid demand for new housing construction. However, timber and forestry companies faced challenges from growing deforestation and increasing levels of drought.

U.S.-based lumber companies, particularly specialized real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) engaged in logging and forest management, contributed the most to the Index’s return. Timber REITs are highly sensitive to the price of timber and prevailing homebuilding conditions, so the industry benefited from a housing shortage that drove sales of products used in residential construction, such as structural lumber and engineered wood. Even as U.S. home sales soared during the reporting period, new residential construction projects languished due to delays in the supply chain and labor shortages.

Canadian stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, led by paper and forest products companies that produce wood materials such as lumber, plywood, pulp, and newsprint. The rise in lumber prices led to sharply higher profits early in the reporting period. Earnings for these companies later slowed when restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic eased and sales for home renovations and do-it-yourself projects diminished. In November 2021, severe weather and flooding in the Canadian province of British Columbia disrupted transportation networks and reduced lumber shipments.

On the downside, investments in Japan’s materials sector, including paper products manufacturers, detracted from the Index’s return. The weakening Japanese yen, which in the past aided the country’s export-driven economy, more recently pressured profits due to increased overseas manufacturing. However, the shift to eco-conscious packaging as a replacement for plastic helped the Japanese pulp and paper market to position itself as an alternative source of packaging materials.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Paper Products

    30.9

Specialized REITs

    24.4  

Forest Products

    22.7  

Paper Packaging

    18.7  

Homebuilding

    3.3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    33.8

Sweden

    15.4  

Canada

    14.3  

Finland

    9.8  

Japan

    9.0  

Brazil

    7.7  

Ireland

    3.9  

United Kingdom

    3.9  

South Africa

    2.2  
 

 

  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.5%  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,012,183     $ 39,017,113  

Rio Tinto PLC

    211,879       16,938,992  
   

 

 

 
      55,956,105  
France — 4.1%  

AXA SA

    413,171       12,095,302  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    105,052       6,250,631  

Engie SA

    355,108       4,668,604  

L’Oreal SA

    47,047       18,792,692  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    53,489       38,180,378  

Orange SA

    374,563       4,435,312  

Sanofi

    229,897       23,504,575  

Schneider Electric SE

    113,519       19,058,741  

Societe Generale SA

    158,391       4,246,040  

TotalEnergies SE

    491,234       24,856,204  

Vivendi SE

    160,425       2,095,873  
   

 

 

 
      158,184,352  
Germany — 3.0%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    81,855       19,547,636  

BASF SE

    183,800       10,487,722  

Bayer AG, Registered

    197,215       13,489,322  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(a)

    413,825       5,211,788  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    676,889       12,606,464  

E.ON SE

    449,085       5,217,533  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    166,096       11,658,192  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    28,066       7,503,155  

RWE AG

    135,128       5,883,810  

Siemens AG, Registered

    159,756       22,120,974  
   

 

 

 
      113,726,596  
Japan — 3.2%  

Bridgestone Corp.

    120,800       4,688,945  

Canon Inc.

    210,550       5,131,945  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    343,000       9,722,622  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,516,600       15,555,451  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(a)

    479,100       2,128,798  

Panasonic Corp.

    466,200       4,527,770  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    158,920       7,576,861  

Sony Group Corp.

    252,400       25,965,810  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,579,500       46,529,009  
   

 

 

 
      121,827,211  
Netherlands — 0.3%  

ING Groep NV

    776,841       8,110,939  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    176,174       5,372,195  
   

 

 

 
      13,483,134  
South Korea — 1.5%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,026,517       58,740,348  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,325,032       7,565,833  

Banco Santander SA

    3,453,990       11,743,310  

Repsol SA

    282,608       3,701,936  

Telefonica SA

    1,097,714       5,319,804  
   

 

 

 
      28,330,883  
Switzerland — 5.4%  

ABB Ltd., Registered

    357,053       11,583,046  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    498,525       3,924,445  

Nestle SA, Registered

    562,843       73,180,095  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)  

Novartis AG, Registered

    486,749     $ 42,732,426  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    5,350       2,339,827  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    140,474       55,580,182  

Swiss Re AG

    57,577       5,480,980  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    739,596       14,452,669  
   

 

 

 
      209,273,670  
United Kingdom — 6.7%            

Anglo American PLC

    268,420       13,947,726  

AstraZeneca PLC

    309,794       41,082,681  

Aviva PLC

    749,370       4,433,955  

Barclays PLC

    3,167,223       6,139,583  

BP PLC

    3,924,652       19,240,126  

Diageo PLC

    467,055       23,691,146  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,001,965       21,679,459  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    4,130,072       28,210,716  

National Grid PLC

    774,680       11,905,443  

Prudential PLC

    546,219       8,063,976  

Shell PLC

    1,529,875       41,931,867  

Standard Chartered PLC

    519,024       3,445,284  

Unilever PLC

    525,702       23,868,317  

Vodafone Group PLC

    5,362,718       8,793,700  
   

 

 

 
      256,433,979  
United States — 73.1%            

3M Co.

    114,882       17,103,632  

Abbott Laboratories

    353,559       41,847,243  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    60,134       167,253,701  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    55,537       155,114,286  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    87,497       285,235,845  

American Tower Corp.

    90,964       22,851,976  

Aon PLC, Class A

    42,829       13,946,407  

Apple Inc.

    3,099,831       541,261,491  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    434,860       31,757,826  

Caterpillar Inc.

    108,158       24,099,766  

Chevron Corp.

    385,430       62,759,567  

Citigroup Inc.

    396,770       21,187,518  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    777,279       48,191,298  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    168,850       12,803,896  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    103,156       7,590,218  

Emerson Electric Co.

    119,174       11,685,011  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    846,478       69,910,618  

Ford Motor Co.

    786,460       13,299,039  

General Electric Co.

    219,803       20,111,975  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    67,873       22,404,877  

Honeywell International Inc.

    137,335       26,722,644  

HP Inc.

    216,038       7,842,179  

Intel Corp.

    814,173       40,350,414  

International Business Machines Corp.

    179,310       23,313,886  

Johnson & Johnson

    526,373       93,289,087  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    142,154       9,321,038  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    590,889       80,549,988  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    67,171       8,272,780  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    101,129       17,234,404  

McDonald’s Corp.

    149,407       36,945,363  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    504,072       41,359,108  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,498,956       462,143,124  

Morgan Stanley

    283,138       24,746,261  

Nike Inc., Class B

    255,187       34,337,963  

PepsiCo Inc.

    276,613       46,299,484  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,122,261       58,099,452  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    309,978     $ 29,119,333  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    479,280       73,233,984  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    297,929       29,515,826  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    184,658       33,881,050  

Walmart Inc.

    283,085       42,157,018  
   

 

 

 
      2,809,150,576  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $2,535,641,930)

 

    3,825,106,854  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.2%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(b)(c)

    8,396,000       8,396,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $8,396,000)

 

    8,396,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $2,544,037,930)

 

    3,833,502,854  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

 

    10,106,761  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 3,843,609,615  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $     $ 0 (b)     $     $     $     $           $ 14,813 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,816,000       5,580,000 (b)                        8,396,000       8,396,000       1,334        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $     $     $ 8,396,000       $ 16,147     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c)

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

        

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     28       06/17/22     $ 1,177     $ 39,269  

FTSE 100 Index

     23       06/17/22       2,250       69,408  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global 100 ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     62       06/17/22     $ 14,045     $ 884,873  
        

 

 

 
         $ 993,550  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 993,550  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 734,273  
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ 881,588  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 11,797,392  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 2,813,585,888        $ 1,011,520,966        $        $ 3,825,106,854  

Money Market Funds

     8,396,000                            8,396,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,821,981,888        $ 1,011,520,966        $        $ 3,833,502,854  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 884,873        $ 108,677        $        $ 993,550  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 8.7%            

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    13,164,141     $ 64,068,300  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    26,358,000       61,423,519  

Transurban Group

    17,035,260       172,123,405  
   

 

 

 
      297,615,224  
Brazil — 0.1%            

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR

    455,088       4,473,515  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 10.2%            

Enbridge Inc.

    3,672,730       169,072,200  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    289,637       5,794,362  

Keyera Corp.

    436,573       11,066,671  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,086,446       40,819,397  

TC Energy Corp.

    1,937,345       109,268,644  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    513,985       13,621,024  
   

 

 

 
      349,642,298  
China — 5.4%            

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,128,000       4,031,404  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    22,444,000       13,047,046  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    13,656,000       3,573,819  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    3,257,400       4,151,825  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    4,440,000       9,979,987  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,708,000       33,692,797  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    7,135,000       3,798,265  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    1,236,000       5,202,168  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,392,000       4,451,589  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    22,754,000       17,633,102  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    3,850,000       5,245,395  

Hainan Meilan International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,838,000       4,188,584  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,774,000       17,517,906  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    5,320,000       4,597,732  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,542,000       10,027,688  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    18,046,500       18,981,723  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    12,862,000       8,659,665  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,682,000       16,532,950  
   

 

 

 
      185,313,645  
Denmark — 0.9%            

Orsted AS(b)

    254,283       31,828,961  
   

 

 

 
France — 5.7%            

Aeroports de Paris(a)

    353,186       52,814,760  

Engie SA

    2,389,646       31,416,670  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    50,534       5,674,177  

Getlink SE

    5,935,425       106,894,932  
   

 

 

 
      196,800,539  
Germany — 3.2%            

E.ON SE

    3,017,872       35,062,064  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    507,717       28,144,469  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    320,077       5,693,553  

RWE AG

    908,969       39,578,777  
   

 

 

 
      108,478,863  
Italy — 6.7%            

Atlantia SpA(a)

    6,914,520       143,770,430  

Enav SpA(a)(b)

    3,495,085       16,117,598  

Enel SpA

    10,386,129       69,345,580  
   

 

 

 
      229,233,608  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan — 1.8%            

Iwatani Corp.

    105,300     $ 4,437,753  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,278,600       58,237,360  
   

 

 

 
      62,675,113  
Mexico — 4.8%            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR

    467,180       27,885,974  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR

    476,044       76,752,574  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, ADR(c)

    270,012       59,834,659  
   

 

 

 
      164,473,207  
Netherlands — 0.1%            

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    129,152       4,178,634  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 2.6%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    16,575,944       89,686,176  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.7%            

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(c)

    69,353,200       16,905,883  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,543,900       6,667,610  
   

 

 

 
      23,573,493  
Spain — 7.4%            

Aena SME SA(a)(b)

    1,008,455       168,109,610  

Iberdrola SA

    7,874,516       86,068,214  
   

 

 

 
      254,177,824  
Switzerland — 1.4%            

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered(a)

    261,291       46,898,291  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 2.6%            

James Fisher & Sons PLC(a)

    219,833       999,191  

John Menzies PLC(a)

    1,150,160       8,968,726  

National Grid PLC

    5,210,459       80,075,411  
   

 

 

 
      90,043,328  
United States — 37.4%            

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    677,004       67,544,689  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    244,022       40,392,962  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    465,834       64,587,884  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    475,506       45,020,908  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    1,088,795       92,514,911  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    191,069       10,367,404  

Duke Energy Corp.

    1,033,977       115,453,872  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    803,035       6,777,615  

Eversource Energy

    462,141       40,756,215  

Exelon Corp.

    1,316,635       62,711,325  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    3,851,786       72,837,273  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    1,997,491       169,207,463  

ONEOK Inc.

    880,831       62,213,094  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    679,709       47,579,630  

Sempra Energy

    429,250       72,165,510  

Southern Co. (The)

    1,424,579       103,296,223  

Targa Resources Corp.

    452,274       34,133,119  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    424,005       42,319,939  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    2,399,973       80,183,098  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    724,083       52,257,070  
   

 

 

 
      1,282,320,204  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%

   

(Cost: $2,944,119,778)

      3,421,412,923  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.1%            

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, ADR

    1,494,602     $ 4,812,619  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $3,205,563)

      4,812,619  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

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

    1,941,066       1,940,677  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    6,110,000       6,110,000  
   

 

 

 
      8,050,677  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $8,049,614)

      8,050,677  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $2,955,374,955)

      3,434,276,219  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%

      (1,286,908
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 3,432,989,311  
   

 

 

 

    

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

    Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 5,584,799      $      $ (3,642,164 )(a)     $ (791    $ (1,167    $ 1,940,677        1,941,066      $ 376,476 (b)     $  
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     5,458,000        652,000 (a)                            6,110,000        6,110,000        968         
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ (791    $ (1,167    $ 8,050,677         $ 377,444      $  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                             

IBEX 35 Index

     20          04/14/22        $  1,852   $ 13,471  

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     21          06/16/22            4,425     39,112  

SPI 200 Index

     13          06/16/22            1,811     64,842  

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

     45          06/17/22        $ 1,888        $ 57,740  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 175,165  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 175,165  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,060,312  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 168,256  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,052,718  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,818,441,365        $ 1,602,971,558        $                 —        $ 3,421,412,923  

Preferred Stocks

     4,812,619                            4,812,619  

Money Market Funds

     8,050,677                            8,050,677  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,831,304,661        $ 1,602,971,558        $        $ 3,434,276,219  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 96,852        $ 78,313        $        $ 175,165  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Brazil — 7.7%  

Klabin SA

    2,419,962     $ 12,259,792  

Suzano SA

    1,038,348       12,027,786  
   

 

 

 
      24,287,578  
Canada — 14.3%  

Canfor Corp.(a)

    378,094       7,790,826  

Interfor Corp.

    376,866       10,481,647  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    285,162       23,462,595  

Western Forest Products Inc.

    2,037,764       3,276,332  
   

 

 

 
          45,011,400  
Finland — 9.8%  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    550,050       5,569,009  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    661,252       12,972,057  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    377,637       12,331,732  
   

 

 

 
      30,872,798  
Ireland — 3.9%  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    275,008       12,215,124  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 8.9%            

Daio Paper Corp.

    392,800       5,073,875  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    2,560,900       12,705,087  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    586,100       10,327,309  
   

 

 

 
      28,106,271  
South Africa — 2.2%  

Sappi Ltd.(a)

    1,757,086       6,841,964  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 15.3%  

BillerudKorsnas AB

    567,846       8,414,889  

Holmen AB, Class B

    244,514       13,648,405  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,346,072       26,137,588  
   

 

 

 
      48,200,882  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 3.8%            

Mondi PLC

    626,407     $ 12,175,991  
   

 

 

 
United States — 33.6%            

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    303,010       2,484,682  

International Paper Co.

    285,703       13,185,193  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    428,062       22,571,709  

Rayonier Inc.

    628,396       25,839,644  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    109,346       3,639,035  

Westrock Co.

    272,124       12,797,992  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    674,456       25,561,882  
   

 

 

 
      106,080,137  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks — 99.5%        

(Cost: $297,553,964)

 

    313,792,145  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(b)(c)

    470,000       470,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
    (Cost: $470,000)
    470,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
    (Cost: $298,023,964)
    314,262,145  
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%         1,191,423  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $315,453,568  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $     $ 1 (b)    $     $ (1   $     $           $  1,153 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    530,000             (60,000 )(b)                  470,000       470,000       55        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (1   $     $ 470,000       $ 1,208     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Timber & Forestry ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

             

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     10        06/17/22      $ 2,265        $ 51,530  
             

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 51,530  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 269,234  
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ 38,089  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,983,601  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 182,221,079        $ 131,571,066        $        $ 313,792,145  

Money Market Funds

     470,000                            470,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 182,691,079        $ 131,571,066        $        $ 314,262,145  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 51,530        $        $        $ 51,530  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

     iShares
Global 100 ETF
     iShares
Global
Infrastructure ETF
     iShares
Global
Timber &
Forestry ETF
 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 3,825,106,854      $ 3,426,225,542      $ 313,792,145  

Affiliated(c)

    8,396,000        8,050,677        470,000  

Cash

    7,110        9,097        5,895  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    2,629,950        7,576,422        472,757  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    752,000        182,000        110,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

       

Futures contracts(e)

    282,990        998,649         

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

           151,637,237        16,431,213  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

           749         

Dividends

    6,572,805        4,139,839        1,118,764  

Tax reclaims

    1,451,132        226,794        421,996  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,845,198,841        3,599,047,006        332,822,770  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

           1,934,723         

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

           162,846,222        17,205,092  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    243,217        139,451        29,423  

Investment advisory fees

    1,276,224        1,137,299        107,386  

Professional fees

    36,095               27,193  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    33,690               108  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,589,226        166,057,695        17,369,202  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,843,609,615      $ 3,432,989,311      $ 315,453,568  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,692,966,380      $ 3,255,815,135      $ 310,635,823  

Accumulated earnings

    1,150,643,235        177,174,176        4,817,745  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,843,609,615      $ 3,432,989,311      $ 315,453,568  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    50,600,000        67,600,000        3,540,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 75.96      $ 50.78      $ 89.11  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $      $ 345,124      $  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 2,535,641,930      $ 2,947,325,341      $ 297,553,964  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 8,396,000      $ 8,049,614      $ 470,000  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 2,625,797      $ 7,470,702      $ 471,274  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 290,800      $ 1,011,334      $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

     iShares
Global 100
ETF
     iShares
Global
Infrastructure
ETF
     iShares
Global
Timber &
Forestry ETF
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 74,226,639      $ 88,342,854      $ 7,534,287  

Dividends — Affiliated

    1,334        1,945        55  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    14,813        375,499        1,153  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    1,958               5,093  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (4,410,102      (5,683,840      (480,758

Foreign withholding tax claims

    136,709               275,723  

IRS Compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    (23,050             (108
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    69,948,301        83,036,458        7,335,445  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    14,118,970        12,708,539        1,348,420  

Commitment fees

    1,470        5,178        1,880  

Professional fees

    47,391        217        28,299  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    14,167,831        12,713,934        1,378,599  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    55,780,470        70,322,524        5,956,846  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (12,859,829      31,677,803        3,509,321  

Investments — Affiliated

           (791      (1

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    129,075,365        68,578,399        37,382,306  

Futures contracts

    734,273        2,060,312        269,234  

Foreign currency transactions

    (133,806      (185,797      (58,674
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    116,816,003        102,129,926        41,102,186  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    345,069,624        293,086,004        (34,759,366

Investments — Affiliated

           (1,167       

Futures contracts

    881,588        168,256        38,089  

Foreign currency translations

    (51,228      (358,590      31,865  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    345,899,984        292,894,503        (34,689,412
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    462,715,987        395,024,429        6,412,774  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 518,496,457      $ 465,346,953      $ 12,369,620  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Global 100 ETF
    iShares
Global Infrastructure ETF
 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 55,780,470     $ 43,191,067     $ 70,322,524     $ 78,913,924  

Net realized gain (loss)

    116,816,003       102,579,128       102,129,926       (62,569,876

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    345,899,984       815,086,813       292,894,503       916,470,827  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    518,496,457       960,857,008       465,346,953       932,814,875  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (56,448,560     (40,952,429     (76,469,201     (76,623,860
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    408,496,678       197,592,141       (19,508,370     (534,217,723
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase in net assets

    870,544,575       1,117,496,720       369,369,382       321,973,292  

Beginning of year

    2,973,065,040       1,855,568,320       3,063,619,929       2,741,646,637  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 3,843,609,615     $ 2,973,065,040     $ 3,432,989,311     $ 3,063,619,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Global Timber & Forestry ETF
 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 5,956,846     $ 2,792,041  

Net realized gain (loss)

    41,102,186       (6,301,390

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (34,689,412     136,206,632  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    12,369,620       132,697,283  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (4,841,317     (2,647,161
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (24,124,346     28,821,616  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (16,596,043     158,871,738  

Beginning of year

    332,049,611       173,177,873  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 315,453,568     $ 332,049,611  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Global 100 ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

 

 

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

 

(a) 

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 65.92     $ 44.71     $ 47.57     $ 45.54     $ 40.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.16       0.99       1.06       1.14       1.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    10.08       21.16       (2.83     1.97       4.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    11.24       22.15       (1.77     3.11       5.67  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

    (1.20     (0.94     (1.09     (1.08     (1.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.20     (0.94     (1.09     (1.08     (1.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 75.96     $ 65.92     $ 44.71     $ 47.57     $ 45.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    17.11     49.88     (3.91 )%      7.00     13.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.40     N/A       0.40     N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.58     1.71     2.11     2.46     2.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 3,843,610     $ 2,973,065     $ 1,855,568     $ 2,031,281     $ 1,780,507  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    2     3     5     9     8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on May 1, 2018.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

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) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Infrastructure ETF  
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

    

Year Ended

03/31/19

    

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 45.05      $ 33.89     $ 44.78      $ 42.73      $ 42.18  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.04        1.04       1.54        1.34        1.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    5.84        11.14       (10.86      2.10        0.45  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.88        12.18       (9.32      3.44        1.89  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

            

From net investment income

    (1.15      (1.02     (1.57      (1.39      (1.34
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.15      (1.02     (1.57      (1.39      (1.34
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 50.78      $ 45.05     $ 33.89      $ 44.78      $ 42.73  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

            

Based on net asset value

    15.54      36.27 %(e)       (21.75 )%       8.40      4.37
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.40      0.43     0.46      0.46      0.47
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.23      2.57     3.38      3.15      3.24
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 3,432,989      $ 3,063,620     $ 2,741,647      $ 2,825,830      $ 2,503,687  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    16      25     9      19      11
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF  
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 85.14     $ 48.10      $ 63.82      $ 78.11      $ 57.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.58 (b)       0.78        0.79        1.57        0.82  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    3.53       37.04        (15.27      (14.25      20.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.11       37.82        (14.48      (12.68      21.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

            

From net investment income

    (1.14     (0.78      (1.24      (1.61      (0.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.14     (0.78      (1.24      (1.61      (0.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 89.11     $ 85.14      $ 48.10      $ 63.82      $ 78.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

            

Based on net asset value

    6.04 %(b)       79.23      (23.04 )%       (16.22 )%       37.92
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.41     0.43      0.46      0.46      0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.40     N/A        N/A        0.46      N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.78 %(b)       1.15      1.30      2.17      1.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 315,454     $ 332,050      $ 173,178      $ 279,553      $ 440,542  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    18     14      10      18      31
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

• Net investment income per share by $0.07.

• Total return by 0.09%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.07%.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

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

 

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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  

Global 100

  Diversified  

Global Infrastructure

  Diversified  

Global Timber & Forestry

  Non-diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)   

 

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty     
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

Global Infrastructure

          

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

   $ 288,080      $ 288,080     $      $  

HSBC Bank PLC

     57,044        57,044               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 345,124      $ 345,124     $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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6.  

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Global 100 ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Global Infrastructure and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETFs, BFA is entitled to annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds as follows:

 

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $10 billion

    0.4800

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.4300  

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.3800  

Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion

    0.3420  

Over $40 billion

    0.3078  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Global Infrastructure and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETFs, BFA was entitled to annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds as follows:

 

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $10 billion

    0.480

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.430  

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.380  

Over $30 billion

    0.342  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. The money market fund in which the cash collateral has been invested may, under certain circumstances, impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% of the value redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that the money market fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. Each Fund retains a portion of securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the iShares Global 100 ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (the “Group 2 Fund”), retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) each Group 2 Fund will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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Prior to January 1, 2022, the Group 1 Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. Each Group 2 Fund retained 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold: (1) the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) each Group 2 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Fees Paid
to BTC
 

Global 100

  $ 4,049  

Global Infrastructure

    91,794  

Global Timber & Forestry

    493  

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Global 100

  $   12,461,887      $   2,801,840      $ (834,699

Global Infrastructure

    28,851,595        6,374,181        (503,910

Global Timber & Forestry

    4,061,545        224,733        (29,959

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

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

 

7.  

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Global 100

  $   121,781,714      $ 73,931,168  

Global Infrastructure

    618,541,702          493,465,484  

Global Timber & Forestry

    60,511,015        60,125,200  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Global 100

  $   570,803,911      $   212,006,853  

Global Infrastructure

    206,708,260        279,124,658  

Global Timber & Forestry

    119,017,903        137,848,023  

 

8.  

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

 

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Earnings
 

Global 100

  $ 128,000,549      $ (128,000,549

Global Infrastructure

    55,246,336        (55,246,336

Global Timber & Forestry

    36,094,783        (36,094,783

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

Global 100

    

Ordinary income

  $ 56,448,560      $ 40,952,429  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Infrastructure

    

Ordinary income

  $ 76,469,201      $ 76,623,860  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Timber & Forestry

    

Ordinary income

  $ 4,841,317      $ 2,647,161  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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  

Global 100

  $ 17,773,529      $ (114,796,914    $ 1,247,666,620      $ 1,150,643,235  

Global Infrastructure

    7,975,162        (279,792,184      448,991,198        177,174,176  

Global Timber & Forestry

    1,261,095        (11,070,882      14,627,532        4,817,745  

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts and characterization of corporate actions.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

iShares ETF   Utilized  

Global Infrastructure

  $ 36,718,485  

Global Timber & Forestry

    3,987,315  

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Global 100

  $ 2,585,786,283      $ 1,435,165,553      $ (187,448,982   $ 1,247,716,571  

Global Infrastructure

    2,985,037,670        585,823,057        (136,467,083     449,355,974  

Global Timber & Forestry

    299,661,232        34,833,531        (20,232,618     14,600,913  

 

9.  

LINE OF CREDIT

The Funds, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $300 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 15, 2021. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Credit Agreement sets specific sub limits on aggregate borrowings based on two tiers of Participating Funds:

 

 

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$300 million with respect to the funds within Tier 1, including the Funds, and $200 million with respect to Tier 2. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement was terminated on August 12, 2021.

Effective August 13, 2021, the Funds, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not borrow under the Credit Agreement or Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

10.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including

 

 

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the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

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
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Global 100

       

Shares sold

    8,550,000     $ 627,959,649       7,400,000     $ 411,867,144  

Shares redeemed

    (3,050,000     (219,462,971     (3,800,000     (214,275,003
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    5,500,000     $ 408,496,678       3,600,000     $ 197,592,141  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Global Infrastructure

       

Shares sold

    5,600,000     $ 265,747,265       3,300,000     $ 125,731,306  

Shares redeemed

    (6,000,000     (285,255,635     (16,200,000     (659,949,029
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (400,000   $ (19,508,370     (12,900,000   $ (534,217,723
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Timber & Forestry

       

Shares sold

    1,380,000     $ 129,168,563       1,020,000     $ 70,906,482  

Shares redeemed

    (1,740,000     (153,292,909     (720,000     (42,084,866
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (360,000   $ (24,124,346     300,000     $ 28,821,616  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The iShares Global 100 ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF have filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Funds have recorded a receivable for all recoverable taxes withheld by Sweden based upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities. Professional and other fees associated with the filing of tax claims in Sweden that result in the recovery of foreign withholding taxes have been approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Funds. The Funds continue to evaluate developments in Sweden, for potential impacts to the receivables and associated professional fees payable. Swedish tax claims receivable and related liabilities are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Collection of this receivable, and any subsequent payment of associated liabilities, depends upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities.

The iShares Global 100 ETF is expected to seek a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Global 100 ETF, iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Timber &

Forestry ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Global 100 ETF, iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (three of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend    

Income    

Global 100

  $        77,000,091    

Global Infrastructure

  88,038,120    

Global Timber & Forestry

  6,034,080    

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
    

Foreign    

Taxes Paid    

Global Infrastructure

  $ 61,901,265      $  5,577,546    

Global Timber & Forestry

    5,758,002      172,307    

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

iShares ETF   Dividends-Received    
Deduction    

Global 100

  58.79%

Global Infrastructure

  44.16%

Global Timber & Forestry

  12.42%

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Global 100 ETF, iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     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
 

Global 100(a)

  $ 1.191091     $     $ 0.005075     $ 1.196166       100         0 %(b)      100

Global Infrastructure(a)

    1.104536             0.046910       1.151446       96             4       100  

Global Timber & Forestry(a)

    0.991504             0.146704       1.138208       87             13       100  

 

(a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

(b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
  Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

 

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General Information

 

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

·   iShares Global Comm Services ETF | IXP | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF | RXI | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF | KXI | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Energy ETF | IXC | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Financials ETF | IXG | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Healthcare ETF | IXJ | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Industrials ETF | EXI | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Materials ETF | MXI | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Tech ETF | IXN | NYSE Arca

·   iShares Global Utilities ETF | JXI | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
     6-Month    12-Month 
   

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

     5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37) 
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     25  

Shareholder Expenses

     25  

Schedules of Investments

     26  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     62  

Statements of Operations

     65  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     68  

Financial Highlights

     73  

Notes to Financial Statements

     83  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     95  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     96  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     97  

Supplemental Information

     98  

Trustee and Officer Information

     100  

General Information

     103  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     104  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 7.28% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.

Stocks were supported by economic recovery in most regions of the world, even as significant challenges emerged. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most activity to continue. Nonetheless, two highly contagious COVID-19 variants appeared during the reporting period, causing sharp increases in cases in many countries and in some instances leading to new restrictions, which acted as a drag on growth. Inflation was high in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the reporting period presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting markets in important commodities such as oil, natural gas, and wheat.

The U.S. economy grew robustly, powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity. Consequently, unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates, and indicated that further increases could be necessary.

Stocks in Europe posted modest gains, helped by a steadily growing economy and increasing vaccinations. However, inflation increased significantly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many other European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on some types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) maintained ultra-low interest rates but started to wind down its bond buying programs.

Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly. Chinese stocks endured substantial declines, driving much of the negative performance in the region. Regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed on equity markets, particularly in the information technology sector. While China’s economy continued to expand at a solid pace, COVID-19 cases rose sharply late in the reporting period and analysts became concerned that the subsequent lockdowns would constrain growth.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Comm Services ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the communication services sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Communication Services 4.5/22.5/45 Capped IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (6.03 )%       7.12      6.96       (6.03 )%       41.03      95.93

Fund Market

    (6.37      7.10        6.92         (6.37      40.94        95.27  

Index

    (5.40      7.36        6.99               (5.40      42.63        96.57  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Index performance through June 23, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Communication Services Sector IndexTM. Index performance beginning on June 24, 2019 reflects the performance of S&P Global 1200 Communication Services 4.5/22.5/45 Capped IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00

       $       887.00          $        2.12               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.70          $        2.27          0.45

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Comm Services ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global communication services stocks declined markedly during the reporting period amid investor concerns surrounding the effects of government regulatory policies and expectations of tighter monetary policy by central banks. Revenues were negatively impacted by users spending less time on social media platforms, and expenditures on advertising declined amid supply chain disruptions and rising inflation. Investors grew concerned that changes to corporate policies designed to increase user privacy would make targeted advertising more difficult, ultimately reducing sales. Increased competition in the streaming video market led to reduced revenues, weighing on global communication services stocks.

Chinese communication services stocks, which represented 56% of the Index on average during the reporting period, detracted the most from the Index’s return. The media and entertainment industry led the decline amid investor concern surrounding the impact of new regulations designed to address data security and anticompetitive practices on large technology companies. The Chinese government announced a limit to the amount of time that those under 18 years of age were permitted to play video games, weighing heavily on interactive media and services stocks. A resurgence of COVID-19 infections, disruptions from the war in Ukraine, and the possibility of a large fine due to money laundering toward the end of the reporting period further pressured the industry.

Stocks in the U.S. also detracted from the Index’s return, primarily in the diversified telecommunication services industry. Despite broad inflationary trends, strong competition in the market for mobile data plans led to lower prices, reducing user-generated revenues. Investors also grew concerned about the trajectory for customer growth in the industry. Furthermore, regulatory warnings surrounding the possible effects of 5G technology on aviation led to 5G rollout delays.

On the upside, Canadian telecommunication services companies contributed modestly to the Index’s performance. Revenues rose due to an increase in subscriptions for communications services and heightened investor optimism as the industry upgraded to fiber optic technology and continued the rollout of 5G cellular service.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Interactive Media & Services

  46.3%

Diversified Telecommunication Services

  19.2   

Entertainment

  15.7   

Media

  11.0   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

  7.8   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  67.2%

China

  8.4   

Japan

  7.5   

Canada

  3.0   

United Kingdom

  3.0   

South Korea

  1.7   

Germany

  1.6   

Spain

  1.4   

France

  1.3   

Netherlands

  1.2   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the consumer discretionary sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary (Sector) Capped IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (3.13 )%       11.42      11.76       (3.13 )%       71.72      204.13

Fund Market

    (3.23      11.47        11.75         (3.23      72.08        203.71  

Index

    (2.26      11.70        11.84               (2.26      73.91        206.14  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Index performance through September 22, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary Sector IndexTM. Index performance beginning on September 23, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary (Sector) Capped IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

  Account Value

(03/31/22)


 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$      1,000.00

       $        953.50          $          1.95               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $          2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global consumer discretionary stocks declined during the reporting period, led by China, which represented approximately 8% of the Index on average for the reporting period. The country experienced its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Stocks of Chinese internet and direct marketing companies detracted the most. The nation’s largest online retailer substantially lowered its sales outlook amid expectations for its slowest growth in almost a decade. Sweeping regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed heavily on Chinese internet and direct marketing stocks. Online consumer spending on physical goods in China grew at the slowest pace in six years, and overall retail consumption remained subdued as the broader economy continued to operate under strict public health regulations, including lockdowns in coronavirus hot spots.

Stocks in Germany also detracted from the Index’s return, declining late in the reporting period amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Supply chain difficulties weighed on the country’s largest automobile manufacturer, which relies in part on components produced in Ukraine. A German food delivery company also detracted from the Index’s performance, as investors throughout Europe spent significantly less on online food delivery. In addition, the country’s leading shoe company faced a Chinese boycott of certain Western brands and a pandemic-related closure of key factories in Vietnam.

Conversely, stocks in the U.S., representing about 55% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed to the Index’s return. In particular, the world’s largest electric car manufacturer advanced significantly as deliveries to dealerships from its plants repeatedly exceeded expectations, boosting the company to the first profitable fiscal year in its history. Overall, U.S. sales of all-electric and hybrid electric vehicles increased by 97% in 2021 compared with the prior year, while light-duty vehicle sales increased just 3%. Most automobile executives expect electric vehicle sales to account for more than half of all U.S. car sales by 2030.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Retailing

  37.6%

Automobiles & Components

  27.4   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

  19.1   

Consumer Services

  15.9   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  59.6%

Japan

  12.3   

China

  6.7   

France

  6.6   

Germany

  3.8   

United Kingdom

  2.7   

Netherlands

  1.5   

Switzerland

  1.3   

Australia

  1.2   

Canada

  1.2   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Consumer Staples ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the consumer staples sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples (Sector) Capped IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    9.42      7.14      8.32       9.42      41.18      122.41

Fund Market

    9.42        7.13        8.33         9.42        41.11        122.62  

Index

    9.62        7.13        8.29               9.62        41.09        121.74  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Index performance through June 23, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples Sector IndexTM. Index performance beginning on June 24, 2019 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples (Sector) Capped IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

  Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$      1,000.00

       $     1,051.40          $        2.05               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Consumer Staples ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global consumer staples stocks advanced for the reporting period, led by large U.S. consumer staples companies amid gains in broader global equity markets. As coronavirus pandemic restrictions slowly but steadily eased in most parts of the world, consumer staples manufacturers and the stores they supply benefited from higher demand for an array of basic consumer goods. As inflation in the U.S. reached its highest level since the early 1980s, producers and manufacturers throughout the sector experienced rising prices for raw materials amid related inventory shortfalls and supply-chain disruptions. Nevertheless, they generally managed to protect their profit margins by passing along the majority of the cost increases to consumers.

U.S. equities, which represented approximately 54% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return. U.S. soft drink companies advanced considerably as their sales and profits rebounded from pandemic-weakened demand prior to the reporting period. A large agricultural product conglomerate also advanced amid price increases for grain, meat, sugar, and other food commodities, as high input costs and volatile weather conditions weighed on production. Meanwhile, food product companies and the hypermarkets and supercenters they supply benefited from a steady increase in retail traffic amid loosening pandemic restrictions in many parts of the country.

Stocks in Switzerland and Canada also contributed to the Index’s performance. In Switzerland, a large food products company exceeded sales and earnings expectations as price increases offset rising input costs. In Canada, food retailers, including convenience stores, also reported higher sales and earnings amid strong sales for fresh, prepared foods and packaged beverages, in addition to healthy profit margins on fuel sales.

Conversely, Japanese and German equities detracted from the Index’s return. Japanese makers of personal products detracted from the Index’s performance as Japanese stocks stayed essentially flat, and the population in their primary domestic market continued to shrink. Similarly, German household products companies detracted as supply chain problems led to downgraded earnings expectations.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Packaged Foods & Meats

  22.1%

Household Products

  15.9   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

  11.3   

Tobacco

  10.4   

Soft Drinks

  10.4   

Personal Products

  8.9   

Food Retail

  7.7   

Distillers & Vintners

  5.9   

Brewers

  4.0   

Agricultural Products

  1.4   

Food Distributors

  1.1   

Drug Retail

  0.9   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  55.1%

United Kingdom

  12.5   

Switzerland

  9.8   

Japan

  5.7   

France

  5.1   

Canada

  2.1   

Australia

  1.7   

Netherlands

  1.7   

Belgium

  1.4   

Germany

  1.0   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Energy ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Energy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the energy sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Energy Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    52.61      6.30      2.73       52.61      35.70      30.85

Fund Market

    52.63        6.29        2.71         52.63        35.65        30.64  

Index

    52.42        5.92        2.49               52.42        33.34        27.92  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      


Ending

Account Value
(03/31/22)

 

 
 

      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00

       $       1,379.90          $      2.37               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Energy ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global energy stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period, as oil prices soared on renewed demand and fears of supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices began the reporting period at levels similar to those last seen prior to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, having recovered from a sharp decrease as the virus first began to spread. Oil prices rallied as vaccinations against COVID-19 rolled out and the global economy recovered. Prices continued to climb throughout 2021 as pandemic-related restrictions eased, travel increased, and oil stockpiles dropped. Members of OPEC and other oil-producing countries gradually increased oil supply throughout 2021, but demand outstripped supply, sending prices higher. U.S. oil producers, which curtailed output in 2020 when prices slid, were slow to renew production in 2021 when economic activity and demand rebounded. Oil prices briefly faltered when the emergence of new coronavirus variants raised fears of renewed shutdowns and weakened global economic demand.

Oil prices resumed their upward climb in the beginning of 2022, however, and by early March hit their highest levels in 14 years after the U.S. and its European allies began to consider banning oil imports from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s top exporter of oil and oil products.

Oil, gas, and consumable fuels stocks in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. contributed the most to the Index’s return, as stock prices in the energy sector hit their highest levels in years following the rally in oil prices. In a marked turnaround from 2020, leading energy companies posted stronger earnings and, flush with excess cash, rewarded shareholders by buying back their own stock and raising dividends. The higher oil prices and free cash flow led some companies to expand plans to invest in new oil production over future years although most continued to maintain current output plans. Some companies also set new environmental targets including fewer greenhouse gas emissions and a reduction in freshwater usage in oil extraction operations.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Integrated Oil & Gas

  55.6%

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

  21.1   

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

  11.1   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

  6.8   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

  5.0   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

  0.4   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

United States

  59.1%

Canada

  13.2   

United Kingdom

  12.2   

France

  4.9   

Brazil

  2.4  

Australia

  1.8   

Norway

  1.6   

Italy

  1.5   

Japan

  1.0   

Finland

  0.8   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Financials ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Financials ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    10.48      8.15      9.17       10.48      47.97      140.48

Fund Market

    10.12        8.09        9.10         10.12        47.56        138.85  

Index

    10.92        8.27        9.27               10.92        48.78        142.64  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $         1,030.20          $        2.02               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Financials ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global financials stocks advanced for the reporting period. Companies in the financials sector benefited from growing economic optimism, along with an improving job market and increased stock market activity, which helped raise revenues. Anticipation of interest rate increases, which benefit depositary institutions and lenders, supported financials stocks later in the year, amid renewed concerns over inflation.

Financials stocks in the U.S., which constituted approximately 52% of the Index on average during the reporting period, were the leading contributor to the Index’s return. Diversified financials companies led the advance, benefiting from exposure to a variety of industries that saw significant post-pandemic recoveries, including railroads and homebuilding and information technology firms. A loosening of global travel restrictions drove a substantial rise in consumer spending via credit cards, which helped increase revenues.

The insurance industry also advanced. Companies specializing in property and casualty insurance were able to maintain rate increases and attract new customers. This growth helped offset the impacts of a return to pre-pandemic transportation habits and financial losses from catastrophes, which negatively affected revenues. Insurance brokers benefited from strong and consistent organic growth across multiple specialties, namely commercially focused products and policies for other insurers.

The U.S. banking industry also contributed to the Index’s return as trading and investment banking activity surged through much of the reporting period. However, increased operating costs and limited revenue growth challenged profits late in the reporting period. Consistent loan repayments from consumers and businesses enabled banks to release billions of dollars in loan default reserves, improving revenues further.

Stocks in the Canadian banking sector advanced for the reporting period. Rising confidence in the economy helped boost commercial and retail lending activity. Canadian banks also benefited from the U.S. economic recovery, as institutions with American retail operations reported notable growth in those business units.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Banks

  45.5%

Insurance

  22.0   

Capital Markets

  20.6   

Diversified Financial Services

  9.2   

Consumer Finance

  2.7   

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

  0.0(b)

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

United States

  51.9%

Canada

  9.1   

United Kingdom

  5.4   

Australia

  5.3   

Japan

  4.1   

Switzerland

  3.2   

China

  2.7   

Germany

  2.6   

Hong Kong

  2.2   

France

  2.1   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Healthcare ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Healthcare ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the healthcare sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    14.94      12.91      13.25       14.94      83.50      246.95

Fund Market

    15.07        12.96        13.27         15.07        83.93        247.77  

Index

    15.23        13.02        13.34               15.23        84.45        249.85  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $         1,050.20          $        2.04               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Healthcare ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global healthcare stocks advanced strongly during the reporting period. New variants of the coronavirus drove substantial demand for vaccines and treatments, to the benefit of manufacturers and distributors alike.

U.S. healthcare stocks, which comprised, on average, 70% of the index during the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return. Within the U.S. healthcare providers and services industry, managed healthcare companies showed notable revenue growth through higher premiums and an increase in insurance memberships, primarily through programs tied to government benefits. Surges in infection rates linked to new coronavirus variants led to a drop-off in preventive and elective medical procedures, reducing costs and offsetting the fiscal impact of increased COVID-19 care and testing. The healthcare services industry also benefited as pharmacies received a substantial boost in sales from serving as distribution sites for coronavirus vaccines and tests.

U.S. companies specializing in healthcare equipment also reported substantial increases in revenue, namely through the provision of products essential to the manufacturing of tests and vaccines. These companies accounted for a large portion of the market share for coronavirus-related bioprocessing activity. They also benefited from high growth across multiple business lines, while making select acquisitions to expand into new fields.

The U.S. pharmaceuticals industry also advanced, with additional contribution to the Index’s return from Swiss and U.K. drugmakers amid strong global demand for coronavirus vaccines and treatments. U.S. vaccines drove substantial annual sales in 2021, including one vaccine that set a record for the highest single-year sales of any pharmaceutical product. In addition, strong demand for antiviral medications targeted at the coronavirus bolstered revenues. Companies that produced antibody medications also gained, though concerns about efficacy against the Omicron strain impacted sales of some drugs. The Swiss pharmaceuticals industry also benefited from demand for antiviral treatments as well as strength in development of cell-based therapies to treat various diseases. In the U.K., although vaccines added to revenues, existing product strength, acquisition activity, and favorable late-stage trial results drove industry gains. On the downside, Japanese healthcare stocks detracted modestly from performance.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Pharmaceuticals

  40.1%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

  19.2   

Health Care Providers & Services

  16.6   

Biotechnology

  12.3   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

  11.2   

Health Care Technology

  0.6   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  71.2%

Switzerland

  8.9   

United Kingdom

  4.5   

Japan

  4.3   

Denmark

  3.2   

Germany

  2.1   

France

  1.9   

Australia

  1.8   

Netherlands

  0.7   

China

  0.3   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Industrials ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Industrials ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the industrials sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Industrials Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    1.54      9.36   9.87%       1.54      56.39      156.30

Fund Market

    1.57        9.39     9.86          1.57        56.66        156.05  

Index

    2.12        9.51     9.91                2.12        57.51        157.28  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

  Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$    1,000.00

       $        993.90          $        2.04               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.07          0.41

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Industrials ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global industrials stocks advanced modestly for the reporting period as a rebound in manufacturing activity and product demand encountered headwinds from rising costs for raw materials, supply-chain issues, and staffing shortages. U.S. industrials stocks, which comprised approximately 53% of the Index on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s performance. U.S. commercial and professional services companies grew steadily, recovering from a slowdown in demand from industrial and commercial customers who required fewer services amid pandemic-related closures. Companies such as waste haulers sustained profitability in part due to diversified revenue streams and limited competition, along with expanding business from residential customers.

U.S. transportation companies contributed meaningfully to the Index’s return. Railroad companies increased revenues through price increases and operational efficiencies, diminishing the impact of reduced carloads stemming from global supply-chain shortages. Firms specializing in air freight and logistics also raised prices to help make residential deliveries more profitable amid increased demand. The U.S. capital goods industry also contributed. Aerospace and defense companies benefited from increased demand for commercial airplane engine sales and maintenance amid an increase in air travel activity from pandemic-induced lows. The war in Ukraine further boosted defense stocks, as the U.S. sent weapons to aid Ukraine, and investors anticipated a rise in global defense budgets.

Companies in the U.K. industrials sector also contributed. The professional services industry benefited from growth across multiple business lines. A return to in-person events led to notable increases in revenue for exhibition-focused divisions.

On the downside, Japanese industrials sector stocks were the leading detractors from the Index’s performance. An acute global semiconductor shortage left companies in the machinery industry unable to meet demand. Electrical equipment makers also felt the impact of chip shortages, while increases in the costs of raw goods, such as copper, created additional headwinds.

German industrials sector stocks also weighed on performance. These conglomerates joined other major global firms in halting deliveries to and new business with Russian companies, which previously formed a small yet notable part of their annual sales.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Capital Goods

  67.3%

Transportation

  21.0   

Commercial & Professional Services

  11.7   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  52.7%

Japan

  14.4   

France

  6.8   

United Kingdom

  5.0   

Canada

  4.0   

Germany

  3.6   

Sweden

  3.4   

Switzerland

  2.7   

Denmark

  1.7   

Netherlands

  1.1   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022      iShares® Global Materials ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Materials ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the materials sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Materials Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    12.19      12.55   6.68%       12.19      80.63      90.86

Fund Market

    12.17        12.61     6.64          12.17        81.11        90.20  

Index

    12.74        12.77     6.86                12.74        82.34        94.07  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

  Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$        1,000.00

       $        1,128.20          $        2.12               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Materials ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global materials stocks advanced during the reporting period amid growing demand for commodities as governments stimulated spending to boost the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and manufacturing activity resumed. Some commodities prices surged late in the reporting period as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions imposed by Western countries disrupted trade flows.

U.S. stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the metals and mining sector, particularly copper mining and steel producing companies. Copper prices hit record highs late in the reporting period on concerns over tightening supply. The war in Ukraine added to supply constraints already pressured by weaker output from Chile, which is responsible for more than a quarter of the world’s copper production. Steel prices rallied late in the reporting period as the Russian war in Ukraine disrupted supply from both countries.

The U.S. chemicals industry, particularly fertilizer manufacturers, was another source of strength. Sanctions on Russia sent fertilizer prices to record highs, as Russia is the world’s largest supplier to the global market. Higher prices for natural gas, a key part of nitrogen-based fertilizer production, also raised fertilizer prices.

The U.K. metals and mining sector also contributed to the Index’s performance. U.K. mining companies posted record earnings from rising raw materials prices and used proceeds to reward shareholders with increased dividends and stock buybacks. Higher mining costs, driven by rising energy expenses and the tightening labor market, partly offset the gains from increased commodities prices. Higher energy costs also led some smelting operations to be discontinued.

Canadian metals and mining companies also advanced during the reporting period, including companies involved in fertilizer production and in extracting gold and copper. The war in Ukraine drove up prices for commodities including fertilizer and copper, which soared to record highs. Rising levels of inflation also added to the higher price for gold. On the downside, chemical companies in Germany and Japan detracted from the Index’s return as rising costs for energy and raw materials blunted the outlook for earnings.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Chemicals

  47.2%

Metals & Mining

  40.7   

Containers & Packaging

  5.2   

Construction Materials

  5.0   

Paper & Forest Products

  1.9   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

United States

  36.4%

Australia

  17.4   

Canada

  8.6   

Japan

  6.1   

United Kingdom

  4.5   

Switzerland

  4.0   

France

  3.4   

Brazil

  3.2   

Germany

  3.2   

Ireland

  2.1   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Tech ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the technology sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Information Technology Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    13.89      23.94   18.43%       13.89      192.49      442.84

Fund Market

    13.84        23.98     18.45          13.84        192.89        443.47  

Index

    14.39        24.17     18.60                14.39        195.16        450.55  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00

       $       1,025.50          $        2.02               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Tech ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global information technology stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period, driven primarily by large companies positioned to benefit from the increasing role that technology played in business and daily life during the pandemic. Increased time at home due to pandemic restrictions and a subsequent shift toward remote work drove strong demand for computing products for working and learning at home, as well as for home entertainment. Investor optimism grew that revenues from digital services would continue to rise as technology became more integrated into daily life. The pandemic accelerated ongoing trends of firms migrating to the cloud, bolstering demand for cloud and computing services and lifting sales of personal and commercial productivity software.

The U.S., which represented approximately 80% of the Index on average for the reporting period, was the largest contributor to the Index’s return, led by the technology hardware and equipment industry. Retail sales of computing devices increased, leading to record earnings despite ongoing supply chain challenges. Increased demand for digital services, including music and streaming video, drove rising subscription revenues, contributing to returns. New product releases, especially cell phones with enhanced features, further supplemented revenues. Strong sales of wearable technologies such as earbuds also contributed to sales growth.

U.S. software and services stocks also contributed solidly to the Index’s return. Growth in video game console sales and investor optimism about new products and services, along with industry consolidation, bolstered gains. Strength in sales of hardware, including personal computers and tablets, drove increased revenue. Volatility in the labor market increased traffic on a web-based career platform, leading to sharply higher advertising revenues.

On the downside, the South Korean technology hardware and equipment industry modestly detracted from the Index’s return. Despite rising chip prices, stocks declined due to reduced smartphone sales amid component shortages and investor concern that prices for memory chips would fall. Growth in demand for some types of consumer electronics slowed as economic reopening continued in many parts of the world.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Software

  27.8%

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

  25.2   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

  24.8   

IT Services

  15.1   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

  4.1   

Communications Equipment

  3.0   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

United States

  81.4%

Taiwan

  4.0   

Japan

  3.4   

South Korea

  3.2   

Netherlands

  3.0   

Germany

  1.3   

Canada

  1.1   

France

  0.9   

Sweden

  0.4   

Finland

  0.2   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Global Utilities ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Utilities ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the utilities sector, as represented by the S&P Global 1200 Utilities (Sector) Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.59      9.85   8.29%       11.59      59.99      121.70

Fund Market

    11.97        9.90     8.29          11.97        60.33        121.77  

Index(a)

    11.45        9.56     7.99          11.45        57.85        115.77  

S&P Global 1200 Utilities Index

    11.29        9.53     7.98          11.29        57.62        115.54  

S&P Global 1200 Utilities (Sector) Capped Index(b)

    11.45        N/A     N/A                11.45        N/A        N/A  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Index performance through May 2, 2021 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Utilities Index. Index performance beginning on May 3, 2021 reflects the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Utilities (Sector) Capped Index, which, effective as of May 3, 2021, replaced the S&P Global 1200 Utilities Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 
  (b) 

The inception date of the S&P Global 1200 Utilities (Sector) Capped Index was February 15, 2021. The cumulative total return for this index for the period February 15, 2021 through March 31, 2022 was 13.06%.

 

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 25 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$      1,000.00

       $       1,133.00          $        2.34               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.70          $        2.22          0.44

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Global Utilities ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global utilities stocks advanced alongside broader equity markets during the reporting period as coronavirus pandemic restrictions generally eased and global economies rebounded. Consequently, demand for electricity and heating sources increased, aiding earnings gains across much of the sector. Stocks in global utilities declined late in the reporting period, amid investors’ concerns that central banks worldwide, including the Fed, would raise interest rates to combat surging global inflation. Indeed, the Fed raised rates near the end of the reporting period for the first time since 2018 and signaled that it would do so again throughout 2022. Higher bond yields can dampen demand for utilities, as utilities, which have relatively high dividend yields, and bonds are both sought after by income-oriented investors.

U.S. equities, which accounted for about 61% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed substantially to the Index’s return, led by stocks of electric utilities. U.S. electricity prices reached a 13-year high as pandemic restrictions eased and severe weather led to energy disruptions. Prices for natural gas and coal, primary sources of power generation for U.S. electricity, also rose considerably in 2021 as economic growth recovered and demand increased. Electricity providers’ earnings rose despite rising input costs, as they were able to increase rates while benefiting from investments to improve services.

U.K. and Canadian equities also contributed to the Index’s return. A large U.K. multi-utilities company helped boost the Index’s return as energy prices rose. A Canadian electricity utilities company, which generates the majority of its revenue in the U.S., benefited from similar market conditions as U.S. utilities. Stock in another Canadian utilities company rose in the latter half of the reporting period after it announced its largest-ever capital spending plan, designed to substantially reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, energy providers across western and northern Europe detracted from the Index’s performance. In particular, in Italy, costs related to climate protection initiatives raised concerns about the electrical utilities credit profiles.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Electric Utilities

  59.5%

Multi-Utilities

  31.5   

Gas Utilities

  4.9   

Water Utilities

  3.1   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

  1.0   

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

United States

  64.0%

United Kingdom

  6.4   

Spain

  5.8   

Italy

  4.6   

Canada

  4.6   

Germany

  3.4   

France

  3.0   

Japan

  1.8   

Hong Kong

  1.8   

Denmark

  1.4   
 
  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Comm Services ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.1%            

SEEK Ltd.

    21,579     $ 475,225  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    703,893       2,079,623  
   

 

 

 
      2,554,848  
Canada — 3.0%            

BCE Inc.

    54,462       3,019,011  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    20,997       1,188,456  

Shaw Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    26,787       831,369  

TELUS Corp.

    82,108           2,145,060  
   

 

 

 
      7,183,896  
China — 8.4%            

Baidu Inc.(a)

    135,950       2,399,337  

NetEase Inc.

    120,100       2,166,936  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    339,800       15,662,858  
   

 

 

 
      20,229,131  
Finland — 0.2%            

Elisa OYJ

    9,082       547,705  
   

 

 

 
France — 1.3%            

Orange SA

    113,156       1,339,914  

Publicis Groupe SA

    14,123       857,176  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    5,652       248,365  

Vivendi SE

    48,160       629,186  
   

 

 

 
      3,074,641  
Germany — 1.6%            

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    203,803       3,795,652  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.1%            

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano

    606,182       222,546  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 7.5%            

Dentsu Group Inc.

    14,800       604,822  

KDDI Corp.

    99,400       3,258,990  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    28,000       669,864  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    7,000       3,533,333  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    132,400       3,846,735  

SoftBank Corp.

    166,400       1,940,740  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    75,400       3,371,106  

Z Holdings Corp.

    156,000       674,402  
   

 

 

 
      17,899,992  
Mexico — 0.7%            

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, NVS

    1,353,380       1,437,073  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO

    150,109       352,896  
   

 

 

 
      1,789,969  
Netherlands — 1.2%            

Koninklijke KPN NV

    207,812       721,103  

Universal Music Group NV

    79,312       2,117,164  
   

 

 

 
      2,838,267  
Norway — 0.2%            

Telenor ASA

    38,803       556,805  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 1.7%            

Kakao Corp.

    18,704       1,625,724  

NAVER Corp.

    8,846       2,458,559  
   

 

 

 
      4,084,283  
Spain — 1.3%            

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    34,189       1,645,325  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Telefonica SA

    328,935     $ 1,594,103  
   

 

 

 
      3,239,428  
Sweden — 0.6%            

Embracer Group AB(a)

    40,256       336,023  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    29,940       452,567  

Telia Co. AB

    150,318       602,731  
   

 

 

 
          1,391,321  
Switzerland — 0.4%            

Swisscom AG, Registered

    1,521       913,826  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.4%            

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    228,120       1,010,314  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 3.0%            

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    57,657       475,975  

BT Group PLC

    525,565       1,253,108  

Informa PLC(a)

    90,743       710,972  

ITV PLC(a)

    223,163       238,834  

Pearson PLC

    45,106       442,266  

Rightmove PLC

    52,461       433,571  

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,605,681       2,632,970  

WPP PLC

    73,917       967,432  
   

 

 

 
      7,155,128  
United States — 67.1%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    46,677       3,739,294  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    10,112       28,125,011  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    9,339       26,083,734  

AT&T Inc.

    428,409       10,123,305  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    7,141       3,895,558  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    225,435       10,554,867  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)

    10,476       261,062  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    18,162       453,505  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    14,973       473,895  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    16,849       2,131,567  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    18,921       746,433  

Fox Corp., Class B

    8,922       323,690  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    23,583       836,017  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    8,093       952,061  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    55,004       619,895  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    16,961       1,844,339  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    129,705       28,841,204  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    26,635       9,977,205  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    23,579       522,275  

News Corp., Class B

    7,242       163,090  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    12,522       1,062,867  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    36,350       1,374,394  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    6,915       1,063,112  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    35,273       4,527,290  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    47,908       1,853,561  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    195,876       9,977,923  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    77,793       10,670,088  
   

 

 

 
      161,197,242  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $247,803,338)

      239,684,994  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Comm Services ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   

Italy — 0.0%

   

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, Preference Shares, NVS

    351,856     $ 119,339  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
(Cost: $320,628)

      119,339  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    330,000       330,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $330,000)

      330,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $248,453,966)

      240,134,333  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      135,614  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  240,269,947  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

   $ 2,744,057      $     $ (2,743,129 )(b)    $
 
 
 
(928) 
  $
 
 
 
 
   $             $ 3,656 (c)    $
 
 
 
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     173,000        157,000 (b)                         330,000        330,000        59          
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ (928   $      $ 330,000         $ 3,715     $    
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Mini-TOPIX Index

     5        06/09/22      $ 79      $ 99  

E-Mini S&P Communication Services Select Sector Index

     3        06/17/22        270        (6,119

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     1        06/17/22        42        (795
           

 

 

 
            $ (6,815
           

 

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Comm Services ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 99  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 6,914  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 44,873  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (4,234
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $647,967       

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 171,511,021      $ 68,173,973      $      $ 239,684,994  

Preferred Stocks

            119,339               119,339  

Money Market Funds

     330,000                      330,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 171,841,021      $ 68,293,312      $      $ 240,134,333  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $      $ 99      $      $ 99  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (6,119      (795             (6,914
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (6,119    $ (696    $      $ (6,815
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.2%            

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    40,663     $ 1,103,676  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    135,730       540,762  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    69,778           2,618,389  
   

 

 

 
      4,262,827  
Brazil — 0.2%            

Lojas Renner SA

    58,701       339,059  

Magazine Luiza SA

    170,740       244,578  
   

 

 

 
      583,637  
Canada — 1.2%            

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    3,421       516,536  

Dollarama Inc.

    17,013       964,861  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    11,860       444,839  

Magna International Inc.

    17,213       1,105,080  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    19,268       1,125,733  
   

 

 

 
      4,157,049  
Chile — 0.0%            

Falabella SA

    45,857       146,576  
   

 

 

 
China — 6.7%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    904,800       12,347,544  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    69,400       860,907  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    49,000       1,362,949  

JDcom Inc., Class A(a)

    128,250       3,644,207  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    143,500       1,218,509  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    247,100       4,681,047  
   

 

 

 
      24,115,163  
Denmark — 0.2%            

Pandora A/S

    6,093       580,446  
   

 

 

 
France — 6.6%            

Accor SA(a)

    10,249       330,215  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    10,955       1,484,572  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    18,486       3,380,914  

Hermes International

    2,134       3,020,348  

Kering SA

    4,510       2,847,286  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    16,413       11,715,578  

Renault SA(a)

    12,701       332,004  

Sodexo SA

    4,926       400,858  

Valeo

    14,101       260,459  
   

 

 

 
      23,772,234  
Germany — 2.9%            

adidas AG

    10,979       2,558,391  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    19,569       1,691,105  

Continental AG(a)

    6,557       470,046  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)

    11,685       509,277  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    51,281       3,599,387  

Puma SE

    6,232       529,981  

Volkswagen AG

    1,818       449,081  

Zalando SE(a)(b)

    12,005       607,863  
   

 

 

 
      10,415,131  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    9,398       1,083,068  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.7%            

Ferrari NV

    7,849       1,709,979  

Moncler SpA

    13,073       725,314  
   

 

 

 
      2,435,293  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan — 12.2%            

Aisin Corp.

    11,300     $ 386,207  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    13,600       1,031,281  

Bridgestone Corp.

    36,900       1,432,302  

Denso Corp.

    32,100       2,047,983  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    4,000       2,050,628  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    105,643       2,994,539  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    38,600       498,636  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    8,100       327,803  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(a)

    146,200       649,614  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,400       679,389  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    14,000       2,679,674  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    32,600       521,617  

Panasonic Corp.

    142,600       1,384,942  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    56,200       441,885  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    40,000       773,727  

Shimano Inc.

    5,100       1,167,943  

Sony Group Corp.

    77,300       7,952,286  

Subaru Corp.

    37,688       598,598  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    48,800       580,099  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    30,200       1,034,960  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    790,700       14,262,643  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    19,413       435,117  
   

 

 

 
          43,931,873  
Netherlands — 1.5%            

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)

    9,176       307,744  

Prosus NV

    53,591       2,890,045  

Stellantis NV

    137,088       2,219,382  
   

 

 

 
      5,417,171  
South Korea — 0.6%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    8,814       1,300,426  

Kia Corp.

    16,521       1,000,646  
   

 

 

 
      2,301,072  
Spain — 0.4%            

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    68,728       1,498,612  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.6%            

Electrolux AB, Class B

    15,508       234,675  

Evolution AB(b)

    11,132       1,132,506  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    45,215       607,131  
   

 

 

 
      1,974,312  
Switzerland — 1.3%            

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    32,050       4,062,490  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    1,778       504,105  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    3,171       172,554  
   

 

 

 
      4,739,149  
United Kingdom — 2.7%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    16,543       1,980,363  

Barratt Developments PLC

    62,448       425,134  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    7,005       341,679  

Burberry Group PLC

    24,907       543,712  

Compass Group PLC

    109,442       2,355,201  

Entain PLC(a)

    35,696       764,645  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    11,471       775,836  

Kingfisher PLC

    129,306       431,578  

Next PLC

    8,143       640,452  

Persimmon PLC

    19,517       547,283  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    224,204       381,800  

Whitbread PLC(a)

    12,368       460,505  
   

 

 

 
      9,648,188  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

United States — 59.4%

   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    3,855     $ 797,831  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    11,945           38,940,103  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    1,268       2,592,527  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    16,008       765,182  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    13,283       1,207,425  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,515       5,906,352  

BorgWarner Inc.

    14,647       569,768  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    13,187       1,020,146  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    9,890       954,187  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    49,588       1,002,669  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    1,723       2,725,838  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    7,912       1,051,900  

Dollar General Corp.

    14,265       3,175,817  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)(c)

    13,755       2,202,863  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    2,226       906,004  

DR Horton Inc.

    19,743       1,471,051  

eBay Inc.

    38,278       2,191,798  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    7,774       966,153  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    9,232       1,806,425  

Ford Motor Co.

    241,718       4,087,451  

Garmin Ltd.

    9,221       1,093,703  

General Motors Co.(a)

    89,292       3,905,632  

Genuine Parts Co.

    8,695       1,095,744  

Hasbro Inc.

    7,857       643,645  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    17,061       2,588,836  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    47,205       14,129,873  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    20,868       811,139  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    16,062       1,303,753  

LKQ Corp.

    16,412       745,269  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    41,323       8,355,097  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    16,740       2,942,055  

McDonald’s Corp.

    45,844       11,336,304  

MGM Resorts International

    23,108       969,150  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    3,358       417,064  

Newell Brands Inc.

    23,256       497,911  

Nike Inc., Class B

    78,297       10,535,644  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

    25,619       560,544  

NVR Inc.(a)

    201       897,921  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    4,122       2,823,405  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)

    10,228       433,872  

Pool Corp.

    2,472       1,045,285  

PulteGroup Inc.

    15,544       651,294  

PVH Corp.

    4,332       331,875  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    2,952       334,875  

Ross Stores Inc.

    21,872       1,978,541  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    13,640       1,142,759  

Starbucks Corp.

    70,689       6,430,578  

Tapestry Inc.

    16,196       601,681  

Target Corp.

    29,443       6,248,394  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    38,737       41,742,991  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    73,184       4,433,487  

Tractor Supply Co.

    6,934       1,618,188  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    3,324       1,323,683  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

United States (continued)

   

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    11,497     $ 195,679  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    12,821       199,495  

VF Corp.

    19,735       1,122,132  

Whirlpool Corp.

    3,619       625,291  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    6,505       518,709  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    17,730       2,101,537  
   

 

 

 
          213,074,525  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $374,753,665)

      354,136,326  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.8%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    3,507       271,645  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,325       897,008  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    11,240       1,931,609  
   

 

 

 
      3,100,262  
South Korea — 0.1%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    1,402       99,173  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,287       162,534  
   

 

 

 
      261,707  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $4,070,031)

      3,361,969  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.7%

   

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

    2,229,314       2,228,868  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    370,000       370,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,598,868  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.7%
(Cost: $2,598,868)

 

    2,598,868  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.3%
(Cost: $381,422,564)

 

    360,097,163  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)%

      (1,232,200
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 358,864,963  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 796,179     $ 1,434,505 (a)    $     $ (1,816   $     $ 2,228,868       2,229,314     $ 4,066 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    270,000       100,000 (a)                        370,000       370,000       94        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (1,816   $     $ 2,598,868       $ 4,160     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

TOPIX Index

    1       06/09/22     $ 158     $ 13,557  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    8       06/17/22       336       6,660  

S&P Consumer Discretionary Select Sector E-Mini Index

    4       06/17/22       749       53,541  
       

 

 

 
        $ 73,758  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 73,758  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,938  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 54,406  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 963,945  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 219,942,150      $ 134,194,176      $      $ 354,136,326  

Preferred Stocks

            3,361,969               3,361,969  

Money Market Funds

     2,598,868                      2,598,868  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 222,541,018      $ 137,556,145      $      $ 360,097,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 53,541      $ 20,217      $      $ 73,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Staples ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.7%

   

Coles Group Ltd.

    364,025     $ 4,865,355  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    350,171       1,904,857  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    197,650       1,707,308  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    330,415       9,173,911  
   

 

 

 
      17,651,431  
Belgium — 1.4%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    236,800       14,157,816  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.6%            

Ambev SA, ADR

    1,201,832       3,881,917  

BRF SA, ADR(a)(b)

    206,228       818,725  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    233,100       1,275,403  
   

 

 

 
      5,976,045  
Canada — 2.1%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    226,628       10,209,726  

George Weston Ltd.

    19,039       2,344,562  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    44,704       4,011,434  

Metro Inc.

    66,041       3,801,392  

Saputo Inc.

    65,760       1,557,536  
   

 

 

 
          21,924,650  
Chile — 0.1%            

Cencosud SA

    377,157       743,001  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.3%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    27,501       3,376,061  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.2%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    73,901       2,040,413  
   

 

 

 
France — 5.1%            

Carrefour SA

    169,223       3,682,639  

Danone SA

    187,478       10,356,839  

L’Oreal SA

    64,372       25,713,078  

Pernod Ricard SA

    54,973       12,078,171  
   

 

 

 
      51,830,727  
Germany — 0.7%            

Beiersdorf AG

    27,007       2,837,191  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    47,640       2,138,260  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    27,078       1,787,272  
   

 

 

 
      6,762,723  
Ireland — 0.4%            

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    41,944       4,691,095  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 5.7%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    237,717       5,068,719  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    149,600       4,246,061  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    138,198       5,033,236  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    299,900       5,121,567  

Kao Corp.

    129,300       5,279,399  

Kikkoman Corp.

    52,700       3,490,654  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    226,596       3,384,586  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    40,100       2,174,700  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,000       1,612,649  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    218,637       10,424,000  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    109,000       5,505,422  

Unicharm Corp.

    121,700       4,372,179  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    44,020       2,348,197  
   

 

 

 
      58,061,369  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mexico — 1.0%            

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    502,012     $ 4,173,590  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    1,380,481       5,685,722  
   

 

 

 
      9,859,312  
Netherlands — 1.7%            

Heineken Holding NV

    27,331       2,140,104  

Heineken NV

    64,381       6,156,741  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    285,091       9,170,093  
   

 

 

 
      17,466,938  
Norway — 0.5%            

Mowi ASA

    122,803       3,307,810  

Orkla ASA

    204,342       1,815,474  
   

 

 

 
      5,123,284  
Sweden — 0.7%            

Essity AB, Class B

    164,257       3,876,303  

Swedish Match AB

    434,123       3,264,619  
   

 

 

 
      7,140,922  
Switzerland — 9.7%            

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    290       3,451,554  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    30       3,628,752  

Nestle SA, Registered

    711,995       92,572,638  
   

 

 

 
          99,652,944  
United Kingdom — 12.4%            

Associated British Foods PLC

    96,595       2,098,345  

British American Tobacco PLC

    622,855       26,158,157  

Diageo PLC

    636,616       32,292,049  

Imperial Brands PLC

    258,828       5,452,139  

J Sainsbury PLC

    474,547       1,570,647  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    533,680       1,077,157  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    176,198       2,690,476  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    201,489       15,370,771  

Tesco PLC

    2,085,580       7,550,431  

Unilever PLC

    717,936       32,596,269  
   

 

 

 
      126,856,441  
United States — 54.8%            

Altria Group Inc.

    498,038       26,022,485  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    153,093       13,818,174  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    49,820       3,338,936  

Campbell Soup Co.

    55,223       2,461,289  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    66,163       6,575,279  

Clorox Co. (The)

    33,548       4,664,178  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    747,991       46,375,442  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    229,782       17,424,369  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    130,777       4,390,184  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    44,802       10,318,797  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    83,540       48,106,509  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    63,362       17,254,740  

General Mills Inc.

    164,454       11,136,825  

Hershey Co. (The)

    39,636       8,586,347  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    76,914       3,964,148  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    29,542       4,000,282  

Kellogg Co.

    69,749       4,498,113  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    91,822       11,308,798  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    193,548       7,623,856  

Kroger Co. (The)

    182,926       10,494,465  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    39,828       2,386,095  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    68,084       6,794,783  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    51,361       2,741,650  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Staples ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    379,329     $ 23,814,275  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    102,425       8,183,757  

PepsiCo Inc.

    280,015       46,868,911  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    423,086       39,744,699  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    606,287       92,640,654  

Sysco Corp.

    138,353       11,296,522  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    79,977       7,168,338  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    195,348       8,745,730  

Walmart Inc.

    316,123       47,077,037  
   

 

 

 
      559,825,667  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $966,983,989)

          1,013,140,839  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.3%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    48,570       3,250,872  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $4,961,042)

 

    3,250,872  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

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

    404,240       404,159  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,390,000     $ 1,390,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,794,159  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,794,140)

 

    1,794,159  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
(Cost: $973,739,171)

 

    1,018,185,870  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      3,589,053  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   1,021,774,923  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,545,992     $     $ (1,141,239 )(a)    $ (613   $ 19     $ 404,159       404,240     $ 5,675 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    847,000       543,000 (a)                        1,390,000       1,390,000       215        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (613   $ 19     $ 1,794,159       $ 5,890     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Value/

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Consumer Staples Index

    53       06/17/22     $ 4,037     $ 197,145  

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    9       06/17/22       378       7,295  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Consumer Staples ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

FTSE 100 Index

    7       06/17/22     $ 685     $ 21,035  
       

 

 

 
        $ 225,475  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 225,475  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 369,612  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 137,452  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 3,800,467  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 603,019,770      $ 410,121,069      $      $ 1,013,140,839  

Preferred Stocks

            3,250,872               3,250,872  

Money Market Funds

     1,794,159                      1,794,159  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   604,813,929      $   413,371,941      $      $ 1,018,185,870  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 197,145      $ 28,330      $      $ 225,475  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Energy ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.8%            

Ampol Ltd.

    215,670     $ 4,899,554  

Santos Ltd.

    2,754,818       15,971,893  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    876,301       21,058,753  
   

 

 

 
      41,930,200  
Austria — 0.3%            

OMV AG

    130,263       6,224,285  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 1.1%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

    1,689,347       25,002,336  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 13.2%            

Cameco Corp.

    359,401       10,467,376  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    1,058,171       65,522,551  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    1,144,956       19,086,416  

Enbridge Inc.

    1,835,701       84,505,534  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    198,230       9,593,181  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    497,093       18,676,526  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    1,305,769       42,510,737  

TC Energy Corp.

    887,879       50,077,469  
   

 

 

 
          300,439,790  
Chile — 0.1%            

Empresas COPEC SA

    299,637       2,475,395  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.2%            

Ecopetrol SA, ADR

    225,456       4,193,482  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.8%            

Neste OYJ

    389,300       17,749,412  
   

 

 

 
France — 4.9%            

TotalEnergies SE

    2,222,563       112,460,618  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.5%            

Eni SpA

    2,287,467       33,358,620  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 1.0%            

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    2,925,620       10,938,083  

Inpex Corp.

    929,200       10,924,919  
   

 

 

 
      21,863,002  
Norway — 1.6%            

Equinor ASA

    974,178       36,372,521  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    413,030       5,221,803  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%            

Repsol SA

    1,272,385       16,667,215  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 12.1%            

BP PLC

    17,813,943       87,330,672  

Shell PLC

    6,930,873       189,966,137  
   

 

 

 
      277,296,809  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States — 58.9%            

APA Corp.

    328,312     $ 13,569,135  

Baker Hughes Co.

    820,950       29,890,790  

Chevron Corp.

    1,746,471       284,377,873  

ConocoPhillips

    1,179,824       117,982,400  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    735,268       19,830,178  

Devon Energy Corp.

    570,527       33,735,262  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    154,734       21,210,937  

EOG Resources Inc.

    530,397       63,239,234  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,835,584       316,780,883  

Halliburton Co.

    814,581       30,848,182  

Hess Corp.

    250,181       26,779,374  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    1,768,339       33,439,290  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    705,312       17,710,384  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    524,675       44,859,712  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    803,373       45,583,384  

ONEOK Inc.

    404,607       28,577,392  

Phillips 66

    424,213       36,647,761  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    205,519       51,385,916  

Schlumberger NV

    1,270,193       52,471,673  

Valero Energy Corp.

    370,433       37,613,767  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    1,100,852       36,779,465  
   

 

 

 
          1,343,312,992  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $2,001,702,107)

      2,244,568,480  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 1.3%            

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    2,084,109       29,135,844  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
(Cost: $31,660,992)

      29,135,844  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(a)(b)

    3,430,000       3,430,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1% (Cost: $3,430,000)

      3,430,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8% (Cost: $2,036,793,099)

      2,277,134,324  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      3,708,395  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   2,280,842,719  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Energy ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $     $     $ (21 )(b)    $ 21     $     $           $ 133 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,400,000       2,030,000 (b)                        3,430,000       3,430,000       752        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 21     $     $ 3,430,000       $ 885     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index

    73       06/17/22     $ 5,819     $ 39,501  

FTSE 100 Index

    10       06/17/22       978       25,885  
       

 

 

 
        $ 65,386  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 65,386  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 3,276,267  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 203,096  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,127,284  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Energy ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,675,423,995      $ 569,144,485      $      $ 2,244,568,480  

Preferred Stocks

     29,135,844                      29,135,844  

Money Market Funds

     3,430,000                      3,430,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,707,989,839      $ 569,144,485      $      $ 2,277,134,324  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 39,501      $ 25,885      $                 —      $ 65,386  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 5.3%            

ASX Ltd.

    27,785     $ 1,690,166  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    398,907       8,174,004  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    240,328       18,926,400  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    341,522       1,117,728  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    49,997       7,561,249  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    392,748       902,349  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    457,514       11,014,594  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    212,911       1,825,779  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    180,472       1,496,058  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    494,734       8,938,146  
   

 

 

 
      61,646,473  
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    48,774       1,778,616  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.5%            

Ageas SA/NV

    25,576       1,292,950  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    14,796       1,531,034  

KBC Group NV

    47,921       3,438,291  
   

 

 

 
      6,262,275  
Brazil — 0.4%            

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    857,325       2,828,909  

Banco do Brasil SA

    198,180       1,444,397  
   

 

 

 
      4,273,306  
Canada — 9.1%            

Bank of Montreal

    94,012       11,062,757  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    169,975       12,182,346  

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    206,518       11,675,953  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    63,740       7,737,108  

Intact Financial Corp.

    24,853       3,672,236  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    273,334       5,828,968  

National Bank of Canada

    48,002       3,679,584  

Power Corp. of Canada

    79,550       2,462,572  

Royal Bank of Canada

    200,399       22,063,687  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    81,505       4,550,693  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    256,931       20,385,542  
   

 

 

 
          105,301,446  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    6,028,341       645,695  

Banco Santander Chile, ADR

    20,766       469,104  
   

 

 

 
      1,114,799  
China — 2.7%            

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    10,887,000       4,344,517  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    14,538,720       10,890,439  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    538,500       4,191,911  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    9,362,000       5,739,395  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    837,500       5,855,016  
   

 

 

 
      31,021,278  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA, ADR

    15,816       674,710  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.2%            

Danske Bank A/S

    95,641       1,590,996  

Tryg A/S

    51,187       1,244,595  
   

 

 

 
      2,835,591  
Finland — 0.7%            

Nordea Bank Abp

    485,304       4,994,745  
Security   Shares      Value  
Finland (continued)             

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    71,711      $ 3,504,098  
    

 

 

 
       8,498,843  
France — 2.0%             

AXA SA

    290,263        8,497,253  

BNP Paribas SA

    160,288        9,159,598  

Credit Agricole SA

    195,665        2,337,912  

SCOR SE

    22,511        723,851  

Societe Generale SA

    109,177        2,926,744  
    

 

 

 
       23,645,358  
Germany — 2.6%             

Allianz SE, Registered

    57,658        13,769,197  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    137,903        1,047,912  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(a)

    293,452        3,695,788  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    26,751        4,815,467  

Hannover Rueck SE

    8,707        1,479,130  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    19,504        5,214,193  
    

 

 

 
       30,021,687  
Hong Kong — 2.2%             

AIA Group Ltd.

    1,709,800        17,853,522  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    170,800        8,005,962  
    

 

 

 
       25,859,484  
Italy — 1.3%             

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    171,696        3,927,057  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    89,181        1,352,883  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,428,714        5,558,754  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    103,083        1,041,704  

UniCredit SpA

    313,608        3,383,121  
    

 

 

 
       15,263,519  
Japan — 4.1%             

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    160,000        3,251,326  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    219,400        1,241,082  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    74,600        1,385,166  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    1,782,600        11,018,496  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    359,710        4,588,230  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    67,100        2,178,597  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    430,300        1,809,741  

ORIX Corp.

    168,300        3,354,648  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    328,500        1,399,193  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    50,100        2,201,415  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    195,700        6,181,841  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    52,627        1,712,726  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    81,700        1,109,321  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    99,300        5,778,585  
    

 

 

 
           47,210,367  
Malta — 0.0%             

BGP Holdings PLC, NVS(b)

    608,993        7  
    

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.2%             

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    340,137        2,557,440  
    

 

 

 
Netherlands — 1.1%             

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    59,599        761,069  

Aegon NV

    196,946        1,044,036  

Euronext NV(c)

    14,314        1,300,393  

EXOR NV

    15,299        1,163,024  

ING Groep NV

    549,265        5,734,834  

NN Group NV

    44,977        2,279,378  
    

 

 

 
       12,282,734  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway — 0.2%            

DNB Bank ASA

    127,100     $ 2,873,596  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.1%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    9,044       1,554,392  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.5%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    254,700       6,673,701  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    575,000       5,216,313  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    220,700       5,163,939  
   

 

 

 
      17,053,953  
South Korea — 0.4%            

KB Financial Group Inc., ADR

    53,730       2,623,636  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., ADR(a)(d)

    71,606       2,393,788  
   

 

 

 
      5,017,424  
Spain — 1.4%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    947,235       5,408,640  

Banco Santander SA

    2,436,781       8,284,875  

CaixaBank SA

    610,597       2,071,072  
   

 

 

 
      15,764,587  
Sweden — 1.4%            

EQT AB

    39,713       1,548,739  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    26,906       763,077  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    24,832       692,164  

Investor AB, Class B

    256,436       5,571,901  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    34,174       891,124  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    225,625       2,439,198  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    215,595       1,982,490  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    131,008       1,956,687  
   

 

 

 
      15,845,380  
Switzerland — 3.2%            

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    6,645       1,186,774  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    356,250       2,804,440  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    30,978       1,793,455  

Partners Group Holding AG

    3,230       3,999,391  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    4,446       2,849,021  

Swiss Re AG

    40,186       3,825,463  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    522,740       10,215,021  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    21,167       10,454,374  
   

 

 

 
          37,127,939  
Taiwan — 0.7%            

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,261,000       2,814,725  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,872,000       2,926,871  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,130,000       3,000,396  
   

 

 

 
      8,741,992  
United Kingdom — 5.4%            

3i Group PLC

    136,958       2,476,524  

abrdn plc

    298,802       836,674  

Admiral Group PLC

    38,770       1,300,143  

Aviva PLC

    530,675       3,139,956  

Barclays PLC

    2,222,963       4,309,159  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    185,350       667,885  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    51,256       675,595  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    2,907,108       19,857,184  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    41,790       970,241  

Legal & General Group PLC

    840,181       2,978,768  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    9,925,396       6,044,228  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    46,100       4,807,333  

M&G PLC

    371,184       1,069,504  

NatWest Group PLC

    714,176       2,017,073  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    120,718     $ 967,179  

Prudential PLC

    386,969       5,712,926  

Schroders PLC

    17,856       751,906  

St. James’s Place PLC

    76,737       1,446,752  

Standard Chartered PLC

    361,546       2,399,944  
   

 

 

 
          62,428,974  
United States — 51.6%            

Aflac Inc.

    84,153       5,418,612  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    39,620       5,487,766  

American Express Co.

    86,736       16,219,632  

American International Group Inc.

    117,384       7,368,194  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    15,800       4,745,688  

Aon PLC, Class A

    30,340       9,879,614  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    29,346       5,123,812  

Assurant Inc.

    7,585       1,379,181  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,003,214       41,352,481  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    104,425       5,182,613  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    258,180       91,114,304  

BlackRock Inc.(e)

    20,118       15,373,572  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    33,162       2,396,618  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    58,414       7,669,174  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    14,949       1,710,465  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    211,840       17,860,230  

Chubb Ltd.

    60,904       13,027,366  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    21,138       2,873,922  

Citigroup Inc.

    279,358       14,917,717  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    60,255       2,731,359  

CME Group Inc.

    50,522       12,017,163  

Comerica Inc.

    18,568       1,679,104  

Discover Financial Services

    40,651       4,479,334  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    5,571       1,678,988  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    5,311       2,305,771  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    96,365       4,147,550  

First Republic Bank/CA

    25,355       4,110,045  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    39,716       1,108,871  

Globe Life Inc.

    13,140       1,321,884  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    47,893       15,809,479  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    47,618       3,419,449  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    204,439       2,988,898  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    79,091       10,449,503  

Invesco Ltd.

    48,249       1,112,622  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    417,077       56,855,937  

KeyCorp.

    131,633       2,945,947  

Lincoln National Corp.

    24,022       1,570,078  

Loews Corp.

    28,259       1,831,748  

M&T Bank Corp.

    18,207       3,086,086  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    5,331       1,813,606  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    70,955       12,092,151  

MetLife Inc.

    99,029       6,959,758  

Moody’s Corp.

    22,902       7,727,364  

Morgan Stanley

    200,066       17,485,768  

MSCI Inc.

    11,478       5,772,057  

Nasdaq Inc.

    16,658       2,968,456  

Northern Trust Corp.

    29,200       3,400,340  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    60,447       1,208,335  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    58,993       10,881,259  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    34,817       2,555,916  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    82,725       9,429,823  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    53,481       6,319,850  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    26,219       2,881,730  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Regions Financial Corp.

    130,817     $ 2,911,986  

S&P Global Inc.

    49,966       20,495,054  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    8,615       2,528,416  

State Street Corp.

    51,709       4,504,888  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    8,322       4,655,743  

Synchrony Financial

    73,584       2,561,459  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    31,666       4,787,582  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    34,058       6,223,418  

Truist Financial Corp.

    188,934       10,712,558  

U.S. Bancorp.

    190,891       10,145,857  

W R Berkley Corp.

    29,569       1,969,000  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    548,392           26,575,076  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    17,197       4,062,275  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    20,761       1,361,091  
   

 

 

 
      599,741,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $1,190,142,911)

          1,146,397,763  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.7%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    692,938       3,215,232  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    687,913       3,927,983  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    665,281       1,502,142  
   

 

 

 
      8,645,357  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $9,576,332)

      8,645,357  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

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

    20,645     $ 20,641  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(e)(f)

    2,000,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,020,641  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $2,020,641)

      2,020,641  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,201,739,884)

      1,157,063,761  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      5,081,560  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   1,162,145,321  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,798,588     $     $ (1,775,681 )(a)    $ (2,266   $     $ 20,641       20,645     $ 14,376 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    540,000       1,460,000 (a)                        2,000,000       2,000,000       301        

BlackRock Inc.

    6,674,808       51,673,667       (38,702,640     (382,516     (3,889,747     15,373,572       20,118       811,100        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (384,782   $ (3,889,747   $ 17,394,213       $ 825,777     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Financials ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

 

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

    41       06/17/22     $  4,837   $ (79,800

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    23       06/17/22     966     (7,894

FTSE 100 Index

    10       06/17/22     978     12,469  
       

 

 

 
        $ (75,225
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

   
    

Equity

Contracts

     

 

   

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Futures contracts

    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 12,469    
  

 

 

   

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Futures contracts

    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 87,694    
  

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

   
    

Equity

Contracts

     

 

   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

    

Futures contracts

   $ 21,910    
  

 

 

   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

    

Futures contracts

   $ (52,415  
  

 

 

   

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

   

Futures contracts:

    

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 8,037,007    

 

   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Financials ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

        

Assets

        

Common Stocks

  $ 719,589,415     $ 426,808,341     $ 7      $ 1,146,397,763  

Preferred Stocks

    8,645,357                    8,645,357  

Money Market Funds

    2,020,641                    2,020,641  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 730,255,413     $ 426,808,341     $ 7      $ 1,157,063,761  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

        

Assets

        

Futures Contracts

  $     $ 12,469     $      $ 12,469  

Liabilities

        

Futures Contracts

    (79,800 )       (7,894 )       —          (87,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (79,800   $ 4,575     $                 —      $ (75,225
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.8%            

Cochlear Ltd.

    31,468     $ 5,253,931  

CSL Ltd.

    228,635           45,645,283  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    88,823       4,301,745  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    228,085       6,021,954  
   

 

 

 
      61,222,913  
Belgium — 0.2%            

UCB SA

    60,571       7,244,105  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.1%            

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(a)

    353,408       3,704,027  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 0.1%            

Bausch Health Cos Inc.(b)

    136,672       3,122,307  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.3%            

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., New(a)(b)

    1,549,000       12,299,983  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 3.2%            

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    57,017       8,634,567  

Genmab A/S(b)

    31,201       11,268,337  

GN Store Nord AS

    65,754       3,223,022  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    786,471       87,232,277  
   

 

 

 
      110,358,203  
France — 1.9%            

Eurofins Scientific SE

    60,728       6,007,379  

Sanofi

    548,878       56,117,061  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    11,396       4,665,686  
   

 

 

 
      66,790,126  
Germany — 1.9%            

Bayer AG, Registered

    468,141       32,020,407  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    95,605       6,406,567  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    196,463       7,213,423  

Merck KGaA

    61,529       12,849,376  

Siemens Healthineers AG(a)

    133,803       8,291,870  
   

 

 

 
      66,781,643  
Ireland — 0.3%            

STERIS PLC

    47,820       11,561,441  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 4.3%            

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    885,775       13,840,130  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    303,200       10,117,301  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    873,500       19,074,603  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    142,300       6,592,555  

Hoya Corp.

    176,800       20,147,748  

M3 Inc.

    205,000       7,403,775  

Olympus Corp.

    620,400       11,758,184  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    236,100       5,917,939  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    267,100       9,227,711  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    135,200       8,307,141  

Sysmex Corp.

    80,600       5,837,657  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    752,892       21,451,555  

Terumo Corp.

    361,200       10,929,368  
   

 

 

 
      150,605,667  
Netherlands — 0.7%            

Argenx SE(b)(c)

    24,230       7,580,869  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    421,170       12,843,027  

QIAGEN NV(b)

    110,607       5,427,472  
   

 

 

 
      25,851,368  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea — 0.2%            

Celltrion Inc.

    48,792     $ 6,868,840  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.1%            

Grifols SA

    141,624       2,570,568  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.1%            

Getinge AB, Class B

    103,831       4,136,520  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 8.8%            

Alcon Inc.

    237,933       18,850,462  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    35,574       25,777,038  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,161,317       101,953,763  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    12,972       5,673,316  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    335,151       132,606,415  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    25,209       10,530,758  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered

    5,437       8,681,184  

Vifor Pharma AG (b)

    22,437       4,000,320  
   

 

 

 
          308,073,256  
United Kingdom — 4.5%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    739,127       98,017,775  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    2,387,671       51,661,901  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    421,283       6,700,450  
   

 

 

 
      156,380,126  
United States — 70.9%            

Abbott Laboratories

    843,544       99,841,868  

AbbVie Inc.

    843,351       136,715,630  

ABIOMED Inc.(b)

    21,874       7,245,544  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    143,712       19,017,409  

Align Technology Inc.(b)

    34,915       15,222,940  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    71,832       11,113,129  

Amgen Inc.

    268,825       65,007,261  

Anthem Inc.

    115,658       56,813,523  

Baxter International Inc.

    238,911       18,525,159  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    135,705       36,097,530  

Biogen Inc.(b)

    70,254       14,795,492  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(b)

    10,365       5,837,879  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    18,742       8,116,036  

Boston Scientific Corp.(b)

    679,306       30,086,463  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,040,007       75,951,711  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    133,858       7,589,748  

Catalent Inc.(b)

    85,352       9,465,537  

Centene Corp.(b)

    278,615       23,456,597  

Cerner Corp.

    140,248       13,121,603  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(b)

    23,963       6,804,773  

Cigna Corp.

    153,885       36,872,385  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    23,426       9,782,463  

CVS Health Corp.

    626,380       63,395,920  

Danaher Corp.

    303,579       89,048,828  

DaVita Inc.(b)

    29,368       3,321,814  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    104,657       5,151,217  

Dexcom Inc.(b)

    46,247       23,659,965  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)

    297,520       35,024,054  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    378,756       108,464,356  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    598,392       35,574,404  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    114,286       28,642,357  

Henry Schein Inc.(b)(c)

    66,867       5,830,134  

Hologic Inc.(b)

    120,496       9,256,503  

Humana Inc.

    61,316       26,682,884  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(b)

    40,431       22,118,183  

Illumina Inc.(b)

    74,615       26,070,481  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Incyte Corp.(b)

    90,235     $ 7,166,464  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(b)

    170,820       51,532,977  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(b)

    91,196       21,085,427  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,255,855       222,575,182  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)

    44,366       11,697,539  

McKesson Corp.

    71,380       21,851,559  

Medtronic PLC

    641,409       71,164,328  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    1,204,977       98,868,363  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(b)

    10,921       14,996,608  

Moderna Inc.(b)

    168,087       28,954,667  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(b)

    27,742       9,254,454  

Organon & Co.

    120,991       4,226,216  

PerkinElmer Inc.(c)

    60,006       10,468,647  

Pfizer Inc.

    2,677,564       138,617,488  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    56,708       7,761,057  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)

    50,854       35,517,451  

ResMed Inc.

    69,713       16,906,100  

Stryker Corp.

    160,364       42,873,315  

Teleflex Inc.

    22,208       7,880,065  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    187,977       111,028,615  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    449,301       229,130,031  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    34,735       5,034,838  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)

    121,340       31,666,100  

Viatris Inc.

    580,428       6,315,057  

Waters Corp.(b)

    29,336       9,105,601  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    35,156       14,438,921  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    100,023       12,792,942  

Zoetis Inc.

    225,452       42,517,993  
   

 

 

 
              2,475,149,785  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $2,590,028,823)

      3,472,720,878  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    11,744     $ 5,183,140  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $3,941,845)

      5,183,140  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

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

    6,066,361       6,065,148  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    4,860,000       4,860,000  
   

 

 

 
      10,925,148  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $10,923,937)

      10,925,148  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $2,604,894,605)

      3,488,829,166  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      3,176,149  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $     3,492,005,315  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,610,638     $ 4,466,198 (a)    $     $ (10,534   $ (1,154   $ 6,065,148       6,066,361     $ 16,804 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,014,000             (154,000 )(a)                  4,860,000       4,860,000       1,170        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (10,534   $ (1,154   $ 10,925,148       $ 17,974     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Healthcare ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
   

Expiration

Date

    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

    92       06/17/22     $ 12,709     $ 515,540  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 515,540  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,048,292  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 346,583  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 10,172,262  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 2,497,537,880      $ 975,182,998      $      $ 3,472,720,878  

Preferred Stocks

            5,183,140               5,183,140  

Money Market Funds

     10,925,148                      10,925,148  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,508,463,028      $ 980,366,138      $      $ 3,488,829,166  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 515,540      $      $      $ 515,540  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Industrials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 0.9%

   

Brambles Ltd.

    94,114     $ 694,528  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    124,865       482,805  

Transurban Group

    202,875       2,049,839  
   

 

 

 
      3,227,172  
Brazil — 0.4%            

CCR SA

    73,639       211,897  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    38,698       496,623  

WEG SA

    97,492       714,033  
   

 

 

 
      1,422,553  
Canada — 4.0%            

CAE Inc.(a)

    20,871       543,249  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    40,167       5,388,158  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    61,711       5,093,262  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    11,884       286,132  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    10,952       1,189,069  

Waste Connections Inc.

    17,301       2,419,497  
   

 

 

 
          14,919,367  
Cayman Islands — 0.3%            

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    178,020       1,301,754  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    200       590,478  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    391       1,174,941  

DSV A/S

    14,179       2,717,484  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    67,238       1,972,413  
   

 

 

 
      6,455,316  
Finland — 0.5%            

Kone OYJ, Class B

    26,653       1,394,754  

Metso Outotec OYJ

    47,854       403,394  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    31,438       287,056  
   

 

 

 
      2,085,204  
France — 6.8%            

Airbus SE(a)

    40,729       4,914,704  

Alstom SA

    19,298       451,551  

Bouygues SA

    14,186       495,149  

Bureau Veritas SA

    19,240       548,549  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    34,766       2,068,589  

Eiffage SA

    5,255       539,332  

Legrand SA

    17,827       1,694,928  

Safran SA

    23,242       2,736,408  

Schneider Electric SE

    37,773       6,341,721  

Teleperformance

    3,907       1,488,169  

Thales SA

    7,130       892,929  

Vinci SA

    34,306       3,505,133  
   

 

 

 
      25,677,162  
Germany — 3.6%            

Brenntag SE

    10,330       832,923  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(a)

    32,777       909,069  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    65,683       3,136,486  

GEA Group AG

    11,012       451,352  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    3,528       815,956  

Siemens AG, Registered

    53,041       7,344,442  
   

 

 

 
      13,490,228  
Hong Kong — 0.5%            

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    115,000       1,842,468  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland — 1.0%            

Kingspan Group PLC

    10,217     $ 998,679  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    6,762       589,105  

Trane Technologies PLC

    15,498       2,366,545  
   

 

 

 
      3,954,329  
Italy — 0.3%            

Atlantia SpA(a)

    33,532       697,215  

Prysmian SpA

    17,900       607,458  
   

 

 

 
      1,304,673  
Japan — 14.3%            

AGC Inc.

    15,000       599,330  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    32,000       668,902  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    13,800           1,799,427  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    18,900       443,113  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    8,500       606,487  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    19,500       3,541,275  

East Japan Railway Co.

    25,200       1,458,514  

FANUC Corp.

    12,800       2,246,525  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    16,300       471,098  

Hitachi Ltd.

    64,700       3,237,857  

ITOCHU Corp.

    99,000       3,348,769  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,700       553,706  

Kajima Corp.

    33,300       405,152  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,800       366,399  

Komatsu Ltd.

    64,600       1,552,048  

Kubota Corp.

    76,600       1,435,810  

Makita Corp.

    19,200       614,334  

Marubeni Corp.

    114,800       1,333,081  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    98,700       3,703,887  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    142,800       1,637,751  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    22,200       728,740  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    109,300       2,966,971  

Nidec Corp.

    36,500       2,882,882  

Obayashi Corp.

    48,100       353,041  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    22,800       377,904  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    112,700       4,896,479  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    14,200       1,027,255  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    34,000       640,246  

SMC Corp.

    4,100       2,291,875  

Sumitomo Corp.

    84,000       1,454,767  

Taisei Corp.

    13,800       398,394  

Tokyu Corp.

    38,400       498,199  

TOPPAN INC.

    23,500       414,539  

Toshiba Corp.

    29,000       1,101,810  

TOTO Ltd.

    10,700       429,718  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    13,500       931,141  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    15,900       652,566  

West Japan Railway Co.

    16,500       683,691  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,000       429,644  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    18,200       709,344  
   

 

 

 
      53,892,671  
Netherlands — 1.1%            

CNH Industrial NV

    65,603       1,033,298  

IMCD NV

    3,834       654,051  

Randstad NV

    8,142       489,781  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    17,359       1,850,580  
   

 

 

 
      4,027,710  
Spain — 0.6%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    17,019       458,823  

Aena SME SA(a)(c)

    4,899       816,664  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Industrials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Ferrovial SA

    33,172     $ 882,204  
   

 

 

 
      2,157,691  
Sweden — 3.4%            

Alfa Laval AB

    19,649       675,875  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    65,456       1,759,430  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    43,064       2,235,277  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    25,799       1,169,972  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    41,850       895,123  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    26,230       473,568  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    92,847       1,029,167  

Sandvik AB

    72,969       1,550,067  

Skanska AB, Class B

    26,740       598,232  

SKF AB, Class B

    24,908       406,149  

Volvo AB, Class B

    105,676       1,971,422  
   

 

 

 
      12,764,282  
Switzerland — 2.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    118,784       3,853,435  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    11,139       505,282  

Geberit AG, Registered

    2,372       1,462,235  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    3,398       964,791  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    2,705       579,600  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    1,368       291,504  

SGS SA, Registered

    401       1,114,837  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    26,533       603,645  

VAT Group AG(c)

    1,818       692,183  
   

 

 

 
      10,067,512  
United Kingdom — 5.0%            

Ashtead Group PLC

    29,797       1,876,150  

BAE Systems PLC

    214,588       2,015,292  

Bunzl PLC

    22,361       867,184  

DCC PLC

    6,839       529,571  

Experian PLC

    64,359       2,479,469  

Ferguson PLC

    15,424       2,089,640  

IMI PLC

    17,808       317,054  

Intertek Group PLC

    10,863       741,049  

Melrose Industries PLC

    289,935       470,315  

RELX PLC

    131,885       4,103,962  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    123,626       851,594  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    550,127       723,415  

Smiths Group PLC

    26,285       497,994  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    4,945       808,412  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    16,866       359,918  
   

 

 

 
          18,731,019  
United States — 52.5%            

3M Co.

    37,896       5,641,956  

A O Smith Corp.

    8,770       560,315  

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)(b)

    8,494       492,737  

Allegion PLC

    6,046       663,730  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    42,593       777,322  

AMETEK Inc.

    15,388       2,049,374  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    36,465       6,983,047  

Carrier Global Corp.

    57,150       2,621,471  

Caterpillar Inc.

    35,909       8,001,243  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    8,589       925,121  

Cintas Corp.

    5,854       2,490,233  

Copart Inc.(a)

    14,210       1,782,929  

CSX Corp.

    147,257       5,514,775  

Cummins Inc.

    9,471       1,942,597  

Deere & Co.

    18,650       7,748,329  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    42,560     $ 1,684,099  

Dover Corp.

    9,545       1,497,611  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    26,510       4,023,158  

Emerson Electric Co.

    39,391       3,862,288  

Equifax Inc.

    8,080       1,915,768  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    11,281       1,163,748  

Fastenal Co.

    38,024       2,258,626  

FedEx Corp.

    16,189       3,745,973  

Fortive Corp.

    23,935       1,458,360  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    8,976       666,737  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,178       1,241,952  

General Dynamics Corp.

    15,350       3,702,113  

General Electric Co.

    72,975       6,677,213  

Honeywell International Inc.

    45,595       8,871,875  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    25,294       909,066  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    2,673       533,103  

IDEX Corp.

    5,075       973,030  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    19,000       3,978,600  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    27,058       1,362,370  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    8,667       1,194,399  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    5,556       1,115,589  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    46,701       3,062,185  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    13,029       3,237,316  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    9,294       1,003,938  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    16,095       7,104,333  

Masco Corp.

    15,919       811,869  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    24,210       659,480  

Nordson Corp.

    3,616       821,121  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    15,919       4,540,417  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    9,743       4,357,264  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    6,199       1,851,517  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    28,239       2,172,991  

PACCAR Inc.

    23,120       2,036,178  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    8,516       2,416,500  

Pentair PLC

    10,823       586,715  

Quanta Services Inc.

    9,478       1,247,400  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    99,125       9,820,314  

Republic Services Inc.

    13,875       1,838,438  

Robert Half International Inc.

    7,340       838,081  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    7,741       2,167,712  

Rollins Inc.

    14,758       517,268  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    6,995       3,303,249  

Snap-on Inc.

    3,564       732,331  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    39,443       1,806,489  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    10,786       1,507,775  

Textron Inc.

    14,580       1,084,460  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    3,500       2,280,390  

Union Pacific Corp.

    42,292       11,554,597  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    21,282       986,634  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    48,404       10,380,722  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    4,812       1,709,271  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    10,713       2,299,331  

Waste Management Inc.

    25,604       4,058,234  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    12,431       1,195,489  

WW Grainger Inc.

    2,867       1,478,770  

Xylem Inc./NY

    11,920       1,016,299  
   

 

 

 
          197,515,935  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $386,899,196)

      374,837,046  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Industrials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

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

    2,815,813     $ 2,815,249  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    310,000       310,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,125,249  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8%
(Cost: $3,124,788)

      3,125,249  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost: $390,023,984)

      377,962,295  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

      (1,481,181
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   376,481,114  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares
Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 808,386     $ 2,007,469 (a)    $     $ (862   $ 256     $ 2,815,249       2,815,813     $ 2,769 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    460,000             (150,000 )(a)                  310,000       310,000       76        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (862   $ 256     $ 3,125,249       $ 2,845     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

TOPIX Index

    1       06/09/22     $ 158     $ (2,632

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

    10       06/17/22       420       (873

XAI Industrial Index

    9       06/17/22       933       24,929  
       

 

 

 
        $ 21,424  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Industrials ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 24,929  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,505  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (41,447
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 5,992  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,160,943  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 216,813,505      $ 158,023,541      $      $ 374,837,046  

Money Market Funds

     3,125,249                      3,125,249  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 219,938,754      $ 158,023,541      $      $ 377,962,295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 24,929      $      $      $ 24,929  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

            (3,505             (3,505
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 24,929      $ (3,505    $      $ 21,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Materials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 17.2%

   

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,349,416     $ 52,016,598  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    131,931       2,051,540  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    450,236       6,920,955  

Glencore PLC

    2,916,080           18,974,068  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    238,278       4,814,975  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    312,098       2,517,911  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

    88,670       1,768,338  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    99,023       8,852,667  

Rio Tinto PLC

    282,799       22,608,801  

South32 Ltd.

    1,235,464       4,696,342  
   

 

 

 
      125,222,195  
Belgium — 0.6%            

Solvay SA

    19,287       1,900,841  

Umicore SA

    53,585       2,316,338  
   

 

 

 
      4,217,179  
Brazil — 2.9%            

Vale SA, ADR

    1,067,127       21,331,869  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 8.5%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    121,377       7,427,381  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    474,300       11,632,235  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    39,061       1,762,221  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    147,174       5,095,141  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    50,988       8,113,868  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    347,220       2,038,631  

Nutrien Ltd.

    146,953       15,189,591  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    124,487       5,026,680  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    120,547       5,732,527  
   

 

 

 
      62,018,275  
Chile — 0.5%            

Empresas CMPC SA

    298,070       551,968  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    38,179       3,268,122  
   

 

 

 
      3,820,090  
Denmark — 0.8%            

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    27,178       1,995,598  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    55,920       3,834,108  
   

 

 

 
      5,829,706  
Finland — 1.1%            

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    163,646       3,210,312  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    142,146       4,641,776  
   

 

 

 
      7,852,088  
France — 3.3%            

Air Liquide SA

    126,702       22,165,725  

Arkema SA

    17,436       2,084,300  
   

 

 

 
      24,250,025  
Germany — 3.2%            

BASF SE

    244,830       13,970,125  

Covestro AG(a)

    51,074       2,571,850  

HeidelbergCement AG

    38,802       2,199,072  

Symrise AG

    35,246       4,225,737  
   

 

 

 
      22,966,784  
Ireland — 2.1%            

CRH PLC

    204,947       8,174,338  

James Hardie Industries PLC

    118,289       3,548,445  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    69,264       3,076,523  
   

 

 

 
      14,799,306  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan — 6.1%            

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    371,600     $ 3,214,169  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    154,100       2,156,504  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    379,600       2,524,618  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    55,000       1,382,676  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    384,300       3,366,982  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    253,229       4,468,136  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    39,700       2,846,015  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    105,600       16,044,148  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    437,300       2,002,315  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    73,300       3,713,643  

Toray Industries Inc.

    437,200       2,273,251  
   

 

 

 
          43,992,457  
Luxembourg — 0.7%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    162,716       5,212,462  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 1.0%            

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(b)

    4,000,678       2,150,189  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    829,101       4,960,433  
   

 

 

 
      7,110,622  
Netherlands — 1.7%            

Akzo Nobel NV

    48,583       4,174,362  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    46,606       8,337,521  
   

 

 

 
      12,511,883  
Norway — 0.8%            

Norsk Hydro ASA

    362,081       3,517,933  

Yara International ASA

    41,737       2,087,205  
   

 

 

 
      5,605,138  
Peru — 0.2%            

Southern Copper Corp.

    22,476       1,705,928  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 1.4%            

LG Chem Ltd.

    12,644       5,525,003  

POSCO

    20,186       4,842,091  
   

 

 

 
      10,367,094  
Sweden — 0.9%            

Boliden AB

    73,063       3,685,676  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    160,292       3,112,498  
   

 

 

 
      6,798,174  
Switzerland — 4.0%            

Givaudan SA, Registered

    2,110       8,720,496  

Holcim Ltd.

    137,913       6,707,642  

Sika AG, Registered

    40,824       13,506,768  
   

 

 

 
      28,934,906  
Taiwan — 1.3%            

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,148,720       4,248,602  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    1,504,940       4,871,677  
   

 

 

 
      9,120,279  
United Kingdom — 4.5%            

Amcor PLC

    404,551       4,583,563  

Anglo American PLC

    359,469       18,678,843  

Croda International PLC

    37,917       3,900,583  

DS Smith PLC

    369,577       1,554,335  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    52,577       1,285,859  

Mondi PLC

    128,321       2,494,281  
   

 

 

 
      32,497,464  
United States — 36.1%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    59,101       14,769,931  

Albemarle Corp.

    31,220       6,904,303  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Materials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United States (continued)            

Avery Dennison Corp.

    22,110     $ 3,846,477  

Ball Corp.

    86,354       7,771,860  

Celanese Corp.

    28,893       4,127,943  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    57,185       5,893,486  

Corteva Inc.

    193,977           11,149,798  

Dow Inc.

    196,214       12,502,756  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    136,721       10,059,931  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    34,532       3,869,656  

Ecolab Inc.

    66,457       11,733,648  

FMC Corp.

    33,644       4,426,541  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    391,328       19,464,655  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    67,899       8,917,176  

International Paper Co.

    102,794       4,743,943  

Linde PLC

    136,627       43,642,763  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    70,162       7,214,057  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    16,645       6,406,494  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    98,417       6,544,730  

Newmont Corp.

    212,565       16,888,289  

Nucor Corp.

    72,504       10,777,720  

Packaging Corp. of America

    25,345       3,956,608  

PPG Industries Inc.

    63,365       8,305,250  

Sealed Air Corp.

    39,318       2,632,733  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    64,300       16,050,566  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    35,229       6,471,567  

Westrock Co.

    70,566       3,318,719  
   

 

 

 
      262,391,600  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.9%
(Cost: $682,896,573)

      718,555,524  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.3%            

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    302,892     $     1,947,596  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    2,022       453,536  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $2,855,167)

 

    2,401,132  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    2,490,000       2,490,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $2,490,000)

 

    2,490,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.5%
(Cost: $688,241,740)

 

    723,446,656  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      3,580,908  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  727,027,564  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $      $ 0 (b)    $      $      $      $             $ 59,165 (c)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    670,000        1,820,000 (b)                           2,490,000        2,490,000        199          
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $      $      $ 2,490,000         $ 59,364     $    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Materials ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     7        06/16/22      $ 1,475      $ 26,297  

FTSE 100 Index

     17        06/17/22        1,663        65,158  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     19        06/17/22        1,069        59,382  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     7        06/17/22        1,586        107,877  
           

 

 

 
            $ 258,714  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 258,714  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 106,177  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 261,389  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 4,195,885       

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Materials ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 362,961,947        $ 355,593,577        $        $ 718,555,524  

Preferred Stocks

     1,947,596          453,536                   2,401,132  

Money Market Funds

     2,490,000                            2,490,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 367,399,543        $ 356,047,113        $        $ 723,446,656  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 193,556        $ 65,158        $        $ 258,714  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 0.1%            

Computershare Ltd.

    217,758     $ 4,002,193  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.0%            

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    76,610       1,536,030  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)

    88,187       1,031,788  
   

 

 

 
      2,567,818  
Canada — 1.1%            

CGI Inc.(a)

    82,045       6,535,905  

Constellation Software Inc.

    7,534       12,878,581  

Open Text Corp.

    102,967       4,366,100  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    43,459           29,391,098  
   

 

 

 
      53,171,684  
China — 0.2%            

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    5,121,800       8,949,961  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.2%            

Nokia OYJ(a)

    2,065,987       11,377,427  
   

 

 

 
France — 0.9%            

Capgemini SE

    61,073       13,552,275  

Dassault Systemes SE

    264,613       13,000,066  

Edenred

    95,909       4,742,204  

STMicroelectronics NV , New

    249,629       10,809,068  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    95,058       4,125,531  
   

 

 

 
      46,229,144  
Germany — 1.3%            

Infineon Technologies AG

    497,953       16,845,751  

SAP SE

    416,499       46,159,799  
   

 

 

 
      63,005,550  
Ireland — 0.1%            

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    76,666       6,892,273  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.1%            

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    294,466       3,398,053  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 3.4%            

Advantest Corp.

    76,400       5,964,842  

Canon Inc.

    394,400       9,613,104  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    152,600       9,314,693  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    70,100       10,502,782  

Keyence Corp.

    73,240       33,961,566  

Kyocera Corp.

    133,200       7,453,794  

Lasertec Corp.

    29,600       4,924,374  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    244,400       16,099,308  

NEC Corp.

    104,400       4,385,917  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    165,900       5,412,866  

NTT Data Corp.

    245,800       4,830,525  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    25,500       3,819,309  

Omron Corp.

    77,700       5,170,819  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    537,800       6,231,471  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    277,600       2,403,951  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    33,400       2,593,174  

TDK Corp.

    148,800       5,368,282  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    59,900       30,762,304  
   

 

 

 
      168,813,081  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    11,793       23,358,318  

ASM International NV

    14,517       5,286,098  

ASML Holding NV

    154,839       103,466,743  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Netherlands (continued)            

NXP Semiconductors NV

    101,059     $ 18,704,000  
   

 

 

 
      150,815,159  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Xero Ltd.(a)

    49,128       3,723,296  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 2.8%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,955,711       111,911,584  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    20,871       10,157,700  

SK Hynix Inc.

    204,810       19,702,544  
   

 

 

 
      141,771,828  
Spain — 0.2%            

Amadeus IT Group SA(a)

    171,400       11,144,091  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.5%            

Hexagon AB, Class B

    795,347       11,143,446  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    260,532       1,767,049  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,095,866       9,989,414  
   

 

 

 
      22,899,909  
Switzerland — 0.1%            

Logitech International SA, Registered

    66,131       4,915,658  

Temenos AG, Registered

    25,563       2,458,898  
   

 

 

 
      7,374,556  
Taiwan — 4.0%            

Delta Electronics Inc.

    735,000       6,814,717  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,745,378       17,424,217  

MediaTek Inc.

    609,000       18,952,394  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,210,600       147,914,737  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    4,438,000       8,150,050  
   

 

 

 
      199,256,115  
United Kingdom — 0.2%            

Halma PLC

    144,417       4,724,905  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    428,782       3,928,794  
   

 

 

 
      8,653,699  
United States — 81.2%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    240,750       81,188,123  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    179,686       81,868,535  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    622,750       68,091,485  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    61,595       7,353,827  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    228,350       17,206,173  

Analog Devices Inc.

    200,115       33,054,996  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    33,133       10,524,697  

Apple Inc.

    5,905,770           1,031,206,500  

Applied Materials Inc.

    338,265       44,583,327  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    85,181       11,838,455  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    84,012       18,007,972  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    159,910       36,385,921  

Broadcom Inc.

    157,277       99,034,181  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    44,773       6,971,604  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    105,931       17,421,412  

CDW Corp./DE

    51,577       9,226,610  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    52,990       3,622,396  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,606,622       89,585,243  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    47,219       4,764,397  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    200,085       17,941,622  

Corning Inc.

    284,556       10,502,962  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    92,463       3,017,068  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    51,212       10,333,557  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    21,529       6,385,717  

F5 Inc.(a)

    23,271       4,862,475  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    232,211     $ 23,318,629  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    225,887       22,904,942  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    30,829       7,678,271  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    51,762       17,689,146  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    31,204       9,281,942  

Global Payments Inc.

    108,470       14,843,035  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    490,817       8,201,552  

HP Inc.

    412,444       14,971,717  

Intel Corp.

    1,551,156       76,875,291  

International Business Machines Corp.

    341,620       44,417,432  

Intuit Inc.

    107,868       51,867,249  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    13,728       1,506,785  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    27,561       5,430,895  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    125,748       4,672,796  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    69,956       11,050,949  

KLA Corp.

    57,549       21,066,387  

Lam Research Corp.

    53,140       28,568,595  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    328,767       117,494,750  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    212,025       15,931,559  

Micron Technology Inc.

    426,559       33,224,681  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,855,797       880,470,773  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    16,554       8,039,947  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    64,182       15,544,880  

NetApp Inc.

    84,911       7,047,613  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    220,815       5,856,014  

NVIDIA Corp.

    952,330         259,852,764  

Oracle Corp.

    600,183       49,653,140  

Paychex Inc.

    122,741       16,750,464  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    18,205       6,305,848  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    443,788       51,324,082  

PTC Inc.(a)

    39,926       4,300,829  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    40,886       5,073,953  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    429,311       65,607,307  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    375,218       79,666,286  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    76,186       42,427,222  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    62,530       8,333,998  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    19,913       6,419,354  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    58,449       19,479,298  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    124,391       16,292,733  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    17,707       8,368,859  

Teradyne Inc.

    61,891       7,317,373  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    351,809       64,549,915  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    95,289       6,874,148  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    15,568     $ 6,926,048  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    36,683       8,160,500  

Visa Inc., Class A

    631,747       140,102,532  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    120,463       5,980,988  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    20,220       8,365,014  
   

 

 

 
        4,061,067,740  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $3,362,974,025)

      4,975,113,577  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
South Korea — 0.3%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    313,464       16,242,267  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $11,012,476)

      16,242,267  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

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

    1,105,353       1,105,132  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    3,810,000       3,810,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,915,132  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $4,914,518)

      4,915,132  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $3,378,901,019)

      4,996,270,976  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      5,692,101  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 5,001,963,077  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Tech ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 22,633,344      $      $ (21,520,165 )(a)    $ (6,753   $ (1,294   $ 1,105,132        1,105,353      $ 18,849 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    3,912,000               (102,000 )(a)                  3,810,000        3,810,000        838          
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ (6,753   $ (1,294   $ 4,915,132         $ 19,687     $    
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

    54       06/17/22     $ 8,655     $ 647,643  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 647,643  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 55,375  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 508,555  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $9,319,448      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Tech ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 4,142,403,515      $ 832,710,062      $      $ 4,975,113,577  

Preferred Stocks

            16,242,267               16,242,267  

Money Market Funds

     4,915,132                      4,915,132  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,147,318,647      $ 848,952,329      $      $ 4,996,270,976  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 647,643      $      $      $ 647,643  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Utilities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.1%            

APA Group

    132,084     $ 1,049,783  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    193,270       899,618  
   

 

 

 
      1,949,401  
Austria — 0.4%            

Verbund AG

    7,471       788,969  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 4.6%            

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    74,297       1,152,357  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP(a)

    33,500       2,218,238  

Emera Inc.

    28,647       1,420,033  

Fortis Inc.

    52,109       2,577,210  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    33,478       901,923  
   

 

 

 
          8,269,761  
Chile — 0.2%            

Enel Americas SA, ADR

    43,082       257,200  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.2%            

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    50,451       324,929  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.4%            

Orsted AS(b)

    20,758       2,598,308  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.5%            

Fortum OYJ

    48,226       881,429  
   

 

 

 
France — 3.0%            

Electricite de France SA

    54,532       511,848  

Engie SA

    195,086       2,564,795  

Veolia Environnement SA

    72,178       2,314,277  
   

 

 

 
      5,390,920  
Germany — 3.4%            

E.ON SE

    246,372       2,862,385  

RWE AG

    74,416       3,240,258  
   

 

 

 
      6,102,643  
Hong Kong — 1.8%            

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    183,500       1,785,435  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,194,166       1,442,456  
   

 

 

 
      3,227,891  
Italy — 4.6%            

Enel SpA

    849,272       5,670,376  

Snam SpA

    224,973       1,297,317  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    154,399       1,325,867  
   

 

 

 
      8,293,560  
Japan — 1.8%            

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    79,800       825,917  

Kansai Electric Power Co Inc/The

    91,500       861,854  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    45,700       783,123  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    45,800       838,470  
   

 

 

 
      3,309,364  
Portugal — 0.9%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    322,034       1,585,014  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 5.7%            

Enagas SA

    23,897       530,663  

Endesa SA

    36,336       792,256  

Iberdrola SA

    645,709       7,057,579  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    37,281       1,116,919  
Security   Shares      Value  
Spain (continued)             

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    41,560      $ 853,269  
    

 

 

 
       10,350,686  
United Kingdom — 6.3%             

National Grid PLC

    425,959        6,546,226  

Severn Trent PLC

    28,026        1,129,566  

SSE PLC

    115,423        2,637,304  

United Utilities Group PLC

    74,827        1,101,865  
    

 

 

 
       11,414,961  
United States — 63.8%             

AES Corp. (The)

    73,163        1,882,484  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    27,473        1,716,513  

Ameren Corp.

    28,267        2,650,314  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    55,357        5,522,968  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    19,921        3,297,523  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    14,921        1,782,910  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    69,008        2,114,405  

CMS Energy Corp.

    31,797        2,223,882  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    38,818        3,675,288  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    35,828        2,015,325  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    88,979        7,560,546  

DTE Energy Co.

    21,260        2,810,785  

Duke Energy Corp.

    84,499        9,435,158  

Edison International

    41,690        2,922,469  

Entergy Corp.

    22,133        2,584,028  

Evergy Inc.

    25,162        1,719,571  

Eversource Energy

    37,828        3,336,051  

Exelon Corp.

    107,684        5,128,989  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    62,767        2,878,495  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    213,442        18,080,672  

NiSource Inc.

    43,093        1,370,357  

NRG Energy Inc.

    27,105        1,039,748  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    12,380        966,878  

PPL Corp.

    82,380        2,352,773  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    55,488        3,884,160  

Sempra Energy

    35,098        5,900,676  

Southern Co. (The)

    116,424        8,441,904  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    34,705        3,463,906  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    59,236        4,275,062  
    

 

 

 
       115,033,840  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $182,024,500)

       179,778,876  
    

 

 

 

Rights

    
France — 0.0%             

Electricite de France SA
(Expires 04/04/22)(c)

    43,499        16,168  
    

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

       16,168  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.1%             

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

    20,250        20,246  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Utilities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    190,000     $ 190,000  
   

 

 

 
      210,246  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $210,243)

      210,246  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $182,234,743)

      180,005,290  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      396,379  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 180,401,669  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $      $ 20,323 (a)    $     $ (80   $ 3      $ 20,246        20,250      $ 21,975 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    208,000              (18,000 )(a)                   190,000        190,000        51          
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (80   $ 3      $ 210,246         $ 22,026     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 
Long Contracts                          

E-Mini Utilities Select Sector Index

     6        06/17/22      $    450    $ 23,096  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 23,096  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Global Utilities ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 60,038  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 9,309  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 557,618     

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 123,885,730        $ 55,893,146        $        $ 179,778,876  

Rights

              16,168                   16,168  

Money Market Funds

     210,246                            210,246  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 124,095,976        $ 55,909,314        $        $ 180,005,290  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 23,096        $        $        $ 23,096  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global

Comm

Services ETF

   

iShares

Global

Consumer
Discretionary

ETF

   

iShares

Global Consumer
Staples ETF

    

iShares

Global Energy ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

        

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 239,804,333     $ 357,498,295     $ 1,016,391,711      $ 2,273,704,324  

Affiliated(c)

    330,000       2,598,868       1,794,159        3,430,000  

Cash

    10,527       7,056       3,999         

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    281,458       454,190       1,951,809        2,856,437  

Cash pledged:

        

Futures contracts

    20,000       41,000       204,000        556,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

        

Futures contracts(e)

    6,287       47,390       88,914        89,328  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

    155,932       194       798        4,890  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

          180       75         

Dividends

    399,443       532,213       2,891,898        3,592,539  

Tax reclaims

    21,501       65,158       482,734        342,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    241,029,481       361,244,544       1,023,810,097        2,284,575,862  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Bank overdraft

                       2,806  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

          2,229,784       404,140         

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

    259,762             1,264,864        2,736,770  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    7,020       22,207       24,994        116,961  

Capital shares redeemed

                       113,524  

Investment advisory fees

    93,315       119,411       341,176        763,082  

Professional fees

    67,387       8,179               

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    332,050                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    759,534           2,379,581          2,035,174            3,733,143  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 240,269,947     $ 358,864,963     $ 1,021,774,923      $ 2,280,842,719  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

  $ 355,886,292     $ 405,538,664     $ 994,274,555      $ 2,248,956,601  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (115,616,345     (46,673,701     27,500,368        31,886,118  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 240,269,947     $ 358,864,963     $ 1,021,774,923      $ 2,280,842,719  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    3,250,000       2,300,000       16,450,000        63,150,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 73.93     $ 156.03     $ 62.11      $ 36.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None        None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $     $ 2,180,763     $ 401,109      $  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 248,123,966     $ 378,823,696     $ 971,945,031      $ 2,033,363,099  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 330,000     $ 2,598,868     $ 1,794,140      $ 3,430,000  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 279,657     $ 453,292     $ 1,951,424      $ 2,859,625  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 6,404     $ 47,849     $ 90,143      $ 91,566  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global Financials

ETF

   

iShares

Global Healthcare
ETF

    

iShares

Global

Industrials

ETF

   

iShares

Global

Materials

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

        

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,139,669,548     $ 3,477,904,018      $ 374,837,046     $ 720,956,656  

Affiliated(c)

    17,394,213       10,925,148        3,125,249       2,490,000  

Cash

    17,043              42,499       146  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    1,821,495       2,513,784        549,745       1,503,496  

Cash pledged:

        

Futures contracts

    282,999       604,000        46,000       157,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

        

Futures contracts(e)

    177,207              57,347       187,424  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

    471,163                     

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    87       2,057        385       1  

Capital shares sold

          48,155               

Dividends

    3,888,011       4,555,026        618,214       4,180,440  

Tax reclaims

    764,567       2,865,679        196,378       319,838  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,164,486,333       3,499,417,867        379,472,863       729,795,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Bank overdraft

          2,886               

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    20,641       6,076,620        2,815,740        

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

          33,437        192       2,453,432  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    129,515       142,603        23,952       68,190  

Capital shares redeemed

    1,587,700                     

Investment advisory fees

    581,849       1,157,006        131,755       235,676  

Professional fees

    21,307              20,110       10,139  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,341,012       7,412,552        2,991,749       2,767,437  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,162,145,321     $ 3,492,005,315      $ 376,481,114     $ 727,027,564  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,298,576,272     $ 2,678,142,844      $ 413,127,229     $ 779,679,192  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (136,430,951         813,862,471             (36,646,115         (52,651,628
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,162,145,321     $ 3,492,005,315      $ 376,481,114     $ 727,027,564  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    14,600,000       39,950,000        3,250,000       7,750,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 79.60     $ 87.41      $ 115.84     $ 93.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None        None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 20,058     $ 5,904,850      $ 2,790,080     $  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,181,987,759     $ 2,593,970,668      $ 386,899,196     $ 685,751,740  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 19,752,125     $ 10,923,937      $ 3,124,788     $ 2,490,000  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 1,826,681     $ 2,520,462      $ 548,147     $ 1,498,946  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 178,011     $      $ 57,823     $ 188,990  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global Tech ETF

   

iShares

Global

Utilities ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

   

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 4,991,355,844     $ 179,795,044  

Affiliated(c)

    4,915,132       210,246  

Cash

    6,282       3,923  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    3,183,989       223,887  

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    546,000       27,000  

Receivables:

   

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    552       1  

Capital shares sold

    2,447,559        

Dividends

    3,670,956       245,689  

Tax reclaims

    143,177       43,787  

Other assets

    10,270        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,006,279,761       180,549,577  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    1,052,240       20,242  

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

    1,491,120        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    116,100       289  

Investment advisory fees

    1,637,564       56,441  

Professional fees

    19,660       22,667  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

          48,269  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,316,684       147,908  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,001,963,077     $ 180,401,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,441,790,424     $ 226,030,076  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    1,560,172,653       (45,628,407
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,001,963,077     $ 180,401,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    86,450,000 (e)      2,750,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 57.86 (e)    $ 65.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 1,026,731     $ 16,007  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 3,373,986,501     $ 182,024,500  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 4,914,518     $ 210,243  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 3,174,338     $ 223,030  

(e) Shares outstanding and net asset value per share reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

   

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global

Comm
Services ETF

   

iShares

Global
Consumer
Discretionary
ETF

    iShares
Global
Consumer
Staples ETF
   

iShares

Global

Energy ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 4,390,503     $ 4,672,840     $ 19,702,572     $ 80,944,262  

Dividends — Affiliated

    368       288       330       752  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    3,347       3,872       5,560       133  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    8,592       1,447              

Foreign taxes withheld

    (449,193     (278,017     (662,763     (3,922,065

Foreign withholding tax claims

    453,223       83,012              

IRS Compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    (321,410                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,085,430       4,483,442       19,045,699       77,023,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    1,246,269       1,787,909       2,921,293       6,542,597  

Commitment fees

    452       381       283       2,887  

Professional fees

    79,705       8,663       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,326,426       1,796,953       2,921,793       6,545,701  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,759,004       2,686,489       16,123,906       70,477,381  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    5,155,604       111,680       (2,283,590     (60,994,135

Investments — Affiliated

    (928     (1,816     (613     21  

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    54,142,130       70,613,239       25,743,833       171,137,895  

Futures contracts

    44,873       1,938       369,612       3,276,267  

Foreign currency transactions

    (20,147     (40,394     (52,363     (297,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    59,321,532       70,684,647       23,776,879       113,122,772  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (79,137,381     (98,149,071     6,841,262       515,896,207  

Investments — Affiliated

                19        

Futures contracts

    (4,234     54,406       137,452       203,096  

Foreign currency translations

    7,477       150       (11,531     (13,430
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (79,134,138     (98,094,515     6,967,202       516,085,873  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (19,812,606     (27,409,868     30,744,081       629,208,645  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (17,053,602   $ (24,723,379   $ 46,867,987     $ 699,686,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global

Financials

ETF

   

iShares

Global

Healthcare

ETF

   

iShares

Global

Industrials

ETF

   

iShares

Global

Materials

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated.

  $ 63,671,276     $ 58,034,489     $ 7,434,558     $ 30,948,485  

Dividends — Affiliated

    813,081       2,858       173       199  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    12,696       15,116       2,672       59,165  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    2,475             2,666       2,977  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (3,703,824     (2,927,938     (490,964     (1,058,682

Foreign withholding tax claims

    217,359             204,899       102,111  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    61,013,063       55,124,525       7,154,004       30,054,255  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    9,903,298       13,277,303       1,715,491       3,115,779  

Commitment fees

    5,726             67       3,551  

Professional fees

    22,201       217       20,974       10,726  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    9,931,225       13,277,520       1,736,532       3,130,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    51,081,838       41,847,005       5,417,472       26,924,199  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (45,127,205     (8,391,340     (1,833,054     (8,818,529

Investments — Affiliated

    (124,865     (10,534     (862      

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    122,216,193       81,823,426       17,558,141       101,537,006  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    (259,917                  

Futures contracts

    21,910       2,048,292       (41,447     106,177  

Foreign currency transactions

    (291,770     (131,935     (3,347     (75,675
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    76,434,346       75,337,909       15,679,431       92,748,979  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (53,091,380     300,968,363       (14,939,384     (44,031,152

Investments — Affiliated

    (3,889,747     (1,154     256        

Futures contracts

    (52,415     346,583       5,992       261,389  

Foreign currency translations

    (28,858 )        (4,126 )        (943 )        30,028  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (57,062,400     301,309,666       (14,934,079     (43,739,735
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    19,371,946       376,647,575       745,352       49,009,244  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 70,453,784     $ 418,494,580     $ 6,162,824     $ 75,933,443  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Global Tech ETF

   

iShares

Global

Utilities ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 50,436,075     $ 5,189,599  

Dividends — Affiliated

    1,006       51  

Non-cash dividends — Unaffiliated

          274,008  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    18,681       21,975  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    3,318        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (2,202,521     (236,529

Foreign withholding tax claims

    192,015        

IRS Compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

          30,831  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    48,448,574       5,279,935  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory fees

    21,525,565       637,269  

Commitment fees

    22,987       20  

Professional fees

    19,750       33,524  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    21,568,302       670,813  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    26,880,272       4,609,122  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    11,410,180       (5,476,436

Investments — Affiliated

    (6,753     (80

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    1,083,932,987       3,670,866  

Futures contracts

    55,375       60,038  

Foreign currency transactions

    (287,729     (27,218
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,095,104,060       (1,772,830
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (518,553,705     13,089,100  

Investments — Affiliated

    (1,294     3  

Futures contracts

    508,555       9,309  

Foreign currency translations

    133,398       (1,916
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (517,913,046 )        13,096,496  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    577,191,014       11,323,666  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 604,071,286     $ 15,932,788  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Global Comm Services ETF
    iShares
Global Consumer Discretionary ETF
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 2,759,004     $ 2,931,053        $ 2,686,489     $ 2,194,646  

Net realized gain (loss)

      59,321,532       20,120,280          70,684,647       (3,864,609

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (79,134,138     107,127,896          (98,094,515     131,716,337  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (17,053,602     130,179,229          (24,723,379     130,046,374  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (5,514,816     (3,194,408        (4,140,498     (1,983,808
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (57,541,140 )          (31,968,301        (43,016,116 )          145,733,246  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (80,109,558     95,016,520          (71,879,993     273,795,812  

Beginning of year

      320,379,505       225,362,985          430,744,956       156,949,144  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 240,269,947     $ 320,379,505        $ 358,864,963     $ 430,744,956  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Global Consumer Staples ETF
    iShares
Global Energy ETF
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

          

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 16,123,906     $ 14,978,434        $ 70,477,381     $ 47,071,842  

Net realized gain (loss)

      23,776,879       47,826,744          113,122,772       (38,459,112

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      6,967,202       75,904,067          516,085,873       320,650,620  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      46,867,987       138,709,245          699,686,026       329,263,350  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (15,010,694 )          (14,922,745        (64,194,482 )          (44,636,580
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      464,010,197       (281,259,288        337,330,459       406,575,701  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      495,867,490       (157,472,788        972,822,003       691,202,471  

Beginning of year

      525,907,433       683,380,221          1,308,020,716       616,818,245  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 1,021,774,923     $ 525,907,433        $ 2,280,842,719     $ 1,308,020,716  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Global Financials ETF
    iShares
Global Healthcare ETF
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 51,081,838     $ 6,364,875        $ 41,847,005     $ 33,112,125  

Net realized gain (loss)

      76,434,346       (19,276,017        75,337,909       65,418,175  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (57,062,400     142,359,595          301,309,666       441,025,445  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      70,453,784       129,448,453          418,494,580       539,555,745  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (47,722,673 )          (6,228,611        (39,505,134 )          (31,015,428
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      666,670,761       146,450,450          407,814,541       249,269,156  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase in net assets

      689,401,872       269,670,292          786,803,987       757,809,473  

Beginning of year

      472,743,449       203,073,157          2,705,201,328       1,947,391,855  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 1,162,145,321     $ 472,743,449        $ 3,492,005,315     $ 2,705,201,328  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Global Industrials ETF
    iShares
Global Materials ETF
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 5,417,472     $ 3,917,359        $ 26,924,199     $ 11,643,528  

Net realized gain (loss)

      15,679,431       56,361,275          92,748,979       (6,540,684

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (14,934,079     70,306,075          (43,739,735     177,378,292  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      6,162,824       130,584,709          75,933,443       182,481,136  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (6,438,398     (3,589,504        (25,613,809     (6,021,339
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (45,709,099     148,891,058          (46,291,020 )          417,407,351  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (45,984,673 )          275,886,263          4,028,614       593,867,148  

Beginning of year

      422,465,787       146,579,524          722,998,950       129,131,802  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 376,481,114     $ 422,465,787        $ 727,027,564     $ 722,998,950  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Global Tech ETF
    iShares
Global Utilities ETF
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 26,880,272     $ 32,041,421        $ 4,609,122     $ 4,555,188  

Net realized gain (loss)

      1,095,104,060       147,031,442          (1,772,830     (619,570

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (517,913,046     1,854,215,133          13,096,496       33,449,472  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      604,071,286       2,033,287,996          15,932,788       37,385,090  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (32,243,037 )          (30,800,295        (4,448,043 )          (4,959,902
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (616,406,539     291,181,184          17,649,357       (33,280,461
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (44,578,290     2,293,668,885          29,134,102       (855,273

Beginning of year

      5,046,541,367       2,752,872,482          151,267,567       152,122,840  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 5,001,963,077     $ 5,046,541,367        $ 180,401,669     $ 151,267,567  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Global Comm Services ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 80.09       $ 51.81       $ 56.22       $ 57.19       $ 59.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.74 (b)        0.66         0.78         1.82         2.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (5.42       28.33         (3.85       (0.62       (2.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (4.68       28.99         (3.07       1.20         (0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.48       (0.71       (1.34       (2.17       (2.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.48       (0.71       (1.34       (2.17       (2.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 73.93       $ 80.09       $ 51.81       $ 56.22       $ 57.19  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (6.03 )%(b)        56.20       (5.70 )%        2.37       (0.46 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.43       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.41       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.89 %(b)        0.96       1.34       3.28       3.71
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 240,270       $ 320,380       $ 225,363       $ 236,105       $ 400,339  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      18       13       24       79       3
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.10.

 
    

Total return by 0.15%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.12%.

 
(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) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 162.55       $ 95.12       $ 113.27       $ 111.45       $ 96.61  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.02 (b)        1.06         1.75         1.70         1.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (5.95       67.38         (18.03       1.87         14.79  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (4.93       68.44         (16.28       3.57         16.21  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.59       (1.01       (1.87       (1.75       (1.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.59       (1.01       (1.87       (1.75       (1.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 156.03       $ 162.55       $ 95.12       $ 113.27       $ 111.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (3.13 )%(b)        72.21       (14.71 )%(f)        3.32       16.81
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.60 %(b)        0.75       1.47       1.51       1.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 358,865       $ 430,745       $ 156,949       $ 203,889       $ 278,617  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      12       34       17       30       6
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.03.

 
    

Total return by 0.02%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02%.

 
(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 
(g) 

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

 
(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
      03/31/22         03/31/21         03/31/20         03/31/19 (a)        03/31/18 (a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 58.11       $ 47.96       $ 51.67       $ 50.14       $ 49.65  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      1.37         1.34         1.18         1.20         1.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      4.09         10.17         (3.69       1.70         0.52  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.46         11.51         (2.51       2.90         1.64  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.46       (1.36       (1.20       (1.37       (1.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.46       (1.36       (1.20       (1.37       (1.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 62.11       $ 58.11       $ 47.96       $ 51.67       $ 50.14  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      9.42       24.21       (5.10 )%        6.07       3.19
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.22       2.46       2.21       2.43       2.18
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,021,775       $ 525,907       $ 683,380       $ 738,832       $ 536,507  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      8       7       7       7       5
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on May 1, 2018.

 
(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(c) 

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) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Energy ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 24.63       $ 17.06       $ 33.70       $ 33.91       $ 33.19  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.22         0.94         1.13         1.11         1.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      11.37         7.62         (15.61       (0.29       0.66  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      12.59         8.56         (14.48       0.82         1.80  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.10       (0.99       (2.16       (1.03       (1.08
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.10       (0.99       (2.16       (1.03       (1.08
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 36.12       $ 24.63       $ 17.06       $ 33.70       $ 33.91  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      52.61       51.36       (45.73 )%        2.56       5.56
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      4.33       4.65       3.78       3.17       3.39
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 2,280,843       $ 1,308,021       $ 616,818       $ 1,031,245       $ 1,154,552  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      6       5       7       6       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Financials ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 73.29       $ 47.23       $ 61.61       $ 68.93       $ 60.82  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.65 (b)        1.36         1.71         1.84         1.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      6.01         26.09         (14.12       (7.38       8.12  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      7.66         27.45         (12.41       (5.54       9.59  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.35       (1.39       (1.97       (1.78       (1.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.35       (1.39       (1.97       (1.78       (1.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 79.60       $ 73.29       $ 47.23       $ 61.61       $ 68.93  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      10.48 %(b)        58.99       (20.99 )%(f)        (8.02 )%        15.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40       0.43       N/A         0.46       N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.07 %(b)        2.28       2.66       2.84       2.19
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,162,145       $ 472,743       $ 203,073       $ 341,918       $ 634,120  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      12       4       7       7       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.01.

 
    

Total return by 0.02%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01%.

 
(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 
(g) 

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

 
(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Healthcare ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
      03/31/22         03/31/21         03/31/20         03/31/19 (a)        03/31/18 (a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 76.96       $ 60.95       $ 61.13       $ 55.61       $ 51.44  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      1.07         1.02         0.96         0.92         0.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      10.39         15.96         (0.16       5.80         4.20  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      11.46         16.98         0.80         6.72         4.99  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.01       (0.97       (0.98       (1.20       (0.82
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.01       (0.97       (0.98       (1.20       (0.82
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 87.41       $ 76.96       $ 60.95       $ 61.13       $ 55.61  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      14.94       28.03       1.23       12.29       9.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.27       1.41       1.52       1.55       1.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 3,492,005       $ 2,705,201       $ 1,947,392       $ 2,121,287       $ 1,568,110  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      4       5       5       8       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on May 1, 2018.

 
(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(c) 

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) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Industrials ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 115.74       $ 71.50       $ 88.88       $ 91.22       $ 80.47  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.53 (b)        1.32         1.61         1.65         1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.32         44.27         (17.32       (2.27       10.69  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.85         45.59         (15.71       (0.62       12.12  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.75       (1.35       (1.67       (1.72       (1.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.75       (1.35       (1.67       (1.72       (1.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 115.84       $ 115.74       $ 71.50       $ 88.88       $ 91.22  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      1.54 %(b)        64.27       (18.08 )%        (0.59 )%        15.14
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.41       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40       0.43       N/A         N/A         N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.27 %(b)        1.34       1.75       1.87       1.61
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 376,481       $ 422,466       $ 146,580       $ 217,744       $ 360,338  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      7       8       5       5       6
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.05.

 
    

Total return by 0.05%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.04%.

 
(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) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Materials ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 86.59       $ 49.67       $ 64.22       $ 67.34       $ 59.25  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      3.16 (b)        2.07         1.54         1.91         1.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      7.23         35.84         (13.63       (3.44       7.99  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      10.39         37.91         (12.09       (1.53       9.32  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (3.17       (0.99       (2.46       (1.59       (1.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.17       (0.99       (2.46       (1.59       (1.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 93.81       $ 86.59       $ 49.67       $ 64.22       $ 67.34  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      12.19 %(b)        76.78       (19.66 )%        (2.14 )%        15.84
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.45       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40       N/A         N/A         0.46       N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.48 %(b)        2.76       2.43       2.91       2.02
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 727,028       $ 722,999       $ 129,132       $ 208,704       $ 400,667  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      6       4       12       11       8
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.01.

 
    

Total return by (0.01)%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01%.

 
(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) 

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

 
(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
      03/31/22 (a)        03/31/21 (a)        03/31/20 (a)        03/31/19 (a)        03/31/18 (a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 51.13       $ 30.49       $ 28.48       $ 26.31       $ 20.68  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.29 (c)        0.33         0.38         0.30         0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain(d)

      6.81         20.62         2.00         2.10         5.67  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      7.10         20.95         2.38         2.40         5.87  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(e)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.37       (0.31       (0.37       (0.23       (0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.37       (0.31       (0.37       (0.23       (0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 57.86       $ 51.13       $ 30.49       $ 28.48       $ 26.31  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

                   

Based on net asset value

      13.89 %(c)        68.97       8.33       9.19       28.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40       0.43       N/A         0.46       N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.50 %(c)        0.75       1.21       1.09       0.82
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 5,001,963       $ 5,046,541       $ 2,752,872       $ 2,819,178       $ 1,538,998  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      7       4       7       17       5
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

 
(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(c) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022:

 
    

Net investment income per share by $0.00.

 
    

Total return by 0.01%.

 
    

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%.

 
(d) 

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

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(g) 

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

 
(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Utilities ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 60.51       $ 50.71       $ 54.08       $ 48.78       $ 48.09  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.81         1.71         1.62         1.78         1.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      5.08         9.68         (2.98       5.07         0.69  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      6.89         11.39         (1.36       6.85         2.48  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.80       (1.59       (2.01       (1.55       (1.79
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.80       (1.59       (2.01       (1.55       (1.79
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 65.60       $ 60.51       $ 50.71       $ 54.08       $ 48.78  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      11.59       22.70       (2.84 )%        14.40       5.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.42       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.91       3.03       2.87       3.53       3.58
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 180,402       $ 151,268       $ 152,123       $ 208,222       $ 131,708  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      9       7       6       8       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 
(c) 

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

 
(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(e) 

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

 
(f) 

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    

 

 

 

Global Comm Services

     Non-diversified      

Global Consumer Discretionary

     Diversified      

Global Consumer Staples

     Diversified      

Global Energy

     Non-diversified      

Global Financials

     Diversified      

Global Healthcare

     Diversified      

Global Industrials

     Diversified      

Global Materials

     Diversified      

Global Tech

     Non-diversified      

Global Utilities

     Diversified      

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

    Net Amount  

 

 

Global Consumer Discretionary

        

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 2,180,763     $ 2,180,763     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Consumer Staples

        

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 401,109     $ 401,109     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Financials

        

UBS Securities LLC

   $ 20,058     $ 20,058     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Healthcare

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

   $ 5,735,274     $ 5,735,274     $     $  

Morgan Stanley

     169,576       169,576              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,904,850     $ 5,904,850     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Industrials

        

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 976,759     $ 976,759     $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

     1,236,761       1,236,761              

Morgan Stanley

     162,043       159,933             (2,110 )(b) 

UBS AG

     257,701       253,753             (3,948 )(b) 

UBS Securities LLC

     156,816       154,414             (2,402 )(b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,790,080     $ 2,781,620     $     $ (8,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Tech

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

   $ 411,366     $ 411,366     $     $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     599,094       599,094              

Morgan Stanley

     16,271       16,271              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,026,731     $ 1,026,731     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Utilities

        

Jefferies LLC

   $ 16,007     $ 16,007     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

 

 

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The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee      

First $10 billion

    0.4800%  

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.4300     

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.3800     

Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion

    0.3420     

Over $40 billion

    0.3078     

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA was entitled to annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee      

First $10 billion

    0.480%  

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.430     

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.380     

Over $30 billion

    0.342     

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

 

 

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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 of iShares Global Comm Services ETF and iShares Global Tech ETF (the “Group 1 Funds”), retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each of iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Healthcare ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF (the “Group 2 Funds”), retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across all 1940 Act iShares exchange-traded funds (the “iShares ETF Complex”) in a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) each Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) each Group 2 Fund will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Group 1 Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. Each Group 2 Fund retained 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold: (1) each Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees, and (2) each Group 2 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Fees Paid  

to BTC  

 

Global Comm Services

  $ 1,244    

Global Consumer Discretionary

    1,246    

Global Consumer Staples

    1,727    

Global Energy

    51    

Global Financials

    3,338    

Global Healthcare

    6,372    

Global Industrials

    942    

Global Materials

    13,213    

Global Tech

    8,001    

Global Utilities

    4,868    

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

 

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Global Comm Services

  $     22,463,357      $     11,254,332      $   (1,148,698

Global Consumer Discretionary

    7,560,633        8,217,707        (146,301

Global Consumer Staples

    12,117,033        6,369,080        (82,878

Global Energy

    24,814,367        12,342,658        (11,660,872

Global Financials

    40,199,839        18,298,119        (2,738,976

Global Healthcare

    55,686,886        5,762,103        (826,306

Global Industrials

    7,373,897        4,907,935        463,289  

Global Materials

    1,917,848        2,107,784        (279,005

Global Tech

    44,892,398        23,658,893        (624,936

Global Utilities

    3,147,352        3,580,837        68,725  

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Global Comm Services

  $ 72,310,374      $ 56,962,372  

Global Consumer Discretionary

    68,521,797        53,091,161  

Global Consumer Staples

    71,962,851        56,641,305  

Global Energy

    130,131,192        93,480,264  

Global Financials

    478,705,294        285,171,116  

Global Healthcare

    162,209,517        118,379,288  

Global Industrials

    28,126,550        31,105,986  

Global Materials

    53,545,626        46,265,933  

Global Tech

    355,699,803        381,813,870  

Global Utilities

    15,861,763        14,929,399  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Global Comm Services

  $ 157,600,598      $ 230,551,726  

Global Consumer Discretionary

    202,511,704        261,428,322  

Global Consumer Staples

    554,657,666        104,635,543  

Global Energy

    1,276,644,944        960,131,608  

Global Financials

    3,053,445,678        2,577,585,575  

Global Healthcare

    543,236,511        177,958,061  

Global Industrials

    92,926,454        136,726,362  

Global Materials

    311,592,916        364,524,698  

Global Tech

    1,415,392,364        2,008,476,428  

Global Utilities

    64,539,791        47,631,024  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

 

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, 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)

 

Global Comm Services

  $ 53,400,340      $ (53,400,340

Global Consumer Discretionary

    69,988,394        (69,988,394

Global Consumer Staples

    25,743,599        (25,743,599

Global Energy

    146,628,475        (146,628,475

Global Financials

    112,571,210        (112,571,210

Global Healthcare

    80,980,497        (80,980,497

Global Industrials

    17,243,004        (17,243,004

Global Materials

    100,181,039        (100,181,039

Global Tech

    1,079,636,830        (1,079,636,830

Global Utilities

    2,527,600        (2,527,600

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

Global Comm Services
Ordinary income

  $ 5,514,816      $ 3,194,408  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Consumer Discretionary
Ordinary income

  $ 4,140,498      $ 1,983,808  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Consumer Staples
Ordinary income

  $ 15,010,694      $ 14,922,745  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Energy
Ordinary income

  $ 64,194,482      $ 44,636,580  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Financials
Ordinary income

  $ 47,722,673      $ 6,228,611  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Healthcare
Ordinary income

  $ 39,505,134      $ 31,015,428  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Industrials
Ordinary income

  $ 6,438,398      $ 3,589,504  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Materials
Ordinary income

  $ 25,613,809      $ 6,021,339  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Tech
Ordinary income

  $ 32,243,037      $ 30,800,295  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Utilities
Ordinary income

  $ 4,448,043      $ 4,959,902  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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  

Global Comm Services

  $ 325,169      $ (103,298,108   $ (12,643,406   $ (115,616,345

Global Consumer Discretionary

    672,725        (23,915,694     (23,430,732     (46,673,701

Global Consumer Staples

    4,485,405        (18,264,523     41,279,486       27,500,368  

Global Energy

    15,824,401        (194,620,291     210,682,008       31,886,118  

Global Financials

    7,560,095        (95,814,627     (48,176,419     (136,430,951

Global Healthcare

    14,879,475        (67,956,469     866,939,465       813,862,471  

Global Industrials

    2,188,999        (24,121,065     (14,714,049     (36,646,115

Global Materials

    8,140,510        (89,618,604     28,826,466       (52,651,628

Global Tech

    4,806,581        (46,874,482     1,602,240,554       1,560,172,653  

Global Utilities

    959,995        (42,422,177     (4,166,225     (45,628,407

 

 

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  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized  

Global Comm Services

  $ 6,352,409   

Global Consumer Discretionary

    632,302  

Global Tech

    15,125,556  

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Global Comm Services

  $ 252,785,329      $ 20,121,356      $ (32,772,252   $ (12,650,896

Global Consumer Discretionary

    383,537,110        23,535,481        (46,961,870     (23,426,389

Global Consumer Staples

    976,904,569        104,663,662        (63,382,361     41,281,301  

Global Energy

    2,066,431,910        312,637,902        (101,935,488     210,702,414  

Global Financials

    1,205,218,370        57,088,930        (105,243,539     (48,154,609

Global Healthcare

    2,621,879,548        987,059,631        (120,110,013     866,949,618  

Global Industrials

    392,671,666        30,860,764        (45,572,767     (14,712,003

Global Materials

    694,646,608        75,788,346        (46,962,001     28,826,345  

Global Tech

    3,394,007,836        1,731,086,625        (128,823,485     1,602,263,140  

Global Utilities

    184,169,764        14,924,792        (19,089,266     (4,164,474

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF, iShares Global Tech ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $300 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 15, 2021. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Credit Agreement sets specific sub limits on aggregate borrowings based on two tiers of Participating Funds: $300 million with respect to the funds within Tier 1, including the Funds, and $200 million with respect to Tier 2. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement was terminated on August 12, 2021.

Effective August 13, 2021, iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF, iShares Global Tech ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not borrow under the Credit Agreement or Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

 

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10.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their

 

 

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debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

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
03/31/22
      

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount        Shares     Amount  

 

 

Global Comm Services

          

Shares sold

    2,400,000     $ 180,066,363          750,000     $ 48,313,418  

Shares redeemed

    (3,150,000     (237,607,503        (1,100,000     (80,281,719
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (750,000   $ (57,541,140        (350,000   $ (31,968,301
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Consumer Discretionary

          

Shares sold

    1,350,000     $ 226,608,040          1,300,000     $ 185,563,893  

Shares redeemed

    (1,700,000     (269,624,156        (300,000     (39,830,647
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (350,000   $ (43,016,116        1,000,000     $ 145,733,246  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Consumer Staples

          

Shares sold

    9,150,000     $ 571,394,685          550,000     $ 30,568,546  

Shares redeemed

    (1,750,000     (107,384,488        (5,750,000     (311,827,834
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    7,400,000     $ 464,010,197          (5,200,000   $ (281,259,288
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Energy

          

Shares sold

    46,650,000     $ 1,309,027,739          54,900,000     $ 1,108,103,622  

Shares redeemed

    (36,600,000     (971,697,280        (37,950,000     (701,527,921
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    10,050,000     $ 337,330,459          16,950,000     $ 406,575,701  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Financials

          

Shares sold

    42,650,000     $ 3,390,727,688          2,850,000     $ 180,470,187  

Shares redeemed

    (34,500,000     (2,724,056,927        (700,000     (34,019,737
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    8,150,000     $ 666,670,761          2,150,000     $ 146,450,450  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Healthcare

          

Shares sold

    6,950,000     $ 589,227,954          6,300,000     $ 464,149,825  

Shares redeemed

    (2,150,000     (181,413,413        (3,100,000     (214,880,669
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    4,800,000     $ 407,814,541          3,200,000     $ 249,269,156  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
                          
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

 

 

Global Industrials

        

Shares sold

    800,000     $ 96,528,258        4,500,000     $ 471,229,133  

Shares redeemed

    (1,200,000     (142,237,357      (2,900,000     (322,338,075
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (400,000   $ (45,709,099      1,600,000     $ 148,891,058  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Materials

        

Shares sold

    3,650,000     $ 336,899,964        6,500,000     $ 468,147,892  

Shares redeemed

    (4,250,000     (383,190,984      (750,000     (50,740,541
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (600,000   $ (46,291,020      5,750,000     $ 417,407,351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Tech

        

Shares sold

    27,900,000 (a)    $ 1,627,576,238        14,400,000 (a)    $ 584,003,864  

Shares redeemed

    (40,150,000 )(a)      (2,243,982,777      (6,000,000 )(a)      (292,822,680
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (12,250,000   $ (616,406,539      8,400,000     $ 291,181,184  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Utilities

        

Shares sold

    1,050,000     $ 66,190,402        1,900,000     $ 96,618,404  

Shares redeemed

    (800,000     (48,541,045      (2,400,000     (129,898,865
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    250,000     $ 17,649,357        (500,000   $ (33,280,461
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Share transactions reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

 

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.

The Board authorized a six-for-one stock split for the iShares Global Tech ETF, effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021, for the shareholders of record on July 14, 2021. The impact of the stock split was an increase in the number of shares outstanding by a factor of six, while decreasing the NAV per share by a factor of six, resulting in no effect on the net assets of the Fund. The financial statements for the Fund have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF and iShares Global Tech ETF have filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Funds have recorded a receivable for all recoverable taxes withheld by Sweden based upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities. Professional and other fees associated with the filing of tax claims in Sweden that result in the recovery of foreign withholding taxes have been approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Funds. The Funds continue to evaluate developments in Sweden, for potential impacts to the receivables and associated professional fees payable. Swedish tax claims receivable and related liabilities are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Collection of this receivable, and any subsequent payment of associated liabilities, depends upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued guidance to address U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes withheld in prior calendar years. These withheld foreign taxes were passed through to shareholders in the form of foreign tax credits in the year the taxes were withheld. Assuming there are sufficient foreign taxes paid which each of the iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF and iShares Global Tech ETF is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds will be able to offset the prior years’ withholding taxes recovered against the foreign taxes paid in the current year. Accordingly, no federal income tax liability is recorded by the Funds.

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF are expected to seek a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Funds paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Funds have accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

 

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13.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Certain iShares funds (the “Impacted Funds”), along with thousands of other former shareholders of Tribune Company (“Tribune”), were named as defendants in one or more lawsuits (the “Litigation”) arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”). The Litigation sought to “claw back” from former Tribune shareholders, including the Impacted Funds, proceeds received in connection with the LBO. The iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF received proceeds of $21,522 in the LBO. The claims that were originally brought against the Impacted Funds were dismissed but were subject to various appeals. On February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the last of these appeals and, accordingly, the Litigation is now closed.

 

14.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF,

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF,

iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Healthcare ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF,

iShares Global Materials ETF, iShares Global Tech ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Healthcare ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF, iShares Global Tech ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF (ten of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

    Qualified Dividend  

Income  

Global Comm Services

  $ 5,910,790  

Global Consumer Discretionary

    5,467,500  

Global Consumer Staples

    19,549,785  

Global Energy

    83,076,242  

Global Financials

    61,295,874  

Global Healthcare

    57,999,596  

Global Industrials

    7,578,052  

Global Materials

    30,364,273  

Global Tech

    45,501,216  

Global Utilities

    5,403,870  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

     
iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
    

Foreign  

Taxes Paid  

Global Materials

  $ 26,898,046      $ 916,029  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Dividends-Received    

Deduction    

Global Comm Services

  40.33% 

Global Consumer Discretionary

  57.78% 

Global Consumer Staples

  64.95% 

Global Energy

  59.69% 

Global Financials

  42.49% 

Global Healthcare

  82.65% 

Global Industrials

  52.21% 

Global Materials

  14.56% 

Global Tech

  100.00% 

Global Utilities

  66.19% 

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Global Comm Services ETF, iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, iShares Global Energy ETF, iShares Global Financials ETF, iShares Global Healthcare ETF, iShares Global Industrials ETF, iShares Global Materials ETF, iShares Global Tech ETF and iShares Global Utilities ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
    

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
 

Global Comm Services(a)

   $ 1.123655      $      $  0.356819      $ 1.480474                 76           24      100

Global Consumer Staples(a)

     1.431194               0.032839        1.464033          98               2        100  

Global Energy(a)

     1.071666               0.023664        1.095330          98               2        100  

Global Financials(a)

     1.293106               0.055971        1.349077          96               4        100  

Global Healthcare(a)

     0.912974               0.101439        1.014413          90               10        100  

Global Industrials(a)

     1.507213               0.243886        1.751099          86               14        100  

Global Materials(a)

     3.153923               0.019071        3.172994          99               1        100  

Global Tech(a)

     0.354917               0.016953        0.371870          95               5        100  

Global Utilities(a)

     1.734301               0.067601        1.801902                96               4        100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF and iShares Global Energy ETF (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Funds according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Funds in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF    Total
Remuneration
       Fixed
Remuneration
       Variable
Remuneration
       No. of
Beneficiaries
       Senior Management
Remuneration
       Risk Taker
Remuneration
 

Global Consumer Staples

     $94,622          $44,242          $50,380          661          $11,582          $1,197  

Global Energy

     137,747          64,406          73,341          661          16,861          1,743  

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

 

Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).

 

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).

Drew E.

Lawton (63)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

John E.

Martinez (60)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

Madhav V.

Rajan (57)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

Armando

Senra (50)

   President (since 2019).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

 

Trent

Walker (47)

   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.

 

Charles

Park (54)

  

Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).

 

   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre Smith (46)

 

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).

Rachel

Aguirre (39)

   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

Jennifer

Hsui (45)

  

Executive Vice President (since 2022).

 

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James

Mauro (51)

  

Executive Vice President (since 2021).

 

  

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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

 

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
      6-Month     12-Month 
   

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

    5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37)  
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     19  

Shareholder Expenses

     19  

Schedules of Investments

     20  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     55  

Statements of Operations

     57  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     59  

Financial Highlights

     63  

Notes to Financial Statements

     70  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     82  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     83  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     84  

Supplemental Information

     85  

Trustee and Officer Information

     86  

General Information

     89  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     90  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 7.28% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.

Stocks were supported by economic recovery in most regions of the world, even as significant challenges emerged. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most activity to continue. Nonetheless, two highly contagious COVID-19 variants appeared during the reporting period, causing sharp increases in cases in many countries and in some instances leading to new restrictions, which acted as a drag on growth. Inflation was high in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the reporting period presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting markets in important commodities such as oil, natural gas, and wheat.

The U.S. economy grew robustly, powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity. Consequently, unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates, and indicated that further increases could be necessary.

Stocks in Europe posted modest gains, helped by a steadily growing economy and increasing vaccinations. However, inflation increased significantly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many other European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on some types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) maintained ultra-low interest rates but started to wind down its bond buying programs.

Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly. Chinese stocks endured substantial declines, driving much of the negative performance in the region. Regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed on equity markets, particularly in the information technology sector. While China’s economy continued to expand at a solid pace, COVID-19 cases rose sharply late in the reporting period and analysts became concerned that the subsequent lockdowns would constrain growth.

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022     iShares® Asia 50 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Asia 50 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 50 of the largest Asian equities, as represented by the S&P Asia 50TM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (23.36 )%       7.41      6.56       (23.36 )%       42.99      88.81

Fund Market

    (24.47      7.41        6.59         (24.47      42.95        89.35  

Index

    (21.47      8.42        7.37               (21.47      49.78        103.58  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

            Annualized
Expense

Ratio

 
 

 

          $       1,000.00          $         881.40          $        2.35               $      1,000.00          $         1,022.40          $        2.52          0.50

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Asia 50 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization stocks in Asia declined significantly for the reporting period, driven by slowing growth and a far-reaching regulatory crackdown in China. Inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, and strict pandemic-related restrictions led to concerns about regional and global economic growth. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of war-related sanctions against China also weighed on stocks.

Chinese stocks drove the majority of detraction from the Index’s return, led by technology-related stocks in the consumer discretionary and communication services sectors, primarily due to regulatory restrictions. The government’s campaign to rein in large internet firms by lessening their monopolistic advantages continued to weigh on companies. Regulatory measures included anti-trust fines, restrictions on listings on foreign stock exchanges, and the construction of a state-backed cloud system to compete with private industry. A suggestion by the Chinese government in February 2022 that they might act to reduce online food-delivery fees reignited uncertainties about continuing crackdowns. In the consumer discretionary sector, the internet and direct marketing industry declined as regulation weakened large companies’ competitive advantages, while concerns surrounding new customer growth and slowing consumption pressured margins and earnings. In the communication services sector, the media and entertainment industry declined amid rules limiting video game use and restrictions on key advertisers. Revenue growth slowed for media and videogaming firms, constraining earnings and raising concerns about future growth. The possibility of delisting from U.S. exchanges amid U.S.-China tensions also weighed on Chinese stocks.

South Korean stocks also detracted significantly from the Index’s performance, led by the technology hardware and equipment industry. Despite rising semiconductor prices, decreased smartphone sales amid component shortages and investor concern that semiconductor prices would begin to decline weighed on the industry. Growth in demand for some other consumer electronics slowed as pandemic-related restrictions continued to abate in many parts of the world. Stocks in Hong Kong also detracted from the Index’s return as Chinese regulations and pandemic-related lockdowns in mainland China and Hong Kong weighed on equities listed in the city.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    35.9

Financials

    23.0  

Communication Services

    16.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.2  

Materials

    2.8  

Industrials

    1.8  

Health Care

    1.5  

Real Estate

    1.3  

Utilities

    1.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

China

    37.9

Taiwan

    23.6  

South Korea

    23.0  

Hong Kong

    10.3  

Singapore

    4.5  

Cayman Islands

    0.7  
 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 30 of the largest equities in the emerging markets infrastructure industry, as represented by the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (3.83 )%       (3.52 )%       (0.89 )%        (3.83 )%       (16.40 )%       (8.52 )% 

Fund Market

    (3.19      (3.49      (0.87       (3.19      (16.29      (8.33

Index

    (3.11      (3.03      (0.19             (3.11      (14.27      (1.93

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During

the Period 

 
 

(a) 

      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
          $       1,000.00          $       927.50          $        2.88               $       1,000.00          $       1,021.90          $        3.02          0.60

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Emerging market infrastructure stocks declined during the reporting period, falling sharply toward the end of the reporting period as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions disrupted oil and natural gas markets and raised concerns about the pace of global economic growth. Prior to the invasion, the Index advanced as the continued global economic recovery provided tailwinds for infrastructure-related companies, driven by strengthening international trade and industrial production.

Russian infrastructure stocks were the largest detractors from the Index’s return. Western nations imposed sanctions designed to squeeze Russia’s economy, which reduced trade, isolated the country from the global financial system, and raised expectations for a sharp decrease in Russia’s economic growth. Many sanctions impacted energy companies in Russia, a major exporter of oil and gas. The U.S. banned imports of Russian fuels, while the E.U. halted new energy investments. Germany halted the certification of an $11 billion pipeline from Russia, and the E.U. pledged to reduce and eventually end Russian gas imports. A major Russian pipeline operator, whose stock declined sharply following the invasion, set limits on receiving oil as so much remained unsold.

Chinese gas utilities stocks weighed on the Index’s return as high natural gas prices constrained margins for gas distributors. The country’s slowing property market led to a dramatic reduction in new customers and weighed on profits, while the slowing economy and high prices prompted forecasters to project slower demand growth for natural gas in China.

Mexican airport services stocks contributed to the Index’s return amid a sluggish recovery in air travel. While 2021 global passenger volumes remained dramatically lower than prior to the pandemic, domestic travel rebounded faster, especially in Latin America, where in-country trips make up a sizable proportion of flights. Mexico’s domestic-flight recovery was particularly robust, while the number of Americans flying to Mexico also improved. Toward the end of the reporting period, sharply increasing jet fuel prices and flight costs raised concerns about the impact on the recovery in air travel.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    41.0

Utilities

    39.4  

Energy

    19.6  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
 

China

    49.3

Brazil

    19.6  

Mexico

    15.1  

Thailand

    10.1  

South Korea

    5.9  

Russia

    0.0  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Europe ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Europe ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of European equities, as represented by the S&P Europe 350TM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    2.69      6.57      6.02       2.69      37.45      79.40

Fund Market

    2.85        6.57        6.00         2.85        37.48        79.16  

Index

    3.80        7.07        6.45               3.80        40.73        86.83  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
          $       1,000.00          $       974.10          $        3.05               $       1,000.00          $       1,021.80          $        3.13          0.62

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Europe ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

European equities gained modestly despite rising inflation and the war in Ukraine. Stocks rose early in the reporting period as the Eurozone economy slowly expanded despite the spread of COVID-19 variant cases. Rising prices and the prospect of higher interest rates subsequently slowed consumer demand. Stocks then trended lower as higher commodities prices, supply bottlenecks, and economic uncertainty stemming from the war in Ukraine weighed on markets.

U.K. stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return as the nation’s economy returned to its pre-pandemic size. Energy companies led the advance, driven by oil prices that climbed throughout 2021 as coronavirus-related restrictions eased, travel increased, and oil stockpiles dropped. Despite a gradual increase in global oil supply throughout 2021, demand continued to outstrip supply, sending prices higher and increasing corporate profits. U.K. healthcare stocks also added to gains as the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continued amid strong sales of existing drugs. Materials stocks further contributed as higher commodities prices translated into strong profits for mining operations. Metals prices increased significantly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Stocks in Switzerland also contributed to the Index’s return, with pharmaceuticals companies leading returns in the healthcare sector. Demand for COVID-19 treatment and testing drove robust gains, and sales of other core products improved. In the consumer staples sector, companies reported strong demand for household goods, which allowed companies to increase prices in order to side-step the impact of higher commodities costs.

On the downside, stocks in Germany were the largest detractors from the Index’s return as consumer discretionary companies faltered under the weight of rising inflation and continued shortages of computer chips. The closure of factories following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine further exacerbated production delays for automobile manufacturers. Boycotts of Western brands in China and COVID-19 related closures of factories in supplier countries such as Vietnam impacted sportswear companies. Stocks in Sweden also detracted from the Index’s return as lower household spending slowed economic growth.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    16.5

Health Care

    15.6  

Industrials

    14.7  

Consumer Staples

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.1  

Information Technology

    8.0  

Materials

    7.6  

Energy

    5.5  

Utilities

    4.3  

Communication Services

    3.9  

Real Estate

    1.1  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

United Kingdom

    23.1

France

    17.1  

Switzerland

    16.6  

Germany

    12.3  

Netherlands

    7.9  

Sweden

    4.8  

Denmark

    4.1  

Spain

    3.7  

Italy

    2.9  

Finland

    1.9  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® International Developed Property ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Developed Property ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of real estate equities in developed non-U.S. markets, as represented by the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    1.79      4.54      5.85       1.79      24.84      76.61

Fund Market

    1.68        4.50        5.80         1.68        24.64        75.80  

Index

    2.50        4.81        6.01               2.50        26.46        79.29  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

 
 

 

          $       1,000.00          $         975.50          $        2.46               $      1,000.00          $         1,022.40          $        2.52          0.50

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® International Developed Property ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International developed property stocks posted modest returns for the reporting period despite the easing of restrictions in many parts of the world from the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance, led by industrial real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Industrial REITs benefited from growing demand for storage facilities and delivery warehouses due to increased online shopping. The diversified REITs industry gained as businesses reoriented to the new demands of the digital economy and located warehouses and logistical centers closer to consumers.

Australian retail REITs also advanced as developers of shopping centers reported a rebound in foot traffic, rent, and demand for retail space as pandemic-related restrictions eased and vaccinations against COVID-19 increased. The pandemic disrupted business for restaurants at shopping centers, but increased business for takeout food mitigated the impact. Nonetheless, rising interest rates and inflationary pressures limited gains. Some Australian states extended protections for tenants impacted by the pandemic, limiting landlords from terminating leases and forcing rent relief.

U.K. real estate companies also contributed to the Index’s return. Higher online purchases during stay-at-home orders drove demand for warehouse and logistics services, leading to rising profits at industrial REITs. Limited land availability and zoning restrictions limited the ability to build enough new warehouses to meet growing demand, driving up the value of existing property portfolios.

The Israeli real estate management and development industry also contributed to the Index’s return. Commercial property owners reported stronger earnings after shopping mall stores and business offices reopened following the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions.

On the downside, Japanese companies in the real estate management and development industry detracted from the Index’s return. Vacancy rates in Tokyo office towers dropped through most of 2021 but investors were concerned about the impact of newly planned buildings on the supply of office space.

The German real estate management and development industry also detracted from the Index’s performance. The German government pledged to expand affordable housing, which could negatively impact developers.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Real Estate Operating Companies

    23.6

Diversified Real Estate Activities

    15.2  

Industrial REITs

    14.2  

Diversified REITs

    13.3  

Retail REITs

    12.9  

Office REITs

    8.6  

Real Estate Development

    3.9  

Residential REITs

    3.8  

Specialized REITs

    1.8  

Health Care REITs

    1.7  

Hotel & Resort REITs

    1.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.0  

 

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    26.1

Australia

    13.2  

United Kingdom

    10.5  

Hong Kong

    9.9  

Singapore

    7.7  

Germany

    7.1  

Sweden

    5.3  

Canada

    4.1  

France

    3.4  

Belgium

    2.8  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international developed market small-capitalization stocks, excluding the U.S. and Korea, with prominent value characteristics, as represented by the FTSE Developed ex US ex Korea Small Cap Focused Value 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

    2.42     1.92       2.42     1.97

Fund Market

    1.86       1.90         1.86       1.95  

Index

    3.55       3.01               3.55       3.07  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 3/23/21. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/25/21.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

            Annualized
Expense

Ratio

 
 

 

          $       1,000.00          $         977.40          $        1.48               $      1,000.00          $         1,023.40          $        1.51          0.30

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International developed market small-capitalization stocks with prominent value characteristics advanced for the reporting period. Canadian stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by stocks in the energy sector. As the global economy rebounded following the initial disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia, the world’s third-largest supplier of oil, led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. Higher prices for energy products drove increased revenues and cash flows for Canadian energy companies.

Stocks from the U.K. also advanced, particularly in the real estate sector. Businesses that own self-storage facilities benefited from rising demand for storage, which led to higher occupancy rates. Small and medium sized businesses were leading customers of storage facilities, as were older and divorced individuals.

On the downside, Japanese stocks detracted from the Index’s performance. The capital goods industry endured declines as makers of construction equipment raised concerns about semiconductor supply shortages. The retail industry also faced headwinds as Japanese retail spending declined late in the reporting period. In Sweden, the consumer discretionary sector was a detractor amid a selloff of outdoor-related stocks.

The Index’s selection process is designed to maximize exposure to small-capitalization stocks with prominent value characteristics, with screens to eliminate stocks with low liquidity, high volatility, high leverage, negative sentiment, and negative momentum. Reflecting those constraints, the Index significantly outperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index. Exposure to the value factor and the low-volatility factor were significant contributors to the Index’s relative return.

From a sector perspective, stock selection in the healthcare, utilities and real estate sectors were the top contributors to the Index’s relative return. Stock selection and an overweight position in healthcare also contributed, while stock selection in the materials and industrials sector detracted from performance.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    20.8

Financials

    17.6  

Real Estate

    17.1  

Materials

    13.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.4  

Energy

    5.9  

Consumer Staples

    5.2  

Health Care

    3.6  

Information Technology

    3.3  

Utilities

    2.8  

Communication Services

    1.9  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Canada

    18.4

United Kingdom

    17.1  

Japan

    15.2  

Australia

    10.4  

Switzerland

    7.5  

Sweden

    6.9  

Germany

    3.4  

Belgium

    2.5  

Finland

    2.2  

France

    2.1  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Dividend Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international equities with a history of consistently growing dividends, as represented by the Morningstar® Global ex-US Dividend Growth IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    3.28      7.72      7.93       3.28      45.07      56.55

Fund Market

    2.75        7.33        7.97         2.75        42.46        56.86  

Index

    3.93        7.84        8.03               3.93        45.85        57.36  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/17/16. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/19/16.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

 
 

 

          $       1,000.00          $         1,010.70          $        0.75               $      1,000.00          $         1,024.20          $        0.76          0.15

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Dividend stocks outside the U.S. advanced as the global economic recovery and higher consumer demand brought corporate dividends to record levels during the reporting period. Healthy corporate balance sheets and accessible capital markets also drove strong dividends. Mining companies led dividend payouts, as higher commodities prices supported cash flow. Banks resumed dividends and stock repurchases.

Canadian equities advanced strongly as economic activity in the country rose above pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. High vaccination rates helped the economy reopen, and targeted government aid bolstered household incomes, enabling steady, if uneven, economic recovery despite inflationary pressure. Stimulus programs also created higher government debt, which raised concerns about the impact on economic growth.

Japan’s economy recovered more slowly than in many other developed countries, but its corporate dividend yields ranked among the strongest, reflecting resilient company balance sheets. Consumer spending, which comprises about half of Japan’s economy, drove growth. However, a surge in COVID-19 cases early in 2022 raised concerns about continued growth. The Bank of Japan maintained stimulus measures. and the Japanese yen weakened, attenuating the effect of more expensive commodities inputs. A rise in exports and decline in imports supported the economy’s gains.

Switzerland’s economy grew significantly in 2021, driven by increases in private consumption as pandemic-related restrictions eased. Government spending on pandemic-related aid contributed, as did the hotel and catering industry, which benefited from the resumption of summer tourism. Switzerland’s solid currency, highly skilled workforce, and globally competitive companies with strong balance sheets helped it weather the pandemic. Few companies reduced their dividends, and Swiss banks resumed payouts earlier than banks in the E.U.

The U.K.’s economy advanced strongly as its services sector, which comprises 79% of its economy, expanded amid reopening. Healthcare and social services contributed to growth as the British vaccination program expanded, and testing and tracing increased. Household and government spending also grew, along with exports, supporting a strong rebound in dividends amid the U.K.’s strongest economic growth since 1941.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments


(a) 

Financials

    24.0

Health Care

    13.7  

Industrials

    12.8  

Consumer Staples

    12.6  

Utilities

    9.7  

Information Technology

    6.7  

Materials

    6.5  

Communication Services

    6.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    2.9  

Real Estate

    2.7  

Energy

    2.3  

TEN LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Canada

    20.2

Japan

    19.6  

Switzerland

    11.9  

United Kingdom

    10.5  

China

    7.0  

Germany

    5.4  

France

    4.2  

Hong Kong

    3.6  

Italy

    3.5  

India

    2.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022     iShares® Latin America 40 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Latin America 40 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 40 of the largest Latin American equities, as represented by the S&P Latin America 40TM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    19.25      2.95      (1.40 )%        19.25     15.63      (13.12 )% 

Fund Market

    19.14        2.89        (1.38       19.14       15.29        (12.97

Index

    19.86        3.23        (1.02             19.86       17.24        (9.78

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 19 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

 

 

     

 

 

    
         

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      


Ending

Account Value
(03/31/22)

 

 
 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           


Beginning

Account Value
(10/01/21)

 

 
 

      


Ending

Account Value
(03/31/22)

 

 
 

      


Expenses

Paid During
the Period

 

 
 (a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $       1,000.00          $       1,221.90          $        2.60               $       1,000.00          $       1,022.60          $        2.37        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Latin America 40 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization Latin American stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, rising sharply after declining for much of 2021. Markets benefited from strength in energy- and commodities-exporting countries as prices for oil, metals, and other raw materials rose. Commodities price increases helped strengthen Latin American currencies, improving foreign investors’ returns. The perception of value in the region and the removal of Russian stocks from key global indexes helped drive up inflows from abroad.

Brazilian stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, bolstered by rising commodities prices, investor appetite for value in a shift away from growth, and the perception of improved prospects for political stability. The Brazilian energy sector advanced amid soaring oil prices, as supply failed to keep pace with renewed demand. Supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions against Russia, a key exporter of oil, further pressured supply chains. High oil prices drove stronger sales and profits for the integrated oil and gas industry. The materials sector, another strong contributor to the Index’s performance, also advanced due to increased commodities prices. Metals and mining companies advanced sharply as prices for commodities such as iron ore reached record highs, driving earnings growth. Despite high levels of volatility, iron ore prices ended the reporting period near 10-year highs.

Mexican stocks contributed significantly to the Index’s return, led by the communication services and consumer staples sectors. Mexico’s close link to the U.S. economy, which recovered faster than expected, bolstered investor optimism that Mexico might experience relatively less volatility than other emerging markets, despite slowing Mexican domestic growth. The telecommunication services industry advanced, as subscriber growth and demand for broadband services bolstered earnings. In the consumer staples sector, food and staples retailers benefited from improved margins and increased online shopping.

Peruvian stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, bolstered by a strong economic recovery and growth in exports. In the financials sector, Peruvian banks benefited from growth in loans and net interest income as well as a reduction in loan loss provisions.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments


(a) 

Materials

    27.9

Financials

    27.7  

Energy

    13.9  

Consumer Staples

    12.5  

Communication Services

    6.2  

Industrials

    4.5  

Consumer Discretionary

    2.5  

Health Care

    1.6  

Information Technology

    1.4  

Utilities

    1.1  

Real Estate

    0.7  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Brazil

    63.4

Mexico

    23.8  

Chile

    6.7  

Peru

    3.6  

Colombia

    2.5  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Asia 50 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Cayman Islands — 0.7%

   

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,875,648     $ 13,715,498  
   

 

 

 
China — 37.7%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    10,310,300       140,701,688  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    792,000       9,824,758  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    1,586,200       27,994,323  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    53,784,000       21,462,798  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    560,500       15,590,465  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    72,274,960       54,138,607  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,631,500       20,484,705  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    46,117,115       28,272,200  

JDcom Inc., Class A(a)

    1,456,150       41,376,314  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    1,625,000       13,798,443  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    2,823,700       53,491,995  

NetEase Inc.

    1,400,900       25,276,112  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    4,165,500       29,121,279  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    4,230,200       194,988,290  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., New(a)(b)

    2,269,000       18,017,212  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    9,399,800       16,425,445  
   

 

 

 
          710,964,634  
Hong Kong — 10.2%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    8,457,600       88,313,221  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    1,163,500       11,320,728  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    7,552,504       9,122,816  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    830,200       38,914,225  

Link REIT

    1,473,100       12,545,253  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,071,500       12,748,144  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,205,000       19,305,863  
   

 

 

 
      192,270,250  
Singapore — 4.4%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,257,300       32,944,029  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    2,794,974       25,355,583  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,075,100       25,155,190  
   

 

 

 
      83,454,802  
South Korea — 21.1%            

Celltrion Inc.

    71,702       10,094,064  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    100,085       14,766,631  

Kakao Corp.

    218,249       18,969,879  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    273,085       13,685,346  

Kia Corp.

    187,044       11,328,909  

LG Chem Ltd.

    33,066       14,448,732  

NAVER Corp.

    103,223       28,688,661  

POSCO

    52,960       12,703,711  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

South Korea (continued)

    

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,589,353      $ 205,393,425  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    38,461        18,718,571  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    360,905        12,259,478  

SK Hynix Inc.

    376,638        36,232,249  
    

 

 

 
       397,289,656  
Taiwan — 23.5%             

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,983,000        13,354,875  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    2,651,551        11,743,380  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    13,629,359        13,889,756  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    1,341,000        12,433,382  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    3,021,071        11,173,592  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,361,000        14,234,620  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    8,721,052        32,022,212  

MediaTek Inc.

    1,118,112        34,796,222  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    3,930,510        12,723,547  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    13,233,343        271,462,354  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    8,115,000        14,902,581  
    

 

 

 
       442,736,521  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.6% (Cost: $1,723,767,087)

           1,840,431,361  
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    
South Korea — 1.8%             

Hyundai Motor Co.

    

Preference Shares, NVS

    16,044        1,134,897  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    25,903        1,840,893  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    5,478        1,228,720  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    575,305        29,809,667  
       34,014,177  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.8%
(Cost: $26,399,731)

 

     34,014,177  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,750,166,818)

 

     1,874,445,538  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.6%

 

     10,679,644  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 1,885,125,182  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Asia 50 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 43,949,971     $     $ (43,943,633 )(b)      $ (2,244     $ (4,094   $           $ 146,507 (c)    $  

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

    3,430,000             (3,430,000 )(b)                              344        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (2,244     $ (4,094   $       $ 146,851     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

FTSE Taiwan Index

     44        04/28/22      $ 2,690      $ (22,014

MSCI China Future Index

     151        06/17/22        3,860        142,027  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     42        06/17/22        2,364        120,083  
           

 

 

 
            $ 240,096  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 262,110  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 22,014  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (1,296,140
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 136,413  
  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Asia 50 ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 19,934,782      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $        $ 1,840,431,361        $        $ 1,840,431,361  

Preferred Stocks

              34,014,177                   34,014,177  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 1,874,445,538        $        $ 1,874,445,538  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 120,083        $ 142,027        $        $ 262,110  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

              (22,014                 (22,014
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 120,083        $ 120,013        $        $ 240,096  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 16.3%            

CCR SA

    286,254     $ 823,701  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, ADR

    64,422       509,578  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR

    61,020       599,827  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA, ADR

    469,548       1,422,730  
   

 

 

 
      3,355,836  
China — 48.9%            

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    432,000       251,128  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,782,000       464,011  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    428,400       546,031  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    594,000       1,335,161  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    360,000       648,354  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    1,188,000       1,207,050  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    954,000       507,855  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    160,000       673,420  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    320,000       595,530  

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,116,000       624,505  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    828,000       382,723  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    432,000       334,776  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    504,000       686,670  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    324,000       338,369  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    720,000       622,249  

Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    180,000       189,162  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    342,499       360,248  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    360,000       302,401  
   

 

 

 
          10,069,643  
Mexico — 15.0%            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR

    8,766       523,243  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR

    8,928       1,439,461  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, ADR

    5,076       1,124,842  
   

 

 

 
      3,087,546  
South Korea — 5.9%            

Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR(a)(c)

    91,692       853,653  

SK Discovery Co. Ltd.

    7,303       249,204  

SK Gas Ltd.

    1,168       110,820  
   

 

 

 
      1,213,677  
Thailand — 9.9%            

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)(c)

    1,035,400       2,053,286  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.0%
(Cost: $17,918,790)

      19,779,988  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    
Brazil — 3.2%             

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, ADR

    201,258      $ 648,051  
    

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%             

Transneft PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    640         
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 3.2%
(Cost: $1,913,394)

       648,051  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 6.1%             

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

    1,225,134        1,224,889  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(e)(f)

    30,000        30,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,254,889  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 6.1%
(Cost: $1,255,406)

       1,254,889  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 105.3%
(Cost: $21,087,590)

       21,682,928  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.3)%

       (1,087,733
    

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%          $ 20,595,195  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 808,840       $417,110 (a)    $     $ (410   $ (651   $ 1,224,889       1,225,134     $ 6,099 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    30,000       0 (a)                        30,000       30,000       4        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (410   $ (651   $ 1,254,889       $ 6,103     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     1        06/17/22      $ 56      $ 3,817  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,817  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (22,322
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 3,817  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 117,862      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                           

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 7,710,256        $ 12,069,732        $        $ 19,779,988  

Preferred Stocks

     648,051                            648,051  

Money Market Funds

     1,254,889                            1,254,889  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  9,613,196        $ 12,069,732        $        $ 21,682,928  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,817        $        $        $ 3,817  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 1.5%

   

Glencore PLC

    2,095,880     $ 13,637,270  

Rio Tinto PLC

    203,009       16,229,867  
   

 

 

 
      29,867,137  
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    64,448       2,350,192  

OMV AG

    27,388       1,308,666  

Verbund AG

    13,030       1,376,022  
   

 

 

 
      5,034,880  

Belgium — 1.3%

   

Ageas SA/NV

    34,430       1,740,548  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    166,313       9,943,534  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    20,386       2,109,467  

KBC Group NV

    64,456       4,624,663  

Solvay SA

    13,623       1,342,623  

UCB SA

    24,162       2,889,700  

Umicore SA

    39,336       1,700,391  
   

 

 

 
      24,350,926  
Denmark — 4.1%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    579       1,709,436  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    1,125       3,380,584  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    19,027       2,335,781  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    20,033       1,470,962  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    22,983       3,480,510  

Danske Bank A/S

    131,556       2,188,445  

DSV A/S

    41,204       7,896,975  

Genmab A/S(a)

    12,447       4,495,272  

GN Store Nord AS

    26,051       1,276,925  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    315,566       35,001,343  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    40,541       2,779,660  

Orsted AS(b)

    36,839       4,611,189  

Pandora A/S

    18,768       1,787,921  

Tryg A/S

    70,031       1,702,781  

Vestas

Wind Systems A/S

    192,528       5,647,770  
   

 

 

 
          79,765,554  
Finland — 1.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    29,192       1,760,473  

Fortum OYJ

    84,434       1,543,205  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    51,619       1,425,205  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    76,821       4,020,048  

Metso Outotec OYJ

    136,118       1,147,431  

Neste OYJ

    82,596       3,765,812  

Nokia OYJ(a)

    1,048,561       5,774,444  

Nordea Bank Abp

    661,911       6,812,383  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    96,942       4,736,991  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    114,375       2,243,742  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    101,040       3,299,460  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    93,354       852,402  
   

 

 

 
      37,381,596  
France — 17.0%            

Accor SA(a)

    31,022       999,505  

Air Liquide SA

    90,711       15,869,324  

Airbus SE(a)

    117,865       14,222,584  

Alstom SA

    56,527       1,322,668  

Arkema SA

    12,681       1,515,887  

AXA SA

    394,938       11,561,543  

BNP Paribas SA

    217,296       12,417,299  

Bouygues SA

    40,617       1,417,698  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Bureau Veritas SA

    57,385     $ 1,636,095  

Capgemini SE

    30,678       6,807,537  

Carrefour SA

    120,570       2,623,850  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    100,272       5,966,219  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    34,395       4,661,054  

Credit Agricole SA

    265,429       3,171,490  

Danone SA

    131,505       7,264,725  

Dassault Systemes SE

    133,569       6,562,058  

Edenred

    48,410       2,393,624  

Eiffage SA

    15,614       1,602,498  

Electricite de France SA

    90,291       847,488  

Engie SA

    341,987       4,496,102  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    57,663       10,546,017  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    24,396       2,413,319  

Gecina SA

    10,761       1,356,190  

Hermes International

    6,641       9,399,312  

Kering SA

    14,032       8,858,784  

Legrand SA

    51,680       4,913,550  

L’Oreal SA

    45,079       18,006,585  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    51,325       36,635,718  

Orange SA

    360,867       4,273,133  

Pernod Ricard SA

    38,830       8,531,377  

Publicis Groupe SA

    45,394       2,755,125  

Renault SA(a)

    40,405       1,056,188  

Safran SA

    67,295       7,923,008  

Sanofi

    220,528       22,546,692  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    4,683       1,917,287  

Schneider Electric SE

    108,822       18,270,161  

SCOR SE

    28,898       929,227  

Societe Generale SA

    152,609       4,091,040  

Sodexo SA

    15,942       1,297,295  

STMicroelectronics NV , New

    125,145       5,418,845  

Teleperformance

    11,212       4,270,629  

Thales SA

    20,615       2,581,730  

TotalEnergies SE

    469,419       23,752,376  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    17,436       766,187  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)

    22,276       1,668,633  

Valeo

    43,354       800,790  

Veolia Environnement SA

    124,674       3,997,481  

Vinci SA

    98,912       10,106,096  

Vivendi SE

    154,566       2,019,328  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    47,605       2,066,064  
   

 

 

 
          330,527,415  
Germany — 11.5%            

adidas AG

    34,186       7,966,223  

Allianz SE, Registered

    78,159       18,665,001  

Aroundtown SA

    185,321       1,058,992  

BASF SE

    174,718       9,969,498  

Bayer AG, Registered

    188,536       12,895,686  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    61,550       5,318,999  

Beiersdorf AG

    19,001       1,996,129  

Brenntag SE

    29,854       2,407,171  

Commerzbank AG(a)

    190,710       1,449,187  

Continental AG(a)

    20,283       1,454,010  

Covestro AG(b)

    36,860       1,856,099  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(a)

    94,484       2,620,512  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)

    35,778       1,559,341  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered(a)

    394,864       4,972,990  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    36,266       6,528,269  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    190,425       9,093,149  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    648,961     $ 12,086,329  

E.ON SE

    430,383       5,000,251  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    38,457       2,577,034  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    79,680       2,925,566  

GEA Group AG

    31,981       1,310,816  

Hannover Rueck SE

    11,492       1,952,242  

HeidelbergCement AG

    28,252       1,601,159  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    33,146       1,487,715  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    18,652       1,231,118  

Infineon Technologies AG

    251,452       8,506,622  

LEG Immobilien SE

    14,262       1,624,128  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    160,171       11,242,319  

Merck KGaA

    24,960       5,212,508  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    10,105       2,337,084  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    27,036       7,227,795  

Puma SE

    19,700       1,675,326  

RWE AG

    130,592       5,686,301  

SAP SE

    209,610       23,230,681  

Siemens AG, Registered

    153,198       21,212,906  

Siemens Healthineers AG(b)

    53,721       3,329,130  

Symrise AG

    25,401       3,045,394  

Volkswagen AG

    5,643       1,393,931  

Vonovia SE

    149,605       6,973,147  

Zalando SE(a)(b)

    36,909       1,868,857  
   

 

 

 
          224,549,615  
Ireland — 1.0%            

CRH PLC

    148,570       5,925,734  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    28,857       3,325,611  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    29,471       3,296,091  

Kingspan Group PLC

    29,792       2,912,071  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(c)

    19,073       1,661,640  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    49,170       2,184,001  
   

 

 

 
      19,305,148  
Italy — 2.9%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    234,704       5,368,185  

Atlantia SpA(a)

    96,737       2,011,408  

Enel SpA

    1,482,852       9,900,631  

Eni SpA

    480,104       7,001,459  

Ferrari NV

    24,582       5,355,421  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    117,603       1,784,047  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    3,262,936       7,468,092  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    136,894       1,383,381  

Moncler SpA

    40,489       2,246,404  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    147,917       1,706,920  

Prysmian SpA

    52,227       1,772,385  

Snam SpA

    389,869       2,248,198  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano

    1,935,103       710,428  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    271,773       2,333,789  

UniCredit SpA

    427,392       4,610,593  
   

 

 

 
      55,901,341  
Luxembourg — 0.2%            

ArcelorMittal SA

    116,643       3,736,555  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.8%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(b)

    80,085       1,022,671  

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    5,924       11,733,628  

Aegon NV

    268,750       1,424,679  

Akzo Nobel NV

    35,466       3,047,320  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Argenx SE(a)

    9,630     $ 3,012,950  

ASM International NV

    7,342       2,673,454  

ASML Holding NV

    77,779       51,973,597  

CNH Industrial NV

    192,935       3,038,876  

Euronext NV(b)

    18,911       1,718,020  

EXOR NV

    21,768       1,654,795  

Heineken Holding NV

    19,663       1,539,675  

Heineken NV

    45,501       4,351,251  

IMCD NV

    10,780       1,838,986  

ING Groep NV

    742,625       7,753,692  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)

    28,735       963,711  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    201,031       6,466,262  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    33,638       6,017,627  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    686,030       2,380,509  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    169,135       5,157,550  

NN Group NV

    61,045       3,093,683  

Prosus NV

    167,479       9,031,776  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    43,412       2,130,221  

Randstad NV

    24,359       1,465,312  

Stellantis NV

    422,838       6,845,522  

Universal Music Group NV

    255,159       6,811,243  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    49,755       5,304,198  
   

 

 

 
          152,451,208  
Norway — 1.1%            

DNB Bank ASA

    173,432       3,921,113  

Equinor ASA

    206,113       7,695,564  

Mowi ASA

    87,129       2,346,898  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    256,781       2,494,851  

Orkla ASA

    139,491       1,239,306  

Telenor ASA

    122,840       1,762,696  

Yara International ASA

    30,193       1,509,907  
   

 

 

 
      20,970,335  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    559,967       2,756,093  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    87,690       1,108,636  
   

 

 

 
      3,864,729  
Spain — 3.7%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    49,055       1,322,496  

Aena SME SA(a)(b)

    14,191       2,365,642  

Amadeus IT Group SA(a)

    86,898       5,649,937  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,286,632       7,346,572  

Banco Santander SA

    3,319,092       11,284,667  

CaixaBank SA

    831,461       2,820,216  

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    108,547       5,223,759  

Enagas SA

    40,348       895,979  

Endesa SA

    61,705       1,345,392  

Ferrovial SA

    95,530       2,540,606  

Grifols SA

    57,716       1,047,583  

Iberdrola SA

    1,130,321       12,354,373  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    215,861       4,706,842  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    65,369       1,958,419  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    72,128       1,480,862  

Repsol SA

    272,658       3,571,599  

Telefonica SA

    1,050,538       5,091,177  
   

 

 

 
      71,006,121  
Sweden — 4.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    58,882       2,025,390  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    189,235       5,086,558  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    123,660       6,418,687  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    74,093     $ 3,360,082  

Boliden AB

    52,817       2,664,363  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    50,968       771,274  

Embracer Group AB(a)(c)

    125,613       1,048,510  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    118,011       2,524,119  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    75,700       1,366,720  

EQT AB

    53,011       2,067,337  

Essity AB, Class B

    114,987       2,713,580  

Evolution AB(b)

    34,457       3,505,459  

Getinge AB, Class B

    41,492       1,652,998  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    140,882       1,891,713  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    401,081       5,619,465  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    34,904       989,907  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    32,553       907,379  

Investor AB, Class B

    350,154       7,608,228  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    45,121       1,176,579  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    269,461       2,986,854  

Sandvik AB

    210,127       4,463,690  

Sinch AB(a)(b)

    130,872       887,635  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    304,087       3,287,438  

Skanska AB, Class B

    76,912       1,720,690  

SKF AB, Class B

    72,958       1,189,650  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    117,064       2,273,111  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    296,220       2,723,872  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    175,182       2,616,454  

Swedish Match AB

    301,740       2,269,094  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    96,790       1,463,057  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    549,375       5,007,851  

Telia Co. AB

    472,010       1,892,623  

Volvo AB, Class B

    303,833       5,668,107  
   

 

 

 
          91,848,474  
Switzerland — 16.6%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    342,548       11,112,494  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    32,527       1,475,474  

Alcon Inc.

    96,342       7,632,784  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    8,696       1,553,076  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    201       2,392,284  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    21       2,540,126  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    100,465       12,734,418  

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered

    480,571       3,783,109  

Geberit AG, Registered

    6,860       4,228,891  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    1,523       6,294,462  

Holcim Ltd.

    98,328       4,782,356  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    41,835       2,422,016  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    9,745       2,766,889  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    32,844       2,441,364  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    14,323       10,378,493  

Nestle SA, Registered

    539,632       70,162,231  

Novartis AG, Registered

    465,830       40,895,915  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,324       5,353,983  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    5,205       2,276,412  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    134,638       53,271,100  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    7,972       1,708,161  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    3,676       783,310  

SGS SA, Registered

    1,161       3,227,746  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    74,328       1,691,016  

Sika AG, Registered

    29,301       9,694,342  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    10,085       4,212,888  

Straumann Holding AG, Registered

    2,198       3,509,517  
Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    5,554     $ 1,574,691  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    10,443       568,269  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    6,075       3,892,894  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    14,806       1,460,238  

Swiss Re AG

    55,391       5,272,886  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    4,819       2,895,284  

Temenos AG, Registered

    12,679       1,219,590  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    711,787       13,909,245  

VAT Group AG(b)

    5,110       1,945,576  

Vifor Pharma AG (a)

    8,929       1,591,962  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    28,829       14,238,633  
   

 

 

 
          321,894,125  
United Kingdom — 23.0%            

3i Group PLC

    186,297       3,368,689  

abrdn plc

    421,915       1,181,402  

Admiral Group PLC

    51,577       1,729,623  

Anglo American PLC

    258,089       13,410,903  

Ashtead Group PLC

    85,471       5,381,630  

Associated British Foods PLC

    69,303       1,505,478  

AstraZeneca PLC

    297,253       39,419,582  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    183,924       1,518,343  

Aviva PLC

    719,518       4,257,323  

BAE Systems PLC

    619,459       5,817,617  

Barclays PLC

    3,064,468       5,940,395  

Barratt Developments PLC

    194,985       1,327,420  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    21,786       1,062,645  

BP PLC

    3,761,994       18,442,715  

British American Tobacco PLC

    438,295       18,407,156  

British Land Co PLC (The)

    181,900       1,259,449  

BT Group PLC

    1,697,832       4,048,153  

Bunzl PLC

    64,845       2,514,759  

Burberry Group PLC

    76,244       1,664,382  

Compass Group PLC

    343,061       7,382,703  

Croda International PLC

    27,526       2,831,644  

DCC PLC

    19,768       1,530,715  

Diageo PLC

    445,611       22,603,409  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    266,201       959,221  

DS Smith PLC

    265,426       1,116,305  

Entain PLC(a)

    112,077       2,400,804  

Experian PLC

    184,434       7,105,432  

Ferguson PLC

    44,272       5,997,961  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    961,530       20,804,570  

Halma PLC

    71,688       2,345,423  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    67,761       893,145  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,941,667       26,923,804  

IMI PLC

    50,729       903,180  

Imperial Brands PLC

    183,035       3,855,581  

Informa PLC(a)

    291,011       2,280,074  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    36,442       2,464,738  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    55,823       1,296,047  

Intertek Group PLC

    31,330       2,137,260  

ITV PLC(a)

    703,097       752,471  

J Sainsbury PLC

    329,559       1,090,769  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    38,084       931,409  

Kingfisher PLC

    396,558       1,323,570  

Land Securities Group PLC

    147,161       1,509,843  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,148,633       4,072,350  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    13,528,924       8,238,654  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    61,850       6,449,751  

M&G PLC

    502,130       1,446,803  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    379,891     $ 766,756  

Melrose Industries PLC

    835,053       1,354,571  

Mondi PLC

    93,923       1,825,659  

National Grid PLC

    739,709       11,368,001  

NatWest Group PLC

    1,011,090       2,855,658  

Next PLC

    24,968       1,963,748  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    123,201       1,881,232  

Pearson PLC

    142,305       1,395,304  

Persimmon PLC

    60,316       1,691,342  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    161,129       1,290,948  

Prudential PLC

    524,917       7,749,489  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    141,477       10,792,701  

RELX PLC

    380,245       11,832,360  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    357,001       2,459,192  

Rightmove PLC

    166,189       1,373,491  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    1,609,947       2,117,074  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    218,029       1,997,731  

Schroders PLC

    24,469       1,030,376  

Segro PLC

    229,841       4,040,383  

Severn Trent PLC

    49,367       1,989,698  

Shell PLC

    1,467,552       40,223,675  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    169,515       2,696,113  

Smiths Group PLC

    76,525       1,449,839  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    14,070       2,300,174  

SSE PLC

    200,498       4,581,186  

St. James’s Place PLC

    102,564       1,933,678  

Standard Chartered PLC

    491,163       3,260,343  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    703,627       1,198,217  

Tesco PLC

    1,465,563       5,305,782  

Unilever PLC

    503,993       22,882,668  

United Utilities Group PLC

    132,547       1,951,821  

Vodafone Group PLC

    5,125,715       8,405,066  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    50,682       1,081,547  

Whitbread PLC(a)

    38,398       1,429,696  

WPP PLC

    232,427       3,042,025  
   

 

 

 
      447,422,844  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $1,898,256,006)

 

    1,919,878,003  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Germany — 0.7%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,766       833,912  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    34,657     $ 2,319,652  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    29,563       2,843,781  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,734       2,089,321  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,000       6,014,796  
   

 

 

 
      14,101,462  
Italy — 0.0%            

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,169,475       396,650  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $19,335,299)

      14,498,112  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

France — 0.0%

   

Electricite de France SA (Expires 04/04/22)

    90,291       33,561  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      33,561  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

   

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

    2,533,942       2,533,435  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    2,630,000       2,630,000  
   

 

 

 
      5,163,435  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $5,163,119)

      5,163,435  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,922,754,424)

      1,939,573,111  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      4,406,122  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,943,979,233  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Europe ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 8,383,628     $     $ (5,847,745 )(a)    $ (1,547   $ (901   $ 2,533,435       2,533,942     $ 46,938 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    820,000       1,810,000 (a)                        2,630,000       2,630,000       386        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (1,547   $ (901   $ 5,163,435       $ 47,324     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     108        06/17/22      $ 4,538      $ 82,341  

FTSE 100 Index

     30        06/17/22        2,935        81,855  
           

 

 

 
            $ 164,196  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 164,196  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 676,151  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 43,841  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 9,114,203      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Europe ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 10,822,826      $ 1,909,055,177      $      $ 1,919,878,003  

Preferred Stocks

            14,498,112               14,498,112  

Rights

            33,561               33,561  

Money Market Funds

     5,163,435                      5,163,435  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,986,261      $ 1,923,586,850      $      $ 1,939,573,111  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $      $ 164,196      $      $ 164,196  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Property ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 13.1%            

Abacus Property Group

    27,102     $ 66,773  

Arena REIT(a)

    24,839       90,894  

BWP Trust

    34,546       103,617  

Cedar Woods Properties Ltd.

    4,379       15,240  

Centuria Capital Group

    45,568       97,143  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    38,203       109,245  

Centuria Office REIT

    30,776       50,472  

Charter Hall Group

    33,365       405,463  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    42,672       169,264  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    37,029       116,108  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    23,089       67,576  

Cromwell Property Group

    101,908       63,055  

Dexus

    76,335       623,097  

Dexus Industria REIT

    15,796       39,991  

GDI Property Group

    34,842       28,294  

Goodman Group

    120,246       2,043,763  

GPT Group (The)

    135,942       524,370  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    20,312       66,279  

HealthCo REIT

    18,470       26,675  

Home Consortium Ltd.

    12,885       66,362  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    101,764       109,275  

Hotel Property Investments

    13,674       39,328  

Ingenia Communities Group

    25,825       97,495  

Irongate Group

    38,089       54,337  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    48,861       407,302  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    6,642       84,002  

Mirvac Group

    279,628       518,502  

National Storage REIT

    76,404       153,719  

RAM Essential Services Property Ltd., NVS

    25,899       18,068  

Rural Funds Group

    27,296       59,797  

Scentre Group

    366,964       834,350  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

    78,562       170,906  

Stockland

    169,430       536,924  

Vicinity Centres

    274,635       381,098  

Waypoint REIT

    50,419       100,353  
   

 

 

 
      8,339,137  
Austria — 0.5%            

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    3,364       104,225  

IMMOFINANZ AG

    5,105       129,777  

S IMMO AG

    3,040       74,402  
   

 

 

 
      308,404  
Belgium — 2.8%            

Aedifica SA

    2,559       321,809  

Befimmo SA

    1,764       92,266  

Care Property Invest NV

    1,871       51,365  

Cofinimmo SA

    2,083       303,358  

Immobel SA

    296       23,736  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    1,663       50,316  

Montea NV

    715       93,204  

Retail Estates NV

    792       64,580  

Shurgard Self Storage SA

    1,764       109,252  

VGP NV

    632       161,757  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    9,928       428,353  

Xior Student Housing NV

    1,481       82,722  
   

 

 

 
          1,782,718  
British Virgin Islands — 0.1%            

MAS Real Estate Inc.

    29,807       41,568  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada — 4.1%            

Allied Properties REIT

    4,401     $ 164,155  

Artis REIT

    4,371       45,697  

Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,350       15,734  

Boardwalk REIT

    1,643       77,264  

BTB Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,591       8,850  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    6,008       257,832  

Choice Properties REIT

    11,463       142,032  

Crombie REIT

    3,443       50,537  

CT REIT

    3,592       50,799  

Dream Industrial REIT

    8,037       103,761  

Dream Office REIT

    1,691       37,698  

DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A

    1,594       63,497  

European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust

    3,132       12,527  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    7,597       109,080  

Granite REIT

    2,303       177,549  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    10,187       106,340  

Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,144       8,510  

InterRent REIT

    4,742       60,652  

Killam Apartment REIT

    3,857       66,086  

Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust(b)

    1,469       25,229  

Morguard Corp.

    312       34,401  

Morguard North American Residential REIT

    1,463       22,949  

Nexus Industrial REIT, NVS

    1,998       20,409  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

    7,665       84,428  

Plaza Retail REIT

    3,639       14,816  

Prinmaris REIT, NVS

    3,418       42,351  

RioCan REIT

    10,790       217,759  

Slate Grocery REIT

    2,023       27,639  

Slate Office REIT

    1,983       8,106  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    5,027       132,013  

Summit Industrial Income REIT

    6,098       107,409  

Tricon Residential Inc.

    19,238       305,771  

True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,777       15,905  
   

 

 

 
          2,617,785  
China — 0.7%            

Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp. Ltd.

    442,000       47,095  

Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    54,000       12,121  

Road King Infrastructure Ltd.

    14,000       12,046  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    98,000       298,498  

Yuexiu REIT

    158,000       67,855  

Zhuguang Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    174,000       29,099  
   

 

 

 
          466,714  
Finland — 0.5%            

Citycon Oyj

    5,509       41,702  

Kojamo Oyj

    10,694       256,958  
   

 

 

 
      298,660  
France — 3.4%            

Altarea SCA

    308       52,513  

Carmila SA

    3,208       50,516  

Covivio

    3,351       266,686  

Gecina SA

    3,855       485,839  

ICADE

    2,261       145,463  

Klepierre SA

    13,763       366,427  

Mercialys SA

    3,555       35,230  

Nexity SA

    3,507       123,464  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(c)

    8,257       618,509  
   

 

 

 
      2,144,647  
Germany — 7.0%            

ADLER Group SA(b)

    5,724       75,712  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Property ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

alstria office REIT-AG

    1,068     $ 14,512  

Aroundtown SA

    68,711       392,640  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    3,567       65,730  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    3,390       113,665  

DIC Asset AG

    2,657       42,442  

Grand City Properties SA

    7,294       145,709  

Hamborner REIT AG

    5,056       53,400  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(b)

    3,286       61,523  

LEG Immobilien SE

    5,143       585,674  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    82,568       136,016  

TAG Immobilien AG

    10,296       233,141  

Vonovia SE

    54,928       2,560,216  
   

 

 

 
      4,480,380  
Guernsey — 0.1%            

BMO Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    56,239       85,061  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 9.8%            

Champion REIT

    132,000       59,990  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    139,000       950,124  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    81,000       27,417  

Fortune REIT

    103,000       92,553  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    58,000       122,632  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    131,000       264,040  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    92,044       382,077  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(a)

    82,900       405,041  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    42,000       122,784  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    104,000       39,173  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    41,000       115,501  

Link REIT

    149,300       1,271,473  

Prosperity REIT

    90,000       32,745  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(c)

    162,000       35,402  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    224,000       288,828  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    108,500       1,290,876  

Sunlight REIT

    72,000       35,383  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    75,200       185,834  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    109,000       538,707  

Zensun Enterprises Ltd.

    39,000       18,421  
   

 

 

 
      6,279,001  
Ireland — 0.2%            

Hibernia REIT PLC

    47,676       85,230  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    30,657       49,312  
   

 

 

 
      134,542  
Israel — 2.7%            

AFI Properties Ltd.

    704       41,981  

Airport City Ltd.(c)

    4,719       107,371  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    10,681       177,032  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    13,923       104,314  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.

    1       21  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    2,580       226,666  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.

    775       119,667  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

    363       31,032  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.

    1,412       26,778  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

    4,121       48,443  

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

    4,788       43,430  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.

    8,535       46,590  

Israel Land Development - Urban Renewal Ltd.

    1,110       17,920  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

    110       27,443  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.

    1,570       61,492  

Mehadrin Ltd.(c)

    1       48  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Melisron Ltd.(c)

    1,636     $ 136,116  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    42,564       166,013  

Norstar Holdings Inc.

    1,731       26,031  

Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.

    457       22,048  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.(c)

    198       26,627  

REIT 1 Ltd.

    12,710       85,968  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    15,210       51,045  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,441       55,743  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.

    487       45,097  
   

 

 

 
          1,694,916  
Italy — 0.0%            

COIMA RES SpA(b)

    1,561       13,642  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA(c)

    4,054       19,481  
   

 

 

 
      33,123  
Japan — 25.9%            

Activia Properties Inc.

    53       184,770  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    97       273,775  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    6,780       90,222  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    121       149,678  

Airport Facilities Co. Ltd.

    2,000       8,859  

Ardepro Co. Ltd.

    12,500       4,491  

Arealink Co. Ltd.

    700       7,687  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    45       121,241  

CRE Inc./Japan

    900       13,179  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    40       68,010  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,800       509,493  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    47,100       1,227,834  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    150       404,401  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    21       130,366  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    157       148,129  

Dear Life Co. Ltd.

    1,800       7,812  

ESCON Japan Reit Investment Corp.

    26       28,989  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    36       149,751  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    51       70,308  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    67       61,571  

GLP J-Reit(c)

    316       480,163  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    1,100       15,169  

Good Com Asset Co. Ltd.

    600       5,105  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    48       60,565  

Health Care & Medical Investment Corp.

    25       32,814  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,400       77,727  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    65       79,696  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    17       95,188  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    41,900       375,903  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    91       124,320  

Ichigo Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    19       13,435  

Ichigo Inc.

    18,000       46,300  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    107       77,380  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    147       222,715  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    437       150,827  

Itochu Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    41       53,065  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    92       101,851  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    320       163,144  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    64       166,589  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    493       415,995  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    71       232,415  

Japan Property Management Center Co. Ltd.

    1,000       8,383  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    98       513,286  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    3,500       96,148  
 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Property ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    3,200     $ 39,190  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    30       179,604  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    70       122,386  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    41       94,035  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    125       179,793  

Leopalace21 Corp.(c)

    13,700       22,572  

Marimo Regional Revitalization REIT Inc.

    12       12,858  

Mirai Corp.

    126       54,572  

Mirainovate Co. Ltd.

    2,980       4,211  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    98,400       1,465,221  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.(c)

    32       124,495  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    68,256       1,460,836  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    38       179,481  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    114       141,220  

Mori Trust Hotel Reit Inc.

    23       23,851  

Mori Trust Sogo REIT Inc.

    68       79,727  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    35       183,999  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    120       680,738  

Nippon Commercial Development Co. Ltd.

    600       9,259  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    188       548,932  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    32       100,414  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    8,300       198,777  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    333       440,195  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    100       132,136  

One REIT Inc.

    19       46,710  

Ooedo Onsen Reit Investment Corp.

    18       10,306  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    195       264,446  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    1,900       34,098  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    50       51,621  

Sankei Real Estate Inc.

    31       28,464  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    314       207,737  

Shinoken Group Co. Ltd.

    1,700       14,257  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.(c)

    48       63,266  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(c)

    400       10,939  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    129       65,803  

Star Mica Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       8,623  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    2,300       45,023  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    16       31,240  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    33,700       932,659  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    2,000       17,132  

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

    6,400       15,655  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    41       41,431  

TKP Corp.(a)(c)

    1,100       11,476  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    3,600       19,578  

Tokyo Rakutenchi Co. Ltd.

    200       6,789  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    14,700       220,287  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    42,900       235,447  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    65       105,202  

Tosei Corp.

    2,100       20,022  

Tosei Reit Investment Corp.

    22       24,702  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    221       254,713  

XYMAX REIT Investment Corp.

    16       16,376  
   

 

 

 
          16,551,253  
Malta — 0.0%            

BGP Holdings PLC, NVS(d)

    1,986,852       22  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.5%            

Brack Capital Properties NV(c)

    172       28,518  

CTP NV(b)

    4,617       77,292  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    2,860       78,406  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

NSI NV

    1,228     $ 53,940  

Vastned Retail NV

    1,230       36,916  

Wereldhave NV

    2,799       54,551  
   

 

 

 
      329,623  
New Zealand — 0.7%            

Argosy Property Ltd.

    59,160       56,392  

Goodman Property Trust

    73,589       120,168  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    111,186       84,578  

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    91,877       99,761  

Vital Healthcare Property Trust(a)

    29,604       66,681  
   

 

 

 
      427,580  
Norway — 0.4%            

Entra ASA(b)

    12,921       258,600  

Selvaag Bolig ASA

    2,972       16,796  
   

 

 

 
      275,396  
Singapore — 7.6%            

AIMS APAC REIT(a)

    30,685       31,386  

ARA LOGOS Logistics Trust

    91,346       57,202  

Ascendas India Trust

    52,700       46,096  

Ascendas REIT

    238,392       513,693  

Ascott Residence Trust

    136,860       113,591  

CapitaLand China Trust

    79,826       70,985  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    359,510       594,751  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore(c)

    176,000       515,693  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    55,100       52,199  

City Developments Ltd.

    33,100       191,342  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    22,220       56,044  

Eagle Hospitality Trust(c)(d)

    53,200       1  

EC World Real Estate Investment Trust

    18,900       10,162  

ESR-REIT(a)

    196,289       62,182  

Far East Hospitality Trust(a)

    74,300       35,510  

First REIT

    80,300       18,281  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    75,206       134,964  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    205,372       220,269  

IREIT Global(a)

    34,500       16,001  

Keppel DC REIT

    93,503       156,914  

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT(a)

    57,600       42,282  

Keppel REIT

    140,300       125,877  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT(a)

    64,800       36,945  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    124,550       83,928  

Mapletree Commercial Trust

    155,212       215,948  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    137,932       273,065  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    227,311       308,898  

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

    151,900       137,430  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

    168,800       52,148  

OUE Ltd.

    22,200       21,621  

Parkway Life REIT

    27,600       95,547  

Prime U.S. REIT

    40,200       30,294  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    35,100       21,883  

SPH REIT

    67,600       48,280  

Starhill Global REIT

    102,500       46,019  

Suntec REIT

    153,100       196,868  

Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd.(a)

    36,400       11,011  

UOL Group Ltd.

    33,200       171,901  

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.(a)

    34,900       45,851  
   

 

 

 
          4,863,062  
South Korea — 0.4%            

D&D Platform REIT Co. Ltd., NVS

    3,841       16,933  

ESR Kendall Square REIT Co. Ltd.

    10,365       59,690  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Property ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

IGIS Value Plus REIT Co. Ltd.

    1,538     $ 7,487  

JR Reit XXVII

    8,172       37,532  

Koramco Energy Plus Reit

    2,371       12,774  

Korea REIT & Trust Co. Ltd.

    10,211       19,715  

LOTTE Reit Co. Ltd.

    8,546       40,784  

Mirae Asset Maps Asia Pacific Real Estate 1 Investment

    6,908       26,445  

Shinhan Alpha REIT Co. Ltd.

    2,868       18,006  

SK D&D Co. Ltd.

    559       13,795  

SK REITs Co. Ltd., NVS

    4,183       22,226  
   

 

 

 
      275,387  
Spain — 0.8%            

Aedas Homes SA(b)

    1,243       31,627  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

    19,099       174,104  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA

    4,343       23,744  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

    23,659       276,601  

Metrovacesa SA(b)(c)

    3,101       26,312  
   

 

 

 
      532,388  
Sweden — 5.3%            

Akelius Residential Property AB, Class D

    15,091       30,851  

Annehem Fastigheter AB, Class B(c)

    2,864       9,124  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    3,404       69,736  

Castellum AB

    20,308       501,399  

Catena AB

    2,059       124,054  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    2,909       77,410  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    6,459       70,061  

Fabege AB

    19,257       284,363  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(c)

    7,467       491,628  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    8,352       118,548  

K-Fast Holding AB(c)

    4,326       30,474  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    2,016       66,582  

Nyfosa AB

    11,898       170,105  

Pandox AB(c)

    6,258       94,242  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    4,375       54,037  

Sagax AB, Class B

    11,741       356,280  

Sagax AB, Class D

    7,827       26,888  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB

    80,733       360,372  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class D

    10,289       30,082  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    14,887       216,143  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    9,468       198,056  
   

 

 

 
      3,380,435  
Switzerland — 2.2%            

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    1,068       228,663  

Intershop Holding AG

    86       59,471  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    471       150,258  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    3,244       426,042  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    5,426       535,138  
   

 

 

 
          1,399,572  
United Kingdom — 10.4%            

AEW UK REIT PLC

    10,176       16,000  

Assura PLC

    208,155       182,933  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    12,263       247,224  

British Land Co PLC (The)

    66,492       460,381  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    59,805       136,472  

Civitas Social Housing PLC

    42,357       48,631  

CLS Holdings PLC

    13,446       35,245  

Custodian REIT PLC

    30,650       40,988  

Derwent London PLC

    7,957       334,005  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    42,596       51,088  

Grainger PLC

    52,411       199,884  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Great Portland Estates PLC

    17,954     $ 166,724  

Hammerson PLC(a)

    248,650       107,856  

Helical PLC

    7,471       40,337  

Home Reit PLC

    39,611       64,523  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC

    26,621       42,766  

Intu Properties PLC, NVS(a)(d)

    47,783       1  

Land Securities Group PLC

    53,276       546,601  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    69,480       251,316  

LXI REIT Plc

    64,724       125,705  

NewRiver REIT PLC

    22,911       25,763  

Phoenix Spree Deutschland Ltd.

    7,350       36,759  

Picton Property Income Ltd. (The)

    39,414       50,763  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    93,706       182,066  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    38,806       54,801  

Regional REIT Ltd.(b)

    30,607       35,181  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    14,962       263,375  

Schroder REIT Ltd.

    38,429       29,060  

Segro PLC

    85,048       1,495,062  

Shaftesbury PLC

    20,348       164,195  

Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust Ltd.

    29,612       33,268  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    70,640       117,394  

Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC(b)

    26,739       32,913  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    131,712       417,042  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    61,742       71,321  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    28,312       428,854  

Workspace Group PLC

    9,073       81,039  
   

 

 

 
      6,617,536  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $72,615,317)

      63,358,910  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Austria — 0.0%            

BUWOG AG (Expires 12/31/99)(d)

    463        
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%            

Lendlease Global Commer (Expires 04/12/22)(a)

    18,792       762  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

Koramco Energy Plus REIT (Expires 04/19/22)

    644       149  

Shinhan Alpha REIT Co. Ltd. (Expires 04/15/22)

    1,094        
   

 

 

 
          149  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      911  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

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

    458,898       458,807  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Property ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(e)(f)

    30,000     $ 30,000  
   

 

 

 
      488,807  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.8%
(Cost: $488,680)

      488,807  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $73,103,997)

          63,848,628  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%

      (2,656
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 63,845,972  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 385,445        $73,992 (a)    $      $ (434   $ (196   $ 458,807        458,898      $ 26,918 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    30,000        0 (a)                         30,000        30,000        8        
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (434   $ (196   $ 488,807         $ 26,926     $  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

Mini-TOPIX Index

    12        06/09/22      $ 190      $ 6,851  

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

    5        06/17/22        210        8,318  
          

 

 

 
           $ 15,169  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $ 15,169  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® International Developed Property ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 52,755  
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 6,908  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 483,653      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                               

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

  $ 5,323,381      $ 58,035,505      $ 24      $ 63,358,910  

Rights

           911               911  

Money Market Funds

    488,807                      488,807  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 5,812,188      $ 58,036,416      $ 24      $ 63,848,628  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

  $ 8,318      $ 6,851      $      $ 15,169  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 10.3%

   

Abacus Property Group

    126,626     $ 311,979  

Arena REIT

    86,016       314,761  

AUB Group Ltd.

    18,319       310,921  

Austal Ltd.

    82,128       115,953  

Bapcor Ltd.

    89,570       426,945  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    79,875       285,728  

Bravura Solutions Ltd.

    64,656       85,666  

Brickworks Ltd.

    15,810       287,190  

BWP Trust

    130,013       389,958  

BWX Ltd.

    36,818       61,549  

Cedar Woods Properties Ltd.

    18,240       63,479  

Centuria Capital Group

    183,987       392,228  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    139,680       399,426  

Centuria Office REIT

    123,313       202,231  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    144,490       573,138  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    129,216       405,168  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    87,817       257,021  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    15,360       345,777  

Dexus Industria REIT

    59,664       151,053  

Elders Ltd.

    40,994       406,837  

Emeco Holdings Ltd.

    152,307       98,872  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    229,970       280,762  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    60,624       383,658  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    73,488       239,796  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    32,066       277,542  

Healius Ltd.

    152,135       496,129  

Ingenia Communities Group

    97,056       366,406  

InvoCare Ltd.

    38,880       347,231  

IPH Ltd.

    43,632       258,392  

Irongate Group

    127,824       182,352  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    35,616       186,963  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    133,201       512,948  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    13,898       124,470  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    24,384       199,343  

National Storage REIT

    306,913       617,487  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.(a)

    59,664       151,695  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    390,576       863,482  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    328,080       481,930  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    21,698       443,793  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    209,712       662,155  

Rural Funds Group

    100,224       219,558  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.

    110,355       468,477  

Select Harvests Ltd.

    31,585       126,141  

Service Stream Ltd.(b)

    150,336       116,958  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    22,320       142,291  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    257,859       918,279  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    43,539       334,459  

Superloop Ltd.(b)

    119,760       84,181  

Tassal Group Ltd.

    56,800       152,708  

United Malt Grp Ltd.

    72,001       203,325  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    227,760       398,606  

Waypoint REIT

    197,232       392,566  

Western Areas Ltd.(b)

    86,544       234,894  

Westgold Resources Ltd.

    85,324       123,628  
   

 

 

 
          16,878,485  

Austria — 1.8%

   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    11,328       350,970  

EVN AG

    9,600       247,480  
Security   Shares      Value  

Austria (continued)

    

Mayr Melnhof Karton AG

    2,300      $ 410,037  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    8,880        315,537  

Poor AG.(b)

    3,312        43,237  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG(b)

    3,360        180,694  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    29,565        234,516  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    10,274        266,523  

Wienerberger AG

    30,194        911,727  
    

 

 

 
           2,960,721  
Belgium — 2.4%             

Aedifica SA

    9,792        1,231,398  

Befimmo SA

    5,952        311,320  

Bekaert SA

    9,459        370,113  

Cie d’Entreprises CFE

    1,862        261,502  

Gimv NV

    5,200        312,823  

KBC Ancora

    9,456        416,028  

Montea NV

    3,262        425,217  

Shurgard Self Storage SA

    6,710        415,578  

Tessenderlo Group SA(b)

    7,008        253,402  
    

 

 

 
       3,997,381  

Canada — 18.3%

    

Aecon Group Inc.

    15,793        214,380  

Allied Properties REIT

    33,601        1,253,301  

AltaGas Ltd.

    74,448        1,667,435  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    174,147        2,331,897  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    46,273        1,985,799  

Canadian Western Bank

    22,714        660,262  

Capital Power Corp.

    30,672        998,806  

Celestica Inc.(b)

    28,226        335,736  

Choice Properties REIT

    68,258        845,752  

Dream Office REIT

    9,840        219,366  

Finning International Inc.

    42,847        1,290,054  

Granite REIT

    16,465        1,269,365  

Home Capital Group Inc.

    13,538        411,506  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    28,692        1,744,494  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    11,569        384,600  

Linamar Corp.

    12,096        537,675  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    20,163        483,854  

Martinrea International Inc.

    21,168        152,053  

Mullen Group Ltd.

    24,435        261,130  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    12,726        389,878  

Onex Corp.

    20,303        1,360,625  

Parex Resources Inc.

    33,649        690,394  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    53,472        739,536  

Russel Metals Inc.

    16,608        439,993  

SSR Mining Inc.

    56,592        1,230,389  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    17,424        523,633  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(b)

    22,896        287,539  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    74,736        3,443,422  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A

    19,202        268,335  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    26,353        2,168,275  

Yamana Gold Inc.

    257,473        1,437,557  
    

 

 

 
       30,027,041  

Denmark — 1.5%

    

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    15,363        401,075  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S,
Class A(c)

    16,038        341,985  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    3,458        298,449  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    21,697        285,746  

Sydbank AS

    15,936        544,011  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Topdanmark AS

    11,281     $ 631,485  
   

 

 

 
      2,502,751  

Finland — 2.2%

   

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    12,914       490,530  

Kemira OYJ

    24,003       314,024  

Konecranes OYJ

    19,296       592,367  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    45,986       465,588  

Outokumpu OYJ(b)

    89,904       478,641  

Terveystalo OYJ(c)

    19,923       246,847  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    25,101       668,091  

Uponor OYJ

    14,465       293,081  
   

 

 

 
      3,549,169  

France — 2.1%

   

Beneteau SA(b)

    9,719       152,166  

Carmila SA

    10,560       166,286  

Coface SA(b)

    27,842       335,283  

Derichebourg SA

    24,672       257,110  

Fnac Darty SA

    4,513       231,367  

IPSOS

    10,273       511,362  

Jacquet Metal Service SA

    3,120       67,439  

Mersen SA

    3,793       140,368  

Metropole Television SA

    17,329       341,780  

Nexity SA

    11,378       400,565  

Quadient SA

    9,312       174,793  

Rothschild & Co.

    7,461       295,022  

Television Francaise 1

    28,563       276,985  

Vicat SA

    4,079       138,246  
   

 

 

 
          3,488,772  

Germany — 3.2%

   

Aurubis AG

    9,459       1,126,014  

Bilfinger SE

    7,010       266,211  

CropEnergies AG

    5,088       67,000  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    13,872       255,621  

Deutz AG(b)

    32,736       168,977  

Freenet AG

    33,517       896,948  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    6,865       122,115  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    2,247       283,245  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(c)

    12,336       230,964  

Krones AG

    3,840       318,952  

Salzgitter AG(b)

    10,209       473,058  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    260,020       428,335  

Suedzucker AG

    20,750       267,025  

Takkt AG

    8,595       155,594  

Wacker Neuson SE

    6,482       144,514  
   

 

 

 
      5,204,573  

Guernsey — 0.1%

   

BMO Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    137,953       208,654  
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 0.1%

   

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    192,000       179,777  
   

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.8%

   

Bank of Ireland Group PLC(b)

    245,232       1,559,458  

Grafton Group PLC

    58,627       749,966  

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    141,552       238,945  

Hibernia REIT PLC

    175,441       313,636  
   

 

 

 
      2,862,005  

Israel — 0.8%

   

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(b)

    12,694       297,843  
Security   Shares      Value  
Israel (continued)             

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,953      $ 146,903  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    84,565        150,757  

Oil Refineries Ltd.(b)

    397,729        157,829  

Plus500 Ltd.

    27,101        500,062  
    

 

 

 
       1,253,394  
Italy — 1.6%             

Banca IFIS SpA

    7,058        144,310  

Banco BPM SpA

    404,928        1,192,779  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    49,008        363,789  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    20,643        135,718  

Societa Cattolica Di Assicurazione SPA(a)(b)

    10,033        66,921  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    128,259        703,497  
    

 

 

 
           2,607,014  
Japan — 15.0%             

ADEKA Corp.

    28,800        632,567  

Aichi Steel Corp.

    4,800        94,170  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    14,400        123,823  

Aiphone Co. Ltd.

    4,800        80,371  

Aisan Industry Co. Ltd.

    9,600        56,912  

Alconix Corp.

    4,800        54,604  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    4,800        80,169  

Anest Iwata Corp.

    9,600        64,977  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    9,600        45,509  

Aomori Bank Ltd. (The)(b)(d)

    4,800        74,322  

Arata Corp.

    4,800        142,882  

Asahi Co. Ltd.

    4,800        52,145  

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,400        69,308  

ASAHI YUKIZAI Corp.

    4,800        78,400  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    14,400        158,352  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,600        169,860  

BML Inc.

    4,800        121,091  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    14,400        115,779  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    4,800        62,847  

Cawachi Ltd.

    4,800        88,253  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    9,600        163,389  

Chubu Shiryo Co. Ltd.

    4,800        38,703  

Chudenko Corp.

    4,800        81,114  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    9,600        70,913  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    72,000        305,083  

Daihen Corp.

    4,800        165,310  

Daiichi Jitsugyo Co. Ltd.

    4,800        167,981  

Daiken Corp.

    4,800        85,077  

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,800        80,658  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,000        207,169  

Digital Holdings Inc.

    4,800        54,601  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    4,800        58,684  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    9,600        211,077  

EDION Corp.

    24,000        222,831  

Eizo Corp.

    4,800        140,496  

Exedy Corp.

    9,600        123,331  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    9,600        131,256  

Fujibo Holdings Inc.

    4,800        135,441  

Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.

    4,800        39,755  

Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,400        42,744  

Glory Ltd.

    14,400        243,351  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    4,800        66,193  

Gunze Ltd.

    4,800        146,472  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    24,000        165,790  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    4,800        95,424  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    9,600     $     148,886  

Hibiya Engineering Ltd.

    4,800       72,041  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    33,600       190,646  

Hokuto Corp.

    4,800       74,975  

Hosiden Corp.

    14,400       135,883  

Hosokawa Micron Corp.

    4,800       104,727  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    9,600       161,906  

Ines Corp.

    4,800       63,926  

Iseki & Co. Ltd.

    4,800       50,712  

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.

    9,600       83,810  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    14,400       121,091  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    19,200       139,957  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    4,800       75,354  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    14,400       176,150  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    43,200       62,646  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,800       126,874  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    9,600       156,853  

Kanematsu Corp.

    19,200       210,034  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,600       84,259  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,800       87,580  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    4,800       124,332  

Kintetsu World Express Inc.

    9,600       245,634  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    9,600       200,096  

Kitz Corp.

    19,200       107,574  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,400       161,399  

Koa Corp.

    9,600       111,628  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    4,800       137,202  

Kojima Co. Ltd.

    4,800       22,528  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    9,600       206,397  

Komori Corp.

    9,600       57,000  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    9,600       212,493  

Kureha Corp.

    4,800       382,584  

KYB Corp.

    4,800       116,235  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    4,800       52,332  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,600       108,701  

LEC Inc.

    4,800       34,489  

Life Corp.

    4,800       123,539  

Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings Inc.

    14,400       307,973  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    4,800       151,325  

Marudai Food Co. Ltd.

    4,800       58,257  

Marusan Securities Co. Ltd.

    14,400       58,469  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    4,800       96,569  

Maxell Ltd.

    9,600       93,983  

Meidensha Corp.

    9,600       198,556  

Meisei Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,400       81,221  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,800       99,611  

Mirait Holdings Corp.

    24,000       381,881  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    9,600       99,200  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    4,800       79,354  

Mizuno Corp.

    4,800       82,683  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    4,800       163,856  

Neturen Co. Ltd.

    9,600       46,234  

Nichiha Corp.

    9,600       196,318  

Nichireki Co. Ltd.

    4,800       48,357  

Nihon Chouzai Co. Ltd.

    4,800       52,216  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    24,000       181,968  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       240,296  

Nippn Corp., New

    14,400       196,090  

Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    43,200       50,807  

Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.

    28,800       79,265  
Security   Shares      Value  
Japan (continued)             

Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.

    4,800      $     117,325  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400        201,324  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    4,800        132,045  

Nippon Steel Trading Corp.

    4,800        207,775  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    72,000        322,562  

Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd.

    19,200        84,106  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    9,600        288,237  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    9,600        123,446  

Nishio Rent All Co. Ltd.

    4,800        109,578  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    9,600        113,128  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    38,400        332,552  

Nitta Corp.

    4,800        108,236  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    4,800        61,754  

Nojima Corp.

    9,600        181,419  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    4,800        174,472  

Noritz Corp.

    9,600        114,948  

Obara Group Inc.

    4,800        117,346  

Okamura Corp.

    19,200        189,581  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    24,000        165,490  

Okumura Corp.

    9,600        233,014  

Onoken Co. Ltd.

    4,800        60,326  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    4,800        122,337  

Osaka Steel Co. Ltd.

    4,800        60,675  

Osaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    9,600        36,657  

Oyo Corp.

    4,800        90,298  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    14,400        110,937  

Pack Corp. (The)

    4,800        100,825  

Piolax Inc.

    4,800        60,954  

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    24,000        73,900  

Pressance Corp.

    4,800        71,494  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    9,600        172,887  

Qol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800        45,631  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    4,800        77,410  

Ryobi Ltd.

    4,800        41,889  

S Foods Inc.

    4,800        128,791  

Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,800        75,929  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    14,400        164,928  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    4,800        197,268  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    4,800        82,917  

Seiko Holdings Corp.

    4,800        89,583  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    14,400        106,478  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    14,400        100,254  

Siix Corp.

    9,600        83,034  

Sinfonia Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,800        52,080  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    33,600        113,775  

Sodick Co. Ltd.

    14,400        91,929  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    9,600        120,436  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    9,600        187,920  

Starzen Co. Ltd.

    4,800        78,526  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    9,600        263,145  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    14,400        269,838  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    4,800        41,118  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    48,000        159,591  

SWCC Showa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800        73,213  

Tadano Ltd.

    28,800        241,127  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    4,800        80,936  

Takaoka Toko Co. Ltd.

    4,800        57,764  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    14,400        149,071  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    14,400        204,182  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    4,800        93,245  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co. Ltd.

    9,600     $ 36,220  

T-Gaia Corp.

    4,800       64,134  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    4,800       97,830  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    33,600       295,374  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       217,431  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    28,800       203,081  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    19,200       105,320  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    24,000       238,609  

Topre Corp.

    9,600       91,676  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,800       107,835  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    19,200       121,628  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,600       149,192  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    4,800       123,257  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    24,000       214,040  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    9,600       238,908  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,800       71,307  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    14,400       124,443  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,000       87,350  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    14,400       216,474  

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800       69,885  

Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800       37,099  

Yamazen Corp.

    14,400       110,802  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    9,600       123,225  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    9,600       152,264  

Yondoshi Holdings Inc.

    4,800       64,403  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    4,800       113,508  
   

 

 

 
          24,673,077  
Liechtenstein — 0.7%            

APERAM SA

    12,639       558,604  

Subsea 7 SA

    64,512       599,368  
   

 

 

 
      1,157,972  
Netherlands — 1.3%            

Boskalis Westminster

    21,459       768,408  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV(b)

    2,544       167,375  

Flow Traders(c)

    6,969       236,561  

ForFarmers NV

    9,600       36,205  

Fugro NV(b)

    27,456       328,653  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV(b)

    64,608       194,922  

NSI NV

    4,736       208,030  

RHI Magnesita NV

    7,587       240,758  
   

 

 

 
      2,180,912  
New Zealand — 1.3%            

Argosy Property Ltd.

    218,640       208,411  

Goodman Property Trust

    292,800       478,132  

Kathmandu Holdings Ltd.

    151,536       142,346  

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    352,033       382,242  

Stride Property Group

    116,064       159,677  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    60,432       490,418  

Z Energy Ltd.

    126,434       328,594  
   

 

 

 
      2,189,820  
Norway — 1.2%            

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    23,904       369,651  

Elkem ASA(c)

    72,672       310,102  

Entra ASA(c)

    16,944       339,117  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    36,288       579,675  

Veidekke ASA

    29,283       406,761  
   

 

 

 
      2,005,306  
Poland — 0.3%            

Grupa Azoty SA(b)

    12,720       129,148  
Security   Shares      Value  
Poland (continued)             

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(b)

    196,992      $ 424,296  
    

 

 

 
       553,444  
Singapore — 1.7%             

CapitaLand China Trust

    297,600        264,639  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    86,520        218,225  

First Resources Ltd.

    139,200        209,847  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    288,000        516,841  

Haw Par Corp. Ltd.

    38,400        328,014  

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT

    225,600        165,606  

Parkway Life REIT

    105,600        365,570  

Prime U.S. REIT

    168,000        126,601  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    249,600        214,927  

SPH REIT

    244,800        174,838  

Starhill Global REIT

    374,400        168,094  
    

 

 

 
           2,753,202  
Sweden — 6.9%             

AFRY AB

    26,594        533,403  

Arjo AB, Class B

    59,905        507,192  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    12,050        246,862  

Axfood AB

    27,917        909,149  

Betsson AB, Class B

    31,827        193,011  

Bilia AB, Class A

    20,163        286,986  

BillerudKorsnas AB

    46,947        695,706  

Bonava AB, Class B

    22,898        143,395  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    53,712        617,614  

Bure Equity AB

    14,688        477,168  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    10,272        116,727  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    55,105        150,358  

Fabege AB

    69,123        1,020,722  

Granges AB

    28,656        280,940  

Hexpol AB

    66,576        649,832  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    28,947        410,872  

Lindab International AB

    18,262        464,556  

Loomis AB

    20,257        552,546  

Mekonomen AB(b)

    10,945        128,876  

Munters Group AB(c)

    29,379        182,001  

NCC AB, Class B

    25,345        360,081  

Nolato AB, Class B

    47,712        353,351  

Peab AB, Class B

    53,088        533,943  

Ratos AB, Class B

    53,233        274,218  

SSAB AB, Class B(b)

    175,779        1,170,436  
    

 

 

 
       11,259,945  
Switzerland — 7.5%             

ALSO Holding AG, Registered(b)

    720        175,080  

Arbonia AG

    11,697        229,039  

Ascom Holding AG, Registered(b)

    9,504        106,507  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    515        151,214  

Bobst Group SA, Registered(b)

    2,112        208,091  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    723        169,470  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    1,728        698,474  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    835        441,261  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    347        357,830  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    7,875        578,849  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    2,016        582,185  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    1,968        650,980  

dormakaba Holding AG

    816        418,540  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    288        490,609  

Galenica AG(c)

    12,906        993,584  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    4,726        442,071  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    146     $ 480,920  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    1,562       359,710  

Komax Holding AG, Registered(b)

    940       263,003  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    6,626       419,097  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(b)

    816       132,053  

SFS Group AG

    4,510       628,168  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered(b)

    1,082       891,856  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    748       373,545  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    2,352       423,846  

u-blox Holding AG(b)

    1,874       182,054  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    4,227       436,759  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    7,345       617,681  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    817       143,493  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    2,547       220,164  
   

 

 

 
          12,266,133  
United Kingdom — 17.0%            

AG Barr PLC

    22,682       158,755  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    170,637       575,000  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    10,371       161,851  

Beazley PLC

    160,800       884,155  

Biffa PLC(c)

    59,424       247,790  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    45,363       914,525  

Bodycote PLC

    50,803       419,493  

Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

    78,961       529,799  

Capricorn Energy PLC(b)

    133,776       386,259  

Chemring Group PLC

    75,817       322,290  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    40,548       631,169  

Coats Group PLC

    391,040       391,945  

Cranswick PLC

    14,777       682,084  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    66,973       233,989  

Currys PLC

    271,916       322,451  

Drax Group PLC

    107,372       1,104,174  

Elementis PLC(b)

    155,616       240,907  

Essentra PLC

    81,266       334,709  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    48,745       403,428  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    68,601       637,042  

Halfords Group PLC

    53,904       174,195  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    104,336       239,462  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    98,098       1,053,643  

Inchcape PLC

    103,723       907,594  

Investec PLC

    178,314       1,179,643  

IP Group PLC

    267,656       312,497  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    117,074       317,739  

Just Group PLC(b)

    277,440       318,700  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    237,620       859,495  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    367,812       1,122,426  

Mediclinic International PLC(b)

    105,299       489,960  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    76,330       309,454  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    11,373       358,095  

Ninety One PLC

    89,081       298,170  

OSB Group PLC

    101,358       750,742  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    67,363       440,714  

Pets at Home Group Plc

    127,858       604,004  

Picton Property Income Ltd. (The)

    146,937       189,245  

Premier Foods PLC

    190,830       285,780  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    150,483       598,005  
Security   Shares      Value  
United Kingdom (continued)             

Redde Northgate PLC

    66,453      $ 377,119  

Redrow PLC

    61,154        418,353  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    55,765        981,626  

Savills PLC

    36,094        524,855  

Serco Group PLC

    324,132        610,235  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    9,794        141,525  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    212,112        413,224  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    501,707        1,588,563  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    200,231        231,297  

Vesuvius PLC

    57,440        256,862  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    332,688        740,157  

Vistry Group PLC

    58,946        725,283  

Vivo Energy PLC(c)

    104,688        187,857  

Workspace Group PLC

    36,722        327,995  
    

 

 

 
           27,916,329  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $163,415,365)

       162,675,877  
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    

Germany — 0.2%

    

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,352        130,148  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    20,928        129,126  
    

 

 

 
       259,274  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $283,179)

       259,274  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    

Money Market Funds — 0.0%

    

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

    17,610        17,607  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(e)(f)

    40,000        40,000  
    

 

 

 
       57,607  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0%
(Cost: $57,610)

       57,607  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.3%
(Cost: $163,756,154)

       162,992,758  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.7%

       1,188,613  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 164,181,371  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $       $ 17,640 (a)    $     $ (30   $ (3   $ 17,607       17,610     $ 391 (b)    $         
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

          40,000 (a)                        40,000       40,000       4          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (30   $ (3   $ 57,607       $ 395     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

Mini-TOPIX Index

     79          06/09/22        $ 1,251        $ 9,820  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 9,820  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (4,255
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 9,863  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 289,230      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 37,880,662      $ 124,720,893      $ 74,322      $ 162,675,877  

Preferred Stocks

            259,274               259,274  

Money Market Funds

     57,607                      57,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 37,938,269      $ 124,980,167      $ 74,322      $ 162,992,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $      $ 9,820      $      $ 9,820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 2.4%

   

Appen Ltd.

    7,029     $ 35,948  

AUB Group Ltd.

    5,247       89,055  

Bapcor Ltd.

    34,104       162,561  

Brickworks Ltd.

    5,879       106,793  

carsales.com Ltd.

    16,038       248,289  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    97,614       223,901  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    14,256       77,243  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    7,029       55,101  

Computershare Ltd.

    36,036       662,309  

CSL Ltd.

    14,553       2,905,399  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    3,762       244,883  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    52,470       1,060,281  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    57,123       460,851  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    606       21,953  

PSC Insurance Group Ltd.

    10,243       34,722  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    34,650       914,837  

Technology One Ltd.

    10,041       85,165  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    15,840       337,856  
   

 

 

 
      7,727,147  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Elia Group SA/NV

    1,386       211,463  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    6,534       270,471  

UCB SA

    4,455       532,804  
   

 

 

 
      1,014,738  
Brazil — 0.1%            

Cia. de Locacao das Americas

    14,405       82,175  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    11,880       152,460  
   

 

 

 
      234,635  
Canada — 20.1%            

Aecon Group Inc.

    6,586       89,401  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    24,651       1,508,460  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    15,741       709,141  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    8,217       282,171  

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.

    2,828       71,167  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    67,716       1,660,739  

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    36,044       2,037,827  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    43,461       5,275,532  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    23,958       3,213,820  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    80,685       4,996,061  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    18,118       1,495,353  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    3,960       597,920  

Canadian Western Bank

    7,029       204,323  

Cargojet Inc.

    396       60,210  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    1,584       131,114  

Cogeco Inc.

    808       49,818  

Dollarama Inc.

    2,178       123,521  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    5,247       186,099  

Enghouse Systems Ltd.

    2,079       65,722  

Equitable Group Inc.

    792       45,449  

Finning International Inc.

    9,801       295,092  

First National Financial Corp.

    3,030       98,233  

FirstService Corp.

    594       85,920  

Fortis Inc.

    41,283           2,041,777  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    3,366       535,641  

George Weston Ltd.

    2,574       316,976  

goeasy Ltd.

    707       79,333  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    32,785       966,124  

Hydro One Ltd.(a)

    25,047       674,785  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    8,019     $ 487,561  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    9,999       483,893  

Intact Financial Corp.

    8,019       1,184,874  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    5,049       453,063  

Magna International Inc.

    20,295       1,302,945  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    238,980       5,096,354  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    4,455       106,907  

Metro Inc.

    8,613       495,774  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    4,356       133,452  

Open Text Corp.

    12,385       525,160  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    7,128       194,543  

Parkland Corp.

    14,751       436,223  

Power Corp. of Canada

    69,520       2,152,081  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

    2,376       207,866  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    16,335       389,380  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.

    4,465       263,725  

Royal Bank of Canada

    77,616       8,545,428  

Saputo Inc.

    14,553       344,690  

Savaria Corp.

    3,737       52,371  

Stantec Inc.

    2,871       144,015  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    3,366       101,156  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    51,183       2,857,716  

TFI International Inc.

    1,919       204,387  

TMX Group Ltd.

    3,267       336,016  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    2,376       225,237  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    108,405       8,601,121  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A

    8,930       124,791  

Waste Connections Inc.

    4,158       581,485  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    13,266       630,855  
   

 

 

 
          64,560,798  
China — 6.9%            

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,400       367,620  

AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,100       17,130  

Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd.

    99,000       43,571  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    396,000       178,560  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    148,500       146,493  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    101,000       121,225  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    202,000       315,038  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,600       1,014,745  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    252,500       1,965,566  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,800       102,526  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    161,600       152,970  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    78,000       328,292  

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd.,
Class H

    198,000       110,799  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    92,000       100,256  

Citic Pacific Special Steel Group Co. Ltd.

    30,300       94,660  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    594,000       680,632  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    50,300       751,277  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,900       135,712  

Genertec Universal Medical Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    202,000       132,369  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    452,000       615,823  

Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       51,747  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    118,800       379,861  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,306,800       978,612  

Infore Environment Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    49,500       39,697  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,100       44,443  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       860,464  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    202,000       1,033,264  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,400     $ 156,745  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    80,800       47,571  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    841,500       5,882,981  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,200       217,059  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    158,400       168,239  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,100       77,113  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,300       55,546  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       76,309  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    118,800       228,108  

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,400       49,363  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    49,500       653,500  

Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,100       30,418  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    69,300       3,194,338  

Valiant Co. Ltd.

    10,100       28,632  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,800       382,873  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,200       121,867  

Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd., Class H.

    40,400       44,467  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    19,000       133,593  
   

 

 

 
          22,312,074  
Colombia — 0.2%            

Grupo Argos SA

    31,581       116,179  

Grupo Nutresa SA

    15,134       183,710  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    59,400       382,565  
   

 

 

 
      682,454  
Denmark — 0.8%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    7,128       875,043  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    6,534       989,499  

DSV A/S

    1,980       379,478  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    2,424       226,464  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(a)

    9,031       192,571  
   

 

 

 
      2,663,055  
Finland — 0.2%            

Huhtamaki OYJ

    8,514       296,188  

Olvi OYJ, Class A

    990       38,897  

Uponor OYJ

    3,762       76,224  

Valmet OYJ

    10,494       325,717  
   

 

 

 
      737,026  
France — 4.2%            

Pharmagest Interactive

    198       18,928  

Sanofi

    84,942       8,684,435  

Schneider Electric SE

    27,819       4,670,541  
   

 

 

 
      13,373,904  
Germany — 5.3%            

Atoss Software AG

    198       39,059  

Bechtle AG

    2,277       128,196  

Brenntag SE

    7,722       622,636  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    396       39,901  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    11,187       2,013,780  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    3,663       122,819  

DIC Asset AG

    6,889       110,043  

Encavis AG

    5,841       121,785  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    13,464       902,233  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    33,066       1,214,066  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    3,232       91,878  

Gerresheimer AG

    1,683       122,938  

LANXESS AG

    6,039       265,101  

LEG Immobilien SE

    6,384       726,997  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

MBB SE

    101     $ 14,058  

Nemetschek SE

    594       57,044  

Nexus AG

    198       11,799  

SAP SE

    55,242       6,122,367  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    86,190       141,982  

Stratec SE

    198       22,065  

Symrise AG

    3,564       427,297  

TAG Immobilien AG

    14,910       337,620  

Vib Vermoegen AG

    1,485       59,942  

Vonovia SE

    72,666       3,386,990  
   

 

 

 
      17,102,596  
Greece — 0.2%            

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    24,849       449,323  

Sarantis SA

    2,291       18,145  
   

 

 

 
          467,468  
Hong Kong — 3.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    633,600       6,615,974  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    99,000       661,798  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    198,000       1,926,518  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    909,000       1,097,999  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    49,500       113,072  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    99,000       244,649  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    49,500       793,062  
   

 

 

 
          11,453,072  
India — 2.5%            

Aegis Logistics Ltd.

    8,316       22,418  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    7,495       303,279  

Balaji Amines Ltd.

    101       3,848  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    3,131       28,852  

CRISIL Ltd.

    808       34,998  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(a)

    404       13,836  

Grindwell Norton Ltd.

    606       14,338  

Gujarat Gas Ltd.

    2,222       14,692  

Infosys Ltd.

    165,033       4,132,861  

KEC International Ltd.

    2,424       12,083  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(a)

    891       71,841  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    21,483       101,000  

Page Industries Ltd.

    198       112,406  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    606       37,901  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    2,475       79,940  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    664,587       1,894,693  

Relaxo Footwears Ltd.

    606       8,492  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    12,771       441,718  

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR(a)

    7,697       528,044  

Schaeffler India Ltd., NVS

    350       8,928  

Sundaram Finance Ltd.

    1,881       47,978  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    297       34,430  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    2,277       197,346  

WABCO India Ltd.

    101       10,156  
   

 

 

 
      8,156,078  
Indonesia — 0.4%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    2,197,800       1,220,362  

Mayora Indah Tbk PT

    363,600       44,556  
   

 

 

 
      1,264,918  
Ireland — 1.1%            

CRH PLC

    54,450       2,171,745  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    3,967       443,677  
 

 

46  

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Ireland (continued)

   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    21,879     $ 971,807  
   

 

 

 
      3,587,229  
Italy — 3.5%            

A2A SpA

    223,317       382,491  

ACEA SpA

    5,947       109,195  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    3,465       64,120  

DiaSorin SpA

    495       77,316  

Enel SpA

    1,312,245       8,761,531  

Interpump Group SpA

    1,386       69,452  

Iren SpA

    62,964       166,800  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    4,752       238,262  

Reply SpA

    303       49,782  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    144,144       1,237,804  
   

 

 

 
          11,156,753  
Japan — 19.4%            

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    100       2,485  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    9,900       131,740  

AGC Inc.

    23,200       926,964  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,900       240,750  

Air Water Inc.

    20,200       283,666  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    19,800       274,460  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    128,700       2,010,922  

Chiba Bank Ltd (The)

    49,500       291,046  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    19,800       431,166  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,800       170,915  

EXEO Group Inc.

    11,300       208,391  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    9,900       156,582  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    19,800       1,208,591  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    2,300       131,125  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    1,400       159,161  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    9,900       294,785  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    9,900       252,890  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    15,200       103,699  

Kao Corp.

    39,600       1,616,893  

KDDI Corp.

    148,500       4,868,813  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200       16,025  

Kubota Corp.

    69,300       1,298,977  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    2,600       95,968  

Lasertec Corp.

    600       99,818  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    9,900       75,329  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    9,900       162,896  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    138,600       5,201,204  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    1,300       31,588  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    1,000       21,462  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,500       46,749  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    29,700       1,956,422  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    3,100       45,119  

Nichias Corp.

    9,900       203,834  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    11,100       5,602,857  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    9,900       120,810  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    10,100       192,037  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    99,000       2,876,335  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    9,900       580,711  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    19,800       276,236  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000       251,625  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    11,300       810,075  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    10,900       261,044  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    11,300       368,688  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    9,900       176,942  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

NTT Data Corp.

    19,800     $ 389,115  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    1,000       149,777  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    9,900       111,939  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    4,500       199,138  

Otsuka Corp.

    9,900       351,017  

Paltac Corp.

    200       7,432  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    9,900       158,405  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,900       158,062  

Relia Inc.

    9,900       85,908  

SBI Holdings Inc/Japan

    29,700       749,356  

SCSK Corp.

    10,100       172,716  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    69,300       1,340,481  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,888,017  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    19,800       3,008,278  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    9,900       91,206  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    11,300       694,310  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    9,900       160,385  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    4,200       136,968  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    40,400       1,775,193  

Sony Group Corp.

    19,800       2,036,938  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    9,900       124,199  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    202,000       6,380,848  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    19,800       547,972  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    9,900       241,118  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    9,900       267,446  

Terumo Corp.

    19,800       599,118  

TIS Inc.

    9,900       231,686  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    69,300       4,032,789  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    4,500       164,974  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    19,800       296,713  

Unicharm Corp.

    10,900       391,592  

USS Co. Ltd.

    19,800       332,712  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    3,200       170,700  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    29,700       164,237  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,200       377,339  
   

 

 

 
          62,525,879  
Jersey — 0.0%            

Sanne Group PLC

    6,384       76,651  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.0%            

Allianz Malaysia Bhd

    10,100       30,554  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.7%            

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, NVS

    1,296,900       1,377,101  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    49,500       336,595  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    70,700       213,486  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    9,900       25,464  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    99,000       261,362  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    20,200       115,767  
   

 

 

 
      2,329,775  
Netherlands — 0.4%            

IMCD NV

    1,089       185,775  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    11,286       1,203,159  
   

 

 

 
      1,388,934  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

EBOS Group Ltd.

    9,637       276,034  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    22,176       372,117  

Mainfreight Ltd.

    2,772       160,503  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,041       81,485  
   

 

 

 
      890,139  
 

 

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

  47


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway — 0.1%

   

Borregaard ASA

    3,762     $ 74,271  

Medistim ASA

    303       9,052  

Tomra Systems ASA

    2,376       121,209  
   

 

 

 
      204,532  
Philippines — 0.0%            

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    17,820       77,197  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.0%            

Neuca SA

    99       19,536  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

Sonae SGPS SA

    124,443       142,835  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%            

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    1,485       83,918  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.

    99       11,998  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,584       128,054  

Kolmar BNH Co. Ltd.

    707       18,933  

LEENO Industrial Inc.

    495       74,761  

NAVER Corp.

    693       192,605  

NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.

    2,323       37,641  

SK Gas Ltd.

    297       28,180  

Youngone Corp.

    909       35,540  
   

 

 

 
      527,712  
Spain — 2.4%            

Iberdrola SA

    689,214       7,533,087  

Vidrala SA

    990       69,467  

Viscofan SA

    3,636       215,641  
   

 

 

 
      7,818,195  
Sweden — 1.0%            

AAK AB

    6,633       122,928  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    45,045       1,210,791  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    3,838       78,627  

Bravida Holding AB(a)

    12,991       149,379  

Castellum AB

    24,849       613,515  

Catena AB

    1,212       73,022  

Heba Fastighets AB

    606       9,771  

Lifco AB, Class B

    3,232       82,046  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    3,861       47,688  

Swedish Match AB

    96,822       728,105  
   

 

 

 
          3,115,872  
Switzerland — 11.8%            

ALSO Holding AG, Registered(b)

    297       72,220  

Berner Kantonalbank AG

    594       143,992  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    33       392,763  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    3       362,875  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    18,810       392,299  

DKSH Holding AG

    2,871       241,802  

Geberit AG, Registered

    1,980       1,220,584  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    396       1,636,643  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    6,138       456,251  

Nestle SA, Registered

    74,646       9,705,373  

Novartis AG, Registered

    112,860       9,908,149  

Partners Group Holding AG

    1,485       1,838,729  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    1,584       692,764  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    23,859       9,440,093  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered(b)

    99       81,602  
Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Sika AG, Registered

    3,366     $ 1,113,653  

Temenos AG, Registered

    2,079       199,979  
   

 

 

 
          37,899,771  
Taiwan — 0.7%            

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    27,000       345,967  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    99,950       876,694  

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    57,000       338,603  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    2,000       124,996  

Sigurd Microelectronics Corp.(b)

    101,000       208,146  

Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.

    11,000       99,222  

Taiwan Union Technology Corp.

    40,000       115,749  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    18,000       153,422  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    2,000       100,931  
   

 

 

 
      2,363,730  
Turkey — 0.0%            

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    11,880       19,547  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 10.4%            

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    1,818       7,056  

Ashtead Group PLC

    11,187       704,383  

Avon Protection PLC

    2,772       47,339  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    73,260       512,549  

BAE Systems PLC

    300,168       2,819,012  

Bunzl PLC

    17,820       691,079  

CareTech Holdings PLC

    5,049       45,828  

Clarkson PLC

    2,079       100,460  

Craneware PLC

    990       21,719  

Cranswick PLC

    2,929       135,198  

Croda International PLC

    5,247       539,767  

DCC PLC

    8,122       628,919  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    2,574       136,659  

Diageo PLC

    133,947       6,794,399  

Diploma PLC

    5,346       183,532  

dotdigital group Plc

    8,910       9,680  

Drax Group PLC

    30,393       312,550  

EMIS Group PLC

    4,464       77,943  

Ferguson PLC

    9,999       1,354,662  

Focusrite PLC

    707       12,074  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    2,277       216,523  

Gamma Communications PLC

    1,919       33,977  

Genus PLC

    2,277       84,411  

GlobalData PLC

    202       3,327  

Grainger PLC

    33,660       128,372  

Halma PLC

    8,118       265,597  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    36,630       482,813  

Hilton Food Group PLC

    2,772       44,954  

HomeServe PLC

    34,749       384,813  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    6,039       77,698  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    10,395       22,245  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    8,316       138,159  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    9,702       1,011,730  

RELX PLC

    120,780       3,758,399  

RWS Holdings PLC

    21,384       103,937  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    80,982       742,012  

Severn Trent PLC

    24,453       985,559  

Softcat PLC

    4,061       90,904  

Spectris PLC

    8,415       285,391  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    2,277       372,246  

Treatt PLC

    693       10,285  

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

    3,838       166,756  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Unilever PLC

    199,287     $ 9,048,178  
   

 

 

 
      33,593,094  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $318,108,174)

      319,601,816  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.1%            

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,742       208,328  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $246,301)

      208,328  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    370,000       370,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $370,000)

      370,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.5%
(Cost: $318,724,475)

      320,180,144  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      1,690,989  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   321,871,133  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 56,251     $       $(56,150 )(b)    $ (101   $     $           $ 4,981 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    120,000       250,000 (b)                        370,000       370,000       104        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (101   $     $ 370,000       $ 5,085     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     2        06/16/22      $ 422      $ (3,909

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Index

     14        06/17/22      $ 1,501      $ 41,752  
           

 

 

 
            $ 37,843  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 41,752  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,909  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (2,295
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 42,013  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 
Futures contracts:       

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,007,713      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® International Dividend Growth ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 70,965,243      $ 248,636,573      $      $ 319,601,816  

Preferred Stocks

            208,328               208,328  

Money Market Funds

     370,000                      370,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 71,335,243      $ 248,844,901      $      $ 320,180,144  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 41,752      $      $      $ 41,752  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (3,909                    (3,909
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 37,843      $      $      $ 37,843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Latin America 40 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Brazil — 42.5%            

Ambev SA, ADR

    15,794,195     $ 51,015,250  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    21,947,695       72,420,640  

Banco do Brasil SA

    5,132,979       37,410,733  

BRF SA, ADR(a)(b)

    2,751,577       10,923,761  

CCR SA

    3,977,595       11,445,595  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    2,120,053       27,207,284  

Lojas Renner SA

    3,544,429       20,472,752  

Magazine Luiza SA

    9,906,615       14,190,801  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    3,017,583       16,510,651  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    742,717       14,891,476  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

    6,666,042       98,657,422  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    2,665,403       27,935,772  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    818,838       9,580,405  

Vale SA, ADR

    14,342,735       286,711,273  

WEG SA

    5,263,226       38,547,944  
   

 

 

 
      737,921,759  
Chile — 6.7%            

Banco de Chile

    155,757,333       16,683,162  

Banco Santander Chile, ADR

    557,741       12,599,369  

Cencosud SA

    4,817,763       9,491,018  

Empresas CMPC SA

    3,938,213       7,292,802  

Empresas COPEC SA

    1,209,967       9,995,914  

Enel Americas SA, ADR(b)

    1,382,722       8,254,850  

Falabella SA

    2,604,821       8,325,959  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    511,677       43,799,551  
   

 

 

 
      116,442,625  
Colombia — 2.5%            

Bancolombia SA, ADR

    404,672       17,263,307  

Ecopetrol SA, ADR

    884,576       16,453,114  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    1,586,277       10,216,401  
   

 

 

 
      43,932,822  
Mexico — 23.6%            

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, NVS

    80,928,000       85,932,597  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    54,242,515       29,152,966  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    10,613,300       12,432,875  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    6,581,200       54,714,290  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    8,780,800       66,021,551  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    11,156,500       66,748,291  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO

    9,058,000       21,294,725  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    18,142,000       74,720,595  
   

 

 

 
      411,017,890  
Peru — 3.6%            

Credicorp Ltd.

    226,555       38,938,008  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Peru (continued)            

Southern Copper Corp.

    304,453     $ 23,107,983  
   

 

 

 
      62,045,991  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 78.9%
(Cost: $1,290,211,131)

 

    1,371,361,087  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 20.7%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    17,370,777       80,600,405  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, ADR(b)

    4,107,001       26,408,016  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    17,361,268       99,132,840  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    17,030,641       38,453,575  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, ADR

    8,228,910       115,040,162  
   

 

 

 
      359,634,998  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 20.7%
(Cost: $398,132,437)

 

    359,634,998  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.5%            

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

    23,459,681       23,454,989  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    3,600,000       3,600,000  
   

 

 

 
      27,054,989  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.5%
(Cost: $27,046,170)

 

    27,054,989  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.1%
(Cost: $1,715,389,738)

 

    1,758,051,074  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

 

  $ (19,861,397
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,738,189,677  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Latin America 40 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 54,526,143     $     $ (31,056,596 )(a)    $ (10,594   $ (3,964   $ 23,454,989       23,459,681     $ 584,172 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    7,240,000             (3,640,000 )(a)                  3,600,000       3,600,000       1,011        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (10,594   $ (3,964   $ 27,054,989       $ 585,183     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

MEX BOLSA Index

     63        06/17/22      $ 1,797      $ 102,831  

MSCI Brazil Index

     72        06/17/22        4,096        527,017  
           

 

 

 
            $ 629,848  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 629,848  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 947,937  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 559,123  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 9,070,989      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® Latin America 40 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,354,677,925        $ 16,683,162        $        $ 1,371,361,087  

Preferred Stocks

     359,634,998                            359,634,998  

Money Market Funds

     27,054,989                            27,054,989  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,741,367,912        $ 16,683,162        $        $ 1,758,051,074  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 629,848        $        $        $ 629,848  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Asia 50 ETF

    

iShares

Emerging

Markets

Infrastructure

ETF

   

iShares

Europe ETF

   

iShares

International

Developed

Property ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

        

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,874,445,538      $ 20,428,039     $ 1,934,409,676     $ 63,359,821  

Affiliated(c)

           1,254,889       5,163,435       488,807  

Cash

    1,589,626        2,735       5,898       486  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    3,856,750        16,490       3,979,028       145,160  

Cash pledged:

        

Futures contracts

    300,000        4,000             13,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

        

Futures contracts(e)

                 718,160       5,290  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

    2,442,855        2,038,350              

Securities lending income — Affiliated

           274       426       1,039  

Dividends

    6,026,485        62,467       5,214,194       289,409  

Tax reclaims

                 3,262,207       54,408  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,888,661,254        23,807,244       1,952,753,024       64,357,420  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

           1,226,476       2,528,876       459,660  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                       13,188  

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

    2,447,552        1,975,311       2,893,119        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    292,158        855       104,692       6,006  

Investment advisory fees

    796,362        9,407       940,987       25,653  

Professional fees

                 363,667       6,941  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

                 1,942,450        
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,536,072        3,212,049       8,773,791       511,448  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,885,125,182      $ 20,595,195     $ 1,943,979,233     $ 63,845,972  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,875,582,314      $ 53,128,065     $ 2,285,676,462     $ 105,545,196  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    9,542,868        (32,532,870     (341,697,229     (41,699,224
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,885,125,182      $ 20,595,195     $ 1,943,979,233     $ 63,845,972  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    27,450,000        900,000       38,750,000       1,800,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 68.67      $ 22.88     $ 50.17     $ 35.47  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None       None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $      $ 1,163,364     $ 2,495,731     $ 417,193  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,750,166,818      $ 19,832,184     $ 1,917,591,305     $ 72,615,317  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $      $ 1,255,406     $ 5,163,119     $ 488,680  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 3,858,902      $ 16,740     $ 3,944,810     $ 143,765  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $      $     $ 753,037     $ 5,609  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

International

Developed

Small Cap

Value Factor

ETF

   

iShares

International

Dividend

Growth ETF

   

iShares

Latin America 40

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

     

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

     

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 162,935,151     $ 319,810,144     $ 1,730,996,085  

Affiliated(c)

    57,607       370,000       27,054,989  

Cash

    1,467       3,315       227,104  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    610,775       374,348       500,336  

Cash pledged:

     

Futures contracts

    41,000       94,000       582,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

     

Futures contracts(e)

          22,397       159,880  

Receivables:

     

Investments sold

    288,171              

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    56             4,489  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                21,551  

Capital shares sold

                7,993,975  

Dividends

    647,208       1,106,635       2,631,180  

Tax reclaims

    22,677       327,060        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    164,604,112       322,107,899       1,770,171,589  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    17,642             23,377,407  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

          166,604        

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    346,540             7,993,975  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    18,684       29,393        

Bank borrowings

          189        

Investment advisory fees

    39,875       40,580       610,530  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    422,741       236,766       31,981,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 164,181,371     $ 321,871,133     $ 1,738,189,677  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 164,574,521     $ 327,283,822     $ 2,617,101,757  

Accumulated loss

    (393,150     (5,412,689     (878,912,080
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 164,181,371     $ 321,871,133     $ 1,738,189,677  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    4,800,000       4,950,000       57,250,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 34.20     $ 65.02     $ 30.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 16,673     $     $ 22,707,667  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 163,698,544     $ 318,354,475     $ 1,688,343,568  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 57,610     $ 370,000     $ 27,046,170  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 612,628     $ 373,952     $ 500,085  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $ 22,444     $ 155,630  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Asia 50 ETF

          

iShares

Emerging

Markets
Infrastructure

ETF

         

iShares

Europe ETF

          

iShares

International

Developed

Property ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

        

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 46,707,750              $ 780,651             $ 57,558,050              $ 2,642,587  

Dividends — Affiliated

    1,398          129         625          102  

Interest — Unaffiliated

    87                            

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    145,453          5,974         46,699          26,824  

Other income — Unaffiliated

                     2,133,101          899  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (5,371,613        (31,679       (6,313,689        (224,032

Foreign withholding tax claims

                     7,776,048          70,941  

IRS Compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

                     (1,931,810         
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

    41,483,075          755,075         59,269,024          2,517,321  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES

               

Investment advisory fees

    12,759,276          99,260         11,631,732          365,433  

Commitment fees

    23,664          216                   

Professional fees

    217          217         1,026,987          7,401  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

    12,783,157          99,693         12,658,719          372,834  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    28,699,918          655,382         46,610,305          2,144,487  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

               

Net realized gain (loss) from:

               

Investments — Unaffiliated(a)

    19,353,007          (1,275,077       (34,799,187        (1,561,474

Investments — Affiliated

    (2,244        (410       (1,547        (434

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    82,649,639          15,088         6,778,584          201,521  

Futures contracts

    (1,296,140        (22,322       676,151          52,755  

Foreign currency transactions

    (382,492        395         (78,828        (14,620
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    100,321,770          (1,282,326       (27,424,827        (1,322,252
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

               

Investments — Unaffiliated(b)

    (756,836,545        73,335         3,670,158          1,602,842  

Investments — Affiliated

    (4,094        (651       (901        (196

Futures contracts

    136,413          3,817         43,841          6,908  

Foreign currency translations

    304,865          (332       (153,554        (51
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (756,399,361        76,169         3,559,544          1,609,503  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (656,077,591        (1,206,157       (23,865,283        287,251  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (627,377,673      $ (550,775     $ 22,745,022        $ 2,431,738  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $        $       $        $ (2,373

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $        $       $        $ (7,408

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

International

Developed

Small Cap

Value Factor

ETF

          

iShares

International

Dividend

Growth ETF

          

iShares

Latin America

40 ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,444,971              $ 7,567,560        $ 98,740,272  

Dividends — Affiliated

    14          104                2,672  

Non-cash dividends — Unaffiliated

             368,296           

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    381          4,981          582,511  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (173,197        (833,164        (4,801,993
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,272,169          7,107,777          94,523,462  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES

           

Investment advisory fees

    103,251          387,123          6,786,381  

Commitment fees

             1,027          17,488  

Professional fees

             217          217  

Interest expense

             500           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

    103,251          388,867          6,804,086  

Less:

           

Investment advisory fees waived

    (25,813                  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    77,438          388,867          6,804,086  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,194,731          6,718,910          87,719,376  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

           

Investments — Unaffiliated(a)

    (448,085        (1,000,669        (172,321,716

Investments — Affiliated

    (30        (101        (10,594

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

             6,371,326          73,010,549  

Futures contracts

    (4,255        (2,295        947,937  

Foreign currency transactions

    311          (78,433        387,918  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (452,059        5,289,828          (97,985,906
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments — Unaffiliated(b)

    (731,788        (9,240,110        276,619,123  

Investments — Affiliated

    (3                 (3,964

Futures contracts

    9,863          42,013          559,123  

Foreign currency translations

    (1,693        (1,064        (11,049
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (723,621        (9,199,161        277,163,233  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,175,680        (3,909,333        179,177,327  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 19,051        $ 2,809,577        $ 266,896,703  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $        $ (126,203      $  

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $        $ (111,235      $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Asia 50 ETF
    iShares
Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF
 
                
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

          

Year Ended

03/31/21

          

Year Ended

03/31/22

          

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                         

Net investment income

  $ 28,699,918        $ 32,964,049        $ 655,382              $ 425,682  

Net realized gain (loss)

    100,321,770          (56,118,297        (1,282,326        (1,584,038

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (756,399,361        882,048,095          76,169          4,775,752  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (627,377,673        858,893,847          (550,775        3,617,396  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (35,774,281               (26,020,775        (642,264        (404,832
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (624,392,740        1,280,508,150          5,705,641           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,287,544,694        2,113,381,222          4,512,602          3,212,564  

Beginning of year

    3,172,669,876          1,059,288,654          16,082,593          12,870,029  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,885,125,182        $ 3,172,669,876        $ 20,595,195        $ 16,082,593  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
Europe ETF
    iShares
International Developed Property ETF
 
               
    Year Ended
03/31/22
           Year Ended
03/31/21
             Year Ended
03/31/22
           Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

                     

Net investment income

  $ 46,610,305        $ 28,195,816             $ 2,144,487        $ 2,546,539  

Net realized loss

    (27,424,827        (49,679,049       (1,322,252        (470,547

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,559,544          542,303,419         1,609,503          24,431,424  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    22,745,022                520,820,186         2,431,738          26,507,416  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (56,175,033        (27,830,960       (3,007,345        (1,993,212
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    311,464,772          (79,151,475       (18,963,064        (19,458,302
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    278,034,761          413,837,751         (19,538,671        5,055,902  

Beginning of year

    1,665,944,472          1,252,106,721         83,384,643          78,328,741  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,943,979,233        $ 1,665,944,472       $ 63,845,972        $ 83,384,643  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
International Developed Small Cap
Value Factor ETF
          iShares
International Dividend Growth ETF
 
             
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

     

Period From

03/23/21

to 03/31/21

 

(a) 

 

     

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

     

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

  $ 1,194,731       $ 27,146              $ 6,718,910              $ 3,073,259  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (452,059       (4       5,289,828         8,076,946  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (723,621       (31,682       (9,199,161       24,946,116  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    19,051                (4,540       2,809,577         36,096,321  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (407,661               (5,744,772       (3,199,818
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    157,695,420         6,879,101         134,951,001         77,315,151  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase in net assets

    157,306,810         6,874,561         132,015,806         110,211,654  

Beginning of period

    6,874,561                 189,855,327         79,643,673  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 164,181,371       $ 6,874,561       $ 321,871,133       $ 189,855,327  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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

Latin America 40 ETF

 
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

      

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS

      

Net investment income

  $ 87,719,376        $ 31,050,991  

Net realized loss

    (97,985,906        (259,401,223

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    277,163,233          581,656,255  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    266,896,703          353,306,023  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

      

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (99,359,955        (24,930,898
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (199,937,506        644,338,355  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

      

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (32,400,758        972,713,480  

Beginning of year

    1,770,590,435          797,876,955  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,738,189,677        $ 1,770,590,435  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Asia 50 ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 90.91     $ 56.05     $ 61.05     $ 67.20       $ 52.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.93       1.31       1.42       1.48         1.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (21.99     34.52       (4.94     (6.25       14.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (21.06     35.83       (3.52     (4.77       15.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

           

From net investment income

    (1.18     (0.97     (1.48     (1.38       (0.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.18     (0.97     (1.48     (1.38       (0.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 68.67     $ 90.91     $ 56.05     $ 61.05       $ 67.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    (23.36 )%      64.22     (6.00 )%      (6.94 )%        29.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

           

Total expenses

    0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50       0.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.12     1.66     2.32     2.43       1.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,885,125     $ 3,172,670     $ 1,059,289     $ 1,089,745             $ 947,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    13     46     6     10       16
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 24.74       $ 19.80       $ 28.64       $ 32.07       $ 31.49  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.95         0.65         0.75         0.75         0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (1.84       4.91         (8.94       (3.45       0.77  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.89       5.56         (8.19       (2.70       1.43  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.97       (0.62       (0.65       (0.73       (0.85
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.97       (0.62       (0.65       (0.73       (0.85
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 22.88       $ 24.74       $ 19.80       $ 28.64       $ 32.07  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

             (3.83 )%                 28.33                (29.33 )%                 (8.35 )%                 4.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.60       0.60       0.75       0.75       0.75
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.96       2.90       2.60       2.56       2.02
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 20,595       $ 16,083       $ 12,870       $ 25,773       $ 41,686  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      23       27       18       25       21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Europe ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 50.25     $ 35.42     $ 43.40     $ 46.48     $ 41.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.24 (b)      0.85       1.24       1.42       1.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    0.21       14.82       (7.78     (3.16     4.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.45       15.67       (6.54     (1.74     5.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

    (1.53     (0.84     (1.44     (1.34     (1.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.53     (0.84     (1.44     (1.34     (1.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 50.17     $ 50.25     $ 35.42     $ 43.40     $ 46.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    2.69 %(b)      44.70     (15.61 )%      (3.73 )%      13.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.63     0.60     0.59     0.59     0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.58     0.59     0.59     0.59     N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.34 %(b)      1.94     2.84     3.23     2.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,943,979     $ 1,665,944     $ 1,252,107     $ 2,002,860     $ 2,765,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    5     5     5     7     3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31,2022:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.18.

   

Total return by 0.36%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.34%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares International Developed Property ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

           $ 36.25              $ 27.97              $ 38.79              $ 38.95              $ 35.50  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.06 (b)        0.94         1.14         1.19         1.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.35       8.19         (9.31       0.23         3.96  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.71         9.13         (8.17       1.42         5.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.49       (0.85       (2.65       (1.58       (1.68
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.49       (0.85       (2.65       (1.58       (1.68
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 35.47       $ 36.25       $ 27.97       $ 38.79       $ 38.95  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      1.79 %(b)        32.96       (22.52 )%        3.91       14.58
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.49       0.48       0.48       0.48       0.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.48       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.82 %(b)        2.92       3.01       3.16       3.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 63,846       $ 83,385       $ 78,329       $ 131,871       $ 155,780  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      12       16       8       9       11
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated professional fees, which resulted in the following increases for the year ended March 31, 2022, respectively:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.04.

   

Total return by 0.12%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.09%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF  
      Period From  
    Year Ended         03/23/21 (a) 
    03/31/22       to 03/31/21  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

                               $ 34.37                                  $ 34.52  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      1.59         0.16  

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

      (0.74       (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.85         (0.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions

       

From net investment income

      (1.02        
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.02        
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 34.20       $ 34.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

       

Based on net asset value

      2.42       (0.43 )%(e) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

       

Total expenses

      0.40       0.40 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.30       0.30 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      4.55       17.96 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 164,181       $ 6,875  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      35       0 %(e) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares International Dividend Growth ETF  
   

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 64.36              $ 45.51              $ 53.81              $ 56.40              $ 51.23  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.74         1.53         1.56         1.51         1.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.39         18.87         (8.24       (2.58       5.31  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      2.13         20.40         (6.68       (1.07       6.58  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.47       (1.55       (1.62       (1.52       (1.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.47       (1.55       (1.62       (1.52       (1.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 65.02       $ 64.36       $ 45.51       $ 53.81       $ 56.40  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      3.28       45.29       (12.75 )%        (1.88 )%        12.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.15       0.19       0.22       0.22       0.22
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.60       2.66       2.81       2.80       2.26
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  321,871       $ 189,855       $ 79,644       $ 75,329       $ 56,397  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      40       66       35       34       42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Latin America 40 ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

           $ 27.56              $ 18.34              $ 33.24              $ 37.28              $ 31.58  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.70         0.68         0.98         0.88         0.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      3.09         9.09         (14.83       (3.96       5.49  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      4.79         9.77         (13.85       (3.08       6.32  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.99       (0.55       (1.05       (0.96       (0.62
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.99       (0.55       (1.05       (0.96       (0.62
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 30.36       $ 27.56       $ 18.34       $ 33.24       $ 37.28  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      19.25       53.62       (43.05 )%        (7.93 )%        20.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.47       0.48       0.48       0.48       0.48
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      6.07       2.78       3.08       2.68       2.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,738,190       $ 1,770,590       $ 797,877       $ 1,529,164       $ 1,770,599  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      27       20       22       20       16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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  

 

Asia 50

    Non-diversified    

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    Non-diversified    

Europe

    Diversified    

International Developed Property

    Diversified    

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    Non-diversified    

International Dividend Growth

    Diversified    

Latin America 40

    Non-diversified    

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

    Net Amount  

 

 

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 468,293     $ 468,293     $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    695,071       695,071              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,163,364     $ 1,163,364     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Europe

       

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 287,496     $ 281,364     $     $ (6,132 )(b) 

Morgan Stanley

    1,159,136       1,159,136              

UBS AG

    718,043       701,093             (16,950 )(b) 

UBS Securities LLC

    331,056       323,241             (7,815 )(b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,495,731     $ 2,464,834     $     $ (30,897
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Developed Property

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 22,582     $ 22,582     $     $  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    41,889       41,889              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    57,207       57,207              

HSBC Bank PLC

    39,636       39,636              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    84,321       84,321              

Morgan Stanley

    132,125       132,125              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    10,558       10,558              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    28,875       28,875              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 417,193     $ 417,193     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 4,522     $ 4,522     $     $  

Jefferies LLC

    12,151       12,151              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 16,673     $ 16,673     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

   

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

    Net Amount  

 

 

Latin America 40

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,538,236     $ 1,538,236     $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    235,815       235,815              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    4,596,555       4,596,555              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    7,446,652       7,446,652              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    20,576       20,576              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,776,806       5,776,806              

Morgan Stanley

    3,093,027       3,093,027              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 22,707,667     $ 22,707,667     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Asia 50

    0.50

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    0.60  

International Developed Property

    0.48  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    0.40  

International Dividend Growth

    0.15  

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares Europe ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $12 billion

    0.6000

Over $12 billion, up to and including $18 billion

    0.5700  

Over $18 billion, up to and including $24 billion

    0.5415  

Over $24 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.5145  

Over $30 billion

    0.4888  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Latin America 40 ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $46 billion

    0.5000

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.4750  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.4513  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.4287  

Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion

    0.4073  

Over $171 billion

    0.3869  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Latin America 40 ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $46 billion

    0.5000

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.4750  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.4513  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.4287  

Over $141 billion

    0.4073  

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

For the iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through July 31, 2022 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds. For the iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee through March 31, 2023 in order to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.30% of average daily net assets.

This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts waived      

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

  $ 25,813      

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.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

Asia 50

  $ 40,106  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    1,888  

Europe

    11,567    

International Developed Property

    6,191  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    100  

International Dividend Growth

    1,179  

Latin America 40

    142,102  

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales       

Net Realized  

Gain (Loss)  

Asia 50

  $  42,911,767        $  27,142,494        $ (6,550,470

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    420,980          742,704          39,901  

Europe

    9,993,755          6,496,106          (2,933,382

International Developed Property

    785,763          137,745          (90,795

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    159,707          664,070          (24,756

International Dividend Growth

    19,437,312          17,708,051            1,139,415  

Latin America 40

    670,101          4,134,799          (3,840,187 )  

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales  

Asia 50

  $  336,081,542        $  555,161,077    

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    6,915,049          3,775,954  

Europe

    134,771,558          97,210,291  

International Developed Property

    9,174,170          10,001,760  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    13,273,273          12,769,183  

International Dividend Growth

    132,392,599          104,183,017  

Latin America 40

    392,487,502          432,439,555  

 

 

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For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Asia 50

  $ 1,545,891      $  362,187,608  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    2,468,047         

Europe

    306,780,261        28,561,348    

International Developed Property

           18,070,439  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    156,795,759         

International Dividend Growth

    134,320,947        28,055,846  

Latin America 40

    522,327,538        673,976,285  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, 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)  

Asia 50

  $ 75,838,491     $ (75,838,491 )  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    15,088       (15,088

Europe

    5,059,450       (5,059,450

International Developed Property

    (797,289     797,289  

International Dividend Growth

    6,331,452       (6,331,452

Latin America 40

    40,049,086       (40,049,086

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

Asia 50

     

Ordinary income

  $ 35,774,281                    $ 26,020,775  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

     

Ordinary income

  $ 642,264       $ 404,832  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Europe

     

Ordinary income

  $ 56,175,033       $ 27,830,960  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

International Developed Property

     

Ordinary income

  $ 3,007,345       $ 1,993,212  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
       
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

          

Period Ended

03/31/21

 

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

     

Ordinary income

  $ 407,661       $  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
     
       
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

          

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

International Dividend Growth

     

Ordinary income

  $ 5,744,772       $ 3,199,818  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Latin America 40

     

Ordinary income

  $ 99,359,955       $ 24,930,898  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, 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) 

   

Qualified

Late-Year Losses

 

(c) 

    Total  

Asia 50

  $ 7,849,307      $ (68,873,468   $ 70,567,029     $     $ 9,542,868  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    79,700        (31,626,395     (986,175           (32,532,870

Europe

    11,800,381        (330,810,465     (22,687,145           (341,697,229

International Developed Property

           (29,854,811     (11,795,754     (48,659     (41,699,224

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    1,357,579        (357,587     (1,393,142           (393,150

International Dividend Growth

    1,130,612        (7,114,242     570,941             (5,412,689

Latin America 40

    15,180,750        (861,526,464     (32,566,366           (878,912,080

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the iShares Asia 50 ETF utilized $10,908,954 of its capital loss carryforwards.

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized  

Appreciation  

(Depreciation)  

Asia 50

  $ 1,803,768,402      $ 442,295,120      $ (371,640,008   $ 70,655,112  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

    22,668,838        3,918,345        (4,904,255     (985,910

Europe

    1,962,221,709        368,426,669        (391,075,267     (22,648,598

International Developed Property

    75,634,841        4,062,674        (15,842,036     (11,779,362

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

    164,393,993        5,605,754        (6,997,169     (1,391,415

International Dividend Growth

    319,437,963        23,433,859        (22,695,587     738,272  

Latin America 40

     1,790,707,731        211,949,977        (244,503,803     (32,553,826 )  

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $300 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 15, 2021. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Credit Agreement sets specific sub limits on aggregate borrowings based on two tiers of Participating Funds: $300 million with respect to the funds within Tier 1, including the Funds, and $200 million with respect to Tier 2. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement was terminated on August 12, 2021.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF did not borrow under the Credit Agreement.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

           
iShares ETF  

Maximum

Amount

Borrowed

   

    

    

Average

Borrowing

            

Weighted

Average

Interest Rates

 

International Dividend Growth

  $ 1,000,000              $ 16,438                 1.09

 

 

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Effective August 13, 2021, iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

           
iShares ETF  

Maximum

Amount

Borrowed

   

  

    

Average

Borrowing

            

Weighted

Average

Interest Rates

 

International Dividend Growth

  $ 670,000              $ 24,507                 1.23

 

10.

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: Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks that do not generally apply to investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or nonexistent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities; (ii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments; (iii) lack of publicly available or reliable information about issuers as a result of not being subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements and accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and (iv) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or U.S. governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

 

 

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Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. The United Kingdom has withdrawn from the European Union, and one or more other countries may withdraw from the European Union and/or abandon the Euro, the common currency of the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far reaching. In addition, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The extent and duration of the military action, resulting sanctions and resulting future market disruptions in the region are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region, including significant negative impacts on the economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in China or with significant exposure to Chinese issuers or countries. Investments in Chinese securities, including certain Hong Kong-listed securities, involves risks specific to China. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and a fund’s investments. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of tariffs or other trade barriers, or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy. In addition, measures may be taken to limit the flow of capital and/or sanctions may be imposed, which could prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer fund assets and may also include retaliatory actions, such as seizure of fund assets.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

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

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares           Amount           Shares           Amount  

 

 

Asia 50

         

Shares sold

    550,000             $ 50,293,530         16,500,000             $ 1,320,555,253  

Shares redeemed

    (8,000,000       (674,686,270             (500,000       (40,047,103
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (7,450,000     $ (624,392,740       16,000,000       $ 1,280,508,150  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

         

Shares sold

    250,000       $ 5,705,641               $  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Europe

         

Shares sold

    6,250,000       $ 340,588,053         2,250,000       $ 86,142,285  

Shares redeemed

    (650,000       (29,123,281       (4,450,000       (165,293,760
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    5,600,000       $ 311,464,772         (2,200,000     $ (79,151,475
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

International Developed Property

         

Shares sold

          $ 58         2,800,000       $ 86,165,116  

Shares redeemed

    (500,000       (18,963,122       (3,300,000       (105,623,418
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (500,000     $ (18,963,064       (500,000     $ (19,458,302
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Period Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares           Amount           Shares           Amount  

 

 

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor
Shares sold

    4,600,000             $ 157,695,420               200,000             $ 6,879,101  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares           Amount           Shares           Amount  

 

 

International Dividend Growth

         

Shares sold

    2,450,000             $ 165,044,172               2,150,000             $ 132,833,399  

Shares redeemed

    (450,000       (30,093,171       (950,000       (55,518,248
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase

    2,000,000       $ 134,951,001         1,200,000       $ 77,315,151  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Latin America 40

         

Shares sold

    25,250,000       $ 664,304,225         37,000,000       $ 972,094,694  

Shares redeemed

    (32,250,000       (864,241,731       (16,250,000       (327,756,339
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (7,000,000     $ (199,937,506       20,750,000       $ 644,338,355  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The iShares Europe ETF and iShares International Developed Property ETF have filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Funds have recorded a receivable for all recoverable taxes withheld by Sweden based upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities. Professional and other fees associated with the filing of tax claims in Sweden that result in the recovery of foreign withholding taxes have been approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Funds. The Funds continue to evaluate developments in Sweden, for potential impacts to the receivables and associated professional fees payable. Swedish tax claims receivable and related liabilities are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Collection of this receivable, and any subsequent payment of associated liabilities, depends upon determinations made by Swedish tax authorities.

The iShares Europe ETF is expected to seek a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares Europe ETF, iShares International Developed Property ETF, iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares Europe ETF, iShares International Developed Property ETF, iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF (seven of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and 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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for each of 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 Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares Europe ETF, iShares International Developed Property ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF: statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 and statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

 

iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF: statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 and statements of changes in net assets for the year ended March 31, 2022 and the period March 23, 2021 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021.

 

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF    Qualified Dividend
Income
 

Asia 50

   $ 22,733,367  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

     399,343  

Europe

     64,044,996  

International Developed Property

     1,317,261  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

     1,186,552    

International Dividend Growth

     7,123,411  

Latin America 40

     98,638,909  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

     
iShares ETF    Foreign Source
Income Earned
      

Foreign

Taxes Paid

 

Asia 50

   $ 54,338,855        $  7,333,996  

Emerging Markets Infrastructure

     780,653          26,276  

Europe

     64,816,995           

International Developed Property

     3,072,184          133,329  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor

     1,443,366          67,354  

International Dividend Growth

     7,936,613          872,385  

Latin America 40

     111,853,361          4,322,077    

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF    Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

Latin America 40

     0.96

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Asia 50 ETF, iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF, iShares Europe ETF, iShares International Developed Property ETF, iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF, iShares International Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
   

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
 

Asia 50(a)

  $ 1.152662     $     $  0.022759     $  1.175421         98         2     100

Emerging Markets Infrastructure(a)

    0.956778             0.009332       0.966110         99             1       100  

Europe(a)

    1.481609             0.044860       1.526469         97             3       100  

International Developed Property(a)

    1.326316             0.162190       1.488506         89             11       100  

International Developed Small Cap Value Factor(a)

    0.624090             0.395061       1.019151         61             39       100  

International Dividend Growth

    1.467391                   1.467391         100                   100  

Latin America 40(a)

    1.971073             0.015797       1.986870               99             1       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(65)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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

(67)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).   

Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    

Cecilia H. Herbert

(73)

   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).

Drew E. Lawton

(63)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

John E. Martinez

(60)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

Madhav V. Rajan

(57)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra

(50)

  

President

(since 2019).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

Trent Walker

(47)

  

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.

Charles Park

(54)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre Smith

(46)

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).

Rachel Aguirre

(39)

   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

Jennifer Hsui

(45)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro

(51)

   Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR      American Depositary Receipt
CPO      Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR      Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR      Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS      Non-Voting Shares
PJSC      Public Joint Stock Company
REIT      Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF  |  HJPX  |  NYSE Arca

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iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF  |  JPXN  |  NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     6-Month    12-Month

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

  5.92%   15.65%

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

  (5.55)    (5.79) 

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

  (3.38)      1.16  

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)    (11.37)

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

    0.05       0.07  

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

  (6.04)    (3.31) 

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

  (5.92)    (4.15) 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)    (4.47) 

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

  (4.16)    (0.66) 

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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Shareholder Expenses

     9  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     19  

Statements of Operations

     20  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     21  

Financial Highlights

     22  

Notes to Financial Statements

     24  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     32  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     33  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     34  

Supplemental Information

     35  

Trustee and Officer Information

     36  

General Information

     39  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     40  

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 7.28% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.

Stocks were supported by economic recovery in most regions of the world, even as significant challenges emerged. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most activity to continue. Nonetheless, two highly contagious COVID-19 variants appeared during the reporting period, causing sharp increases in cases in many countries and in some instances leading to new restrictions, which acted as a drag on growth. Inflation was high in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the reporting period presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting markets in important commodities such as oil, natural gas, and wheat.

The U.S. economy grew robustly, powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity. Consequently, unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates, and indicated that further increases could be necessary.

Stocks in Europe posted modest gains, helped by a steadily growing economy and increasing vaccinations. However, inflation increased significantly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many other European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on some types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) maintained ultra-low interest rates but started to wind down its bond buying programs.

Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly. Chinese stocks endured substantial declines, driving much of the negative performance in the region. Regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed on equity markets, particularly in the information technology sector. While China’s economy continued to expand at a solid pace, COVID-19 cases rose sharply late in the reporting period and analysts became concerned that the subsequent lockdowns would constrain growth.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of broad-based Japanese equities while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return USD Hedged 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. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (0.01 )%       8.11      7.89       (0.01 )%       47.71      63.90

Fund Market

    0.01        8.05        7.88         0.01        47.26        63.78  

Index

    1.70        8.81        8.74               1.70        52.52        72.43  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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The inception date of the Fund was 9/29/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/1/15.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         

 

 

     

 

 

    
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $ 1,000.00        $ 967.80        $ 0.00             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.90        $ 0.00        0.00

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Japanese stocks retreated for the reporting period as the Japanese economy’s recovery trailed other developed countries. Prolonged states of emergency, rising COVID-19 cases, and supply chain disruptions drove contractions in business investment, household consumption, and exports, but each recovered somewhat as economic conditions improved. A very weak Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar also weighed on the Index’s return.

Healthcare stocks were the largest detractors from the Index’s return in U.S. dollar terms. Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences stocks declined as foreign exchange losses weighed on revenues, despite underlying growth. Divestitures were also negative for these firms, which sold off sales and distribution rights for certain products to focus on patented drugs. Healthcare equipment and supplies companies also weighed on the Index’s performance as higher prices for fuel and raw materials drove costs higher following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Industrials stocks also weighed significantly on the Index’s return, with capital goods companies driving detraction. Supply chain difficulties and higher input costs diminished operating profits for companies that make electric vehicle motors. Makers of industrial robotic devices were also negative, unable to meet demand due to semiconductor chip shortages.

Consumer discretionary stocks also detracted. Amid intermittent lockdowns and supply chain constraints that limited profits, fast fashion retailers and electric vehicle battery makers weighed on the Index’s return. Supply chain woes also dampened performance for consumer staples companies in Japan, as did store closures and fears of future lockdowns.

On the upside, financials companies were positive for the Index in U.S. dollar terms, as global multiline insurers’ diverse revenue sources, including investments in foreign securities, made them resilient enough to weather COVID-19 driven losses.

The Japanese yen depreciated by approximately 9% against the U.S. dollar for the reporting period. The Bank of Japan’s relatively accommodative monetary policy and Japan’s comparatively muted inflation drove the Japanese yen’s decline relative to the U.S. dollar.

The Japanese yen’s negative performance meant hedging activity contributed to the Index’s return. A fully hedged investor seeks to bypass the currency fluctuations — both on the upside and on the downside — related to holding foreign-currency-denominated securities. The Index’s hedging activity offset the negative impact of the Japanese yen’s performance relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in an Index return that was relatively close to the return of Japanese equities measured in Japanese yen.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

 

Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    99.6
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     5.4  

Other assets less liabilities

    (5.0

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

Sector   Percent of
Total Investment(a)
 

Industrials

    25.2

Consumer Discretionary

    15.2  

Information Technology

    13.2  

Financials

    10.8  

Health Care

    10.1  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Communication Services

    7.0  

Materials

    5.3  

Real Estate

    2.9  

Utilities

    1.2  

Energy

    1.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based benchmark composed of Japanese equities, as represented by the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (8.94 )%       5.03      5.81       (8.94 )%       27.80      75.88

Fund Market

    (9.20      4.97        5.92         (9.20      27.43        77.72  

Index

    (7.44      5.63        6.26               (7.44      31.51        83.51  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 30, 2013 is calculated using currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15 P.M. ET. Index performance beginning on January 31, 2013 is calculated using FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters 4:00 P.M. London.

Index performance through September 3, 2015 reflects the performance of the S&P/TOPIX 150TM. Index performance beginning on September 4, 2015 reflects the performance of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $ 1,000.00        $ 884.20        $ 2.25             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.42          0.48

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Japanese stocks retreated for the reporting period as the Japanese economy’s recovery trailed other developed countries. Prolonged states of emergency, rising COVID-19 cases, and supply chain disruptions drove contractions in business investment, household consumption, and exports, but each recovered somewhat as economic conditions improved. A very weak Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar also weighed on the Index’s return.

Healthcare stocks were the largest detractors from the Index’s return. Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences stocks declined as foreign exchange losses weighed on revenues, despite underlying growth. Divestitures were also negative for these firms, which sold off sales and distribution rights for certain products to focus on patented drugs. Healthcare equipment and supplies companies also weighed on the Index’s performance as higher prices for fuel and raw materials drove costs higher following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Industrials stocks also weighed significantly on the Index’s return, with capital goods companies driving detraction. Supply chain difficulties and higher input costs diminished operating profits for companies that make electric vehicle motors. Makers of industrial robotic devices were also negative, unable to meet demand due to semiconductor chip shortages.

Consumer discretionary stocks also detracted. Amid intermittent lockdowns and supply chain constraints that limited profits, fast fashion retailers and electric vehicle battery makers weighed on the Index’s return. Supply chain woes also dampened performance for consumer staples companies in Japan, as did store closures and fears of future lockdowns.

On the upside, financials companies were positive for the Index, as global multiline insurers’ diverse revenue sources, including investments in foreign securities, made them resilient enough to weather COVID-19 driven losses.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    25.2

Consumer Discretionary

    15.2  

Information Technology

    13.2  

Financials

    10.8  

Health Care

    10.1  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Communication Services

    7.0  

Materials

    5.3  

Real Estate

    2.9  

Utilities

    1.2  

Energy

    1.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2.1

Sony Group Corp.

    1.8  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1.8  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    1.7  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1.7  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    1.7  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1.6  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1.5  

KDDI Corp.

    1.5  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1.5  
 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

 

Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.6%  

iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF(a)

    52,796     $ 3,438,076  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 99.6%
(Cost: $3,189,040)

 

    3,438,076  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.6%
(Cost: $3,189,040)

 

    3,438,076  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    14,319  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   3,452,395  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

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

   $ 1,000      $      $ (1,000 )(b)     $      $      $             $      $  

iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

     3,532,614        519,150        (189,278      (6,715      (417,695      3,438,076        52,796        90,638         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (6,715    $ (417,695    $ 3,438,076         $ 90,638      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency Purchased      Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     3,389,964      JPY     390,148,000        MS        04/05/22                $ 185,148  
USD     3,584,428      JPY     434,767,000        MS        05/09/22             10,739  
                    

 

 

 
                       195,887  
                    

 

 

 
JPY     390,148,000      USD     3,214,455        MS        04/05/22             (9,639
JPY     10,830,000      USD     89,134        MS        05/09/22             (113
                    

 

 

 
                       (9,752
                    

 

 

 
    Net unrealized appreciation           $ 186,135  
                    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 195,887  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

      Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 9,752  
  

 

 

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 279,918  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 55,165  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

        

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 3,438,465  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 7,086,752  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 195,887      $ 9,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     195,887        9,752  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     195,887        9,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty     



Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 

 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 
 
(b) 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      $ 195,887      $ (9,752    $      $      $ 186,135  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  
Counterparty     



Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
 
 
 
 
 
    

Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 
 
(c)  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      $  9,752      $ (9,752    $      $      $  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments

           

Assets

           

Investment Companies

   $ 3,438,076      $      $      $ 3,438,076  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 195,887      $      $ 195,887  

Liabilities

           

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (9,752             (9,752
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $   186,135      $      $   186,135  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%  

Kintetsu World Express Inc.

    800     $ 20,469  

Maruwa Unyu Kikan Co. Ltd.

    800       7,317  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,800       165,711  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,400       119,553  
   

 

 

 
      313,050  
Auto Components — 2.7%  

Aisin Corp.

    3,200       109,368  

Bridgestone Corp.

    14,400       558,947  

Denso Corp.

    11,200       714,561  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,200       129,503  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    4,000       64,404  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    1,600       36,392  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,200       60,503  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    17,600       209,216  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    4,000       36,651  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    2,400       30,516  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    1,600       26,384  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    1,600       26,017  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    2,400       26,835  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    3,200       44,032  
   

 

 

 
            2,073,329  
Automobiles — 4.3%  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    38,400       1,088,480  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    15,200       196,354  

Subaru Corp.

    14,400       228,715  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    11,200       383,826  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    72,820       1,313,527  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    6,700       150,172  
   

 

 

 
      3,361,074  
Banks — 5.4%  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    3,200       67,421  

Chiba Bank Ltd (The)

    16,800       98,779  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    29,600       110,161  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    4,000       77,184  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    23,200       48,311  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    217,600       1,345,016  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    61,650       786,368  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    54,400       231,708  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    15,200       29,666  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.(a)

    3,200       58,366  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    33,600       1,061,369  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    8,804       286,523  
   

 

 

 
      4,200,872  
Beverages — 1.2%  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    12,000       437,046  

Ito En Ltd.

    1,600       78,538  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,400       274,834  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    3,200       121,968  
   

 

 

 
      912,386  
Biotechnology — 0.1%  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)

    2,400       42,651  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 2.0%  

AGC Inc.

    4,800       191,786  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    1,600       38,909  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    6,400       1,162,265  

Nichias Corp.

    800       16,471  
Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    4,000     $ 40,483  

TOTO Ltd.

    3,200       128,514  
   

 

 

 
            1,578,428  
Capital Markets — 1.2%  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    36,800       208,167  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    800       5,369  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,400       36,582  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    12,000       222,815  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    74,400       312,909  

SBI Holdings Inc/Japan

    5,600       141,293  
   

 

 

 
      927,135  
Chemicals — 4.5%  

Air Water Inc.

    4,800       67,406  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    31,200       269,866  

Daicel Corp.

    6,400       42,661  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    1,600       44,329  

DIC Corp.

    2,400       49,039  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    4,800       77,059  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    7,200       61,977  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    32,000       212,823  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    4,800       81,254  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    4,000       100,558  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,400       161,209  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    4,000       76,054  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    2,400       140,779  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    3,200       229,402  

NOF Corp.

    1,600       65,375  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       1,093,919  

Showa Denko KK

    4,000       78,978  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    35,200       161,174  

Teijin Ltd.

    4,800       53,411  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    4,000       37,317  

Tokuyama Corp.

    1,600       22,388  

Toray Industries Inc.

    34,400       178,865  

Tosoh Corp.

    7,200       106,412  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    2,400       39,092  

Zeon Corp.

    4,000       44,398  
   

 

 

 
      3,495,745  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    800       19,881  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       20,712  

Pilot Corp.

    800       34,356  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    4,800       347,241  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    1,600       52,178  
   

 

 

 
      474,368  
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    2,400       52,262  

EXEO Group Inc.

    2,400       44,260  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    3,200       23,649  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    5,600       47,794  

Kajima Corp.

    11,200       136,267  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    2,400       16,374  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    800       17,708  

Kyudenko Corp.

    800       18,705  

Mirait Holdings Corp.

    2,400       38,188  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    900       27,022  

Obayashi Corp.

    15,200       111,564  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    6,400       31,928  

Shimizu Corp.

    14,400       86,417  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    3,220     $ 10,969  

Taisei Corp.

    4,800       138,572  

Toda Corp.

    6,400       38,764  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,600       8,777  
   

 

 

 
      849,220  
Construction Materials — 0.0%  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    2,400       39,548  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.2%  

Acom Co. Ltd.

    8,800       22,884  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    2,400       23,784  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    4,000       73,189  

Orient Corp.

    12,000       12,130  
   

 

 

 
      131,987  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

FP Corp.

    800       19,070  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    4,800       30,661  
   

 

 

 
      49,731  
Distributors — 0.0%  

Paltac Corp.

    800       29,729  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    1,600       11,236  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    800       45,609  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    16,800       78,061  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    800       19,439  

ORIX Corp.

    29,600       590,003  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    800       29,329  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    800       30,740  
   

 

 

 
      804,417  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    44,000       1,278,371  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       16,580  
   

 

 

 
            1,294,951  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    15,200       157,317  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    7,200       50,067  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    4,000       15,846  

Kansai Electric Power Co Inc/The

    19,200       180,848  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    10,400       69,632  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    11,200       65,377  
   

 

 

 
      539,087  
Electrical Equipment — 2.1%  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,200       159,490  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    48,800       559,680  

Nidec Corp.

    12,000       947,797  
   

 

 

 
      1,666,967  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.8%  

Anritsu Corp.

    3,200       40,521  

Azbil Corp.

    3,200       106,207  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,800       37,526  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    3,200       169,961  

Horiba Ltd.

    800       43,592  

Keyence Corp.

    2,344       1,086,918  

Kyocera Corp.

    7,200       402,908  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    14,400       948,568  

Omron Corp.

    4,000       266,194  

Shimadzu Corp.

    6,400       220,125  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    2,400       107,442  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

TDK Corp.

    7,200     $ 259,756  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    4,800       81,785  
   

 

 

 
      3,771,503  
Entertainment — 2.4%  

Akatsuki Inc.

    200       4,726  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    4,000       96,977  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(b)

    1,690       35,884  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,640       53,780  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    1,600       100,920  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    11,200       267,946  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    2,200       1,110,476  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,900       84,167  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    3,200       120,927  
   

 

 

 
            1,875,803  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    800       41,570  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    400       48,480  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       20,994  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,000       123,099  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       27,825  

Lawson Inc.

    800       30,624  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    2,400       84,893  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,200       915,402  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       39,597  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    1,600       38,969  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    1,000       63,498  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400       59,052  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    800       43,478  
   

 

 

 
      1,537,481  
Food Products — 1.9%  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    10,400       295,181  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    800       33,929  

Calbee Inc.

    2,400       46,274  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    2,400       61,323  

Kewpie Corp.

    3,200       61,314  

Kikkoman Corp.

    3,200       211,956  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,200       173,542  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    900       28,049  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    800       34,224  

NH Foods Ltd.

    1,600       54,346  

Nichirei Corp.

    2,400       46,544  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    6,400       28,672  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,900       133,219  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    800       14,407  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    2,400       85,877  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    4,000       213,375  
   

 

 

 
      1,522,232  
Gas Utilities — 0.4%  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    8,800       150,798  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    9,600       175,749  
   

 

 

 
      326,547  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    5,600       109,248  

Hoya Corp.

    9,700       1,105,391  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    1,600       13,378  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    1,600       38,435  

Olympus Corp.

    25,600       485,186  

Sysmex Corp.

    4,000       289,710  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Terumo Corp.

    13,600     $ 411,516  
   

 

 

 
            2,452,864  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    4,800       66,536  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    4,800       78,980  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    1,600       25,921  
   

 

 

 
      171,437  
Health Care Technology — 0.4%  

M3 Inc.

    8,000       288,928  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.7%  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    3,200       89,254  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       13,335  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    2,600       108,123  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    5,600       1,071,870  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400       56,069  
   

 

 

 
      1,338,651  
Household Durables — 3.5%  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    3,200       36,632  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.

    800       5,338  

Haseko Corp.

    4,800       55,132  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,000       68,964  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    1,600       70,804  

Panasonic Corp.

    52,000       505,028  

Pressance Corp.

    800       11,916  

Rinnai Corp.

    800       59,843  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    10,400       149,021  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    16,800       324,965  

Sony Group Corp.

    13,300       1,368,246  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    4,000       70,481  
   

 

 

 
      2,726,370  
Household Products — 0.6%  

Lion Corp.

    6,400       71,329  

Pigeon Corp.

    3,200       56,277  

Unicharm Corp.

    9,600       344,888  
   

 

 

 
      472,494  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    4,000       57,128  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    800       11,295  

RENOVA Inc.(a)(b)

    800       11,132  
   

 

 

 
      79,555  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%  

Hitachi Ltd.

    22,400       1,120,989  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    2,400       16,924  
   

 

 

 
      1,137,913  
Insurance — 2.9%  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    24,000       487,699  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    10,400       337,667  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    8,000       351,523  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    12,800       173,798  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    16,000       931,091  
   

 

 

 
      2,281,778  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%  

Dip Corp.

    800       21,819  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    3,200       71,465  

Mixi Inc.

    800       14,358  

Z Holdings Corp.

    69,600       300,887  
   

 

 

 
      408,529  
Security   Shares     Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%  

ZOZO Inc.

    3,200     $ 85,457  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 2.9%  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    800       8,979  

Digital Garage Inc.

    800       29,888  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    4,400       659,233  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    800       81,501  

Infocom Corp.

    800       13,768  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    800       25,480  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    2,400       61,307  

NEC Corp.

    6,400       268,869  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    1,600       23,287  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    1,600       40,593  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    8,864       289,208  

NS Solutions Corp.

    800       23,974  

NTT Data Corp.

    12,800       251,549  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    1,600       239,643  

Otsuka Corp.

    2,400       85,095  

SCSK Corp.

    2,400       41,041  

TIS Inc.

    4,800       112,332  
   

 

 

 
            2,255,747  
Leisure Products — 1.2%  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    4,000       303,318  

Shimano Inc.

    2,000       458,017  

Yamaha Corp.

    3,200       139,059  
   

 

 

 
      900,394  
Machinery — 6.4%  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    7,200       63,300  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    2,400       171,243  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    3,200       43,347  

Ebara Corp.

    2,400       133,131  

FANUC Corp.

    4,300       754,692  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    1,600       28,858  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    6,400       37,413  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    1,600       41,457  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    1,600       109,760  

IHI Corp.

    3,200       76,453  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    1,600       49,592  

Komatsu Ltd.

    22,400       538,171  

Kubota Corp.

    24,000       449,862  

Makita Corp.

    5,600       179,181  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    8,800       191,664  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    6,400       190,533  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    8,000       262,609  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    2,400       59,135  

Nabtesco Corp.

    2,400       63,366  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    5,600       79,884  

NSK Ltd.

    7,200       43,144  

OSG Corp.

    2,400       36,679  

SMC Corp.

    1,400       782,591  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    3,200       73,331  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    800       17,203  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    4,000       275,893  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    5,600       218,260  
   

 

 

 
      4,970,752  
Marine — 0.7%  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    7,200       200,007  

Nippon Yusen KK

    4,000       349,898  
   

 

 

 
      549,905  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media — 0.1%  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    6,400     $ 80,339  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.5%  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    1,600       29,590  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    1,600       43,716  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    6,400       324,247  
   

 

 

 
      397,553  
Multiline Retail — 0.3%  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    800       21,063  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    9,600       153,605  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    5,600       64,956  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    1,600       36,326  
   

 

 

 
      275,950  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       34,274  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    72,800       272,179  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    5,600       154,367  

Inpex Corp.

    26,400       310,394  

Iwatani Corp.

    1,600       67,430  
   

 

 

 
      838,644  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%  

Daio Paper Corp.

    2,400       31,001  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    22,400       111,131  
   

 

 

 
      142,132  
Personal Products — 1.6%  

Fancl Corp.

    1,600       35,640  

Kao Corp.

    11,200       457,303  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,300       104,160  

Kose Corp.

    800       83,700  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    2,400       31,251  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,400       72,447  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    9,100       459,627  
   

 

 

 
          1,244,128  
Pharmaceuticals — 6.2%  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    42,440       663,120  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    15,200       507,200  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    38,809       847,471  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    5,900       273,339  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    1,600       29,427  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    800       25,441  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    5,600       130,278  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    1,600       108,784  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    11,200       280,732  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,400       359,297  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,800       87,986  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       29,211  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    6,400       393,238  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    3,200       31,570  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    36,000       1,025,719  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    800       17,973  
   

 

 

 
      4,810,786  
Professional Services — 2.3%  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    300       108,593  

Benefit One Inc.

    1,600       33,580  

en Japan Inc.

    800       19,181  

IR Japan Holdings Ltd.

    200       7,048  

Meitec Corp.

    800       43,337  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    8,000       111,904  

Outsourcing Inc.

    2,400       24,729  
Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,800     $ 107,550  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,000       1,216,516  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    1,600       43,879  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    3,200       86,447  

UT Group Co. Ltd.

    800       20,140  
   

 

 

 
          1,822,904  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.8%  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    2,400       31,937  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,600       169,831  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    14,400       375,389  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    10,400       93,303  

Ichigo Inc.

    4,800       12,346  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       43,953  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    32,000       476,495  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    21,600       462,290  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    2,400       57,478  

Relo Group Inc.

    2,400       35,711  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    800       14,357  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    800       15,660  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    10,400       287,823  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    4,800       71,930  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    13,600       74,641  
   

 

 

 
      2,223,144  
Road & Rail — 1.2%  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    4,000       521,573  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    5,600       161,850  

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    800       43,891  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    3,200       65,363  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    1,600       109,921  

Sankyu Inc.

    1,600       52,151  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400       17,578  
   

 

 

 
      972,327  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.9%  

Advantest Corp.

    4,000       312,295  

Disco Corp.

    700       195,746  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    2,400       33,830  

Lasertec Corp.

    2,100       349,364  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    800       13,735  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    27,200       315,166  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       79,740  

SUMCO Corp.

    6,400       104,736  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    3,100       1,592,039  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    800       31,617  

Ulvac Inc.

    800       40,687  
   

 

 

 
      3,068,955  
Software — 0.4%  

Justsystems Corp.

    800       37,683  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    800       55,438  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    2,400       32,213  

Systena Corp.

    6,400       22,433  

Trend Micro Inc/Japan

    2,400       140,155  
   

 

 

 
      287,922  
Specialty Retail — 1.2%  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    800       30,154  

Bic Camera Inc.

    3,200       28,356  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    700       358,860  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    500       56,843  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    800       22,867  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    4,000       41,229  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,900     $ 239,044  

Nojima Corp.

    800       15,118  

T-Gaia Corp.

    800       10,689  

USS Co. Ltd.

    4,800       80,657  

Workman Co. Ltd.

    800       32,695  
   

 

 

 
      916,512  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    6,400       116,387  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    1,600       19,218  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    8,800       537,151  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    1,600       12,174  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    6,400       96,147  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    4,000       30,664  
   

 

 

 
      811,741  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%            

Goldwin Inc.

    800       40,460  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    26,400       450,848  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 6.5%            

ITOCHU Corp.

    33,600           1,136,552  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    800       13,071  

Kanematsu Corp.

    1,600       17,503  

Marubeni Corp.

    48,000       557,386  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    36,000       1,350,962  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    37,600       1,020,660  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    6,400       137,359  

Nippon Steel Trading Corp.

    800       34,629  

Sojitz Corp.

    5,420       89,138  

Sumitomo Corp.

    30,400       526,487  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    4,800       197,001  
   

 

 

 
      5,080,748  
Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.3%            

KDDI Corp.

    35,200     $ 1,154,089  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    13,600       608,051  
   

 

 

 
      1,762,140  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $68,544,943)

      77,166,248  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares,

   

0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    98,009       97,990  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,

   

0.25%(c)(d)

    30,000       30,000  
   

 

 

 
      127,990  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $127,987)

      127,990  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.0%
(Cost: $68,672,930)

      77,294,238  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.0%

      760,277  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   78,054,515  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    $149,088     $       $(51,035)(a)     $ (64   $ 1     $ 97,990       98,009     $ 2,284 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    30,000       0 (a)                         30,000       30,000       7        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (64   $ 1     $ 127,990       $ 2,291     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

                 

Mini-TOPIX Index

     55          06/09/22        $ 871        $ 827  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 827  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Equity
Contracts
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (34,488
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ 2,064  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 593,045  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $        $ 77,166,248        $        $ 77,166,248  

Money Market Funds

     127,990                            127,990  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     127,990        $ 77,166,248        $        $ 77,294,238  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $        $ 827        $        $ 827  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Currency
Hedged
JPX-Nikkei
400 ETF
     iShares
JPX-Nikkei
400 ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

    

Unaffiliated(b)

  $      $ 77,166,248  

Affiliated(c)

    3,438,076        127,990  

Cash

    1,686        9,711  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

           133,052  

Foreign currency collateral pledged:

    

Futures contracts(e)

           8,321  

Receivables:

    

Securities lending income — Affiliated

           6  

Dividends

           756,146  

Unrealized appreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    195,887         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,635,649        78,201,474  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

           97,987  

Payables:

    

Investments purchased

    173,502         

Variation margin on futures contracts

           17,212  

Investment advisory fees

           31,760  

Unrealized depreciation on:

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    9,752         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    183,254        146,959  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,452,395      $ 78,054,515  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,264,496      $ 93,382,252  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    187,899        (15,327,737
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,452,395      $ 78,054,515  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    100,000        1,200,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 34.52      $ 65.05  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $      $ 92,706  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $      $ 68,544,943  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 3,189,040      $ 127,987  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $      $ 133,783  

(e) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $      $ 8,878  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Currency
Hedged
JPX-Nikkei
400 ETF
    iShares
JPX-Nikkei
400 ETF
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $     $ 1,956,279  

Dividends — Affiliated

    90,638       20  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

          2,271  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (195,501
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    90,638       1,763,069  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory fees

    20,690       413,342  

Professional fees

    217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    20,907       413,559  

Less:

   

Investment advisory fees waived

    (20,907      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

          413,559  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    90,638       1,349,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

          (1,737,965

Investments — Affiliated

    (6,715     (64

Futures contracts

          (34,488

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    279,918        

Foreign currency transactions

          (22,187
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    273,203       (1,794,704
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

          (7,238,361

Investments — Affiliated

    (417,695     1  

Futures contracts

          2,064  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    55,165        

Foreign currency translations

          2,952  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (362,530     (7,233,344
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (89,327     (9,028,048
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,311     $ (7,678,538
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400
ETF
    iShares
JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF
 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 90,638     $ 41,854     $ 1,349,510     $ 1,222,320  

Net realized gain (loss)

    273,203       (74,291     (1,794,704     6,677,923  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (362,530     1,146,786       (7,233,344     21,774,283  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,311       1,114,349       (7,678,538     29,674,526  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (91,653     (40,843     (2,229,146     (1,305,691
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

                      (20,685,841
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (90,342     1,073,506       (9,907,684     7,682,994  

Beginning of year

    3,542,737       2,469,231       87,962,199       80,279,205  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 3,452,395     $ 3,542,737     $ 78,054,515     $ 87,962,199  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF  
    Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.43      $ 24.69      $ 27.81      $ 29.22      $ 25.57  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.91        0.42        0.58        0.41        0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (0.90      10.73        (3.12      (1.41      3.63  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01        11.15        (2.54      (1.00      4.11  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (0.92      (0.41      (0.58      (0.41      (0.46
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.92      (0.41      (0.58      (0.41      (0.46
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 34.52      $ 35.43      $ 24.69      $ 27.81      $ 29.22  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    (0.01 )%       45.49      (9.49 )%       (3.36 )%       16.08
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.60      0.60      0.59      0.59      0.59
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.58      1.39      2.05      1.43      1.69
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 3,452      $ 3,543      $ 2,469      $ 2,781      $ 2,922  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    5      8      9      5      11
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF  
    Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 73.30      $ 53.52      $ 58.88      $ 65.42      $ 55.69  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.12        0.88        0.96        1.06        0.95  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (7.51      19.82        (5.10      (6.73      9.76  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (6.39      20.70        (4.14      (5.67      10.71  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (1.86      (0.92      (1.22      (0.87      (0.98
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.86      (0.92      (1.22      (0.87      (0.98
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 65.05      $ 73.30      $ 53.52      $ 58.88      $ 65.42  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    (8.94 )%       38.91      (7.29 )%       (8.67 )%       19.32
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.57      1.36      1.61      1.73      1.54
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 78,055      $ 87,962      $ 80,279      $ 114,817      $ 107,940  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    11      10      7      11      8
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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    

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  Diversified    

JPX-Nikkei 400

  Diversified    

Currently the iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in the iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (the “underlying fund”). The financial statements, including the accounting policies, and Schedule of Investments for the underlying fund are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the currency hedged fund has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain foreign currency contracts as capital gain (loss) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: Certain Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g.,futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last traded price or official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

JPX-Nikkei 400

         

Morgan Stanley

  $ 81,685      $ 81,685     $      $  

UBS AG

    11,021        11,021               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 92,706      $ 92,706     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market.The contracts are traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

    0.59

JPX-Nikkei 400

    0.48  

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

For the iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through July 31, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investment in the iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (“JPXN”), after taking into account any fee waivers by JPXN.

 

 

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This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts waived    

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 20,907    

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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Fees Paid  
to BTC  
 

JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 556    

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized  
Gain (Loss)  
 

JPX-Nikkei 400

  $      $ 506,487      $ 106,347    

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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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 519,150      $ 189,278  

JPX-Nikkei 400

    9,237,960        10,214,533  

There were no in-kind transactions for the year ended March 31, 2022.

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital     Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ (1   $ 1  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

    

Ordinary income

  $ 91,653      $ 40,843  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

JPX-Nikkei 400

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,229,146      $ 1,305,691  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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  

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $      $ (27,023   $ 214,922     $ 187,899  

JPX-Nikkei 400

    298,153        (23,004,645     7,378,755       (15,327,737

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain foreign currency contracts and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF utilized $333,977 of its capital loss carryforwards.

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 3,223,154      $ 234,426      $ (19,504   $ 214,922  

JPX-Nikkei 400

    69,915,352        16,672,453        (9,292,740     7,379,713  

 

 

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9.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Funds’ investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount  

JPX-Nikkei 400

         

Shares redeemed

         $        (300,000   $ (20,685,841
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF and iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF and iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 65,448  

JPX-Nikkei 400

    1,860,406  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid by the underlying funds for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 55,624      $ 596  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

JPX-Nikkei 400

  $ 1,956,542      $ 188,993  

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF and iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     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
 

Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400(a)

  $   0.526965     $     $   0.389556     $   0.916521       57         43     100

JPX-Nikkei 400(a)

    1.059229             0.798393       1.857622       57             43       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S.
Kapito(a) (65)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b)
(51)
   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E.
Kerrigan (66)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D.
Carlin (66)
   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)
   Trustee (since
2017); Audit
Committee Chair
(since 2019).
   Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

          Independent Trustees (continued)     
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H.
Herbert (73)
   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E.
Lawton (63)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E.
Martinez (60)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V.
Rajan (57)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
Armando
Senra (50)
   President (since
2019).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent
Walker (47)
   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.
Charles
Park (54)
   Chief Compliance
Officer (iShares,
Inc. and iShares
Trust, since 2006;
iShares U.S. ETF
Trust, since 2011).
   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre
Smith (46)
   Secretary (since
2019).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel
Aguirre (39)
   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer
Hsui (45)
   Executive Vice
President (since
2022).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)   Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
James
Mauro (51)            
  Executive Vice
President (since
2021).                    
   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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Counterparty Abbreviations
MS    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
  
Currency Abbreviations
JPY    Japanese Yen
USD    United States Dollar
 

 

 

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The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by the Japan Exchange Group, Inc., Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nikkei, Inc., nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above.

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

   

  

 

2022 Annual Report

 

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares India 50 ETF | INDY | NASDAQ

 

 

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

 

     
      6-Month     12-Month 
   

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

      5.92%        15.65%   
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79) 
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37) 
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31) 
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15) 
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47) 
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66) 
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     7  

Shareholder Expenses

     7  

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

     8  

Consolidated Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11  

Consolidated Statement of Operations

     12  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     13  

Consolidated Financial Highlights

     14  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     15  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     22  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     23  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     24  

Supplemental Information

     25  

Trustee and Officer Information

     27  

General Information

     30  

 

 

    

 

 

    


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 7.28% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period.

Stocks were supported by economic recovery in most regions of the world, even as significant challenges emerged. The global economy continued to rebound from the impact of restrictions imposed at the beginning of the pandemic, as mitigation and adaptation allowed most activity to continue. Nonetheless, two highly contagious COVID-19 variants appeared during the reporting period, causing sharp increases in cases in many countries and in some instances leading to new restrictions, which acted as a drag on growth. Inflation was high in many countries, reducing consumers’ purchasing power and leading many central banks to tighten monetary policy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine late in the reporting period presented a further challenge to the global economy, disrupting markets in important commodities such as oil, natural gas, and wheat.

The U.S. economy grew robustly, powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity. Consequently, unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates, and indicated that further increases could be necessary.

Stocks in Europe posted modest gains, helped by a steadily growing economy and increasing vaccinations. However, inflation increased significantly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted equities. Russia is an important trading partner with many other European countries, and new sanctions imposed limits on some types of trade with Russia. Investors became concerned that the sharp rise in energy prices during the reporting period would constrain economic growth, as Europe relies on imported energy for much of its industrial and heating needs. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) maintained ultra-low interest rates but started to wind down its bond buying programs.

Despite relatively low inflation by global standards, Asia-Pacific stocks declined significantly. Chinese stocks endured substantial declines, driving much of the negative performance in the region. Regulatory interventions by the Chinese government weighed on equity markets, particularly in the information technology sector. While China’s economy continued to expand at a solid pace, COVID-19 cases rose sharply late in the reporting period and analysts became concerned that the subsequent lockdowns would constrain growth.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® India 50 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares India 50 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of 50 of the largest Indian equities, as represented by the Nifty 50 Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns               Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.57      9.37      8.19       11.57      56.51      119.65

Fund Market

    10.37        9.24        8.12         10.37        55.56        118.23  

Index

    16.04        11.65        9.62               16.04        73.50        150.61  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 7 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

              

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $      1,000.00          $         963.70          $       4.36               $      1,000.00          $      1,020.50          $       4.48          0.89

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® India 50 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization Indian stocks advanced sharply for the reporting period as accommodative monetary policy increased liquidity and the economy continued to recover despite a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. India’s economic growth was among the world’s strongest in 2021 but slowed amid weakness in the job market and consumer spending. Large global corporations benefited from favorable government policy and stimulus efforts.

The information technology sector was the primary contributor to the Index’s return. Software and services stocks benefited from the increasing role of digital technology in business. IT services consultancies advanced as companies pursued digitization, increasing demand for cloud computing, digital payment infrastructure, cybersecurity, and other outsourced services, which drove earnings growth. Large new contracts and strong pricing also supported margins.

Energy stocks were a significant contributor to the Index’s return as oil prices soared on renewed demand and fears of supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Indian oil, gas, and consumable fuels companies benefited from high energy prices, which supported strong pricing and margins across energy businesses such as retail fuel sales and refining and petrochemical manufacturing. Energy conglomerates with consumer-facing retail, telecommunications, and digital ventures also rose as strengthening consumer demand amid the reduction of pandemic-related restrictions bolstered retail sales, while rising fees and increasing per-user smartphone revenues drove telecommunications earnings.

Financials also contributed to the Index’s return, led by diversified financials stocks. Non-banking finance companies advanced amid strong growth in profits, net interest income, and assets under management, along with growing demand for retail financial services and insurance. Bank stocks benefited from perceived financial health amid improved non-performing loan ratios and strong capitalization and provision coverage, while sustained loan growth and reduced provisioning costs drove earnings.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    35.1

Information Technology

    18.4  

Energy

    13.5  

Materials

    8.0  

Consumer Staples

    7.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    6.2  

Health Care

    4.0  

Industrials

    3.5  

Communication Services

    2.3  

Utilities

    1.8  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    12.1

Infosys Ltd.

    9.3  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    8.4  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    6.6  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    5.6  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    5.1  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    3.4  

ITC Ltd.

    2.9  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    2.8  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    2.6  
 

 

 

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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 the Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

Shareholders of the 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 example shown (which is based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) is intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

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

The expense example also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense example 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 example is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® India 50 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Automobiles — 4.8%            

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    86,585     $ 4,158,214  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    92,501       2,982,980  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    86,358       2,597,374  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    630,873       6,671,775  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    87,800       8,713,007  

Tata Motors Ltd.(a)

    1,181,252       6,676,256  
   

 

 

 
          31,799,606  
Banks — 24.3%            

Axis Bank Ltd.(a)

    1,743,613       17,359,205  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    2,898,472       55,824,019  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    4,589,416       43,773,728  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    430,624       5,268,959  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    971,820       22,319,428  

State Bank of India

    2,540,742       16,415,339  

Yes Bank Ltd., (Acquired 03/16/20,
Cost: $3,310,481)(b)

    1,741,097       254,986  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    46,465       7,504  
   

 

 

 
      161,223,168  
Chemicals — 2.4%            

Asian Paints Ltd.

    298,461       12,076,980  

UPL Ltd.

    364,015       3,678,809  
   

 

 

 
      15,755,789  
Construction & Engineering — 2.8%            

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    799,886       18,549,939  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 2.2%            

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    246,745       5,390,792  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    8,894       2,805,514  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    75,993       6,586,261  
   

 

 

 
      14,782,567  
Consumer Finance — 2.5%            

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    175,833       16,698,559  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%            

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    40,000       8,926,397  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 1.0%            

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    2,257,548       6,436,119  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 1.9%            

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    78,633       3,315,487  

Nestle India Ltd.

    23,562       5,386,318  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    398,303       4,069,535  
   

 

 

 
      12,771,340  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%            

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    67,428       4,001,678  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.8%  

NTPC Ltd.

    3,071,656       5,447,544  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.3%            

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    596,330       4,219,093  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    291,386       4,293,004  
   

 

 

 
      8,512,097  
IT Services — 18.4%            

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    718,378       10,978,854  

Infosys Ltd.

    2,454,579       61,469,123  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    685,727       33,700,318  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    410,736       8,081,223  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
IT Services (continued)            

Wipro Ltd.

    975,374     $ 7,581,224  
   

 

 

 
      121,810,742  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%            

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    84,364       4,879,688  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 3.4%            

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    963,146       7,185,665  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    651,756       6,260,949  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    525,445       8,989,037  
   

 

 

 
      22,435,651  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.5%            

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    652,896       3,082,866  

Coal India Ltd.

    526,313       1,266,211  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    2,357,202       5,069,046  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    2,315,865       80,100,132  
   

 

 

 
      89,518,255  
Personal Products — 2.4%            

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    591,124       15,903,743  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%            

Cipla Ltd.

    342,532       4,586,177  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    80,779       4,570,777  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    713,024       8,582,050  
   

 

 

 
      17,739,004  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    276,099       9,197,782  
   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 5.6%            

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    1,197,202       37,434,199  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 2.9%            

ITC Ltd.

    5,792,484       19,061,009  
   

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.7%            

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    486,641       4,939,229  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.3%  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.(a)

    1,563,522       15,501,459  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 100.0%
(Cost: $251,742,397)

 

    663,325,564  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 3.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    20,390,000       20,390,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 3.1%
(Cost: $20,390,000)

 

    20,390,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.1%
(Cost: $272,132,397)

 

    683,715,564  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.1)%

      (20,487,409
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  663,228,155  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $254,986, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $3,310,481.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® India 50 ETF

 

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

    

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 9,980,000     $ 10,410,000 (a)    $     $     $     $ 20,390,000       20,390,000     $ 5,206     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

SGX Nifty 50 Index

    3       04/28/22     $ 104     $ 949  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 949  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (189,261
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 758  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® India 50 ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 790,362  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $        $ 663,325,564        $        $ 663,325,564  

Money Market Funds

     20,390,000                            20,390,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 20,390,000        $ 663,325,564        $        $ 683,715,564  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $        $ 949        $        $ 949  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

India 50 ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value:

 

Unaffiliated(a)

  $ 663,325,564  

Affiliated(b)

    20,390,000  

Cash

    283,375  

Foreign currency, at value(c)

    4,940,056  

Cash pledged:

 

Futures contracts

    6,000  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    4,254,764  

Dividends

    9,271  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    693,209,030  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    24,537,788  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    4,955,855  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,031  

Investment advisory fees

    486,201  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    29,980,875  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 663,228,155  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 350,487,953  

Accumulated earnings

    312,740,202  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 663,228,155  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    14,300,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 46.38  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a)   Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 251,742,397  

(b)   Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 20,390,000  

(c)   Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 4,940,056  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

India 50 ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 8,715,443  

Dividends — Affiliated

    5,206  

Interest — Unaffiliated

    427  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (1,858,894
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    6,862,182  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

    6,197,154  

Commitment fees

    3,342  

Professional fees

    217  

Mauritius income taxes

    291  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    6,201,004  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    661,178  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated(a)

    53,423,516  

Futures contracts

    (189,261

Foreign currency transactions

    (717,759
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    52,516,496  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated(b)

    16,564,163  

Futures contracts

    758  

Foreign currency translations

    8,434  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    16,573,355  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    69,089,851  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 69,751,029  
 

 

 

 

(a)   Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $ (4,035,460

(b)   Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (10,634,597

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

India 50 ETF

 
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 661,178     $ 333,331  

Net realized gain

    52,516,496       29,664,191  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    16,573,355       282,365,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    69,751,029       312,363,505  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (48,495,153     (570,041
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (49,311,607     (104,350,309
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (28,055,731     207,443,155  

Beginning of year

    691,283,886       483,840,731  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 663,228,155     $ 691,283,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares India 50 ETF  
   

 

 

 
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 44.60       $ 25.87       $ 37.92       $ 35.00       $ 32.27  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.05         0.02         0.19         0.16         0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      5.10         18.74         (12.01       2.97         2.68  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.15         18.76         (11.82       3.13         2.83  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (3.37       (0.03       (0.23       (0.21       (0.10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.37       (0.03       (0.23       (0.21       (0.10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 46.38       $ 44.60       $ 25.87       $ 37.92       $ 35.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      11.57       72.59       (31.41 )%        9.04       8.76
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

           0.89       0.90       0.93       0.94       0.92
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.10       0.06       0.51       0.45       0.42
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 663,228       $ 691,284       $ 483,841       $ 828,545       $ 1,120,132  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      12       8       26       24       14
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification  

Classification  

India 50

  Non-diversified  

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the Fund includes the accounts of its subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of the Fund that invests in Indian securities. Through this investment structure, the Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India. The net assets of the Subsidiary as of period end were $643,273,502, which is 97.0% of the Fund’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.

 

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. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Consolidated Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Consolidated Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Consolidated Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

The Fund has conducted its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, the Subsidiary must have commercial substance, on an annual basis, to satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius, have the place of effective management outside of India, and related requirements. The Fund has obtained a current tax residence certificate issued by the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.

Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, the Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, the Subsidiary is entitled to a tax credit equivalent to the higher of the actual foreign tax incurred or 80% of the Mauritius tax on its foreign source income, thus reducing its maximum effective tax rate to 3% up to June 30, 2021. After June 30, 2021, under the new tax regime and subject to meeting the necessary

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   (continued)

 

substance requirements as required under the Financial Services Act 2007 (as amended by the Finance Act 2018) and such guidelines issued by the Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”), the Subsidiary is entitled to either (a) a foreign tax credit equivalent to the actual foreign tax suffered on its foreign income against the Subsidiary’s tax liability computed at 15% on such income, or (b) a partial exemption of 80% of some of the income derived, including interest income or foreign source dividends. Taxes on income, if any, are paid by the Subsidiary and are disclosed in its Consolidated Statement of Operations. Any dividends paid by the Subsidiary to its Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. The Subsidiary is currently exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.

The DTAA provides that capital gains will be taxable in India with respect to the sale of shares acquired on or after April 1, 2017. Capital gains arising from shares acquired before April 1, 2017, regardless of when they are sold, will continue to be exempt from taxation under the amended DTAA, assuming requirements for eligibility under the DTAA are satisfied. There can be no assurance, however, that the DTAA will remain in effect during the Subsidiary’s existence or that it will continue to enjoy its benefits on the shares acquired prior to April 1, 2017.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where the Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Fund may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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 Fund. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Fund 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 Fund’s tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the 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 Fund. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The 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 Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Fund uses current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

 

 

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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 the Fund has the ability to access;

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.89%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. The Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for the Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Fund.

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

The 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 Consolidated Statement 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 March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases            Sales    

India 50

  $82,968,733            $ 196,003,680    

There were no in-kind transactions for the year ended March 31, 2022.

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the 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 Fund as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

India 50

    

Ordinary income

  $ 48,495,153      $ 570,041  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF    

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryf

orwards

 

 

 

(a) 

    
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
     Total      

India 50

    $  (7,613,251)        $  332,350,195        $  (11,996,742)        $312,740,202      

 

  (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 and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund utilized $45,690,974 of its capital loss carryforwards.

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    

Net Unrealized  

Appreciation  

(Depreciation)  

 

India 50

  $ 326,825,905      $ 365,453,426      $ (8,562,818    $ 356,890,608    

 

8.

LINE OF CREDIT

The Fund, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $300 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 15, 2021. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Credit Agreement sets specific sub limits on aggregate borrowings based on two tiers of Participating Funds: $300 million with respect to the funds within Tier 1 and $200 million with respect to Tier 2, including the Fund. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement was terminated on August 12, 2021.

 

 

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Effective August 13, 2021, the Fund, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund did not borrow under the Credit Agreement or Syndicated Credit Agreement.

Effective August 26, 2021, iShares India 50 ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Mauritius Participating Funds”), is a party to a $750,000,000 unsecured and uncommitted line of credit (“Uncommitted Liquidity Facility”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which may be used solely to facilitate trading associated with the closure of the Fund’s Mauritius subsidiary. The Uncommitted Liquidity Facility has interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.25% per annum or (b) the Overnight Bank Funding rate (not less than zero) plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. Each Mauritius Participating Fund will be removed from the Uncommitted Liquidity Facility once trading out of its holdings in the Mauritius subsidiary is complete. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund did not borrow under the Uncommitted Liquidity Facility.

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the 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 Fund and its investments. The 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 the Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Fund 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 Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into

 

 

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bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Asia or with significant exposure to Asian issuers or countries. The Asian financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns in several Asian countries regarding monetary policy, government intervention in the markets, rising government debt levels or economic downturns. These events may spread to other countries in Asia and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

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.

LIBORTransition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Fund is uncertain.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the 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 the Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Year Ended

03/31/22

      

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

 

 

India 50

                 

Shares sold

     850,000        $ 44,660,162                 $ 249,464  

Shares redeemed

     (2,050,000        (93,971,769        (3,200,000        (104,599,773
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,200,000      $ (49,311,607        (3,200,000      $ (104,350,309
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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 Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

Effective April 21, 2022, the Uncommitted Liquidity Facility, to which the Fund and the Mauritius Participating Funds are party, was amended to increase the line of credit amount to $1.5 billion.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares India 50 ETF

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, of iShares India 50 ETF and its subsidiary (one of the funds constituting iShares Trust, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2022, the related consolidated statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the consolidated statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s consolidated 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 Fund 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend  

Income  

 

India 50

  $ 8,234,100    

The Fund intends to pass through to its shareholders the following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

     
iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

India 50

  $ 8,715,443      $ 5,918,263  

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares India 50 ETF (the “Fund” or “ETF”), a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Fund, as the program administrator for the Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of the Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing the Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish the Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to the Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing the Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Fund will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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 the 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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
    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
 

India 50(a)

  $ 0.024317     $           —     $ 3.343305     $ 3.367622           1         99     100

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares India 50 ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Fund according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Fund in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Total
Remuneration
       Fixed
Remuneration
       Variable
Remuneration
       No. of
Beneficiaries
       Senior Management
Remuneration
      

Risk Taker  

Remuneration  

 

India 50

     $60,774          $28,416          $32,358          661          $7,439          $769    

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    
Robert S. Kapito(a)
(65)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b)
(51)
   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    
John E. Kerrigan
(66)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin
(66)
   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); Trustee of iShares 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
(67)
   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information   (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

       Other Directorships Held by Trustee    
Cecilia H. Herbert
(73)
   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton
(63)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez
(60)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan
(57)
   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra
(50)
   President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker
(47)
   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.
Charles Park
(54)
   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith
(46)
   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre
(39)
   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui
(45)
   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information   (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro
(51)
   Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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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 Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, the 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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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by India Index Services & Products Ltd., 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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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

  

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

· iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | IWL | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | IWY | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | IWX | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 1000 ETF | IWB | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | IWF | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | IWD | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 2000 ETF | IWM | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | IWO | NYSE Arca

· iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | IWN | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
       
     6-Month        12-Month
   

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

      5.92 %           15.65 %
   

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

      (5.55 )           (5.79 )
   

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

      (3.38 )           1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

      (8.20 )           (11.37 )
   

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

      0.05           0.07
   

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

      (6.04 )           (3.31 )
   

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

      (5.92 )           (4.15 )
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

      (5.55 )           (4.47 )
   

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

      (4.16 )           (0.66 )

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

Market Overview

   4

Fund Summary

   5

About Fund Performance

   23

Shareholder Expenses

   23

Schedules of Investments

   24

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   116

Statements of Operations

   119

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   122

Financial Highlights

   127

Notes to Financial Statements

   136

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   150

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

   151

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

   152

Supplemental Information

   153

Trustee and Officer Information

   155

General Information

   158

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   159

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    15.48      16.87      14.98       15.48      117.99      303.93

Fund Market

    15.46        16.88        14.99         15.46        118.16        304.38  

Index

    15.66        17.04        15.16               15.66        119.58        310.33  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

     Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

  

   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $      1,054.30          $      0.77               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.20          $      0.76          0.15

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to attract new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry led contributions amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits. Consumer demand was high for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles. In response to high demand, makers of semiconductors ramped up production to all-time highs, boosting revenues.

The healthcare sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines generated billions of dollars in sales for pharmaceuticals companies. In addition, companies developed successful antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19, driving revenues significantly higher. As the coronavirus pandemic abated, elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for both care providers and makers of medical supplies and equipment, increased from pandemic-induced lows.

Stocks in the financials sector contributed to the Index’s return as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry was the top contributor, led by the strong gains of a multisector holding company, which included notable investments in technology, insurance, railroad, and utilities companies.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    31.5

Health Care

    14.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.1  

Financials

    11.0  

Communication Services

    10.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.5  

Industrials

    6.4  

Energy

    3.1  

Utilities

    1.8  

Real Estate

    1.5  

Materials

    1.2  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 
            

Apple Inc.

    8.6  

Microsoft Corp.

    7.4    

Amazon.com Inc.

    4.5    

Tesla Inc.

    2.9    

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    2.7    

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    2.5    

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.1    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    2.1    

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    1.6    

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.5    
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022     iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    18.58      22.12      17.81       18.58      171.60      414.82

Fund Market

    18.74        22.15        17.82         18.74        171.94        415.65  

Index

    18.83        22.34        18.04               18.83        174.05        425.05  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

         

Hypothetical 5% Return

          
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
                                                                      
      $        1,000.00          $      1,041.60          $      1.02               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.90          $      1.01          0.20

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry led contributions amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits in the industry. Consumer demand was high for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles. In response to high demand, makers of semiconductors ramped up production to record highs, boosting revenues.

A strong rebound in consumer spending supported the consumer discretionary sector, which contributed notably to the Index’s return. The automobile manufacturing industry led the advance amid strong demand for electric vehicles. Despite semiconductor shortages that constrained production, electric car shipments continued to grow. Plans for additional manufacturing facilities also helped the industry amid strong growth in revenues and profits.

The healthcare sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. Pharmaceuticals companies developed successful antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19, driving revenues significantly higher. Demographic trends also benefited the healthcare sector, as the needs of an aging population added to demand for pharmaceuticals.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    48.4

Consumer Discretionary

    19.2  

Communication Services

    11.9  

Health Care

    7.3  

Consumer Staples

    4.7  

Industrials

    4.3  

Financials

    1.9  

Real Estate

    1.6  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.7  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Apple Inc.

    15.0

Microsoft Corp.

    13.0  

Amazon.com Inc.

    7.9  

Tesla Inc.

    5.0  

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    4.0  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    3.7  

NVIDIA Corp.

    3.6  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    2.9  

Visa Inc., Class A

    2.1  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1.7  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell Top 200® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.56      10.19      11.32       11.56      62.46      192.20

Fund Market

    11.43        10.20        11.33         11.43        62.55        192.46  

Index

    11.77        10.40        11.55               11.77        64.01        198.42  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

         

Hypothetical 5% Return

          
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
                                                                      
      $        1,000.00          $      1,070.90          $      1.03               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.90          $      1.01          0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented large-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The healthcare sector contributed the most to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth and a partial return to normalcy in medical care as the coronavirus pandemic abated. Elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for both care providers and makers of medical supplies and equipment, increased from pandemic-induced lows. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines generated billions of dollars in sales for pharmaceuticals companies. Demographic trends also benefited the healthcare sector, as the needs of an aging population added to demand for health services and pharmaceuticals.

Stocks in the financials sector also contributed to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry was the top contributor, led by the strong gains of a multisector holding company. The rebounding economy helped the performance of the value-oriented firms represented in this company’s holdings, which included notable investments in the information technology sector, in addition to insurance, railroad, and utilities companies.

The energy sector was a notable contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded following the initial disruptions of the pandemic, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Health Care

    23.3

Financials

    23.1  

Industrials

    9.3  

Information Technology

    9.2  

Communication Services

    9.1  

Consumer Staples

    8.8  

Energy

    7.0  

Utilities

    4.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    2.7  

Materials

    1.9  

Real Estate

    1.4  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    4.8

Johnson & Johnson

    3.4  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    3.3  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2.9  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    2.7  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2.6  

Chevron Corp.

    2.3  

Bank of America Corp.

    2.2  

Pfizer Inc.

    2.1  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.7  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 1000 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell 1000® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    13.09     15.67     14.39        13.09     107.02     283.49

Fund Market

    13.04       15.66       14.39          13.04       107.00       283.63  

Index

    13.27       15.82       14.53                13.27       108.42       288.41  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

  LOGO  

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual              Hypothetical 5% Return                    
 

 

 

        

 

 

           
   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
        

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
                   
      $      1,000.00          $      1,040.70          $       0.76                  $      1,000.00          $      1,024.20          $        0.76                     0.15

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to attract new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry led contributions amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits. Consumer demand was high for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles. In response to high demand, makers of semiconductors ramped up production to record highs, boosting revenues.

The healthcare sector contributed notably to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines and successful development of antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19 generated billions of dollars in sales for pharmaceuticals companies. As the coronavirus pandemic abated, elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for both care providers and makers of medical supplies and equipment, increased from pandemic-induced lows.

Stocks in the financials sector also contributed to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry was the top contributor, led by the strong gains of a multisector holding company, which included notable investments in technology, insurance, railroad, and utilities companies.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

 

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  28.0%

Health Care

  13.3   

Consumer Discretionary

  11.9   

Financials

  11.5   

Communication Services

  8.8   

Industrials

  8.5   

Consumer Staples

  5.8   

Energy

  3.7   

Real Estate

  3.3   

Utilities

  2.7   

Materials

  2.5   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Apple Inc.

  6.4%

Microsoft Corp.

  5.5   

Amazon.com Inc.

  3.4   

Tesla Inc.

  2.1   

Alphabet Inc., Class A

  2.0   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

  1.8   

NVIDIA Corp.

  1.6   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

  1.5   

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

  1.2   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

  1.1   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    14.77     20.65     16.82        14.77     155.68     373.42

Fund Market

    14.87       20.68       16.84          14.87       155.92       374.04  

Index

    14.98       20.88       17.04                14.98       158.14       382.40  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual              Hypothetical 5% Return                    
 

 

 

        

 

 

           
   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
        

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
                   
      $      1,000.00          $      1,014.50          $       0.90                  $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $        0.91                     0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry led contributions amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits in the industry. Consumer demand was high for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles. In response to high demand, makers of semiconductors ramped up production to record highs, boosting revenues.

The healthcare sector contributed notably to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. Pharmaceuticals companies developed successful antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19, driving revenues significantly higher. Demographic trends also benefited the healthcare sector, as the needs of an aging population added to demand for pharmaceuticals.

A strong rebound in consumer spending supported the consumer discretionary sector, which also contributed to the Index’s return. The automobile manufacturing industry led the advance amid strong demand for electric vehicles. Despite semiconductor shortages that constrained production, electric car shipments continued to grow. Plans for additional manufacturing facilities also helped the industry amid strong growth in revenues and profits.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

 

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  46.2%

Consumer Discretionary

  18.5   

Communication Services

  10.5   

Health Care

  8.9   

Industrials

  6.1   

Consumer Staples

  4.2   

Financials

  2.5   

Real Estate

  1.7   

Other (each representing less than 1%)

  1.4   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Apple Inc.

  12.5%

Microsoft Corp.

  10.8   

Amazon.com Inc.

  6.6   

Tesla Inc.

  4.2   

Alphabet Inc., Class A

  3.4   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

  3.1   

NVIDIA Corp.

  3.0   

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

  2.4   

Visa Inc., Class A

  1.7   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

  1.5   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell 1000® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.45     10.11     11.50        11.45     61.87     196.98

Fund Market

    11.43       10.12       11.51          11.43       61.97       197.32  

Index

    11.67       10.29       11.70                11.67       63.17       202.35  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual              Hypothetical 5% Return                    
 

 

 

        

 

 

           
   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
        

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
                   
      $      1,000.00          $      1,068.60          $       0.93                  $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $        0.91                     0.18

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented large- and mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector contributed the most to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities, as the rebounding economy accelerated demand for energy while supply remained constrained. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia, the world’s third-largest supplier of oil, led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Stocks in the financials sector contributed notably to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The diversified financials industry rose, led by the strong gains of a multisector holding company. The rebounding economy helped the performance of this company’s value-oriented holdings, which included notable investments in technology, insurance, railroad, and utilities companies. Robust investment banking activity, especially initial public offerings and existing equity capital financings, drove gains in the capital markets industry despite modest trading activity. The insurance industry also advanced, as many insurers were able to increase insurance premiums in an environment of higher inflation.

The healthcare sector was a modest contributor to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. Elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for care providers, increased from coronavirus pandemic-induced lows. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines generated billions of dollars in sales for pharmaceuticals companies. On the downside, the communication services sector detracted marginally from the Index’s return, as disruptions from the Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants weighed on the earnings of the entertainment industry.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    20.8

Health Care

    17.9  

Industrials

    11.0  

Information Technology

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    7.4  

Communication Services

    7.1  

Energy

    7.1  

Utilities

    5.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    5.0  

Real Estate

    4.9  

Materials

    4.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    3.1

Johnson & Johnson

    2.3  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    2.2  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1.9  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.8  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1.7  

Chevron Corp.

    1.5  

Bank of America Corp.

    1.4  

Pfizer Inc.

    1.4  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1.1  

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022      iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell 2000® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

        Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (5.92 )%       9.67      11.03       (5.92 )%       58.66      184.77

Fund Market

    (6.20      9.68        11.02         (6.20      58.73        184.57  

Index

    (5.79      9.74        11.04               (5.79      59.19        185.00  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $        944.00          $       0.92               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $        0.96          0.19

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined for the reporting period despite strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The healthcare sector was the leading detractor from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, as investors sought more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas. Merger and acquisition activity also slowed significantly, dampening investor enthusiasm for smaller companies that could be acquired by larger firms. A relative dearth of positive news, such as high-growth potential drugs and treatments advancing in the FDA process, along with muted enthusiasm for stocks with high valuations and minimal earnings, also pressured the sector.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector also detracted from the Index’s performance despite the overall increase in consumer spending. The consumer durables industry declined amid investor expectations of a downturn in the housing market. The specialty retail industry faced headwinds from rising prices, as inflation increased the wholesale cost of goods for retailers. The information technology sector also detracted, as higher inflation and interest rates disproportionately pressured smaller companies in the sector.

On the upside, the energy sector contributed to the Index’s return. As the global economy rebounded, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices for energy commodities. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Health Care

    16.6

Financials

    15.9  

Industrials

    15.5  

Information Technology

    13.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.2  

Real Estate

    7.8  

Energy

    6.6  

Materials

    4.0  

Consumer Staples

    3.5  

Communication Services

    3.2  

Utilities

    3.0  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Ovintiv Inc.

    0.5

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A

    0.5  

Avis Budget Group Inc.

    0.4  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.

    0.3  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    0.3  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    0.3  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    0.3  

Antero Resources Corp.

    0.3  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

    0.3  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    0.3  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (14.42 )%       10.28      11.26       (14.42 )%       63.09      190.74

Fund Market

    (14.68      10.27        11.25         (14.68      63.05        190.43  

Index

    (14.33      10.33        11.21               (14.33      63.46        189.39  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

  

   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $      1,000.00          $        873.40          $      1.07               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.80          $      1.16          0.23

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined for the reporting period despite strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. These stocks, which derive a significant portion of their prices from investors’ expectations of future growth, faced significant headwinds relative to other equities. Growth stocks are particularly sensitive to interest rates, which rose as the Fed moved to a less accommodative monetary policy. Persistent inflation and the war in Ukraine led to concerns about slower economic growth, which also weighed on growth stocks.

The healthcare sector was the leading detractor from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, as investors sought more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas. Merger and acquisition activity also slowed significantly, dampening investor enthusiasm for smaller companies that could be acquired by larger firms. A relative dearth of positive news along with muted enthusiasm for stocks with high valuations and minimal earnings also pressured the sector.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s performance despite the overall increase in consumer spending. The specialty retail industry faced headwinds from rising prices, as inflation increased the wholesale cost of goods for retailers. Supply chain difficulties also weighed on some retailers, leading to increased transportation costs and low inventory. Brick-and-mortar retailers declined as coronavirus pandemic trends increased competition from online sellers. The information technology sector also detracted, as higher inflation and interest rates disproportionately pressured small capitalization technology stocks.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Health Care

    25.1

Information Technology

    22.8  

Industrials

    15.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.6  

Financials

    5.5  

Consumer Staples

    4.1  

Materials

    3.5  

Energy

    3.4  

Real Estate

    3.3  

Communication Services

    2.7  

Utilities

    0.3  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Tetra Tech Inc.

    0.7

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

    0.6  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    0.6  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.

    0.6  

Synaptics Inc.

    0.6  

Southwestern Energy Co.

    0.6  

II-VI Inc.

    0.6  

Performance Food Group Co.

    0.5  

Shockwave Medical Inc.

    0.5  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.

    0.5  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell 2000® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    3.07      8.40      10.40       3.07      49.66      168.93

Fund Market

    2.83        8.41        10.40         2.83        49.77        168.86  

Index

    3.32        8.57        10.54               3.32        50.85        172.37  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 23 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

  

   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $          1,000.00          $      1,017.20          $      1.16               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.80          $      1.16          0.23

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced modestly for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded following the initial disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia, the world’s third-largest supplier of oil, led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

The real estate sector was a notable contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices. Despite rising interest rates, borrowing costs were historically low for much of the reporting period, benefiting the sector, which relies heavily on debt financing.

On the downside, the healthcare sector detracted from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, as investors sought more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas. Merger and acquisition activity also slowed significantly, dampening investor interest in smaller companies that could be acquired by larger firms. Additionally, a relative dearth of positive news and muted enthusiasm for stocks with high valuations and minimal earnings pressured the industry.

Portfolio Information

 

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    25.4

Industrials

    15.3  

Real Estate

    11.9  

Energy

    9.6  

Health Care

    8.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.1  

Information Technology

    5.4  

Utilities

    5.4  

Materials

    4.5  

Communication Services

    3.6  

Consumer Staples

    3.0  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Ovintiv Inc.

    0.9

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A

    0.9  

Avis Budget Group Inc.

    0.8  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    0.6  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    0.6  

Antero Resources Corp.

    0.5  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    0.5  

Macy’s Inc.

    0.5  

Range Resources Corp.

    0.5  

PDC Energy Inc.

    0.5  
 
  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%

   

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

        17,652     $ 3,380,358  

General Dynamics Corp.

    8,189       1,975,023  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    6,454       1,603,625  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    8,041       3,549,298  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    4,847       2,167,675  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    49,465       4,900,498  
   

 

 

 
      17,576,477  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%            

FedEx Corp.

    8,085       1,870,788  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    23,880       5,121,305  
   

 

 

 
      6,992,093  
Automobiles — 3.3%            

Ford Motor Co.

    130,094       2,199,889  

General Motors Co.(a)

    45,336       1,982,997  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,743       238,288  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    27,505       29,639,388  
   

 

 

 
      34,060,562  
Banks — 3.8%            

Bank of America Corp.

    234,967       9,685,340  

Citigroup Inc.

    65,579       3,501,919  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    97,030       13,227,130  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    13,994       2,581,193  

Truist Financial Corp.

    43,926       2,490,604  

U.S. Bancorp

    44,223       2,350,452  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    128,431       6,223,766  
   

 

 

 
      40,060,404  
Beverages — 1.8%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    128,278       7,953,236  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    5,151       1,186,379  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    22,998       871,624  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    12,389       989,881  

PepsiCo Inc.

    45,642       7,639,558  
   

 

 

 
      18,640,678  
Biotechnology — 2.3%            

AbbVie Inc.

    58,381       9,464,144  

Amgen Inc.

    18,491       4,471,494  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    4,878       1,027,307  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    41,701       2,479,124  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    11,224       1,933,446  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,387       2,365,549  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,416       2,196,323  
   

 

 

 
          23,937,387  
Building Products — 0.1%            

Johnson Controls International PLC

    23,233       1,523,388  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 3.0%            

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    24,388       1,210,377  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    4,717       3,604,590  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    23,214       2,946,785  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    49,723       4,192,146  

CME Group Inc.

    11,827       2,813,170  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    10,828       3,574,323  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    18,336       2,422,552  

Moody’s Corp.

    5,352       1,805,818  

Morgan Stanley

    43,801       3,828,208  

S&P Global Inc.

    11,429       4,687,947  
   

 

 

 
      31,085,916  

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals — 0.8%

   

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    7,291     $     1,822,094  

Dow Inc.

    24,255       1,545,528  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    17,002       1,251,007  

Ecolab Inc.

    8,244       1,455,561  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    7,942       1,982,482  
   

 

 

 
      8,056,672  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%  

Waste Management Inc.

    14,032       2,224,072  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

Cisco Systems Inc.

    139,624       7,785,434  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.5%            

American Express Co.

    20,409       3,816,483  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    13,612       1,787,119  
   

 

 

 
      5,603,602  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    60,613           21,390,934  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%  

AT&T Inc.

    235,739       5,570,512  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    138,785       7,069,708  
   

 

 

 
      12,640,220  
Electric Utilities — 1.4%            

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    16,517       1,647,901  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    10,729       603,506  

Duke Energy Corp.

    25,543       2,852,131  

Exelon Corp.

    32,182       1,532,829  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    64,801       5,489,293  

Southern Co. (The)

    34,859       2,527,626  
   

 

 

 
      14,653,286  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    13,125       1,991,850  

Emerson Electric Co.

    19,671       1,928,742  
   

 

 

 
      3,920,592  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Schlumberger NV

    46,122       1,905,300  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.6%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    25,464       2,039,921  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    9,257       1,171,103  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    14,272       5,346,149  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    60,000       8,229,600  
   

 

 

 
      16,786,773  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.5%  

American Tower Corp.

    14,948       3,755,236  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    14,205       2,622,243  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    9,238       1,309,948  

Equinix Inc.

    2,964       2,198,162  

Prologis Inc.

    24,302       3,924,287  

Public Storage

    4,971       1,940,082  
   

 

 

 
      15,749,958  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    14,609       8,412,593  

Sysco Corp.

    16,901       1,379,967  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    23,629       1,057,870  

Walmart Inc.

    46,709       6,955,904  
   

 

 

 
      17,806,334  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Food Products — 0.5%

    

General Mills Inc.

    19,985      $ 1,353,384  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    22,893        901,756  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    45,654        2,866,158  
    

 

 

 
       5,121,298  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%  

Abbott Laboratories

    57,396        6,793,391  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    2,591        1,129,676  

Baxter International Inc.

    16,573        1,285,071  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    9,436        2,509,976  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    46,773        2,071,576  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    20,376        2,398,663  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    11,678        3,523,019  

Medtronic PLC

    44,474        4,934,390  

Stryker Corp.

    11,501        3,074,792  
    

 

 

 
           27,720,554  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%  

Anthem Inc.

    8,081        3,969,549  

Centene Corp.(a)

    19,025        1,601,715  

Cigna Corp.

    10,760        2,578,204  

CVS Health Corp.

    43,602        4,412,958  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    8,089        2,027,265  

Humana Inc.

    4,251        1,849,908  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    31,087        15,853,437  
    

 

 

 
       32,293,036  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,352        3,175,104  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    10,893        423,411  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    9,014        1,584,211  

McDonald’s Corp.

    24,679        6,102,623  

Starbucks Corp.

    38,105        3,466,412  
    

 

 

 
       14,751,761  
Household Products — 1.5%             

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    27,521        2,086,918  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    11,117        1,369,170  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    79,528        12,151,878  
    

 

 

 
       15,607,966  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.2%  

3M Co.

    18,878        2,810,557  

General Electric Co.

    36,121        3,305,072  

Honeywell International Inc.

    22,733        4,423,387  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    3,454        1,631,082  
    

 

 

 
       12,170,098  
Insurance — 1.6%             

Allstate Corp. (The)

    9,266        1,283,434  

American International Group Inc.

    27,437        1,722,220  

Aon PLC, Class A

    7,212        2,348,443  

Chubb Ltd.

    14,163        3,029,466  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    16,859        2,873,111  

MetLife Inc.

    23,138        1,626,139  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    19,269        2,196,473  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    7,977        1,457,637  
    

 

 

 
       16,536,923  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.7%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    9,941        27,649,400  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    9,141        25,530,722  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    76,218        16,947,834  
    

 

 

 
       70,127,956  
Security   Shares      Value  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.6%

 

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    14,343      $     46,757,463  

eBay Inc.

    20,673        1,183,736  
    

 

 

 
       47,941,199  
IT Services — 5.0%             

Accenture PLC, Class A

    21,015        7,086,888  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    13,907        3,164,399  

Block Inc.(a)

    15,812        2,144,107  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    17,363        1,556,940  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    20,102        2,018,643  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    19,860        2,013,804  

Global Payments Inc.

    9,343        1,278,496  

International Business Machines Corp.

    29,475        3,832,340  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,404        97,140  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    28,528        10,195,337  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    38,838        4,491,615  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    6,702        1,535,629  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    5,481        903,324  

Visa Inc., Class A

    54,833        12,160,314  
    

 

 

 
       52,478,976  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%  

Danaher Corp.

    20,933        6,140,277  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    4,810        1,680,614  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    12,981        7,667,227  
    

 

 

 
       15,488,118  
Machinery — 1.0%             

Caterpillar Inc.

    17,890        3,986,250  

Deere & Co.

    9,222        3,831,372  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    10,361        2,169,593  
    

 

 

 
       9,987,215  
Media — 0.9%             

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    3,989        2,176,079  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    148,631        6,958,904  
    

 

 

 
       9,134,983  
Metals & Mining — 0.4%             

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    48,248        2,399,856  

Newmont Corp.

    26,432        2,100,022  

Southern Copper Corp.

    2,770        210,243  
    

 

 

 
       4,710,121  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%             

Dominion Energy Inc.

    26,565        2,257,228  

Sempra Energy

    10,568        1,776,692  
    

 

 

 
       4,033,920  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%             

Dollar General Corp.

    7,704        1,715,141  

Target Corp.

    15,857        3,365,173  
    

 

 

 
       5,080,314  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.9%  

Chevron Corp.

    63,929        10,409,559  

ConocoPhillips

    43,608        4,360,800  

EOG Resources Inc.

    19,237        2,293,628  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    139,943        11,557,892  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    64,142        1,212,925  
    

 

 

 
       29,834,804  
Personal Products — 0.2%             

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    7,545        2,054,654  
    

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.6%             

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    71,946        5,254,216  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    28,010      $ 8,021,224  

Johnson & Johnson

    87,068        15,431,062  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    83,718        6,869,062  

Pfizer Inc.

    184,478        9,550,426  

Zoetis Inc.

    15,657        2,952,753  
    

 

 

 
           48,078,743  
Road & Rail — 1.2%             

CSX Corp.

    73,040        2,735,348  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    7,924        2,260,083  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    53,211        1,898,569  

Union Pacific Corp.

    21,243        5,803,800  
    

 

 

 
       12,697,800  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.7%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    53,959        5,899,877  

Analog Devices Inc.

    17,370        2,869,177  

Applied Materials Inc.

    29,362        3,869,912  

Broadcom Inc.

    13,337        8,398,042  

Intel Corp.

    133,570        6,619,729  

KLA Corp.

    5,004        1,831,764  

Lam Research Corp.

    4,647        2,498,274  

Micron Technology Inc.

    36,964        2,879,126  

NVIDIA Corp.

    79,060        21,572,312  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    8,772        1,623,522  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    37,276        5,696,518  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    30,522        5,600,176  
    

 

 

 
       69,358,429  
Software — 10.4%             

Adobe Inc.(a)

    15,565        7,091,725  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

    4,607        1,353,675  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    7,263        1,556,824  

Intuit Inc.

    8,770        4,216,967  

Microsoft Corp.

    249,047        76,783,680  

Oracle Corp.

    53,152        4,397,265  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    30,903        6,561,325  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    6,612        3,682,157  

VMware Inc., Class A

    7,358        837,855  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    6,297        1,507,880  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    7,183        842,063  
    

 

 

 
       108,831,416  
Specialty Retail — 1.7%         

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    34,512        10,330,477  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    22,244        4,497,515  
Security   Shares      Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

    

Ross Stores Inc.

    11,544      $ 1,044,270  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    39,397        2,386,670  
    

 

 

 
       18,258,932  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.6%  

Apple Inc.

    510,087        89,066,291  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    8,884        445,888  
    

 

 

 
       89,512,179  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%         

Nike Inc., Class B

    40,887        5,501,755  
    

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.8%             

Altria Group Inc.

    60,425        3,157,206  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    51,358        4,824,571  
    

 

 

 
       7,981,777  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    19,419        2,492,429  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $826,317,695)

 

     1,040,187,438  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 0.2%         

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

    249,953        249,903  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,385,000        1,385,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,634,903  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,634,938)

 

     1,634,903  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $827,952,633)

 

     1,041,822,341  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.0%

 

     266,887  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   1,042,089,228  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 379,310     $     $ (127,019 )(a)    $ (2,353)     $ (35)     $ 249,903       249,953     $ 4,873 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,115,000       270,000 (a)                        1,385,000       1,385,000       377         

BlackRock Inc.

    3,510,438       1,119,975       (1,069,431)       408,450       (364,842)       3,604,590       4,717       78,710         
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        $ 406,097     $ (364,877   $ 5,239,493       $ 83,960      $         —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     8        06/17/22      $ 1,812      $ 98,524  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 98,524  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 195,578  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 84,855  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,664,789      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    

Level 1

 

      

Level 2

 

      

Level 3

 

      

Total

 

 

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,040,187,438        $        $        $ 1,040,187,438  

Money Market Funds

     1,634,903                            1,634,903  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $

 

1,041,822,341

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

1,041,822,341

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $

 

98,524

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

98,524

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    57,060     $ 25,186,284  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    3,314       1,482,087  
   

 

 

 
      26,668,371  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0%            

FedEx Corp.

    28,623       6,623,076  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    194,680       41,751,073  
   

 

 

 
      48,374,149  
Automobiles — 5.0%            

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    9,554       479,993  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    223,622       240,975,067  
   

 

 

 
          241,455,060  
Beverages — 2.2%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    735,809       45,620,158  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    92,472       7,388,513  

PepsiCo Inc.

    307,899       51,536,134  
   

 

 

 
      104,544,805  
Biotechnology — 2.7%            

AbbVie Inc.

    474,672       76,949,078  

Amgen Inc.

    123,573       29,882,423  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    91,090       15,691,163  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,903       2,027,513  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    27,338       7,134,398  
   

 

 

 
      131,684,575  
Capital Markets — 1.2%            

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    188,496       23,927,682  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    5,427       1,791,452  

Moody’s Corp.

    41,292       13,932,334  

S&P Global Inc.

    45,860       18,810,855  
   

 

 

 
      58,462,323  
Chemicals — 0.6%            

Dow Inc.

    14,469       921,965  

Ecolab Inc.

    59,077       10,430,635  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    64,646       16,136,934  
   

 

 

 
      27,489,534  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%            

Waste Management Inc.

    18,050       2,860,925  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%            

American Express Co.

    105,396       19,709,052  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.0%            

Netflix Inc.(a)

    115,940       43,429,965  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    24,875       3,411,855  
   

 

 

 
      46,841,820  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%  

American Tower Corp.

    121,031       30,405,408  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    115,896       21,394,402  

Equinix Inc.

    16,975       12,588,999  

Public Storage

    30,921       12,067,848  
   

 

 

 
      76,456,657  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    111,032       63,937,777  

Sysco Corp.

    137,427       11,220,915  
   

 

 

 
      75,158,692  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%            

Abbott Laboratories

    232,869       27,562,375  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    21,150     $ 9,221,400  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    166,205       19,565,653  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    94,980       28,653,566  

Stryker Corp.

    39,994       10,692,396  
   

 

 

 
      95,695,390  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5%            

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    65,813       16,494,054  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    17,461       8,904,586  
   

 

 

 
      25,398,640  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%            

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    10,987       25,802,420  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    88,727       3,448,819  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    72,981       12,826,411  

McDonald’s Corp.

    35,723       8,833,583  

Starbucks Corp.

    309,468       28,152,304  
   

 

 

 
      79,063,537  
Household Products — 0.3%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    118,767       9,006,102  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    45,525       5,606,859  
   

 

 

 
      14,612,961  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%            

3M Co.

    22,014       3,277,445  

Honeywell International Inc.

    39,797       7,743,700  
   

 

 

 
      11,021,145  
Insurance — 0.3%            

Aon PLC, Class A

    34,608       11,269,403  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    16,051       2,735,411  
   

 

 

 
      14,004,814  
Interactive Media & Services — 10.6%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    69,573       193,506,864  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    63,991       178,726,223  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    619,676       137,791,155  
   

 

 

 
          510,024,242  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 8.1%            

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    116,619       380,172,109  

eBay Inc.

    168,283       9,635,885  
   

 

 

 
      389,807,994  
IT Services — 6.7%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    137,257       46,287,178  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    103,902       23,641,861  

Block Inc.(a)(b)

    128,977       17,489,281  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    10,923       1,107,592  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    231,929       82,886,786  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    316,105       36,557,544  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    51,194       11,730,081  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    12,584       2,073,969  

Visa Inc., Class A

    445,808       98,866,840  
   

 

 

 
      320,641,132  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%            

Danaher Corp.

    8,893       2,608,584  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    39,021       13,633,937  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    9,530       5,628,895  
   

 

 

 
      21,871,416  
Machinery — 1.6%            

Caterpillar Inc.

    125,464       27,955,888  

Deere & Co.

    75,007       31,162,408  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    75,904     $ 15,894,298  
   

 

 

 
      75,012,594  
Media — 0.3%            

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    30,658       16,724,552  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    115,041       5,722,139  

Southern Copper Corp.

    20,604       1,563,844  
   

 

 

 
      7,285,983  
Multiline Retail — 0.4%            

Dollar General Corp.

    26,964       6,002,995  

Target Corp.

    57,698       12,244,670  
   

 

 

 
      18,247,665  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%            

EOG Resources Inc.

    18,662       2,225,070  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.3%            

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    61,584       16,770,555  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%            

Eli Lilly & Co.

    179,805       51,490,758  

Zoetis Inc.

    121,067       22,832,025  
   

 

 

 
      74,322,783  
Road & Rail — 0.9%            

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    369,576       13,186,472  

Union Pacific Corp.

    108,935       29,762,131  
   

 

 

 
      42,948,603  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.3%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    438,646       47,961,554  

Analog Devices Inc.

    56,171       9,278,326  

Applied Materials Inc.

    238,442       31,426,656  

Broadcom Inc.

    108,425       68,273,054  

KLA Corp.

    40,792       14,932,319  

Lam Research Corp.

    37,834       20,339,937  

Micron Technology Inc.

    41,490       3,231,656  

NVIDIA Corp.

    642,773       175,387,041  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    21,850       4,043,998  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    302,850       46,281,537  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    153,559       28,175,005  
   

 

 

 
          449,331,083  
Software — 17.3%            

Adobe Inc.(a)

    126,542       57,655,066  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

    37,477       11,011,867  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    58,872       12,619,213  

Intuit Inc.

    71,398       34,331,014  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,024,835       624,276,879  

Oracle Corp.

    404,223       33,441,369  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    48,292     $ 10,253,358  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    53,691       29,899,981  

VMware Inc., Class A

    22,228       2,531,102  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    51,563       12,347,276  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    58,480       6,855,610  
   

 

 

 
      835,222,735  
Specialty Retail — 3.1%            

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    280,603       83,992,896  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    180,970       36,590,324  

Ross Stores Inc.

    94,015       8,504,597  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    320,862       19,437,820  
   

 

 

 
      148,525,637  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 15.1%  

Apple Inc.

    4,147,182       724,139,449  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    34,793       1,746,261  
   

 

 

 
      725,885,710  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%            

Nike Inc., Class B

    332,568       44,750,350  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.3%            

Altria Group Inc.

    272,836       14,255,681  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $3,486,157,968)

      4,813,356,235  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.3%

   

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

    8,928,316       8,926,531  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(c)(d)

    6,166,000       6,166,000  
   

 

 

 
          15,092,531  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $15,091,337)

 

    15,092,531  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.2%
(Cost: $3,501,249,305)

 

    4,828,448,766  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)%

      (8,076,784
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

    $

 

  4,820,371,982

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

Affiliated Issuer

 

  

Value at

03/31/21

 

    

Purchases
at Cost

 

    

Proceeds
from Sales

 

    

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

 

 

    

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

    

Value at
03/31/22

 

    

Shares
Held at
03/31/22

 

    

Income

 

    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 10,766,773      $      $ (1,841,643 )(a)     $ 207      $ 1,194      $ 8,926,531        8,928,316      $ 26,293 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     4,416,000        1,750,000 (a)                            6,166,000        6,166,000        1,434         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $

 

207

 

 

 

   $

 

1,194

 

 

 

   $

 

15,092,531

 

 

 

      $

 

27,727

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of
Contracts

 

      

Expiration
Date

 

      

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

   

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

Long Contracts

              

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     7          06/17/22        $ 1,122     $ 90,493  

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini Index

     16          06/17/22          4,758       411,643  
              

 

 

 
               $

 

502,136

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity
Contracts

 

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

 

   $

 

502,136

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity
Contracts

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

 

   $

 

269,740

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

 

   $

 

454,262

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

 

   $

 

5,320,912

 

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    

Level 1

 

      

Level 2

 

      

Level 3

 

      

Total

 

 

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,813,356,235        $        $        $ 4,813,356,235  

Money Market Funds

     15,092,531                            15,092,531  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $

 

4,828,448,766

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

4,828,448,766

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

 

   $

 

502,136

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

502,136

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 3.2%

   

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    50,732     $ 9,715,178  

General Dynamics Corp.

    23,605       5,693,054  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    18,511       4,599,428  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    2,909       1,284,033  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    12,648       5,656,438  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    141,815       14,049,612  
   

 

 

 
          40,997,743  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

FedEx Corp.

    13,065       3,023,110  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 1.0%            

Ford Motor Co.

    370,617       6,267,133  

General Motors Co.(a)

    130,225       5,696,042  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    10,736       539,377  
   

 

 

 
      12,502,552  
Banks — 8.9%            

Bank of America Corp.

    673,642       27,767,523  

Citigroup Inc.

    187,959       10,037,011  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    278,179       37,921,361  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    40,192       7,413,415  

Truist Financial Corp.

    125,612       7,122,200  

U.S. Bancorp

    127,147       6,757,863  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    368,410       17,853,149  
   

 

 

 
      114,872,522  
Beverages — 1.3%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    108,141       6,704,742  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    14,767       3,401,135  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    66,262       2,511,330  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    2,512       200,709  

PepsiCo Inc.

    22,295       3,731,737  
   

 

 

 
      16,549,653  
Biotechnology — 1.7%            

Amgen Inc.

    9,393       2,271,415  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    13,813       2,909,018  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    118,927       7,070,210  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,637       6,032,254  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    14,450       3,771,016  
   

 

 

 
      22,053,913  
Building Products — 0.3%            

Johnson Controls International PLC

    66,316       4,348,340  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 5.3%            

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    70,023       3,475,242  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    13,544       10,349,918  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    142,484       12,012,826  

CME Group Inc.

    33,957       8,077,012  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    29,150       9,622,415  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    52,666       6,958,232  

Moody’s Corp.

    788       265,879  

Morgan Stanley

    125,265       10,948,161  

S&P Global Inc.

    16,679       6,841,392  
   

 

 

 
      68,551,077  
Chemicals — 1.0%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    20,935       5,231,866  

Dow Inc.

    64,555       4,113,444  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    48,483       3,567,379  
Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

 

Ecolab Inc.

    2,889     $ 510,082  
   

 

 

 
          13,422,771  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Waste Management Inc.

    33,678       5,337,963  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 1.7%            

Cisco Systems Inc.

    400,362       22,324,185  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

American Express Co.

    21,194       3,963,278  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    38,888       5,105,606  
   

 

 

 
      9,068,884  
Diversified Financial Services — 4.8%            

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    173,776       61,327,288  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.8%        

AT&T Inc.

    676,728       15,991,083  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    398,068       20,277,584  
   

 

 

 
      36,268,667  
Electric Utilities — 3.3%            

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    47,472       4,736,281  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    30,963       1,741,669  

Duke Energy Corp.

    72,886       8,138,451  

Exelon Corp.

    92,439       4,402,870  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    185,779       15,737,339  

Southern Co. (The)

    100,198       7,265,357  
   

 

 

 
      42,021,967  
Electrical Equipment — 0.9%            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    37,708       5,722,566  

Emerson Electric Co.

    56,602       5,549,826  
   

 

 

 
      11,272,392  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%            

Schlumberger NV

    132,720       5,482,663  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.5%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    73,275       5,870,060  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    26,432       3,343,912  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    163,242       22,390,273  
   

 

 

 
      31,604,245  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%        

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    26,621       3,774,858  

Equinix Inc.

    2,472       1,833,285  

Prologis Inc.

    69,824       11,275,179  

Public Storage

    3,337       1,302,364  
   

 

 

 
      18,185,686  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,733       1,573,798  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    67,793       3,035,093  

Walmart Inc.

    133,990       19,953,791  
   

 

 

 
      24,562,682  
Food Products — 1.1%            

General Mills Inc.

    57,248       3,876,835  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    65,641       2,585,599  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    130,555       8,196,243  
   

 

 

 
      14,658,677  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.6%            

Abbott Laboratories

    82,276       9,738,188  

Baxter International Inc.

    47,669       3,696,254  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    27,033       7,190,778  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    134,363     $ 5,950,937  

Medtronic PLC

    127,196       14,112,396  

Stryker Corp.

    18,923       5,059,064  
   

 

 

 
      45,747,617  
Health Care Providers & Services — 6.5%            

Anthem Inc.

    23,204       11,398,269  

Centene Corp.(a)

    54,865       4,619,084  

Cigna Corp.

    30,827       7,386,458  

CVS Health Corp.

    124,692       12,620,077  

Humana Inc.

    12,213       5,314,731  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    82,976       42,315,271  
   

 

 

 
      83,653,890  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%            

McDonald’s Corp.

    58,159       14,381,558  
   

 

 

 
Household Products — 3.1%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    37,097       2,813,065  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    15,894       1,957,505  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    228,002       34,838,706  
   

 

 

 
      39,609,276  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%            

3M Co.

    46,104       6,863,963  

General Electric Co.

    103,456       9,466,224  

Honeywell International Inc.

    50,967       9,917,159  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    9,930       4,689,244  
   

 

 

 
      30,936,590  
Insurance — 3.3%            

Allstate Corp. (The)

    26,605       3,685,058  

American International Group Inc.

    78,601       4,933,785  

Aon PLC, Class A

    8,498       2,767,204  

Chubb Ltd.

    40,615       8,687,548  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    42,444       7,233,306  

MetLife Inc.

    66,067       4,643,189  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    55,330       6,307,067  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    22,768       4,160,397  
   

 

 

 
      42,417,554  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.6%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    3,962       11,019,709  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    3,644       10,177,655  
   

 

 

 
      21,197,364  
IT Services — 2.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    11,834       3,990,780  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    3,200       728,128  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    49,980       4,481,707  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    57,590       5,783,188  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    52,803       5,354,224  

Global Payments Inc.

    26,705       3,654,312  

International Business Machines Corp.

    84,661       11,007,623  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,198       278,118  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    1,095       250,897  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    11,296       1,861,694  
   

 

 

 
      37,390,671  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.8%            

Danaher Corp.

    56,945       16,703,677  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    33,874       20,007,678  
   

 

 

 
      36,711,355  
Machinery — 0.2%            

Caterpillar Inc.

    7,094       1,580,685  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

 

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    3,035     $ 635,529  
   

 

 

 
      2,216,214  
Media — 1.6%            

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    610       332,767  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    426,318       19,960,209  
   

 

 

 
      20,292,976  
Metals & Mining — 0.9%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    98,123       4,880,638  

Newmont Corp.

    76,059       6,042,888  

Southern Copper Corp.

    697       52,902  
   

 

 

 
      10,976,428  
Multi-Utilities — 0.9%            

Dominion Energy Inc.

    76,283       6,481,766  

Sempra Energy

    30,331       5,099,248  
   

 

 

 
      11,581,014  
Multiline Retail — 0.6%            

Dollar General Corp.

    12,580       2,800,685  

Target Corp.

    25,018       5,309,320  
   

 

 

 
      8,110,005  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.6%            

Chevron Corp.

    183,280       29,843,483  

ConocoPhillips

    124,997       12,499,700  

EOG Resources Inc.

    48,749       5,812,343  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    401,209       33,135,851  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    183,939       3,478,287  
   

 

 

 
      84,769,664  
Pharmaceuticals — 8.7%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    206,592       15,087,414  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    16,866       4,829,916  

Johnson & Johnson

    249,621       44,240,330  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    240,013       19,693,067  

Pfizer Inc.

    528,886       27,380,428  

Zoetis Inc.

    2,311       435,831  
   

 

 

 
      111,666,986  
Road & Rail — 1.6%            

CSX Corp.

    209,384       7,841,431  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    22,656       6,461,944  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    21,800       777,824  

Union Pacific Corp.

    22,407       6,121,817  
   

 

 

 
      21,203,016  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.1%  

Analog Devices Inc.

    29,854       4,931,284  

Intel Corp.

    382,935       18,978,258  

Micron Technology Inc.

    91,489       7,126,078  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    17,322       3,205,956  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    33,252       6,101,077  
   

 

 

 
      40,342,653  
Software — 1.4%            

Oracle Corp.

    10,425       862,460  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    71,581       15,198,078  

VMware Inc., Class A

    13,255       1,509,347  
   

 

 

 
      17,569,885  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    13,272       666,122  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 1.4%            

Altria Group Inc.

    76,545       3,999,476  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Tobacco (continued)

   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    147,521     $ 13,858,123  
   

 

 

 
      17,857,599  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%        

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    55,806       7,162,700  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,081,481,669)

      1,284,898,117  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

Money Market Funds — 0.2%

   

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

    1,179,006       1,178,770  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(c)(d)

    1,740,000       1,740,000  
   

 

 

 
      2,918,770  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $2,918,965)

 

    2,918,770  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $1,084,400,634)

 

    1,287,816,887  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%

 

    (94,222
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

    $

 

  1,287,722,665

 

 

 

   

 

 

 
(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 144,852      $ 1,038,344 (a)     $      $ (4,231    $ (195    $ 1,178,770        1,179,006      $ 2,459 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,620,000        120,000 (a)                            1,740,000        1,740,000        479         

BlackRock Inc.

     10,425,759        4,262,295        (4,496,886      1,497,807        (1,339,057      10,349,918        13,544        225,333         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $

 

    1,493,576

 

 

 

   $

 

(1,339,252

 

 

   $

 

13,268,688

 

 

 

      $

 

228,271

 

 

 

   $

 

            —

 

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

DIJA Mini e-CBOT Index

     7        06/17/22      $ 1,212      $ 44,147  

E-Mini Consumer Staples Index

     8        06/17/22        609        27,942  

 

 

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iShares® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 

Description

 

  

Number of
Contracts

 

    

Expiration

Date

 

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

 

    

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

     6        06/17/22      $ 708      $

 

24,041

 

 

 

           

 

 

 
            $

 

96,130

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity
Contracts

 

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $

 

96,130

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity
Contracts

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $

 

305,393

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $

 

78,971

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

 

   $

 

2,312,295

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,284,898,117        $        $        $ 1,284,898,117  

Money Market Funds

     2,918,770                            2,918,770  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $

 

1,287,816,887

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

            —

 

 

 

     $

 

1,287,816,887

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $

 

96,130

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

 

 

 

     $

 

96,130

 

 

 

  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%

   

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    45,058     $ 6,205,838  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    383,981       73,532,361  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    65,958       3,552,498  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    28,886       4,337,522  

General Dynamics Corp.

    178,188       42,975,382  

HEICO Corp.

    31,616       4,854,321  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    54,978       6,972,860  

Hexcel Corp.

    61,225       3,641,051  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    273,575       9,832,285  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    28,174       5,619,023  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    140,645       34,946,063  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    174,471       77,011,499  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)

    40,202       2,591,019  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    105,131       47,016,686  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    1,074,707           106,471,222  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    78,012       3,814,007  

Textron Inc.

    161,588       12,018,915  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    37,821       24,641,894  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    127,917       1,263,820  

Woodward Inc.

    44,604       5,571,486  
   

 

 

 
          476,869,752  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    92,317       9,943,464  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    119,266       12,303,481  

FedEx Corp.

    175,975       40,718,855  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    69,104       4,929,879  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    519,589       111,431,057  
   

 

 

 
          179,326,736  
Airlines — 0.2%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)(b)

    86,529       5,019,547  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    445,754       8,135,010  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    22,552       1,886,249  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    456,441       18,061,370  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    226,487       3,385,981  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    422,167       19,335,249  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    238,255       11,045,502  
   

 

 

 
          66,868,908  
Auto Components — 0.2%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    194,067       23,231,761  

BorgWarner Inc.

    176,999       6,885,261  

Gentex Corp.

    177,530       5,178,550  

Lear Corp.

    43,856       6,253,427  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    174,716       3,492,573  
   

 

 

 
          45,041,572  
Automobiles — 2.5%            

Ford Motor Co.

    2,808,600       47,493,426  

General Motors Co.(a)

    985,514       43,106,382  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    107,170       4,222,498  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    109,005       5,476,411  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    597,561       643,931,734  

Thor Industries Inc.

    39,557       3,113,136  
   

 

 

 
          747,343,587  
Banks — 3.7%            

Bank of America Corp.

    5,105,002       210,428,182  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    27,394       2,298,904  

Bank OZK

    80,911       3,454,900  

BOK Financial Corp.

    21,569       2,026,408  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Citigroup Inc.

    1,424,396     $ 76,062,746  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    302,901       13,730,502  

Comerica Inc.

    95,032       8,593,744  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    81,308       5,820,840  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    40,546       5,611,972  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    101,869       8,049,688  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    485,710       20,904,958  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    9,072       6,038,323  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    81,929       2,285,000  

First Horizon Corp.

    391,220       9,189,758  

First Republic Bank/CA

    128,082       20,762,092  

FNB Corp.

    245,609       3,057,832  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    1,031,504       15,080,588  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    2,108,101       287,376,328  

KeyCorp

    670,539       15,006,663  

M&T Bank Corp.

    92,290       15,643,155  

PacWest Bancorp

    83,265       3,591,219  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    303,929       6,075,541  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    52,835       4,865,047  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    304,460       56,157,647  

Popular Inc.

    56,650       4,630,571  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    62,692       4,349,571  

Regions Financial Corp.

    692,276       15,410,064  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    44,127       12,950,833  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    40,505       22,660,522  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    103,580       5,075,420  

Truist Financial Corp.

    954,594       54,125,480  

U.S. Bancorp

    967,237       51,408,647  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    163,366       3,081,083  

Webster Financial Corp.

    123,918       6,954,278  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,791,880       135,294,505  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    76,922       6,370,680  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    40,507       3,764,316  

Zions Bancorp. N.A

    106,048       6,952,507  
   

 

 

 
          1,135,140,514  

Beverages — 1.4%

   

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    6,052       2,351,020  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    32,999       2,070,357  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    131,445       8,809,444  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2,787,497       172,824,814  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    111,680       25,722,138  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    498,403       18,889,474  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    126,864       6,772,000  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    269,529       21,535,367  

PepsiCo Inc.

    991,944       166,031,587  
   

 

 

 
              425,006,201  

Biotechnology — 2.1%

   

AbbVie Inc.

    1,268,432       205,625,512  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    86,154       14,068,087  

Amgen Inc.

    401,420       97,071,384  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    105,229       22,161,227  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    128,880       9,936,648  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    25,992       509,703  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    125,293       8,760,487  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    221,393       5,018,979  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    899,920       53,500,244  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    155,608       16,371,518  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    133,900       10,634,338  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    97,644       3,616,734  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    106,510     $ 1,773,392  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    29,865       2,455,500  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    243,992       42,030,062  

Natera Inc.(a)(b)

    66,250       2,695,050  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    65,168       6,109,500  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    54,210       3,992,566  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    73,555       51,372,283  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    40,912       1,354,187  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    58,691       4,584,941  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    95,224       13,717,017  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    45,414       3,297,965  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    31,023       5,565,836  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    182,500       47,627,025  
   

 

 

 
      633,850,185  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A O Smith Corp.

    92,997       5,941,578  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.(b)

    44,122       5,242,135  

Allegion PLC

    62,364       6,846,320  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    32,541       2,929,015  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    72,207       1,793,622  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    135,416       8,739,749  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    37,817       9,299,957  

Carrier Global Corp.

    613,713       28,151,015  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    100,204       7,443,153  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,896       397,152  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    503,451       33,011,282  

Lennox International Inc.

    23,080       5,951,409  

Masco Corp.

    175,555       8,953,305  

Owens Corning

    71,386       6,531,819  

Trane Technologies PLC

    167,035       25,506,244  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    85,285       5,571,669  
   

 

 

 
          162,309,424  
Capital Markets — 3.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    28,134       3,965,487  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    80,032       24,038,411  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    101,921       8,279,043  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    530,056       26,306,679  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    102,665       78,453,513  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    504,535       64,045,673  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    111,122       5,434,977  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    75,686       8,659,992  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,079,773       91,035,662  

CME Group Inc.

    258,014       61,371,210  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    27,214       3,029,462  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    27,012       11,727,260  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    202,106       5,642,799  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    235,249       77,655,695  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    57,472       3,787,979  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    400,811       52,955,149  

Invesco Ltd.

    229,165       5,284,545  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    122,635       4,294,678  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    161,161       5,294,139  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    398,297       23,288,426  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    71,562       2,468,889  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    56,668       10,352,110  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    26,809       9,120,422  

Moody’s Corp.

    116,440       39,288,020  

Morgan Stanley

    948,709       82,917,167  

Morningstar Inc.

    15,837       4,326,193  
Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

   

MSCI Inc.

    56,880     $ 28,603,814  

Nasdaq Inc.

    84,960       15,139,872  

Northern Trust Corp.

    149,478       17,406,713  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    132,422       14,554,502  

S&P Global Inc.

    248,820       102,060,988  

SEI Investments Co.

    77,715       4,679,220  

State Street Corp.

    261,264       22,761,320  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    72,614       4,930,491  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    164,151       24,817,990  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    74,688       6,562,835  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    60,532       2,253,001  
   

 

 

 
      956,794,326  
Chemicals — 1.3%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    158,684       39,656,718  

Albemarle Corp.

    82,158       18,169,242  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    34,428       3,388,059  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    135,389       3,327,862  

Celanese Corp.

    78,318       11,189,293  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    153,333       15,802,499  

Chemours Co. (The)

    113,476       3,572,224  

Corteva Inc.

    521,053       29,950,126  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

    54,937       415,873  

Dow Inc.

    529,871       33,763,380  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    369,520       27,189,282  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    98,508       11,038,806  

Ecolab Inc.

    179,412       31,676,983  

Element Solutions Inc.

    165,589       3,626,399  

FMC Corp.

    92,879       12,220,090  

Huntsman Corp.

    149,184       5,595,892  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    184,612       24,245,094  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    186,249       19,150,122  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    262,570       17,460,905  

NewMarket Corp.

    3,775       1,224,535  

Olin Corp.

    97,542       5,099,496  

PPG Industries Inc.

    168,062       22,027,886  

RPM International Inc.

    94,627       7,706,423  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    29,280       3,600,269  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    173,340       43,269,131  

Valvoline Inc.

    133,961       4,227,809  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    23,724       2,927,542  
   

 

 

 
      401,521,940  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Cintas Corp.

    62,602       26,630,265  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    36,170       4,038,019  

Copart Inc.(a)

    148,818       18,672,194  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    46,684       1,226,856  

IAA Inc.(a)

    96,390       3,686,917  

MSA Safety Inc.

    26,237       3,481,650  

Republic Services Inc.

    149,776       19,845,320  

Rollins Inc.

    156,465       5,484,098  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    64,615       3,807,116  

Waste Management Inc.

    302,944       48,016,624  
   

 

 

 
          134,889,059  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    171,681       23,860,225  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    107,588       6,523,061  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    3,034,040       169,178,070  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    143,561       1,131,261  

F5 Inc.(a)

    43,993       9,192,337  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

 

Juniper Networks Inc.

    228,642     $ 8,496,337  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    54,245       5,294,312  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    118,265       28,643,783  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    3,574       1,040,606  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    55,596       2,713,085  
   

 

 

 
      256,073,077  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

AECOM

    93,748       7,200,784  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    43,195       3,762,285  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    149,308       3,979,058  

Quanta Services Inc.

    99,499       13,095,063  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    15,245       3,637,457  
   

 

 

 
      31,674,647  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    27,633       3,546,972  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    44,183       17,005,595  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    95,725       17,584,682  
   

 

 

 
      38,137,249  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    240,902       10,474,419  

American Express Co.

    441,938       82,642,406  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    295,764       38,830,856  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    5,159       2,839,359  

Discover Financial Services

    206,970       22,806,024  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    73,550       3,487,005  

SLM Corp.

    193,991       3,561,675  

Synchrony Financial

    374,058       13,020,959  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    34,345       3,746,696  
   

 

 

 
      181,409,399  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%            

Amcor PLC

    1,082,070       12,259,853  

AptarGroup Inc.

    46,456       5,458,580  

Ardagh Group SA(a)

    12,001       201,677  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(a)(b)

    64,028       520,547  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    60,272       10,485,520  

Ball Corp.

    228,131       20,531,790  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

    99,303       5,755,602  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    88,235       11,037,316  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    194,474       3,897,259  

International Paper Co.

    283,136       13,066,726  

Packaging Corp. of America

    67,299       10,506,047  

Sealed Air Corp.

    110,053       7,369,149  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    57,491       2,657,809  

Sonoco Products Co.

    74,003       4,629,628  

Westrock Co.

    182,627       8,588,948  
   

 

 

 
          116,966,451  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    101,075       12,737,472  

LKQ Corp.

    192,728       8,751,778  

Pool Corp.

    27,960       11,822,886  
   

 

 

 
      33,312,136  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

ADT Inc.

    102,181       775,554  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    43,188       5,730,616  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    93,860       3,405,241  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    59,052       1,762,702  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)(b)

    29,410       2,856,005  

H&R Block Inc.

    114,890       2,991,736  
Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

 

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    54,902     $ 812,001  

Service Corp. International

    119,314       7,853,247  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    85,048       3,880,740  
   

 

 

 
      30,067,842  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%            

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    264,812       16,415,696  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    1,316,903       464,748,238  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    243,668       7,531,778  

Voya Financial Inc.

    75,250       4,992,837  
   

 

 

 
      493,688,549  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%        

AT&T Inc.

    5,128,398       121,184,045  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    756,507       8,525,834  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    3,016,648       153,668,049  
   

 

 

 
      283,377,928  
Electric Utilities — 1.7%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    181,486       11,339,245  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    359,141       35,831,498  

Avangrid Inc.

    40,884       1,910,918  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    233,989       13,161,881  

Duke Energy Corp.

    551,258       61,553,468  

Edison International

    265,962       18,643,936  

Entergy Corp.

    144,149       16,829,396  

Evergy Inc.

    163,762       11,191,495  

Eversource Energy

    244,509       21,563,249  

Exelon Corp.

    701,978       33,435,212  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    391,815       17,968,636  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    73,065       3,091,380  

IDACORP Inc.

    38,450       4,435,592  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    1,407,873       119,260,922  

NRG Energy Inc.

    169,503       6,502,135  

OGE Energy Corp.

    141,976       5,789,781  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    1,430,656       17,082,033  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    81,803       6,388,815  

PPL Corp.

    548,921       15,677,184  

Southern Co. (The)

    759,314       55,057,858  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    385,830       27,845,351  
   

 

 

 
      504,559,985  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%            

Acuity Brands Inc.(b)

    26,130       4,946,409  

AMETEK Inc.

    164,274       21,878,011  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    177,131       3,521,364  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    285,755       43,366,179  

Emerson Electric Co.

    428,188       41,983,833  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    24,270       318,180  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    44,161       13,127,299  

Hubbell Inc.

    38,654       7,103,446  

nVent Electric PLC

    119,135       4,143,515  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    373,872       10,696,478  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    48,327       7,190,091  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    82,439       23,085,393  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    111,314       5,660,317  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    73,961       1,260,296  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    141,120       4,285,814  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    229,779       3,216,906  
   

 

 

 
          195,783,531  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    416,515       31,384,405  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    49,986       5,929,839  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Avnet Inc.

    70,129     $ 2,846,536  

CDW Corp./DE

    98,162       17,560,200  

Cognex Corp.

    120,266       9,278,522  

Coherent Inc.(a)(b)

    17,429       4,764,391  

Corning Inc.

    543,588       20,063,833  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    24,139       2,649,497  

Jabil Inc.

    100,522       6,205,223  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    130,754       20,655,209  

Littelfuse Inc.

    16,558       4,129,731  

National Instruments Corp.

    90,430       3,670,554  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    30,027       3,099,087  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    33,247       15,713,530  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    181,083       13,063,328  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    120,056       3,048,222  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    37,738       15,612,210  
   

 

 

 
      179,674,317  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    528,640       19,247,783  

Halliburton Co.

    634,900       24,043,663  

NOV Inc.

    279,189       5,474,896  

Schlumberger NV

    1,003,975       41,474,207  
   

 

 

 
      90,240,549  
Entertainment — 1.4%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    552,617       44,270,148  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    200,568       25,373,858  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A(a)(b)

    15,635       987,037  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    146,327       10,219,478  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    98,795       11,622,244  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    12,655       2,269,801  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    310,082       116,153,616  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    74,322       1,436,644  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    82,358       10,316,986  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    148,172       444,516  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    99,291       14,994,927  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    83,023       12,763,956  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

        1,303,573       178,798,073  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    33,752       2,107,475  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    734,350       6,785,394  
   

 

 

 
      438,544,153  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.2%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    119,762       24,102,103  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    98,532       5,514,836  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    212,193       8,494,086  

American Tower Corp.

    324,916       81,625,398  

Americold Realty Trust

    187,288       5,221,589  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    111,938       5,984,206  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    99,504       24,713,809  

Boston Properties Inc.

    112,508       14,491,030  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    211,853       5,467,926  

Camden Property Trust

    69,619       11,570,678  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    105,059       4,232,827  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    309,087       57,057,460  

CubeSmart

    156,451       8,140,146  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    201,870       28,625,166  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    112,464       3,758,547  

Duke Realty Corp.

    273,091       15,855,663  

EPR Properties

    52,927       2,895,636  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

 

Equinix Inc.

    64,066     $ 47,512,627  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    127,229       9,730,474  

Equity Residential

    264,345       23,769,902  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    46,219       15,967,740  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    93,079       19,137,042  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    56,360       6,879,865  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    91,385       5,657,645  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    172,154       8,079,187  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    147,929       4,636,095  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    390,657       13,411,255  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    77,052       3,524,359  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    521,502       10,132,784  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    110,887       3,077,114  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    434,255       17,448,366  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    201,496       11,164,893  

JBG SMITH Properties

    85,392       2,495,154  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    82,980       6,341,332  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    406,943       10,051,492  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    61,618       7,158,779  

Life Storage Inc.

    60,469       8,491,662  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    422,651       8,934,842  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    83,098       17,404,876  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    131,440       5,906,914  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    165,733       5,164,240  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    39,514       553,196  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    165,024       3,222,919  

Prologis Inc.

    528,706       85,375,445  

Public Storage

    108,467       42,332,501  

Rayonier Inc.

    101,351       4,167,553  

Realty Income Corp.

    406,843       28,194,220  

Regency Centers Corp.

    123,707       8,825,257  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    115,536       8,617,830  

SBA Communications Corp.

    77,122       26,537,680  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    232,531       30,591,778  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    51,544       4,184,342  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    94,571       4,352,157  

STORE Capital Corp.

    167,251       4,888,747  

Sun Communities Inc.

    83,600       14,654,244  

UDR Inc.

    227,607       13,057,814  

Ventas Inc.

    282,587       17,452,573  

VICI Properties Inc.

    460,626       13,109,416  

Vornado Realty Trust

    121,443       5,503,797  

Welltower Inc.

    312,355       30,029,810  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    544,517       20,637,194  

WP Carey Inc.

    136,049       10,998,201  
   

 

 

 
      957,116,419  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    119,585       3,976,201  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    26,524       5,256,261  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    317,403       182,776,518  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    62,190       2,038,588  

Kroger Co. (The)

    522,898       29,998,658  

Sysco Corp.

    365,752       29,863,651  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    157,210       5,915,813  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    512,217       22,931,955  

Walmart Inc.

        1,015,411       151,215,006  
   

 

 

 
      433,972,651  
Food Products — 1.0%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    397,726       35,898,749  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products (continued)

   

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    40,871     $ 1,974,478  

Bunge Ltd.

    100,831       11,173,083  

Campbell Soup Co.

    134,425       5,991,322  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    334,209       11,219,396  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    117,938       9,479,856  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    142,923       3,674,550  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    29,253       3,002,528  

General Mills Inc.

    434,283       29,409,645  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    55,164       1,897,642  

Hershey Co. (The)

    106,159       22,997,224  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    208,407       10,741,297  

Ingredion Inc.

    47,981       4,181,544  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    73,893       10,005,851  

Kellogg Co.

    182,485       11,768,458  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    499,212       19,663,961  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    104,430       6,256,401  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    178,284       17,792,743  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    992,134       62,286,173  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    34,175       857,793  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    44,987       3,115,800  

Seaboard Corp.

    129       542,508  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    206,710       18,527,417  
   

 

 

 
      302,458,419  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    96,400       11,518,836  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    64,501       4,431,219  

UGI Corp.

    150,679       5,457,593  
   

 

 

 
      21,407,648  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    1,247,028       147,598,234  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    31,913       10,570,862  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    56,376       24,579,936  

Baxter International Inc.

    358,950       27,832,983  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    204,542       54,408,172  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    1,020,629       45,203,658  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(b)

    34,466       14,392,657  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    158,970       7,824,503  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    69,153       35,378,675  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    443,503       52,209,173  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    115,073       5,605,206  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    54,286       1,168,235  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    53,760       3,966,413  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    176,702       13,574,248  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    15,366       3,421,086  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    60,677       33,193,960  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    47,668       12,698,278  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    50,677       3,256,504  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    254,007       76,628,832  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    36,735       5,346,412  

Medtronic PLC

    963,831       106,937,049  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    73,393       6,080,610  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    23,589       5,239,824  

Quidel Corp.(a)

    24,172       2,718,383  

ResMed Inc.

    102,970       24,971,255  

STERIS PLC

    62,317       15,066,381  

Stryker Corp.

    250,151       66,877,870  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    45,341       5,272,705  

Teleflex Inc.

    33,460       11,872,612  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    150,438       19,241,020  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    14,802     $ 338,078  
   

 

 

 
      843,473,814  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    62,377       4,087,565  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    119,327       3,024,939  

Amedisys Inc.(a)

    22,882       3,942,340  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    106,120       16,417,825  

Anthem Inc.

    175,683       86,299,003  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    196,358       11,133,499  

Centene Corp.(a)

    416,175       35,037,773  

Chemed Corp.

    10,895       5,518,862  

Cigna Corp.

    233,461       55,939,590  

CVS Health Corp.

    944,952       95,638,592  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    45,462       5,142,207  

Encompass Health Corp.

    73,856       5,251,900  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    60,073       3,979,236  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    175,685       44,030,175  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    101,129       8,817,438  

Humana Inc.

    92,553       40,276,289  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    66,977       17,659,156  

McKesson Corp.

    107,946       33,045,509  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    41,955       13,995,768  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    64,004       1,720,428  

Premier Inc., Class A

    78,980       2,810,898  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    89,247       12,214,344  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    45,102       818,601  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    675,418       344,442,917  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B(b)

    52,288       7,579,146  
   

 

 

 
      858,824,000  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%            

Cerner Corp.

    210,250       19,670,990  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    91,452       1,964,389  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    179,067       3,903,661  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    25,380       625,617  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    108,349       7,815,213  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    100,538       21,360,303  
   

 

 

 
      55,340,173  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%            

Aramark

    166,388       6,256,189  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    29,412       69,072,611  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    55,833       3,672,695  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    149,622       11,574,758  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    624,380       12,624,964  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    20,177       31,920,619  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    25,679       3,640,255  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    27,588       6,118,467  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    89,832       11,943,164  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    26,395       10,743,029  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    208,092       4,051,551  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    105,313       20,606,595  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    195,488       29,663,349  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    34,480       3,291,116  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    237,046       9,213,978  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    196,378       34,513,433  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    28,478       4,490,981  

McDonald’s Corp.

    536,187       132,588,321  

MGM Resorts International(b)

    270,644       11,350,809  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    260,142       5,691,907  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)

    114,821       4,870,707  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    59,589     $ 5,034,079  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    156,894       13,144,579  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    54,747       2,381,495  

Starbucks Corp.

    828,176       75,339,171  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    60,609       3,511,685  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    29,646       7,715,964  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    127,650       2,804,471  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    63,230       5,354,949  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    78,266       6,240,931  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    304,949       12,667,581  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    207,561       24,602,205  
   

 

 

 
          586,696,608  
Household Durables — 0.3%            

DR Horton Inc.

    237,427       17,690,686  

Garmin Ltd.

    109,200       12,952,212  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    93,121       3,240,611  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    185,031       15,018,966  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    11,861       810,699  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    40,478       5,027,368  

Newell Brands Inc.

    263,309       5,637,446  

NVR Inc.(a)

    2,294       10,247,917  

PulteGroup Inc.

    173,889       7,285,949  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    127,210       3,551,703  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    73,628       3,461,989  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    23,936       4,341,751  

Whirlpool Corp.

    40,744       7,039,748  
   

 

 

 
      96,307,045  
Household Products — 1.2%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    174,145       17,306,530  

Clorox Co. (The)

    86,367       12,007,604  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    598,670       45,397,146  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    242,474       29,863,098  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1,727,857       264,016,550  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    31,674       929,315  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    27,442       2,434,654  
   

 

 

 
      371,954,897  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    478,923       12,322,689  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    88,486       3,875,687  

Vistra Corp.

    341,529       7,940,549  
   

 

 

 
      24,138,925  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.9%            

3M Co.

    409,581       60,978,419  

General Electric Co.

    782,996       71,644,134  

Honeywell International Inc.

    491,958       95,725,188  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    75,244       35,532,474  
   

 

 

 
      263,880,215  
Insurance — 2.2%            

Aflac Inc.

    462,988       29,811,797  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    9,597       8,128,659  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    201,375       27,892,451  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    46,941       6,835,548  

American International Group Inc.

    594,540       37,319,276  

Aon PLC, Class A

    156,444       50,942,860  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    272,198       13,179,827  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    146,613       25,598,630  

Assurant Inc.

    39,373       7,159,193  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    48,170       3,066,502  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    58,554       3,540,760  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    59,031     $ 3,049,542  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    167,820       12,128,351  

Chubb Ltd.

    307,780       65,834,142  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    108,115       14,699,315  

CNA Financial Corp.

    18,874       917,654  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    17,502       3,082,627  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    27,555       8,304,526  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    195,113       9,529,319  

First American Financial Corp.

    80,199       5,198,499  

Globe Life Inc.

    69,421       6,983,753  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    220,031       259,637  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    23,902       3,573,827  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    238,972       17,160,579  

Kemper Corp.

    39,143       2,213,145  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    17,642       465,220  

Lincoln National Corp.

    130,033       8,498,957  

Loews Corp.

    150,405       9,749,252  

Markel Corp.(a)

    9,654       14,241,967  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    364,424       62,105,138  

Mercury General Corp.

    19,047       1,047,585  

MetLife Inc.

    502,830       35,338,892  

Old Republic International Corp.

    210,799       5,453,370  

Primerica Inc.

    28,979       3,964,907  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    185,578       13,623,281  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    419,288       47,794,639  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    273,286       32,294,207  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    45,570       4,988,092  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    32,950       5,222,905  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    173,400       31,685,382  

Unum Group

    137,477       4,331,900  

W R Berkley Corp.

    150,723       10,036,645  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(b)

    2,098       2,383,832  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    90,033       21,267,595  
   

 

 

 
      680,904,185  
Interactive Media & Services — 5.2%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    215,952           600,638,095  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    198,618       554,738,088  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    53,440       5,358,963  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    203,617       22,141,313  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    1,655,935       368,213,707  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    417,738       10,280,532  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    73,046       1,981,007  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    555,449       21,490,322  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

    102,847       1,221,822  
   

 

 

 
      1,586,063,849  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.5%            

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    311,627       1,015,888,439  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    105,245       12,333,662  

eBay Inc.

    453,308       25,956,416  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    89,447       11,116,473  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    297,208       1,414,710  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    53,044       5,876,214  
   

 

 

 
      1,072,585,914  
IT Services — 4.6%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    456,575       153,970,787  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    115,079       13,739,282  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    38,513       2,162,505  

Amdocs Ltd.

    88,408       7,268,022  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    301,782       68,667,476  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Block Inc.(a)(b)

    344,163     $ 46,668,503  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    82,983       12,921,283  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    188,415       22,553,276  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    375,923       33,709,015  

Concentrix Corp.

    31,550       5,254,968  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    175,201       5,716,809  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    38,542       11,431,943  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    37,149       4,834,942  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    87,135       1,514,406  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    437,768       43,960,663  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    429,346       43,535,684  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    58,039       14,455,193  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    58,252       17,327,640  

Genpact Ltd.

    127,206       5,534,733  

Global Payments Inc.

    202,833       27,755,668  

Globant SA(a)(b)

    28,933       7,582,471  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    119,507       10,002,736  

International Business Machines Corp.

    641,025       83,346,070  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    52,058       10,258,029  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    160,351       2,103,805  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    619,793       221,501,622  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    45,523       20,193,548  

Okta Inc.(a)

    90,315       13,633,952  

Paychex Inc.

    229,649       31,340,199  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    843,639       97,566,850  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)(b)

    257,879       874,210  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    229,755       2,626,100  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    28,475       1,763,457  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    144,642       33,141,821  

SolarWinds Corp.

    24,758       329,529  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)

    158,225       1,851,233  

Switch Inc., Class A

    81,585       2,514,450  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    16,994       353,645  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    119,331       19,666,942  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    70,781       15,745,941  

Visa Inc., Class A

    1,191,321       264,199,258  

Western Union Co. (The)

    281,490       5,275,123  

WEX Inc.(a)

    31,968       5,704,690  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    38,194       3,989,745  
   

 

 

 
          1,398,548,224  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    57,271       4,632,651  

Hasbro Inc.

    92,717       7,595,377  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    260,878       5,794,100  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    214,089       5,656,231  

Polaris Inc.

    39,478       4,157,823  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)

    57,712       3,461,566  
   

 

 

 
          31,297,748  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)

    57,208       4,351,813  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    77,472       1,075,311  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    215,753       28,550,594  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    439,095       14,850,193  

Azenta Inc.

    52,176       4,324,347  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    14,753       8,309,332  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    27,820       12,047,173  

Bruker Corp.

    73,157       4,703,995  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    35,314       10,028,117  

Danaher Corp.

    455,209       133,526,456  
Security   Shares     Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

   

Illumina Inc.(a)

    104,936     $ 36,664,638  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    136,813       31,632,534  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    73,208       2,582,046  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    16,358       22,462,642  

PerkinElmer Inc.(b)

    91,869       16,027,466  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    160,771       7,877,779  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    37,833       7,116,009  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    71,084       1,539,679  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    71,143       5,759,026  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    282,074       166,607,008  

Waters Corp.(a)

    43,374       13,462,856  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    52,348       21,499,847  
   

 

 

 
          554,998,861  
Machinery — 1.6%            

AGCO Corp.

    46,671       6,815,366  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    71,741       2,816,552  

Caterpillar Inc.

    388,479       86,560,891  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    100,014       3,979,557  

Crane Co.

    37,734       4,085,837  

Cummins Inc.

    104,150       21,362,206  

Deere & Co.

    200,209       83,178,831  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    90,665       4,708,233  

Dover Corp.

    102,071       16,014,940  

Flowserve Corp.

    91,572       3,287,435  

Fortive Corp.

    231,900       14,129,667  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    65,973       993,553  

Graco Inc.

    120,179       8,378,880  

IDEX Corp.

    55,238       10,590,782  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    225,787       47,279,798  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    282,913       14,244,670  

ITT Inc.

    62,601       4,708,221  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    40,570       5,590,952  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    40,973       6,717,114  

Nordson Corp.

    41,176       9,350,246  

Oshkosh Corp.

    49,862       5,018,610  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    302,398       23,269,526  

PACCAR Inc.

    245,263       21,600,312  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    92,467       26,238,436  

Pentair PLC

    114,465       6,205,148  

Snap-on Inc.

    38,918       7,996,871  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    117,419       16,414,002  

Timken Co. (The)

    44,706       2,713,654  

Toro Co. (The)

    72,063       6,160,666  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    128,911       12,397,371  

Xylem Inc./NY

    126,502       10,785,560  
   

 

 

 
      493,593,887  
Marine — 0.0%            

Kirby Corp.(a)

    41,750       3,013,933  
   

 

 

 

Media — 1.1%

   

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    150,044       1,872,549  

Cable One Inc.

    3,810       5,578,754  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    86,658       47,273,672  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    3,230,736       151,263,060  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    113,602       2,830,962  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    225,762       5,637,277  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    177,843       5,628,731  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    223,720       8,825,754  

Fox Corp., Class B

    113,571       4,120,356  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    279,450       9,906,503  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)

    18,539     $ 2,429,721  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    102,953       13,931,600  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM,
Class A(a)(b)

    66,450       3,037,430  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM,

   

Class C, NVS(a)

    115,424       5,278,340  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)

    13,525       223,568  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    124,174       5,692,136  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    276,279       6,119,580  

News Corp., Class B

    82,841       1,865,579  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    28,461       5,364,329  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    146,308       12,418,623  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    417,864       15,799,438  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    654,683       4,334,001  
   

 

 

 
          319,431,963  
Metals & Mining — 0.6%            

Alcoa Corp.

    129,807       11,686,524  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    320,315       10,317,346  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,054,207       52,436,256  

Newmont Corp.

    574,058       45,608,908  

Nucor Corp.

    195,912       29,122,319  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    45,577       8,356,543  

Royal Gold Inc.

    45,859       6,478,960  

Southern Copper Corp.

    59,285       4,499,732  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    135,361       11,293,168  

United States Steel Corp.

    186,014       7,020,168  
   

 

 

 
      186,819,924  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.1%            

AGNC Investment Corp.

    389,775       5,106,052  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    989,619       6,966,918  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    323,206       3,548,802  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    206,990       5,002,948  
   

 

 

 
      20,624,720  
Multi-Utilities — 0.8%            

Ameren Corp.

    181,649       17,031,410  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    425,243       13,029,446  

CMS Energy Corp.

    209,647       14,662,711  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    256,675       24,301,989  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    578,196       49,129,314  

DTE Energy Co.

    137,384       18,163,539  

NiSource Inc.

    279,714       8,894,905  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    364,007       25,480,490  

Sempra Energy

    229,452       38,575,470  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    227,192       22,676,034  
   

 

 

 
      231,945,308  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%            

Dollar General Corp.

    168,409       37,492,896  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    161,209       25,817,621  

Kohl’s Corp.

    99,321       6,004,948  

Nordstrom Inc.

    79,094       2,144,238  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    42,605       1,830,311  

Target Corp.

    344,640       73,139,501  
   

 

 

 
      146,429,515  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.4%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    224,211       2,437,174  

APA Corp.

    262,051       10,830,568  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    167,156       23,176,179  

Chevron Corp.

    1,388,951       226,162,891  

ConocoPhillips

    947,255       94,725,500  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    46,294       2,839,211  
Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Coterra Energy Inc.

    572,369     $ 15,436,792  

Devon Energy Corp.

    483,084       28,564,757  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    129,424       17,741,442  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    69,116       3,750,234  

EOG Resources Inc.

    417,462       49,773,994  

EQT Corp.

    217,763       7,493,225  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,040,458       251,111,426  

Hess Corp.

    199,930       21,400,507  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    114,630       4,568,006  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    1,384,044       26,172,272  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    565,421       14,197,721  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    440,922       37,698,831  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    18,852       803,284  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    608,648       34,534,688  

ONEOK Inc.

    319,713       22,581,329  

Phillips 66

    334,899       28,931,925  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    154,795       38,703,394  

Targa Resources Corp.

    162,569       12,269,082  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    4,202       5,681,566  

Valero Energy Corp.

    292,150       29,664,911  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    865,705       28,923,204  
   

 

 

 
      1,040,174,113  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    62,723       3,896,353  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    17,505       582,566  
   

 

 

 
      4,478,919  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    251,295       2,259,142  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    164,102       44,688,257  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    76,429       2,320,384  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)

    57,704       901,914  
   

 

 

 
      50,169,697  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,565,615       114,336,863  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    124,535       13,810,932  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

    319,044       8,323,858  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    608,563       174,274,186  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    41,854       6,515,412  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,891,672       335,261,029  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    1,818,864       149,237,791  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    82,113       442,589  

Organon & Co.

    181,564       6,342,031  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    98,391       3,781,166  

Pfizer Inc.

    4,008,033       207,495,868  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    239,961       9,348,881  

Viatris Inc.

    884,293       9,621,108  

Zoetis Inc.

    340,331       64,183,023  
   

 

 

 
          1,102,974,737  
Professional Services — 0.5%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    91,819       8,065,381  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    17,517       5,277,171  

Clarivate PLC(a)

    334,602       5,607,930  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    280,482       18,682,906  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)

    114,582       2,007,477  

Equifax Inc.

    86,050       20,402,455  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    25,773       4,052,031  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    93,751       12,919,825  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    68,633       970,471  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    98,953       10,688,903  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Professional Services (continued)

 

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    37,242     $ 3,497,769  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    256,870       6,997,139  

Robert Half International Inc.

    76,830       8,772,449  

Science Applications International Corp.

    39,073       3,601,358  

TransUnion

    137,424       14,201,396  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    113,004       24,254,049  
   

 

 

 
      149,998,710  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    237,534       21,739,112  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    27,991       2,900,147  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    35,145       8,415,822  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    306,700       2,652,955  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    40,060       1,932,094  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    115,391       5,687,622  
   

 

 

 
      43,327,752  
Road & Rail — 1.1%            

AMERCO

    6,441       3,844,891  

CSX Corp.

    1,586,751       59,423,825  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    60,475       12,142,775  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    119,743       6,042,232  

Landstar System Inc.

    27,511       4,149,484  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    206,197       7,917,965  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    171,862       49,018,480  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    73,233       21,873,232  

Ryder System Inc.

    37,072       2,940,922  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    41,951       1,069,750  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    94,761       1,156,084  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,155,672       41,234,377  

Union Pacific Corp.

    461,543       126,098,163  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    69,070       5,028,296  
   

 

 

 
      341,940,476  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.7%        

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    1,172,928       128,247,948  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)

    28,703       815,165  

Analog Devices Inc.

    376,892       62,255,021  

Applied Materials Inc.

    637,381       84,006,816  

Broadcom Inc.

    289,816       182,491,339  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    38,951       3,302,655  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    93,617       18,890,038  

Entegris Inc.

    97,370       12,780,786  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    73,260       6,134,792  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    37,438       2,336,880  

Intel Corp.

    2,901,723       143,809,392  

KLA Corp.

    108,536       39,730,688  

Lam Research Corp.

    101,247       54,431,400  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    605,241       43,401,832  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    389,765       29,286,942  

Micron Technology Inc.

    803,229       62,563,507  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    38,536       5,780,400  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    32,602       15,834,139  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,717,660       468,680,708  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    189,701       35,109,861  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    303,435       18,998,065  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    77,792       9,653,987  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    809,577       123,719,557  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    116,993       15,592,827  

Teradyne Inc.

    118,992       14,068,424  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    663,129       121,670,909  

Universal Display Corp.

    30,944       5,166,101  
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    85,197     $ 9,700,531  
   

 

 

 
          1,718,460,710  
Software — 9.7%            

Adobe Inc.(a)

    338,269       154,122,122  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    42,069       3,009,196  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    98,810       6,427,591  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    61,961       19,681,912  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    48,419       8,007,050  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

    99,751       29,309,836  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    158,041       33,876,088  

Avalara Inc.(a)

    59,235       5,894,475  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    101,523       4,485,286  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    67,151       15,229,175  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    111,936       6,491,169  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    42,409       962,684  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    197,517       32,483,646  

CDK Global Inc.

    78,093       3,801,567  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    90,526       6,188,357  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    89,407       9,021,166  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    55,850       5,676,036  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    142,879       32,444,963  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    183,581       27,807,014  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    17,235       460,519  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    138,332       14,818,124  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    48,029       3,756,828  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    48,748       1,226,987  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    209,852       4,879,059  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    42,369       937,202  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    147,661       6,954,833  

Elastic NV(a)

    53,714       4,777,860  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    32,092       1,400,495  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    18,313       8,542,282  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    46,895       5,177,208  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    95,517       32,641,980  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    62,121       5,877,889  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    32,352       15,365,259  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    23,902       471,826  

Intuit Inc.

    190,582       91,639,449  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    37,142       1,292,913  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    164,753       3,675,639  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    43,798       6,075,221  

Microsoft Corp.

    5,410,887       1,668,230,571  

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    27,617       251,315  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    43,479       1,781,769  

NCR Corp.(a)

    93,901       3,773,881  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    33,630       2,249,174  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    392,978       10,421,777  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    162,889       4,368,683  

Oracle Corp.

    1,159,437       95,920,223  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,189,421       16,330,750  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    69,209       43,083,295  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    35,153       12,176,296  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    33,862       985,723  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    29,583       6,087,294  

Pegasystems Inc.

    26,364       2,126,257  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    42,514       2,464,112  

PTC Inc.(a)

    75,065       8,086,002  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    58,768       6,888,197  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    671,412       142,554,196  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)(b)

    143,543       79,937,661  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    87,356     $ 4,785,362  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    112,111       16,660,816  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    159,721       11,982,269  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    108,830       36,269,774  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    77,118       3,801,146  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    314,337       21,767,837  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    28,271       12,577,485  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    108,048       10,719,442  

VMware Inc., Class A

    161,919       18,437,717  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    137,556       32,939,160  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    86,329       10,384,515  

Zoom Video Communications Inc.,
Class A(a)

    157,869       18,506,983  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    56,533       13,640,282  
   

 

 

 
          2,935,080,870  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    43,626       9,028,837  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    29,563       2,943,884  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    14,826       30,312,943  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    168,559       8,057,120  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    172,734       15,701,521  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    46,388       8,450,502  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    117,962       11,380,974  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    55,960       6,675,468  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    42,343       4,235,147  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    37,801       5,986,544  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    70,609       5,719,329  

Foot Locker Inc.

    57,615       1,708,861  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    45,949       7,654,185  

Gap Inc. (The)

    143,489       2,020,325  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    749,821       224,443,920  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    121,600       2,354,176  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    21,291       6,389,855  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    484,040       97,868,048  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    48,090       32,939,726  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    22,703       2,127,725  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    39,570       774,385  

RH(a)

    11,948       3,896,123  

Ross Stores Inc.

    249,603       22,579,087  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    858,691       52,019,501  

Tractor Supply Co.

    82,357       19,219,653  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    37,285       14,847,633  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    52,331       2,687,720  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    53,473       7,753,585  
   

 

 

 
      609,776,777  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.7%  

Apple Inc.

    11,082,322       1,935,084,244  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    192,534       9,663,282  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    947,865       15,838,824  

HP Inc.

    776,574       28,189,636  

NetApp Inc.

    160,036       13,282,988  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    202,993       7,167,683  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    223,232       11,083,469  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    91,138       1,838,253  
   

 

 

 
      2,022,148,379  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    100,351       5,157,038  

Carter’s Inc.

    26,900       2,474,531  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    25,362       2,296,022  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    18,914       5,178,086  
Security   Shares     Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

    234,284     $ 3,488,489  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    81,130       29,631,110  

Nike Inc., Class B

    889,487       119,689,371  

PVH Corp.

    49,256       3,773,502  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    32,647       3,703,475  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    94,105       3,835,720  

Tapestry Inc.

    189,986       7,057,980  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    138,895       2,363,993  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    136,243       2,119,941  

VF Corp.

    234,747       13,347,714  
   

 

 

 
      204,116,972  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%            

MGIC Investment Corp.

    239,138       3,240,320  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    330,899       3,547,237  

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A(b)

    95,728       1,064,495  

TFS Financial Corp.

    28,383       471,158  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    65,296       295,791  
   

 

 

 
      8,619,001  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group Inc.

    1,307,539       68,318,913  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    1,117,793       105,005,474  
   

 

 

 
      173,324,387  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%        

Air Lease Corp.

    73,599       3,286,195  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    40,207       972,607  

Fastenal Co.

    407,725       24,218,865  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    34,312       2,923,726  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)

    33,085       5,349,514  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    52,014       18,475,893  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    122,463       3,935,961  

Watsco Inc.

    23,482       7,153,556  

WW Grainger Inc.

    33,121       17,083,481  
   

 

 

 
      83,399,798  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    129,186       21,384,158  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    164,799       8,426,173  
   

 

 

 
      29,810,331  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    422,785       54,264,455  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $22,178,061,706)

      30,352,366,946  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.4%            

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

    382,115,872       382,039,449  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(c)(d)

    49,500,000       49,500,000  
   

 

 

 
      431,539,449  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.4%
(Cost: $431,448,703)

 

    431,539,449  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.2%
(Cost: $22,609,510,409)

 

    30,783,906,395  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.2)%

 

    (363,437,917
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   30,420,468,478  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

            
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 259,515,588     $ 122,794,278 (a)    $     $ (137,152   $ (133,265   $ 382,039,449       382,115,872     $ 964,946 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    21,460,000       28,040,000 (a)                        49,500,000       49,500,000       10,772          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    80,120,313       16,965,775       (20,408,673     9,283,549       (7,507,451     78,453,513       102,665       1,782,316          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 9,146,397     $ (7,640,716   $ 509,992,962       $ 2,758,034     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     276        06/17/22      $ 62,524      $ 2,968,640  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     18        06/17/22        4,841        139,850  
           

 

 

 
            $ 3,108,490  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,108,490  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 4,730,107  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,764,762  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 56,449,291      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 30,352,165,269        $ 201,677        $                 —        $ 30,352,366,946  

Money Market Funds

     431,539,449                            431,539,449  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 30,783,704,718        $         201,677        $        $ 30,783,906,395  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,108,490        $        $        $ 3,108,490  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Common Stocks

    
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%             

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    212,459      $ 29,261,978  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    229,707        12,372,019  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    46,996        7,215,766  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    88,140        11,178,796  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    92,491        3,324,126  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    696,569        307,465,557  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    40,851        18,269,384  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A(b)

    99,617        4,870,275  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)(b)

    48,902        31,861,609  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    569,495        5,626,611  
    

 

 

 
       431,446,121  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%             

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    83,912        9,038,162  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    398,764        41,136,494  

FedEx Corp.

    350,547        81,113,070  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    270,135        19,271,431  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    2,377,399        509,856,990  
    

 

 

 
       660,416,147  
Airlines — 0.1%             

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    2,082,681        82,411,687  
    

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.0%             

Aptiv PLC(a)

    166,705        19,956,255  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    571,116        11,416,609  
    

 

 

 
       31,372,864  
Automobiles — 4.2%             

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    132,297        6,646,601  

Tesla Inc.(a)(b)

    2,734,198        2,946,371,765  

Thor Industries Inc.

    70,577        5,554,410  
    

 

 

 
       2,958,572,776  
Banks — 0.0%             

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    258,329        11,710,053  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    21,845        1,070,405  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    180,741        14,968,970  
    

 

 

 
       27,749,428  
Beverages — 1.9%             

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    32,181        12,501,353  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    62,501        3,921,313  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    306,530        20,543,640  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    9,004,568        558,283,216  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    1,131,353        90,395,105  

PepsiCo Inc.

    3,767,111        630,539,039  
    

 

 

 
           1,316,183,666  
Biotechnology — 2.8%             

AbbVie Inc.

    5,803,777        940,850,289  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    392,695        64,123,167  

Amgen Inc.

    1,510,059        365,162,467  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    173,072        3,393,942  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    533,450        37,298,824  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    888,222        20,135,993  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    139,426        14,669,009  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    523,493        41,575,814  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    421,154        15,599,544  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    135,691        2,259,255  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    113,922        9,366,667  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    1,109,700        191,156,922  

Natera Inc.(a)

    266,764        10,851,960  
Security   Shares      Value  
Biotechnology (continued)             

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    310,536      $ 29,112,750  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    253,973        18,705,111  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    35,194        24,580,194  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    268,558        20,979,751  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    397,639        57,279,898  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    155,682        11,305,627  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    335,077        87,445,045  
    

 

 

 
       1,965,852,229  
Building Products — 0.3%             

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.(b)

    199,726        23,729,446  

Allegion PLC

    224,447        24,639,792  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    74,815        6,734,098  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    221,435        5,500,445  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    66,831        16,435,080  

Carrier Global Corp.

    1,311,982        60,180,614  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    115,334        8,567,010  

Trane Technologies PLC

    371,630        56,747,901  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    375,159        24,509,137  
    

 

 

 
       227,043,523  
Capital Markets — 1.6%             

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    207,049        62,189,238  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    408,863        33,211,941  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    2,303,187        292,366,558  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    108,260        47,001,079  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    67,494        22,279,769  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    263,529        48,141,478  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    121,420        41,307,084  

Moody’s Corp.

    506,188        170,792,893  

Morningstar Inc.

    69,271        18,922,759  

MSCI Inc.

    183,793        92,425,824  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    24,235        2,663,669  

S&P Global Inc.

    560,142        229,759,046  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    246,913        37,330,776  
    

 

 

 
           1,098,392,114  
Chemicals — 0.7%             

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    92,211        2,266,547  

Celanese Corp.

    128,905        18,416,657  

Chemours Co. (The)

    275,644        8,677,273  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

    194,158        1,469,776  

Dow Inc.

    164,300        10,469,196  

Ecolab Inc.

    722,239        127,518,518  

FMC Corp.

    105,097        13,827,612  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    98,787        10,157,279  

Olin Corp.

    22,971        1,200,924  

PPG Industries Inc.

    324,591        42,544,142  

RPM International Inc.

    251,910        20,515,551  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    139,294        17,127,590  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    790,795        197,398,248  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    21,595        2,664,823  
    

 

 

 
       474,254,136  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%  

Cintas Corp.

    269,714        114,733,639  

Copart Inc.(a)

    686,686        86,158,492  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    456,651        17,466,901  

MSA Safety Inc.

    34,279        4,548,823  

Rollins Inc.

    700,428        24,550,001  

Waste Management Inc.

    223,168        35,372,128  
    

 

 

 
       282,829,984  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

    

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    707,544      $ 98,334,465  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    653,852        5,152,354  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    16,515        4,808,507  
    

 

 

 
       108,295,326  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%             

American Express Co.

    1,287,597        240,780,639  

Discover Financial Services

    518,247        57,105,637  

Synchrony Financial

    304,051        10,584,015  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    158,815        17,325,129  
    

 

 

 
       325,795,420  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%             

Avery Dennison Corp.

    146,748        25,529,749  

Ball Corp.

    307,473        27,672,570  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    54,074        6,764,117  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    260,847        5,227,374  

Sealed Air Corp.

    257,530        17,244,209  
    

 

 

 
       82,438,019  
Distributors — 0.1%             

Pool Corp.

    126,725        53,585,666  
    

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    157,204        20,859,399  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    335,779        12,182,062  

frontdoor Inc.(a)(b)

    166,883        4,981,458  

H&R Block Inc.

    427,082        11,121,215  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    159,524        2,359,360  
    

 

 

 
       51,503,494  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    774,565        48,015,284  
    

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.0%             

NRG Energy Inc.

    376,960        14,460,186  
    

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%             

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    45,439        595,705  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    199,968        59,442,488  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    1,691,543        48,395,045  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    46,530        6,922,733  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    229,517        64,271,646  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    1,095,930        15,343,020  
    

 

 

 
           194,970,637  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    1,362,532        102,666,786  

CDW Corp./DE

    447,536        80,059,715  

Cognex Corp.

    565,075        43,595,536  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    70,576        19,292,655  

Corning Inc.

    854,413        31,536,384  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    5,800        636,608  

Jabil Inc.

    360,087        22,228,171  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    261,245        41,268,873  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    298,013        7,566,550  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    174,854        72,337,100  
    

 

 

 
       421,188,378  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%  

Halliburton Co.

    153,066        5,796,609  
    

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.1%             

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    168,872        19,866,102  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    23,610        4,234,690  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    1,418,792        531,465,295  
Security   Shares      Value  
Entertainment (continued)  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    339,913      $ 6,570,518  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    385,842        48,334,427  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    824,295        2,472,885  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    453,653        68,510,676  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    74,384        11,435,796  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    302,491        41,489,666  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    112,967        7,053,660  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    1,596,217        14,749,045  
    

 

 

 
       756,182,760  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.7%  

American Tower Corp.

    1,482,183        372,354,013  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,416,870        261,554,202  

Equinix Inc.

    207,884        154,170,932  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    307,677        23,531,137  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    34,543        7,102,041  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    671,505        37,208,092  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    246,595        28,649,407  

Public Storage

    379,421        148,080,428  

SBA Communications Corp.

    61,099        21,024,166  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    933,252        122,778,633  
    

 

 

 
       1,176,453,051  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%             

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,357,899        781,946,139  

Sysco Corp.

    1,683,253        137,437,608  
    

 

 

 
       919,383,747  
Food Products — 0.2%             

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    174,030        8,407,389  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    18,823        1,512,993  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    140,326        14,403,061  

Hershey Co. (The)

    409,732        88,760,243  

Kellogg Co.

    374,517        24,152,601  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    140,792        8,434,849  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    37,833        949,608  
    

 

 

 
           146,620,744  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.5%  

Abbott Laboratories

    2,854,863        337,901,585  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    144,543        47,878,423  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    259,417        113,105,812  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    317,220        162,289,752  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    2,027,503        238,677,653  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    28        603  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    6        443  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    278,358        152,278,527  

Insulet Corp.(a)(b)

    215,490        57,404,381  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    1,163,586        351,030,624  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    122,610        17,844,659  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    330,639        27,393,441  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    112,351        24,956,528  

ResMed Inc.

    425,318        103,143,868  

STERIS PLC

    35,335        8,542,943  

Stryker Corp.

    491,210        131,324,994  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    186,302        21,665,060  

Teleflex Inc.

    26,899        9,544,572  
    

 

 

 
       1,804,983,868  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    534,984        13,561,844  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    96,040        16,546,732  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    528,350        29,957,445  

Chemed Corp.

    13,391        6,783,211  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    144,577      $ 16,353,105  

Encompass Health Corp.

    191,867        13,643,662  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    302,930        20,066,083  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    804,917        201,728,299  

McKesson Corp.

    70,243        21,503,490  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    28,515        9,512,319  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    298,223        8,016,234  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    213,194        108,722,544  
    

 

 

 
       466,394,968  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%             

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    231,377        4,969,978  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    12        296  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    454,115        96,481,273  
    

 

 

 
       101,451,547  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3%  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    134,842        316,669,695  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    56,955        3,746,500  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    422,996        32,722,971  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    91,893        145,377,483  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    114,240        16,194,662  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    123,366        27,360,111  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    281,527        37,429,015  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    81,914        33,339,817  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    980,034        19,081,262  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    478,207        93,570,764  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    599,244        90,929,285  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    1,074,694        41,773,356  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    891,373        156,658,805  

McDonald’s Corp.

    436,357        107,902,359  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    28,732        1,218,811  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    194,453        16,427,389  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    96,241        4,186,483  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,781,337        343,988,227  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    183,110        10,609,393  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    130,357        33,928,016  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    611,243        13,429,009  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    196,224        16,618,211  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)(b)

    352,415        28,101,572  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    100,633        4,180,295  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    82,765        9,810,135  
    

 

 

 
           1,605,253,626  
Household Durables — 0.2%             

DR Horton Inc.

    449,808        33,515,194  

NVR Inc.(a)

    6,801        30,381,903  

PulteGroup Inc.

    248,335        10,405,237  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    597,763        16,689,543  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    150,456        7,074,441  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    89,193        16,178,718  
    

 

 

 
       114,245,036  
Household Products — 0.3%             

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    35,485        3,526,499  

Clorox Co. (The)

    330,945        46,011,284  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,460,469        110,747,364  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    552,777        68,080,015  
    

 

 

 
       228,365,162  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    104,423        4,573,727  
    

 

 

 
Security   Shares      Value  

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

 

3M Co.

    272,148      $ 40,517,394  

Honeywell International Inc.

    486,394        94,642,545  
    

 

 

 
       135,159,939  
Insurance — 0.3%             

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    4,741        4,015,627  

Aon PLC, Class A

    423,914        138,039,116  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    287,196        13,906,030  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    44,067        3,184,722  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    60,490        10,654,104  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    26,581        8,010,982  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    52        61  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    6        158  

Lincoln National Corp.

    88,813        5,804,818  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    7,738        11,415,407  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    199,841        34,056,903  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    61,067        9,679,730  
    

 

 

 
       238,767,658  
Interactive Media & Services — 9.1%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    850,755        2,366,247,419  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    782,507        2,185,534,226  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    932,823        101,435,173  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    7,576,830        1,684,783,919  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    1,869,342        46,004,506  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)(b)

    222,756        6,041,143  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    267,588        10,352,980  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

    432,924        5,143,137  
    

 

 

 
       6,405,542,503  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.9%  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    1,425,834        4,648,147,548  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    423,079        49,580,628  

eBay Inc.

    2,063,076        118,131,732  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    411,427        51,132,148  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    140,821        15,600,150  
    

 

 

 
           4,882,592,206  
IT Services — 6.6%             

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,679,657        566,430,730  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    1,269,388        288,836,545  

Block Inc.(a)(b)

    1,574,800        213,542,880  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    341,922        53,240,675  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    809,401        96,885,300  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    174,364        51,718,106  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    121,987        15,876,608  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    139,469        14,142,157  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    60,071        14,961,283  

Gartner Inc.(a)(b)

    263,506        78,382,495  

Genpact Ltd.

    12        522  

Globant SA(a)(b)

    134,852        35,340,664  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    55,793        4,669,874  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    59,147        11,654,916  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    2,835,912        1,013,498,230  

MongoDB Inc.(a)(b)

    209,339        92,860,687  

Okta Inc.(a)

    415,917        62,786,830  

Paychex Inc.

    926,729        126,470,707  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,859,319        446,330,242  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    1,034,588        11,825,341  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    139,871        8,662,211  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    624,931        143,190,440  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    714,298        8,357,287  

Switch Inc., Class A

    374,118        11,530,317  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)

    18     $ 375  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    153,578       25,311,190  

Visa Inc., Class A

    5,450,966       1,208,860,730  

Western Union Co. (The)

    288,588       5,408,139  

WEX Inc.(a)(b)

    97,611       17,418,683  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    170,227       17,781,912  
   

 

 

 
       4,645,976,076  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    24,863       2,011,168  

Mattel Inc.(a)(b)

    1,162,779       25,825,322  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    968,557       25,589,276  

Polaris Inc.

    125,245       13,190,803  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    288,373       17,296,613  
   

 

 

 
      83,913,182  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.4%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)

    277,089       21,078,160  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    315,886       4,384,498  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    881,601       116,662,260  

Avantor Inc.(a)(b)

    1,984,565       67,117,988  

Azenta Inc.

    204,961       16,987,168  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    129,668       56,151,431  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    342,507       22,023,200  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    151,942       43,146,970  

Danaher Corp.

    109,727       32,186,221  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    477,741       166,922,705  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    306,931       70,965,517  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    369,753       13,041,188  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    74,557       102,380,927  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    167,349       31,476,673  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    292,028       6,325,327  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    42,751       3,460,693  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    115,410       68,166,917  

Waters Corp.(a)

    185,421       57,552,824  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    239,823       98,497,704  
   

 

 

 
      998,528,371  
Machinery — 1.5%            

AGCO Corp.

    20,034       2,925,565  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    253,420       9,949,269  

Caterpillar Inc.

    1,531,131       341,166,610  

Deere & Co.

    915,617       380,402,239  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    47,397       2,461,326  

Graco Inc.

    349,213       24,347,130  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    926,681       194,047,002  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    187,752       25,874,103  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    57,907       9,493,274  

Nordson Corp.

    32,336       7,342,859  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    69,753       19,793,111  

Toro Co. (The)

    318,625       27,239,251  

Xylem Inc./NY

    383,162       32,668,392  
   

 

 

 
      1,077,710,131  
Media — 0.3%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    495,287       6,181,182  

Cable One Inc.

    9,770       14,305,625  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    374,601       204,352,337  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    8,758       1,650,708  
   

 

 

 
      226,489,852  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    1,404,344       69,852,071  

Southern Copper Corp.

    259,639       19,706,600  
Security   Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    115,154     $ 9,607,298  
   

 

 

 
      99,165,969  
Multiline Retail — 0.3%            

Dollar General Corp.

    330,409       73,558,956  

Nordstrom Inc.

    303,498       8,227,831  

Target Corp.

    704,414       149,490,739  
   

 

 

 
      231,277,526  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%            

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    765,527       106,140,319  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    8       491  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    443,794       11,969,124  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    279,528       38,317,698  

EOG Resources Inc.

    232,981       27,778,325  

Hess Corp.

    61,461       6,578,786  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    86,292       3,676,902  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    362,464       20,566,207  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    315,567       78,901,217  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    19,721       26,664,961  
   

 

 

 
        320,594,030  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    22,781       1,415,156  
   

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.3%

   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    751,735       204,712,475  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)

    59,380       1,802,777  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)

    20       313  
   

 

 

 
      206,515,565  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%            

Catalent Inc.(a)

    130,896       14,516,367  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,199,787       629,953,003  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    629,993       24,544,527  

Zoetis Inc.

    1,478,173       278,768,646  
   

 

 

 
      947,782,543  
Professional Services — 0.4%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    428,737       37,660,258  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    988,874       65,868,897  

Equifax Inc.

    153,780       36,461,238  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    171,615       2,426,636  

Robert Half International Inc.

    314,736       35,936,557  

TransUnion

    426,251       44,048,778  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    329,761       70,776,604  
   

 

 

 
      293,178,968  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    50,310       4,604,371  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    246,525       2,132,441  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    202,033       9,744,052  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    541,070       26,669,340  
   

 

 

 
      43,150,204  
Road & Rail — 1.0%            

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    244,492       49,091,548  

Landstar System Inc.

    110,490       16,665,207  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    978,928       37,590,835  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    310,363       92,699,221  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    99,874       1,218,463  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    4,532,353       161,714,355  

Union Pacific Corp.

    1,333,789       364,404,493  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    276,401       20,121,993  
   

 

 

 
      743,506,115  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.5%

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    5,366,813     $ 586,807,333  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)(b)

    107,126       3,042,378  

Analog Devices Inc.

    685,541       113,237,662  

Applied Materials Inc.

    2,913,869       384,047,934  

Broadcom Inc.

    1,326,062       834,994,720  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    426,431       86,045,247  

Entegris Inc.(b)

    439,505       57,689,426  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    80,651       5,034,235  

KLA Corp.

    498,895       182,625,504  

Lam Research Corp.

    462,516       248,653,227  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    1,511,659       113,586,057  

Micron Technology Inc.

    505,930       39,406,888  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    150,171       22,525,650  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    149,454       72,586,819  

NVIDIA Corp.

    7,859,261       2,144,477,957  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    270,090       49,988,257  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    760,100       47,589,861  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    3,705,663       566,299,420  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    258,124       34,402,767  

Teradyne Inc.

    539,278       63,758,838  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    1,883,735       345,627,698  

Universal Display Corp.

    141,807       23,674,679  
   

 

 

 
        6,026,102,557  
Software — 17.5%            

Adobe Inc.(a)

    1,547,794       705,205,902  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    192,454       13,766,235  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    459,148       29,867,577  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    120,247       38,196,460  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    221,331       36,601,507  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)(b)

    458,925       134,845,933  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    724,080       155,206,548  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    280,875       27,949,871  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    451,584       19,950,981  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    305,700       69,329,703  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20       454  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    901,293       148,226,647  

CDK Global Inc.(b)

    58,482       2,846,904  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    150,192       15,154,373  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)(b)

    244,258       24,823,941  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    653,998       148,509,866  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    836,654       126,727,981  

DocuSign Inc.(a)(b)

    632,664       67,770,968  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)

    196,196       4,938,253  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    992,735       23,081,089  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    54,743       1,210,915  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    621,711       29,282,588  

Elastic NV(a)

    248,884       22,138,232  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    133,751       5,836,894  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    83,249       38,832,328  

Five9 Inc.(a)(b)

    216,574       23,909,770  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    439,220       150,099,043  

HubSpot Inc.(a)(b)

    148,702       70,624,528  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    42,118       831,409  

Intuit Inc.

    871,690       419,143,420  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    141,688       4,932,159  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    223,724       4,991,282  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    114,858       15,931,953  

Microsoft Corp.

    24,757,875       7,633,100,441  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    167,454       6,862,265  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    141,166       5,673,462  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    179,444     $ 12,001,215  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    500,188       13,264,986  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    717,566       19,245,120  

Oracle Corp.

    4,933,837       408,176,335  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,492,989       75,418,739  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    317,401       197,585,296  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    159,929       55,396,207  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    103,634       3,016,786  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    130,857       26,926,445  

Pegasystems Inc.

    120,746       9,738,165  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    128,756       7,462,698  

PTC Inc.(a)(b)

    342,764       36,922,538  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    268,082       31,421,891  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    591,062       125,494,284  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    655,430       365,002,413  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    387,574       21,231,304  

Splunk Inc.(a)(b)

    519,485       77,200,666  

Synopsys Inc.(a)(b)

    316,014       105,317,986  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    287,431       14,167,474  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    1,433,280       99,254,640  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    113,359       50,432,285  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    501,000       49,704,210  

VMware Inc., Class A

    274,272       31,231,353  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    629,499       150,739,830  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    390,335       46,953,397  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    717,723       84,138,667  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    260,734       62,909,899  
   

 

 

 
        12,406,756,711  
Specialty Retail — 3.3%            

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    14,328       29,294,742  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    439,135       20,990,653  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    178,261       16,203,925  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    202,595       36,906,731  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    45,913       4,429,686  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    255,983       30,536,212  

Five Below Inc.(a)(b)

    183,608       29,077,999  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    337,885       27,368,685  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    210,216       35,017,781  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    3,430,826       1,026,949,147  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    449,518       8,702,669  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    8,582       2,575,630  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    2,214,686       447,787,362  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    67,519       46,247,814  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    16       313  

RH(a)

    56,469       18,413,976  

Ross Stores Inc.

    1,155,159       104,495,683  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    3,919,704       237,455,668  

Tractor Supply Co.

    374,586       87,417,135  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    172,402       68,653,925  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    138,239       7,099,955  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    36       96  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    179,718       26,059,110  
   

 

 

 
      2,311,684,897  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 12.7%

 

Apple Inc.

    50,707,832       8,854,094,546  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    429,086       21,535,826  

HP Inc.

    1,229,314       44,624,098  

NetApp Inc.

    487,792       40,486,736  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    837,804     $ 29,582,859  
   

 

 

 
      8,990,324,065  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    4       362  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    12,775       3,497,412  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    719,641       10,715,454  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    376,190       137,395,874  

Nike Inc., Class B

    4,068,287       547,428,699  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    30,938       1,261,033  

Tapestry Inc.

    72,936       2,709,572  

VF Corp.

    675,541       38,411,261  
   

 

 

 
      741,419,667  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%            

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A(b)

    499,346       5,552,727  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    148,828       674,191  
   

 

 

 
      6,226,918  
Tobacco — 0.2%            

Altria Group Inc.

    3,331,657       174,079,078  
   

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

 

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    95,053       2,299,332  

Fastenal Co.

    1,670,251       99,212,909  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)

    74,409       12,031,191  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    82,141       29,177,305  

WW Grainger Inc.

    125,329       64,643,445  
   

 

 

 
      207,364,182  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $46,309,989,557)

      70,631,705,999  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.8%

 

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

    1,167,710,788     $ 1,167,477,245  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    91,770,000       91,770,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,259,247,245  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.8%
(Cost: $1,259,122,285)

 

    1,259,247,245  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.6%
(Cost: $47,569,111,842)

 

    71,890,953,244  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.6)%

 

    (1,156,195,643
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   70,734,757,601  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

          
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 986,160,919     $ 182,162,326 (a)    $     $ (189,977   $ (656,023   $ 1,167,477,245       1,167,710,788     $ 2,902,955 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    77,470,000       14,300,000 (a)                        91,770,000       91,770,000       21,993          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (189,977   $ (656,023   $ 1,259,247,245       $ 2,924,948     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Growth ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini Index

     260        06/17/22        $77,317      $ 7,030,778  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     72        06/17/22        16,311        1,034,375  
           

 

 

 
            $ 8,065,153  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 8,065,153  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,992,559  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 7,130,233  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 102,038,704      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 70,631,705,999        $        $        $ 70,631,705,999  

Money Market Funds

     1,259,247,245                            1,259,247,245  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 71,890,953,244        $                 —        $                 —        $ 71,890,953,244  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 8,065,153        $        $        $ 8,065,153  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%

   

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    1,492,625     $ 285,837,687  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    63,176       3,402,659  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    111,612       16,759,658  

General Dynamics Corp.

    691,744       166,834,818  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    84,292       12,942,194  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    146,590       18,592,010  

Hexcel Corp.

    230,883       13,730,612  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    982,493       35,310,798  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    110,666       22,071,227  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    543,887       135,139,603  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    85,397       37,694,236  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    156,163       10,064,705  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    372,686       166,672,633  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    4,169,817       413,103,770  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A(b)

    206,250       10,083,563  

Textron Inc.

    615,131       45,753,444  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)(b)

    103,528       67,452,633  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    24       237  

Woodward Inc.

    171,934       21,476,276  
   

 

 

 
      1,482,922,763  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    290,799       31,321,960  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    127,942       13,198,497  

FedEx Corp.

    384,678       89,010,642  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,950       2,707,353  
   

 

 

 
      136,238,452  
Airlines — 0.3%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    343,985       19,954,570  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,773,492       32,366,229  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    82,612       6,909,668  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    870,775       13,018,086  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    1,641,719       75,190,730  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    891,731       41,340,649  
   

 

 

 
      188,779,932  
Auto Components — 0.2%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    611,756       73,233,311  

BorgWarner Inc.

    654,659       25,466,235  

Gentex Corp.

    662,137       19,314,536  

Lear Corp.

    164,056       23,392,745  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    193,640       3,870,864  
   

 

 

 
      145,277,691  
Automobiles — 0.7%            

Ford Motor Co.

    10,915,164       184,575,423  

General Motors Co.(a)

    3,823,654       167,246,626  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    433,152       17,066,189  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    311,953       15,672,519  

Thor Industries Inc.

    85,322       6,714,841  
   

 

 

 
      391,275,598  
Banks — 7.6%            

Bank of America Corp.

    19,801,265       816,208,143  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    106,008       8,896,191  

Bank OZK

    323,456       13,811,571  

BOK Financial Corp.

    84,763       7,963,484  

Citigroup Inc.

    5,518,856       294,706,910  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    980,644       44,452,593  

Comerica Inc.

    366,482       33,140,967  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    307,141       21,988,224  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    158,630     $ 21,955,978  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    387,016       30,582,004  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,894,003       81,517,889  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    33,718       22,442,701  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    350,496       9,775,333  

First Horizon Corp.

    1,464,022       34,389,877  

First Republic Bank/CA

    493,793       80,043,845  

FNB Corp.

    942,921       11,739,367  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    3,990,463       58,340,569  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    8,176,887       1,114,673,236  

KeyCorp

    2,578,696       57,711,217  

M&T Bank Corp.

    358,774       60,812,193  

PacWest Bancorp

    332,370       14,335,118  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    1,174,343       23,475,117  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    203,991       18,783,491  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    1,183,107       218,224,086  

Popular Inc.

    219,406       17,934,246  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    245,467       17,030,501  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,689,194       59,861,459  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    171,178       50,239,031  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    157,762       88,259,951  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    383,351       18,784,199  

Truist Financial Corp.

    3,697,997       209,676,430  

U.S. Bancorp

    3,743,693       198,977,283  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    625,229       11,791,819  

Webster Financial Corp.

    501,923       28,167,919  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    10,829,159       524,781,045  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    136,792       11,329,113  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    155,893       14,487,137  

Zions Bancorp. N.A

    415,309       27,227,658  
   

 

 

 
      4,378,517,895  
Beverages — 0.9%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    55,807       3,501,331  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    259,305       17,378,621  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,175,259       196,866,058  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    433,379       99,815,851  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    1,942,249       73,611,237  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    499,349       26,655,250  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)(b)

    72,139       5,763,906  

PepsiCo Inc.

    653,354       109,358,393  
   

 

 

 
      532,950,647  
Biotechnology — 1.4%            

Amgen Inc.

    275,070       66,517,427  

Biogen Inc.(a)(b)

    405,078       85,309,427  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    513,124       39,561,860  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

    35,811       2,503,905  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    122,020       2,766,193  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    3,491,970       207,597,616  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    492,748       51,842,017  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    72,951       5,793,768  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    30,285       1,121,756  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    311,344       5,183,878  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    19,581       1,609,950  

Natera Inc.(a)

    15,429       627,652  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    254,511       177,755,573  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    130,245       4,311,110  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    40,087       5,774,532  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    43,659       3,170,517  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    120,521       21,622,673  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    424,612     $ 110,810,994  
   

 

 

 
      793,880,848  
Building Products — 0.8%            

A O Smith Corp.

    360,649       23,041,864  

Allegion PLC

    55,644       6,108,598  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    73,676       6,631,577  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    158,512       3,937,438  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    529,303       34,161,216  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    87,828       21,598,662  

Carrier Global Corp.

    1,267,144       58,123,895  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    283,067       21,026,217  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    137,466       2,284,685  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    1,955,545       128,225,086  

Lennox International Inc.

    92,351       23,813,629  

Masco Corp.

    660,974       33,709,674  

Owens Corning

    282,493       25,848,109  

Trane Technologies PLC

    332,689       50,801,610  
   

 

 

 
      439,312,260  
Capital Markets — 4.8%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    114,129       16,086,483  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    138,480       41,593,853  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    45,619       3,705,631  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    2,055,843       102,031,488  

BlackRock Inc.(c)

    397,613       303,843,926  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    443,546       21,693,835  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    292,520       33,470,138  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    4,190,081       353,265,729  

CME Group Inc.

    999,464       237,732,507  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    104,341       11,615,240  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    14,304       6,210,082  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    789,169       22,033,599  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    857,618       283,099,702  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    220,299       14,519,907  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    1,546,413       204,312,086  

Invesco Ltd.

    913,236       21,059,222  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    473,667       16,587,818  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    597,403       19,624,689  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    1,542,567       90,193,893  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    276,800       9,549,600  

Moody’s Corp.

    23,822       8,037,781  

Morgan Stanley

    3,684,375       322,014,375  

Morningstar Inc.

    5,961       1,628,366  

MSCI Inc.

    63,833       32,100,339  

Nasdaq Inc.

    322,864       57,534,365  

Northern Trust Corp.

    570,490       66,433,561  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    486,910       53,516,278  

S&P Global Inc.

    489,756       200,888,116  

SEI Investments Co.

    300,183       18,074,018  

State Street Corp.

    1,012,203       88,183,125  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    278,713       18,924,613  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    424,818       64,228,233  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A(b)

    287,067       25,224,577  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    249,718       9,294,504  
   

 

 

 
          2,778,311,679  
Chemicals — 2.0%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    614,772       153,637,671  

Albemarle Corp.

    322,418       71,302,741  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    143,570       14,128,724  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    469,438       11,538,786  
Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

   

Celanese Corp.

    194,531     $ 27,792,644  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    594,098       61,227,740  

Chemours Co. (The)

    214,918       6,765,619  

Corteva Inc.

    2,028,577       116,602,606  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

    44       333  

Dow Inc.

    1,904,003       121,323,071  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    1,433,192       105,454,267  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    371,666       41,648,892  

Ecolab Inc.

    83,531       14,748,233  

Element Solutions Inc.

    642,765       14,076,553  

FMC Corp.

    263,022       34,605,805  

Huntsman Corp.

    586,971       22,017,282  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    708,043       92,987,287  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    633,658       65,152,716  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    1,031,211       68,575,531  

NewMarket Corp.

    18,531       6,011,086  

Olin Corp.

    364,856       19,074,672  

PPG Industries Inc.

    380,257       49,840,285  

RPM International Inc.

    144,543       11,771,582  

Valvoline Inc.

    493,940       15,588,746  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    73,896       9,118,766  
   

 

 

 
          1,154,991,638  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

Cintas Corp.

    15,417       6,558,238  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    139,505       15,574,338  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    142,990       3,757,777  

MSA Safety Inc.

    71,225       9,451,558  

Republic Services Inc.

    584,546       77,452,345  

Rollins Inc.

    44,699       1,566,700  

Stericycle Inc.(a)(b)

    258,897       15,254,211  

Waste Management Inc.

    987,152       156,463,592  
   

 

 

 
      286,078,759  
Communications Equipment — 1.6%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    69,042       9,595,457  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    422,933       25,642,428  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    11,768,434       656,207,880  

F5 Inc.(a)

    167,345       34,966,738  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    890,918       33,106,513  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    205,055       20,013,368  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    461,846       111,859,101  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    1,965       572,129  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    204,271       9,968,425  
   

 

 

 
      901,932,039  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%            

AECOM

    372,956       28,646,750  

MasTec Inc.(a)(b)

    160,339       13,965,527  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    567,026       15,111,243  

Quanta Services Inc.

    394,737       51,951,336  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    59,343       14,159,240  
   

 

 

 
      123,834,096  
Construction Materials — 0.3%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    105,314       13,518,105  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    172,230       66,289,605  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    369,648       67,904,337  
   

 

 

 
      147,712,047  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    941,207       40,923,680  

American Express Co.

    626,118       117,084,066  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,142,779       150,035,455  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

   

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    20,367     $ 11,209,386  

Discover Financial Services

    358,334       39,484,823  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    297,400       14,099,734  

SLM Corp.

    767,436       14,090,125  

Synchrony Financial

    1,179,487       41,057,943  
   

 

 

 
      427,985,212  
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%            

Amcor PLC

    4,219,723       47,809,461  

AptarGroup Inc.

    184,307       21,656,072  

Ardagh Group SA(a)

    42,326       711,288  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(a)(b)

    309,582       2,516,902  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    109,604       19,067,808  

Ball Corp.

    620,545       55,849,050  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)(b)

    369,470       21,414,481  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    301,209       37,678,234  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    555,232       11,126,849  

International Paper Co.

    1,080,919       49,884,412  

Packaging Corp. of America

    257,836       40,250,778  

Sealed Air Corp.

    190,233       12,738,002  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    225,209       10,411,412  

Sonoco Products Co.

    265,875       16,633,140  

Westrock Co.

    723,088       34,006,829  
   

 

 

 
      381,754,718  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    390,033       49,151,959  

LKQ Corp.

    748,133       33,972,719  
   

 

 

 
      83,124,678  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

ADT Inc.

    439,417       3,335,175  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)

    33,679       4,468,867  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    78,818       2,859,517  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    74,453       2,222,422  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)(b)

    109,667       10,649,762  

H&R Block Inc.

    75,220       1,958,729  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    42,667       631,045  

Service Corp. International

    448,556       29,523,956  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    338,694       15,454,607  
   

 

 

 
      71,104,080  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%            

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    365,850       22,679,041  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    5,107,993       1,802,661,810  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    977,078       30,201,481  

Voya Financial Inc.

    310,825       20,623,239  
   

 

 

 
          1,876,165,571  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.9%  

AT&T Inc.

    19,894,638       470,110,296  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    2,874,876       32,399,852  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    11,700,968       596,047,310  
   

 

 

 
      1,098,557,458  
Electric Utilities — 3.4%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    704,227       44,000,103  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,391,519       138,831,851  

Avangrid Inc.

    150,855       7,050,963  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    914,249       51,426,506  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,140,081       238,961,444  

Edison International

    1,036,333       72,646,943  

Entergy Corp.

    556,948       65,023,679  

Evergy Inc.

    643,799       43,997,224  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

   

Eversource Energy

    952,984     $ 84,043,659  

Exelon Corp.

    2,714,147       129,274,822  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,511,779       69,330,185  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    288,900       12,223,359  

IDACORP Inc.

    138,217       15,944,713  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    5,461,793       462,668,485  

NRG Energy Inc.

    372,075       14,272,797  

OGE Energy Corp.

    548,281       22,358,899  

PG&E Corp.(a)(b)

    5,533,699       66,072,366  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    315,436       24,635,551  

PPL Corp.

    2,105,937       60,145,561  

Southern Co. (The)

    2,941,988       213,323,550  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    1,496,458       107,999,374  
   

 

 

 
          1,944,232,034  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Acuity Brands Inc.(b)

    97,920       18,536,256  

AMETEK Inc.

    639,985       85,233,202  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    645,149       12,825,562  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    1,107,143       168,020,022  

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,659,020       162,666,911  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    55,883       732,626  

Hubbell Inc.

    150,902       27,731,261  

nVent Electric PLC

    463,468       16,119,417  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    149,844       22,293,790  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    125,157       35,047,715  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    436,644       22,203,347  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    311,245       5,303,615  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    562,813       17,092,631  
   

 

 

 
      593,806,355  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    469,038       35,342,013  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    187,028       22,187,132  

Avnet Inc.

    267,026       10,838,585  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    5,435       1,485,712  

Corning Inc.

    1,389,799       51,297,481  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    90,485       9,931,634  

Jabil Inc.

    81,063       5,004,019  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    285,079       45,033,930  

Littelfuse Inc.

    66,950       16,697,999  

National Instruments Corp.

    369,401       14,993,987  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    118,128       12,191,991  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    127,661       60,336,418  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    695,852       50,198,763  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    206,678       5,247,554  
   

 

 

 
      340,787,218  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    2,048,242       74,576,491  

Halliburton Co.

    2,334,624       88,412,211  

NOV Inc.

    1,094,011       21,453,556  

Schlumberger NV

    3,889,972       160,694,743  
   

 

 

 
      345,137,001  
Entertainment — 1.8%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    2,147,621       172,045,918  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    781,936       98,922,723  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One,
Class A(a)(b)

    68,853       4,346,690  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One,
Class C, NVS(a)

    553,479       38,654,973  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    240,732       28,319,713  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Entertainment (continued)

   

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    29,972     $ 5,375,778  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    257,263       39,551,614  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    4,798,436       658,153,482  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    16,252       1,014,775  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,458,989       13,481,058  
   

 

 

 
          1,059,866,724  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.7%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    462,500       93,078,125  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    375,868       21,037,332  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    821,034       32,865,991  

Americold Realty Trust

    753,885       21,018,314  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    429,342       22,952,623  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    389,119       96,645,486  

Boston Properties Inc.

    433,175       55,792,940  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    824,219       21,273,092  

Camden Property Trust

    274,627       45,643,007  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    406,754       16,388,119  

CubeSmart

    611,253       31,803,494  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    780,042       110,609,956  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    456,088       15,242,461  

Duke Realty Corp.

    1,055,065       61,257,074  

EPR Properties

    206,048       11,272,886  

Equinix Inc.

    72,065       53,444,845  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    239,154       18,290,498  

Equity Residential

    1,029,360       92,560,051  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    180,070       62,210,584  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    331,962       68,251,387  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    218,573       26,681,206  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    353,154       21,863,764  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    649,791       30,494,692  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    596,424       18,691,928  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,487,815       51,076,689  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    281,671       12,883,632  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    1,955,898       38,003,098  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    412,293       11,441,131  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    1,668,653       67,046,478  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    232,583       12,887,424  

JBG SMITH Properties

    329,435       9,626,091  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    322,459       24,642,317  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,613,991       39,865,578  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    26,440       3,071,799  

Life Storage Inc.

    227,170       31,901,483  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    1,641,788       34,707,398  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    322,492       67,545,949  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    485,976       21,839,761  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    657,462       20,486,516  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    155,357       2,174,998  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    652,210       12,737,661  

Prologis Inc.

    2,053,710       331,633,091  

Public Storage

    98,132       38,298,957  

Rayonier Inc.

    390,008       16,037,129  

Realty Income Corp.

    1,571,922       108,934,195  

Regency Centers Corp.

    470,686       33,578,739  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    448,074       33,421,840  

SBA Communications Corp.

    252,313       86,820,903  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    116,815       15,368,181  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    182,893       14,847,254  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    354,974       16,335,904  

STORE Capital Corp.

    682,371       19,945,704  

Sun Communities Inc.

    319,367       55,981,841  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

UDR Inc.

    882,790     $ 50,645,662  

Ventas Inc.

    1,106,583       68,342,566  

VICI Properties Inc.

    1,747,712       49,739,884  

Vornado Realty Trust

    482,556       21,869,438  

Welltower Inc.

    1,210,221       116,350,647  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,080,550       78,852,845  

WP Carey Inc.

    527,141       42,614,078  
   

 

 

 
          2,710,926,716  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    459,941       15,293,038  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    102,951       20,401,800  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    80,261       46,218,297  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    240,131       7,871,494  

Kroger Co. (The)

    2,036,290       116,821,957  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    619,687       23,318,822  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    1,994,473       89,292,556  

Walmart Inc.

    3,938,568       586,531,547  
   

 

 

 
      905,749,511  
Food Products — 1.8%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,547,541       139,681,051  

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    23,941       1,156,590  

Bunge Ltd.

    381,581       42,282,991  

Campbell Soup Co.

    547,391       24,397,217  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    1,317,442       44,226,528  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    421,020       33,841,587  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    514,727       13,233,631  

General Mills Inc.

    1,680,986       113,836,372  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    245,958       8,460,955  

Hershey Co. (The)

    57,200       12,391,236  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    796,179       41,035,066  

Ingredion Inc.

    185,792       16,191,773  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    291,267       39,440,464  

Kellogg Co.

    392,546       25,315,291  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    1,930,523       76,043,301  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    288,169       17,264,205  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    693,343       69,195,631  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    3,835,748       240,808,259  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    94,458       2,370,896  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    159,310       11,033,811  

Seaboard Corp.

    622       2,615,815  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    798,165       71,539,529  
   

 

 

 
      1,046,362,199  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    373,927       44,680,537  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    244,012       16,763,624  

UGI Corp.

    585,563       21,209,092  
   

 

 

 
      82,653,253  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%  

Abbott Laboratories

    2,420,727       286,517,248  

Baxter International Inc.

    1,397,743       108,380,992  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    795,944       211,721,104  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    3,945,153       174,730,826  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    134,922       56,342,078  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    605,894       29,822,103  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    451,438       21,989,545  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    157,681       3,393,295  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    207,048       15,276,001  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    688,453       52,886,959  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    54,746       12,188,649  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    195,645     $ 12,572,148  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    35,879       5,221,830  

Medtronic PLC

    3,739,940       414,946,343  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    97,603       10,976,433  

ResMed Inc.

    38,141       9,249,574  

STERIS PLC

    206,619       49,954,276  

Stryker Corp.

    555,657       148,554,899  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)(b)

    9,947       1,156,737  

Teleflex Inc.

    107,223       38,045,937  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    579,563       74,126,108  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    57,974       1,324,126  
   

 

 

 
          1,739,377,211  
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.1%  

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    244,674       16,033,487  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    28,752       728,863  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    7,610       1,311,127  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    415,503       64,282,469  

Anthem Inc.

    681,254       334,645,590  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    308,845       17,511,511  

Centene Corp.(a)(b)

    1,608,314       135,403,956  

Chemed Corp.

    30,462       15,430,526  

Cigna Corp.

    905,160       216,885,388  

CVS Health Corp.

    3,666,855       371,122,395  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    57,324       6,483,918  

Encompass Health Corp.

    115,132       8,187,037  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    385,681       33,627,526  

Humana Inc.

    358,589       156,047,175  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    258,408       68,131,853  

McKesson Corp.

    357,732       109,512,497  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    135,825       45,309,862  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    26,158       703,127  

Premier Inc., Class A

    329,807       11,737,831  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    342,001       46,806,257  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    207,586       3,767,686  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    2,439,057       1,243,845,898  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B(b)

    200,541       29,068,418  
   

 

 

 
      2,936,584,397  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%            

Cerner Corp.

    811,397       75,914,303  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    153,724       3,301,991  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    700,740       15,276,132  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    47,767       1,177,457  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    419,824       30,281,905  
   

 

 

 
      125,951,788  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%            

Aramark

    630,807       23,718,343  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    178,737       11,757,320  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    211,786       16,383,765  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    2,410,671       48,743,767  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    111,782       14,861,417  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    32,597       13,267,305  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    248,597       37,722,109  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    137,560       13,130,102  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    118,739       18,725,140  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,710,038       422,858,197  

MGM Resorts International

    1,053,004       44,162,988  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,011,350       22,128,338  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    422,446       17,920,159  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    77,893       6,580,401  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    608,983     $ 51,020,596  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    131,003       5,698,630  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    87,504       5,069,982  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    93,541       7,921,987  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    1,107,028       45,985,943  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    738,728       87,561,430  
   

 

 

 
      915,217,919  
Household Durables — 0.5%            

DR Horton Inc.

    538,530       40,125,870  

Garmin Ltd.

    421,872       50,038,238  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    377,680       13,143,264  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    717,624       58,249,540  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    38,242       2,613,841  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    155,295       19,287,639  

Newell Brands Inc.

    1,042,303       22,315,707  

NVR Inc.(a)

    2,877       12,852,336  

PulteGroup Inc.

    481,253       20,164,501  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    187,364       8,809,855  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    14,990       2,719,036  

Whirlpool Corp.

    159,959       27,637,716  
   

 

 

 
      277,957,543  
Household Products — 2.2%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    637,900       63,394,502  

Clorox Co. (The)

    66,041       9,181,680  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,089,906       82,647,572  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    465,848       57,373,840  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    6,702,004       1,024,066,211  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    150,738       4,422,653  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    111,659       9,906,386  
   

 

 

 
          1,250,992,844  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,858,457       47,818,098  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    271,846       11,906,855  

Vistra Corp.

    1,330,172       30,926,499  
   

 

 

 
      90,651,452  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%            

3M Co.

    1,353,669       201,534,241  

General Electric Co.

    3,043,845       278,511,818  

Honeywell International Inc.

    1,496,466       291,182,354  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    291,544       137,675,823  
   

 

 

 
      908,904,236  
Insurance — 4.2%            

Aflac Inc.

    1,797,714       115,754,804  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    33,185       28,107,695  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    781,022       108,179,357  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    185,873       27,066,826  

American International Group Inc.

    2,312,222       145,138,175  

Aon PLC, Class A

    249,711       81,313,393  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    791,066       38,303,416  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    571,310       99,750,726  

Assurant Inc.

    157,278       28,597,859  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    190,234       12,110,296  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    214,931       12,996,878  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    223,208       11,530,925  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    613,566       44,342,415  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,195,251       255,664,189  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    415,669       56,514,357  

CNA Financial Corp.

    68,280       3,319,774  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    21,255       3,743,643  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    84,464     $ 25,455,760  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    749,832       36,621,795  

First American Financial Corp.

    291,969       18,925,431  

Globe Life Inc.

    283,211       28,491,027  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    96       113  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    98,293       14,696,769  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    933,046       67,002,033  

Kemper Corp.

    166,468       9,412,101  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    95,197       2,510,345  

Lincoln National Corp.

    430,723       28,152,055  

Loews Corp.

    581,567       37,697,173  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    31,566       46,567,426  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    1,249,633       212,962,456  

Mercury General Corp.

    68,510       3,768,050  

MetLife Inc.

    1,942,005       136,484,111  

Old Republic International Corp.

    789,504       20,424,468  

Primerica Inc.

    106,852       14,619,491  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    714,155       52,426,119  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,624,530       185,180,175  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,051,135       124,212,623  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    190,753       20,879,823  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    67,680       10,727,957  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    672,538       122,892,869  

Unum Group

    552,400       17,406,124  

W R Berkley Corp.

    577,529       38,457,656  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(b)

    8,358       9,496,694  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    344,842       81,458,577  
   

 

 

 
          2,439,363,949  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.2%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    116,309       323,496,037  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    106,963       298,746,590  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    214,787       21,538,840  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    126,633       3,434,287  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    1,940,330       75,071,368  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

    24       285  
   

 

 

 
      722,287,407  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    44,611       5,227,963  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    994,664       4,734,601  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    94,440       10,462,063  
   

 

 

 
          20,424,627  
IT Services — 2.6%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    346,735       116,929,444  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    450,700       53,809,073  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    141,575       7,949,436  

Amdocs Ltd.

    342,887       28,188,740  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    91,470       20,813,084  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    28,575       4,449,413  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    41,494       4,966,832  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    1,464,443       131,316,604  

Concentrix Corp.

    114,819       19,124,253  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    678,528       22,140,369  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    37,878       4,929,822  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    267,204       4,644,006  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    1,692,071       169,917,770  

Fiserv Inc.(a)(b)

    1,550,391       157,209,647  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    171,072       42,607,192  

Genpact Ltd.

    489,390       21,293,359  

Global Payments Inc.

    788,067       107,839,088  
Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    420,160     $ 35,167,392  

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,485,799       323,203,586  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    146,201       28,808,907  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    656,608       8,614,697  

Paychex Inc.

    113,092       15,433,665  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,000,717       3,392,431  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    33,185       7,603,679  

SolarWinds Corp.

    95,659       1,273,221  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    41,810       489,177  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    52,100       1,084,201  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    332,779       54,845,307  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    271,094       60,307,571  

Western Union Co. (The)

    822,642       15,416,311  

WEX Inc.(a)

    40,310       7,193,319  
   

 

 

 
      1,480,961,596  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    191,939       15,525,946  

Hasbro Inc.

    356,248       29,183,836  

Polaris Inc.

    48,199       5,076,319  
   

 

 

 
      49,786,101  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.3%  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    32,561       451,947  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    90,486       11,974,012  

Azenta Inc.

    35,283       2,924,255  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    59,872       33,721,707  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)(b)

    8,049       2,285,675  

Danaher Corp.

      1,673,994       491,032,660  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    267,874       61,935,148  

PerkinElmer Inc.(b)

    352,729       61,537,101  

QIAGEN NV(a)(b)

    632,715       31,003,035  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    6,755       1,270,548  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    250,275       20,259,761  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    995,633       588,070,631  

Waters Corp.(a)

    10,887       3,379,216  
   

 

 

 
          1,309,845,696  
Machinery — 1.7%            

AGCO Corp.

    156,108       22,796,451  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    69,503       2,728,688  

Caterpillar Inc.

    207,518       46,239,161  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    387,901       15,434,581  

Crane Co.

    133,190       14,421,813  

Cummins Inc.

    398,837       81,805,457  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    307,308       15,958,504  

Dover Corp.

    398,779       62,568,425  

Flowserve Corp.

    369,724       13,273,092  

Fortive Corp.

    907,906       55,318,713  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    250,106       3,766,596  

Graco Inc.

    173,536       12,098,930  

IDEX Corp.

    213,572       40,948,160  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    88,657       18,564,776  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.(b)

    1,094,279       55,096,948  

ITT Inc.

    235,238       17,692,250  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    105,556       17,304,851  

Nordson Corp.

    132,293       30,041,094  

Oshkosh Corp.

    184,983       18,618,539  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1,180,986       90,876,873  

PACCAR Inc.

    946,193       83,331,217  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    299,664       85,032,657  

Pentair PLC

    460,765       24,978,071  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Snap-on Inc.

    146,149     $ 30,030,696  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    448,103       62,640,318  

Timken Co. (The)

    172,712       10,483,618  

Toro Co. (The)

    15,912       1,360,317  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    497,479       47,842,555  

Xylem Inc./NY

    173,298       14,775,387  
   

 

 

 
      996,028,738  
Marine — 0.0%            

Kirby Corp.(a)

    164,282       11,859,518  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.8%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    187,517       2,340,212  

Cable One Inc.

    6,921       10,134,005  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    17,492       9,542,236  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    12,531,383       586,719,352  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    445,690       11,106,595  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    881,700       22,016,049  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    679,491       21,505,890  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    868,478       34,261,457  

Fox Corp., Class B

    401,644       14,571,644  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    1,092,360       38,724,162  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    67,909       8,900,153  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    390,330       52,819,456  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b)

    269,920       12,338,043  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    437,331       19,999,147  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    44,368       733,403  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    463,070       21,227,129  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,092,565       24,200,315  

News Corp., Class B

    321,779       7,246,463  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    102,052       19,234,761  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    576,278       48,914,477  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    1,620,176       61,258,855  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    2,471,868       16,363,766  

ViacomCBS Inc., Class A

    16,874       681,878  
   

 

 

 
          1,044,839,448  
Metals & Mining — 1.1%            

Alcoa Corp.

    511,350       46,036,840  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    1,244,889       40,097,875  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    2,876,161       143,060,248  

Newmont Corp.

    2,236,582       177,696,440  

Nucor Corp.

    759,852       112,952,000  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    175,446       32,168,024  

Royal Gold Inc.

    182,483       25,781,198  

Southern Copper Corp.

    20,315       1,541,909  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    424,901       35,449,490  

United States Steel Corp.

    711,528       26,853,067  
   

 

 

 
      641,637,091  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.1%  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    1,430,731       18,742,576  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    3,980,538       28,022,988  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    1,185,852       13,020,655  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    816,096       19,725,040  
   

 

 

 
      79,511,259  
Multi-Utilities — 1.5%            

Ameren Corp.

    707,343       66,320,480  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    1,638,060       50,190,158  

CMS Energy Corp.

    802,129       56,100,902  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    985,025       93,262,167  
Security   Shares     Value  

Multi-Utilities (continued)

   

Dominion Energy Inc.

    2,240,269     $ 190,355,657  

DTE Energy Co.

    536,860       70,978,261  

NiSource Inc.

    1,105,815       35,164,917  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,403,241       98,226,870  

Sempra Energy

    889,004       149,459,353  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    876,530       87,486,459  
   

 

 

 
      897,545,224  
Multiline Retail — 0.6%            

Dollar General Corp.

    371,112       82,620,664  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)(b)

    618,793       99,099,699  

Kohl’s Corp.

    385,245       23,291,913  

Nordstrom Inc.

    47,884       1,298,135  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    175,199       7,526,549  

Target Corp.

    735,045       155,991,250  
   

 

 

 
      369,828,210  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.5%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    918,765       9,986,976  

APA Corp.

    1,011,119       41,789,548  

Chevron Corp.

    5,387,463       877,240,600  

ConocoPhillips

    3,676,012       367,601,200  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    162,674       9,976,796  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    1,848,934       49,865,750  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,873,577       110,784,608  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    261,713       35,875,618  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    278,506       15,111,736  

EOG Resources Inc.

    1,428,722       170,346,524  

EQT Corp.

    845,010       29,076,794  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    11,793,335       974,011,538  

Hess Corp.

    719,089       76,971,287  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    415,433       16,555,005  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    5,434,996       102,775,774  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,151,796       54,031,598  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,709,174       146,134,377  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,050,478       116,344,122  

ONEOK Inc.

    1,232,875       87,077,961  

Phillips 66

    1,298,611       112,187,004  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    333,960       83,500,019  

Targa Resources Corp.

    633,836       47,835,603  

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,131,402       114,882,559  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    3,393,171       113,365,843  
   

 

 

 
          3,763,328,840  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    233,064       14,477,936  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    98,212       3,268,495  
   

 

 

 
      17,746,431  
Personal Products — 0.0%            

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    1,019,979       9,169,611  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)

    230,487       6,997,586  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    181,410       2,835,438  
   

 

 

 
      19,002,635  
Pharmaceuticals — 6.0%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,074,031       443,586,484  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    365,998       40,589,178  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)(b)

    1,236,747       32,266,729  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    495,158       141,798,397  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

    169,677       26,413,619  

Johnson & Johnson

    7,337,439       1,300,414,314  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    7,055,018       578,864,227  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    499,501       2,692,310  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Organon & Co.

    709,352     $ 24,777,665  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    377,347       14,501,445  

Pfizer Inc.

    15,546,340       804,834,022  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    364,243       14,190,907  

Viatris Inc.

    3,357,419       36,528,719  

Zoetis Inc.

    67,347       12,700,971  
   

 

 

 
          3,474,158,987  
Professional Services — 0.6%            

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    65,569       19,753,317  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    1,297,690       21,749,284  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    244,104       16,259,767  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    435,280       7,626,106  

Equifax Inc.

    208,078       49,335,294  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    92,191       14,494,269  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    362,798       49,997,192  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    107,518       1,520,305  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    392,208       42,366,308  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    153,301       14,398,030  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    1,002,443       27,306,547  

Robert Half International Inc.

    37,009       4,225,688  

Science Applications International Corp.

    158,554       14,613,922  

TransUnion

    171,272       17,699,249  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    160,594       34,468,290  
   

 

 

 
      335,813,568  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    884,031       80,906,517  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    116,122       12,031,400  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    140,710       33,694,417  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,014,653       8,776,749  
   

 

 

 
      135,409,083  
Road & Rail — 1.2%            

AMERCO

    25,548       15,250,623  

CSX Corp.

    6,163,540       230,824,573  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    28,490       5,720,507  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    441,210       22,263,457  

Landstar System Inc.

    8,759       1,321,120  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    666,598       190,127,082  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    22,064       6,590,076  

Ryder System Inc.

    148,987       11,819,139  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    163,323       4,164,736  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    323,967       3,952,397  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    634,338       22,633,180  

Union Pacific Corp.

    658,078       179,793,490  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    37,975       2,764,580  
   

 

 

 
      697,224,960  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7%  

Analog Devices Inc.

    879,845       145,332,797  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    158,851       13,468,976  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    296,944       24,866,091  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    69,133       4,315,282  

Intel Corp.

    11,256,147       557,854,645  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    2,343,959       168,085,300  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    239,917       18,027,363  

Micron Technology Inc.

    2,693,517       209,798,039  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    23,333       3,499,950  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    513,149       94,973,617  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    534,447       33,461,727  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    301,732       37,444,941  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    242,007       32,254,693  
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Texas Instruments Inc.

    976,350     $ 179,140,698  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    324,895       36,992,545  
   

 

 

 
          1,559,516,664  
Software — 1.5%            

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    141,342       44,897,286  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    422,231       24,485,176  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    144,754       3,285,916  

CDK Global Inc.

    268,152       13,053,639  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    369,624       25,267,497  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    222,122       22,412,110  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    65,226       1,742,839  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    185,351       14,498,155  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    181,620       4,017,434  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    41,218       1,941,368  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    228,335       21,605,058  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    25,945       512,154  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    22,136       770,554  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    462,089       10,309,206  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)(b)

    80,699       11,193,758  

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    147,734       1,344,379  

NCR Corp.(a)

    230,531       9,265,041  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    1,107,773       29,378,140  

Oracle Corp.

    303,894       25,141,151  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    36,510       1,062,806  

Pegasystems Inc.

    6,277       506,240  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    46,129       2,673,637  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    2,104,478       446,822,769  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    628,522       47,151,720  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    156,045       52,005,117  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    43,496       2,143,918  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    15,310       6,811,266  

VMware Inc., Class A

    391,568       44,587,848  
   

 

 

 
      868,886,182  
Specialty Retail — 0.7%            

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    171,484       35,490,329  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    119,199       11,869,836  

AutoZone Inc.(a)(b)

    45,139       92,290,297  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    279,480       13,359,144  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    515,944       46,899,310  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    11,442       2,084,389  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    414,142       39,956,420  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    168,240       16,827,365  

Foot Locker Inc.

    242,003       7,177,809  

Gap Inc. (The)

    576,786       8,121,147  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    59,233       1,146,751  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    74,274       22,291,113  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    128,670       88,133,803  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    84,993       7,965,544  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    136,271       2,666,823  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    82,691       4,247,010  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    236,164       628,196  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    49,740       7,212,300  
   

 

 

 
      408,367,586  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    381,741       19,159,581  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    3,637,973       60,790,529  

HP Inc.

    1,968,428       71,453,936  

NetApp Inc.

    211,669       17,568,527  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    48,336       1,706,744  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    876,090     $ 43,497,869  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    353,441       7,128,905  
   

 

 

 
          221,306,091  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%            

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    402,460       20,682,419  

Carter’s Inc.

    114,538       10,536,351  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    102,647       9,292,633  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    64,590       17,682,804  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    379,203       5,646,333  

PVH Corp.

    193,818       14,848,397  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    126,615       14,363,206  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    319,342       13,016,380  

Tapestry Inc.

    663,176       24,636,988  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    545,856       9,290,469  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    537,300       8,360,388  

VF Corp.

    326,974       18,591,742  
   

 

 

 
      166,948,110  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%            

MGIC Investment Corp.

    882,870       11,962,888  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    1,280,907       13,731,323  

TFS Financial Corp.

    123,144       2,044,190  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    130,803       592,538  
   

 

 

 
      28,330,939  
Tobacco — 0.9%            

Altria Group Inc.

    2,246,703       117,390,232  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    4,337,789       407,491,898  
   

 

 

 
      524,882,130  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%            

Air Lease Corp.

    293,044       13,084,415  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    75,538       1,827,264  

Fastenal Co.

    176,635       10,492,119  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    122,736       10,458,335  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    59,302       9,588,540  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    131,228       46,613,498  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    463,089       14,883,680  
Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Watsco Inc.

    91,570     $ 27,895,885  

WW Grainger Inc.

    22,054       11,375,233  
   

 

 

 
      146,218,969  
Water Utilities — 0.2%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    507,681       84,036,436  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    642,967       32,874,903  
   

 

 

 
      116,911,339  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    1,643,134       210,896,249  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $47,242,885,789)

      57,854,734,089  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 1.2%            

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

    555,483,114       555,372,018  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
0.25%(c)(d)

    115,810,000       115,810,000  
   

 

 

 
      671,182,018  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $671,106,509)

 

    671,182,018  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.0%
(Cost: $47,913,992,298)

 

    58,525,916,107  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.0)%

 

    (560,398,222
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   57,965,517,885  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 337,957,467     $ 217,805,969 (a)    $     $ (171,202   $ (220,216   $ 555,372,018       555,483,114     $ 1,196,893 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,950,000       44,860,000 (a)                        115,810,000       115,810,000       22,845        

BlackRock Inc.

    297,510,354       87,749,483       (84,695,625     31,828,868       (28,549,154     303,843,926       397,613       6,789,561        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 31,657,666     $ (28,769,370   $ 975,025,944       $ 8,009,299     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

DIJA Mini e-CBOT Index

     328          06/17/22        $ 56,773        $ 2,587,023  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     44          06/17/22          9,968          621,605  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     116          06/17/22          31,195          1,221,804  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 4,430,432  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 4,430,432  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 5,497,462  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 3,945,636  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 117,462,002  

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 1000 Value ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 57,854,022,801        $ 711,288        $             —        $ 57,854,734,089  

Money Market Funds

     671,182,018                            671,182,018  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 58,525,204,819        $ 711,288        $        $ 58,525,916,107  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 4,430,432        $        $        $ 4,430,432  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

   

AAR Corp.(a)

    776,003     $ 37,581,825  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,690,363       66,515,784  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)

    509,585       47,972,332  

AerSale Corp.(a)(b)

    319,128       5,016,692  

Astronics Corp.(a)(b)

    557,153       7,203,988  

Byrna Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    415,902       3,397,919  

Cadre Holdings Inc.

    128,046       3,144,810  

Ducommun Inc.(a)(b)

    244,657       12,817,580  

Kaman Corp.

    616,439       26,802,768  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    2,764,996       56,627,118  

Maxar Technologies Inc.(b)

    1,636,644       64,581,972  

Moog Inc., Class A

    671,553       58,962,354  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    115,590       8,894,651  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    448,832       5,857,258  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    589,267       22,804,633  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,448,744       36,624,248  

Vectrus Inc.(a)

    258,912       9,284,584  
   

 

 

 
      474,090,516  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

Air Transport Services Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,333,942       44,620,360  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    649,015       56,055,426  

Forward Air Corp.

    618,139       60,441,631  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    750,178       57,921,243  

Radiant Logistics Inc.(a)

    883,106       5,625,385  
   

 

 

 
      224,664,045  
Airlines — 0.3%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    346,312       56,237,606  

Frontier Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    804,022       9,109,569  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,142,117       22,499,705  

Mesa Air Group Inc.(a)(b)

    850,307       3,741,351  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    1,126,292       32,493,524  

Spirit Airlines Inc.(a)(b)

    2,218,949       48,528,415  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    734,036       19,217,062  
   

 

 

 
      191,827,232  
Auto Components — 1.2%            

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    2,140,683       87,275,646  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,564,119       19,897,563  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    381,474       3,345,527  

Dana Inc.

    3,284,758       57,713,198  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)(b)

    599,106       56,933,043  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    956,068       93,646,861  

Gentherm Inc.(a)(b)

    752,061       54,930,535  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)

    6,243,632       89,221,501  

LCI Industries

    561,758       58,316,098  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)(b)

    1,136,833       10,242,865  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)(b)

    416,887       7,433,095  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    512,596       30,909,539  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    475,537       20,514,666  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    584,968       12,143,936  

Tenneco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,543,156       28,270,618  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    623,828       68,078,350  

XL Fleet Corp.(a)(b)

    2,540,911       5,056,413  

XPEL Inc.(a)(b)

    406,557       21,388,964  
   

 

 

 
      725,318,418  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Arcimoto Inc.(a)(b)

    617,315       4,080,452  

Canoo Inc.(a)(b)

    2,424,085       13,380,949  
Security   Shares     Value  

Automobiles (continued)

   

Fisker Inc.(a)(b)

    3,702,074     $ 47,756,755  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    3,631,909       12,384,810  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    723,166       39,072,659  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,462,113       17,310,565  
   

 

 

 
      133,986,190  
Banks — 8.8%            

1st Source Corp.

    394,341       18,238,271  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    422,668       18,884,806  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    328,364       5,900,701  

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

    609,206       19,244,818  

American National Bankshares Inc.

    247,641       9,331,113  

Ameris Bancorp

    1,474,729       64,711,109  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    318,825       10,336,307  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    3,407,812       77,561,801  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    1,738,254       63,776,539  

Banc of California Inc.

    1,257,251       24,340,379  

BancFirst Corp.

    404,727       33,677,334  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    1,143,268       32,388,782  

Bank First Corp.

    154,318       11,109,353  

Bank of Marin Bancorp., Class A

    382,635       13,419,009  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)

    1,163,695       41,753,377  

BankUnited Inc.

    1,866,786       82,063,913  

Banner Corp.

    688,510       40,298,490  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    339,342       9,711,968  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    974,265       28,224,457  

Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc.

    407,273       6,178,331  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    1,705,863       26,986,753  

Business First Bancshares Inc.

    454,557       11,059,372  

Byline Bancorp Inc.

    600,560       16,022,941  

Cadence Bank

    3,760,243       110,024,710  

Cambridge Bancorp

    157,935       13,424,475  

Camden National Corp.

    357,077       16,796,902  

Capital Bancorp Inc./MD

    200,164       4,575,749  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

    314,438       8,288,586  

Capstar Financial Holdings Inc.

    486,604       10,257,612  

Carter Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    604,314       10,496,934  

Cathay General Bancorp

    1,670,026       74,733,663  

CBTX Inc.

    443,844       13,759,164  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    550,458       15,357,778  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    356,009       8,679,499  

City Holding Co.

    331,877       26,118,720  

Civista Bancshares Inc.

    332,202       8,006,068  

CNB Financial Corp./PA

    375,803       9,891,135  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    232,457       10,634,908  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    1,745,698       56,333,674  

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,172,947       82,282,232  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    383,869       15,815,403  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    870,624       27,868,674  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    1,090,692       17,189,306  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    704,245       36,719,334  

CVB Financial Corp.

    3,086,455       71,636,621  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    790,418       27,324,750  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    703,132       40,085,555  

Eastern Bankshares Inc.

    3,947,236       85,023,463  

Enterprise Bancorp. Inc./MA

    205,428       8,241,771  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    807,015       38,179,880  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A

    321,211       10,378,327  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    731,235       12,474,869  

FB Financial Corp.

    778,088       34,562,669  

Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Inc.(b)

    97,460       4,525,068  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Financial Institutions Inc.

    374,714     $ 11,290,133  

First Bancorp. Inc. (The)

    237,506       7,144,180  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    4,282,407       56,185,180  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    782,358       32,679,094  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    484,491       16,307,967  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    362,209       5,150,612  

First Busey Corp.

    1,184,433       30,013,532  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    2,010,661       30,481,621  

First Community Bankshares Inc.

    387,806       10,940,007  

First Financial Bancorp

    2,038,212       46,980,787  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    2,967,019       130,904,878  

First Financial Corp./IN

    274,573       11,883,519  

First Foundation Inc.

    1,132,978       27,520,036  

First Internet Bancorp

    223,829       9,626,885  

First Interstate BancSystem Inc., Class A

    2,014,272       74,064,781  

First Merchants Corp.

    1,295,990       53,913,184  

First Mid Bancshares Inc.

    384,064       14,782,623  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

    530,297       10,319,580  

Five Star Bancorp

    239,345       6,773,464  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    701,531       15,679,218  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    3,656,967       60,778,792  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    584,228       22,194,822  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    2,510,163       126,210,996  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    246,110       14,522,951  

Guaranty Bancshares Inc./TX

    182,800       6,398,000  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    1,975,359       103,014,972  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    640,061       15,751,901  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

    1,158,791       16,246,250  

HBT Financial Inc.

    214,520       3,899,974  

Heartland Financial USA Inc.

    928,936       44,431,009  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    1,352,330       15,213,712  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    762,866       19,117,422  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    1,438,506       42,292,076  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    3,506,746       79,252,460  

HomeStreet Inc.

    408,743       19,366,243  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

    366,920       10,835,148  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    2,553,370       41,058,190  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    1,035,874       19,339,768  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,014,565       82,879,815  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    489,141       10,761,102  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    856,944       60,980,135  

International Bancshares Corp.

    1,242,966       52,465,595  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    5,194,700       77,556,871  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    1,440,112       24,049,870  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    568,873       41,527,729  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.(b)

    728,915       37,094,484  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

    610,693       5,502,344  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    371,182       13,147,266  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    677,932       37,232,025  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    447,376       10,504,388  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    235,173       23,933,556  

Mid Penn Bancorp. Inc.

    326,432       8,751,642  

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    500,324       14,439,351  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

    337,646       11,176,083  

MVB Financial Corp.

    229,187       9,511,261  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    663,972       26,744,792  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    932,209       33,680,711  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    286,522       26,809,864  

Northrim Bancorp. Inc.

    137,839       6,005,645  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    2,643,639       35,715,563  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    1,357,232     $ 27,280,363  

OFG Bancorp

    1,087,048       28,958,959  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    6,720,794       110,086,606  

Old Second Bancorp. Inc.

    662,996       9,620,072  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    527,350       22,301,631  

Orrstown Financial Services Inc.

    248,827       5,705,603  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    2,030,659       71,783,796  

Park National Corp.

    327,643       43,045,737  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    427,438       14,853,471  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    606,088       18,976,615  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    162,122       8,183,919  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    217,251       16,096,127  

Premier Financial Corp.

    853,168       25,876,585  

Primis Financial Corp.

    569,175       7,957,067  

QCR Holdings Inc.(b)

    374,737       21,206,367  

RBB Bancorp

    338,348       7,947,795  

Red River Bancshares Inc.

    105,460       5,579,889  

Renasant Corp.

    1,225,642       40,997,725  

Republic Bancorp. Inc./KY, Class A

    227,743       10,234,770  

Republic First Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    969,491       5,002,574  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    794,390       23,498,056  

Sandy Spring Bancorp. Inc.

    1,023,075       45,956,529  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    1,239,854       43,419,687  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    1,139,991       108,629,742  

Sierra Bancorp

    327,873       8,190,268  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    632,826       95,284,611  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    2,525,088       66,207,807  

SmartFinancial Inc.

    320,256       8,192,148  

South Plains Financial Inc.

    249,728       6,637,770  

South State Corp.

    1,753,319       143,053,297  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    178,795       9,089,938  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    680,863       27,799,636  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc.

    328,636       8,636,554  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    569,590       30,131,311  

Summit Financial Group Inc.

    261,444       6,690,352  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    1,161,775       66,581,325  

Third Coast Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    42,566       983,275  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    328,480       25,710,130  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    1,544,427       46,240,144  

TriCo Bancshares

    657,137       26,305,194  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    668,958       22,229,474  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    542,379       50,994,474  

Trustmark Corp.

    1,358,441       41,283,022  

UMB Financial Corp.

    998,678       97,031,554  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    3,006,230       104,857,302  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    2,231,660       77,661,768  

Univest Financial Corp.

    690,102       18,467,130  

Valley National Bancorp

    9,115,513       118,683,979  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    1,080,408       41,239,173  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    403,904       21,204,960  

WesBanco Inc.

    1,400,896       48,134,787  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    372,941       10,147,725  

Westamerica Bancorp

    581,412       35,175,426  
   

 

 

 
      5,473,987,701  
Beverages — 0.4%            

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,218,348       67,228,443  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.

    106,408       52,868,815  

Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    814,996       14,824,777  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    319,706       27,363,636  

National Beverage Corp.

    531,123       23,103,850  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Beverages (continued)

   

Primo Water Corp.

    3,541,295     $ 50,463,454  

Zevia PBC, Class A(a)(b)

    232,393       1,062,036  
   

 

 

 
      236,915,011  
Biotechnology — 6.9%            

2seventy bio Inc.(a)(b)

    521,008       8,888,396  

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    659,462       9,971,065  

89bio Inc.(a)(b)

    221,975       836,846  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,710,207       65,641,214  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    640,328       2,503,682  

Adagio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,304,220       5,947,243  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)

    573,853       11,459,844  

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,940,604       2,542,191  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    908,187       2,088,830  

Aerovate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    228,190       4,182,723  

Affimed NV(a)

    2,656,931       11,610,788  

Agenus Inc.(a)(b)

    5,040,529       12,399,701  

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,227,256       35,725,422  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    3,952,890       2,837,780  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    585,087       8,302,385  

Akouos Inc.(a)(b)

    556,494       2,643,346  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    4,765,138       3,108,776  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    380,732       11,357,236  

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,107,473       4,922,717  

Alector Inc.(a)(b)

    1,324,143       18,869,038  

Aligos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    475,788       1,022,944  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    3,637,850       95,711,833  

Allakos Inc.(a)

    800,128       4,560,730  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,541,097       14,039,394  

Allovir Inc.(a)

    671,908       4,535,379  

Alpine Immune Sciences Inc.(a)

    264,014       2,368,206  

Altimmune Inc.(a)(b)

    907,935       5,529,324  

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    401,317       6,782,257  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    5,960,029       56,441,475  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)(b)

    440,483       10,897,549  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    1,540,175       18,959,554  

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    328,644       8,252,251  

Annexon Inc.(a)(b)

    708,968       1,935,483  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,767,925       89,828,269  

Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a)(b)

    564,212       4,242,874  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    402,575       849,433  

AquaBounty Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,555,701       2,909,161  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b)

    2,071,582       6,173,314  

Arcellx Inc.(a)(b)

    178,030       2,495,981  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    479,650       12,931,364  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,007,539       31,797,931  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    629,366       12,121,589  

Ardelyx Inc.(a)(b)

    1,975,360       2,113,635  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,320,664       106,727,337  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,985,463       18,444,951  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    1,968,105       1,632,543  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    4,582,372       2,774,626  

Atossa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,661,305       3,326,631  

Atreca Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    574,573       1,821,396  

Aura Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    87,831       1,932,282  

Avalo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,200,134       869,737  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    1,380,700       28,124,859  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    853,408       15,762,446  

Avita Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    542,663       4,601,782  

Avrobio Inc.(a)(b)

    843,194       1,113,016  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,156,410       66,262,293  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Beyondspring Inc.(a)(b)

    513,533     $ 1,129,773  

BioAtla Inc.(a)(b)

    349,564       1,747,820  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    4,047,863       65,818,252  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,256,723       149,009,646  

Biomea Fusion Inc.(a)(b)

    414,395       1,848,202  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    409,880       8,570,591  

Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    518,091       1,435,112  

Bluebird Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,533,455       7,437,257  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)(b)

    1,322,578       84,486,283  

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    516,208       1,414,410  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    2,397,335       24,332,950  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    672,439       1,378,500  

C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    888,725       21,560,468  

Cardiff Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    847,006       2,100,575  

CareDx Inc.(a)(b)

    1,144,795       42,345,967  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,118,929       10,271,768  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,182,906       18,096,291  

Celcuity Inc.(a)(b)

    217,863       2,037,019  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,043,164       35,530,166  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    813,178       3,195,790  

Century Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    366,526       4,614,562  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    915,787       32,061,703  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)(b)

    1,225,099       30,713,232  

Chimerix Inc.(a)(b)

    1,665,708       7,628,943  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    912,277       14,924,852  

Clene Inc.(a)(b)

    429,444       1,692,009  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    2,543,130       5,137,123  

Codiak Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    356,921       2,237,895  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)

    846,668       6,341,543  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,511,444       19,512,742  

Contra GTX Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    13,273       13,605  

Cortexyme Inc.(a)(b)

    454,325       2,812,272  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,056,043       23,180,144  

Cue Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    696,573       3,399,276  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    584,618       6,120,950  

Curis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,981,904       4,716,931  

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    189,886       715,870  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,796,813       66,140,687  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,482,714       3,958,846  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    471,251       4,674,810  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    898,388       8,328,057  

Denali Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,064,163       66,404,124  

DermTech Inc.(a)(b)

    549,279       8,063,416  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    576,626       9,312,510  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    2,439,282       26,441,817  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    682,634       6,580,592  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    265,999       13,164,290  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    1,542,083       29,330,419  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    755,367       6,269,546  

Eliem Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    159,695       1,339,841  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)

    1,111,165       45,624,435  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    447,713       31,868,211  

Entrada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    195,806       1,838,618  

Epizyme Inc.(a)(b)

    3,089,671       3,553,122  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    1,379,004       11,859,434  

Evelo Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    692,517       2,347,633  

Exagen Inc.(a)(b)

    246,261       1,977,476  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,844,818       71,523,594  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,953,640       23,482,753  

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc.(a)

    172,093       865,628  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    444,601     $ 6,771,273  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    766,774       7,130,998  

Forte Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    303,566       443,206  

Fortress Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    1,628,486       2,214,741  

Frequency Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    728,101       1,543,574  

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    894,984       6,801,878  

Gemini Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    497,908       692,092  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    990,843       7,272,788  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    6,854,033       9,321,485  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,399,491       48,478,368  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,418,334       12,311,139  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    606,929       3,095,338  

Greenwich Lifesciences Inc.(a)(b)

    91,750       1,800,135  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)(b)

    935,279       3,853,349  

GT Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    398,052       1,146,390  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    3,128,471         124,763,423  

Harpoon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    425,441       2,114,442  

Heron Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,085,682       11,930,101  

Homology Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    954,883       2,902,844  

Hookipa Pharma Inc.(a)

    436,327       994,826  

Humanigen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,072,588       3,228,490  

iBio Inc.(a)(b)

    4,900,589       2,098,432  

Icosavax Inc.(a)

    519,052       3,654,126  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    742,523       8,308,832  

IGM Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    184,141       4,922,089  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    440,118       8,481,074  

Immuneering Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    429,888       2,781,375  

Immunic Inc.(a)(b)

    422,684       4,776,329  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,538,555       8,631,294  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)(b)

    4,874,593       23,203,063  

Immunovant Inc.(a)(b)

    903,784       4,979,850  

Impel Neuropharma Inc.(a)(b)

    123,370       785,867  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,013,509       2,295,400  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)(b)

    636,764       14,187,102  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    4,728,384       16,974,899  

Inozyme Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    327,078       1,337,749  

Insmed Inc.(a)(b)

    2,671,174       62,772,589  

Instil Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,250,362       13,441,391  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,573,192       114,323,863  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    569,701       9,269,035  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    3,334,325       41,945,808  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    461,618       14,854,867  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    2,621,602       44,121,562  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    374,355       5,368,251  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    756,898       5,139,337  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    508,336       7,492,873  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    506,619       64,234,223  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,616,292       11,912,072  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    354,989       19,304,302  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    856,052       14,227,584  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    661,511       6,575,419  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)

    580,518       6,536,633  

Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a)

    758,748       5,857,535  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    883,526       6,387,893  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    454,580       30,247,753  

Kura Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,437,206       23,110,272  

Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    778,863       32,961,482  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,555,673       3,251,357  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    342,136       38,486,879  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,850,248       4,389,382  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Lyell Immunopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    3,356,959     $ 16,952,643  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,361,443       11,994,313  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    267,101           26,207,950  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    680,021       1,972,061  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    5,579,870       20,533,922  

MEI Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    2,412,252       1,453,382  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    677,329       9,381,007  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,627,841       6,495,086  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)(b)

    2,649,812       12,480,614  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    81,924       1,803,966  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)(b)

    840,452       2,899,559  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    630,573       8,840,633  

Morphic Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    488,892       19,629,014  

Mustang Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,581,964       1,597,784  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,826,304       46,022,861  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    800,643       1,505,209  

NexImmune Inc.(a)(b)

    398,646       1,678,300  

Nkarta Inc.(a)(b)

    319,269       3,633,281  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    710,765       9,957,818  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    397,403       5,519,928  

Ocugen Inc.(a)(b)

    4,185,429       13,811,916  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    568,449       2,421,593  

Omega Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    503,987       3,144,879  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)(b)

    1,352,795       2,015,665  

Oncorus Inc.(a)(b)

    464,228       826,326  

Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,005,919       1,398,227  

OPKO Health Inc.(a)(b)

    9,073,883       31,214,157  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,535,362       11,699,458  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    713,724       3,811,286  

Outlook Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,510,902       4,469,406  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    252,549       2,939,670  

Passage Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    844,320       2,617,392  

PDL BioPharma Inc.(a)(c)

    11,853       20,494  

PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    596,110       12,411,010  

Portage Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    83,924       551,381  

Poseida Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    653,739       2,928,751  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    790,424       8,070,229  

Precigen Inc.(a)(b)

    2,166,787       4,571,921  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    1,121,110       3,453,019  

Prelude Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    246,107       1,698,138  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    678,320       25,613,363  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,015,216       24,040,315  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    814,893       29,800,637  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,565,880       58,422,983  

Puma Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    758,894       2,185,615  

Pyxis Oncology Inc.(a)

    182,548       737,494  

Radius Health Inc.(a)(b)

    1,072,746       9,472,347  

Rallybio Corp.(a)(b)

    409,489       2,858,233  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    482,925       10,619,521  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,618,749       18,750,243  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)

    893,520       29,655,929  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,591,125       47,622,371  

Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    148,328       436,084  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)(b)

    672,457       11,418,320  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    1,364,330       34,804,058  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,001,928       11,542,211  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    3,888,672       11,627,129  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    920,230       14,594,848  

Rubius Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,043,870       5,751,724  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,956,457       16,160,335  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,690,331     $ 15,630,823  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    629,603       8,115,583  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    2,045,229       2,515,632  

Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    471,894       1,090,075  

Sera Prognostics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    107,451       407,239  

Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,585,954       11,291,992  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    4,483,792       2,702,381  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)

    604,714       2,576,082  

Sigilon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    343,083       504,332  

Silverback Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    462,382       1,622,961  

Solid Biosciences Inc.(a)

    1,355,304       1,626,365  

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,941,297       16,173,222  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    3,740,880       4,825,735  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    551,306       4,796,362  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    659,097       37,199,435  

Spruce Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    197,392       396,758  

SQZ Biotechnologies Co.(a)(b)

    517,465       2,489,007  

Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    433,876       9,133,090  

Summit Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    510,900       1,251,705  

Surface Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    786,748       2,313,039  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    977,644       8,036,234  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,105,934       19,221,133  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,310,125       1,559,049  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    425,680       4,188,691  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    505,999       3,299,113  

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    698,802       1,928,693  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    646,820       7,619,540  

TG Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,946,528       28,021,481  

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    12,214,150       2,811,697  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,345,216       34,666,216  

Trevena Inc.(a)(b)

    3,717,200       2,044,088  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,040,608       27,940,325  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    1,252,513       61,849,092  

Tyra Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    260,991       2,792,604  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    434,667       3,785,950  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,225,984       13,865,879  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    2,745,678       13,838,217  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)(b)

    962,697       23,249,133  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)(b)

    4,272,541       7,092,418  

Vera Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    294,831       6,925,580  

Veracyte Inc.(a)(b)

    1,530,761       42,203,081  

Verastem Inc.(a)(b)

    3,925,045       5,534,313  

Vericel Corp.(a)(b)

    1,053,581       40,267,866  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    816,673       18,636,478  

Vigil Neuroscience Inc.(a)(b)

    110,611       777,595  

Viking Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,531,039       4,593,117  

Vincerx Pharma Inc.(a)

    294,581       1,178,324  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,363,348       35,065,311  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    824,037       3,922,416  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    4,371,958       5,421,228  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    427,847       2,584,196  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    546,058       2,402,655  

XBiotech Inc.

    348,862       3,014,168  

Xencor Inc.(a)(b)

    1,295,031       34,551,427  

Xilio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    132,499       936,768  

XOMA Corp.(a)(b)

    137,481       3,846,718  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    797,810       9,477,983  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    825,851       38,104,765  
   

 

 

 
        4,267,357,495  
Security   Shares     Value  

Building Products — 1.2%

   

AAON Inc.

    944,645     $ 52,645,066  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    369,807       18,102,053  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    559,453       26,551,639  

Caesarstone Ltd.

    531,015       5,586,278  

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.(a)

    1,235,829       30,055,361  

CSW Industrials Inc.

    340,550       40,045,274  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    740,203       31,791,719  

Griffon Corp.

    1,126,278       22,559,348  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    425,425       15,736,471  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    2,080,091       42,184,245  

Masonite International Corp.(a)(b)

    540,086       48,035,249  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    1,296,051       23,302,997  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    741,764       15,569,626  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    3,272,308       77,979,100  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    984,539       107,354,133  

UFP Industries Inc.

    1,359,320       104,885,131  

View Inc.(a)(b)

    2,427,796       4,467,145  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.(b)

    2,742,313       97,077,880  
   

 

 

 
          763,928,715  
Capital Markets — 1.5%            

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Class A

    1,327,572       52,239,958  

Assetmark Financial Holdings Inc.(a)

    434,773       9,673,699  

Associated Capital Group Inc., Class A(b)

    38,334       1,606,578  

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    459,284       32,131,509  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    7,172,099       31,557,236  

Blucora Inc.(a)

    1,113,677       21,772,385  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    762,268       18,484,999  

Cohen & Steers Inc.

    570,924       49,036,662  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    604,457       16,380,785  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    70,470       13,199,031  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    669,118       22,254,865  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    2,112,367       71,947,220  

Focus Financial Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,455,946       66,594,970  

GAMCO Investors Inc., Class A(b)

    133,396       2,949,385  

GCM Grosvenor Inc., Class A(b)

    1,013,454       9,840,638  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    350,712       5,425,515  

Hamilton Lane Inc., Class A

    792,174       61,227,128  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    1,156,600       101,549,480  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    1,391,893       65,349,376  

Open Lending Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    2,354,600       44,525,486  

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A, NVS

    205,333       8,948,412  

Piper Sandler Cos

    395,839       51,953,869  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    543,617       34,313,105  

Pzena Investment Management Inc., Class A

    365,600       2,932,112  

Sculptor Capital Management Inc.

    501,263       6,982,594  

StepStone Group Inc., Class A

    1,016,577       33,608,036  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    388,942       28,871,165  

Value Line Inc.

    25,707       1,722,369  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    169,047       40,569,589  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    3,034,716       17,813,783  
   

 

 

 
      925,461,939  
Chemicals — 2.0%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    625,476       31,955,569  

American Vanguard Corp.

    662,393       13,459,826  

Amyris Inc.(a)(b)

    4,085,586       17,813,155  

Aspen Aerogels Inc.(a)(b)

    500,662       17,262,826  

Avient Corp.

    2,064,179       99,080,592  

Balchem Corp.

    734,062       100,346,275  

Cabot Corp.

    1,278,350       87,451,923  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

   

Chase Corp.

    167,352     $ 14,544,562  

Danimer Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    2,065,958       12,106,514  

Ecovyst Inc.

    1,284,051       14,843,630  

Ferro Corp.(a)(b)

    1,845,725       40,126,062  

FutureFuel Corp.

    611,664       5,951,491  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,511,576       47,493,718  

Hawkins Inc.

    435,980       20,011,482  

HB Fuller Co.

    1,188,023       78,492,680  

Ingevity Corp.(a)(b)

    895,022       57,344,060  

Innospec Inc.

    549,317       50,839,288  

Intrepid Potash Inc.(a)(b)

    219,609       18,038,683  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    463,387       12,752,410  

Kronos Worldwide Inc.

    509,600       7,908,992  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    3,679,032       95,912,364  

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    2,277,287       2,459,470  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    751,638       49,720,854  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    1,377,613       22,000,480  

PureCycle Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,288,102       10,304,816  

Quaker Chemical Corp.(b)

    310,753       53,701,226  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    1,395,562       9,168,842  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    957,303       80,365,587  

Stepan Co.

    480,124       47,441,052  

Tredegar Corp.

    583,978       7,001,896  

Trinseo PLC

    881,087       42,221,689  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    2,572,810       50,915,910  

Valhi Inc.

    55,474       1,625,943  

Zymergen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,889,670       5,461,146  
   

 

 

 
          1,226,125,013  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%  

ABM Industries Inc.

    1,524,530       70,189,361  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    2,096,910       16,775,280  

Aris Water Solution Inc., A

    359,910       6,550,362  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,067,937       49,413,445  

BrightView Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    997,512       13,576,138  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    1,086,635       73,891,180  

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,113,918       97,634,913  

CECO Environmental Corp.(a)(b)

    695,565       3,818,652  

Cimpress PLC(a)(b)

    398,954       25,369,485  

CompX International Inc.

    40,536       953,407  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    2,748,228       30,697,707  

Deluxe Corp.

    960,810       29,054,894  

Ennis Inc.

    565,614       10,446,891  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    2,595,671       17,157,385  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    1,764,745       21,600,479  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    1,698,335       31,538,081  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)(b)

    356,922       10,568,460  

HNI Corp.

    985,390       36,508,699  

Interface Inc.

    1,322,191       17,942,132  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)(b)

    2,749,441       49,627,410  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

    827,471       6,992,130  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    714,919       23,134,779  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    1,689,234       58,379,927  

Montrose Environmental Group Inc.(a)(b)

    598,283       31,667,119  

NL Industries Inc.

    205,237       1,475,654  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    2,823,565       14,682,538  

SP Plus Corp.(a)(b)

    524,727       16,455,439  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

    1,939,439       23,176,296  

Team Inc.(a)(b)

    601,700       1,329,757  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    1,220,599       201,325,599  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)(b)

    705,691       33,788,485  
Security   Shares     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

UniFirst Corp./MA

    342,003     $ 63,024,313  

Viad Corp.(a)

    464,635       16,559,591  

VSE Corp.

    242,333       11,169,128  
   

 

 

 
      1,116,475,116  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

ADTRAN Inc.

    1,095,806       20,217,621  

Aviat Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    180,767       5,562,201  

CalAmp Corp.(a)(b)

    808,217       5,908,066  

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    1,255,218       53,861,404  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    241,704       5,713,883  

Casa Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    674,408       3,048,324  

Clearfield Inc.(a)(b)

    260,684       17,001,810  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    591,452       9,279,882  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)

    774,986       16,677,699  

DZS Inc.(a)(b)

    389,194       5,398,121  

EMCORE Corp.(a)(b)

    835,267       3,090,488  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    2,876,413       35,121,003  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    2,044,339       18,991,909  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    4,178,966       36,231,635  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    1,908,412       7,729,069  

KVH Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    312,113       2,840,228  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)(b)

    656,528       16,203,111  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,594,474       51,150,726  

Plantronics Inc.(a)(b)

    957,698       37,733,301  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    1,583,564       4,893,213  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    5,266,567       84,686,397  
   

 

 

 
      441,340,091  
Construction & Engineering — 1.6%            

Ameresco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    701,260       55,750,170  

API Group Corp.(a)(b)

    4,552,609       95,741,367  

Arcosa Inc.

    1,097,503       62,832,047  

Argan Inc.

    346,282       14,055,586  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    800,914       71,289,355  

Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    546,177       3,659,386  

Construction Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    866,928       22,696,175  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    662,188       63,080,029  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    1,200,868       135,253,763  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    3,212,254       92,159,567  

Granite Construction Inc.

    1,035,067       33,950,198  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)(b)

    1,456,044       20,428,297  

IES Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    196,814       7,911,923  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives
Inc.(a)(b)

    618,885       7,333,787  

INNOVATE Corp.(a)(b)

    1,085,544       4,005,657  

Matrix Service Co.(a)

    586,436       4,820,504  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    372,249       35,006,296  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)(b)

    229,249       5,834,387  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    298,986       39,854,834  

Primoris Services Corp.

    1,208,130       28,777,657  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    624,430       16,734,724  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)(b)

    949,842       10,258,294  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    4,720,049       184,695,517  
   

 

 

 
          1,016,129,520  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,694,900       83,703,594  

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

    47,481       5,509,695  
   

 

 

 
      89,213,289  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    112,493       5,826,012  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    488,472       6,374,560  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

   

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)

    563,446     $ 35,344,967  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    833,701       31,655,627  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    1,157,202       6,989,500  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    902,062       63,451,041  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    1,202,206       33,036,621  

LendingClub Corp.(a)(b)

    2,278,597       35,956,261  

LendingTree Inc.(a)(b)

    267,387       31,998,202  

Navient Corp.

    3,434,464       58,523,266  

Nelnet Inc., Class A

    384,395       32,669,731  

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    487,691       7,003,243  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)

    977,545       44,067,729  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,282,280       36,891,196  

Regional Management Corp.

    176,373       8,566,437  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    95,998       18,416,256  
   

 

 

 
      456,770,649  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    586,733       38,172,849  

Greif Inc., Class B

    132,291       8,434,874  

Myers Industries Inc.

    825,555       17,831,988  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    3,533,031       46,565,349  

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

    986,097       9,920,136  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    853,657       17,440,212  

TriMas Corp.

    970,026       31,128,134  
   

 

 

 
      169,493,542  
Distributors — 0.0%            

Funko Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    607,879       10,485,913  

Greenlane Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    552,398       309,343  
   

 

 

 
      10,795,256  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%            

2U Inc.(a)(b)

    1,660,657       22,053,525  

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)

    1,119,221       33,252,056  

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    422,896       8,982,311  

Carriage Services Inc.

    341,682       18,221,901  

Coursera Inc.(a)(b)

    1,673,142       38,549,192  

European Wax Center Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    296,620       8,768,087  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    88,203       53,933,488  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    2,905,351       61,041,425  

Laureate Education Inc., Class A

    2,272,848       26,933,249  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,226,876       12,514,135  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    1,532,109       17,588,611  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    986,487       16,286,900  

Regis Corp.(a)(b)

    889,618       1,885,990  

StoneMor Inc.(a)(b)

    731,295       1,908,680  

Strategic Education Inc.

    561,567       37,276,818  

Stride Inc.(a)(b)

    932,345       33,872,094  

Udemy Inc.(a)(b)

    308,220       3,840,421  

Vivint Smart Home Inc.(a)(b)

    2,085,708       14,099,386  

WW International Inc.(a)(b)

    1,182,657       12,098,581  
   

 

 

 
          423,106,850  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%            

Alerus Financial Corp.

    351,492       9,715,239  

A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.

    200,585       15,513,244  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    730,905       11,387,500  

Cannae Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,941,170       46,432,786  
   

 

 

 
      83,048,769  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  

Anterix Inc.(a)(b)

    260,202       15,065,696  

ATN International Inc.

    252,711       10,078,115  
Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    523,780     $ 16,965,234  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    962,886       63,887,486  

Consolidated Communications Holdings
Inc.(a)

    1,657,438       9,778,884  

EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    853,410       20,772,000  

Globalstar Inc.(a)(b)

    13,849,346       20,358,539  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    336,288       11,464,058  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    2,669,676       107,641,336  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    979,089       9,497,163  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS(a)

    3,468,969       33,267,413  

Ooma Inc.(a)(b)

    495,766       7,431,532  

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    1,587,511       22,669,657  

Telesat Corp.(a)

    188,422       3,108,963  
   

 

 

 
      351,986,076  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%            

ALLETE Inc.

    1,197,337       80,197,632  

MGE Energy Inc.

    824,013       65,747,997  

Otter Tail Corp.

    942,687       58,917,938  

PNM Resources Inc.

    1,941,824       92,566,750  

Portland General Electric Co.

    2,042,168       112,625,565  

Via Renewables Inc.

    286,389       2,359,846  
   

 

 

 
      412,415,728  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    388,106       900,406  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

    264,454       7,891,307  

American Superconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    625,071       4,756,790  

Array Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    2,907,134       32,763,400  

Atkore Inc.(a)(b)

    1,014,670       99,884,115  

AZZ Inc.

    548,381       26,453,899  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)

    1,272,893       10,386,807  

Beam Global(a)(b)

    200,267       4,095,460  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    829,022       21,935,922  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    3,209,206       77,502,325  

Encore Wire Corp.(b)

    444,564       50,711,416  

EnerSys

    944,114       70,402,581  

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    985,311       4,118,600  

FTC Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    880,720       4,341,950  

FuelCell Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    8,355,604       48,128,279  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    4,508,128       43,368,191  

Powell Industries Inc.

    215,069       4,176,640  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    71,203       4,515,694  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

    2,312,644       3,445,840  

Stem Inc.(a)(b)

    2,598,750       28,612,238  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    739,698       11,983,108  

TPI Composites Inc.(a)(b)

    821,550       11,550,993  

Vicor Corp.(a)(b)

    478,353       33,747,804  
   

 

 

 
          605,673,765  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.3%  

908 Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    468,430       8,904,854  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    856,566       73,733,201  

Aeva Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    2,384,389       10,324,404  

Akoustis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,144,313       7,438,035  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,951,354       17,288,996  

Badger Meter Inc.

    656,616       65,471,181  

Belden Inc.(b)

    992,843       55,003,502  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    797,699       19,974,383  

CTS Corp.

    728,753       25,754,131  

Daktronics Inc.(a)(b)

    837,424       3,215,708  

ePlus Inc.(a)(b)

    595,546       33,386,309  

Fabrinet(a)

    836,169       87,906,447  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    411,587     $ 21,369,597  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    485,476       7,850,147  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    2,398,127       173,840,226  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    791,175       84,908,901  

Iteris Inc.(a)(b)

    953,083       2,840,187  

Itron Inc.(a)(b)

    1,017,321       53,592,470  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    548,835       10,971,212  

Knowles Corp.(a)(b)

    2,023,924       43,575,084  

Luna Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    724,616       5,586,789  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    842,294       36,429,215  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    3,778,304       17,644,680  

Napco Security Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    659,198       13,526,743  

nLight Inc.(a)(b)

    975,323       16,912,101  

Novanta Inc.(a)(b)

    798,277       113,586,834  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    374,093       31,842,796  

Ouster Inc.(a)(b)

    3,042,315       13,690,418  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    581,328       23,450,772  

PC Connection Inc.

    255,145       13,367,047  

Plexus Corp.(a)(b)

    643,206       52,620,683  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    422,904       114,903,017  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    1,413,467       57,132,336  

ScanSource Inc.(a)(b)

    570,302       19,840,807  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    2,340,695       34,689,100  

Velodyne Lidar Inc.(a)

    1,704,189       4,362,724  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    3,000,725       58,814,210  

Vishay Precision Group Inc.(a)

    278,459       8,952,457  
   

 

 

 
          1,444,701,704  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2%            

Archrock Inc.

    3,074,586       28,378,429  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    538,259       19,958,644  

Cactus Inc., Class A

    1,247,876       70,804,484  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    4,590,805       112,382,906  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    422,590       12,888,995  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)(b)

    796,831       29,761,638  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    1,075,978       19,130,889  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    3,348,715       16,006,858  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    2,333,852       99,842,189  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,087,467       30,936,261  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)(b)

    159,967       24,430,160  

National Energy Services Reunited
Corp.(a)(b)

    855,118       7,182,991  

Newpark Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    2,095,788       7,670,584  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    3,940,507       36,410,285  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    2,250,116       34,111,759  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    1,401,155       9,738,027  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    4,224,151       65,389,858  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    1,995,624       27,799,042  

RPC Inc.(a)(b)

    1,535,775       16,386,719  

Select Energy Services Inc., Class A(a)

    1,391,421       11,924,478  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    710,955       8,026,682  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,801,220       11,513,014  

Tidewater Inc.(a)(b)

    928,383       20,183,046  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,678,609       31,322,844  
   

 

 

 
          752,180,782  
Entertainment — 0.8%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    11,645,427       286,943,321  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    159,739       1,276,315  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,452,016       42,370,836  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    591,485       1,715,307  

Eros STX Global Corp.(a)(b)

    362,839       1,012,321  
Security   Shares     Value  

Entertainment (continued)

   

IMAX Corp.(a)(b)

    1,136,406     $ 21,512,166  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A(a)(b)

    227,473       6,546,673  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    824,617       23,015,060  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,397,590       22,710,837  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B, NVS(a)(b)

    2,590,693       38,938,116  

LiveOne Inc.(a)(b)

    1,265,427       1,032,588  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Corp.(a)(b)

    590,776       49,217,549  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    531,703       9,411,143  
   

 

 

 
      505,702,232  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.1%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    1,987,370       43,066,308  

Agree Realty Corp.

    1,585,081           105,185,975  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    1,640,578       38,045,004  

Alexander’s Inc.

    48,306       12,377,446  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    1,129,903       42,812,025  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a)

    3,417,121       25,013,326  

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.

    4,874,381       87,592,627  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    1,454,727       21,239,014  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.(a)(b)

    387,169       3,949,124  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.(b)

    1,185,142       7,324,178  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    3,870,261       54,725,491  

Broadstone Net Lease Inc.

    3,578,841       77,947,157  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    254,830       6,108,275  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    2,198,791       42,436,666  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    1,112,392       9,121,614  

Centerspace

    322,655       31,658,909  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    1,082,623       14,929,371  

City Office REIT Inc.

    963,888       17,022,262  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    277,353       2,515,592  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    550,206       23,224,195  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    2,577,817       73,570,897  

CTO Realty Growth Inc.

    132,765       8,804,975  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    4,703,893       47,509,319  

DigitalBridge Group Inc.(a)

    10,929,478       78,692,242  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    5,388,108       17,241,946  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    1,964,716       41,534,096  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    915,459       186,094,506  

Empire State Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    3,238,632       31,803,366  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    2,476,142       69,851,966  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    2,760,231       69,833,844  

Farmland Partners Inc.

    646,456       8,888,770  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    1,775,579       48,011,656  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    2,254,404       13,300,984  

Getty Realty Corp.

    931,183       26,650,457  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    809,811       17,832,038  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    703,368       25,616,663  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    1,348,360       22,005,235  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    2,354,781       37,040,705  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    3,341,072       91,812,659  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    736,850       6,690,598  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    4,942,407       130,677,241  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    116,008       8,479,025  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    1,475,407       33,447,477  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    535,387       109,968,490  

iStar Inc.

    1,522,896       35,650,995  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    4,929,539       112,245,603  

LTC Properties Inc.

    892,471       34,333,359  

LXP Industrial Trust

    6,321,089       99,241,097  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Macerich Co. (The)

    4,846,713     $ 75,802,591  

National Health Investors Inc.

    995,426       58,740,088  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    1,840,946       115,537,771  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc.

    2,722,570       21,535,529  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    892,275       20,022,651  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    506,759       45,765,405  

Office Properties Income Trust

    1,089,273       28,026,994  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

    365,270       11,246,663  

Outfront Media Inc.

    3,300,610       93,836,342  

Paramount Group Inc.

    4,202,252       45,846,569  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b)

    2,953,325       72,297,396  

Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.(b)

    2,539,580       87,336,156  

Physicians Realty Trust

    5,024,473       88,129,256  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    2,864,666       49,329,549  

Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.

    697,820       18,910,922  

Postal Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    298,577       5,022,065  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    1,494,921       78,827,184  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    1,174,730       29,297,766  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    452,965       76,134,357  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    2,731,159       52,957,173  

Retail Value Inc.

    468,475       1,433,534  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    3,759,148       52,928,804  

RPT Realty

    1,829,221       25,188,373  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.(a)(b)

    1,211,203       112,363,302  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    5,208,438       77,553,642  

Safehold Inc.

    464,470       25,754,862  

Saul Centers Inc.

    266,044       14,020,519  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)(b)

    842,898       10,671,089  

Service Properties Trust

    3,640,142       32,142,454  

SITE Centers Corp.

    3,949,640       65,998,484  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    4,019,747       166,216,538  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    2,361,400       23,519,544  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.(a)

    4,934,413       58,127,385  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    2,339,776       40,220,749  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    1,668,477       123,550,722  

UMH Properties Inc.

    971,787       23,896,242  

Uniti Group Inc.

    4,460,848       61,381,269  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    295,120       17,226,154  

Urban Edge Properties

    2,636,875       50,364,313  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    679,371       12,778,969  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    1,985,520       34,528,193  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,945,318       49,605,609  

Whitestone REIT

    1,048,670       13,894,878  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    2,584,861       49,861,969  
   

 

 

 
          4,370,954,792  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%            

Andersons Inc. (The)

    714,809       35,926,300  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,100,041       209,593,772  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    730,034       23,799,108  

HF Foods Group Inc.(a)(b)

    754,763       5,026,722  

Ingles Markets Inc., Class A

    311,698       27,756,707  

MedAvail Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    266,396       258,697  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc.

    195,078       3,823,529  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    3,434,529       174,851,871  

PriceSmart Inc.

    543,264       42,847,232  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    1,247,757       10,917,874  

SpartanNash Co.

    820,289       27,061,334  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)(b)

    2,550,147       81,553,701  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)

    1,298,290       53,684,291  

Village Super Market Inc., Class A

    187,172       4,585,714  
Security   Shares     Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

   

Weis Markets Inc.

    367,147     $ 26,221,639  
   

 

 

 
          727,908,491  
Food Products — 1.0%            

AppHarvest Inc.(a)(b)

    1,573,926       8,459,852  

B&G Foods Inc.(b)

    1,447,341       39,049,260  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    397,884       14,502,872  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    923,129       50,975,183  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    757,853       19,635,971  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    3,122,914       68,516,733  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    335,848       52,090,025  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    199,840       16,674,650  

Laird Superfood Inc.(a)(b)

    140,897       508,638  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    431,174       64,309,602  

Landec Corp.(a)(b)

    572,899       6,634,170  

Limoneira Co.

    356,903       5,239,336  

Mission Produce Inc.(a)

    842,924       10,662,989  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    456,218       85,536,313  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    140,012       7,216,219  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)(b)

    1,932,735       73,347,293  

Sovos Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    569,708       8,078,459  

Tattooed Chef Inc.(a)(b)

    1,071,250       13,476,325  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    346,008       12,096,452  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    1,185,910       38,257,457  

Utz Brands Inc.

    1,352,995       19,997,266  

Vita Coco Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    214,479       1,921,732  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)(b)

    563,619       6,966,331  

Whole Earth Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    849,939       6,085,563  
   

 

 

 
      630,238,691  
Gas Utilities — 1.1%            

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    1,435,837       108,319,543  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    376,592       51,879,314  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    2,193,402       100,589,416  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    705,525       36,489,753  

ONE Gas Inc.

    1,197,178       105,638,987  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    2,328,159       80,437,893  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    1,491,747       116,788,873  

Spire Inc.

    1,149,815       82,510,724  
   

 

 

 
      682,654,503  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%            

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    749,858       1,079,796  

Accuray Inc.(a)(b)

    2,077,903       6,877,859  

Acutus Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    431,036       599,140  

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,595,583       18,349,204  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)(b)

    848,702       18,281,041  

Apyx Medical Corp.(a)(b)

    710,791       4,641,465  

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)

    865,026       18,494,256  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    5,356,633       3,357,538  

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.(a)(b)

    1,652,492       1,718,592  

AtriCure Inc.(a)(b)

    1,021,761       67,099,045  

Atrion Corp.

    31,480       22,445,240  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,087,752       36,439,692  

Axogen Inc.(a)(b)

    866,988       6,883,885  

Axonics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,047,639       65,582,201  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)

    249,066       5,661,270  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)

    630,445       8,889,274  

Butterfly Network Inc.(a)(b)

    2,839,430       13,515,687  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)

    894,668       20,219,497  

Cerus Corp.(a)(b)

    3,861,884       21,201,743  

ClearPoint Neuro Inc.(a)(b)

    427,703       4,452,388  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

CONMED Corp.

    658,671     $ 97,845,577  

CryoPort Inc.(a)(b)

    920,225       32,125,055  

Cue Health Inc.(a)(b)

    352,459       2,273,361  

Cutera Inc.(a)(b)

    396,503       27,358,707  

CVRx Inc.(a)(b)

    184,148       1,103,047  

CytoSorbents Corp.(a)(b)

    905,368       2,888,124  

DarioHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    306,410       1,789,434  

Eargo Inc.(a)(b)

    791,067       4,184,744  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    1,034,961       59,841,445  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,136,516       71,850,542  

Heska Corp.(a)

    221,290       30,599,981  

Inari Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    776,937       70,421,570  

Inogen Inc.(a)(b)

    441,517       14,313,981  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    748,558       60,311,318  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    752,957       21,090,326  

Invacare Corp.(a)

    755,711       1,065,552  

iRadimed Corp.

    144,155       6,463,910  

iRhythm Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    668,504           105,269,325  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,524,790       84,336,135  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    425,918       19,792,409  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    1,207,959       98,847,285  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    965,427       25,062,485  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    1,160,295       77,182,823  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(b)

    111,908       28,523,111  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    760,163       19,977,084  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    2,453,251       75,658,261  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)(b)

    573,409       1,737,429  

NeuroPace Inc.(a)(b)

    158,303       1,299,668  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    779,667       56,393,314  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    1,172,280       66,468,276  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,638,998       11,112,406  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC(a)

    2,719,447       50,744,881  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    426,644       13,951,259  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)(b)

    315,366       17,026,610  

Outset Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,065,981       48,395,537  

Paragon 28 Inc.(a)(b)

    194,792       3,260,818  

PAVmed Inc.(a)(b)

    1,644,836       2,171,184  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b)

    170,004       5,948,440  

Pulmonx Corp.(a)(b)

    611,394       15,168,685  

Pulse Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    302,979       1,472,478  

Quotient Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,783,655       2,140,386  

Retractable Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    395,722       1,879,679  

RxSight Inc.(a)(b)

    355,736       4,404,012  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    721,723       8,776,152  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,786,472       19,279,350  

Shockwave Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    764,774       158,583,537  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)(b)

    756,079       17,087,385  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    1,306,806       2,901,109  

Sight Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    476,310       5,506,144  

Silk Road Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    782,969       32,328,790  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    1,076,592       86,030,467  

Stereotaxis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,129,270       4,212,177  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    307,428       13,935,711  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    435,818       8,786,091  

Talis Biomedical Corp.(a)(b)

    328,396       463,038  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    592,391       15,959,014  

Treace Medical Concepts Inc.(a)(b)

    673,572       12,737,247  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    157,378       10,413,702  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    76,563       6,879,951  

Vapotherm Inc.(a)(b)

    519,485       7,220,841  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)

    874,238     $ 18,612,527  

ViewRay Inc.(a)(b)

    3,133,878       12,284,802  

Zynex Inc.(b)

    531,830       3,313,301  
   

 

 

 
      2,134,850,803  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%            

1Life Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    2,625,699       29,092,745  

Accolade Inc.(a)(b)

    1,174,852       20,630,401  

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    1,622,300       26,005,469  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    352,002       32,838,267  

Agiliti Inc.(a)(b)

    530,950       11,203,045  

AirSculpt Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    73,985       1,012,115  

Alignment Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    1,822,102       20,462,206  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)

    1,065,089       111,120,735  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    854,970       41,440,396  

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    879,479       2,999,023  

Biodesix Inc.(a)(b)

    279,180       471,814  

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a)(b)

    4,174,784       29,432,227  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    480,114       21,537,914  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    2,814,318       33,405,955  

Contra Zogenix Inc., NVS(b)

    1,280,909       871,018  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    196,436       33,087,680  

Covetrus Inc.(a)(b)

    2,348,807       39,436,470  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    796,664       17,263,709  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    1,190,312       107,139,983  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    476,197       29,719,455  

Hanger Inc.(a)

    840,680       15,409,664  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)(b)

    1,848,003       124,629,322  

InfuSystem Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    407,585       3,994,333  

Innovage Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    416,654       2,674,919  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    4,522,022       36,040,515  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    315,210       11,155,282  

LHC Group Inc.(a)(b)

    691,196       116,535,646  

LifeStance Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,595,473       16,130,232  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)

    1,708,319       40,111,330  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    280,692       32,389,050  

National HealthCare Corp.

    288,961       20,293,731  

National Research Corp.

    308,751       12,241,977  

Ontrak Inc.(a)(b)

    200,703       454,592  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)(b)

    3,585,186       102,392,912  

Owens & Minor Inc.(b)

    1,640,433       72,211,861  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    1,940,371       62,809,809  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    583,533       10,871,220  

PetIQ Inc.(a)(b)

    607,573       14,824,781  

Privia Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    924,984       24,724,822  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    1,451,672       74,615,941  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)(b)

    2,681,718       71,762,774  

RadNet Inc.(a)(b)

    1,027,758       22,990,947  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    2,500,064       59,976,535  

Sharps Compliance Corp.(a)(b)

    326,527       1,926,509  

SOC Telemed Inc.(a)

    1,368,788       4,092,676  

Surgery Partners Inc.(a)(b)

    766,941       42,220,102  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    2,399,587       206,268,499  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    997,026       32,074,326  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.(b)

    290,074       28,847,859  

Viemed Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    826,053       4,113,744  
   

 

 

 
          1,877,956,537  
Health Care Technology — 1.0%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    2,734,032       61,570,401  

American Well Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    4,148,505       17,465,206  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Technology (continued)

   

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    320,632     $ 11,045,772  

Convey Health Solutions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    304,787       1,993,307  

Evolent Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,808,947       58,428,988  

Forian Inc.(a)(b)

    412,540       2,871,278  

Health Catalyst Inc.(a)(b)

    1,209,301       31,599,035  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    578,212       11,517,983  

Icad Inc.(a)(b)

    497,811       2,220,237  

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    610,071       156,599,125  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    7,438,990       34,814,473  

NantHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    644,699       485,845  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,279,532       26,755,014  

Omnicell Inc.(a)(b)

    991,185       128,348,546  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    389,281       14,679,787  

Phreesia Inc.(a)(b)

    1,124,973       29,654,288  

Schrodinger Inc.(a)(b)

    1,029,360       35,121,763  

Simulations Plus Inc.(b)

    347,772       17,729,417  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc.(a)(b)

    510,919       2,942,894  
   

 

 

 
      645,843,359  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%            

Accel Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    1,270,547       15,475,262  

Bally’s Corp.(a)(b)

    754,783       23,202,029  

Biglari Holdings Inc., Class B, NVS(a)(b)

    18,482       2,672,682  

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)

    522,559       14,788,420  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    2,007,677       44,048,433  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    326,583       9,657,059  

Brinker International Inc.(a)(b)

    1,008,825       38,496,762  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.

    762,918       1,724,195  

Century Casinos Inc.(a)(b)

    604,431       7,222,950  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    1,031,459       41,041,754  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    456,646       12,329,442  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    538,975       63,992,502  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    994,605       48,835,106  

Denny’s Corp.(a)(b)

    1,382,627       19,785,392  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    368,430       28,719,119  

Drive Shack Inc.(a)(b)

    1,924,359       2,963,513  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    440,916       5,123,444  

Esports Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    250,502       1,688,383  

Everi Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,936,032       40,656,672  

F45 Training Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    694,063       7,426,474  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    393,015       2,937,787  

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    226,098       2,950,579  

Full House Resorts Inc.(a)(b)

    751,849       7,225,269  

GAN Ltd.(a)(b)

    919,699       4,432,949  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    382,577       22,216,246  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    899,826       6,397,763  

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co.(a)(b)

    1,255,823       1,393,964  

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.(a)(b)

    1,937,330         100,760,533  

International Game Technology PLC

    2,263,938       55,873,990  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    480,624       44,895,088  

Krispy Kreme Inc.(b)

    1,858,624       27,600,566  

Kura Sushi USA Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    101,293       5,586,309  

Life Time Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    879,817       12,792,539  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    699,340       10,546,047  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    297,604       25,959,997  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

    61,757       3,345,377  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    227,937       3,517,068  

Noodles & Co.(a)(b)

    924,458       5,519,014  

ONE Group Hospitality Inc. (The)(a)

    465,950       4,897,135  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    746,391       78,580,044  

PlayAGS Inc.(a)(b)

    624,559       4,165,809  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

Portillo’s Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    525,416     $ 12,904,217  

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc.(b)

    199,678       12,272,210  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)

    364,698       6,148,808  

Red Rock Resorts Inc., Class A

    1,211,521       58,831,460  

Rush Street Interactive Inc.(a)(b)

    1,213,988       8,825,693  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    769,447       17,604,947  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    2,175,661       127,820,084  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    1,139,872       84,852,072  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    847,858       57,569,558  

Sweetgreen Inc.(a)

    251,770       8,054,122  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)(b)

    567,198       3,403,188  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    1,583,400       132,578,082  

Wingstop Inc.

    673,025       78,979,484  

Xponential Fitness Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    264,799       6,206,889  
   

 

 

 
          1,477,494,480  
Household Durables — 1.6%            

Aterian Inc.(a)(b)

    591,277       1,436,803  

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.

    222,292       3,681,155  

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)(b)

    670,126       10,199,318  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    208,346       50,180,134  

Century Communities Inc.

    676,621       36,246,587  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    548,422       14,297,361  

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

    152,387       2,941,069  

GoPro Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,877,334       24,543,659  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)(b)

    691,249       13,659,080  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

    170,311       1,980,717  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    544,677       106,669,544  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    263,706       4,994,592  

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    116,347       6,876,108  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    535,142       45,214,148  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    603,739       38,277,053  

KB Home

    1,792,197       58,031,339  

Landsea Homes Corp.(a)(b)

    242,202       2,070,827  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    994,654       26,229,026  

Legacy Housing Corp.(a)(b)

    185,211       3,974,628  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    483,839       47,261,393  

Lifetime Brands Inc.

    292,167       3,751,424  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a)(b)

    289,038       15,625,394  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    642,699       28,503,701  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    1,289,281       48,786,393  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    830,641       65,811,686  

Purple Innovation Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,296,817       7,586,379  

Skyline Champion Corp.(a)(b)

    1,180,584       64,790,450  

Snap One Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    402,445       5,936,064  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)

    2,890,570       81,571,885  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    2,702,105       73,551,298  

Traeger Inc.(a)(b)

    673,306       5,009,397  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    2,480,785       49,814,163  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    1,121,350       21,810,257  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    293,596       9,171,939  

VOXX International Corp.(a)(b)

    367,748       3,666,448  

Vuzix Corp.(a)(b)

    1,336,703       8,822,240  

Weber Inc., Class A(b)

    445,796       4,382,175  
   

 

 

 
      997,355,834  
Household Products — 0.3%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)

    221,669       9,744,569  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    927,584       37,826,876  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    1,518,232       46,700,816  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

    123,503       3,538,361  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Products (continued)

   

WD-40 Co.(b)

    308,827     $ 56,586,371  
   

 

 

 
      154,396,993  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4%  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class A

    799,864       26,651,469  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class C

    1,838,797       67,134,478  

Ormat Technologies Inc.

    1,024,023       83,795,802  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(b)

    1,948,173       44,924,869  
   

 

 

 
      222,506,618  
Insurance — 1.9%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    1,071,027       11,138,681  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    1,880,224       75,039,740  

American National Group Inc.

    171,478       32,424,775  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    447,032       22,204,080  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    723,733       29,875,698  

Bright Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    5,773,045       11,141,977  

BRP Group Inc., Class A(a)

    1,101,804       29,561,401  

Citizens Inc./TX(a)(b)

    1,189,233       5,042,348  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    2,765,620       69,389,406  

Crawford & Co., Class A, NVS

    372,374       2,815,148  

Donegal Group Inc., Class A

    335,979       4,505,478  

eHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    568,839       7,059,292  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    621,467       25,492,576  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    285,018       74,432,451  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    11,078,471       41,876,620  

Goosehead Insurance Inc., Class A

    412,099       32,378,619  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    609,095       4,306,302  

HCI Group Inc.

    127,398       8,685,996  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

    628,660       4,488,632  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    911,757       38,138,795  

Investors Title Co.

    29,547       6,004,246  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    817,834       20,233,213  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.(b)

    488,268       111,334,869  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,589,856       3,831,553  

MBIA Inc.(a)(b)

    1,072,970       16,513,008  

MetroMile Inc.(a)(b)

    2,162,279       2,854,208  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A(b)

    61,822       13,007,349  

NI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    201,968       3,425,377  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    560,006       35,834,784  

ProAssurance Corp.

    1,159,638       31,171,070  

RLI Corp.

    913,634       101,075,329  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    319,405       29,017,944  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    1,354,206       121,011,848  

Selectquote Inc.(a)(b)

    3,090,138       8,621,485  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    2,085,401       15,598,800  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    583,144       35,344,358  

Tiptree Inc.

    528,929       6,796,738  

Trean Insurance Group Inc.(a)(b)

    418,848       1,964,397  

Trupanion Inc.(a)(b)

    867,974       77,353,843  

United Fire Group Inc.

    473,687       14,717,455  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

    525,369       1,738,971  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    658,674       8,885,512  
   

 

 

 
          1,196,334,372  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.6%            

Cargurus Inc.(a)(b)

    2,160,863       91,750,243  

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    1,559,393       22,502,041  

Eventbrite Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,750,369       25,852,950  

EverQuote Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    431,878       6,987,786  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    3,037,527       19,956,552  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,704,666       3,494,565  
Security   Shares     Value  

Interactive Media & Services (continued)

   

MediaAlpha Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    475,290     $ 7,866,050  

Outbrain Inc.(a)(b)

    487,564       5,231,562  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)(b)

    1,128,369       13,089,080  

TrueCar Inc.(a)(b)

    2,148,010       8,484,639  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    1,625,688       55,452,218  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)(b)

    982,933       95,128,256  
   

 

 

 
      355,795,942  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%            

1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    612,431       7,814,620  

1stdibs.com Inc.(a)(b)

    423,058       3,380,233  

aka Brands Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    160,636       710,011  

CarParts.com Inc.(a)(b)

    1,115,096       7,471,143  

Duluth Holdings Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    275,989       3,375,345  

Groupon Inc.(a)(b)

    542,504       10,432,352  

Lands’ End Inc.(a)(b)

    329,081       5,568,051  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)

    534,401       9,148,945  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,393       138,265  

Overstock.com Inc.(a)(b)

    972,496       42,794,687  

PetMed Express Inc.

    455,161       11,743,154  

Porch Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,763,437       12,247,070  

Quotient Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    2,104,181       13,424,675  

RealReal Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    1,781,367       12,932,724  

Rent the Runway Inc.(a)(b)

    437,999       3,017,813  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)(b)

    808,678       43,417,922  

Shutterstock Inc.

    527,855       49,132,743  

Stitch Fix Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,839,488       18,523,644  

Xometry Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    551,455       20,265,971  
   

 

 

 
          275,539,368  
IT Services — 1.5%            

BigCommerce Holdings Inc., Series 1(a)(b)

    1,097,103       24,037,527  

Brightcove Inc.(a)(b)

    916,154       7,146,001  

Cantaloupe Inc.(a)(b)

    1,324,864       8,969,329  

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    325,123       12,000,290  

Conduent Inc.(a)(b)

    3,818,779       19,704,900  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    732,202       46,546,081  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,145,830       66,286,265  

EVERTEC Inc.

    1,371,804       56,147,938  

Evo Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,075,499       24,833,272  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    744,226       106,625,259  

Flywire Corp.(a)(b)

    1,272,190       38,903,570  

GreenBox POS(a)(b)

    409,276       1,727,145  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,008,966       14,206,241  

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    539,826       12,448,388  

I3 Verticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    471,874       13,146,410  

IBEX Holdings Ltd.(a)

    128,784       2,052,817  

International Money Express Inc.(a)

    727,733       14,998,577  

Limelight Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    2,835,910       14,803,450  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,501,642       56,146,394  

Maximus Inc.

    1,402,881       105,145,931  

MoneyGram International Inc.(a)(b)

    2,036,651       21,507,035  

Paya Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,877,681       11,003,211  

Perficient Inc.(a)(b)

    733,707       80,773,804  

Priority Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    226,773       1,303,945  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,237,324       13,808,536  

Remitly Global Inc.(a)(b)

    267,601       2,641,222  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,951,548       28,824,364  

StarTek Inc.(a)(b)

    382,189       1,693,097  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    417,949       34,489,151  

Tucows Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    216,460       14,784,218  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    1,480,309     $ 31,989,477  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)(b)

    3,390,179       55,192,114  
   

 

 

 
      943,885,959  
Leisure Products — 0.5%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    768,210       30,928,135  

American Outdoor Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    330,051       4,333,570  

AMMO Inc.(a)(b)

    1,977,910       9,493,968  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    2,604,879       61,006,266  

Clarus Corp.(b)

    604,061       13,760,509  

Escalade Inc.

    227,460       3,002,472  

Genius Brands International Inc.(a)(b)

    6,424,263       6,552,748  

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    116,803       9,079,097  

Latham Group Inc.(a)(b)

    954,513       12,637,752  

Malibu Boats Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    463,785       26,904,168  

Marine Products Corp.

    187,151       2,161,594  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    429,189       10,562,341  

Nautilus Inc.(a)(b)

    695,906       2,867,133  

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    1,058,145       16,009,734  

Solo Brands Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    297,637       2,538,844  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    386,019       26,874,643  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)

    1,284,605       45,847,552  
   

 

 

 
      284,560,526  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%            

Absci Corp.(a)(b)

    1,213,109       10,226,509  

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    272,340       817,020  

Akoya Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    274,031       3,011,601  

Alpha Teknova Inc.(a)(b)

    157,626       2,176,815  

Berkeley Lights Inc.(a)(b)

    1,100,737       7,826,240  

BioNano Genomics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,526,761       16,839,043  

ChromaDex Corp.(a)(b)

    1,066,104       2,622,616  

Codex DNA Inc.(a)(b)

    175,548       942,693  

Codexis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,355,267       27,945,606  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    2,148,044       23,155,914  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    1,719,212       6,171,971  

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    882,024       5,477,369  

Inotiv Inc.(a)(b)

    390,662       10,227,531  

IsoPlexis Corp(a)(b)

    24,280       83,280  

MaxCyte Inc.(a)(b)

    2,222,793       15,537,323  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    654,468       107,064,420  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,026,028       35,654,473  

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,557,487       31,073,467  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    4,388,535       39,935,668  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    847,167       6,938,298  

Quanterix Corp.(a)(b)

    695,393       20,298,522  

Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc., Cass A(a)(b)

    318,449       2,162,269  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    939,903       14,324,122  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,024,124       6,462,222  
   

 

 

 
          396,974,992  
Machinery — 3.7%            

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,517,221       1,805,493  

Alamo Group Inc.

    224,210       32,239,156  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    700,971       59,105,875  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    1,474,657       57,408,397  

Astec Industries Inc.

    513,950       22,099,850  

Barnes Group Inc.

    1,076,383       43,259,833  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    391,535       7,368,689  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    828,227       142,264,552  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)(b)

    420,836       11,202,654  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY(b)

    625,858       26,536,379  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.(a)(b)

    728,612     $ 6,156,771  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)

    4,292,281       20,345,412  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

    514,932       17,811,498  

Energy Recovery Inc.(a)(b)

    931,233       18,755,033  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.(b)

    1,365,266       29,885,673  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    468,571       45,793,444  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    576,993       40,343,351  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    2,614,119       122,811,311  

Federal Signal Corp.

    1,371,296       46,281,240  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    1,053,222       87,459,555  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    502,499       18,029,664  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    714,505       36,804,153  

Helios Technologies Inc.

    727,994       58,421,518  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    1,651,316       72,938,628  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc.(a)(b)

    920,686       13,948,393  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    2,651,166       11,744,665  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc.

    228,032       7,572,943  

Ideanomics Inc.(a)(b)

    10,990,853       12,309,755  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    708,062       83,884,105  

Kadant Inc.(b)

    258,258       50,151,121  

Kennametal Inc.

    1,906,529       54,545,795  

Lindsay Corp.

    245,645       38,568,721  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    619,618       10,409,582  

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    794,416       11,979,793  

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    203,999       1,911,471  

Meritor Inc.(a)(b)

    1,529,035       54,387,775  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    250,450       7,052,672  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    1,265,260       68,539,134  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

    3,541,685       45,758,570  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    5,144,802       55,100,829  

NN Inc.(a)(b)

    996,276       2,869,275  

Omega Flex Inc.

    70,528       9,159,471  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

    185,860       2,615,050  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    627,648       33,202,579  

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)(b)

    633,060       122,737,673  

REV Group Inc.

    753,645       10,098,843  

Shyft Group Inc. (The)(b)

    799,801       28,880,814  

SPX Corp.(a)

    989,053       48,869,109  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    948,280       81,760,702  

Standex International Corp.

    268,884       26,866,889  

Tennant Co.

    415,850       32,768,980  

Terex Corp.

    1,571,571       56,042,222  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    1,157,525       17,050,343  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    1,740,154       59,791,691  

Wabash National Corp.

    1,101,726       16,349,614  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    621,887       86,809,206  

Welbilt Inc.(a)(b)

    2,951,929       70,108,314  
   

 

 

 
          2,258,974,228  
Marine — 0.3%            

Costamare Inc.

    1,211,052       20,648,436  

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

    202,079       13,763,601  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    715,676       16,904,267  

Matson Inc.

    938,910       113,251,324  

Safe Bulkers Inc.(b)

    1,435,488       6,832,923  
   

 

 

 
      171,400,551  
Media — 1.0%            

Advantage Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    1,745,755       11,137,917  

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    664,857       27,013,140  

Audacy Inc(a)

    2,666,957       7,707,506  
 

 

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iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    450,022     $ 11,417,058  

Cardlytics Inc.(a)(b)

    731,928       40,241,401  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    8,214,068       28,420,675  

comScore Inc.(a)

    1,598,087       4,650,433  

Daily Journal Corp.(a)(b)

    27,736       8,653,355  

Digital Media Solutions Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    68,472       249,238  

Emerald Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    601,829       2,046,219  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    1,384,462       8,874,401  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    1,303,253       27,094,630  

Fluent Inc.(a)(b)

    1,008,870       2,098,450  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    3,186,408       14,370,700  

Gray Television Inc.

    1,931,949       42,638,114  

Hemisphere Media Group Inc.(a)(b)

    362,289       1,655,661  

iHeartMedia Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,542,385       48,127,348  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a)

    702,323       9,692,057  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    978,983       51,915,469  

Magnite Inc.(a)(b)

    2,942,089       38,864,996  

National CineMedia Inc.

    1,364,069       3,464,735  

Scholastic Corp.

    602,316       24,261,289  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

    1,047,814       29,359,748  

Stagwell Inc.(a)(b)

    1,418,185       10,267,659  

TechTarget Inc.(a)(b)

    593,970       48,277,882  

TEGNA Inc.

    4,995,439       111,897,834  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    172,560       4,852,387  

WideOpenWest Inc.(a)(b)

    1,165,030       20,318,123  
   

 

 

 
          639,568,425  
Metals & Mining — 1.5%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    2,866,202       76,928,862  

Arconic Corp.(a)(b)

    2,404,262       61,597,192  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    1,075,537       45,151,043  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)

    1,162,556       30,586,848  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    5,769,473       25,674,155  

Commercial Metals Co.

    2,702,213       112,466,105  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    771,857       48,464,901  

Constellium SE(a)

    2,808,016       50,544,288  

Ferroglobe PLC

    1,289,900       13  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)(b)

    1,045,036       4,514,556  

Haynes International Inc.

    281,194       11,978,864  

Hecla Mining Co.

    12,012,667       78,923,222  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    355,968       33,517,947  

Materion Corp.

    458,143       39,281,181  

MP Materials Corp.(a)(b)

    1,714,293       98,297,561  

NovaGold Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    5,344,777       41,315,126  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    220,343       8,474,392  

Perpetua Resources Corp.(a)

    609,192       2,497,687  

PolyMet Mining Corp.(a)(b)

    656,234       2,749,621  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    370,767       12,984,260  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    579,753       30,112,371  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    1,907,049       16,991,807  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)

    1,029,556       22,526,685  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    1,153,696       42,813,659  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    744,147       38,256,597  
   

 

 

 
      936,648,943  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 1.3%            

AFC Gamma Inc.

    292,542       5,593,403  

Angel Oak Mortgage Inc.

    210,462       3,453,681  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    3,162,716       44,056,634  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    3,227,807       55,066,387  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    985,039       15,287,805  
Security   Shares      Value  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)

 

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    1,991,590      $ 16,729,356  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    3,547,576        112,777,441  

BrightSpire Capital Inc.

    1,912,585        17,691,411  

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    2,897,616        25,064,378  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Inc., NVS

    99,615        1,766,174  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    5,316,197        64,007,012  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    830,696        13,457,275  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    1,209,290        21,464,898  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    739,182        10,333,764  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    1,292,761        14,375,502  

Great Ajax Corp.

    512,026        6,006,065  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    1,733,751        82,231,810  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    7,179,395        16,369,021  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    782,270        16,122,585  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    2,566,784        30,467,726  

MFA Financial Inc.

    10,071,360        40,587,581  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    8,449,630        30,841,150  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.(b)

    3,097,534        10,066,986  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    2,213,034        37,378,144  

Ready Capital Corp.

    1,476,446        22,235,277  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    2,603,453        27,414,360  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc.

    1,380,854        16,307,886  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    7,696,583        42,562,104  
    

 

 

 
       799,715,816  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%             

Avista Corp.

    1,640,113        74,051,102  

Black Hills Corp.

    1,452,817        111,895,965  

NorthWestern Corp.

    1,213,921        73,430,081  

Unitil Corp.

    352,972        17,606,244  
    

 

 

 
           276,983,392  
Multiline Retail — 0.4%             

Big Lots Inc.(b)

    689,745        23,865,177  

Dillard’s Inc., Class A(b)

    122,583        32,900,052  

Franchise Group Inc.

    645,621        26,748,078  

Macy’s Inc.

    6,817,548        166,075,469  
    

 

 

 
       249,588,776  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.4%         

Aemetis Inc.(a)(b)

    619,734        7,852,030  

Alto Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    1,753,352        11,957,861  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    6,464,379        197,357,491  

Arch Resources Inc.(b)

    340,879        46,829,957  

Berry Corp.

    1,500,884        15,489,123  

Brigham Minerals Inc., Class A

    993,442        25,382,443  

California Resources Corp.

    1,831,510        81,923,442  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)

    1,092,117        64,522,272  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    4,146,997        33,466,266  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    223,650        7,537,005  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    2,367,564        205,978,068  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    983,042        58,697,438  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b)

    3,516,994        27,924,932  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    4,546,153        94,196,290  

Comstock Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    2,081,745        27,166,772  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    784,385        29,516,408  

Crescent Energy Inc.

    671,211        11,638,799  

CVR Energy Inc.

    720,995        18,414,212  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,552,205        32,937,790  

Denbury Inc.(a)(b)

    1,140,518        89,610,499  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

DHT Holdings Inc.

    3,260,346     $ 18,910,007  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    696,076       10,086,141  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    673,355       8,504,474  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    3,537,578       32,368,839  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    9,233,034       77,926,807  

Escrow PetroCorp.(a)(c)

    26,106        

Falcon Minerals Corp.

    940,299       6,337,615  

Frontline Ltd./Bermuda(a)

    2,839,995       24,991,956  

Gevo Inc.(a)(b)

    4,616,833       21,606,778  

Golar LNG Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,300,856       57,015,212  

Green Plains Inc.(a)(b)

    800,530       24,824,435  

HighPeak Energy Inc.(b)

    113,294       2,515,127  

International Seaways Inc.

    1,031,193       18,602,722  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    74,113       4,818,086  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    10,172,235       73,138,370  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    288,522       22,833,631  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    3,246,572       76,781,428  

Matador Resources Co.(b)

    2,501,878       132,549,496  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    3,325,894       134,332,859  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    3,833,757       8,165,902  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    1,361,666       38,385,365  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    446,256       65,287,253  

Ovintiv Inc.

    5,923,503       320,283,807  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,050,839       13,681,924  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    2,177,866       53,074,594  

PDC Energy Inc.

    2,204,661       160,234,761  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    2,007,340       49,240,050  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    5,401,755       164,105,317  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)

    474,333       16,378,718  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    1,017,147       61,689,966  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    129,491       12,897,304  

Riley Exploration Permian Inc.(b)

    217,222       5,447,928  

Scorpio Tankers Inc.

    1,111,590       23,765,794  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    2,833,079       28,840,744  

SM Energy Co.(b)

    2,711,873       105,627,453  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    22,963,329       164,647,069  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    845,112       13,344,318  

Teekay Corp.(a)(b)

    1,578,680       5,004,416  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    542,084       7,502,443  

Tellurian Inc.(a)(b)

    8,361,329       44,315,044  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    6,036,820       27,709,004  

Ur-Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    4,166,296       6,666,074  

W&T Offshore Inc.(a)(b)

    2,088,880       7,979,522  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    889,940       72,539,009  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    1,454,577       39,331,762  
   

 

 

 
          3,352,688,622  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    376,874       10,563,778  

Glatfelter Corp.

    1,004,539       12,436,193  

Neenah Inc.

    384,424       15,246,256  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    714,619       19,652,022  
   

 

 

 
      57,898,249  
Personal Products — 0.6%            

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)(b)

    1,973,998       33,321,086  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)

    2,554,254       58,952,182  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    1,223,281       44,857,714  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)(b)

    1,083,768       27,993,728  

Honest Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    1,855,287       9,666,045  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    404,336       35,601,785  
Security   Shares     Value  

Personal Products (continued)

   

Medifast Inc.

    262,068     $ 44,755,973  

Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.(a)

    276,337       4,647,988  

NewAge Inc.(a)(b)

    3,026,427       1,758,354  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    1,129,111       54,061,835  

Revlon Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    162,512       1,311,472  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    268,532       21,334,868  

Veru Inc.(a)(b)

    1,455,004       7,027,669  
   

 

 

 
          345,290,699  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%            

9 Meters Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    4,983,810       2,986,797  

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,155,995       19,929,354  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    962,692       8,760,497  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,229,413       9,296,652  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    839,904       30,152,554  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    4,369,520       2,053,674  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    208,948       2,684,982  

Angion Biomedica Corp.(a)(b)

    492,072       1,043,193  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    241,941       6,800,962  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    3,788,815       15,534,141  

Arvinas Inc.(a)(b)

    1,067,379       71,834,607  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,461,448       10,551,655  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    734,385       9,914,197  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    632,057       26,160,839  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,003,911       12,197,519  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    867,153       32,206,062  

CinCor Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    240,740       4,222,580  

Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,594,838       4,644,760  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    791,515       16,115,245  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,990,006       44,814,935  

CorMedix Inc.(a)(b)

    862,605       4,727,075  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,523,441       4,737,902  

DICE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    308,442       5,900,495  

Durect Corp.(a)(b)

    5,142,451       3,444,928  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    853,645       8,280,356  

Endo International PLC(a)(b)

    5,358,563       12,378,281  

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,260,192       5,847,291  

Evolus Inc.(a)(b)

    740,188       8,304,909  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    550,657       6,690,483  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    637,861       15,085,413  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)

    514,430       25,027,019  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    557,841       3,402,830  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    982,872       19,018,573  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,819,487       111,334,410  

Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,099,057       1,516,699  

Kaleido Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    440,325       726,536  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    649,922       3,269,108  

Landos Biopharma Inc.(a)

    103,129       152,115  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    839,550       7,849,793  

Mind Medicine MindMed Inc.(a)(b)

    7,866,363       8,731,663  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    721,248       10,999,032  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    3,642,244       19,158,203  

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.(a)(b)

    1,749,461       8,659,832  

Omeros Corp.(a)(b)

    1,355,599       8,147,150  

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    837,044       7,240,431  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)

    1,003,629       76,596,965  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,057,483       3,140,725  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    460,922       6,273,148  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    466,685       9,310,366  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    537,798       3,769,964  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,137,024       60,194,051  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

Provention Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,266,180     $ 9,268,438  

Rain Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    301,335       1,527,768  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    630,761       20,663,730  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    553,611       14,941,961  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,585,366       30,914,637  

Seelos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,212,473       1,853,610  

SIGA Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,125,478       7,979,639  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,114,345       36,015,630  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    191,613       3,222,931  

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    309,156       918,193  

TherapeuticsMD Inc.(a)(b)

    8,685,219       3,300,383  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    1,350,264       12,908,524  

Theseus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    232,113       2,676,263  

Ventyx Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    215,815       2,928,610  

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    283,968       2,302,980  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)

    855,916       1,711,832  
   

 

 

 
      954,956,080  
Professional Services — 1.8%            

Acacia Research Corp.(a)(b)

    1,114,405       5,025,966  

ASGN Inc.(a)

    1,151,440       134,384,562  

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc.(a)(b)

    308,104       3,709,572  

Barrett Business Services Inc.

    172,514       13,364,659  

CBIZ Inc.(a)(b)

    1,100,719       46,197,176  

CRA International Inc.

    164,103       13,827,319  

Exponent Inc.

    1,174,582       126,913,585  

First Advantage Corp.(a)(b)

    1,255,220       25,342,892  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)(b)

    248,940       14,045,195  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)

    283,410       12,815,800  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    439,359       17,389,829  

HireQuest Inc.(b)

    115,849       2,215,033  

HireRight Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    434,126       7,423,555  

Huron Consulting Group Inc.(a)

    491,507       22,515,936  

ICF International Inc.

    414,993       39,067,441  

Insperity Inc.

    822,374       82,582,797  

KBR Inc.

    3,202,285       175,261,058  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    814,806       17,673,142  

Kforce Inc.

    456,178       33,743,487  

Korn Ferry

    1,236,640       80,307,402  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

    614,699       52,980,907  

Mistras Group Inc.(a)(b)

    455,144       3,008,502  

Resources Connection Inc.

    706,312       12,106,188  

Sterling Check Corp.(a)(b)

    358,895       9,485,595  

TriNet Group Inc.(a)(b)

    916,225       90,119,891  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)(b)

    786,875       22,732,819  

Upwork Inc.(a)(b)

    2,653,056       61,657,021  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)(b)

    250,484       7,687,354  
   

 

 

 
          1,133,584,683  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b)

    3,144,957       64,503,068  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    1,627,712       11,882,298  

eXp World Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,422,447       30,113,203  

Fathom Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    129,278       1,383,275  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)(b)

    393,193       6,983,108  

FRP Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    156,092       9,022,118  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

    2,705,725       65,992,633  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    535,473       28,208,718  

Newmark Group Inc., Class A(b)

    3,770,672       60,029,098  

Rafael Holdings Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    223,414       560,769  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    423,017       11,730,261  
Security   Shares     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    2,617,399     $ 41,040,816  

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    2,321,802       41,885,308  

RMR Group Inc. (The), Class A

    354,053       11,011,048  

St Joe Co. (The)(b)

    750,556       44,462,937  

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)(b)

    461,055       8,418,864  
   

 

 

 
          437,227,522  
Road & Rail — 0.9%            

ArcBest Corp.

    570,344       45,912,692  

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    934,417       246,031,996  

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    268,177       5,773,851  

Daseke Inc.(a)(b)

    906,591       9,129,371  

Heartland Express Inc.

    1,022,564       14,387,475  

HyreCar Inc.(a)(b)

    392,437       934,000  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    1,354,302       24,052,404  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)(b)

    167,748       5,829,243  

Saia Inc.(a)(b)

    600,186       146,337,351  

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    632,418       2,453,782  

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.(b)

    173,279       3,491,572  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    1,366,216       56,014,856  

Yellow Corp.(a)(b)

    1,148,934       8,054,027  
   

 

 

 
          568,402,620  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.3%  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    482,831       26,386,714  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    796,747       83,594,695  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    2,316,630       50,317,204  

Atomera Inc.(a)(b)

    461,326       6,024,918  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    745,530       56,309,881  

AXT Inc.(a)(b)

    890,537       6,251,570  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    507,130       20,614,835  

CMC Materials Inc.

    641,655       118,962,837  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    1,085,710       32,137,016  

Credo Technology Group Holdings(a)(b)

    455,350       6,934,981  

Diodes Inc.(a)(b)

    996,362       86,673,530  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    1,758,032       73,890,085  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    636,085       22,657,348  

Impinj Inc.(a)(b)

    432,800       27,500,112  

Kopin Corp.(a)(b)

    1,770,982       4,480,584  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    1,379,884       77,301,102  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    3,069,071       187,059,877  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)(b)

    1,113,595       66,670,933  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    1,606,610       93,745,693  

Meta Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    4,613,086       7,703,854  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)(b)

    1,166,077       17,736,031  

NVE Corp.

    110,987       6,045,462  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    1,101,972       95,750,347  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    671,984       18,728,194  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    1,346,766       22,854,619  

Power Integrations Inc.

    1,332,508       123,496,841  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    2,469,322       78,746,679  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    1,462,106       101,382,430  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    857,999       128,871,450  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    364,939       90,439,183  

SkyWater Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    181,360       1,964,129  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,085,664       28,042,701  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    1,813,563       38,955,333  

Synaptics Inc.(a)(b)

    895,911       178,734,244  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,004,797       42,593,345  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)(b)

    1,130,839     $ 30,747,512  
   

 

 

 
          2,060,306,269  
Software — 5.5%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    2,548,983       32,091,696  

A10 Networks Inc.

    1,350,854       18,844,413  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    2,704,510       85,165,020  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    474,769       18,933,788  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,079,244       71,726,556  

Alkami Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    640,086       9,159,631  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,058,964       68,197,282  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    719,949       15,003,737  

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    431,792       48,883,172  

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    892,179       54,262,327  

Arteris Inc.(a)(b)

    101,055       1,313,715  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,656,629       66,215,461  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,873,194       23,733,368  

AvidXchange Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    606,341       4,881,045  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)(b)

    569,608       7,188,453  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    1,084,140       64,907,462  

Blackline Inc.(a)(b)

    1,222,926       89,542,642  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    1,001,613       56,771,425  

Box Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,100,220       90,092,393  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,055,531       15,375,372  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)

    878,805       31,724,860  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)(b)

    670,771       11,114,675  

Cleanspark Inc.(a)(b)

    898,288       11,111,823  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,012,837       67,201,735  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    360,613       21,683,660  

CoreCard Corp.(a)(b)

    171,315       4,694,031  

Couchbase Inc.(a)(b)

    517,857       9,021,069  

CS Disco Inc.(a)(b)

    345,989       11,753,246  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    291,569       7,688,674  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)(b)

    2,041,049       89,418,357  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    646,675       32,702,355  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    4,492,848       39,581,991  

Ebix Inc.(b)

    607,750       20,146,912  

eGain Corp.(a)(b)

    465,617       5,391,845  

Enfusion Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    472,633       6,011,892  

EngageSmart Inc.(a)(b)

    375,909       8,010,621  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    1,178,862       87,754,487  

EverCommerce Inc.(a)(b)

    630,490       8,322,468  

GTY Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    733,739       2,369,977  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    271,592       5,448,135  

Intapp Inc.(a)(b)

    298,899       7,176,565  

InterDigital Inc.

    700,864       44,715,123  

JFrog Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,201,418       32,378,215  

Kaltura Inc.(a)(b)

    1,073,938       1,922,349  

LivePerson Inc.(a)(b)

    1,479,091       36,119,402  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,163,883       60,480,530  

MeridianLink Inc.(a)(b)

    460,361       8,332,534  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    212,644       103,413,030  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    1,401,620       111,512,887  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    969,287       14,219,440  

Model N Inc.(a)(b)

    828,179       22,278,015  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)

    2,993,818       48,679,481  

ON24 Inc.(a)(b)

    654,464       8,606,202  

OneSpan Inc.(a)(b)

    802,524       11,588,447  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    1,876,815       64,168,305  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,371,195       37,611,879  

Progress Software Corp.

    997,688       46,981,128  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    905,641     $ 30,166,902  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,246,780       76,863,987  

Qualys Inc.(a)(b)

    771,638       109,888,968  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)(b)

    1,273,103       141,619,978  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    738,054       3,365,526  

Rimini Street Inc.(a)(b)

    1,004,707       5,827,301  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)(b)

    2,429,657       51,435,839  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,065,429       105,708,656  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    703,173       17,853,562  

SecureWorks Corp., Class A(a)

    230,528       3,054,496  

ShotSpotter Inc.(a)(b)

    198,296       5,496,765  

Smith Micro Software Inc.(a)(b)

    1,023,396       3,858,203  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,023,748       82,022,690  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)(b)

    817,500       107,256,000  

Stronghold Digital Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    160,128       936,749  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)(b)

    2,012,860       23,490,076  

Telos Corp.(a)(b)

    903,034       9,003,249  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,089,313       120,741,398  

Upland Software Inc.(a)(b)

    651,368       11,470,590  

UserTesting Inc.(a)

    179,794       1,921,998  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    2,432,891       115,659,638  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    1,457,634       75,359,678  

Veritone Inc.(a)(b)

    649,315       11,869,478  

Viant Technology Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    259,657       1,700,753  

VirnetX Holding Corp.(a)

    1,502,252       2,448,671  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    5,735,884       116,381,086  

Workiva Inc.(a)(b)

    971,236       114,605,848  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    2,379,505       41,213,027  

Yext Inc.(a)(b)

    2,677,256       18,446,294  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,575,224       38,576,855  
   

 

 

 
          3,431,869,564  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    712,103       14,299,028  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    1,264,990       40,467,030  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.(b)

    1,769,307       69,710,696  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    3,432,591       57,667,529  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)(b)

    134,460       10,832,098  

Arko Corp.

    1,904,155       17,327,811  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)(b)

    524,276       83,989,015  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)(b)

    993,285       3,555,960  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)(b)

    2,193,591       49,421,605  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.(b)

    449,594       7,710,537  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    657,627       62,336,463  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    681,197       22,506,749  

Caleres Inc.

    848,727       16,405,893  

Camping World Holdings Inc., Class A(b)

    942,062       26,330,633  

CarLotz Inc.(a)(b)

    1,614,059       2,211,261  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    480,407       7,042,767  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    2,796,339       13,422,427  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    312,088       15,385,938  

Citi Trends Inc.(a)(b)

    176,701       5,411,468  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)

    414,881       6,393,316  

Container Store Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    733,857       5,995,612  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    1,385,004       18,711,404  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    326,707       20,781,832  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    376,416       63,173,897  

GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)

    1,274,727       11,740,236  

Guess? Inc.(b)

    928,151       20,280,099  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    359,990       9,870,926  

Hibbett Inc.

    310,640       13,773,778  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

   

JOANN Inc.(b)

    273,500     $ 3,120,635  

Kirkland’s Inc.(a)(b)

    326,921       3,037,096  

Lazydays Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    167,465       3,379,444  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    651,704       9,136,890  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    478,708       19,272,784  

Monro Inc.

    752,682       33,373,920  

Murphy USA Inc.

    525,555       105,089,978  

National Vision Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,877,949       81,822,238  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    1,041,516       47,732,678  

OneWater Marine Inc., Class A

    236,590       8,150,526  

Party City Holdco Inc.(a)(b)

    2,542,651       9,102,691  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    1,498,380       37,744,192  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,482,670       38,804,132  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,410,807       3,103,775  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    393,091       11,462,534  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    1,189,981       86,511,619  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)

    506,134       25,666,055  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    488,239       20,755,040  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    993,531       10,620,846  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    507,029       4,745,791  

Torrid Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    387,531       2,348,438  

TravelCenters of America Inc.(a)(b)

    286,181       12,294,336  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    1,544,259       38,776,343  

Winmark Corp.

    77,015       16,943,300  

Zumiez Inc.(a)

    442,689       16,915,147  
   

 

 

 
      1,346,666,436  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    2,824,289       47,109,140  

Avid Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    821,430       28,643,264  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    625,864       13,243,282  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)(b)

    1,668,394       11,228,292  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    1,026,427       6,723,097  

Quantum Corp.(a)(b)

    1,359,228       3,085,448  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)(b)

    1,018,817       38,786,363  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)(b)

    346,135       7,369,214  
   

 

 

 
      156,188,100  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Crocs Inc.(a)(b)

    1,315,743       100,522,765  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,099,387       10,598,091  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,015,236       27,462,134  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    1,174,583       48,569,007  

Movado Group Inc.

    347,859       13,583,894  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    360,140       32,592,670  

PLBY Group Inc.(a)(b)

    682,417       8,932,839  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    151,396       6,296,560  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    1,820,793       70,355,441  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    262,739       4,689,891  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    304,238       5,506,708  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)(b)

    620,535       4,759,503  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    1,831,788       41,325,137  
   

 

 

 
      375,194,640  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.5%            

Axos Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    1,266,263       58,741,941  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)(b)

    680,488       9,220,612  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    500,690       8,351,509  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    2,964,238       32,250,909  

Columbia Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    907,685       19,524,304  

Essent Group Ltd.

    2,482,552       102,305,968  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    211,119       22,902,189  
Security   Shares     Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)

 

Finance of America Companies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    532,579     $ 1,619,040  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    1,138,947       48,291,353  

FS Bancorp. Inc.

    168,138       5,212,278  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    33,849       11,616,977  

Home Bancorp. Inc.

    174,462       7,116,305  

Home Point Capital Inc.

    175,387       545,454  

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    1,577,341       20,316,152  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    362,974       4,823,925  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

    366,615       10,037,919  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,400,800       63,974,536  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,918,012       39,549,407  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    1,021,383       14,667,060  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    201,583       4,789,612  

PCSB Financial Corp.

    304,038       5,810,166  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

    695,501       37,000,653  

Pioneer Bancorp. Inc./NY(a)(b)

    265,263       2,790,567  

Provident Bancorp. Inc.

    356,302       5,779,218  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    1,658,436       38,807,402  

Radian Group Inc.

    4,116,674       91,431,330  

Southern Missouri Bancorp. Inc.

    177,821       8,882,159  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    411,892       13,151,712  

Velocity Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    197,035       2,155,563  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    669,264       86,616,147  

Washington Federal Inc.

    1,503,865       49,356,849  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    506,975       9,804,897  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    1,430,250       66,678,255  
   

 

 

 
      904,122,368  
Tobacco — 0.1%            

22nd Century Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,603,731       8,360,656  

Turning Point Brands Inc.

    326,685       11,110,557  

Universal Corp./VA

    537,931       31,237,653  

Vector Group Ltd.

    3,255,424       39,195,305  
   

 

 

 
      89,904,171  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.7%  

Alta Equipment Group Inc.(a)

    429,762       5,311,858  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    868,219       89,131,363  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    1,261,256       74,767,256  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    210,878       15,157,911  

Boise Cascade Co.

    887,295       61,640,384  

Custom Truck One Source Inc.(a)(b)

    1,278,171       10,723,855  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)(b)

    407,617       11,042,344  

EVI Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    129,993       2,416,570  

GATX Corp.

    794,790       98,021,451  

Global Industrial Co.

    285,572       9,203,986  

GMS Inc.(a)

    968,725       48,213,443  

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

    723,842       31,501,604  

Herc Holdings Inc.

    566,317       94,625,907  

Karat Packaging Inc.(a)(b)

    104,210       2,068,568  

Lawson Products Inc./DE(a)(b)

    110,604       4,262,678  

McGrath RentCorp

    543,680       46,201,926  

MRC Global Inc.(a)(b)

    1,825,721       21,744,337  

NOW Inc.(a)

    2,476,127       27,311,681  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

    941,514       47,932,478  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class B

    149,613       7,233,789  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,058,465       40,295,763  

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    435,643       12,311,271  

Transcat Inc.(a)(b)

    163,228       13,244,320  

Triton International Ltd.

    1,505,007       105,621,391  

Veritiv Corp.(a)(b)

    323,808       43,257,511  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

WESCO International Inc.(a)(b)

    1,006,002     $ 130,921,100  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.(a)(b)

    68,408       2,202,053  
   

 

 

 
      1,056,366,798  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

American States Water Co.

    837,365       74,542,232  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    186,946       9,076,228  

Cadiz Inc.(a)(b)

    497,338       1,029,490  

California Water Service Group

    1,191,406       70,626,548  

Global Water Resources Inc.

    287,501       4,784,016  

Middlesex Water Co.

    377,518       39,703,568  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)(b)

    437,504       5,258,798  

SJW Group

    628,591       43,737,362  

York Water Co. (The)

    296,078       13,314,628  
   

 

 

 
      262,072,870  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

    1,338,533       25,512,439  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    1,067,634       25,174,810  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    2,294,136       43,313,288  

U.S. Cellular Corp.(a)

    347,488       10,504,562  
   

 

 

 
      104,505,099  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $79,187,864,155)

 

        61,868,072,825  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Right Quantum Corp., NVS
(Expires 04/18/22)(b)

    1,373,178       11,605  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

 

    11,605  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%            

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/24)(a)(b)

    92,645       1,899,222  
Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/25)(a)(b)

    46,322     $ 690,661  
   

 

 

 
          2,589,883  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $11,350,881)

 

    2,589,883  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 9.7%            

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

    5,978,672,281       5,977,476,546  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    60,200,000       60,200,000  
   

 

 

 
          6,037,676,546  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 9.7%
(Cost: $6,037,747,097)

 

    6,037,676,546  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 109.6%
(Cost: $85,236,962,133)

 

    67,908,350,859  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.6)%

      (5,955,076,193
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 61,953,274,666  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 
(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 
(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 
 

 

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 5,965,909,856     $ 16,254,822 (a)    $     $ (1,383,328   $ (3,304,804   $ 5,977,476,546       5,978,672,281     $ 36,913,936 (b)    $  
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    85,040,000             (24,840,000 )(a)                  60,200,000       60,200,000       31,455        
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (1,383,328   $ (3,304,804   $ 6,037,676,546       $ 36,945,391     $  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     883        06/17/22      $ 91,232      $ 3,118,385  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 3,118,385  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (6,016,216
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 4,933,206  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 125,109,910  

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 61,866,350,675        $ 871,031        $ 851,119        $ 61,868,072,825  

Rights

              11,605                   11,605  

Warrants

     2,589,883                            2,589,883  

Money Market Funds

     6,037,676,546                            6,037,676,546  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 67,906,617,104        $             882,636        $             851,119        $ 67,908,350,859  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 3,118,385        $        $        $ 3,118,385  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

   

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    494,400     $ 19,454,640  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)

    186,625       17,568,877  

Byrna Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    152,511       1,246,015  

Cadre Holdings Inc.

    20,171       495,400  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)

    229,966       4,709,704  
   

 

 

 
      43,474,636  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

Forward Air Corp.

    223,029       21,807,776  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.3%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    127,550       20,712,844  

Frontier Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    293,044       3,320,189  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    267,537       7,004,119  
   

 

 

 
      31,037,152  
Auto Components — 1.6%            

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    100,714       4,106,110  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    466,548       3,620,412  

Dana Inc.

    648,139       11,387,802  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)

    218,179       20,733,550  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    350,923       34,372,908  

Gentherm Inc.(a)(b)

    275,301       20,107,985  

LCI Industries

    206,233       21,409,048  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    46,328       417,415  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    188,825       11,386,148  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    34,962       725,811  

Tenneco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    517,276       9,476,496  

Visteon Corp.(a)(b)

    230,279       25,130,347  

XL Fleet Corp.(a)(b)

    119,951       238,703  

XPEL Inc.(a)(b)

    149,126       7,845,519  
   

 

 

 
          170,958,254  
Automobiles — 0.3%            

Arcimoto Inc.(a)(b)

    234,922       1,552,835  

Canoo Inc.(a)(b)

    410,508       2,266,004  

Fisker Inc.(a)(b)

    1,242,671       16,030,456  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    127,503       434,785  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    268,398       14,501,544  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

    125,097       625,485  
   

 

 

 
      35,411,109  
Banks — 1.9%            

Cadence Bank

    176,382       5,160,937  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    57,196       2,616,717  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)

    191,720       3,021,507  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    19,655       1,024,812  

Eastern Bankshares Inc.

    310,563       6,689,527  

FB Financial Corp.

    25,973       1,153,721  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    1,004,284       44,309,010  

Five Star Bancorp

    39,116       1,106,983  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    111,044       5,583,292  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    688,646       10,281,485  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    12,812       935,276  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.(b)

    264,767       13,473,993  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    68,327       3,752,519  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    39,136       918,913  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)

    5,817       591,996  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    36,650       1,549,928  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    92,050       3,253,967  

RBB Bancorp

    12,847       301,776  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    346,528       33,020,653  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(a)

    232,026     $ 34,936,155  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)

    21,064       1,070,894  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    38,797       2,052,361  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    160,434       9,194,473  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    184,233       17,321,587  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    54,954       2,097,594  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    27,896       759,050  
   

 

 

 
          206,179,126  
Beverages — 0.6%            

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    446,978       24,664,246  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.(b)

    38,971       19,362,741  

Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    199,357       3,626,304  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    98,553       8,435,151  

National Beverage Corp.

    194,490       8,460,315  

Zevia PBC, Class A(a)(b)

    62,478       285,525  
   

 

 

 
      64,834,282  
Biotechnology — 10.0%            

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    22,714       343,436  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    991,795       24,021,275  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    127,275       497,645  

Adagio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    276,115       1,259,084  

Aerovate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    59,984       1,099,507  

Affimed NV(a)

    960,615       4,197,888  

Agenus Inc.(a)(b)

    1,815,969       4,467,284  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    618,919       444,322  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    157,353       2,232,839  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,751,527       1,142,696  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    110,010       3,281,598  

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    404,960       1,800,047  

Alector Inc.(a)(b)

    482,929       6,881,738  

Aligos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    173,593       373,225  

Alkermes PLC(a)(b)

    1,330,282       34,999,719  

Allakos Inc.(a)

    294,483       1,678,553  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    227,823       2,075,468  

Allovir Inc.(a)

    245,863       1,659,575  

Alpine Immune Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    97,791       877,185  

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    145,426       2,457,699  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,180,562       20,649,922  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    557,666       6,864,868  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    648,658       32,958,313  

Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a)(b)

    206,962       1,556,354  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    112,276       236,902  

AquaBounty Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    210,006       392,711  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b)

    67,034       199,761  

Arcellx Inc.(a)(b)

    40,010       560,940  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    23,304       448,835  

Ardelyx Inc.(a)(b)

    650,074       695,579  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    850,644       39,121,118  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    58,423       542,750  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    427,965       354,997  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    1,455,107       881,067  

Atossa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    151,574       189,468  

Aura Biosciences Inc.(a)

    26,343       579,546  

Avalo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    420,290       304,584  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    471,361       9,601,624  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    52,546       970,525  

Avita Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    200,971       1,704,234  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    424,343       24,314,854  

Beyondspring Inc.(a)(b)

    195,166       429,365  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

BioAtla Inc.(a)

    128,274     $ 641,370  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    151,231       2,459,016  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    309,755           36,727,650  

Biomea Fusion Inc.(a)(b)

    180,057       803,054  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    141,409       2,956,862  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)(b)

    453,301       28,956,868  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    591,101       5,999,675  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    213,202       437,064  

C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    320,943       7,786,077  

CareDx Inc.(a)(b)

    420,215       15,543,753  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    239,194       2,195,801  

Celcuity Inc.(a)

    78,064       729,898  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    300,193       10,224,574  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    284,782       1,119,193  

Century Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    79,856       1,005,387  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    336,441       11,778,799  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)(b)

    30,446       763,281  

Chimerix Inc.(a)

    440,560       2,017,765  

Clene Inc.(a)(b)

    112,018       441,351  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    974,358       1,968,203  

Codiak Biosciences Inc.(a)

    134,297       842,042  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)

    89,106       667,404  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    542,419       7,002,629  

Contra GTX Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    6,020       6,171  

Cortexyme Inc.(a)(b)

    167,492       1,036,776  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    328,147       7,202,827  

Cue Biopharma Inc.(a)

    259,239       1,265,086  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    13,248       138,707  

Curis Inc.(a)(b)

    634,953       1,511,188  

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    74,686       281,566  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)

    609,633       22,440,591  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    464,545       1,240,335  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    112,594       1,116,933  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    282,479       2,618,580  

Denali Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    754,199       24,262,582  

DermTech Inc.(a)(b)

    199,541       2,929,262  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    128,545       2,076,002  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    895,417       9,706,320  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    45,470       2,250,310  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    568,009       10,803,531  

Eliem Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    32,068       269,051  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    17,536       1,248,213  

Entrada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    44,270       415,695  

Epizyme Inc.(a)(b)

    1,136,212       1,306,644  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    308,366       2,651,948  

Evelo Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    258,799       877,329  

Exagen Inc.(a)(b)

    29,064       233,384  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    672,995       26,092,016  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    653,699       7,857,462  

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    25,067       126,087  

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    24,525       373,516  

Forte Biosciences Inc.(a)

    93,068       135,879  

Fortress Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    621,432       845,148  

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    192,525       1,463,190  

Gemini Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    102,424       142,369  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    348,724       2,559,634  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    514,950       17,837,868  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)

    133,357       680,121  

Greenwich Lifesciences Inc.(a)(b)

    33,962       666,334  

GT Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    153,345       441,634  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,148,556     $ 45,804,413  

Harpoon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    157,428       782,417  

Heron Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    779,512       4,458,809  

Hookipa Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    97,776       222,929  

Humanigen Inc.(a)(b)

    409,083       1,231,340  

Icosavax Inc.(a)

    113,000       795,520  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    64,666       723,613  

IGM Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    68,806       1,839,184  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    94,357       1,818,259  

Immuneering Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    82,326       532,649  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    63,068       353,812  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)

    960,000       4,569,600  

Immunovant Inc.(a)(b)

    218,317       1,202,927  

Impel Neuropharma Inc.(a)(b)

    30,406       193,686  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    662,349       755,078  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)(b)

    231,100       5,148,908  

Insmed Inc.(a)(b)

    980,186       23,034,371  

Instil Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    208,817       2,244,783  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    578,051       42,006,966  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    207,411       3,374,577  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,216,993       15,309,772  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    189,757       3,193,610  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    81,840       1,173,586  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    186,095       2,743,040  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    184,202       23,354,972  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    602,031       4,436,968  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    129,370       7,035,141  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    112,656       1,119,801  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)

    11,181       125,898  

Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a)

    280,646       2,166,587  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    39,184       283,300  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)

    59,446       3,955,537  

Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    284,934           12,058,407  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    229,719       480,113  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    14,405       1,620,418  

Lyell Immunopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    702,999       3,550,145  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    452,704       3,988,322  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    98,051       9,620,764  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    224,884       652,164  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    212,003       780,171  

MEI Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    1,082,305       652,089  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    15,811       218,982  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    418,063       1,668,071  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)(b)

    637,515       3,002,696  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    12,310       271,066  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)(b)

    311,213       1,073,685  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    135,974       1,906,356  

Morphic Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    176,887       7,102,013  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    69,345       130,369  

NexImmune Inc.(a)

    101,724       428,258  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    233,928       3,277,331  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    84,218       1,169,788  

Ocugen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,547,965       5,108,285  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    100,574       428,445  

Omega Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    97,690       609,586  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)(b)

    381,477       568,401  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    569,193       4,337,251  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    34,002       181,571  

Outlook Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    925,199       1,646,854  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    9,420       109,649  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    217,701     $ 4,532,535  

Portage Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    19,032       125,040  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    23,332       238,220  

Precigen Inc.(a)

    690,330       1,456,596  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    438,737       1,351,310  

Prelude Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    91,108       628,645  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    32,106       1,212,323  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    371,530       8,797,830  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    231,102       8,451,400  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    575,985       21,490,000  

Puma Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    268,926       774,507  

Pyxis Oncology Inc.(a)

    51,397       207,644  

Radius Health Inc.(a)

    385,208       3,401,387  

Rallybio Corp.(a)(b)

    79,008       551,476  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    175,104       3,850,537  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    642,338       4,599,140  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)

    171,544       5,693,545  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    517,780       15,497,155  

Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    35,620       104,723  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)(b)

    176,013       2,988,701  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    70,463       1,797,511  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,424,039       4,257,877  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    344,126       5,457,838  

Rubius Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    386,093       2,127,372  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    678,373       5,603,361  

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    879,220       5,108,268  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    199,011       2,565,252  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)

    75,941       93,407  

Sera Prognostics Inc., Class A(a)

    14,001       53,064  

Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    585,780       4,170,754  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,633,065       984,248  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)

    183,596       782,119  

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,243,007       5,226,206  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,358,943       1,753,036  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    190,875       1,660,613  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    242,501       13,686,756  

Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    157,159       3,308,197  

Summit Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    213,885       524,018  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    24,794       203,807  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    98,556       1,712,903  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    234,502       279,057  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    118,780       1,168,795  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    155,125       1,011,415  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    141,311       1,664,644  

TG Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,073,634       10,210,259  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    32,875       847,189  

Trevena Inc.(a)(b)

    463,838       255,065  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,195       1,159,786  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    459,418       22,686,061  

Tyra Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    58,769       628,828  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    121,125       1,054,999  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    932,623       4,700,420  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)

    101,550       2,452,433  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)(b)

    1,396,428       2,318,071  

Vera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    64,280       1,509,937  

Verastem Inc.(a)(b)

    1,435,137       2,023,543  

Vericel Corp.(a)(b)

    386,152       14,758,729  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    173,507       3,959,430  

Vigil Neuroscience Inc.(a)(b)

    25,356       178,253  

Vincerx Pharma Inc.(a)

    117,438       469,752  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    498,145     $ 12,812,289  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    66,193       315,079  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,347,768       1,671,232  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    17,535       105,911  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    147,179       647,588  

Xencor Inc.(a)

    465,835       12,428,478  

Xilio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    35,861       253,537  

XOMA Corp.(a)

    5,243       146,699  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    290,256       3,448,241  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    303,208       13,990,017  
   

 

 

 
      1,078,345,466  
Building Products — 1.6%            

AAON Inc.

    348,834       19,440,519  

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.(a)

    453,846       11,037,535  

CSW Industrials Inc.

    124,185       14,602,914  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    79,694       3,422,857  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    13,608       503,360  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    302,487       6,134,436  

Masonite International Corp.(a)(b)

    197,693       17,582,815  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    227,009       4,081,622  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    140,521       3,348,616  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    361,732       39,443,257  

UFP Industries Inc.

    452,005       34,876,706  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    530,921       18,794,603  
   

 

 

 
      173,269,240  
Capital Markets — 1.9%            

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Class A

    489,529       19,262,966  

Blucora Inc.(a)(b)

    150,374       2,939,812  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    271,074       6,573,545  

Cohen & Steers Inc.

    206,245       17,714,383  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    14,899       495,541  

Focus Financial Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    539,156       24,660,996  

GAMCO Investors Inc., Class A

    41,138       909,561  

GCM Grosvenor Inc., Class A

    335,961       3,262,181  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    120,862       1,869,735  

Hamilton Lane Inc., Class A

    289,721       22,392,536  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    370,675       32,545,265  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    280,457       13,167,456  

Open Lending Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    864,186       16,341,757  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    165,459       10,443,772  

Pzena Investment Management Inc., Class A

    142,165       1,140,163  

StepStone Group Inc., Class A

    378,800       12,523,128  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    13,187       978,871  

Value Line Inc.

    6,975       467,325  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    60,824       14,597,152  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    834,067       4,895,973  
   

 

 

 
      207,182,118  
Chemicals — 2.2%            

American Vanguard Corp.

    59,597       1,211,011  

Amyris Inc.(a)(b)

    164,180       715,825  

Aspen Aerogels Inc.(a)(b)

    185,050       6,380,524  

Avient Corp.

    80,752       3,876,096  

Balchem Corp.

    267,390       36,552,213  

Cabot Corp.

    465,466       31,842,529  

Chase Corp.

    16,230       1,410,549  

Danimer Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    752,225       4,408,038  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    560,885       12,193,640  

Hawkins Inc.

    104,812       4,810,871  

HB Fuller Co.

    78,987       5,218,671  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Chemicals (continued)

    

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    329,514      $ 21,111,962  

Innospec Inc.

    63,212        5,850,271  

Kronos Worldwide Inc.

    27,160        421,523  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    1,346,999        35,116,264  

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.(a)

    843,278        910,740  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA(b)

    501,819        8,014,049  

PureCycle Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    473,334        3,786,672  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    111,784        19,317,393  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    180,349        15,140,299  

Stepan Co.

    16,602        1,640,444  

Tredegar Corp.

    178,934        2,145,419  

Trinseo PLC

    322,939        15,475,237  

Zymergen Inc.(a)(b)

    130,509        377,171  
    

 

 

 
       237,927,411  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%  

Aris Water Solution Inc., A

    72,077        1,311,801  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    398,954        27,128,872  

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    376,829        33,029,062  

Cimpress PLC(a)(b)

    145,975        9,282,550  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    276,302        3,381,936  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    332,364        6,172,000  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)

    50,943        1,508,422  

HNI Corp.

    37,595        1,392,895  

Interface Inc.

    109,892        1,491,234  

Montrose Environmental Group Inc.(a)(b)

    217,093        11,490,733  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    556,049        2,891,455  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    193,967        6,082,805  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    447,517        73,813,454  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)

    28,777        1,377,843  

Viad Corp.(a)

    168,656        6,010,900  
    

 

 

 
       186,365,962  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%  

ADTRAN Inc.

    27,916        515,050  

CalAmp Corp.(a)(b)

    293,593        2,146,165  

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    378,504        16,241,607  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    92,453        2,185,589  

Casa Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    279,032        1,261,225  

Clearfield Inc.(a)(b)

    94,648        6,172,942  

DZS Inc.(a)(b)

    67,050        929,983  

EMCORE Corp.(a)(b)

    29,884        110,571  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    1,063,765        12,988,571  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    139,045        1,291,728  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    1,521,708        13,193,208  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    148,039        599,558  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    146,254        5,762,408  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    1,700,695        27,347,175  
    

 

 

 
       90,745,780  
Construction & Engineering — 1.5%             

Ameresco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    256,214        20,369,013  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    295,655        26,316,252  

Construction Partners Inc., Class A(a)

    330,173        8,643,929  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    199,044        18,960,931  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    44,009        4,956,734  

IES Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    72,687        2,922,017  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)(b)

    91,500        1,084,275  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    102,237        9,614,368  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    26,835        3,577,106  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)

    46,859        1,255,821  
Security   Shares      Value  

Construction & Engineering (continued)

 

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,730,495      $ 67,714,269  
    

 

 

 
       165,414,715  
Construction Materials — 0.0%  

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

    974        113,023  
    

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.2%             

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    40,810        2,113,550  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    177,128        2,311,520  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    24,040        1,690,974  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    43,543        1,196,562  

LendingTree Inc.(a)(b)

    96,463        11,543,727  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    74,232        2,135,655  

Regional Management Corp.

    24,802        1,204,633  
    

 

 

 
       22,196,621  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%             

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    32,550        2,117,703  

Greif Inc., Class B

    7,063        450,337  

Myers Industries Inc.

    138,051        2,981,902  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    1,292,003        17,028,599  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    50,067        1,022,869  
    

 

 

 
       23,601,410  
Distributors — 0.0%             

Funko Inc., Class A(a)

    221,904        3,827,844  

Greenlane Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    369,607        206,980  
    

 

 

 
       4,034,824  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%             

2U Inc.(a)(b)

    512,976        6,812,321  

Carriage Services Inc.

    24,141        1,287,440  

European Wax Center Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    51,208        1,513,708  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    995,996        20,925,876  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    220,200        2,246,040  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    66,645        1,100,309  

Regis Corp.(a)(b)

    316,394        670,755  

Stride Inc.(a)(b)

    17,953        652,233  

Udemy Inc.(a)(b)

    21,239        264,638  

Vivint Smart Home Inc.(a)(b)

    203,924        1,378,526  

WW International Inc.(a)(b)

    134,166        1,372,518  
    

 

 

 
       38,224,364  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

Anterix Inc.(a)(b)

    28,096        1,626,758  

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    190,191        6,160,287  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    354,323        23,509,331  

Globalstar Inc.(a)(b)

    4,404,596        6,474,756  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    90,826        3,096,258  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    739,319        29,809,342  

Ooma Inc.(a)(b)

    106,512        1,596,615  

Telesat Corp.(a)

    60,847        1,003,976  
    

 

 

 
       73,277,323  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%             

Via Renewables Inc.

    92,560        762,694  
    

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%             

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    222,870        517,058  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

    90,203        2,691,658  

Array Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    253,846        2,860,844  

Atkore Inc.(a)

    372,800        36,698,432  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)

    138,267        1,128,259  

Beam Global(a)(b)

    63,503        1,298,636  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    302,447        8,002,748  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electrical Equipment (continued)

   

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,179,487     $ 28,484,611  

EnerSys

    37,661       2,808,381  

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    387,002       1,617,668  

FTC Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    349,440       1,722,739  

FuelCell Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    2,363,241       13,612,268  

GrafTech International Ltd.(b)

    1,470,407       14,145,315  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

    638,280       951,037  

Stem Inc.(a)(b)

    941,747       10,368,635  

TPI Composites Inc.(a)(b)

    304,941       4,287,471  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    175,698       12,395,494  
   

 

 

 
      143,591,254  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.0%  

908 Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    172,542       3,280,023  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    312,606       26,909,125  

Akoustis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    424,231       2,757,502  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    703,259       6,230,875  

Badger Meter Inc.

    241,924       24,122,242  

CTS Corp.(b)

    59,932       2,117,997  

Fabrinet(a)(b)

    263,684       27,721,099  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    75,209       3,904,851  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    168,898       2,731,081  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    816,560       59,192,434  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    101,988       10,945,352  

Iteris Inc.(a)(b)

    351,096       1,046,266  

Itron Inc.(a)(b)

    310,380       16,350,818  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    10,573       211,354  

Luna Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    256,432       1,977,091  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

        1,378,064       6,435,559  

Napco Security Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    238,923       4,902,700  

nLight Inc.(a)(b)

    363,989       6,311,569  

Novanta Inc.(a)(b)

    292,921       41,679,729  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    13,843       1,178,316  

Ouster Inc.(a)(b)

    1,070,648       4,817,916  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    210,494       8,491,328  

Plexus Corp.(a)(b)

    205,920       16,846,315  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    136,651       37,128,077  

Velodyne Lidar Inc.(a)(b)

    634,659       1,624,727  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    164,211       3,218,536  
   

 

 

 
          322,132,882  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%            

Cactus Inc., Class A

    458,794       26,031,971  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    306,944       7,513,989  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    157,294       4,797,467  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    54,823       974,753  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    262,851       3,895,452  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    155,769       1,439,306  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    71,623       808,624  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)

    786,044       3,230,641  
   

 

 

 
      48,692,203  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    16,880       134,871  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    743,316       12,844,500  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    38,566       111,841  

IMAX Corp.(a)(b)

    40,676       769,997  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class A(a)(b)

    84,097       2,420,312  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C, NVS(a)

    305,858       8,536,497  

LiveOne Inc(a)(b)

    485,576       396,230  
   

 

 

 
      25,214,248  
Security   Shares      Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4%

 

Alexander’s Inc.

    18,066      $ 4,629,051  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    296,590        2,432,038  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    90,773        823,311  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    129,607        5,470,712  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    334,951        68,088,839  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    88,531        1,949,453  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    152,912        5,569,055  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    36,659        2,679,406  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    103,042        21,164,827  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    674,947        42,359,674  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc.

    68,564        542,341  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    35,311        3,188,936  

Outfront Media Inc.

    241,289        6,859,846  

Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.(b)

    117,377        4,036,595  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    141,335        23,755,587  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.(a)

    409,959        38,031,896  

Safehold Inc.(b)

    115,589        6,409,410  

Saul Centers Inc.

    92,980        4,900,046  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    235,620        4,050,308  

UMH Properties Inc.

    309,059        7,599,761  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    100,749        5,880,719  
    

 

 

 
           260,421,811  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%             

Andersons Inc. (The)

    107,194        5,387,570  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    848,245        57,349,845  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    18,272        595,667  

MedAvail Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    98,664        95,813  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    1,146,401        58,363,275  

PriceSmart Inc.

    14,803        1,167,513  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)(b)

    417,930        13,365,401  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    29,338        1,213,126  
    

 

 

 
       137,538,210  
Food Products — 0.9%             

AppHarvest Inc.(a)(b)

    574,992        3,090,582  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    144,374        5,262,432  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    122,338        18,974,624  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    48,824        4,073,875  

Laird Superfood Inc.(a)(b)

    37,891        136,786  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    138,297        20,626,997  

Limoneira Co.

    40,397        593,028  

Mission Produce Inc.(a)

    33,781        427,330  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    144,481        27,088,743  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    43,628        1,655,683  

Sovos Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    91,450        1,296,761  

Tattooed Chef Inc.(a)(b)

    390,030        4,906,577  

Utz Brands Inc.

    498,078        7,361,593  

Vita Coco Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    65,296        585,052  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)(b)

    198,543        2,453,991  
    

 

 

 
       98,534,054  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.9%  

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    277,647        399,812  

Accuray Inc.(a)(b)

    748,543        2,477,677  

Acutus Medical Inc.(a)

    156,670        217,771  

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    540,310        6,213,565  

Apyx Medical Corp.(a)

    262,496        1,714,099  

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)

    278,231        5,948,579  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    606,576        380,202  

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.(a)(b)

    611,885        636,360  

AtriCure Inc.(a)

    371,015        24,364,555  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Atrion Corp.

    11,571      $ 8,250,123  

Axogen Inc.(a)(b)

    318,555        2,529,327  

Axonics Inc.(a)(b)

    379,979        23,786,685  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    86,264        1,960,781  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    168,821        2,380,376  

Butterfly Network Inc.(a)(b)

    1,103,103        5,250,770  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)

    332,135        7,506,251  

Cerus Corp.(a)(b)

    1,397,038        7,669,739  

ClearPoint Neuro Inc.(a)(b)

    158,235        1,647,226  

CONMED Corp.

    240,684        35,753,608  

CryoPort Inc.(a)(b)

    335,740        11,720,683  

Cue Health Inc.(a)(b)

    70,474        454,557  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    146,160        10,085,040  

CVRx Inc.(a)(b)

    58,532        350,607  

CytoSorbents Corp.(a)(b)

    347,055        1,107,105  

Eargo Inc.(a)(b)

    250,252        1,323,833  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    377,476        21,825,662  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    286,203        18,093,754  

Heska Corp.(a)(b)

    81,184        11,226,124  

Inari Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    285,354        25,864,487  

Inogen Inc.(a)

    166,043        5,383,114  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    275,371        7,713,142  

iRadimed Corp.

    51,898        2,327,106  

iRhythm Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    244,609        38,518,579  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    80,288        4,440,729  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    156,449        7,270,185  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    356,695        29,188,352  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    40,225        1,044,241  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    378,737        25,193,585  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    840,197        25,911,676  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)(b)

    197,051        597,065  

NeuroPace Inc.(a)(b)

    58,597        481,081  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    286,739        20,739,832  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    429,816        24,370,567  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC(a)

    1,000,297        18,665,542  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)(b)

    116,426        6,285,840  

Outset Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    389,542        17,685,207  

Paragon 28 Inc.(a)(b)

    61,532        1,030,046  

PAVmed Inc.(a)(b)

    599,423        791,238  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b)

    49,054        1,716,400  

Pulmonx Corp.(a)(b)

    215,462        5,345,612  

Pulse Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    117,084        569,028  

Quotient Ltd.(a)(b)

    673,871        808,645  

Retractable Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    145,887        692,963  

RxSight Inc.(a)(b)

    121,686        1,506,473  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    135,245        1,644,579  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,563,412        7,019,922  

Shockwave Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    279,732        58,005,228  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)

    268,421        6,066,315  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    422,711        938,418  

Sight Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    153,257        1,771,651  

Silk Road Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    284,795        11,759,186  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    395,202        31,580,592  

Stereotaxis Inc.(a)

    422,923        1,577,503  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    112,900        5,117,757  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)

    159,871        3,222,999  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    216,113        5,822,084  

Treace Medical Concepts Inc.(a)(b)

    249,807        4,723,850  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)

    3,860        255,416  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    3,604        323,855  
Security   Shares      Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Vapotherm Inc.(a)(b)

    189,607      $ 2,635,537  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    42,931        914,001  

ViewRay Inc.(a)

    1,236,880        4,848,570  

Zynex Inc.

    176,677        1,100,698  
    

 

 

 
       638,743,767  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.3%  

1Life Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    956,077        10,593,333  

Accolade Inc.(a)(b)

    423,107        7,429,759  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    53,997        5,037,380  

Agiliti Inc.(a)(b)

    196,055        4,136,761  

AirSculpt Technologies Inc.(a)

    36,289        496,434  

Alignment Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    658,918        7,399,649  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)(b)

    390,834        40,775,711  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    312,211        15,132,867  

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    336,488        1,147,424  

Biodesix Inc.(a)(b)

    103,361        174,680  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)

    162,468        7,288,314  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    896,156        10,637,372  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    71,944        12,118,247  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    37,023        802,288  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    436,088        39,252,281  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    21,503        1,342,002  

Hanger Inc.(a)

    311,569        5,711,060  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)(b)

    678,536        45,760,468  

InfuSystem Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    153,153        1,500,899  

Innovage Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    154,260        990,349  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    433,388        3,454,102  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    112,888        3,995,106  

LHC Group Inc.(a)

    253,670        42,768,762  

LifeStance Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    370,395        3,744,693  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)

    334,775        7,860,517  

ModivCare Inc.(a)(b)

    34,152        3,940,799  

National Research Corp.

    117,117        4,643,689  

Ontrak Inc.(a)(b)

    75,976        172,086  

Owens & Minor Inc.(b)

    496,816        21,869,840  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    185,348        5,999,715  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    213,760        3,982,349  

PetIQ Inc.(a)

    226,830        5,534,652  

Privia Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    348,131        9,305,542  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    533,593        27,426,680  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)(b)

    985,185        26,363,551  

RadNet Inc.(a)(b)

    377,358        8,441,498  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    919,745        22,064,683  

Sharps Compliance Corp.(a)(b)

    145,411        857,925  

SOC Telemed Inc.(a)(b)

    400,240        1,196,718  

Surgery Partners Inc.(a)(b)

    284,473        15,660,239  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    105,381        9,058,551  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)(b)

    215,286        6,925,751  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    106,053        10,546,971  

Viemed Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    47,652        237,307  
    

 

 

 
       463,779,004  
Health Care Technology — 1.5%             

Convey Health Solutions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    79,142        517,589  

Evolent Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    134,703        4,350,907  

Forian Inc.(a)(b)

    140,245        976,105  

Health Catalyst Inc.(a)(b)

    434,163        11,344,679  

Icad Inc.(a)(b)

    185,486        827,268  

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    222,923        57,222,105  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    426,926        1,998,014  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Health Care Technology (continued)

    

NantHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    123,514      $ 93,080  

Omnicell Inc.(a)

    362,702        46,966,282  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    141,681        5,342,791  

Phreesia Inc.(a)(b)

    414,890        10,936,500  

Schrodinger Inc.(a)(b)

    376,577        12,848,807  

Simulations Plus Inc.(b)

    126,479        6,447,899  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc.(a)

    201,800        1,162,368  
    

 

 

 
       161,034,394  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%             

Accel Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    476,571        5,804,635  

Bally’s Corp.(a)(b)

    271,236        8,337,795  

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    173,301        4,904,418  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    735,015        16,126,229  

Brinker International Inc.(a)(b)

    367,369        14,018,801  

Century Casinos Inc.(a)

    229,257        2,739,621  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)

    381,737        15,189,315  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    78,209        2,111,643  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    196,587        23,340,774  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    168,852        8,290,633  

Denny’s Corp.(a)(b)

    391,373        5,600,548  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    135,025        10,525,199  

Drive Shack Inc.(a)(b)

    335,841        517,195  

Esports Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    105,958        714,157  

Everi Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    709,739        14,904,519  

F45 Training Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    144,671        1,547,980  

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    63,734        831,729  

Full House Resorts Inc.(a)(b)

    269,854        2,593,297  

GAN Ltd.(a)(b)

    35,771        172,416  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    141,752        8,231,539  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    337,860        2,402,185  

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.(a)(b)

    709,398        36,895,790  

International Game Technology PLC

    834,881        20,604,863  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    24,437        2,282,660  

Krispy Kreme Inc.(b)

    493,359        7,326,381  

Kura Sushi USA Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    36,602        2,018,600  

Life Time Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    183,238        2,664,281  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    257,126        3,877,460  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    87,472        7,630,183  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

    18,280        990,228  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    85,919        1,325,730  

Noodles & Co.(a)(b)

    342,334        2,043,734  

ONE Group Hospitality Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    176,328        1,853,207  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    275,038        28,956,001  

PlayAGS Inc.(a)(b)

    231,232        1,542,317  

Portillo’s Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    132,309        3,249,509  

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc.

    72,477        4,454,436  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)

    131,125        2,210,767  

Red Rock Resorts Inc., Class A

    444,944        21,606,481  

Rush Street Interactive Inc.(a)(b)

    436,604        3,174,111  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    274,039        6,270,012  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)(b)

    797,082        46,828,567  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.(a)

    229,819        17,107,726  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    309,314        21,002,421  

Sweetgreen Inc.(a)(b)

    71,471        2,286,357  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)(b)

    143,331        859,986  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    581,015        48,648,386  

Wingstop Inc.

    247,956        29,097,637  

Xponential Fitness Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    55,966        1,311,843  
    

 

 

 
       477,024,302  
Security   Shares      Value  

Household Durables — 1.9%

    

Aterian Inc.(a)(b)

    215,512      $ 523,694  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    53,803        12,958,452  

Century Communities Inc.

    160,564        8,601,413  

GoPro Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,066,961        9,101,177  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    73,496        1,452,281  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

    27,227        316,650  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)(b)

    199,786        39,126,090  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    7,223        136,804  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    196,894        16,635,574  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    201,814        12,795,008  

KB Home

    119,561        3,871,385  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    178,677        17,453,169  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a)(b)

    105,177        5,685,869  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    131,514        4,976,490  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    18,043        1,429,547  

Purple Innovation Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    483,052        2,825,854  

Skyline Champion Corp.(a)

    436,286        23,943,376  

Snap One Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    69,948        1,031,733  

Sonos Inc.(a)(b)

    1,065,939        30,080,799  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    119,273        3,246,611  

Traeger Inc.(a)(b)

    81,843        608,912  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    70,417        1,413,973  

Vuzix Corp.(a)(b)

    499,665        3,297,789  

Weber Inc., Class A(b)

    60,107        590,852  
    

 

 

 
       202,103,502  
Household Products — 0.4%             

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)

    31,860        1,400,566  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    127,809        5,212,051  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    558,657        17,184,289  

WD-40 Co.

    113,200        20,741,636  
    

 

 

 
       44,538,542  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class A

    77,789        2,591,929  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class C

    170,178        6,213,199  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(b)

    107,901        2,488,197  
    

 

 

 
       11,293,325  
Insurance — 1.3%             

Bright Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,481,475        2,859,247  

BRP Group Inc., Class A(a)

    392,123        10,520,660  

eHealth Inc.(a)

    60,753        753,945  

Goosehead Insurance Inc., Class A

    24,079        1,891,887  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

    15,519        110,805  

Investors Title Co.

    1,585        322,088  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    42,582        1,053,479  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    178,350        40,667,367  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    204,115        13,061,319  

RLI Corp.

    307,640        34,034,213  

Selectquote Inc.(a)(b)

    1,123,813        3,135,438  

Trupanion Inc.(a)(b)

    316,624        28,217,531  
    

 

 

 
       136,627,979  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.1%             

Cargurus Inc.(a)(b)

    791,596        33,611,166  

Cars.com Inc.(a)(b)

    78,422        1,131,630  

Eventbrite Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    638,337        9,428,238  

EverQuote Inc., Class A(a)

    166,012        2,686,074  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    1,121,157        7,366,002  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    473,459        970,591  

MediaAlpha Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    163,995        2,714,117  

Outbrain Inc.(a)(b)

    86,860        932,008  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Interactive Media & Services (continued)

 

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    413,562      $ 4,797,319  

Society Pass Inc.(a)(b)

    66,289        196,878  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    548,739        18,717,487  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)(b)

    360,253        34,865,285  
    

 

 

 
       117,416,795  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.8%  

1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    224,901        2,869,737  

1stdibs.com Inc.(a)

    124,723        996,537  

aka Brands Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    49,835        220,271  

CarParts.com Inc.(a)(b)

    399,970        2,679,799  

Duluth Holdings Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    102,212        1,250,053  

Groupon Inc.(a)(b)

    165,467        3,181,930  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)(b)

    192,752        3,299,914  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,322        205,583  

Overstock.com Inc.(a)(b)

    356,320        15,679,862  

PetMed Express Inc.

    145,158        3,745,076  

Porch Group Inc.(a)(b)

    635,133        4,410,999  

Quotient Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    703,553        4,488,668  

RealReal Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    663,830        4,819,406  

Rent the Runway Inc.(a)(b)

    89,634        617,578  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)(b)

    187,627        10,073,694  

Shutterstock Inc.

    195,481        18,195,371  

Stitch Fix Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    674,948        6,796,726  

Xometry Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    158,668        5,831,049  
    

 

 

 
       89,362,253  
IT Services — 2.6%             

BigCommerce Holdings Inc., Series 1(a)(b)

    399,940        8,762,685  

Brightcove Inc.(a)(b)

    337,224        2,630,347  

Cantaloupe Inc.(a)

    488,019        3,303,889  

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    19,406        716,275  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    125,613        7,985,218  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    397,721        23,008,160  

EVERTEC Inc.

    500,927        20,502,942  

Evo Payments Inc., Class A(a)

    393,509        9,086,123  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    272,080        38,980,902  

Flywire Corp.(a)(b)

    393,359        12,028,918  

GreenBox POS(a)(b)

    157,505        664,671  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    374,414        5,271,749  

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    190,313        4,388,618  

I3 Verticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    179,293        4,995,103  

IBEX Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    47,660        759,700  

International Money Express Inc.(a)

    272,051        5,606,971  

Maximus Inc.

    509,161        38,161,617  

Paya Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    709,022        4,154,869  

Perficient Inc.(a)(b)

    269,943        29,718,025  

Priority Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    83,964        482,793  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    332,558        3,711,347  

Remitly Global Inc.(a)(b)

    85,737        846,224  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    313,297        4,627,397  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    154,884        12,781,028  

Tucows Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    80,845        5,521,713  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    429,124        9,273,370  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)(b)

    1,257,152        20,466,435  
    

 

 

 
       278,437,089  
Leisure Products — 0.5%             

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    84,038        3,383,370  

AMMO Inc.(a)(b)

    735,152        3,528,730  

Clarus Corp.

    224,881        5,122,789  

Escalade Inc.

    29,922        394,970  
Security   Shares      Value  

Leisure Products (continued)

    

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    27,350      $ 2,125,916  

Latham Group Inc.(a)(b)

    351,972        4,660,109  

Malibu Boats Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    171,439        9,945,176  

Marine Products Corp.

    70,057        809,158  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.(a)

    152,310        3,748,349  

Nautilus Inc.(a)(b)

    66,177        272,649  

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    396,865        6,004,568  

Solo Brands Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    65,979        562,801  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    132,573        9,229,732  
    

 

 

 
       49,788,317  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1%  

Absci Corp.(a)(b)

    261,886        2,207,699  

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(c)

    105,692        317,076  

Akoya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    111,457        1,224,912  

Alpha Teknova Inc.(a)(b)

    35,630        492,050  

Berkeley Lights Inc.(a)(b)

    408,954        2,907,663  

BioNano Genomics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,419,676        6,242,764  

ChromaDex Corp.(a)(b)

    405,241        996,893  

Codex DNA Inc.(a)(b)

    41,738        224,133  

Codexis Inc.(a)

    498,774        10,284,720  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    660,873        7,124,211  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    56,501        202,839  

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    281,672        1,749,183  

Inotiv Inc.(a)(b)

    142,761        3,737,483  

IsoPlexis Corp(a)(b)

    36,894        126,546  

MaxCyte Inc.(a)(b)

    482,092        3,369,823  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)

    240,142        39,284,830  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    345,813        12,017,002  

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    935,119        11,361,696  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    738,114        6,716,837  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    23,056        188,829  

Quanterix Corp.(a)(b)

    254,931        7,441,436  

Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc., Cass A(a)(b)

    71,473        485,302  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    129,690        1,976,476  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    219,892        1,387,518  
    

 

 

 
       122,067,921  
Machinery — 4.2%             

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    358,422        426,522  

Alamo Group Inc.

    72,994        10,495,807  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    51,554        4,347,033  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    70,529        1,327,356  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    182,127        31,283,955  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)

    152,957        4,071,715  

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.(a)(b)

    99,822        843,496  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)

    1,023,710        4,852,385  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

    187,644        6,490,606  

Energy Recovery Inc.(a)

    345,375        6,955,853  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.(b)

    500,552        10,957,083  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    18,410        1,287,227  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    961,053        45,150,270  

Federal Signal Corp.

    500,459        16,890,491  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    385,793        32,036,251  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    34,961        1,254,401  

Helios Technologies Inc.

    269,263        21,608,356  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    332,586        14,690,324  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc.(a)(b)

    329,701        4,994,970  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    189,469        839,348  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(b)

    260,866        30,904,795  

Kadant Inc.

    95,683        18,580,682  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Machinery (continued)

    

Lindsay Corp.

    81,618      $ 12,814,842  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    97,565        1,639,092  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    478,421        17,017,435  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    4,692        132,127  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    179,790        9,739,224  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

    94,755        1,224,235  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    1,894,249        20,287,407  

Omega Flex Inc.

    25,851        3,357,269  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    37,480        1,982,692  

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)(b)

    32,941        6,386,601  

REV Group Inc.

    44,461        595,777  

Shyft Group Inc. (The)(b)

    285,965        10,326,196  

SPX Corp.(a)

    305,181        15,078,993  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    29,110        2,509,864  

Tennant Co.

    152,881        12,047,023  

Terex Corp.

    567,448        20,235,196  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    68,401        1,007,547  

Wabash National Corp.

    36,366        539,671  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    128,003        17,867,939  

Welbilt Inc.(a)(b)

    1,087,465        25,827,294  
    

 

 

 
       450,905,350  
Media — 0.7%             

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    123,565        5,020,446  

Cardlytics Inc.(a)(b)

    268,163        14,743,602  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)

    262,918        909,696  

Digital Media Solutions Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    12,805        46,610  

iHeartMedia Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    424,667        8,038,946  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a)

    119,473        1,648,727  

Magnite Inc.(a)(b)

    1,076,904        14,225,902  

National CineMedia Inc.

    42,008        106,700  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

    61,429        1,721,241  

Stagwell Inc.(a)(b)

    45,756        331,274  

TechTarget Inc.(a)(b)

    216,907        17,630,201  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    54,306        1,527,085  

WideOpenWest Inc.(a)(b)

    272,132        4,745,982  
    

 

 

 
       70,696,412  
Metals & Mining — 1.1%             

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    642,687        17,249,719  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)(b)

    23,771        625,415  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    1,442,856        6,420,709  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    283,917        17,827,149  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)(b)

    331,488        1,432,028  

Hecla Mining Co.

    1,299,187        8,535,659  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    16,875        1,588,950  

Materion Corp.

    65,469        5,613,312  

MP Materials Corp.(a)(b)

    630,736        36,166,402  

NovaGold Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    1,965,040        15,189,759  

Perpetua Resources Corp.(a)

    253,448        1,039,137  

PolyMet Mining Corp.(a)(b)

    82,123        344,095  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    87,519        3,064,916  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    17,969        933,310  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    43,311        1,607,271  
    

 

 

 
       117,637,831  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.0%  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    36,911        1,750,689  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    160,718        2,714,527  
    

 

 

 
       4,465,216  
Security   Shares      Value  

Multiline Retail — 0.0%

    

Franchise Group Inc.

    32,938      $ 1,364,621  
    

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0%             

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    287,187        8,767,819  

Arch Resources Inc.(b)

    24,617        3,381,884  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)

    346,301        20,459,463  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    193,573        1,562,134  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    51,482        4,478,934  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    54,371        3,246,492  

Crescent Energy Inc.(b)

    248,368        4,306,701  

Denbury Inc.(a)(b)

    419,220        32,938,115  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    46,653        676,002  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    42,872        541,473  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    1,105,503        10,115,353  

Falcon Minerals Corp.

    277,734        1,871,927  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    2,907        188,984  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    3,721,321        26,756,298  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    28,700        2,271,318  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    1,198,256        28,338,754  

Matador Resources Co.(b)

    917,374        48,602,475  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    139,789        20,451,131  

Ovintiv Inc.

    121,581        6,573,885  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    323,644        4,213,845  

Riley Exploration Permian Inc.

    9,487        237,934  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    8,429,834        60,441,910  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    47,763        754,178  

Tellurian Inc.(a)(b)

    3,072,661        16,285,103  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    2,186,317        10,035,195  

Ur-Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    1,407,239        2,251,582  
    

 

 

 
       319,748,889  
Personal Products — 0.8%             

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)(b)

    661,146        11,160,145  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    618,067        14,264,986  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)

    396,295        10,236,300  

Honest Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    501,621        2,613,445  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    148,021        13,033,249  

Medifast Inc.

    95,391        16,290,875  

NewAge Inc.(a)(b)

    632,053        367,223  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    184,126        8,815,953  

Revlon Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20,608        166,307  

Thorne HealthTech Inc.(a)(b)

    23,414        148,913  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    98,663        7,838,775  

Veru Inc.(a)(b)

    380,859        1,839,549  
    

 

 

 
       86,775,720  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%             

9 Meters Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    1,886,528        1,130,596  

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    421,871        7,273,056  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    352,994        3,212,245  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    828,207        3,453,623  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    92,265        3,312,314  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,600,939        752,441  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    44,412        570,694  

Angion Biomedica Corp.(a)(b)

    186,661        395,721  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    1,395,324        5,720,828  

Arvinas Inc.(a)

    390,420        26,275,266  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    48,260        348,437  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    230,772        9,551,653  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    317,784        11,802,498  

CinCor Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    52,767        925,533  
 

 

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iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

    

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    286,697      $ 5,837,151  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    725,375        16,335,445  

CorMedix Inc.(a)(b)

    29,953        164,142  

DICE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    67,335        1,288,119  

Durect Corp.(a)(b)

    1,904,097        1,275,555  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    320,819        3,111,944  

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    468,718        2,174,852  

Evolus Inc.(a)

    271,469        3,045,882  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    192,068        9,344,108  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)

    17,225        105,073  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    42,021        813,106  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    665,847        40,743,178  

Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    271,837        375,135  

Kaleido Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    154,229        254,478  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    115,172        579,315  

Landos Biopharma Inc.(a)

    43,044        63,490  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    310,847        2,906,419  

Mind Medicine MindMed Inc.(a)(b)

    2,694,380        2,990,762  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    25,200        384,300  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,112,722        5,852,918  

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.(a)(b)

    645,206        3,193,770  

Omeros Corp.(a)(b)

    504,066        3,029,437  

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    304,801        2,636,529  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)

    366,029        27,935,333  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    402,177        1,194,466  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    167,843        2,284,343  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    169,799        3,387,490  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    183,597        1,287,015  

Rain Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    88,672        449,567  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    198,062        6,488,511  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    203,203        5,484,449  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    582,976        11,368,032  

Seelos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    798,818        669,250  

SIGA Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    400,559        2,839,963  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    56,828        955,847  

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    70,347        208,931  

TherapeuticsMD Inc.(a)(b)

    3,425,927        1,301,852  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    455,986        4,359,226  

Theseus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    55,638        641,506  

Ventyx Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    50,501        685,299  

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    106,138        860,779  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    367,986        735,972  
    

 

 

 
       254,367,844  
Professional Services — 2.6%             

ASGN Inc.(a)(b)

    377,831        44,096,656  

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc.(a)(b)

    19,699        237,176  

CRA International Inc.

    50,194        4,229,346  

Exponent Inc.

    431,342        46,606,503  

First Advantage Corp.(a)(b)

    417,864        8,436,674  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    95,024        5,361,254  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)(b)

    104,022        4,703,875  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    69,571        2,753,620  

HireQuest Inc.

    37,804        722,812  

HireRight Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    82,525        1,411,178  

Huron Consulting Group Inc.(a)

    19,528        894,578  

Insperity Inc.

    301,594        30,286,069  

KBR Inc.

    1,026,848        56,199,391  

Kforce Inc.

    167,517        12,391,233  

Sterling Check Corp.(a)(b)

    60,997        1,612,151  

TriNet Group Inc.(a)(b)

    336,759        33,123,615  
Security   Shares      Value  

Professional Services (continued)

    

Upwork Inc.(a)(b)

    977,840      $ 22,725,002  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)(b)

    73,211        2,246,846  
    

 

 

 
       278,037,979  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9%  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b)

    1,151,254        23,612,219  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    88,049        642,758  

eXp World Holdings Inc.(b)

    520,256        11,013,819  

Fathom Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    51,131        547,102  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)(b)

    36,650        650,904  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    20,065        1,057,024  

Newmark Group Inc., Class A(b)

    1,394,655        22,202,908  

Rafael Holdings Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    78,511        197,063  

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    854,201        15,409,786  

RMR Group Inc. (The), Class A

    13,071        406,508  

St Joe Co. (The)

    276,800        16,397,632  
    

 

 

 
       92,137,723  
Road & Rail — 0.6%             

Daseke Inc.(a)(b)

    336,712        3,390,690  

HyreCar Inc.(a)(b)

    147,522        351,102  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)(b)

    10,926        379,679  

Saia Inc.(a)(b)

    220,188        53,686,238  

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.

    50,430        1,016,165  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    60,412        2,476,892  

Yellow Corp.(a)(b)

    23,723        166,298  
    

 

 

 
       61,467,064  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.8%  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    147,405        8,055,683  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    292,784        30,718,897  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    177,319        3,851,369  

Atomera Inc.(a)(b)

    163,719        2,138,170  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    273,047        20,623,240  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    187,202        7,609,761  

CMC Materials Inc.

    235,373        43,638,154  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    345,548        10,228,221  

Credo Technology Group Holdings(a)(b)

    126,459        1,925,971  

Diodes Inc.(a)(b)

    279,675        24,328,928  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    564,296        23,717,361  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    153,795        5,478,178  

Impinj Inc.(a)(b)

    157,002        9,975,907  

Kopin Corp.(a)(b)

    653,197        1,652,588  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    507,925        28,453,959  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    1,125,020        68,569,969  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)(b)

    409,379        24,509,521  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    588,272        34,325,671  

Meta Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    1,682,486        2,809,752  

NVE Corp.

    37,994        2,069,533  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    127,135        11,046,760  

Power Integrations Inc.

    488,561        45,279,833  

Semtech Corp.(a)(b)

    536,376        37,192,312  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    314,344        47,214,469  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    133,908        33,185,081  

SkyWater Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    65,508        709,452  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    408,465        10,550,651  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    528,177        11,345,242  

Synaptics Inc.(a)(b)

    329,237        65,682,781  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    368,285        15,611,601  
    

 

 

 
       632,499,015  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Software — 10.2%

    

8x8 Inc.(a)

    938,227      $ 11,812,278  

A10 Networks Inc.

    415,767        5,799,950  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    979,610        30,847,919  

Agilysys Inc.(a)(b)

    157,486        6,280,542  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    393,451        26,148,753  

Alkami Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    220,579        3,156,485  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    385,789        24,844,812  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    208,485        4,344,827  

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    158,532        17,947,408  

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    326,416        19,852,621  

Arteris Inc.(a)(b)

    25,685        333,905  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    556,903        22,259,413  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    694,464        8,798,859  

AvidXchange Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    176,810        1,423,320  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)(b)

    162,911        2,055,937  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    398,207        23,840,653  

Blackline Inc.(a)(b)

    450,899        33,014,825  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    64,861        3,676,321  

Box Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,134,345        32,964,066  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    788,781        5,900,082  

Cerence Inc.(a)(b)

    325,612        11,754,593  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)

    176,580        2,925,931  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    369,864        24,540,476  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    133,535        8,029,460  

CoreCard Corp.(a)(b)

    61,486        1,684,716  

Couchbase Inc.(a)(b)

    141,636        2,467,299  

CS Disco Inc.(a)(b)

    56,132        1,906,804  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    107,059        2,823,146  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)(b)

    752,767        32,978,722  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)

    237,055        11,987,871  

eGain Corp.(a)(b)

    83,938        972,002  

Enfusion Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    137,364        1,747,270  

EngageSmart Inc.(a)(b)

    101,273        2,158,128  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    398,743        29,682,429  

EverCommerce Inc.(a)(b)

    185,444        2,447,861  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    16,891        338,833  

Intapp Inc.(a)(b)

    86,049        2,066,036  

InterDigital Inc.

    104,761        6,683,752  

JFrog Ltd.(a)(b)

    445,288        12,000,512  

Kaltura Inc.(a)(b)

    214,466        383,894  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    545,718        13,326,434  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    48,208        1,347,414  

MeridianLink Inc.(a)(b)

    143,499        2,597,332  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    77,964        37,915,452  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    513,772        40,875,700  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    360,210        5,284,281  

Model N Inc.(a)

    274,964        7,396,532  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)(b)

    1,096,303        17,825,887  

ON24 Inc.(a)

    152,732        2,008,426  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    305,065        4,405,139  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    688,025        23,523,575  

Progress Software Corp.

    367,648        17,312,544  

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    332,010        11,059,253  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    454,775        28,036,879  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    282,839        40,279,102  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)(b)

    467,428        51,996,691  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    190,015        866,468  

Rimini Street Inc.(a)(b)

    367,176        2,129,621  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)(b)

    890,093        18,843,269  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    759,686        38,880,729  
Security   Shares      Value  

Software (continued)

    

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    260,523      $ 6,614,679  

ShotSpotter Inc.(a)(b)

    70,157        1,944,752  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    375,269        30,066,552  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    299,324        39,271,309  

Stronghold Digital Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    45,389        265,526  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)

    740,834        8,645,533  

Telos Corp.(a)(b)

    334,968        3,339,631  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    766,083        44,271,937  

Upland Software Inc.(a)

    245,958        4,331,320  

UserTesting Inc.(a)(b)

    53,499        571,904  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    889,512        42,287,400  

Veritone Inc.(a)(b)

    240,158        4,390,088  

Viant Technology Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    100,339        657,220  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    2,101,193        42,633,206  

Weave Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    29,508        175,868  

Workiva Inc.(a)(b)

    355,344        41,930,592  

Yext Inc.(a)(b)

    940,994        6,483,449  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    936,644        14,030,927  
    

 

 

 
       1,102,705,332  
Specialty Retail — 2.8%             

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    38,114        1,219,267  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    1,262,068        21,202,742  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)

    42,109        3,392,301  

Arko Corp.(b)

    714,570        6,502,587  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)

    192,123        30,778,105  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)

    90,584        2,040,857  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    241,886        22,928,374  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    232,992        7,698,056  

Caleres Inc.

    306,087        5,916,662  

Camping World Holdings Inc., Class A(b)

    346,541        9,685,821  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    216,692        1,040,122  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    114,040        5,622,172  

Citi Trends Inc.(a)(b)

    66,513        2,036,961  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    507,198        6,852,245  

GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)

    464,512        4,278,155  

Guess? Inc.

    45,669        997,868  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    57,553        1,578,103  

Hibbett Inc.

    94,244        4,178,779  

JOANN Inc.(b)

    95,371        1,088,183  

Kirkland’s Inc.(a)(b)

    100,771        936,163  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    90,915        3,660,238  

Monro Inc.

    169,626        7,521,217  

Murphy USA Inc.

    193,663        38,724,853  

National Vision Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    689,431        30,038,509  

OneWater Marine Inc., Class A

    89,665        3,088,959  

Party City Holdco Inc.(a)(b)

    911,249        3,262,271  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    511,022        12,872,644  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    911,316        14,243,869  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    103,965        228,723  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    132,788        3,872,098  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    341,306        24,812,946  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)

    89,030        4,514,711  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    359,719        3,845,396  

Torrid Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    38,076        230,741  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    401,194        10,073,981  

Winmark Corp.

    10,137        2,230,140  
    

 

 

 
       303,194,819  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    938,536        15,654,781  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

Avid Technology Inc.(a)

    300,308     $ 10,471,740  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    232,781       4,925,646  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)(b)

    625,791       4,211,573  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    354,636       2,322,866  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)(b)

    109,467       2,330,552  
   

 

 

 
      39,917,158  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    482,829       36,888,136  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    430,772       17,812,422  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    10,397       940,928  

PLBY Group Inc.(a)(b)

    246,364       3,224,905  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    3,026       125,851  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    674,701       26,070,447  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    16,566       295,703  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    675,368       15,236,302  
   

 

 

 
          100,594,694  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    44,326       2,056,283  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)(b)

    13,445       182,180  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)

    38,986       650,286  

Columbia Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    124,830       2,685,093  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    870       298,584  

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    178,835       2,303,395  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    17,909       238,011  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    42,609       878,598  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    25,614       3,314,964  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    22,322       431,707  
   

 

 

 
      13,039,101  
Tobacco — 0.1%  

22nd Century Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,328,985       3,083,245  

Turning Point Brands Inc.(b)

    120,991       4,114,904  

Vector Group Ltd.

    176,099       2,120,232  
   

 

 

 
      9,318,381  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.3%  

Alta Equipment Group Inc.(a)(b)

    28,945       357,760  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    319,362       32,785,703  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    346,405       20,534,888  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    76,515       5,499,898  

Boise Cascade Co.

    71,241       4,949,112  

Custom Truck One Source Inc.(a)(b)

    152,813       1,282,101  

EVI Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    41,279       767,377  

Global Industrial Co.

    82,439       2,657,009  

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

    267,205       11,628,762  

Herc Holdings Inc.

    207,538       34,677,524  

Karat Packaging Inc.(a)(b)

    38,606       766,329  

Lawson Products Inc./DE(a)(b)

    40,033       1,542,872  
Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

McGrath RentCorp

    137,830     $ 11,712,793  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    54,438       2,072,455  

Transcat Inc.(a)

    58,934       4,781,905  

WESCO International Inc.(a)

    65,434       8,515,581  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.(a)(b)

    6,079       195,683  
   

 

 

 
      144,727,752  
Water Utilities — 0.2%  

American States Water Co.

    158,185       14,081,629  

Cadiz Inc.(a)(b)

    64,251       133,000  

Global Water Resources Inc.

    106,474       1,771,727  

Middlesex Water Co.

    49,281       5,182,883  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)

    144,022       1,731,144  

York Water Co. (The)

    66,002       2,968,110  
   

 

 

 
      25,868,493  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

    35,336       673,504  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(b)

    132,140       3,115,861  
   

 

 

 
      3,789,365  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $11,778,783,410)

 

    10,816,763,897  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 15.0%  

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

    1,616,406,921       1,616,083,640  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    11,160,000       11,160,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,627,243,640  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 15.0%
(Cost: $1,627,225,639)

 

    1,627,243,640  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 114.9%
(Cost: $13,406,009,049)

 

    12,444,007,537  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (14.9)%

 

    (1,613,188,580
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   10,830,818,957  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   

      

 
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,625,108,435     $     $ (7,847,645 )(a)    $ (256,537   $ (920,613   $ 1,616,083,640       1,616,406,921     $ 9,499,679 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    10,470,000       690,000 (a)                        11,160,000       11,160,000       3,669          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (256,537   $ (920,613   $ 1,627,243,640       $ 9,503,348     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     126        06/17/22      $ 13,018      $ 436,318  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 436,318  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (847,766
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 849,977  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 17,302,127      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 10,816,440,650        $        $ 323,247        $ 10,816,763,897  

Money Market Funds

     1,627,243,640                            1,627,243,640  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,443,684,290        $                 —        $           323,247        $ 12,444,007,537  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 436,318        $        $        $ 436,318  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

   

AAR Corp.(a)

    348,169     $ 16,861,825  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    156,417       6,155,009  

AerSale Corp.(a)(b)

    165,566       2,602,697  

Astronics Corp.(a)

    257,174       3,325,260  

Cadre Holdings Inc.

    39,657       973,976  

Ducommun Inc.(a)(b)

    110,274       5,777,255  

Kaman Corp.

    282,713       12,292,361  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)

    966,271       19,789,230  

Maxar Technologies Inc.(b)

    741,391       29,255,289  

Moog Inc., Class A

    293,838       25,798,976  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    51,718       3,979,700  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    193,883       2,530,173  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    270,191       10,456,392  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)(b)

    653,456       16,519,368  

Vectrus Inc.(a)

    116,566       4,180,057  
   

 

 

 
          160,497,568  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%            

Air Transport Services Group Inc.(a)(b)

    602,134       20,141,382  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    294,228       25,412,472  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    339,117       26,183,224  

Radiant Logistics Inc.(a)

    404,106       2,574,155  
   

 

 

 
      74,311,233  
Airlines — 0.3%            

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    518,498       10,214,411  

Mesa Air Group Inc.(a)

    375,960       1,654,224  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    508,056       14,657,416  

Spirit Airlines Inc.(a)(b)

    1,004,034       21,958,223  
   

 

 

 
      48,484,274  
Auto Components — 0.8%            

Adient PLC(a)(b)

    845,121       34,455,583  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)

    572,554       4,443,019  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    171,034       1,499,968  

Dana Inc.

    688,864       12,103,341  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)(b)

    2,827,013       40,398,016  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    459,408       4,139,266  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)

    191,698       3,417,975  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    214,610       9,258,275  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    227,905       4,731,308  

Tenneco Inc., Class A(a)

    62,197       1,139,449  

XL Fleet Corp.(a)(b)

    1,096,942       2,182,915  
   

 

 

 
      117,769,115  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Canoo Inc.(a)(b)

    593,960       3,278,659  

Fisker Inc.(a)(b)

    140,164       1,808,116  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,409,366       4,805,938  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,422,439       7,112,195  
   

 

 

 
      17,004,908  
Banks — 15.1%            

1st Source Corp.

    173,396       8,019,565  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    194,632       8,696,158  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    144,374       2,594,401  

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

    268,587       8,484,663  

American National Bankshares Inc.

    110,867       4,177,469  

Ameris Bancorp

    679,677       29,824,227  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    144,631       4,688,937  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,519,426       34,582,136  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    773,776       28,389,841  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Banc of California Inc.

    560,861     $     10,858,269  

BancFirst Corp.

    176,520       14,688,229  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    540,391       15,309,277  

Bank First Corp.

    65,655       4,726,503  

Bank of Marin Bancorp., Class A

    158,056       5,543,024  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)

    513,518       18,425,026  

BankUnited Inc.

    874,546       38,445,042  

Banner Corp.

    339,328       19,860,868  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    152,346       4,360,143  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    503,718       14,592,710  

Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc.

    175,855       2,667,720  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    763,687       12,081,528  

Business First Bancshares Inc.

    196,932       4,791,356  

Byline Bancorp Inc.

    257,089       6,859,135  

Cadence Bank

    1,539,707       45,051,827  

Cambridge Bancorp

    68,905       5,856,925  

Camden National Corp.

    150,108       7,061,080  

Capital Bancorp Inc./MD

    83,335       1,905,038  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

    139,343       3,673,081  

Capstar Financial Holdings Inc.

    215,146       4,535,278  

Carter Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    267,288       4,642,793  

Cathay General Bancorp

    744,456       33,314,406  

CBTX Inc.

    190,913       5,918,303  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    249,654       6,965,347  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    156,174       3,807,522  

City Holding Co.

    156,265       12,298,056  

Civista Bancshares Inc.

    153,908       3,709,183  

CNB Financial Corp./PA

    170,982       4,500,246  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    32,468       1,485,411  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    809,890       26,135,150  

Community Bank System Inc.

    547,275       38,391,341  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    158,898       6,546,598  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    383,543       12,277,211  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    242,416       3,820,476  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    289,085       15,072,892  

CVB Financial Corp.

    1,370,971       31,820,237  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    344,031       11,893,152  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    326,865       18,634,574  

Eastern Bankshares Inc.

    1,389,554       29,930,993  

Enterprise Bancorp. Inc./MA

    98,062       3,934,247  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    354,868       16,788,805  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A

    143,423       4,633,997  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    315,865       5,388,657  

FB Financial Corp.

    311,114       13,819,684  

Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Inc.(b)

    43,352       2,012,833  

Financial Institutions Inc.

    159,692       4,811,520  

First Bancorp. Inc. (The)

    112,550       3,385,504  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    2,050,844       26,907,073  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    354,994       14,828,099  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    209,690       7,058,165  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    162,186       2,306,285  

First Busey Corp.

    515,772       13,069,663  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    944,088       14,312,374  

First Community Bankshares Inc.

    175,594       4,953,507  

First Financial Bancorp

    959,413       22,114,470  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    94,767       4,181,120  

First Financial Corp./IN

    116,027       5,021,649  

First Foundation Inc.

    506,974       12,314,398  

First Internet Bancorp

    96,210       4,137,992  

First Interstate BancSystem Inc., Class A

    894,973       32,908,157  
 

 

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iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

First Merchants Corp.

    585,570     $ 24,359,712  

First Mid Bancshares Inc.

    173,425       6,675,128  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

    234,614       4,565,588  

Five Star Bancorp

    73,483       2,079,569  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    298,561       6,672,838  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    1,632,354       27,129,724  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    253,262       9,621,423  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    993,099       49,933,018  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    104,208       6,149,314  

Guaranty Bancshares Inc./TX

    82,845       2,899,575  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    882,642       46,029,780  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    298,593       7,348,374  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

    487,859       6,839,783  

HBT Financial Inc.

    103,917       1,889,211  

Heartland Financial USA Inc.

    415,337       19,865,569  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    594,833       6,691,871  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    360,904       9,044,254  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    631,864       18,576,802  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    1,560,458       35,266,351  

HomeStreet Inc.

    194,376       9,209,535  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

    152,806       4,512,361  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    1,203,391       19,350,527  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    436,164       8,143,182  

Independent Bank Corp.

    468,223       38,249,137  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    208,139       4,579,058  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    380,513       27,077,305  

International Bancshares Corp.

    551,035       23,259,187  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    1,498,512       22,372,784  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    631,005       10,537,784  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    237,900       17,366,700  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

    275,064       2,478,327  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    162,909       5,770,237  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    214,767       11,795,004  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    149,817       3,517,703  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)

    95,418       9,710,690  

Mid Penn Bancorp. Inc.

    144,526       3,874,742  

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    219,378       6,331,249  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

    149,155       4,937,031  

MVB Financial Corp.

    105,276       4,368,954  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    297,448       11,981,205  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    439,454       15,877,473  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    125,177       11,712,812  

Northrim Bancorp. Inc.

    61,749       2,690,404  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    1,273,051       17,198,919  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    597,410       12,007,941  

OFG Bancorp

    506,719       13,498,994  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    3,009,567       49,296,707  

Old Second Bancorp. Inc.

    284,512       4,128,269  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    188,942       7,990,357  

Orrstown Financial Services Inc.

    112,235       2,573,549  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    823,975           29,127,516  

Park National Corp.

    145,961       19,176,356  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    179,657       6,243,081  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    258,776       8,102,277  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    73,220       3,696,146  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    99,774       7,392,256  

Premier Financial Corp.

    366,347       11,111,305  

Primis Financial Corp.

    256,599       3,587,254  

QCR Holdings Inc.

    169,334       9,582,611  

RBB Bancorp

    134,425       3,157,643  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Red River Bancshares Inc.

    47,693     $ 2,523,437  

Renasant Corp.

    566,612       18,953,171  

Republic Bancorp. Inc./KY, Class A

    96,136       4,320,352  

Republic First Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    471,457       2,432,718  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    366,977       10,855,180  

Sandy Spring Bancorp. Inc.

    453,236       20,359,361  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    560,223       19,619,009  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    86,211       8,215,046  

Sierra Bancorp

    148,981       3,721,545  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,141,943       29,941,745  

SmartFinancial Inc.

    144,404       3,693,854  

South Plains Financial Inc.

    111,433       2,961,889  

South State Corp.

    785,681       64,103,713  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    53,130       2,701,129  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    324,752       13,259,624  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc.

    133,687       3,513,294  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    203,765       10,779,169  

Summit Financial Group Inc.

    120,742       3,089,788  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    322,871       18,503,737  

Third Coast Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    34,363       793,785  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    145,386       11,379,362  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    689,281       20,637,073  

TriCo Bancshares

    284,268       11,379,248  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)

    301,557       10,020,739  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    16,791       1,578,690  

Trustmark Corp.

    638,028       19,389,671  

UMB Financial Corp.

    449,288       43,652,822  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    1,349,928       47,085,489  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    1,069,952       37,234,330  

Univest Financial Corp.

    296,497       7,934,260  

Valley National Bancorp

    4,101,438       53,400,723  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    415,095       15,844,176  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    174,966       9,185,715  

WesBanco Inc.

    616,526       21,183,833  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    141,919       3,861,616  

Westamerica Bancorp

    270,559       16,368,820  
   

 

 

 
          2,214,492,115  
Beverages — 0.2%            

Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    125,061       2,274,860  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    22,679       1,941,096  

Primo Water Corp.

    1,607,174       22,902,229  

Zevia PBC, Class A(a)(b)

    43,515       198,863  
   

 

 

 
      27,317,048  
Biotechnology — 4.1%            

2seventy bio Inc.(a)(b)

    239,589       4,087,388  

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    260,877       3,944,460  

89bio Inc.(a)(b)

    103,103       388,698  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    109,760       429,162  

Adagio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    248,155       1,131,587  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    261,493       5,222,015  

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    882,111       1,155,565  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    391,598       900,675  

Aerovate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    57,230       1,049,026  

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    555,884       16,181,783  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,051,774       755,069  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    64,733       918,561  

Akouos Inc.(a)(b)

    246,199       1,169,445  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    31,896       951,458  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    411,111       3,745,221  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Altimmune Inc.(a)

    417,615     $ 2,543,275  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)(b)

    198,147       4,902,157  

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    148,784       3,735,966  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    318,518       869,554  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,793       92,403  

AquaBounty Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    438,622       820,223  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)(b)

    834,193       2,485,895  

Arcellx Inc.(a)

    45,229       634,111  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    214,151       5,773,511  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    457,730       14,445,959  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    257,529       4,960,009  

Ardelyx Inc.(a)

    207,708       222,248  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    817,908       7,598,365  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    363,437       301,471  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    290,393       175,833  

Atossa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,105,686       1,382,108  

Atreca Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    260,181       824,774  

Aura Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    19,871       437,162  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    38,202       778,175  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)

    318,865       5,889,437  

Avrobio Inc.(a)(b)

    377,966       498,915  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,655,795       26,923,227  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co.
Ltd.(a)(b)

    187,740       22,260,332  

Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    231,354       640,851  

Bluebird Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    687,387       3,333,827  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)(b)

    38,721       2,473,497  

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    237,181       649,876  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    363,605       3,690,591  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    30,381       62,281  

Cardiff Oncology Inc.(a)

    381,095       945,116  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    228,573       2,098,300  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    996,003       8,256,865  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    99,296       3,382,022  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)

    36       141  

Century Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    70,413       886,500  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)(b)

    514,428       12,896,710  

Chimerix Inc.(a)

    221,074       1,012,519  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    413,482       6,764,566  

Clene Inc.(a)(b)

    73,092       287,982  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)

    271,477       2,033,363  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    64,823       1,422,865  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    251,872       2,637,100  

Curis Inc.(a)

    112,606       268,002  

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    71,877       270,976  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)

    60,952       2,243,643  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    98,202       262,199  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    92,967       922,233  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    57,570       533,674  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    116,343       1,878,939  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    308,568       2,974,596  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    59,407       2,940,052  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    334,683       2,777,869  

Eliem Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,449       230,297  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)

    500,109           20,534,476  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    180,302       12,833,896  

Entrada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    36,713       344,735  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    266,684       2,293,482  

Exagen Inc.(a)(b)

    66,793       536,348  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    78,950       948,979  

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    73,287       368,634  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    169,049     $ 2,574,616  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    354,904       3,300,607  

Frequency Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    307,007       650,855  

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    166,985       1,269,086  

Gemini Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    175,744       244,284  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    34,769       255,204  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    3,136,484       4,265,618  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    633,710       5,500,603  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    119,446       609,175  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)(b)

    431,677       1,778,509  

Homology Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    417,148       1,268,130  

Hookipa Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    48,277       110,072  

iBio Inc.(a)(b)

    2,154,679       922,634  

Icosavax Inc.(a)

    100,048       704,338  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    256,085       2,865,591  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    84,565       1,629,568  

Immuneering Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    75,657       489,501  

Immunic Inc.(a)(b)

    194,489       2,197,726  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    627,385       3,519,630  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)

    1,007,563       4,796,000  

Immunovant Inc.(a)(b)

    152,592       840,782  

Impel Neuropharma Inc.(a)(b)

    15,714       100,098  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    82,191       93,698  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    2,113,163       7,586,255  

Inozyme Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    138,446       566,244  

Instil Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    298,857       3,212,713  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    207,271       6,669,981  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    938,883       15,801,401  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    72,876       1,045,042  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    348,764       2,368,108  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    387,087       6,433,386  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    161,412       1,604,435  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    244,867       2,757,202  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)

    363,446       2,627,715  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    131,988       8,782,482  

Kura Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    654,666       10,527,029  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    403,850       844,047  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    135,552       15,248,245  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,252,095       1,928,226  

Lyell Immunopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    649,802       3,281,500  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    46,304       407,938  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    17,522       50,814  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    2,279,705       8,389,314  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    292,986       4,057,856  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    224,278       894,869  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)(b)

    394,679       1,858,938  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    22,223       489,350  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    121,026       1,696,785  

Mustang Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    703,401       710,435  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    813,680           20,504,736  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    265,086       498,362  

NexImmune Inc.(a)(b)

    62,775       264,283  

Nkarta Inc.(a)(b)

    146,513       1,667,318  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    26,338       368,995  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    76,852       1,067,474  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    134,665       573,673  

Omega Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    89,042       555,622  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)(b)

    177,647       264,694  

Oncorus Inc.(a)

    201,743       359,103  

Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    442,437       614,987  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

OPKO Health Inc.(a)(b)

    4,078,152     $     14,028,843  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    277,497       1,481,834  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    114,919       1,337,657  

Passage Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    383,180       1,187,858  

Portage Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    38,538       253,195  

Poseida Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    284,432       1,274,255  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    312,650       3,192,157  

Precigen Inc.(a)(b)

    123,480       260,543  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    268,470       10,137,427  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    87,841       3,212,345  

Pyxis Oncology Inc.(a)

    38,864       157,011  

Rallybio Corp.(a)(b)

    72,532       506,273  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    393,996       2,821,011  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)

    192,141       6,377,160  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    77,183       2,310,087  

Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    20,766       61,052  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)

    90,000       1,528,200  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    525,734       13,411,474  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    451,307       5,199,057  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    46,410       383,347  

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    126,897       737,272  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    43,808       564,685  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    841,355       1,034,867  

Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    211,561       488,706  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)

    48,864       208,161  

Sigilon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    126,326       185,699  

Silverback Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    204,342       717,240  

Solid Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    598,295       717,954  

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    301,938       703,516  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,409       221,058  

Spruce Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    80,808       162,424  

SQZ Biotechnologies Co.(a)

    225,389       1,084,121  

Surface Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    353,209       1,038,434  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    413,533       3,399,241  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    378,938       6,585,942  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    302,366       359,816  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    65,410       643,634  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    39,546       257,840  

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    314,525       868,089  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    130,981       1,542,956  

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    5,115,878       1,177,675  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    562,706       14,500,934  

Trevena Inc.(a)(b)

    1,076,418       591,922  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    420,201       11,282,397  

Tyra Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    48,349       517,334  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    51,293       446,762  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    558,317       6,314,565  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    114,631       577,740  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)(b)

    309,641       7,477,830  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)(b)

    238,912       396,594  

Vera Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    57,233       1,344,403  

Veracyte Inc.(a)(b)

    691,432       19,062,780  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    155,316       3,544,311  

Vigil Neuroscience Inc.(a)(b)

    24,302       170,843  

Viking Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    705,706       2,117,118  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    293,973       1,399,311  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    296,801       368,033  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    177,080       1,069,563  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    83,036       365,358  

XBiotech Inc.

    148,266       1,281,018  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Xilio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,792     $ 196,489  

XOMA Corp.(a)

    57,417       1,606,528  
   

 

 

 
          600,241,056  
Building Products — 0.9%            

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)

    169,335       8,288,948  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    250,213       11,875,109  

Caesarstone Ltd.

    228,335       2,402,084  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    239,286       10,277,334  

Griffon Corp.

    527,469       10,565,204  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    174,476       6,453,867  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    564,066       11,439,259  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    310,451       5,581,909  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    342,394       7,186,850  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,306,015       31,122,337  

UFP Industries Inc.

    59,097       4,559,925  

View Inc.(a)(b)

    1,037,733       1,909,429  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    585,165       20,714,841  
   

 

 

 
      132,377,096  
Capital Markets — 1.1%            

Assetmark Financial Holdings Inc.(a)

    186,831       4,156,990  

Associated Capital Group Inc., Class A

    19,154       802,744  

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    206,267       14,430,439  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    3,239,133       14,252,185  

Blucora Inc.(a)

    313,953       6,137,781  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    267,862       7,259,060  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    31,260       5,854,998  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    284,959       9,477,737  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    953,200       32,465,992  

GCM Grosvenor Inc., Class A

    53,006       514,688  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    66,858       5,870,133  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    284,217       13,343,988  

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A, NVS

    94,221       4,106,151  

Piper Sandler Cos

    179,074       23,503,463  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    39,414       2,487,812  

Sculptor Capital Management Inc.

    225,655       3,143,374  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)(b)

    162,161       12,037,211  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    341,545       2,004,869  
   

 

 

 
      161,849,615  
Chemicals — 1.8%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    277,836       14,194,641  

American Vanguard Corp.

    230,051       4,674,636  

Amyris Inc.(a)(b)

    1,624,153       7,081,307  

Avient Corp.

    833,720       40,018,560  

Chase Corp.

    55,815       4,850,882  

Ecovyst Inc.

    607,922       7,027,578  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    136,057       2,957,879  

FutureFuel Corp.

    288,081       2,803,028  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)

    684,871       21,518,647  

Hawkins Inc.

    65,216       2,993,414  

HB Fuller Co.

    440,248       29,087,185  

Innospec Inc.

    173,419       16,049,929  

Intrepid Potash Inc.(a)(b)

    102,912       8,453,192  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    211,416       5,818,168  

Kronos Worldwide Inc.

    193,659       3,005,588  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    335,828       22,215,022  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)

    638,382       4,194,170  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    209,072       17,551,594  

Stepan Co.

    200,354       19,796,979  

Tredegar Corp.

    55,115       660,829  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

   

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    1,172,344     $ 23,200,688  

Valhi Inc.

    23,592       691,482  

Zymergen Inc.(a)(b)

    683,303       1,974,746  
   

 

 

 
          260,820,144  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%

   

ABM Industries Inc.

    689,096       31,725,980  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    945,695       7,565,560  

Aris Water Solution Inc., A

    115,443       2,101,063  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    482,482       22,324,442  

BrightView Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    481,259       6,549,935  

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    40,683       3,565,865  

CECO Environmental Corp.(a)(b)

    315,679       1,733,078  

CompX International Inc.

    10,997       258,649  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    1,226,005       13,694,476  

Deluxe Corp.

    436,288       13,193,349  

Ennis Inc.

    257,626       4,758,352  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    1,218,065       8,051,410  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    463,829       5,677,267  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    365,885       6,794,484  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)

    97,120       2,875,723  

HNI Corp.

    400,527       14,839,525  

Interface Inc.

    467,118       6,338,791  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)

    1,232,609       22,248,592  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

    368,270       3,111,882  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    315,775       10,218,479  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    760,115       26,269,574  

NL Industries Inc.

    88,814       638,573  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

    879,679       10,512,164  

Team Inc.(a)

    270,116       596,956  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)(b)

    285,562       13,672,709  

UniFirst Corp./MA

    154,452       28,462,415  

VSE Corp.

    107,188       4,940,295  
   

 

 

 
      272,719,588  

Communications Equipment — 0.6%

   

ADTRAN Inc.

    460,181       8,490,340  

Aviat Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    100,440       3,090,539  

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    98,024       4,206,210  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    262,727       4,122,187  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)

    354,972       7,638,997  

DZS Inc.(a)(b)

    101,120       1,402,534  

EMCORE Corp.(a)(b)

    320,527       1,185,950  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    760,499       7,065,036  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    680,481       2,755,948  

KVH Industries Inc.(a)

    152,282       1,385,766  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)(b)

    297,818       7,350,148  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    717,837       23,028,211  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    253,704       9,995,938  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)

    722,048       2,231,128  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)

    269,678       4,336,422  
   

 

 

 
      88,285,354  

Construction & Engineering — 1.7%

   

API Group Corp.(a)(b)

    2,056,318       43,244,368  

Arcosa Inc.

    495,722       28,380,084  

Argan Inc.

    152,766       6,200,772  

Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    256,087       1,715,783  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    55,119       5,250,636  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    489,597       55,143,310  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    1,452,607       41,675,295  

Granite Construction Inc.

    468,102       15,353,746  
Security   Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering (continued)

   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)

    659,080     $ 9,246,892  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)

    162,350       1,923,847  

INNOVATE Corp.(a)(b)

    479,929       1,770,938  

Matrix Service Co.(a)

    279,541       2,297,827  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    42,673       4,012,969  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)

    99,021       2,520,084  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    102,492       13,662,184  

Primoris Services Corp.

    546,582       13,019,583  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    228,361       6,120,075  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    428,401       4,626,731  
   

 

 

 
          256,165,124  

Construction Materials — 0.3%

   

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,208,386       37,532,469  

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

    19,228       2,231,217  
   

 

 

 
      39,763,686  

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

   

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)

    253,650       15,911,464  

Enova International Inc.(a)(b)

    371,771       14,116,145  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    525,778       3,175,699  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    376,392       26,475,413  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    493,662       13,565,832  

LendingClub Corp.(a)

    1,030,059       16,254,331  

Navient Corp.

    1,547,594       26,371,002  

Nelnet Inc., Class A

    173,527       14,748,060  

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    221,656       3,182,980  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)

    439,849       19,828,393  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    487,318       14,020,139  

Regional Management Corp.

    48,181       2,340,151  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    43,430       8,331,611  
   

 

 

 
      178,321,220  

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

   

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    223,838       14,562,900  

Greif Inc., Class B

    54,813       3,494,877  

Myers Industries Inc.

    200,511       4,331,038  

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

    439,267       4,419,026  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    319,236       6,521,991  

TriMas Corp.

    441,368       14,163,499  
   

 

 

 
      47,493,331  

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%

   

2U Inc.(a)

    121,342       1,611,422  

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)

    505,987       15,032,874  

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    191,255       4,062,256  

Carriage Services Inc.

    128,196       6,836,693  

Coursera Inc.(a)(b)

    747,977       17,233,390  

European Wax Center Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    73,533       2,173,636  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    39,045       23,874,846  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    83,526       1,754,881  

Laureate Education Inc., Class A

    1,012,968       12,003,671  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    267,966       2,733,253  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    712,082       8,174,701  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    360,164       5,946,308  

Regis Corp.(a)(b)

    36,802       78,020  

StoneMor Inc.(a)(b)

    329,974       861,232  

Strategic Education Inc.

    249,080       16,533,930  

Stride Inc.(a)(b)

    401,559       14,588,638  

Udemy Inc.(a)(b)

    122,536       1,526,799  

Vivint Smart Home Inc.(a)(b)

    687,932       4,650,420  

WW International Inc.(a)(b)

    369,143       3,776,333  
   

 

 

 
      143,453,303  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

   

Alerus Financial Corp.

    159,587     $ 4,410,985  

A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.

    91,705       7,092,465  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    314,302       4,896,825  

Cannae Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    867,810       20,758,015  
   

 

 

 
      37,158,290  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  

Anterix Inc.(a)

    83,961       4,861,342  

ATN International Inc.

    111,979       4,465,722  

Consolidated Communications Holdings
Inc.(a)

    739,607       4,363,681  

EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    384,890       9,368,223  

Globalstar Inc.(a)(b)

    771,001       1,133,371  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    37,463       1,277,114  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    296,544       11,956,654  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(a)

    435,168       4,221,130  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,562,547       14,984,826  

Ooma Inc.(a)(b)

    90,840       1,361,692  

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    730,115       10,426,042  
   

 

 

 
      68,419,797  
Electric Utilities — 1.3%            

ALLETE Inc.

    535,095       35,840,663  

MGE Energy Inc.

    372,091       29,689,141  

Otter Tail Corp.

    422,046       26,377,875  

PNM Resources Inc.

    872,537       41,593,839  

Portland General Electric Co.

    919,788       50,726,308  

Via Renewables Inc.

    16,866       138,976  
   

 

 

 
          184,366,802  
Electrical Equipment — 0.7%            

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    82,793       192,080  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

    8,678       258,952  

American Superconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    282,236       2,147,816  

Array Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,000,821       11,279,253  

AZZ Inc.

    250,776       12,097,434  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    408,061       3,329,778  

Beam Global(a)(b)

    11,801       241,330  

Encore Wire Corp.(b)

    201,441       22,978,375  

EnerSys

    373,920       27,883,214  

FuelCell Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    856,184       4,931,620  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    230,387       2,216,323  

Powell Industries Inc.

    92,738       1,800,972  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    29,718       1,884,716  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

    260,854       388,672  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    340,992       5,524,070  
   

 

 

 
      97,154,605  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%  

Aeva Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,082,003       4,685,073  

Belden Inc.

    452,393       25,062,572  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    360,441       9,025,443  

CTS Corp.(b)

    253,407       8,955,403  

Daktronics Inc.(a)(b)

    384,513       1,476,530  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    271,992       15,247,872  

Fabrinet(a)

    53,568       5,631,604  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    92,146       4,784,220  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    17,151       277,332  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    75,461       5,470,168  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    229,714       24,652,906  

Itron Inc.(a)(b)

    82,039       4,321,815  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    231,394       4,625,566  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    898,751       19,350,109  
Security   Shares      Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Methode Electronics Inc.

    378,776      $ 16,382,062  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)

    152,716        12,999,186  

PC Connection Inc.

    114,764        6,012,486  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    32,276        2,640,500  

Rogers Corp.(a)(b)

    23,389        6,354,791  

Sanmina Corp.(a)(b)

    638,329        25,801,258  

ScanSource Inc.(a)

    258,991        9,010,297  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,063,403        15,759,632  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    1,175,652        23,042,779  

Vishay Precision Group Inc.(a)

    123,414        3,967,760  
    

 

 

 
       255,537,364  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%             

Archrock Inc.

    1,375,614        12,696,917  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    241,476        8,953,930  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    1,688,017        41,322,656  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)(b)

    359,373        13,422,582  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    408,302        7,259,610  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    1,424,703        6,810,080  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    1,052,376        45,020,645  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    624,491        9,254,957  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    72,719        11,105,646  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(a)(b)

    385,799        3,240,712  

Newpark Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    939,925        3,440,125  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,590,052        14,692,080  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    1,019,901        15,461,699  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    633,336        4,401,685  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    1,908,335        29,541,026  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    882,489        12,293,072  

RPC Inc.(a)

    692,741        7,391,546  

Select Energy Services Inc., Class A(a)

    650,108        5,571,426  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    230,182        2,598,755  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    294,807        1,211,657  

Tidewater Inc.(a)(b)

    421,346        9,160,062  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    754,368        14,076,507  
    

 

 

 
           278,927,375  
Entertainment — 1.3%             

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,275,375        129,985,240  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    55,169        440,800  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    191,681        3,312,248  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    213,456        619,022  

Eros STX Global Corp.(a)(b)

    163,524        456,232  

IMAX Corp.(a)

    451,491        8,546,725  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    600,914        9,764,853  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B, NVS(a)(b)

    1,201,672        18,061,130  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.(a)(b)

    267,337        22,271,845  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)

    234,430        4,149,411  
    

 

 

 
       197,607,506  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 11.3%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    887,621        19,234,747  

Agree Realty Corp.

    720,027        47,780,992  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    741,701        17,200,046  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    507,868        19,243,119  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a)

    1,550,376        11,348,752  

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.

    2,181,492        39,201,411  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    674,887        9,853,350  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.(a)(b)

    180,222        1,838,264  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.(b)

    583,706        3,607,303  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    1,737,865        24,573,411  

Broadstone Net Lease Inc.

    1,612,111        35,111,778  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

BRT Apartments Corp.

    119,484     $ 2,864,031  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    986,434       19,038,176  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    152,504       1,250,533  

Centerspace

    145,667       14,292,846  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    485,710       6,697,941  

City Office REIT Inc.

    440,519       7,779,566  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    29,732       269,669  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    86,518       3,651,925  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    1,155,634       32,981,794  

CTO Realty Growth Inc.

    59,256       3,929,858  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    2,145,253           21,667,055  

DigitalBridge Group Inc.(a)

    4,964,335       35,743,212  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    2,425,265       7,760,848  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    886,856       18,748,136  

Empire State Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    1,464,478       14,381,174  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    1,114,114       31,429,156  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    1,229,736       31,112,321  

Farmland Partners Inc.

    289,312       3,978,040  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    782,456       21,157,610  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    1,041,152       6,142,797  

Getty Realty Corp.

    416,292       11,914,277  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    275,880       6,074,878  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    132,102       4,811,155  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    613,402       10,010,721  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    1,066,142       16,770,414  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    1,509,579       41,483,231  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    334,855       3,040,483  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    2,256,618       59,664,980  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    13,813       1,009,592  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    666,332       15,105,746  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    114,846       23,589,368  

iStar Inc.

    681,126       15,945,160  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    2,211,726       50,361,001  

LTC Properties Inc.

    398,559       15,332,565  

LXP Industrial Trust

    2,860,277       44,906,349  

Macerich Co. (The)

    2,187,314       34,209,591  

National Health Investors Inc.

    447,073       26,381,778  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc.

    1,203,219       9,517,462  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    406,880       9,130,387  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    184,543       16,666,078  

Office Properties Income Trust

    489,540       12,595,864  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

    164,532       5,065,940  

Outfront Media Inc.

    1,187,552       33,762,103  

Paramount Group Inc.

    1,904,271       20,775,597  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(b)

    1,322,349       32,371,104  

Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.

    1,018,748       35,034,744  

Physicians Realty Trust

    2,254,852       39,550,104  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    1,265,995       21,800,434  

Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.

    316,660       8,581,486  

Postal Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    161,032       2,708,558  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    676,100       35,650,753  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    531,337       13,251,545  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    30,874       5,189,302  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    1,215,055       23,559,916  

Retail Value Inc.

    181,583       555,644  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    1,693,236       23,840,763  

RPT Realty

    856,240       11,790,425  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.(a)(b)

    45,450       4,216,397  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    2,333,516       34,746,053  

Safehold Inc.

    71,943       3,989,239  
Security   Shares      Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Saul Centers Inc.

    8,336      $ 439,307  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)

    378,885        4,796,684  

Service Properties Trust

    1,683,243        14,863,036  

SITE Centers Corp.

    1,771,663        29,604,489  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    1,830,654        75,697,543  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    1,060,334        10,560,927  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.(a)

    2,227,834        26,243,885  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    758,315        13,035,435  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    753,993        55,833,182  

UMH Properties Inc.

    60,834        1,495,908  

Uniti Group Inc.

    2,012,099        27,686,482  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    9,503        554,690  

Urban Edge Properties

    1,176,330        22,467,903  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    304,465        5,726,987  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    892,862        15,526,870  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    861,511        21,968,530  

Whitestone REIT

    470,856        6,238,842  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    1,158,346        22,344,494  
    

 

 

 
           1,653,916,242  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%             

Andersons Inc. (The)

    189,785        9,538,594  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings
Inc.(a)(b)

    354,821        23,989,448  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    299,212        9,754,311  

HF Foods Group Inc.(a)(b)

    369,918        2,463,654  

Ingles Markets Inc., Class A

    144,002        12,823,378  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc.

    98,415        1,928,934  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)(b)

    136,638        6,956,241  

PriceSmart Inc.

    232,689        18,352,181  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    567,253        4,963,464  

SpartanNash Co.

    367,737        12,131,644  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)

    640,387        20,479,576  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    551,158        22,790,383  

Village Super Market Inc., Class A

    88,496        2,168,152  

Weis Markets Inc.

    167,978        11,996,989  
    

 

 

 
       160,336,949  
Food Products — 1.1%             

B&G Foods Inc.(b)

    650,586        17,552,810  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    415,260        22,930,657  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    345,627        8,955,196  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)

    1,412,063        30,980,662  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    29,699        2,478,085  

Laird Superfood Inc.(a)

    60,697        219,116  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    23,300        3,475,195  

Landec Corp.(a)

    266,604        3,087,274  

Limoneira Co.

    124,777        1,831,726  

Mission Produce Inc.(a)

    333,686        4,221,128  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    29,241        5,482,395  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    62,156        3,203,520  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    813,085        30,856,576  

Sovos Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    144,382        2,047,337  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.(b)

    162,008        5,663,797  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    528,623        17,053,378  

Vita Coco Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    39,721        355,900  

Whole Earth Brands Inc.(a)

    380,809        2,726,593  
    

 

 

 
       163,121,345  
Gas Utilities — 2.1%             

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    648,811        48,946,302  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    178,554        24,597,599  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    985,679        45,203,239  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Gas Utilities (continued)

   

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    311,875     $ 16,130,175  

ONE Gas Inc.

    539,776       47,629,834  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    1,053,415       36,395,488  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    673,809       52,752,507  

Spire Inc.

    518,097       37,178,641  
   

 

 

 
      308,833,785  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%        

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    63,480       730,020  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)(b)

    384,260       8,276,960  

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)

    46,542       995,068  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,680,659       1,053,437  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)

    491,865       16,477,477  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)

    78,343       1,104,636  

Cue Health Inc.(a)(b)

    57,604       371,546  

CVRx Inc.(a)(b)

    11,904       71,305  

DarioHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    142,422       831,744  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    164,242       10,383,379  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    332,602       26,797,743  

Invacare Corp.(a)

    343,919       484,926  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    589,363       32,597,668  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    107,264       8,777,413  

Lucid Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,431       85,448  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)

    386,990       10,046,260  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    58,036       3,860,555  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

    50,686       12,918,848  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    343,571       9,029,046  

Neogen Corp.(a)

    68,515       2,113,003  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)(b)

    23,357       70,772  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)

    731,004       4,956,207  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    195,314       6,386,768  

Paragon 28 Inc.(a)(b)

    20,904       349,933  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b)

    11,589       405,499  

RxSight Inc.(a)(b)

    34,533       427,519  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    164,350       1,998,496  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    77,177       171,333  

Sight Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    40,542       468,665  

Talis Biomedical Corp.(a)(b)

    142,147       200,427  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    63,469       4,199,744  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    30,416       2,733,182  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    340,726       7,254,057  
   

 

 

 
          176,629,084  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%            

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    730,799       11,714,708  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    89,985       8,394,701  

AirSculpt Technologies Inc.(a)

    22,563       308,662  

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a)(b)

    1,878,959       13,246,661  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    17,404       780,743  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    165,660       1,966,384  

Contra Zogenix Inc., NVS(b)

    583,774       396,966  

Covetrus Inc.(a)

    1,056,702       17,742,027  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    323,361       7,007,233  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    186,682       11,650,824  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    1,525,221       12,156,011  

LifeStance Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    271,477       2,744,632  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)

    362,338       8,507,696  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    85,656       9,883,846  

National HealthCare Corp.

    127,753       8,972,093  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)(b)

    1,624,586       46,398,176  

Owens & Minor Inc.(b)

    129,333       5,693,239  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Patterson Companies Inc.

    653,700     $ 21,160,269  

SOC Telemed Inc.(a)

    146,296       437,425  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    956,280       82,201,829  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)(b)

    183,997       5,919,184  

Viemed Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    289,084       1,439,638  
   

 

 

 
          278,722,947  
Health Care Technology — 0.6%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,260,440       28,385,109  

American Well Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,892,205       7,966,183  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    142,357       4,904,199  

Convey Health Solutions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    37,208       243,340  

Evolent Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    650,992       21,027,042  

Forian Inc.(a)(b)

    14,870       103,495  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    264,085       5,260,573  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    2,828,322       13,236,547  

NantHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    89,438       67,400  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    575,712       12,038,138  
   

 

 

 
      93,232,026  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%            

Biglari Holdings Inc., Class B, NVS(a)(b)

    8,195       1,185,079  

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    18,074       511,494  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    149,206       4,412,021  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.

    339,628       767,559  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)

    109,870       2,966,490  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    239,541       11,761,463  

Denny’s Corp.(a)

    153,312       2,193,895  

Drive Shack Inc.(a)(b)

    461,718       711,046  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)

    192,612       2,238,152  

F45 Training Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    138,396       1,480,837  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    179,137       1,339,049  

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    38,968       508,532  

GAN Ltd.(a)(b)

    362,578       1,747,626  

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co.(a)(b)

    551,159       611,787  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    186,862       17,454,779  

Krispy Kreme Inc.(b)

    267,142       3,967,059  

Life Time Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    171,676       2,496,169  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    25,306       2,207,442  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

    9,877       535,037  

Portillo’s Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    63,957       1,570,784  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    231,520       17,234,349  

Sweetgreen Inc.(a)(b)

    35,950       1,150,041  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)(b)

    76,022       456,132  

Xponential Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    53,521       1,254,532  
   

 

 

 
      80,761,354  
Household Durables — 1.4%            

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.

    94,427       1,563,711  

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)(b)

    298,902       4,549,288  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    28,043       6,754,157  

Century Communities Inc.

    108,182       5,795,310  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    228,652       5,960,958  

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

    67,508       1,302,904  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    226,177       4,469,257  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

    44,749       520,431  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    112,336       2,127,644  

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    53,974       3,189,863  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    26,552       1,683,397  

KB Home

    665,742       21,556,726  

Landsea Homes Corp.(a)

    99,412       849,973  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    450,032       11,867,344  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Durables (continued)

   

Legacy Housing Corp.(a)

    82,744     $ 1,775,686  

Lifetime Brands Inc.

    125,611       1,612,845  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    292,067       12,953,171  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    425,756       16,110,607  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    355,659       28,178,863  

Snap One Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    95,160       1,403,610  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    1,072,192       29,185,066  

Traeger Inc.(a)(b)

    210,937       1,569,371  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    1,043,493       20,953,339  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    501,017       9,744,781  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    132,042       4,124,992  

VOXX International Corp.(a)(b)

    157,649       1,571,761  

Weber Inc., Class A(b)

    144,206       1,417,545  
   

 

 

 
          202,792,600  
Household Products — 0.1%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)(b)

    62,322       2,739,675  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    251,788       10,267,915  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

    53,542       1,533,978  
   

 

 

 
      14,541,568  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6%  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class A

    273,310       9,106,689  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class C

    624,058       22,784,358  

Ormat Technologies Inc.(b)

    463,839       37,955,945  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(b)

    751,455       17,328,552  
   

 

 

 
      87,175,544  
Insurance — 2.5%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    471,495       4,903,548  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    848,816       33,876,247  

American National Group Inc.

    76,956       14,551,610  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    197,543       9,811,961  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    324,527       13,396,475  

Bright Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    793,570       1,531,590  

Citizens Inc./TX(a)(b)

    516,769       2,191,101  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    1,227,952       30,809,316  

Crawford & Co., Class A, NVS

    191,131       1,444,950  

Donegal Group Inc., Class A

    157,210       2,108,186  

eHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    178,601       2,216,438  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    282,849       11,602,466  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    126,816       33,117,998  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    5,181,965       19,587,828  

Goosehead Insurance Inc., Class A

    155,508       12,218,264  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    278,632       1,969,928  

HCI Group Inc.

    59,022       4,024,120  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

    246,553       1,760,388  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    426,627       17,845,807  

Investors Title Co.

    11,045       2,244,454  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    317,464       7,854,059  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    680,260       1,639,427  

MBIA Inc.(a)

    491,454       7,563,477  

MetroMile Inc.(a)(b)

    1,132,939       1,495,479  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

    26,400       5,554,560  

NI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    87,611       1,485,883  

ProAssurance Corp.

    555,987       14,944,931  

RLI Corp.

    32,139       3,555,538  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    149,413       13,574,171  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    608,349       54,362,067  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    915,253       6,846,092  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    271,872       16,478,162  

Tiptree Inc.

    240,595       3,091,646  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Trean Insurance Group Inc.(a)(b)

    170,516     $ 799,720  

United Fire Group Inc.

    216,716       6,733,366  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

    219,948       728,028  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    286,062       3,858,976  
   

 

 

 
          371,778,257  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%            

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    605,462       8,736,817  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    184,034       377,270  

MediaAlpha Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    18,871       312,315  

Outbrain Inc.(a)(b)

    126,452       1,356,830  

TrueCar Inc.(a)(b)

    963,717       3,806,682  

Yelp Inc.(a)(b)

    53,250       1,816,357  
   

 

 

 
      16,406,271  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%            

1stdibs.com Inc.(a)

    44,263       353,661  

aka Brands Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    34,638       153,100  

Groupon Inc.(a)(b)

    35,001       673,069  

Lands’ End Inc.(a)(b)

    148,643       2,515,040  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,624       268,651  

PetMed Express Inc.

    30,122       777,148  

Rent the Runway Inc.(a)(b)

    59,717       411,450  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)(b)

    137,019       7,356,550  

Xometry Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    54,806       2,014,120  
   

 

 

 
      14,522,789  
IT Services — 0.6%            

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    117,485       4,336,371  

Conduent Inc.(a)(b)

    1,727,389       8,913,327  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    175,270       11,141,914  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    28,946       1,674,526  

Flywire Corp.(a)(b)

    93,943       2,872,777  

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    15,282       352,403  

Limelight Networks Inc.(a)

    1,283,002       6,697,270  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    675,668       25,263,227  

MoneyGram International Inc.(a)(b)

    921,553       9,731,600  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    157,603       1,758,850  

Remitly Global Inc.(a)(b)

    18,874       186,286  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    494,309       7,300,944  

StarTek Inc.(a)(b)

    177,705       787,233  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    144,968       3,132,759  
   

 

 

 
      84,149,487  
Leisure Products — 0.5%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    246,074       9,906,939  

American Outdoor Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    142,709       1,873,769  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    1,183,285       27,712,535  

Escalade Inc.

    79,976       1,055,683  

Genius Brands International Inc.(a)(b)

    2,836,707       2,893,441  

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    20,645       1,604,736  

Nautilus Inc.(a)

    223,101       919,176  

Solo Brands Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    61,744       526,676  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    11,420       795,061  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)

    576,710       20,582,780  
   

 

 

 
      67,870,796  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

Absci Corp.(a)(b)

    232,956       1,963,819  

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(c)

    19,180       57,540  

Alpha Teknova Inc.(a)(b)

    30,469       420,777  

Codex DNA Inc.(a)(b)

    37,176       199,635  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    180,442       1,945,165  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    693,038       2,488,007  
 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

 

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    60,442     $ 375,345  

IsoPlexis Corp.(a)(b)

    44,993       154,326  

MaxCyte Inc.(a)(b)

    435,497       3,044,124  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    37,255       1,294,611  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    1,069,044       9,728,300  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    338,687       2,773,847  

Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc., Cass A(a)(b)

    62,325       423,187  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    268,210       4,087,520  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    196,885       1,242,344  
   

 

 

 
      30,198,547  
Machinery — 3.2%            

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    239,431       284,923  

Alamo Group Inc.

    11,940       1,716,853  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    251,405       21,198,470  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    663,242       25,820,011  

Astec Industries Inc.

    231,154       9,939,622  

Barnes Group Inc.

    483,962       19,450,433  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    89,429       1,683,054  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    151,260       25,981,930  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY(b)

    284,840       12,077,216  

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.(a)(b)

    207,934       1,757,042  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)

    679,830       3,222,394  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    209,754       20,499,258  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    236,996       16,570,760  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    189,526       6,800,193  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    325,698       16,776,704  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    336,603       14,867,755  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    981,466       4,347,894  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc.

    102,130       3,391,737  

Ideanomics Inc.(a)(b)

    4,938,268       5,530,860  

Kennametal Inc.

    846,442       24,216,706  

Lindsay Corp.

    10,795       1,694,923  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    159,485       2,679,348  

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    352,327       5,313,091  

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    91,712       859,342  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    106,420       3,785,359  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    104,740       2,949,478  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    352,186       19,077,916  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

    1,472,676       19,026,974  

NN Inc.(a)(b)

    430,835       1,240,805  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

    86,262       1,213,706  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    238,861       12,635,747  

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)(b)

    244,530       47,409,476  

REV Group Inc.

    299,630       4,015,042  

SPX Corp.(a)

    72,824       3,598,234  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    394,179       33,986,113  

Standex International Corp.

    122,265       12,216,719  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    442,996       6,525,331  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    789,257       27,118,871  

Wabash National Corp.

    463,798       6,882,762  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    124,061       17,317,675  
   

 

 

 
          465,680,727  
Marine — 0.5%            

Costamare Inc.

    542,903       9,256,496  

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

    92,301       6,286,621  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    330,666       7,810,331  

Matson Inc.

    425,262       51,295,103  

Safe Bulkers Inc.

    652,033       3,103,677  
   

 

 

 
      77,752,228  
Security   Shares     Value  

Media — 1.4%

   

Advantage Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    778,290     $ 4,965,490  

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    147,228       5,981,874  

Audacy Inc.(a)

    1,200,446       3,469,289  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    209,231       5,308,190  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,391,723       11,735,361  

comScore Inc.(a)(b)

    724,568       2,108,493  

Daily Journal Corp.(a)(b)

    12,263       3,825,933  

Emerald Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    273,145       928,693  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    627,219       4,020,474  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    586,810       12,199,780  

Fluent Inc.(a)(b)

    447,661       931,135  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    1,439,911       6,493,999  

Gray Television Inc.

    865,302       19,097,215  

Hemisphere Media Group Inc.(a)(b)

    167,916       767,376  

iHeartMedia Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    623,188       11,796,949  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a)

    175,276       2,418,809  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    440,969       23,384,586  

National CineMedia Inc.

    540,297       1,372,354  

Scholastic Corp.

    281,963       11,357,470  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

    398,492       11,165,746  

Stagwell Inc.(a)(b)

    576,582       4,174,454  

TEGNA Inc.

    2,253,210       50,471,904  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    16,001       449,948  

WideOpenWest Inc.(a)(b)

    200,824       3,502,370  
   

 

 

 
          201,927,892  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    508,667       13,652,622  

Arconic Corp.(a)(b)

    1,091,206       27,956,698  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    485,976       20,401,273  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    498,912       13,126,375  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    831,194       3,698,813  

Commercial Metals Co.

    1,227,479       51,087,676  

Constellium SE(a)

    1,261,179       22,701,222  

Ferroglobe PLC

    532,035       5  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)(b)

    81,156       350,594  

Haynes International Inc.

    125,758       5,357,291  

Hecla Mining Co.

    3,827,826       25,148,817  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    141,770       13,349,063  

Materion Corp.

    127,404       10,923,619  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    97,068       3,733,235  

PolyMet Mining Corp.(a)(b)

    165,564       693,713  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    62,654       2,194,143  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    246,046       12,779,629  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    843,352       7,514,266  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)(b)

    471,617       10,318,980  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    473,837       17,584,091  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    336,118       17,279,827  
   

 

 

 
      279,851,952  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 2.4%            

AFC Gamma Inc.

    146,814       2,807,084  

Angel Oak Mortgage Inc.

    89,139       1,462,771  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    1,434,701       19,985,385  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    1,474,110       25,148,317  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    426,410       6,617,883  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    903,751       7,591,508  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    1,611,697       51,235,848  

BrightSpire Capital Inc.

    854,402       7,903,219  

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    1,299,590       11,241,453  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Inc., NVS

    54,469       965,735  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    2,404,150     $ 28,945,966  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    357,336       5,788,843  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    543,274       9,643,114  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    368,087       5,145,856  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    548,304       6,097,140  

Great Ajax Corp.

    208,595       2,446,819  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    739,145       35,057,647  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    3,232,467       7,370,025  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    363,613       7,494,064  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    1,148,810       13,636,375  

MFA Financial Inc.

    4,510,612       18,177,766  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    3,857,254       14,078,977  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

    1,404,994       4,566,231  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    795,551       13,436,856  

Ready Capital Corp.

    680,775       10,252,472  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    1,179,324       12,418,282  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc.

    612,702       7,236,011  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    3,498,404       19,346,174  
   

 

 

 
          356,097,821  
Multi-Utilities — 0.9%            

Avista Corp.

    733,071       33,098,156  

Black Hills Corp.

    653,376       50,323,020  

NorthWestern Corp.

    555,284       33,589,129  

Unitil Corp.

    158,863       7,924,086  
   

 

 

 
      124,934,391  
Multiline Retail — 0.8%            

Big Lots Inc.

    309,389       10,704,859  

Dillard’s Inc., Class A(b)

    55,515       14,899,671  

Franchise Group Inc.

    251,236       10,408,708  

Macy’s Inc.

    3,075,094       74,909,290  
   

 

 

 
      110,922,528  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.6%  

Aemetis Inc.(a)(b)

    280,568       3,554,797  

Alto Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    763,781       5,208,986  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    2,566,018       78,340,530  

Arch Resources Inc.(b)

    123,709       16,995,142  

Berry Corp.

    686,530       7,084,990  

Brigham Minerals Inc., Class A

    449,456       11,483,601  

California Resources Corp.

    829,786       37,116,328  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

    67,128       3,965,922  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    1,652,397       13,334,844  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    100,810       3,397,297  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    1,009,195       87,799,965  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    376,271       22,467,141  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)(b)

    1,590,011       12,624,687  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    2,050,376       42,483,791  

Comstock Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    939,642       12,262,328  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    348,418       13,110,969  

CVR Energy Inc.

    311,495       7,955,582  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.(a)

    686,091       14,558,851  

DHT Holdings Inc.

    1,440,351       8,354,036  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    264,873       3,838,010  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    259,390       3,276,096  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    227,740       2,083,821  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    4,184,246       35,315,036  

Escrow PetroCorp.(a)(c)

    19,086        

Falcon Minerals Corp.

    68,102       459,007  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Frontline Ltd./Bermuda(a)

    1,273,445     $ 11,206,316  

Gevo Inc.(a)(b)

    2,053,397       9,609,898  

Golar LNG Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,046,052       25,921,169  

Green Plains Inc.(a)(b)

    384,107       11,911,158  

HighPeak Energy Inc.(b)

    53,132       1,179,530  

International Seaways Inc.

    467,250       8,429,190  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    31,686       2,059,907  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    93,047       7,363,740  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    1,497,705       60,492,305  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    1,699,180       3,619,253  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    625,937       17,645,164  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    29,879       4,371,298  

Ovintiv Inc.

    2,529,009       136,743,517  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    82,350       1,072,197  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    983,992       23,979,885  

PDC Energy Inc.

    996,368       72,416,026  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    909,422       22,308,122  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    2,439,409       74,109,245  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)

    217,426       7,507,720  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    456,639       27,695,155  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    55,671       5,544,832  

Riley Exploration Permian Inc.

    97,463       2,444,372  

Scorpio Tankers Inc.

    501,514       10,722,369  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    1,274,190       12,971,254  

SM Energy Co.

    1,227,449       47,809,139  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    322,715       5,095,670  

Teekay Corp.(a)(b)

    705,720       2,237,132  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    245,924       3,403,588  

Ur-Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    140,775       225,240  

W&T Offshore Inc.(a)(b)

    964,648       3,684,955  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    402,772       32,829,946  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    649,114       17,552,043  
   

 

 

 
          1,121,233,092  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)(b)

    167,628       4,698,613  

Glatfelter Corp.

    449,763       5,568,066  

Neenah Inc.

    173,844       6,894,653  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    313,883       8,631,782  
   

 

 

 
      25,793,114  
Personal Products — 0.3%            

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)(b)

    74,227       1,252,952  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    392,338       9,055,161  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    554,809       20,344,846  

Honest Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    247,884       1,291,476  

Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.(a)

    111,891       1,882,006  

NewAge Inc.(a)(b)

    573,109       332,976  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    281,083       13,458,254  

Revlon Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    69,512       560,962  

Thorne HealthTech Inc.(a)(b)

    22,919       145,765  

Veru Inc.(a)(b)

    177,366       856,678  
   

 

 

 
      49,181,076  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    262,584       9,426,766  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    40,206       516,647  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    113,453       3,189,164  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    598,231       4,319,228  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    326,869       4,412,731  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    460,859       5,599,437  

CinCor Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    47,246       828,695  
 

 

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iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,278,004     $ 2,287,627  

CorMedix Inc.(a)(b)

    361,906       1,983,245  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    820,313       2,551,173  

DICE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    64,991       1,243,278  

Endo International PLC(a)(b)

    2,334,208       5,392,020  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    251,883       3,060,378  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    282,684       6,685,477  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    248,281       1,514,514  

Innoviva Inc.(a)

    386,884       7,486,205  

Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    162,929       224,842  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    174,287       876,664  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    286,221       4,364,870  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    248,910       1,309,267  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    22,780       159,688  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    512,576       27,135,773  

Provention Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    563,655       4,125,955  

Rain Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    48,000       243,360  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    36,623       1,199,769  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    503,937       16,287,244  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    19,240       323,617  

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    35,399       105,135  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)

    48,551       464,148  

Theseus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    44,306       510,848  

Ventyx Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    40,824       553,982  
   

 

 

 
          118,381,747  
Professional Services — 1.2%            

Acacia Research Corp.(a)(b)

    499,110       2,250,986  

ASGN Inc.(a)

    55,412       6,467,135  

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc.(a)(b)

    127,981       1,540,891  

Barrett Business Services Inc.

    77,182       5,979,290  

CBIZ Inc.(a)(b)

    501,970       21,067,681  

CRA International Inc.

    11,524       971,012  

First Advantage Corp.(a)(b)

    47,690       962,861  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    115,313       4,564,089  

HireQuest Inc.

    7,512       143,629  

HireRight Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    124,305       2,125,615  

Huron Consulting Group Inc.(a)

    196,298       8,992,411  

ICF International Inc.

    187,462       17,647,673  

KBR Inc.

    179,395       9,818,288  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    361,145       7,833,235  

Korn Ferry

    548,486       35,618,681  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

    280,654       24,189,568  

Mistras Group Inc.(a)(b)

    202,913       1,341,255  

Resources Connection Inc.

    324,693       5,565,238  

Sterling Check Corp.(a)(b)

    93,684       2,476,068  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)(b)

    357,174       10,318,757  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)(b)

    22,852       701,328  
   

 

 

 
      170,575,691  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS(b)

    645,136       4,709,493  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)(b)

    124,980       2,219,645  

FRP Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    68,377       3,952,191  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

    1,215,432       29,644,386  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    217,843       11,475,969  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    193,799       5,374,046  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,176,676       18,450,280  

RMR Group Inc. (The), Class A

    141,808       4,410,229  

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)

    211,905       3,869,385  
   

 

 

 
      84,105,624  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.2%  

ArcBest Corp.

    257,932     $ 20,763,526  

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    422,405       111,219,237  

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    123,627       2,661,689  

Heartland Express Inc.

    477,221       6,714,499  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    605,696       10,757,161  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)(b)

    62,985       2,188,729  

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    281,953       1,093,978  

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.(b)

    14,501       292,195  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    545,849       22,379,809  

Yellow Corp.(a)(b)

    491,134       3,442,849  
   

 

 

 
      181,513,672  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.0%  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    38,615       2,110,310  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    825,313       17,925,798  

AXT Inc.(a)(b)

    405,958       2,849,825  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    66,127       1,957,359  

Credo Technology Group Holdings(a)(b)

    59,405       904,738  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    100,406       8,734,318  

FormFactor Inc.(a)(b)

    97,643       4,103,935  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    101,748       3,624,264  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)

    536,350       8,157,884  

NVE Corp.

    1,571       85,572  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    339,507       29,499,763  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)

    309,627       8,629,305  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    605,568       10,276,489  

Rambus Inc.(a)(b)

    1,103,333       35,185,289  

SkyWater Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    14,343       155,335  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    165,318       3,551,031  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)(b)

    510,274       13,874,350  
   

 

 

 
      151,625,565  
Software — 1.3%            

A10 Networks Inc.

    103,793       1,447,912  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    23,289       928,765  

Alkami Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    19,661       281,349  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    70,903       1,477,619  

Arteris Inc.(a)(b)

    17,836       231,868  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    62,598       2,502,042  

AvidXchange Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    39,931       321,445  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)

    67,406       850,664  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    374,179       21,208,466  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)

    92,076       1,525,699  

Cleanspark Inc.(a)(b)

    407,172       5,036,718  

Couchbase Inc.(a)(b)

    61,332       1,068,403  

CS Disco Inc.(a)(b)

    88,319       3,000,196  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,021,813       17,812,173  

Ebix Inc.

    273,362       9,061,950  

eGain Corp.(a)

    120,985       1,401,006  

Enfusion Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    59,023       750,773  

EngageSmart Inc.(a)(b)

    38,074       811,357  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    35,967       2,677,384  

EverCommerce Inc.(a)(b)

    70,987       937,028  

GTY Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    339,500       1,096,585  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    100,790       2,021,847  

Intapp Inc.(a)(b)

    34,772       834,876  

InterDigital Inc.

    189,436       12,086,017  

Kaltura Inc.(a)

    252,167       451,379  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    915,875       25,598,706  

MeridianLink Inc.(a)(b)

    51,178       926,322  

Model N Inc.(a)

    29,966       806,085  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Software (continued)            

ON24 Inc.(a)

    93,598     $ 1,230,814  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    622,154       17,065,684  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    113,136       515,900  

SecureWorks Corp., Class A(a)

    101,746       1,348,135  

Smith Micro Software Inc.(a)(b)

    460,358       1,735,550  

Stronghold Digital Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    18,311       107,119  

UserTesting Inc.(a)(b)

    21,399       228,755  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    659,302       34,085,913  

VirnetX Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    625,855       1,020,144  

Weave Communications Inc.(a)(b)

    37,768       225,097  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    1,062,504       18,402,569  
   

 

 

 
          193,120,314  
Specialty Retail — 1.6%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    323,714       6,500,177  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    524,505       16,778,915  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.(b)

    804,076       31,680,594  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)(b)

    9,706       781,915  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    458,039       1,639,780  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)

    880,074       19,828,067  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

    213,754       3,665,881  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    15,252       503,926  

CarLotz Inc.(a)(b)

    703,806       964,214  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    195,184       2,861,397  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)(b)

    970,677       4,659,250  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)

    186,736       2,877,602  

Container Store Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    334,188       2,730,316  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    146,808       9,338,457  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    169,313       28,415,801  

Guess? Inc.(b)

    356,371       7,786,706  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    95,269       2,612,276  

Hibbett Inc.

    23,700       1,050,858  

Lazydays Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    82,246       1,659,724  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    289,343       4,056,589  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    101,603       4,090,537  

Monro Inc.

    128,686       5,705,937  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    468,793       21,484,783  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    44,841       1,129,545  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    499,655       1,099,241  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    16,362       477,116  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    120,313       8,746,755  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)(b)

    117,490       5,957,918  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    221,077       9,397,983  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    238,158       2,229,159  

Torrid Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    135,296       819,894  

TravelCenters of America Inc.(a)

    129,102       5,546,222  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    205,433       5,158,423  

Winmark Corp.

    22,591       4,970,020  

Zumiez Inc.(a)(b)

    200,065       7,644,484  
   

 

 

 
      234,850,462  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    108,814       1,815,018  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    15,991       104,741  

Quantum Corp.(a)(b)

    630,460       1,431,144  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    454,493       17,302,548  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)(b)

    28,145       599,207  
   

 

 

 
      21,252,658  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)

    489,589       4,719,638  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    451,139       12,203,310  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  

Movado Group Inc.

    162,276     $ 6,336,878  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    151,684       13,727,402  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    65,617       2,729,011  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    90,075       1,607,839  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    138,964       2,515,248  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)(b)

    266,187       2,041,654  
   

 

 

 
          45,880,980  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.7%  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    533,216       24,735,890  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)(b)

    270,323       3,662,877  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)

    174,194       2,905,556  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    1,352,142       14,711,305  

Columbia Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    257,205       5,532,479  

Essent Group Ltd.

    1,105,143       45,542,943  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    93,058       10,094,932  

Finance of America Companies Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    203,539       618,758  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    538,865       22,847,876  

FS Bancorp. Inc.

    75,636       2,344,716  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    13,917       4,776,314  

Home Bancorp. Inc.

    78,569       3,204,829  

Home Point Capital Inc.

    68,484       212,985  

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    479,003       6,169,559  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    158,634       2,108,246  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

    152,215       4,167,647  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    630,890       28,812,746  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    801,592       16,528,827  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    457,960       6,576,306  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    83,593       1,986,170  

PCSB Financial Corp.

    130,121       2,486,612  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

    308,175       16,394,910  

Pioneer Bancorp. Inc./NY(a)(b)

    138,926       1,461,501  

Provident Bancorp. Inc.

    162,223       2,631,257  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    770,669       18,033,655  

Radian Group Inc.

    1,839,017       40,844,568  

Southern Missouri Bancorp. Inc.

    79,848       3,988,408  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    193,759       6,186,725  

Velocity Financial Inc.(a)(b)

    75,361       824,449  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    267,892       34,670,583  

Washington Federal Inc.

    667,660       21,912,601  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    204,674       3,958,395  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    666,972       31,094,235  
   

 

 

 
      392,028,860  
Tobacco — 0.2%            

Universal Corp./VA

    247,083       14,348,110  

Vector Group Ltd.

    1,257,537       15,140,745  
   

 

 

 
      29,488,855  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.0%  

Alta Equipment Group Inc.(a)

    153,317       1,894,998  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    142,296       8,435,307  

Boise Cascade Co.

    315,895       21,945,226  

Custom Truck One Source Inc.(a)(b)

    401,850       3,371,521  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    177,549       4,809,802  

GATX Corp.

    359,948       44,392,387  

Global Industrial Co.

    31,208       1,005,834  

GMS Inc.(a)

    436,693       21,734,211  

McGrath RentCorp

    75,491       6,415,225  

MRC Global Inc.(a)(b)

    818,710       9,750,836  

NOW Inc.(a)

    1,127,204       12,433,060  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

    431,695       21,977,592  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class B

    73,231     $ 3,540,719  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    416,217       15,845,381  

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    200,621       5,669,549  

Triton International Ltd.

    682,282       47,882,551  

Veritiv Corp.(a)(b)

    146,774       19,607,539  

WESCO International Inc.(a)(b)

    374,558       48,744,978  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.(a)(b)

    25,304       814,536  
   

 

 

 
      300,271,252  
Water Utilities — 0.6%            

American States Water Co.

    181,307       16,139,949  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    79,131       3,841,810  

Cadiz Inc.(a)

    183,268       379,365  

California Water Service Group

    536,112       31,780,719  

Middlesex Water Co.

    113,440       11,930,485  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)(b)

    23,368       280,883  

SJW Group

    281,624       19,595,398  

York Water Co. (The)

    50,871       2,287,669  
   

 

 

 
      86,236,278  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

    561,037       10,693,365  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    323,855       7,636,501  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    1,032,470       19,493,034  

U.S. Cellular Corp.(a)

    155,213       4,692,089  
   

 

 

 
      42,514,989  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $13,947,633,954)

 

    14,630,748,876  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Right Quantum Corp., NVS
(Expires 04/18/22)(b)

    640,176       5,410  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      5,410  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Warrants

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/24)(a)

    42,563     $ 872,541  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/25)(a)

    21,281       317,300  
   

 

 

 
      1,189,841  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $5,241,813)

      1,189,841  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 6.5%            

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

    933,139,211       932,952,583  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    12,620,000       12,620,000  
   

 

 

 
      945,572,583  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 6.5%
(Cost: $945,676,255)

      945,572,583  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 106.3%
(Cost: $14,898,552,022)

 

    15,577,516,710  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.3)%

      (919,516,242
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  14,658,000,468  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
        
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

  $ 911,918,766      $ 21,765,411 (a)    $      $ (310,180   $ (421,414   $ 932,952,583        933,139,211      $ 5,215,603 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    5,210,000        7,410,000 (a)                         12,620,000        12,620,000        5,219          
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ (310,180   $ (421,414   $ 945,572,583         $ 5,220,822     $    
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2000 Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    263        06/17/22      $ 27,173      $ 548,139  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $ 548,139  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ (3,364,075
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 540,942  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 34,280,386      

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

  $ 14,630,294,365      $         396,971      $         57,540      $ 14,630,748,876  

Rights

           5,410               5,410  

Warrants

    1,189,841                      1,189,841  

Money Market Funds

    945,572,583                      945,572,583  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 15,577,056,789      $ 402,381      $ 57,540      $ 15,577,516,710  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

  $ 548,139      $      $      $ 548,139  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Russell Top 200
ETF
     iShares
Russell Top 200
Growth ETF
     iShares
Russell Top 200
Value ETF
     iShares
Russell 1000 ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

          

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

          

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,036,582,848      $ 4,813,356,235      $ 1,274,548,199      $ 30,273,913,433  

Affiliated(c)

    5,239,493        15,092,531        13,268,688        509,992,962  

Cash

    31,539               37,366        400,718  

Cash pledged:

          

Futures contracts

    85,000        346,000        132,000        3,494,000  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

           3,430                

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    529        1,950        1,465        104,173  

Capital shares sold

           150,217        10,137        239,068  

Dividends

    551,585        1,183,025        1,154,859        19,390,442  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,042,490,994        4,830,133,388        1,289,152,714        30,807,534,796  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Bank overdraft

           2,344                

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    250,008        8,927,444        1,183,196        382,077,660  

Payables:

          

Variation margin on futures contracts

    25,579        79,920        35,697        965,902  

Capital shares redeemed

                         276,366  

Investment advisory fees

    126,179        751,698        211,156        3,746,390  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    401,766        9,761,406        1,430,049        387,066,318  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,042,089,228      $ 4,820,371,982      $ 1,287,722,665      $ 30,420,468,478  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 842,185,697      $ 3,585,209,887      $ 1,132,345,977      $ 23,077,179,074  

Accumulated earnings

    199,903,531        1,235,162,095        155,376,688        7,343,289,404  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,042,089,228      $ 4,820,371,982      $ 1,287,722,665      $ 30,420,468,478  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    9,650,000        30,400,000        18,500,000        121,650,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 107.99      $ 158.56      $ 69.61      $ 250.07  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 235,877      $ 8,477,052      $ 1,124,403      $ 368,370,896  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 823,374,029      $ 3,486,157,968      $ 1,072,970,876      $ 22,120,860,273  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 4,578,604      $ 15,091,337      $ 11,429,758      $ 488,650,136  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Russell 1000
Growth ETF
     iShares
Russell 1000 Value
ETF
     iShares
Russell 2000 ETF
    iShares
Russell 2000
Growth ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

         

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 70,631,705,999      $ 57,550,890,163      $ 61,870,674,313     $ 10,816,763,897  

Affiliated(c)

    1,259,247,245        975,025,944        6,037,676,546       1,627,243,640  

Cash

    379,493        4,075,210        2,168,763       618,621  

Cash pledged:

         

Futures contracts

    5,870,840        5,424,740        8,140,000       840,000  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

                  17,395,290       369,253  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    296,163        170,901        4,538,171       1,374,996  

Capital shares sold

           509,718        17,381,566       158,641  

Dividends

    17,980,529        60,101,195        56,235,123       3,274,043  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    71,915,480,269        58,596,197,871        68,014,209,772       12,450,643,091  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    1,167,851,745        555,381,853        5,979,779,289       1,616,440,037  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

           64,887,296        13,451,407        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,289,154        1,408,492        1,092,072       139,207  

Capital shares redeemed

    871,299               56,717,383       1,112,333  

Investment advisory fees

    10,710,470        9,002,345        9,894,955       2,132,557  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,180,722,668        630,679,986        6,060,935,106       1,619,824,134  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 70,734,757,601      $ 57,965,517,885      $ 61,953,274,666     $ 10,830,818,957  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 48,169,850,143      $ 50,228,156,111      $ 89,184,002,215     $ 12,807,153,217  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    22,564,907,458        7,737,361,774        (27,230,727,549     (1,976,334,260
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 70,734,757,601      $ 57,965,517,885      $ 61,953,274,666     $ 10,830,818,957  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    255,000,000        349,450,000        301,600,000       42,300,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 277.39      $ 165.88      $ 205.42     $ 256.05  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 1,122,522,200      $ 535,094,975      $ 5,695,303,735     $ 1,542,968,538  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 46,309,989,557      $ 47,026,145,751      $ 79,199,215,036     $ 11,778,783,410  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 1,259,122,285      $ 887,846,547      $ 6,037,747,097     $ 1,627,225,639  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

     iShares
Russell 2000 Value
ETF
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

 

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 14,631,944,127  

Affiliated(c)

    945,572,583  

Cash

    655,173  

Cash pledged:

 

Futures contracts

    2,007,000  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    12,750,383  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    473,560  

Capital shares sold

    6,349,133  

Dividends

    21,276,021  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    15,621,027,980  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    933,252,473  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    13,813,054  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    302,182  

Capital shares redeemed

    12,698,265  

Investment advisory fees

    2,961,538  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    963,027,512  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,658,000,468  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 15,594,364,695  

Accumulated loss

    (936,364,227
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,658,000,468  
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    90,800,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 161.43  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 885,016,145  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 13,952,875,767  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 945,676,255  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Russell Top

200 ETF

   

iShares

Russell Top

200 Growth

ETF

   

iShares

Russell Top

200 Value

ETF

   

iShares

Russell 1000 ETF

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 12,924,849     $ 32,692,981     $ 25,156,079     $ 394,833,291  

Dividends — Affiliated

    79,424       1,743       225,812       1,824,148  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    4,536       25,984       2,459       933,886  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (2,514     (6,019     (4,984     (83,510
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    13,006,295       32,714,689       25,379,366       397,507,815  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    1,449,030       8,490,013       2,401,346       45,278,998  

Professional fees

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,449,247       8,490,230       2,401,563       45,279,215  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    11,557,048       24,224,459       22,977,803       352,228,600  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (2,843,362     (16,158,113     (5,992,292     (111,197,083

Investments — Affiliated

    (2,291     207       (9,029     64,838  

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    91,044,966       454,541,497       136,528,246       2,788,582,535  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    408,388             1,502,605       9,081,559  

Futures contracts

    195,578       269,740       305,393       4,730,107  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    88,803,279       438,653,331       132,334,923       2,691,261,956  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    31,610,512       168,756,598       (23,445,377     586,168,895  

Investments — Affiliated

    (364,877     1,194       (1,339,252     (7,640,716

Futures contracts

    84,855       454,262       78,971       2,764,762  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    31,330,490       169,212,054       (24,705,658     581,292,941  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    120,133,769       607,865,385       107,629,265       3,272,554,897  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 131,690,817     $ 632,089,844     $ 130,607,068     $ 3,624,783,497  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Russell 1000

Growth ETF

   

iShares

Russell 1000 Value

ETF

   

iShares

Russell 2000 ETF

   

iShares

Russell 2000

Growth ETF

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 522,874,153     $ 1,069,820,496     $ 690,348,811     $ 44,875,181  

Dividends — Affiliated

    101,372       6,847,382       512,283       122,117  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    2,823,576       1,161,917       36,433,108       9,381,231  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (95,063     (240,339     (1,124,400     (60,008
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    525,704,038       1,077,589,456       726,169,802       54,318,521  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    132,037,407       102,639,510       125,380,918       27,421,280  

Professional fees

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    132,037,624       102,639,727       125,381,135       27,421,497  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    393,666,414       974,949,729       600,788,667       26,897,024  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (239,371,328     582,481,652       (1,420,526,434     335,207,570  

Investments — Affiliated

    (189,977     (191,388     (1,383,328     (256,537

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    11,786,842,787       4,137,682,157       11,829,904,952       1,636,943,618  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

          31,849,054              

Futures contracts

    2,992,559       5,497,462       (6,016,216     (847,766
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    11,550,274,041       4,757,318,937       10,401,978,974       1,971,046,885  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (2,634,234,901     244,409,267       (14,943,486,025     (3,783,986,035

Investments — Affiliated

    (656,023     (28,769,370     (3,304,804     (920,613

Futures contracts

    7,130,233       3,945,636       4,933,206       849,977  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,627,760,691     219,585,533       (14,941,857,623     (3,784,056,671
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    8,922,513,350       4,976,904,470       (4,539,878,649     (1,813,009,786
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 9,316,179,764     $ 5,951,854,199     $ (3,939,089,982   $ (1,786,112,762
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Russell 2000 Value
ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 253,648,496  

Dividends — Affiliated

    77,720  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    5,143,102  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (449,907
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    258,419,411  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

    37,417,586  

Professional fees

    217  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    37,417,803  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    221,001,608  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated

    90,813,982  

Investments — Affiliated

    (310,180

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    2,669,494,572  

Futures contracts

    (3,364,075
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    2,756,634,299  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (2,478,580,876

Investments — Affiliated

    (421,414

Futures contracts

    540,942  

Short sales — Unaffiliated

    28  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,478,461,320
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    278,172,979  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 499,174,587  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

Russell Top 200 ETF

       

iShares

Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

  $ 11,557,048       $ 11,229,444       $ 24,224,459       $ 22,947,783  

Net realized gain

    88,803,279         69,341,229         438,653,331         257,612,587  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    31,330,490         222,490,850         169,212,054         935,040,813  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    131,690,817         303,061,523         632,089,844         1,215,601,183  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (11,546,241       (11,376,261       (24,456,769       (23,069,276
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    56,024,466         204,991,457         682,843,598         658,760,357  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase in net assets

    176,169,042         496,676,719         1,290,476,673         1,851,292,264  

Beginning of year

    865,920,186         369,243,467         3,529,895,309         1,678,603,045  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,042,089,228       $ 865,920,186       $ 4,820,371,982       $ 3,529,895,309  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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

Russell Top 200 Value ETF

       

iShares

Russell 1000 ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

  $ 22,977,803       $ 17,327,180       $ 352,228,600       $ 340,773,248  

Net realized gain (loss)

    132,334,923         (14,585,264       2,691,261,956         1,663,056,836  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (24,705,658       291,606,091         581,292,941         8,576,071,074  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    130,607,068         294,348,007         3,624,783,497         10,579,901,158  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (22,928,866       (17,442,740       (357,765,384       (354,009,239
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    26,107,292         487,305,987         5,598,922         (1,002,936,822
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase in net assets

    133,785,494         764,211,254         3,272,617,035         9,222,955,097  

Beginning of year

    1,153,937,171         389,725,917         27,147,851,443         17,924,896,346  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,287,722,665       $ 1,153,937,171       $ 30,420,468,478       $ 27,147,851,443  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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

Russell 1000 Growth ETF

       

iShares

Russell 1000 Value ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

  $ 393,666,414       $ 419,262,223       $ 974,949,729       $ 834,972,032  

Net realized gain (loss)

    11,550,274,041         8,071,587,640         4,757,318,937         (19,759,618

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,627,760,691       17,672,083,409         219,585,533         16,214,766,531  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    9,316,179,764         26,162,933,272         5,951,854,199         17,029,978,945  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (401,934,860       (411,316,899       (973,061,947       (827,083,590
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,335,411,437       (5,430,037,516       1,878,160,955         3,729,878,540  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase in net assets

    7,578,833,467         20,321,578,857         6,856,953,207         19,932,773,895  

Beginning of year

    63,155,924,134         42,834,345,277         51,108,564,678         31,175,790,783  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 70,734,757,601       $ 63,155,924,134       $ 57,965,517,885       $ 51,108,564,678  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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

Russell 2000 ETF

       

iShares

Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

  $ 600,788,667       $ 479,566,961       $ 26,897,024       $ 41,988,208  

Net realized gain

    10,401,978,974         8,154,534,099         1,971,046,885         704,281,225  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (14,941,857,623       20,703,456,728         (3,784,056,671       5,187,588,362  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (3,939,089,982       29,337,557,788         (1,786,112,762       5,933,857,795  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (646,681,067       (551,110,344       (38,453,082       (48,359,274
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (2,764,541,638       7,914,467,041         573,103,014         (740,112,140
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (7,350,312,687       36,700,914,485         (1,251,462,830       5,145,386,381  

Beginning of year

    69,303,587,353         32,602,672,868         12,082,281,787         6,936,895,406  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 61,953,274,666       $ 69,303,587,353       $ 10,830,818,957       $ 12,082,281,787  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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

Russell 2000 Value ETF

 
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income

  $ 221,001,608       $ 154,540,658  

Net realized gain (loss)

    2,756,634,299         (31,238,749

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,478,461,320       6,566,945,191  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    499,174,587         6,690,247,100  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

     

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (248,644,243       (177,203,668
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,911,845,387       3,198,739,480  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,661,315,043       9,711,782,912  

Beginning of year

    16,319,315,511         6,607,532,599  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 14,658,000,468       $ 16,319,315,511  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

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 Russell Top 200 ETF  
 

 

 
        Year Ended 
03/31/22 
        Year Ended 
03/31/21 
        Year Ended 
03/31/20 
        Year Ended 
03/31/19 
        Year Ended 
03/31/18 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 94.64       $ 61.54       $ 65.66       $ 60.63       $ 53.88  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.26         1.23         1.28         1.21         1.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      13.37         33.09         (3.94       4.97         6.71  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      14.63         34.32         (2.66       6.18         7.79  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.28       (1.22       (1.46       (1.15       (1.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.28       (1.22       (1.46       (1.15       (1.04
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 107.99          $ 94.64          $ 61.54          $ 65.66          $ 60.63  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

        15.48 %         56.06 %          (4.24 )%          10.27 %          14.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.20       1.48       1.82       1.91       1.84
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,042,089       $ 865,920       $ 369,243       $ 213,382       $ 136,411  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      4       5       5       5       5
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell Top 200 Growth ETF  
 

 

 
        Year Ended 
03/31/22 
        Year Ended 
03/31/21 
        Year Ended 
03/31/20 
        Year Ended 
03/31/19 
        Year Ended 
03/31/18 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 134.47       $ 84.14       $ 82.24       $ 73.61       $ 61.44  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.89         0.93         1.04         1.00         0.92  

Net realized and unrealized gain(b)

      24.09         50.31         1.90         8.60         12.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      24.98         51.24         2.94         9.60         13.10  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.89       (0.91       (1.04       (0.97       (0.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.89       (0.91       (1.04       (0.97       (0.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 158.56          $ 134.47          $ 84.14          $ 82.24          $ 73.61  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

        18.58 %         61.04 %          3.55 %          13.11 %          21.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.57       0.77       1.16       1.27       1.33
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 4,820,372       $ 3,529,895       $ 1,678,603       $ 1,377,486       $ 978,981  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      10       11       20       15       11
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell Top 200 Value ETF  
 

 

 
        Year Ended 
03/31/22 
        Year Ended 
03/31/21 
        Year Ended 
03/31/20 
        Year Ended 
03/31/19 
        Year Ended 
03/31/18 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 63.58       $ 44.04       $ 52.57       $ 50.39       $ 48.20  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.30         1.26         1.40         1.31         1.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      6.01         19.49         (8.38       2.13         2.15  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      7.31         20.75         (6.98       3.44         3.32  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.28       (1.21       (1.55       (1.26       (1.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.28       (1.21       (1.55       (1.26       (1.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 69.61          $ 63.58          $ 44.04          $ 52.57          $ 50.39  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

        11.56 %         47.63 %          (13.72 )%          6.92 %          6.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.91       2.31       2.56       2.54       2.33
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,287,723       $ 1,153,937       $ 389,726       $ 425,831       $ 284,724  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      15       17       17       14       13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell 1000 ETF  
 

 

 
        Year Ended 
03/31/22 
        Year Ended 
03/31/21 
        Year Ended 
03/31/20 
        Year Ended 
03/31/19 
        Year Ended 
03/31/18 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 223.72       $ 141.59       $ 157.27       $ 146.79       $ 131.25  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.88         2.74         2.96         2.74         2.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      26.40         82.26         (15.46       10.60         15.54  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      29.28         85.00         (12.50       13.34         18.04  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (2.93       (2.87       (3.18       (2.86       (2.50
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.93       (2.87       (3.18       (2.86       (2.50
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 250.07          $ 223.72          $ 141.59          $ 157.27          $ 146.79  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

        13.09 %         60.37 %          (8.15 )%          9.18 %(e)         13.83
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.17       1.44       1.78       1.80       1.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 30,420,468       $ 27,147,851       $ 17,924,896       $ 19,312,905       $ 19,353,884  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      6       5       5       6       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF  
 

 

 
        Year Ended 
03/31/22 
        Year Ended 
03/31/21 
        Year Ended 
03/31/20 
        Year Ended 
03/31/19 
        Year Ended 
03/31/18 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 243.05       $ 150.69       $ 151.33       $ 136.02       $ 113.76  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.53         1.54         1.72         1.69         1.55  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      34.37         92.34         (0.62       15.31         22.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      35.90         93.88         1.10         17.00         23.81  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.56       (1.52       (1.74       (1.69       (1.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.56       (1.52       (1.74       (1.69       (1.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 277.39          $ 243.05          $ 150.69          $ 151.33          $ 136.02  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

        14.77 %         62.44 %          0.68 %          12.57 %          21.02
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.18       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.55       0.72       1.05       1.17       1.21
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 70,734,758       $ 63,155,924       $ 42,834,345       $ 42,729,330       $ 39,975,377  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      13       14       18       12       13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell 1000 Value ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/20
        Year Ended
03/31/19
        Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 151.43       $ 99.22       $ 123.48       $ 119.95       $ 114.90  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.83         2.69         3.14         2.86         2.67  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      14.44         52.15         (23.93       3.67         5.08  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      17.27         54.84         (20.79       6.53         7.75  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (2.82       (2.63       (3.47       (3.00       (2.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.82       (2.63       (3.47       (3.00       (2.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 165.88       $ 151.43       $ 99.22       $ 123.48       $ 119.95  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      11.45       55.84       (17.30 )%        5.53 %(e)        6.78
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.18       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.75       2.15       2.46       2.36       2.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 57,965,518       $ 51,108,565       $ 31,175,791       $ 37,877,550       $ 36,217,697  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      17       18       16       17       15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 2000 ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/20
        Year Ended
03/31/19
        Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 220.43       $ 114.62       $ 153.10       $ 151.96       $ 137.69  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.97         1.73         1.83         1.89         1.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (14.89       106.10         (38.22       1.18         14.38  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (12.92       107.83         (36.39       3.07         16.17  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (2.09       (2.02       (2.09       (1.93       (1.90
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.09       (2.02       (2.09       (1.93       (1.90
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 205.42       $ 220.43       $ 114.62       $ 153.10       $ 151.96  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (5.92 )%        94.67       (24.04 )%        2.01       11.80
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.19       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.90       1.01       1.19       1.21       1.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 61,953,275       $ 69,303,587       $ 32,602,673       $ 43,174,723       $ 41,918,598  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      23       20       18       22       16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell 2000 Growth ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/20
        Year Ended
03/31/19
        Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 300.18       $ 158.74       $ 196.60       $ 190.63       $ 161.84  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.67         1.02         1.32         1.21         1.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (43.86       141.60         (37.65       6.04         28.91  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (43.19       142.62         (36.33       7.25         30.14  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.94       (1.18       (1.53       (1.28       (1.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.94       (1.18       (1.53       (1.28       (1.35
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 256.05       $ 300.18       $ 158.74       $ 196.60       $ 190.63  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (14.42 )%        90.06       (18.61 )%        3.81       18.68
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.23       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.23       0.42       0.66       0.61       0.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 10,830,819       $ 12,082,282       $ 6,936,895       $ 9,171,566       $ 9,207,286  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      40       35       33       35       26
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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 Russell 2000 Value ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Year Ended
03/31/22
        Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/20
        Year Ended
03/31/19
        Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 159.14       $ 82.34       $ 119.84       $ 122.00       $ 118.27  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.26         1.84         2.07         2.18         2.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      2.61         77.01         (37.17       (2.10       3.93  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      4.87         78.85         (35.10       0.08         5.96  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (2.58       (2.05       (2.40       (2.24       (2.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.58       (2.05       (2.40       (2.24       (2.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 161.43       $ 159.14       $ 82.34       $ 119.84       $ 122.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      3.07       96.79       (29.79 )%        0.03       5.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.23       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.39       1.57       1.74       1.73       1.67
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 14,658,000       $ 16,319,316       $ 6,607,533       $ 9,107,939       $ 8,838,621  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      35       28       25       26       23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

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
 

Russell Top 200

    Diversified    

Russell Top 200 Growth(a)

    Diversified  

Russell Top 200 Value

    Diversified  

Russell 1000

    Diversified  

Russell 1000 Growth(a)

    Diversified  

Russell 1000 Value

    Diversified  

Russell 2000

    Diversified  

Russell 2000 Growth

    Diversified  

Russell 2000 Value

    Diversified  

 

  (a) 

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

 

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Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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.

 

 

 

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exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

 

   

 

Market Value of
Securities on Loan

 

 
 

 

    

 

Cash Collateral
Received

 

 
(a)
 

 

   

 

Non-Cash Collateral
Received

 

 
 

 

    

 

Net Amount

 

 

 

 

 

Russell Top 200

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 228,391      $ 228,391     $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,206        1,206               

Morgan Stanley

    6,280        6,280               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

235,877

 

 

 

   $

 

235,877

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Growth

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 16,227      $ 16,227     $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    804        804               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    497,164        497,164               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    441,408        441,408               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    7,500,714        7,500,714               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,412        2,412               

Morgan Stanley

    18,323        18,323               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

8,477,052

 

 

 

   $

 

8,477,052

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Value

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 487,429      $ 487,429     $      $  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    593,316        593,316               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    38,132        38,132               

Morgan Stanley

    5,526        5,526               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

1,124,403

 

 

 

   $

 

1,124,403

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)
 
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Russell 1000

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 44,256,520      $ 44,256,520     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    6,646,514        6,646,514               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    162,006        162,006               

BNP Paribas SA

    68,598,121        68,598,121               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    21,478,696        21,478,696               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    147,323        147,323               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    57,260,364        57,260,364               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4,471        4,471               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    62,389,868        62,389,868               

HSBC Bank PLC

    93,827        93,827               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    63,574,358        63,574,358               

Jefferies LLC

    12,650        12,650               

Morgan Stanley

    16,963,848        16,963,848               

National Financial Services LLC

    3,335,393        3,335,393               

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    96,152        96,152               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    109,344        109,344               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    5,807,172        5,807,172               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    8,510        8,510               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,392,159        2,392,159               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,942,592        1,942,592               

UBS AG

    8,283,875        8,283,875               

UBS Securities LLC

    2,492,621        2,492,621               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    1,144,083        1,144,083               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    1,170,429        1,170,429               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

368,370,896

 

 

 

   $

 

368,370,896

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Growth

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 46,440,537      $ 46,440,537     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4,970,085        4,970,085               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    17,845        17,769              (76 )(b) 

BNP Paribas SA

    219,085,331        219,085,331               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    21,125,483        21,125,483               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    219,780        219,780               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    57,717,065        57,717,065               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    770,867        770,867               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    75,509        75,509               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    36,536,335        36,536,335               

HSBC Bank PLC

    87,524        87,524               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    194,530        194,530               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    139,677,005        139,677,005               

Jefferies LLC

    727,982        727,982               

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    491,534        491,534               

Morgan Stanley

    84,615,263        84,615,263               

National Financial Services LLC

    3,592,211        3,592,211               

Natixis SA

    7,396,875        7,396,875               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    108,480,000        108,480,000               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    84,654,452        84,654,452               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,585,977        2,585,977               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    54,214,691        54,214,691               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    173,558,912        173,558,912               

UBS AG

    30,428,493        30,428,493               

UBS Securities LLC

    25,523,065        25,523,065               

Virtu Americas LLC

    4,526,372        4,526,372               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    12,950,644        12,950,644               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    1,857,833        1,857,833               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

1,122,522,200

 

 

 

   $

 

1,122,522,124

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

(76

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)
 
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Russell 1000 Value

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 36,941,696      $ 36,941,696     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    9,921,857        9,921,857               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    132,285        132,285               

BNP Paribas SA

    93,353,497        93,353,497               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    34,157,888        34,157,888               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    1,165,853        1,165,853               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    85,485,646        85,485,646               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    656,679        656,679               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    69,323        69,323               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    80,241,366        80,241,366               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    46,912        46,912               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    57,010,976        57,010,976               

Jefferies LLC

    6,969,039        6,969,039               

Morgan Stanley

    22,732,355        22,732,355               

National Financial Services LLC

    2,772,064        2,772,064               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    18,173,980        18,173,980               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    45,795,188        45,795,188               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    7,744,620        7,744,620               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,882,427        2,882,427               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    2,196,057        2,196,057               

UBS AG

    3,286,957        3,286,957               

UBS Securities LLC

    5,774,437        5,774,437               

Virtu Americas LLC

    1,548,864        1,548,864               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    11,041,200        11,041,200               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    4,993,809        4,993,809               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

535,094,975

 

 

 

   $

 

535,094,975

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 2000

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 283,876,080      $ 283,876,080     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    69,015,011        69,015,011               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    180,539        180,539               

BNP Paribas SA

    1,112,106,574        1,112,106,574               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    540,935,069        540,935,069               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    14,610,004        14,610,004               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    196,959,377        196,959,377               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    15,055,590        15,055,590               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    221,338        221,338               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    588,747,040        588,747,040               

HSBC Bank PLC

    4,501,588        4,501,588               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    517,399        517,399               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,306,161,472        1,306,161,472               

Jefferies LLC

    37,646,094        37,646,094               

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    102,422        102,422               

Morgan Stanley

    796,708,701        796,708,701               

National Financial Services LLC

    174,943,505        174,943,505               

Natixis SA

    20,519,374        20,519,374               

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    963,304        963,304               

Pershing LLC

    4,722,289        4,722,289               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    3,650,725        3,650,725               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    20,602,651        20,602,651               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    14,155,490        14,155,490               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    89,384,059        89,384,059               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    75,514,719        75,514,719               

UBS AG

    105,982,797        105,982,797               

UBS Securities LLC

    59,994,492        59,994,492               

Virtu Americas LLC

    620,688        620,688               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    56,906,321        56,906,321               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    99,999,023        99,999,023               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

5,695,303,735

 

 

 

   $ 5,695,303,735     $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)
 
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

Russell 2000 Growth

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 38,768,716      $ 38,768,716     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,547,212        18,547,212               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    156,432        156,432               

BNP Paribas SA

    281,849,820        281,849,820               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    100,156,411        100,156,411               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    3,762,155        3,762,155               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    67,880,035        67,880,035               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    1,641,512        1,641,512               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    131,882        131,882               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    196,688,903        196,688,903               

HSBC Bank PLC

    5,913,874        5,913,874               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    956,314        956,314               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    389,545,084        389,545,084               

Jefferies LLC

    2,118,618        2,118,618               

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    475,068        475,068               

Morgan Stanley

    200,570,090        200,570,090               

National Financial Services LLC

    37,303,250        37,303,250               

Natixis SA

    6,662,038        6,662,038               

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    394,074        394,074               

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1,092,115        1,092,115               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    16,181,538        16,181,538               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    4,092,005        4,092,005               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    50,816,007        50,816,007               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    24,863,611        24,863,611               

UBS AG

    36,338,973        36,338,973               

UBS Securities LLC

    20,266,074        20,266,074               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    18,483,784        18,483,784               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    17,312,943        17,312,943               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

1,542,968,538

 

 

 

   $

 

1,542,968,538

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Value

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 33,645,821      $ 33,645,821     $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    11,038,718        11,038,718               

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    8,552        8,552               

BNP Paribas SA

    122,020,467        122,020,467               

BofA Securities, Inc.

    88,720,371        88,720,371               

Citadel Clearing LLC

    31,668        31,668               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    26,933,033        26,933,033               

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    835,112        835,112               

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    168,190        168,190               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    120,077,269        120,077,269               

HSBC Bank PLC

    982,776        982,776               

ING Financial Markets LLC

    105,772        105,772               

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    142,393,887        142,393,887               

Jefferies LLC

    6,283,113        6,283,113               

Morgan Stanley

    182,903,552        182,903,552               

National Financial Services LLC

    21,952,683        21,952,683               

Natixis SA

    992,984        992,984               

Pershing LLC

    334,512        334,512               

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    7,294,418        7,294,418               

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,964,513        3,964,513               

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    10,824,980        10,824,980               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    13,444,736        13,444,736               

UBS AG

    24,528,723        24,528,723               

UBS Securities LLC

    15,378,312        15,378,312               

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    15,347,969        15,347,969               

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    34,804,014        34,804,014               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $

 

885,016,145

 

 

 

   $

 

885,016,145

 

 

 

  $

 

 

 

 

   $

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statementof assets and liabilities.

 

 

 

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  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

Russell Top 200

    0.15

Russell Top 200 Growth

    0.20  

Russell Top 200 Value

    0.20  

Russell 1000

    0.15  

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Russell 1000 Growth and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisoryfee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain otheriShares funds, as follows:

 

   

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

First $121 billion

    0.2000

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

    0.1900  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

    0.1805  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

    0.1715  

Over $281 billion

    0.1630  

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

First $46 billion

    0.2000

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.1900  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.1805  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.1715  

Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion

    0.1630  

Over $171 billion

    0.1548  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

First $46 billion

    0.2000

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.1900  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.1805  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.1715  

Over $141 billion

    0.1630  

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Russell 2000 Growth and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

First $46 billion

    0.2500

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.2375  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.2257  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.2144  

Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion

    0.2037  

Over $171 billion

    0.1935  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Russell 2000 Growth and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFs, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   

Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

Investment Advisory Fee

 

 

First $46 billion

    0.2500

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.2375  

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.2257  

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.2144  

Over $141 billion

    0.2037  

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.

 

 

 

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Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Fees Paid   

to BTC   

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 1,718    

Russell Top 200 Growth

    10,389  

Russell Top 200 Value

    850  

Russell 1000

    373,953  

Russell 1000 Growth

    1,127,493  

Russell 1000 Value

    459,043  

Russell 2000

    12,766,310  

Russell 2000 Growth

    3,233,569  

Russell 2000 Value

    1,852,828  

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       

iShares ETF

 

 

Purchases

 

    

Sales

 

    

Net Realized    

Gain (Loss)    

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 16,453,300      $ 9,149,115      $ (460,349

Russell Top 200 Growth

    242,881,835        119,558,592        (4,989,937

Russell Top 200 Value

    104,985,929        47,674,743        (511,566 )   

Russell 1000

    601,464,820        420,219,537        (88,243,514

Russell 1000 Growth

    5,093,555,281        2,726,360,987        (166,856,682

Russell 1000 Value

    5,360,188,416        4,642,921,221        480,782,855  

Russell 2000

    1,328,395,204        3,253,588,370        29,407,988  

Russell 2000 Growth

    1,832,034,487        2,326,256,823        97,144,083  

Russell 2000 Value

    1,889,642,857        1,679,906,383        47,185,679  

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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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     

iShares ETF

 

 

Purchases

 

    

Sales    

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 40,461,204      $ 40,996,930  

Russell Top 200 Growth

    415,391,490        408,745,057    

Russell Top 200 Value

    183,473,314        185,596,704  

Russell 1000

    1,762,470,899        1,771,964,952  

Russell 1000 Growth

    9,237,152,341        9,223,069,652  

Russell 1000 Value

    9,259,601,719        9,192,352,226  

Russell 2000

    15,231,128,264        15,208,468,310  

Russell 2000 Growth

    4,673,823,675        4,685,453,366  

Russell 2000 Value

    5,476,798,995        5,440,133,721  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     

iShares ETF

 

 

In-kind

Purchases

 

    

In-kind    

Sales    

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 282,294,453      $ 225,519,089  

Russell Top 200 Growth

    1,596,708,008        921,193,049  

Russell Top 200 Value

    424,662,114        395,895,420    

Russell 1000

    5,560,697,662        5,554,289,973  

Russell 1000 Growth

    19,281,790,815        20,627,818,604  

Russell 1000 Value

    12,730,999,361        10,837,114,326  

Russell 2000

    88,244,227,495        90,860,276,471  

Russell 2000 Growth

    5,122,191,069        4,555,484,133  

Russell 2000 Value

    4,963,332,868        6,896,438,219  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     

iShares ETF

 

 

Paid-in Capital

 

    

Accumulated   

Earnings (Loss)   

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 90,956,012      $ (90,956,012

Russell Top 200 Growth

    453,269,647        (453,269,647

Russell Top 200 Value

    136,950,638        (136,950,638

Russell 1000

    2,760,006,485        (2,760,006,485

Russell 1000 Growth

    11,756,792,919        (11,756,792,919 )   

Russell 1000 Value

    4,092,132,179        (4,092,132,179

Russell 2000

    11,418,922,235        (11,418,922,235

Russell 2000 Growth

    1,601,588,776        (1,601,588,776

Russell 2000 Value

    2,577,153,666        (2,577,153,666

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     

iShares ETF

 

 

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

Russell Top 200

    

Ordinary income

  $ 11,546,241      $ 11,376,261  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Growth

    

Ordinary income

  $ 24,456,769      $ 23,069,276  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF

 

 

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

    

Year Ended
03/31/21

 

 

Russell Top 200 Value

    

Ordinary income

  $ 22,928,866      $ 17,442,740  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 1000

    

Ordinary income

  $ 357,765,384      $ 354,009,239  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Growth

    

Ordinary income

  $ 401,934,860      $ 411,316,899  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Value

    

Ordinary income

  $ 973,061,947      $ 827,083,590  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 2000

    

Ordinary income

  $ 646,681,067      $ 551,110,344  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Growth

    

Ordinary income

  $ 38,453,082      $ 48,359,274  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Value

    

Ordinary income

  $ 248,644,243      $ 177,203,668  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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) 

 

   

 

Qualified
Late-Year Losses

 

 
(c) 

 

   

 

Total

 

 

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 106,642     $ (11,215,984   $ 211,012,873     $     $ 199,903,531  

Russell Top 200 Growth

          (87,537,359     1,322,699,454             1,235,162,095  

Russell Top 200 Value

    337,121       (43,326,562     198,366,129             155,376,688  

Russell 1000

          (666,718,178     8,010,007,582             7,343,289,404  

Russell 1000 Growth

    7,452,965       (1,603,451,678     24,160,906,171             22,564,907,458  

Russell 1000 Value

    10,173,740       (2,426,541,811     10,153,729,845             7,737,361,774  

Russell 2000

          (9,508,088,657     (17,721,489,953     (1,148,939     (27,230,727,549

Russell 2000 Growth

          (934,647,008     (1,041,458,186     (229,066     (1,976,334,260

Russell 2000 Value

          (1,454,504,025     518,139,798             (936,364,227

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Utilized  

 

Russell 1000 Value

  $   693,257,471  

Russell 2000 Growth

    387,389,371    

Russell 2000 Value

    125,998,624  

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         

iShares ETF

 

   

 

Tax Cost

 

 

 

    

 

Gross Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 
 

 

    

 

Gross Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 
 

 

   

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 
 
 

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 830,809,468      $ 234,388,019      $ (23,375,146   $ 211,012,873  

Russell Top 200 Growth

    3,505,749,312        1,390,716,694        (68,017,240     1,322,699,454  

Russell Top 200 Value

    1,089,450,758        225,064,895        (26,698,766     198,366,129      

Russell 1000

    22,773,898,813        9,165,480,038        (1,155,472,456     8,010,007,582  

Russell 1000 Growth

    47,730,047,073        25,915,825,540        (1,754,919,369     24,160,906,171  

Russell 1000 Value

    48,372,186,262        12,267,334,015        (2,113,604,170     10,153,729,845  

Russell 2000

    85,629,840,812        2,270,841,210        (19,992,331,163     (17,721,489,953

Russell 2000 Growth

    13,485,465,723        1,354,490,836        (2,395,949,022     (1,041,458,186

Russell 2000 Value

    15,059,376,912        2,362,144,573        (1,844,004,775     518,139,798  

 

9.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While

 

 

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offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

iShares ETF

 

 

Shares

 

   

Amount

 

   

Shares

 

   

Amount

 

 

 

 

Russell Top 200

       

Shares sold

    2,650,000     $ 283,025,557       5,400,000     $ 403,904,934  

Shares redeemed

    (2,150,000     (227,001,091     (2,250,000     (198,913,477
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    500,000     $ 56,024,466       3,150,000     $ 204,991,457  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Growth

       

Shares sold

    10,200,000     $ 1,599,356,266       10,200,000     $ 1,139,281,886  

Shares redeemed

    (6,050,000     (916,512,668     (3,900,000     (480,521,529
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    4,150,000     $ 682,843,598       6,300,000     $ 658,760,357  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Value

       

Shares sold

    6,300,000     $ 425,716,600       10,250,000     $ 537,424,577  

Shares redeemed

    (5,950,000     (399,609,308     (950,000     (50,118,590
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    350,000     $ 26,107,292       9,300,000     $ 487,305,987  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 1000

       

Shares sold

    22,500,000     $ 5,575,530,487       18,700,000     $ 3,608,974,020  

Shares redeemed

    (22,200,000     (5,569,931,565     (23,950,000     (4,611,910,842
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    300,000     $ 5,598,922       (5,250,000   $ (1,002,936,822
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Growth

       

Shares sold

    70,050,000     $ 19,313,363,514       39,800,000     $ 8,178,323,867  

Shares redeemed

    (74,900,000     (20,648,774,951     (64,200,000     (13,608,361,383
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (4,850,000   $ (1,335,411,437     (24,400,000   $ (5,430,037,516
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 1000 Value

       

Shares sold

    79,150,000     $ 12,783,707,883       72,300,000     $ 9,602,615,676  

Shares redeemed

    (67,200,000     (10,905,546,928     (49,000,000     (5,872,737,136
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    11,950,000     $ 1,878,160,955       23,300,000     $ 3,729,878,540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

iShares ETF

 

 

Shares

 

   

Amount

 

   

Shares

 

   

Amount

 

 

 

 

Russell 2000

       

Shares sold

    426,400,000     $ 93,255,342,373       598,650,000     $ 99,881,922,980  

Shares redeemed

    (439,200,000     (96,019,884,011     (568,700,000     (91,967,455,939
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (12,800,000   $ (2,764,541,638     29,950,000     $ 7,914,467,041  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Growth

       

Shares sold

    17,950,000     $ 5,179,049,200       10,750,000     $ 2,590,349,644  

Shares redeemed

    (15,900,000     (4,605,946,186     (14,200,000     (3,330,461,784
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,050,000     $ 573,103,014       (3,450,000   $ (740,112,140
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Value

       

Shares sold

    33,300,000     $ 5,495,477,619       48,050,000     $ 6,188,984,235  

Shares redeemed

    (45,050,000     (7,407,323,006     (25,750,000     (2,990,244,755
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (11,750,000   $ (1,911,845,387     22,300,000     $ 3,198,739,480  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

11.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Certain iShares funds (the “Impacted Funds”), along with thousands of other former shareholders of Tribune Company (“Tribune”), were named as defendants in one or more lawsuits (the “Litigation”) arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”). The Litigation sought to “claw back” from former Tribune shareholders, including the Impacted Funds, proceeds received in connection with the LBO. The iShares Russell 1000 ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF received proceeds of $750,618 and $4,187,372, respectively, in the LBO. The claims that were originally brought against the Impacted Funds were dismissed but were subject to various appeals. On February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the last of these appeals and, accordingly, the Litigation is now closed.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Russell Top 200 ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF, iShares Russell 1000 ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Russell Top 200 ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF, iShares Russell 1000 ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (nine of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Qualified Dividend
Income

 

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 12,760,512     

Russell Top 200 Growth

    31,446,770  

Russell Top 200 Value

    25,078,728  

Russell 1000

    379,930,842  

Russell 1000 Growth

    496,035,905  

Russell 1000 Value

    1,018,695,866  

Russell 2000

    569,310,881  

Russell 2000 Growth

    54,181,340  

Russell 2000 Value

    200,336,022  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Qualified Business
Income

 

 

Russell Top 200

  $ 175,780     

Russell Top 200 Growth

    783,410  

Russell Top 200 Value

    153,155  

Russell 1000

    11,171,593  

Russell 1000 Growth

    16,213,866  

Russell 1000 Value

    26,799,511  

Russell 2000

    62,788,936  

Russell 2000 Growth

    2,058,290  

Russell 2000 Value

    27,016,286  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   

iShares ETF

 

 

Dividends-Received
Deduction

 

 

Russell Top 200

    100.00

Russell Top 200 Growth

    100.00

Russell Top 200 Value

    100.00

Russell 1000

    100.00

Russell 1000 Growth

    100.00

Russell 1000 Value

    100.00

Russell 2000

    87.29

Russell 2000 Growth

    100.00

Russell 2000 Value

    79.66

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)   

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Russell Top 200 ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF, iShares Russell 1000 ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
    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

 

 

Russell Top 200(a)

  $ 1.273482     $     $ 0.005954     $ 1.279436         100         0 %(b)      100

Russell Top 200 Growth(a)

    0.880049             0.007518       0.887567         99             1       100  

Russell Top 200 Value(a)

    1.277450             0.003516       1.280966         100             0 (b)      100  

Russell 1000(a)

    2.885073             0.046256       2.931329         98             2       100  

Russell 1000 Growth(a)

    1.546840             0.016544       1.563384         99             1       100  

Russell 1000 Value(a)

    2.764878             0.051999       2.816877         98             2       100  

Russell 2000(a)

    1.969881             0.121415       2.091296         94             6       100  

Russell 2000 Growth(a)

    0.894444             0.041890       0.936334         96             4       100  

Russell 2000 Value(a)

    2.428697             0.155768       2.584465           94             6       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Funds according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Funds in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF   Total
Remuneration
    Fixed
Remuneration
    Variable
Remuneration
    No. of
Beneficiaries
    Senior Management
Remuneration
    Risk Taker
Remuneration
 

Russell 1000 Value

    $5,335,781       $2,494,827       $2,840,954       661       $653,110       $67,498  

Russell 2000

    6,147,199       2,874,218       3,272,981       661       752,430       77,763  

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)

 

  

Position(s)

 

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

 

    

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

 

Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)

 

  

Position(s)

 

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

 

    

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

 

John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).      Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

       

  Name (Age)

 

  

Position(s)

 

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

 

    

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

 

Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).      Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

Officers

 

     

  Name (Age)

 

  

Position(s)

 

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

 

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)

 

     

  Name (Age)

 

  

Position(s)

 

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

 

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information   

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report   

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

   

 

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares Micro-Cap ETF | IWC | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Russell 2500 ETF | SMMD | Cboe BZX

·  iShares Russell 3000 ETF | IWV | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | IWR | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF | IWP | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | IWS | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
     6-Month    12-Month 
   

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

     5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37) 
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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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The Markets in Review

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Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     17  

Shareholder Expenses

     17  

Schedules of Investments

     18  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     97  

Statements of Operations

     99  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     101  

Financial Highlights

     104  

Notes to Financial Statements

     110  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     122  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     123  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     124  

Supplemental Information

     125  

Trustee and Officer Information

     127  

General Information

     130  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     131  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Micro-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of micro-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell MicroCap® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year        5 Years        10 Years               1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (11.41 )%       9.67      11.00       (11.41 )%       58.68      183.88

Fund Market

    (11.65      9.67        10.97         (11.65      58.64        183.20  

Index

    (10.99      9.86        11.14               (10.99      60.02        187.46  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a)     

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$       1,000.00

       $         897.90          $        2.84               $      1,000.00          $      1,021.90          $        3.02          0.60

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Micro-capitalization U.S. stocks declined meaningfully for the reporting period despite strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The healthcare sector was the leading detractor from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, as investors sought more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas. Merger and acquisition activity also slowed significantly, dampening investor interest in smaller companies that could be acquired by larger firms. Additionally, a relative dearth of positive news and muted enthusiasm for stocks with high valuations and minimal earnings pressured the industry.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted notably from the Index’s performance despite the overall increase in consumer spending. The consumer durables industry faced headwinds as higher input costs led to reduced profits despite rising sales. Rising prices also challenged the specialty retail industry, as inflation increased the wholesale cost of goods for retailers. The information technology sector also detracted, as higher inflation and interest rates disproportionately pressured small-capitalization information technology stocks.

On the upside, stocks in the financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. Regional banks advanced amid growth in loans, a reduction in the probability of loan defaults, and higher interest rates, which allowed banks to charge more for loans. The energy sector also contributed amid higher prices for energy commodities. Rising oil and gas prices benefited companies in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, as increased cash flow allowed companies to reduce debt while minimizing spending.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Health Care

  23.8%

Financials

  21.7   

Industrials

  11.6   

Consumer Discretionary

  10.7   

Information Technology

  9.4   

Energy

  8.3   

Materials

  4.6   

Real Estate

  4.4   

Communication Services

  2.9   

Consumer Staples

  2.0   

Utilities

  0.6   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Lantheus Holdings Inc.

  0.8%

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

  0.6   

Civitas Resources Inc.

  0.6   

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.

  0.5   

Peabody Energy Corp.

  0.5   

Arch Resources Inc.

  0.5   

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

  0.4   

Tellurian Inc.

  0.4   

IVERIC bio Inc.

  0.4   

Veritiv Corp.

  0.4   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022      

  iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 2500 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid- and small-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell 2500TM 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

     0.17   11.97%        0.17      70.81

Fund Market

     0.35     12.02           0.35        71.22  

Index

     0.34     11.99                 0.34        70.96  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 7/6/17. The first day of secondary market trading was 7/7/17.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$        1,000.00

       $        977.10          $        0.35               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.60          $        0.35          0.07

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information. The fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund’s annualized expense ratio.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Mid- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced marginally for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the rebounding economy accelerated demand for energy while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices for energy commodities. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. Rising oil and gas prices drove increased cash flow in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, allowing companies to reduce their debt while minimizing spending.

The real estate sector was a notable contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices. Despite rising interest rates, borrowing costs were historically low for much of the reporting period, which benefited real estate companies that rely heavily on debt financing.

On the downside, the healthcare sector was the leading detractor from the Index’s return, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector declined. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, as investors sought more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. The pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and life sciences industry declined amid stiff competition from companies working to develop new treatments in similar areas. Merger and acquisition activity also slowed significantly, dampening investor enthusiasm for smaller companies that could be acquired by larger firms.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector also detracted from the Index’s performance despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The consumer durables industry declined amid investor expectations of a downturn in the housing market. The specialty retail industry faced headwinds from rising prices, as inflation increased the wholesale cost of goods for retailers.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Investment Companies

  42.9%

Information Technology

  10.0   

Industrials

  9.8   

Financials

  8.0   

Consumer Discretionary

  6.5   

Health Care

  5.7   

Real Estate

  5.5   

Materials

  4.5   

Energy

  2.8   

Consumer Staples

  1.6   

Utilities

  1.4   

Communication Services

  1.3   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

  42.9%

Devon Energy Corp.

  0.6   

MongoDB Inc.

  0.5   

Enphase Energy Inc.

  0.4   

ON Semiconductor Corp.

  0.4   

Diamondback Energy Inc.

  0.4   

Mosaic Co. (The)

  0.4   

PerkinElmer Inc.

  0.3   

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

  0.3   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

  0.3   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell 3000® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.75      15.20      14.09       11.75      102.91      273.68

Fund Market

    11.85        15.23        14.10         11.85        103.12        274.10  

Index

    11.92        15.40        14.28               11.92        104.64        280.04  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$       1,000.00

       $     1,034.30          $        1.01               $     1,000.00          $     1,023.90          $        1.01          0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. stocks advanced solidly for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to attract new customers. The technology hardware and equipment industry was the top contributor amid strong growth in sales and profits. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry, as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased sales of services, such as digital downloads and payment processing, also boosted the industry. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also gained amid a global shortage of semiconductors. High consumer demand for products that use semiconductors, including personal computers, video cards, and automobiles, led makers of semiconductors to ramp up production to record highs, boosting revenues.

The energy sector was a notable contributor to the Index’s return, as the rebounding economy accelerated demand for energy while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices for energy commodities. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices. Rising oil and gas prices drove increased cash flow in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, allowing companies to reduce their debt while minimizing spending.

The healthcare sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, buoyed by earnings growth. Elective medical procedures, which represent an important source of revenue for care providers, increased from pandemic-induced lows. The widespread adoption of COVID-19 vaccines and successful development of antiviral medications and antibody therapies to treat COVID-19 boosted sales for pharmaceuticals companies.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  27.2%

Health Care

  13.5   

Consumer Discretionary

  11.8   

Financials

  11.7   

Industrials

  8.9   

Communication Services

  8.5   

Consumer Staples

  5.6   

Energy

  3.9   

Real Estate

  3.6   

Utilities

  2.7   

Materials

  2.6   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Apple Inc.

  6.0%

Microsoft Corp.

  5.2   

Amazon.com Inc.

  3.2   

Tesla Inc.

  2.0   

Alphabet Inc., Class A

  1.9   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

  1.7   

NVIDIA Corp.

  1.5   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

  1.5   

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

  1.2   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

  1.1   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities, as represented by the Russell MidCap® Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    6.72      12.45      12.68       6.72      79.84      229.91

Fund Market

    6.74        12.47        12.69         6.74        79.94        230.13  

Index

    6.92        12.62        12.85               6.92        81.18        235.10  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

      Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$        1,000.00

       $       1,003.10          $        0.90               $      1,000.00          $      1,024.00          $    0.91          0.18

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the rebounding economy accelerated demand for energy while supply remained constrained, leading to higher prices for energy commodities. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. Rising oil and gas prices drove increased cash flow in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, allowing companies to reduce their debt while minimizing spending.

The real estate sector contributed meaningfully to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in residential property prices. Rising rents and high occupancy rates benefited real estate companies with residential properties, as younger workers moved out of family homes and into rental properties, boosting demand.

Stocks in the financials sector also contributed meaningfully, led by the insurance industry. As premiums and income grew, many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation. The capital markets industry advanced amid growing assets under management and low interest rates, which facilitated borrowing to finance acquisitions. The materials sector was another contributor, as companies rebuilding their stocks of materials boosted demand, leading to strong earnings growth for materials companies.

On the downside, the consumer discretionary and communication services sectors detracted from the Index’s performance. The consumer durables industry faced headwinds amid slowing growth of home exercise equipment. Retailers also declined amid inflationary pressure, which weighed on earnings. The communication services sector declined as the media and entertainment industry was constrained by declining users on a photo-sharing platform. Changing consumer behavior also pressured makers of home-media entertainment devices as more customers enjoyed activities outside the home.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

Information Technology

    17.9%  

Industrials

    14.5     

Financials

    12.7     

Consumer Discretionary

    11.3     

Health Care

    10.9     

Real Estate

    8.5     

Materials

    6.1     

Energy

    5.7     

Utilities

    5.2     

Consumer Staples

    3.8     

Communication Services

    3.4     

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Marvell Technology Inc.

  0.6%

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

  0.6   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

  0.5   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  0.5   

Synopsys Inc.

  0.5   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  0.5   

Dexcom Inc.

  0.5   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  0.4   

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

  0.4   

McKesson Corp.

  0.4   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics, as represented by the Russell MidCap® Growth Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (1.09 )%       14.86      13.29       (1.09 )%       99.87      248.23

Fund Market

    (1.16      14.85        13.29         (1.16      99.86        248.31  

Index

    (0.89      15.10        13.52               (0.89      102.04        255.35  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses
      Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
      Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $         898.30          $       1.09               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.80          $    1.16          0.23

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented mid-capitalization U.S. stocks, which derive a significant portion of their prices from investors’ expectations of future growth, declined marginally for the reporting period. Growth stocks faced significant headwinds relative to other equities as they are particularly sensitive to interest rates, which rose as the Fed moved to a less accommodative monetary policy. Persistent inflation and the war in Ukraine led to concerns about slower economic growth, which also weighed on growth stocks.

The communication services sector was the largest detractor from the Index’s performance. The media and entertainment industry was negatively impacted by declining users on a photo-sharing platform amid stiff competition. Changing consumer behavior pressured makers of home-media entertainment devices, as more customers enjoyed outside activities. A slowdown in user growth for subscriptions to streaming audio also weighed on the industry.

Stocks in the consumer discretionary sector also detracted, despite an overall increase in consumer spending. The internet and direct marketing industry declined, as the high rate of growth that began with the pandemic receded amid slowing e-commerce, including sales for food delivery, goods, and used cars. Sales of home exercise equipment slowed as more people returned to gyms, weighing on the consumer durables industry.

On the upside, the information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the software and services industry. Makers of cybersecurity software benefited from increased sales, as more companies invested in security products to protect their online activities. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry gained, as a global shortage of semiconductors helped support profits in the industry. The energy sector also contributed, as the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow and allowed companies to reduce their debt.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Information Technology

  34.8%

Health Care

  17.1   

Industrials

  15.3   

Consumer Discretionary

  15.2   

Financials

  5.3   

Communication Services

  3.2   

Energy

  2.5   

Real Estate

  2.4   

Consumer Staples

  2.0   

Materials

  2.0   

Utilities

  0.2   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

  1.7%

Dexcom Inc.

  1.4   

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

  1.3   

Fortinet Inc.

  1.3   

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A

  1.3   

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

  1.3   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

  1.2   

Lululemon Athletica Inc.

  1.2   

Datadog Inc., Class A

  1.1   

Paychex Inc.

  1.1   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics, as represented by the Russell MidCap® Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

      Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.19      9.78      11.78       11.19      59.48      204.62

Fund Market

    11.12        9.81        11.79         11.12        59.64        204.90  

Index

    11.45        9.99        12.01               11.45        61.01        210.96  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
      Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
      Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $       1,064.30          $        1.18               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.80          $    1.16          0.23

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented mid-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced solidly for the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. The energy sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return amid higher prices for energy commodities. As the global economy rebounded following the initial disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for energy accelerated while supply remained constrained. Consequently, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal all rose notably during the reporting period. The war in Ukraine drove further gains in oil prices as sanctions on Russia led to increased uncertainty surrounding supply. The oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry benefited directly from rising oil and gas prices, which drove increased cash flow, allowing companies to reduce their debt loads while minimizing investment spending.

The real estate sector was another significant contributor to the Index’s performance amid a nationwide rise in residential property prices. Despite rising interest rates, borrowing costs were historically low for much of the reporting period, benefiting the real estate sector, which relies heavily on debt financing. Rising rents and high occupancy rates benefited real estate companies with residential properties, as younger workers moved out of family homes and into rental properties, boosting demand.

Stocks in the financials sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. The insurance industry was the primary source of strength, continuing its recovery from the adverse effects of the pandemic. Premiums and income grew in the industry, as many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation. The consumer durables industry faced headwinds as higher input costs led to reduced profits despite rising sales.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Financials

  16.4%

Industrials

  14.1   

Real Estate

  11.5   

Information Technology

  9.4   

Consumer Discretionary

  9.3   

Materials

  8.1   

Health Care

  7.8   

Utilities

  7.8   

Energy

  7.3   

Consumer Staples

  4.7   

Communication Services

  3.6   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Marvell Technology Inc.

  0.8%

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  0.7   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  0.7   

Prudential Financial Inc.

  0.6   

Kroger Co. (The)

  0.6   

Welltower Inc.

  0.6   

Corteva Inc.

  0.6   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  0.6   

Aflac Inc.

  0.6   

Valero Energy Corp.

  0.6   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%

   

AerSale Corp.(a)

    36,976     $ 581,263  

Air Industries Group(a)(b)

    60,139       50,210  

Astronics Corp.(a)

    57,836       747,820  

Astrotech Corp.(a)

    110,296       79,512  

Byrna Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    42,725       349,063  

Cadre Holdings Inc.

    14,687       360,713  

CPI Aerostructures Inc.(a)

    26,847       79,199  

Ducommun Inc.(a)

    25,033       1,311,479  

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc.(a)

    30,690       247,362  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    11,896       915,397  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    44,439       579,929  

SIFCO Industries Inc.(a)

    6,362       31,545  

Sigma Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    26,460       53,978  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    147,571       3,730,595  

Vectrus Inc.(a)

    26,870       963,558  

Virtra Inc.(a)(b)

    17,782       108,470  
   

 

 

 
      10,190,093  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%            

Air T Inc.(a)(b)

    2,754       62,654  

Radiant Logistics Inc.(a)

    90,471       576,300  
   

 

 

 
      638,954  
Airlines — 0.0%            

Mesa Air Group Inc.(a)

    80,527       354,319  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.5%            

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,144       343,293  

Horizon Global Corp.(a)

    53,644       306,307  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    115,401       1,039,763  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)

    43,627       777,870  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    60,262       1,251,039  

Strattec Security Corp.(a)(b)

    8,905       331,889  

Superior Industries International Inc.(a)

    57,284       266,944  

Sypris Solutions Inc.(a)

    28,231       75,941  

Unique Fabricating Inc.(a)

    21,060       40,014  

XL Fleet Corp.(a)

    274,975       547,200  
   

 

 

 
              4,980,260  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Arcimoto Inc.(a)(b)

    66,398       438,891  

AYRO Inc.(a)

    76,841       98,356  

Mullen Automotive Inc.(a)(b)

    35,372       105,409  

Volcon Inc.(a)(b)

    14,853       28,369  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

      358,040       1,790,200  
   

 

 

 
      2,461,225  
Banks — 14.2%            

ACNB Corp.

    19,795       691,835  

Affinity Bancshares Inc.(a)

    14,235       223,917  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    44,031       1,967,305  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    31,944       574,034  

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

    60,917       1,924,368  

American National Bankshares Inc.

    24,321       916,415  

AmeriServ Financial Inc.

    32,603       131,716  

Ames National Corp.

    20,375       506,523  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    32,384       1,049,889  

Auburn National Bancorp. Inc.

    5,598       184,790  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    120,978       3,427,307  

Bank First Corp.

    15,406       1,109,078  

Bank of Marin Bancorp., Class A

    35,994       1,262,310  

Bank of Princeton (The)

    13,219       381,368  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Bank of South Carolina Corp.

    8,282     $ 154,459  

Bank of the James Financial Group Inc.

    9,095       132,787  

Bank7 Corp.

    7,942       187,590  

BankFinancial Corp.

    27,484       284,734  

Bankwell Financial Group Inc.

    14,019       474,263  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    34,319       982,210  

Baycom Corp.

    23,168       504,367  

BCB Bancorp. Inc.

    34,020       620,865  

Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc.

    40,336       611,897  

Business First Bancshares Inc.

    44,519       1,083,147  

Byline Bancorp Inc.

    58,437       1,559,099  

C&F Financial Corp.

    7,676       384,644  

California Bancorp Inc.(a)(b)

    17,733       408,036  

Cambridge Bancorp.

    15,926       1,353,710  

Camden National Corp.

    33,760       1,588,070  

Capital Bancorp Inc./MD

    18,647       426,270  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

    31,344       826,228  

Capstar Financial Holdings Inc.

    47,535       1,002,038  

Carter Bankshares Inc.(a)

    60,072       1,043,451  

CB Financial Services Inc.(b)

    11,182       263,336  

CBTX Inc.

    43,155       1,337,805  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    60,335       1,683,347  

Central Valley Community Bancorp.

    23,827       556,360  

Chemung Financial Corp.

    8,095       377,956  

ChoiceOne Financial Services Inc.

    16,180       405,471  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    36,338       885,920  

Citizens Community Bancorp. Inc./WI

    23,360       352,970  

Citizens Holding Co.

    10,959       211,509  

Civista Bancshares Inc.

    34,042       820,412  

CNB Financial Corp./PA

    37,632       990,474  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    23,696       1,084,092  

Codorus Valley Bancorp. Inc.

    21,366       470,052  

Colony Bankcorp Inc.

    25,758       480,902  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

    12,166       486,640  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    36,530       1,505,036  

Community West Bancshares

    16,292       228,251  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    86,794       2,778,276  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

      106,962       1,685,721  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    70,552               3,678,581  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    78,208       2,703,651  

Eagle Bancorp. Montana Inc.

    14,750       329,368  

Emclaire Financial Corp.

    5,458       204,784  

Enterprise Bancorp. Inc./MA

    21,581       865,830  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A(b)

    31,409       1,014,825  

Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    16,289       547,473  

Evans Bancorp. Inc.

    12,155       461,890  

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Inc./Archbold OH(b)

    23,814       860,876  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    71,871       1,226,119  

Fidelity D&D Bancorp. Inc.

    9,281       430,917  

Financial Institutions Inc.

    36,600       1,102,758  

Finwise Bancorp.(a)(b)

    8,178       140,253  

First Bancorp. Inc. (The)

    24,456       735,636  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    46,963       1,580,775  

First Bank/Hamilton NJ

    36,112       513,513  

First Business Financial Services Inc.

    18,777       616,073  

First Capital Inc.

    7,659       296,020  

First Community Bankshares Inc.

    38,978       1,099,569  

First Community Corp./SC

    17,184       364,301  

First Financial Corp./IN

    26,603       1,151,378  

First Financial Northwest Inc.

    16,636       284,642  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

First Foundation Inc.

      116,704     $ 2,834,740  

First Guaranty Bancshares Inc.

    23,831       570,514  

First Internet Bancorp.

    21,523       925,704  

First Mid Bancshares Inc.

    38,856       1,495,567  

First National Corp./VA

    9,651       202,671  

First Northwest Bancorp.

    18,614       411,183  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

    51,898       1,009,935  

First Savings Financial Group Inc.

    14,436       354,259  

First U.S. Bancshares Inc.

    12,956       150,549  

First United Corp.

    14,894       335,562  

First Western Financial Inc.(a)

    15,082       471,463  

Five Star Bancorp.

    28,808       815,266  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    67,972       1,519,174  

FNCB Bancorp Inc.

    39,408       373,194  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

    9,623       323,140  

FVCBankcorp Inc.(a)(b)

    27,665       574,049  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    57,660       2,190,503  

Glen Burnie Bancorp.

    5,741       71,877  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    23,888               1,409,631  

Guaranty Bancshares Inc./TX

    18,889       661,115  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    70,545       1,736,112  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

    109,422       1,534,096  

Hawthorn Bancshares Inc.

    13,824       349,471  

HBT Financial Inc.

    24,030       436,865  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    135,506       1,524,443  

HomeStreet Inc.

    44,579       2,112,153  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

    34,710       1,024,986  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    99,351       1,854,883  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    47,769       1,050,918  

Investar Holding Corp.(b)

    22,310       425,898  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    143,909       2,403,280  

Landmark Bancorp. Inc./Manhattan KS

    9,872       259,930  

LCNB Corp.

    23,505       412,748  

Limestone Bancorp. Inc.

    12,023       250,800  

Macatawa Bank Corp.

    60,955       549,205  

MainStreet Bancshares Inc.

    16,356       397,614  

Malvern Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    16,832       271,164  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    36,213       1,282,664  

Meridian Corp.

    12,486       400,676  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    43,932       1,031,523  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    23,418       2,383,250  

Mid Penn Bancorp. Inc.

    33,011       885,025  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    13,214       327,971  

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    49,644       1,432,726  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

    33,291       1,101,932  

MVB Financial Corp.

    23,821       988,572  

National Bankshares Inc.

    14,069       523,226  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    28,261       2,644,382  

Northeast Bank

    17,419       594,162  

Northrim Bancorp. Inc.

    13,849       603,401  

Norwood Financial Corp.

    17,516       500,782  

Oak Valley Bancorp.

    15,777       291,086  

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

    10,178       307,376  

Old Point Financial Corp.

    8,804       215,698  

Old Second Bancorp. Inc.

    64,423       934,778  

Orange County Bancorp Inc.

    12,042       481,800  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    52,064       2,201,787  

Orrstown Financial Services Inc.

    25,539       585,609  

Parke Bancorp. Inc.

    23,176       547,185  

Partners Bancorp.

    23,930       220,395  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Pathfinder Bancorp. Inc.

    7,807     $ 166,367  

Patriot National Bancorp Inc.(a)

    8,847       149,780  

PCB Bancorp.

    27,729       636,381  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    41,170       1,430,658  

Penns Woods Bancorp. Inc.

    15,785       385,628  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    59,186       1,853,114  

Peoples Bancorp. of North Carolina Inc.

    10,319       296,155  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    16,292       822,420  

Plumas Bancorp.

    11,090       422,529  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    23,500       1,741,115  

Premier Financial Corp.

    83,864       2,543,595  

Primis Financial Corp.

    56,095       784,208  

Professional Holding Corp., Class A(a)

    28,770       649,051  

QCR Holdings Inc.

    35,429       2,004,927  

RBB Bancorp.

    32,740       769,063  

Red River Bancshares Inc.

    10,416       551,111  

Republic Bancorp. Inc./KY, Class A

    21,857       982,254  

Republic First Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

      105,361       543,663  

Richmond Mutual Bancorp. Inc.

    25,635       437,333  

Riverview Bancorp. Inc.

    49,107       370,758  

Salisbury Bancorp. Inc.

    6,163       345,128  

SB Financial Group Inc.

    15,949       317,545  

Shore Bancshares Inc.

    38,949       797,676  

Sierra Bancorp.

    32,555       813,224  

SmartFinancial Inc.

    32,137       822,064  

Sound Financial Bancorp. Inc.

    5,272       201,021  

South Plains Financial Inc.

    24,498       651,157  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)

    17,345       881,820  

Southern States Bancshares Inc.(b)

    5,329       122,940  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc.

    29,854       784,563  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    56,102       2,967,796  

Summit Financial Group Inc.

    25,937       663,728  

Summit State Bank

    12,856       218,938  

Third Coast Bancshares Inc.(a)

    9,216       212,890  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)

    68,196       2,266,153  

Union Bankshares Inc./Morrisville VT

    9,333       286,990  

United Bancorp. Inc./OH

    11,475       206,894  

United Bancshares Inc./OH

    6,028       193,860  

United Security Bancshares/Fresno CA

    32,967       273,626  

Unity Bancorp. Inc.

    16,384       458,424  

Univest Financial Corp.

    67,588       1,808,655  

USCB Financial Holdings Inc.(a)

    23,060       330,450  

Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp.

    1,448       76,454  

Virginia National Bankshares Corp.(b)

    10,898       375,981  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    40,289       2,115,172  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    37,636       1,024,076  
   

 

 

 
          155,330,485  
Beverages — 0.0%            

Alkaline Water Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    194,353       178,805  

Fresh Vine Wine Inc.(a)(b)

    7,169       24,016  

Reed’s Inc.(a)(b)

    214,795       64,546  

Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc.(a)

    10,992       99,258  

Winc Inc.(a)

    3,635       11,523  

Zevia PBC, Class A(a)(b)

    24,429       111,640  
   

 

 

 
      489,788  
Biotechnology — 12.5%            

180 Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    68,995       178,697  

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    64,449       974,469  

89bio Inc.(a)

    23,320       87,916  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Aadi Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    42,383     $ 719,240  

Abeona Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    274,613       86,503  

Acorda Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    24,858       40,021  

Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    52,191       266,696  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    66,096       258,435  

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    15,191       49,826  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)

    59,898       1,196,163  

Aditx Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    29,674       13,546  

ADMA Biologics Inc.(a)

    415,086       759,607  

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    198,135       259,557  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    95,450       219,535  

Aerovate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    30,631       561,466  

Affimed NV(a)

    267,979       1,171,068  

Agenus Inc.(a)

    505,949       1,244,635  

AgeX Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    57,542       49,141  

Aileron Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    175,420       89,885  

AIM ImmunoTech Inc.(a)(b)

    111,404       118,088  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    402,732       289,121  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    59,253       840,800  

Akouos Inc.(a)(b)

    54,941       260,970  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    491,811       320,857  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    38,955       1,162,028  

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    113,545       504,708  

Aligos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    47,665       102,480  

Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    123,380       28,525  

Alpine Immune Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    26,780       240,217  

Altimmune Inc.(a)

    92,169       561,309  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)

    44,961       1,112,335  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    155,777       1,917,615  

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    33,258       835,108  

Anixa Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    63,120       172,949  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    73,214       199,874  

Annovis Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    12,475       166,541  

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp./DE(a)(b)

    99,000       105,930  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    41,624       87,827  

Aprea Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    42,200       78,492  

Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,797       34,028  

Aptinyx Inc.(a)(b)

    103,641       235,265  

AquaBounty Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    149,354       279,292  

Aravive Inc.(a)(b)

    35,343       68,212  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)

      209,606       624,626  

ARCA biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    34,787       80,010  

Arcellx Inc.(a)(b)

    21,392       299,916  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    49,123               1,324,356  

Ardelyx Inc.(a)

    218,932       234,257  

Aridis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    23,003       40,485  

Armata Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    22,662       110,817  

Assembly Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    99,114       204,175  

Astria Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9,038       60,645  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    197,634       163,937  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    493,273       298,677  

Atossa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    267,397       334,246  

Atreca Inc., Class A(a)

    59,797       189,556  

aTyr Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    62,745       335,686  

Aura Biosciences Inc.(a)

    12,912       284,064  

Avalo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    149,698       108,486  

AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    70,712       395,280  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    139,989       2,851,576  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)

    86,955       1,606,059  

Avita Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    56,616       480,104  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Avrobio Inc.(a)(b)

    88,359     $ 116,634  

Axcella Health Inc.(a)(b)

    47,034       120,877  

Aziyo Biologics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5,901       35,111  

Benitec Biopharma Inc.(a)

    17,861       41,705  

Beyondspring Inc.(a)

    53,055       116,721  

BioCardia Inc.(a)(b)

    31,740       65,702  

Biocept Inc.(a)(b)

    38,675       89,726  

Biomea Fusion Inc.(a)(b)

    50,417       224,860  

Bio-Path Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,230       58,483  

BioVie Inc.(a)

    9,039       42,664  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    40,099       838,470  

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    54,429       149,135  

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    72,704       244,285  

Cabaletta Bio Inc.(a)

    51,037       103,605  

Caladrius Biosciences Inc.(a)

    137,552       99,313  

Calithera Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    160,001       64,640  

Calyxt Inc.(a)

    33,350       34,684  

Candel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,262       189,664  

Capricor Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    51,522       176,720  

Cardiff Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    88,218       218,781  

CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    249,724       202,202  

Catalyst Biosciences Inc.(a)

    72,389       47,777  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    224,309       1,859,522  

Celcuity Inc.(a)(b)

    22,753       212,741  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    106,499       3,627,356  

Cellectar Biosciences Inc.(a)

    131,341       90,336  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    83,913       329,778  

CELSION Corp., NVS

    12,856       65,051  

Checkmate Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    19,484       62,154  

Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    147,374       260,852  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)(b)

    125,079               3,135,731  

Chimerix Inc.(a)

    168,336       770,979  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    93,663       1,532,327  

Cidara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    136,585       113,734  

Clene Inc.(a)(b)

    48,180       189,829  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)

      264,419       534,126  

Codiak Biosciences Inc.(a)

    36,332       227,802  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)

    86,785       650,020  

Cohbar Inc.(a)

    128,175       40,285  

Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    72,056       242,829  

Contra GTX Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    1,634       1,675  

ContraFect Corp.(a)(b)

    90,944       331,946  

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.(a)

    275,712       146,541  

Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    73,240       120,114  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    106,960       2,347,772  

CTI BioPharma Corp.(a)(b)

    200,611       936,853  

Cue Biopharma Inc.(a)

    71,842       350,589  

Curis Inc.(a)

    201,552       479,694  

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    23,314       71,108  

Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    75,423       83,720  

Cyclo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    15,988       50,682  

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    44,085       166,200  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    150,714       402,406  

Decibel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    31,881       96,918  

DermTech Inc.(a)(b)

    56,435       828,466  

DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    42,869       107,172  

Dyadic International Inc.(a)(b)

    45,766       137,756  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    249,877       2,708,667  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    26,427       1,307,872  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    74,560       618,848  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    31,508     $ 124,142  

Elevation Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    28,659       72,221  

Eliem Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,128       118,534  

Enochian Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    45,371       374,311  

Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,880       44,656  

Entrada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    23,904       224,459  

Epizyme Inc.(a)

    334,857       385,086  

Equillium Inc.(a)(b)

    29,975       94,421  

Evelo Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    69,275       234,842  

Exagen Inc.(a)(b)

    23,613       189,612  

Exicure Inc.(a)(b)

    138,668       27,664  

Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    40,880       228,928  

Finch Therapeutics Group Inc.(a)

    18,140       91,244  

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    45,439       692,036  

Forte Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    27,002       39,423  

Fortress Biotech Inc.(a)

    172,940       235,198  

Frequency Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    73,096       154,964  

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    91,263       693,599  

Gain Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,825       40,086  

Galectin Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    93,217       150,079  

Galera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    33,235       79,099  

Gemini Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    52,851       73,463  

Genocea Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    95,888       119,860  

Genprex Inc.(a)(b)

    104,633       236,471  

GeoVax Labs Inc.(a)

    13,218       15,201  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

      703,619       956,922  

GlycoMimetics Inc.(a)(b)

    96,616       110,142  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    143,543               1,245,953  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    67,362       343,546  

Greenwich Lifesciences Inc.(a)(b)

    9,450       185,409  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)

    98,371       405,289  

GT Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    40,671       117,132  

Harpoon Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    42,914       213,283  

HCW Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    36,201       98,829  

Heat Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    58,587       179,276  

Hillstream BioPharma Inc., NVS(b)

    8,838       14,141  

Homology Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    98,673       299,966  

Hookipa Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    43,856       99,992  

Humanigen Inc.(a)(b)

    112,380       338,264  

iBio Inc.(a)(b)

      492,383       210,838  

Icosavax Inc.(a)(b)

    56,220       395,789  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    75,589       845,841  

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    107,746       53,873  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    46,669       899,312  

Immix Biopharma Inc., NVS(b)

    8,078       19,468  

Immucell Corp.(a)(b)

    12,665       122,217  

Immuneering Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    43,021       278,346  

Immunic Inc.(a)

    43,450       490,985  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)

    498,325       2,372,027  

Immunome Inc.(a)(b)

    20,148       114,441  

Impel Neuropharma Inc.(a)(b)

    14,231       90,651  

IN8bio Inc.(a)(b)

    15,663       54,351  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    199,938       227,929  

Inhibikase Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    48,089       71,172  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)

    64,452       1,435,991  

Inmune Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    21,049       177,233  

Inozyme Pharma Inc.(a)

    34,428       140,811  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    57,607       937,266  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    46,649       1,501,165  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    266,382       4,483,209  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    41,409     $ 593,805  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    76,913       522,239  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    51,688       761,881  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    167,468       1,234,239  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    36,233       1,970,351  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)

    88,030       1,463,059  

Kintara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    85,425       33,991  

Kiromic BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    32,313       27,595  

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.(a)

    39,604       169,109  

Lantern Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    17,652       126,212  

Larimar Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    26,450       107,123  

Leap Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    138,478       242,336  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    161,311       337,140  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    293,536       452,045  

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings Inc.(a)

    12,822       15,515  

LogicBio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    49,631       33,754  

Lumos Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    14,752       139,406  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    70,408       204,183  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    572,824       2,107,992  

Marker Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    141,414       62,222  

MediciNova Inc.(a)(b)

    107,521       287,081  

MEI Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    292,589       176,285  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    69,509       962,700  

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    25,319       160,143  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    166,066       662,603  

Metacrine Inc.(a)(b)

    36,356       22,174  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)

      258,745               1,218,689  

Minerva Neurosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    91,610       76,055  

MiNK Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,349       14,285  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,149       179,441  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)

    84,791       292,529  

Moleculin Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    63,562       113,140  

Monopar Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    10,606       27,151  

Mustang Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    165,481       167,136  

NanoViricides Inc.(a)(b)

    26,383       55,140  

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    54,591       43,127  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    82,664       155,408  

NeuBase Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    60,923       114,535  

NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    20,928       18,879  

NexImmune Inc.(a)

    40,878       172,096  

NextCure Inc.(a)

    42,727       207,653  

Nkarta Inc.(a)

    33,082       376,473  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    42,821       594,784  

Nuvectis Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    7,225       53,537  

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp.(a)(b)

    110,932       139,774  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    59,572       253,777  

Omega Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    52,218       325,840  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)(b)

    137,096       204,273  

Oncorus Inc.(a)

    48,055       85,538  

OncoSec Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    59,383       68,290  

Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    104,935       145,860  

OpGen Inc.(a)

    87,853       65,899  

Organovo Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,096       75,561  

Orgenesis Inc.(a)(b)

    51,397       178,348  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    73,552       392,768  

Outlook Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    261,357       465,215  

Ovid therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    132,937       417,422  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    25,391       295,551  

Panbela Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    27,061       57,099  

Pasithea Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    8,995       11,694  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

PDS Biotechnology Corp.(a)(b)

    59,947     $ 371,072  

PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    86,542       114,235  

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.(a)(b)

    31,824       28,228  

Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    132,272       400,784  

Plus Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    39,940       39,940  

Portage Biotech Inc.(a)(b)

    11,632       76,422  

Poseida Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    65,817       294,860  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    118,595       365,273  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    69,455       2,622,621  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    103,741       2,456,587  

Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    100,759       106,805  

Protara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    23,162       118,358  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)

    83,750       3,062,737  

Puma Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    74,167       213,601  

Pyxis Oncology Inc.(a)

    24,777       100,099  

Qualigen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    59,323       39,153  

Rallybio Corp.(a)(b)

    42,436       296,203  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    49,151       1,080,830  

Reneo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    21,257       62,496  

Rezolute Inc.(a)

    19,951       67,434  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    394,346               1,179,095  

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    103,317       41,131  

Savara Inc.(a)(b)

    177,408       232,404  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)

    65,128       839,500  

Scopus Biopharma Inc.(a)

    35,407       24,470  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)

    210,104       258,428  

SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc.(a)(b)

    36,950       246,826  

Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    48,281       111,529  

Sera Prognostics Inc., Class A(a)

    19,610       74,322  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)(b)

      465,537       280,579  

Sierra Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    23,014       737,599  

Sigilon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    33,994       49,971  

Sio Gene Therapies Inc.(a)

    123,826       82,963  

Soleno Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    113,702       25,356  

Solid Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    136,594       163,913  

Soligenix Inc.(a)(b)

    89,654       65,438  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    373,836       482,248  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    55,779       485,277  

Spruce Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    20,977       42,164  

SQZ Biotechnologies Co.(a)(b)

    53,079       255,310  

Statera Biopharma Inc.(a)

    51,889       16,345  

Summit Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    62,213       152,422  

Surface Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    81,221       238,790  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    99,957       821,647  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    113,848       1,978,678  

Synlogic Inc.(a)

    99,912       239,789  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    131,678       156,697  

T2 Biosystems Inc.(a)(b)

    326,762       171,256  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    49,127       483,410  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)

    51,941       338,655  

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    71,963       198,618  

Tenax Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    29,519       23,899  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    66,500       783,370  

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    1,149,226       264,552  

Tracon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    35,140       92,418  

TransCode Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    14,637       42,155  

Trevena Inc.(a)(b)

    373,156       205,198  

TScan Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    34,989       97,969  

Tyme Technologies Inc.(a)

    156,484       54,769  

Tyra Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    27,239       291,457  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Unicycive Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    22,865     $ 29,496  

UNITY Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    97,705       109,430  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    45,492       396,235  

Vaccinex Inc.(a)(b)

    41,422       54,677  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    127,340       1,440,215  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    284,743       1,435,105  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)(b)

    98,790       2,385,778  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)(b)

    435,997       723,755  

Vera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    31,471       739,254  

Verastem Inc.(a)

    402,879       568,059  

Vigil Neuroscience Inc.(a)(b)

    14,938       105,014  

Viking Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    158,954       476,862  

Vincerx Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    38,817       155,268  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    85,757       408,203  

Viridian Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    41,235       762,435  

Virios Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    16,429       73,602  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    451,262       559,565  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    43,505       262,770  

Voyager Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    60,799       463,288  

vTv Therapeutics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    52,243       37,725  

Vyant Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    70,922       101,418  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    61,029       268,528  

Windtree Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    44,600       50,844  

X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    54,574       95,505  

XBiotech Inc.

    35,555       307,195  

Xilio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    17,318       122,438  

XOMA Corp.(a)

    13,880       388,362  

Yield10 Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    9,783       51,850  

Yumanity Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    21,165       31,748  
   

 

 

 
          137,559,932  
Building Products — 0.4%            

Aeroclean Technologies Inc.(a)

    4,615       16,614  

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.(a)(b)

    27,301       114,664  

Applied UV Inc.(a)(b)

    14,961       22,441  

Armstrong Flooring Inc.(a)

    49,445       70,706  

Caesarstone Ltd.

    51,750       544,410  

Insteel Industries Inc.(b)

    43,332       1,602,851  

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,757       46,894  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    77,331       1,623,178  
   

 

 

 
      4,041,758  
Capital Markets — 1.3%            

Ashford Inc.(a)

    2,497       42,774  

Associated Capital Group Inc., Class A

    4,101       171,873  

Blucora Inc.(a)

      112,917       2,207,527  

Cohen & Co. Inc.

    1,593       25,727  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    61,495       1,666,514  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    7,017       1,314,284  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    68,356       2,273,520  

GAMCO Investors Inc., Class A

    11,726       259,262  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    32,532       503,270  

Hennessy Advisors Inc.

    9,615       97,304  

Heritage Global Inc.(a)

    53,232       71,863  

Manning & Napier Inc.

    32,002       291,538  

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A, NVS

    21,377       931,610  

Pzena Investment Management Inc., Class A

    38,579       309,404  

Safeguard Scientifics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,903       197,854  

Siebert Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    29,909       64,603  

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., Class A

    22,809       466,444  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    39,870       2,959,550  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

   

Value Line Inc.

    2,398     $ 160,666  

Westwood Holdings Group Inc.

    17,140       262,585  
   

 

 

 
      14,278,172  
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc.(a)

    38,862       241,722  

AdvanSix Inc.

    63,334       3,235,734  

AgroFresh Solutions Inc.(a)

    70,519       133,986  

American Vanguard Corp.

    67,607       1,373,774  

Aspen Aerogels Inc.(a)(b)

    51,264       1,767,583  

Core Molding Technologies Inc.(a)

    17,842       191,980  

Crown ElectroKinetics Corp.(a)

    16,863       30,691  

Flexible Solutions International Inc.(a)

    17,968       73,130  

Flotek Industries Inc.(a)

    155,355       195,747  

FutureFuel Corp.

    62,515       608,271  

Hawkins Inc.

    44,692       2,051,363  

Intrepid Potash Inc.(a)

    23,171       1,903,266  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    47,744       1,313,915  

LSB Industries Inc.(a)

    138,752       3,030,344  

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.(a)

    238,729       257,827  

Northern Technologies International Corp.

    17,684       212,562  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)

    142,568       936,672  

Trecora Resources(a)(b)

    55,090       466,061  

Tredegar Corp.

    60,441       724,687  

Valhi Inc.

    5,562       163,022  
   

 

 

 
            18,912,337  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%            

ACCO Brands Corp.

      215,092       1,720,736  

Acme United Corp.

    5,216       176,040  

Aqua Metals Inc.(a)(b)

    157,142       237,284  

ARC Document Solutions Inc.

    84,235       328,517  

Aris Water Solution Inc., A

    44,976       818,563  

CECO Environmental Corp.(a)(b)

    71,467       392,354  

Charah Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    31,469       157,030  

CompX International Inc.

    3,754       88,294  

DSS Inc.(a)(b)

    128,281       73,505  

Ennis Inc.

    59,140       1,092,316  

Fuel Tech Inc.(a)

    58,115       84,267  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    273,237       1,806,097  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)

    36,059       1,067,707  

Interface Inc.

    134,299       1,822,437  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

    83,951       709,386  

Montrose Environmental Group Inc.(a)(b)

    60,727       3,214,280  

NL Industries Inc.

    19,544       140,521  

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc.(a)(b)

    27,950       186,147  

Performant Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    104,735       325,726  

Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc.(a)

    26,792       148,160  

Quad/Graphics Inc.(a)

    78,559       545,199  

Quest Resource Holding Corp.(a)

    38,462       236,541  

Renovare Environmental Inc(a)

    43,113       23,691  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    53,473       1,676,913  

Team Inc.(a)

    60,739       134,233  

TOMI Environmental Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    33,005       29,959  

Viad Corp.(a)

    46,792       1,667,667  

Vidler Water Resouces Inc.(a)(b)

    37,959       586,087  

Virco Mfg. Corp.(a)

    24,848       74,296  

VSE Corp.

    24,435       1,126,209  
   

 

 

 
      20,690,162  
Communications Equipment — 1.2%            

Applied Optoelectronics Inc.(a)(b)

    60,804       221,935  
Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

   

Aviat Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    22,665     $ 697,402  

BK Technologies Corp.

    34,110       86,981  

CalAmp Corp.(a)

    82,109       600,217  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    25,155       594,664  

Casa Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    74,399       336,283  

Clearfield Inc.(a)(b)

    26,391       1,721,221  

ClearOne Inc.(a)(b)

    19,763       18,036  

ComSovereign Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    118,605       99,628  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    59,558       934,465  

Digi International Inc.(a)

    80,817       1,739,182  

DZS Inc.(a)

    40,267       558,503  

EMCORE Corp.(a)(b)

    85,293       315,584  

Franklin Wireless Corp.(a)

    22,519       89,738  

Genasys Inc.(a)

    84,001       231,003  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    210,762       1,957,979  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    196,646       796,416  

KVH Industries Inc.(a)

    34,921       317,781  

Lantronix Inc.(a)

    60,716       405,583  

Network-1 Technologies Inc.

    29,248       76,337  

Ondas Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    73,924       539,645  

PCTEL Inc.

    41,701       193,493  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)

    162,368       501,717  

TESSCO Technologies Inc.(a)

    14,891       89,942  

Vislink Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    107,136       113,564  
   

 

 

 
            13,237,299  
Construction & Engineering — 1.7%            

Argan Inc.

    34,569       1,403,156  

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    21,051       346,078  

Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    59,546       398,958  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)(b)

      149,880       2,102,816  

IES Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,975       802,995  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)(b)

    63,211       749,050  

INNOVATE Corp.(a)(b)

    108,734       401,228  

iSun Inc.(a)

    19,166       78,581  

Limbach Holdings Inc.(a)

    22,369       155,465  

Matrix Service Co.(a)

    61,070       501,995  

Moving Image Technologies LLC(a)(b)

    15,443       19,304  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    38,331       3,604,647  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)

    22,749       578,962  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)

    30,564       4,074,181  

Orbital Energy Group Inc.(a)(b)

    107,728       198,220  

Orion Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    66,931       165,989  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    64,625       1,731,950  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    96,446       1,041,617  

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc.(a)

    41,824       83,230  
   

 

 

 
      18,438,422  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Smith-Midland Corp.(a)(b)

    9,612       170,613  

United States Lime & Minerals Inc.

    4,798       556,760  
   

 

 

 
      727,373  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%            

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    11,444       592,685  

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc.(a)

    34,116       346,619  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    48,722       635,822  

Elevate Credit Inc.(a)

    49,109       150,274  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    84,073       3,192,252  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    116,035       700,851  

Medallion Financial Corp.(b)

    49,147       417,749  

Nicholas Financial Inc.(a)

    11,233       115,138  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

   

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    48,609     $ 698,025  

Regional Management Corp.

    17,512       850,558  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    9,830       1,885,787  
   

 

 

 
      9,585,760  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Myers Industries Inc.

    84,021       1,814,854  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    87,385       1,785,275  
   

 

 

 
      3,600,129  
Distributors — 0.1%            

AMCON Distributing Co.

    379       58,859  

Educational Development Corp.

    14,221       110,213  

Funko Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    62,090       1,071,052  

Greenlane Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    38,520       21,571  

Weyco Group Inc.

    14,026       346,723  
   

 

 

 
      1,608,418  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.4%            

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    42,904       911,281  

Amesite Inc.(a)(b)

    37,409       21,323  

Aspen Group Inc./CO(a)

    51,948       84,156  

Carriage Services Inc.

    35,466       1,891,402  

Elite Education Group International Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,400       14,080  

European Wax Center Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    30,822       911,098  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    294,643       6,190,450  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.(a)

    56,254       402,216  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    123,192       1,256,558  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    162,780       1,868,714  

Regis Corp.(a)(b)

    101,474       215,125  

StoneMor Inc.(a)

    74,545       194,563  

Universal Technical Institute Inc.(a)

    74,741       661,458  

XpresSpa Group Inc.(a)(b)

      241,448       272,836  

Zovio Inc.(a)

    66,560       54,586  
   

 

 

 
            14,949,846  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%            

Alerus Financial Corp.

    35,099       970,136  

A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.

    20,853       1,612,771  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    71,302       1,110,885  

FlexShopper Inc.(a)(b)

    35,604       60,883  

GWG Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    7,078       38,363  

SWK Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    8,042       135,749  
   

 

 

 
      3,928,787  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

Anterix Inc.(a)

    26,865       1,555,483  

ATN International Inc.

    25,523       1,017,857  

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.(a)

    169,473       999,891  

Cuentas Inc.(a)(b)

    13,877       17,901  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    33,556       1,143,924  

Ooma Inc.(a)

    51,446       771,176  

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    166,679       2,380,176  
   

 

 

 
      7,886,408  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%            

Genie Energy Ltd., Class B

    48,120       324,810  

Via Renewables Inc.

    28,229       232,607  
   

 

 

 
      557,417  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    76,873       178,345  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

    27,953       834,118  

American Superconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    64,386       489,977  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electrical Equipment (continued)

 

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)

    128,163     $ 1,045,810  

Beam Global(a)(b)

    20,549       420,227  

BitNile Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    192,116       161,973  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    84,727       2,241,876  

Broadwind Inc.(a)(b)

    41,311       89,645  

Capstone Green Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    35,703       147,096  

Energous Corp.(a)(b)

    168,716       202,459  

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    104,095       435,117  

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.(a)

    4,371       60,757  

Flux Power Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,641       55,111  

FTC Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    94,035       463,593  

Ideal Power Inc.(a)(b)

    14,272       125,594  

LSI Industries Inc.

    60,664       363,984  

Nuvve Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    15,595       123,045  

Ocean Power Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    122,623       172,898  

Orion Energy Systems Inc.(a)

    66,752       186,906  

Pioneer Power Solutions Inc.

    8,121       45,965  

Polar Power Inc.(a)(b)

    16,703       53,450  

Powell Industries Inc.

    21,224       412,170  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    6,828       433,032  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

      225,373       335,806  

Sunworks Inc.(a)(b)

    67,739       170,702  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    76,605       1,241,001  

Ultralife Corp.(a)

    22,622       121,480  

Westwater Resources Inc.(a)

    78,198       156,396  
   

 

 

 
            10,768,533  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.5%  

Airgain Inc.(a)(b)

    20,476       155,208  

Akoustis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    117,935       766,577  

AmpliTech Group Inc.(a)(b)

    9,358       31,443  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    196,279       1,739,032  

Autoscope Technologies Corp.

    7,259       45,804  

Bel Fuse Inc., Class B, NVS

    23,729       423,325  

ClearSign Technologies Corp.(a)

    55,534       90,520  

Coda Octopus Group Inc.(a)(b)

    13,399       88,031  

CPS Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    25,766       134,241  

CTS Corp.

    74,093       2,618,447  

Daktronics Inc.(a)

    85,282       327,483  

Data I/O Corp.(a)

    17,813       75,705  

Digital Ally Inc.(a)(b)

    112,901       123,062  

Frequency Electronics Inc.(a)

    13,932       121,208  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    49,656       802,938  

Intellicheck Inc.(a)

    41,160       104,958  

Interlink Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,819       27,232  

Iteris Inc.(a)

    100,265       298,790  

Key Tronic Corp.(a)

    23,467       132,589  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    55,559       1,110,624  

LGL Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    7,199       78,829  

LightPath Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    64,645       127,351  

Luna Innovations Inc.(a)(b)

    71,608       552,098  

MICT Inc.(a)(b)

    257,289       157,255  

Napco Security Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    67,003       1,374,902  

Powerfleet Inc.(a)(b)

    76,684       227,751  

Red Cat Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    77,040       155,621  

Research Frontiers Inc.(a)(b)

    70,096       134,584  

RF Industries Ltd.(a)

    22,351       161,151  

Richardson Electronics Ltd.

    26,569       330,518  

ScanSource Inc.(a)(b)

    58,195       2,024,604  

Soluna Holdings Inc(a)(b)

    19,472       214,387  

VerifyMe Inc.(a)(b)

    12,565       42,344  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Vishay Precision Group Inc.(a)

    28,687     $ 922,287  

Wayside Technology Group Inc.

    9,525       325,755  

Wireless Telecom Group Inc.(a)(b)

    34,885       60,002  

Wrap Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    48,095       129,857  
   

 

 

 
      16,236,513  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%            

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    54,876       2,034,802  

Dawson Geophysical Co.(a)

    49,268       115,287  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    44,478       1,356,579  

ENGlobal Corp.(a)(b)

    59,700       77,610  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    107,969       1,919,689  

Exterran Corp.(a)

    58,992       366,340  

Forum Energy Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    10,285       235,527  

Geospace Technologies Corp.(a)

    29,248       168,176  

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.(a)

    31,973       125,334  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    330,829       1,581,363  

ION Geophysical Corp.(a)(b)

    61,225       53,388  

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,717       76,087  

Mammoth Energy Services Inc.(a)

    33,432       71,210  

MIND Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    31,300       39,438  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    16,392       2,503,386  

Natural Gas Services Group Inc.(a)

    28,329       337,398  

NCS Multistage Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,332       66,680  

Newpark Resources Inc.(a)

    209,833       767,989  

Nine Energy Service Inc.(a)(b)

    37,629       140,732  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    139,816       971,721  

Profire Energy Inc.(a)

    91,260       118,638  

Ranger Energy Services Inc.(a)

    11,569       118,582  

SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    48,548       391,782  

Select Energy Services Inc., Class A(a)

    148,029       1,268,609  

Smart Sand Inc.(a)(b)

    54,263       187,207  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    72,310       816,380  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)

    286,305       1,176,714  

Tidewater Inc.(a)

    95,320       2,072,257  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    170,274       3,177,313  
   

 

 

 
            22,336,218  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Ballantyne Strong Inc.(a)

    29,688       91,439  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    17,463       139,529  

Cinedigm Corp., Class A(a)(b)

      347,175       282,462  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    59,304       171,982  

Dolphin Entertainment Inc.(a)

    27,073       141,050  

Eros STX Global Corp.(a)(b)

    37,388       104,313  

Gaia Inc.(a)(b)

    27,733       136,446  

LiveOne Inc(a)(b)

    146,014       119,147  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)

    53,160       940,932  

Reading International Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    37,973       162,525  
   

 

 

 
      2,289,825  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.0%  

Alpine Income Property Trust Inc.

    23,512       442,026  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.(a)(b)

    38,883       396,607  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc., Class A

    61,788       1,641,707  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc.(b)

    132,829       820,883  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    26,342       631,418  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    112,671       923,902  

Cedar Realty Trust Inc.

    29,595       818,006  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    110,330       1,521,451  

City Office REIT Inc.

    99,276       1,753,214  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    28,059       254,495  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Inc.

    34,069     $ 104,592  

Creative Media & Community Trust Corp.

    39,999       309,592  

CTO Realty Growth Inc.

    13,538       897,840  

Farmland Partners Inc.

    66,769       918,074  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    236,225       1,393,727  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    85,452       1,881,653  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    72,730       2,648,826  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    139,061       2,269,475  

Global Self Storage Inc.

    23,971       134,238  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    74,745       678,685  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    13,298       971,951  

InnSuites Hospitality Trust(b)

    8,062       24,589  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    91,817       2,060,373  

New York City REIT Inc., Class A(b)

    22,534       297,449  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    51,556       4,656,022  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

    37,291       1,148,190  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    183,503       115,717  

Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.

    72,401       1,962,067  

Postal Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    38,883       654,012  

Power REIT(a)

    5,454       214,833  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    120,828       3,013,450  

Presidio Property Trust Inc., Class A

    28,801       106,852  

Retail Value Inc.

    41,000       125,460  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)

    86,901       1,100,167  

Sotherly Hotels Inc.(a)

    33,247       68,489  

UMH Properties Inc.

    101,756       2,502,180  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    29,787       1,738,667  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    68,602       1,290,404  

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.(a)(b)

    18,259       41,996  

Whitestone REIT

      106,285       1,408,276  
   

 

 

 
          43,941,555  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%            

Blue Apron Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    40,926       165,750  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    72,641       2,368,097  

HF Foods Group Inc.(a)(b)

    85,894       572,054  

MedAvail Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    27,908       27,102  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc.

    21,210       415,716  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    129,563       1,133,676  

SpartanNash Co.

    83,361       2,750,079  

Village Super Market Inc., Class A

    19,682       482,209  
   

 

 

 
      7,914,683  
Food Products — 0.4%            

Alico Inc.

    14,435       542,179  

Arcadia Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    52,736       73,830  

Bridgford Foods Corp.(a)

    4,637       49,384  

Farmer Bros. Co.(a)

    39,880       283,946  

Laird Superfood Inc.(a)

    14,300       51,623  

Landec Corp.(a)

    60,374       699,131  

Lifeway Foods Inc.(a)(b)

    9,432       68,099  

Limoneira Co.

    35,697       524,032  

Nuzee Inc.(a)(b)

    26,412       57,842  

Pineapple Energy Inc, NVS

    4,194       26,212  

Real Good Food Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    12,740       100,646  

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.

    11,452       85,203  

S&W Seed Co.(a)

    31,875       67,894  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    13,738       708,057  

Vita Coco Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    25,637       229,708  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)(b)

    56,654       700,243  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products (continued)

   

Whole Earth Brands Inc.(a)

    85,852     $ 614,700  
   

 

 

 
      4,882,729  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%            

RGC Resources Inc.

    18,460       394,675  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.9%            

Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    77,543       111,662  

Accuray Inc.(a)(b)

      212,370       702,945  

Acutus Medical Inc.(a)

    43,703       60,747  

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    163,161       1,876,351  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)

    87,038       1,874,799  

Apollo Endosurgery Inc.(a)

    60,038       363,230  

Apyx Medical Corp.(a)

    71,711       468,273  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    549,150       344,207  

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.(a)(b)

    172,183       179,070  

Avinger Inc., NVS(b)

    11,801       42,838  

Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    18,586       43,863  

Beyond Air Inc.(a)

    62,027       414,340  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)

    24,312       552,612  

Biomerica Inc.(a)

    24,505       109,537  

BioSig Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    68,169       78,394  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)

    65,215       919,531  

Bluejay Diagnostics Inc.(a)

    19,861       22,244  

Chembio Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    71,025       58,241  

ClearPoint Neuro Inc.(a)(b)

    44,712       465,452  

Co-Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    63,337       391,423  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    40,623       2,802,987  

CVRx Inc.(a)

    24,742       148,205  

CytoSorbents Corp.(a)

    96,655       308,329  

DarioHealth Corp.(a)

    32,092       187,417  

Delcath Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    12,395       79,328  

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc.(a)

    31,882       92,139  

ElectroCore Inc.(a)(b)

    149,338       87,363  

Electromed Inc.(a)(b)

    17,089       212,587  

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    93,529       36,476  

Envveno Medical Corp.(a)(b)

    22,986       146,421  

Femasys Inc.(a)(b)

    13,186       29,800  

FONAR Corp.(a)

    15,103       280,161  

GBS Inc.(a)(b)

    29,549       23,116  

HeartBeam Inc.(a)(b)

    6,761       12,373  

Helius Medical Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    7,630       25,179  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    77,199       2,162,344  

IntriCon Corp.(a)(b)

    19,860       473,860  

Invacare Corp.(a)

    80,932       114,114  

INVO BioScience Inc.(a)

    23,115       61,024  

iRadimed Corp.

    14,652       656,996  

IRIDEX Corp.(a)

    31,430       145,521  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.(a)

    6,063       86,701  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    156,173               8,637,929  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    43,605       2,026,324  

LENSAR Inc.(a)

    21,632       160,077  

Lucid Diagnostics Inc.(a)(b)

    12,630       42,437  

Lucira Health Inc.(a)

    36,203       129,245  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    98,846       2,566,042  

Microbot Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    15,833       99,273  

Milestone Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    118,415       179,991  

Minerva Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    15,045       67,703  

Motus GI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    115,764       41,663  

Myomo Inc.(a)(b)

    13,348       50,856  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    77,912       2,047,527  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Nemaura Medical Inc.(a)

    25,507     $ 111,466  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)(b)

    58,540       177,376  

NeuroPace Inc.(a)

    16,703       137,132  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    166,514       1,128,965  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    43,563       1,424,510  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)(b)

    31,948       1,724,873  

PAVmed Inc.(a)(b)

    169,263       223,427  

Predictive Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    146,879       143,501  

Pro-Dex Inc.(a)(b)

    4,945       81,741  

Pulse Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    31,790       154,499  

Quotient Ltd.(a)(b)

    186,914       224,297  

Repro-Med Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    67,618       193,387  

Retractable Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    41,122       195,330  

ReWalk Robotics Ltd.(a)(b)

    106,393       123,416  

RxSight Inc.(a)

    40,956       507,035  

Sanara Medtech Inc.(a)(b)

    7,225       200,494  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)

    73,153       889,540  

Second Sight Medical Products Inc.(a)(b)

    37,844       54,117  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    997,122       1,964,330  

Sensus Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    29,133       294,826  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)(b)

    75,145       1,698,277  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    133,995       297,469  

SiNtx Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    65,656       40,050  

Sonendo Inc.(a)(b)

    19,173       76,884  

Stereotaxis Inc.(a)

    115,550       431,001  

Strata Skin Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    56,077       82,433  

Surgalign Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    289,458       88,082  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    31,173       1,413,072  

Talis Biomedical Corp.(a)

    33,198       46,809  

Tela Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    16,277       189,302  

Tivic Health Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    8,666       13,779  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    59,846       1,612,251  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)

    16,130       1,067,322  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    7,964       715,645  

Vapotherm Inc.(a)(b)

    52,399       728,346  

Venus Concept Inc.(a)(b)

    61,982       88,634  

ViewRay Inc.(a)

      349,409       1,369,683  

VolitionRx Ltd.(a)(b)

    84,665       254,842  

Xtant Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,683       14,064  

Zynex Inc.

    51,332       319,798  
   

 

 

 
            53,803,272  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%            

AirSculpt Technologies Inc.(a)

    14,834       202,929  

Akumin Inc.(a)

    138,078       153,267  

AlerisLife Inc(a)

    42,701       91,807  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    87,265       4,229,734  

Avalon GloboCare Corp.(a)(b)

    57,675       40,413  

Biodesix Inc.(a)(b)

    29,304       49,524  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    49,436       2,217,699  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    82,976       1,798,090  

Enzo Biochem Inc.(a)(b)

    103,892       301,287  

Great Elm Group Inc.(a)

    33,753       61,093  

Hanger Inc.(a)(b)

    86,332       1,582,465  

Imac Holdings Inc.(a)

    59,612       61,400  

InfuSystem Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,226       413,815  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    32,213       1,140,018  

Novo Integrated Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    21,390       49,411  

Ontrak Inc.(a)

    25,991       58,870  

PetIQ Inc.(a)

    62,168       1,516,899  

Precipio Inc.(a)(b)

    48,008       64,811  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Progenity Inc.(a)(b)

    43,356     $ 50,293  

Psychemedics Corp.

    11,811       82,086  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    105,286       2,355,248  

Regional Health Properties Inc.(a)(b)

    5,588       19,726  

Sharps Compliance Corp.(a)(b)

    43,368       255,871  

SOC Telemed Inc.(a)

    138,828       415,096  

Sonida Senior Living Inc.(a)(b)

    7,402       245,228  

Viemed Healthcare Inc.(a)

    80,620       401,488  

Vivos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    43,689       117,086  
   

 

 

 
      17,975,654  
Health Care Technology — 0.6%            

CareCloud Inc.(a)(b)

    21,600       111,240  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    32,499       1,119,591  

Convey Health Solutions Holdings Inc.(a)

    31,899       208,619  

Forian Inc.(a)(b)

    43,083       299,858  

Healthcare Triangle Inc.(a)(b)

    14,136       17,246  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    58,995       1,175,180  

Icad Inc.(a)

    50,174       223,776  

iSpecimen Inc.(a)(b)

    13,169       70,718  

NantHealth Inc.(a)

    66,019       49,752  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    39,661       1,495,616  

Simulations Plus Inc.

    35,554       1,812,543  

Streamline Health Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    69,118       110,589  
   

 

 

 
              6,694,728  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%            

Allied Esports Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    45,703       78,838  

Ark Restaurants Corp.(a)

    5,127       94,696  

BBQ Holdings Inc.(a)

    9,599       145,329  

Biglari Holdings Inc., Class B, NVS(a)

    1,885       272,590  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.(a)

    33,617       994,055  

BurgerFi International Inc.(a)(b)

      32,912       137,243  

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.

    7,129       156,838  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.

    76,878       173,744  

Century Casinos Inc.(a)

    62,586       747,903  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    45,919       1,239,813  

Drive Shack Inc.(a)(b)

    193,430       297,882  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)

    44,009       511,385  

Esports Entertainment Group Inc.(a)

    40,462       29,226  

Esports Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    30,327       204,404  

Everi Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    197,824       4,154,304  

FAT Brands Inc.

    13,074       97,401  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    40,432       302,229  

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    25,295       330,100  

Flanigan’s Enterprises Inc.(a)

    1,880       65,236  

Full House Resorts Inc.(a)

    75,375       724,354  

GAN Ltd.(a)

    93,508       450,708  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)

    39,863       2,314,844  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc.(a)

    92,799       659,801  

Good Times Restaurants Inc.(a)

    22,361       78,263  

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co.(a)(b)

    129,503       143,748  

Inspired Entertainment Inc.(a)

    30,331       373,071  

Kura Sushi USA Inc., Class A(a)

    10,371       571,961  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    70,574       1,064,256  

Luby’s Inc.

    43,656       99,536  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    30,482       2,658,945  

Nathan’s Famous Inc.

    6,484       351,238  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    24,070       371,400  

Noodles & Co.(a)(b)

    93,667       559,192  

ONE Group Hospitality Inc. (The)(a)

    47,966       504,123  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

PlayAGS Inc.(a)(b)

    64,371     $ 429,354  

Potbelly Corp.(a)

    61,749       413,718  

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc.

    20,488       1,259,192  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)(b)

    35,895       605,190  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    76,201       1,743,479  

Target Hospitality Corp.(a)(b)

    57,643       345,858  

Xponential Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    28,740       673,666  
   

 

 

 
      26,429,113  
Household Durables — 1.3%            

Aterian Inc.(a)(b)

    59,296       144,089  

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.

    21,259       352,049  

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)

    68,131       1,036,954  

Dixie Group Inc. (The)(a)

    34,686       107,527  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    52,616       1,371,699  

Flexsteel Industries Inc.

    14,606       281,896  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    71,061       1,404,165  

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A

    16,969       197,350  

Harbor Custom Development Inc.(a)(b)

    29,482       67,219  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    26,661       504,959  

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)

    11,954       706,481  

Koss Corp.(a)(b)

    9,784       89,621  

Landsea Homes Corp.(a)

    25,021       213,930  

Legacy Housing Corp.(a)

    18,779       402,997  

Lifetime Brands Inc.

    28,985       372,167  

Live Ventures Inc.(a)

    2,928       124,469  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a)(b)

    29,700       1,605,582  

Nephros Inc.(a)(b)

    14,025       61,710  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)(b)

    113,270       2,203,102  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    29,241       913,489  

VOXX International Corp.(a)(b)

    36,538       364,284  

Vuzix Corp.(a)(b)

      135,577       894,808  

Weber Inc., Class A(b)

    48,583       477,571  
   

 

 

 
            13,898,118  
Household Products — 0.0%            

Ocean Bio-Chem Inc.

    9,159       73,913  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

    12,097       346,579  
   

 

 

 
      420,492  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%            

Gaucho Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    18,245       47,072  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.2%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    106,174       1,104,210  

Atlantic American Corp.

    11,702       36,276  

Citizens Inc./TX(a)(b)

    115,904       491,433  

Crawford & Co., Class A, NVS

    38,457       290,735  

Donegal Group Inc., Class A

    34,323       460,272  

FedNat Holding Co.(a)

    39,306       53,063  

FG Financial Group Inc.(a)(b)

    4,503       11,753  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    60,546       428,060  

Hallmark Financial Services Inc.(a)(b)

    29,421       106,798  

HCI Group Inc.

    13,102       893,294  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

    60,069       428,893  

ICC Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,671       76,464  

Investors Title Co.

    3,002       610,037  

Kingstone Companies Inc.

    21,196       112,763  

Kingsway Financial Services Inc.(a)(b)

    23,864       131,252  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    162,605       391,878  

Marpai Inc.(a)(b)

    19,108       34,394  

MBIA Inc.(a)(b)

    111,395       1,714,369  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

MetroMile Inc.(a)(b)

    267,195     $ 352,697  

Midwest Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    6,136       102,778  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

    5,918       1,245,147  

NI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,027       339,658  

Tiptree Inc.

    54,392       698,937  

Trean Insurance Group Inc.(a)(b)

    40,568       190,264  

United Fire Group Inc.

    48,550       1,508,449  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

    45,915       151,979  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    63,623       858,274  

Vericity Inc.(a)(b)

    5,054       30,829  
   

 

 

 
      12,854,956  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%            

AutoWeb Inc.(a)(b)

    17,592       40,638  

Creatd Inc.(a)(b)

    24,395       28,054  

DHI Group Inc.(a)

    104,093       619,353  

EverQuote Inc., Class A(a)

    45,568       737,290  

IZEA Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    142,253       236,140  

Kubient Inc.(a)

    26,422       44,917  

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    171,450       351,472  

Outbrain Inc.(a)(b)

    56,390       605,065  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    115,978       1,345,345  

Society Pass Inc.(a)(b)

    6,984       20,742  

Super League Gaming Inc.(a)

    22,829       42,919  

Travelzoo(a)(b)

    13,560       88,954  

TrueCar Inc.(a)(b)

    221,348       874,325  

Zedge Inc., Class B(a)

    24,621       149,942  
   

 

 

 
              5,185,156  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7%            

1847 Goedeker Inc.(a)(b)

      141,820       272,294  

1stdibs.com Inc.(a)

    46,227       369,354  

CarParts.com Inc.(a)(b)

    112,735       755,325  

Digital Brands Group Inc.(a)(b)

    15,997       30,394  

Duluth Holdings Inc., Class B(a)

    28,370       346,965  

iMedia Brands Inc.(a)

    42,340       255,310  

iPower Inc.(a)(b)

    14,313       24,046  

Kidpik Corp.(a)(b)

    4,333       20,885  

Lands’ End Inc.(a)(b)

    33,429       565,619  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)

    53,434       914,790  

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,108       95,652  

PARTS iD Inc.(a)

    14,137       30,253  

PetMed Express Inc.

    47,440       1,223,952  

Porch Group Inc.(a)(b)

    177,605       1,233,467  

Remark Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    224,984       184,127  

Rent the Runway Inc.(a)(b)

    40,180       276,840  

RumbleON Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    21,425       732,949  

TRxADE HEALTH Inc.(a)(b)

    9,436       26,138  

Waitr Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    241,684       89,423  
   

 

 

 
      7,447,783  
IT Services — 1.9%            

ALJ Regional Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    51,347       134,529  

American Virtual Cloud Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    82,365       77,028  

BM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    21,685       185,407  

Brightcove Inc.(a)(b)

    94,540       737,412  

Cantaloupe Inc.(a)(b)

    134,562       910,985  

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    31,974       1,180,160  

Computer Task Group Inc.(a)

    32,014       312,777  

Crexendo Inc.(b)

    17,137       62,207  

CSP Inc.(a)

    9,521       74,264  

ESC Srax Inc., NVS

    49,878       2,993  
Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Exela Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    379,315     $ 157,871  

Glimpse Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    4,924       31,464  

GreenBox POS(a)(b)

    43,984       185,612  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)

    105,021       1,478,696  

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    56,859       1,311,169  

I3 Verticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    49,424       1,376,953  

IBEX Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,443       214,281  

Information Services Group Inc.

    83,889       571,284  

Innodata Inc.(a)

    57,469       401,708  

Inpixon(a)

    258,377       67,178  

International Money Express Inc.(a)

    74,812       1,541,875  

Limelight Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    290,766       1,517,798  

MoneyGram International Inc.(a)(b)

    207,854       2,194,938  

OLB Group Inc. (The)(a)

    5,640       9,870  

Paysign Inc.(a)(b)

    74,908       147,569  

PFSweb Inc.(a)

    38,750       442,912  

Priority Technology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    27,313       157,050  

Research Solutions Inc/CA(a)

    36,961       78,727  

ServiceSource International Inc.(a)(b)

    232,782       302,617  

StarTek Inc.(a)

    39,062       173,045  

Steel Connect Inc.(a)

    84,687       109,246  

Tucows Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    22,829       1,559,221  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    152,115       3,287,205  

Usio Inc.(a)

    45,790       163,928  

WidePoint Corp.(a)(b)

    18,914       71,495  
   

 

 

 
            21,231,474  
Leisure Products — 0.8%            

American Outdoor Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    32,849       431,307  

AMMO Inc.(a)(b)

      204,315       980,712  

Clarus Corp.

    62,252       1,418,100  

Escalade Inc.

    22,558       297,766  

Genius Brands International Inc.(a)(b)

    656,544       669,675  

JAKKS Pacific Inc.(a)(b)

    17,041       239,085  

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    12,121       942,165  

Marine Products Corp.

    18,469       213,317  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,364       1,042,578  

Nautilus Inc.(a)

    70,763       291,544  

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    111,345       1,684,650  

Twin Vee PowerCats Co.(a)(b)

    5,669       23,640  

Vinco Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    234,482       750,342  
   

 

 

 
      8,984,881  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%            

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(c)

    33,109       99,327  

Akoya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    31,215       343,053  

Alpha Teknova Inc.(a)

    15,835       218,681  

Applied DNA Sciences Inc.(a)

    19,871       42,524  

Champions Oncology Inc.(a)

    14,709       119,584  

ChromaDex Corp.(a)(b)

    110,793       272,551  

Codex DNA Inc.(a)(b)

    20,788       111,632  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    177,519       637,293  

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)

    91,540       568,463  

Inotiv Inc.(a)(b)

    40,636       1,063,851  

IsoPlexis Corp(a)

    19,595       67,211  

Miromatrix Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    27,631       109,419  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    83,815       686,445  

Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc., Cass A(a)

    36,165       245,560  

Seqll Inc.(a)(b)

    12,444       17,297  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    109,623       691,721  
   

 

 

 
      5,294,612  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery — 2.1%

   

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

      158,194     $ 188,251  

Agrify Corp.(a)(b)

    41,508       192,182  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    40,498       762,172  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)

    42,376       1,128,049  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY

    64,514       2,735,394  

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.(a)(b)

    74,748       631,621  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

    52,435       1,813,727  

Eastern Co. (The)

    12,117       282,205  

Energy Recovery Inc.(a)(b)

    96,583       1,945,182  

FreightCar America Inc.(a)(b)

    32,384       191,389  

Gencor Industries Inc.(a)

    23,512       241,703  

Graham Corp.

    24,294       187,307  

Hurco Companies Inc.

    14,687       462,934  

Ideanomics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,132,448       1,268,342  

LB Foster Co., Class A(a)(b)

    23,340       358,736  

Lightning eMotors Inc.(a)(b)

    121,285       691,324  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A(a)

    13,665       105,084  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    63,482       1,066,498  

Manitex International Inc.(a)

    33,258       242,118  

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    79,105       1,192,903  

Mayville Engineering Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    20,826       195,140  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    25,593       720,699  

NN Inc.(a)

    97,495       280,786  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

    20,034       281,878  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc.(a)

    17,458       164,629  

Shyft Group Inc. (The)(b)

    80,303       2,899,741  

Taylor Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    7,395       72,471  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    118,042       1,738,759  

Twin Disc Inc.(a)

    24,069       400,508  

Urban-Gro Inc.(a)(b)

    19,067       204,779  
   

 

 

 
            22,646,511  
Marine — 0.4%            

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

    20,832       1,418,868  

Eneti Inc.

    36,032       228,803  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    74,782       1,766,351  

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.(a)

    28,186       102,315  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.

    26,131       145,288  

Safe Bulkers Inc.

    148,079       704,856  
   

 

 

 
      4,366,481  
Media — 1.2%            

Audacy Inc(a)(b)

    274,895       794,446  

Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Class A(a)

    20,581       36,223  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)

    47,096       1,194,825  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)

    838,777       2,902,168  

comScore Inc.(a)

    160,379       466,703  

Cumulus Media Inc., Class A(a)

    41,915       417,054  

Daily Journal Corp.(a)(b)

    2,790       870,452  

DallasNews Corp.

    11,421       79,490  

Digital Media Solutions Inc., Class A(a)

    7,664       27,897  

Emerald Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    55,047       187,160  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    139,732       895,682  

Fluent Inc.(a)(b)

    100,695       209,446  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)

    326,953       1,474,558  

Hemisphere Media Group Inc.(a)

    37,337       170,630  

Lee Enterprises Inc.(a)

    12,665       340,942  

Marchex Inc., Class B(a)

    78,461       179,676  

National CineMedia Inc.

    138,364       351,445  

NextPlay Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    145,824       80,203  

Saga Communications Inc., Class A

    9,022       206,153  
Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

Salem Media Group Inc.(a)

    24,392     $ 82,689  

SPAR Group Inc.(a)(b)

    18,956       24,643  

Stagwell Inc.(a)(b)

    142,722       1,033,307  

Stran & Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    21,344       37,352  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)

    17,608       495,137  

Townsquare Media Inc., Class A(a)

    26,074       333,486  

Troika Media Group Inc.(a)(b)

    52,731       55,368  

Urban One Inc., Class A(a)

    17,743       110,894  

Urban One Inc., Class D, NVS(a)(b)

    36,415       187,537  
   

 

 

 
      13,245,566  
Metals & Mining — 2.2%            

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.(a)

    40,509       5,345,568  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.(a)(b)

    36,319       229,173  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC

    28,526       433,881  

Comstock Mining Inc.(a)

    97,876       163,453  

Friedman Industries Inc.

    16,054       141,436  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)(b)

    107,245       463,298  

Gold Resource Corp.

    170,524       381,974  

Haynes International Inc.

    28,364       1,208,306  

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.(a)

    84,167       193,584  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    21,683       833,928  

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.(a)

    72,864       47,449  

Perpetua Resources Corp.(a)

    75,679       310,284  

PolyMet Mining Corp.(a)(b)

    66,617       279,125  

Ramaco Resources Inc.

    49,378       780,172  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    38,002       1,330,830  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    60,764       3,156,082  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    192,976       1,719,416  

Synalloy Corp.(a)

    17,479       280,538  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    106,657       2,333,655  

U.S. Gold Corp.(a)

    15,337       107,359  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.(a)

    18,099       157,099  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    119,486       4,434,126  
   

 

 

 
            24,330,736  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 1.8%            

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.(a)(b)

    21,551       288,999  

AFC Gamma Inc.

    34,642       662,355  

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc.

    52,534       488,566  

Angel Oak Mortgage Inc.

    22,236       364,893  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    100,924       1,566,340  

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A(a)

    71,466       247,987  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

      206,417       1,733,903  

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp.

    40,430       312,120  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Inc., NVS

    14,169       251,216  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    83,203       1,347,889  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    124,470       2,209,342  

Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT

    26,332       265,690  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    82,123       1,148,079  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    123,355       1,371,708  

Great Ajax Corp.

    49,694       582,911  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    723,778       1,650,214  

Lument Finance Trust Inc.

    44,295       121,368  

Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc.

    19,261       122,307  

Nexpoint Real Estate Finance Inc.

    15,476       349,758  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

    314,613       1,022,492  

Ready Capital Corp.

    156,498       2,356,860  

Sachem Capital Corp.

    54,672       279,921  

Seven Hills Realty Trust

    31,370       349,148  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)

 

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp.

    128,082     $ 219,020  
   

 

 

 
      19,313,086  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%            

Unitil Corp.

    36,289       1,810,095  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%            

Franchise Group Inc.

    65,717               2,722,655  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3%            

Adams Resources & Energy Inc.

    7,189       276,705  

Aemetis Inc.(a)(b)

    63,548       805,153  

Alto Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

      171,916       1,172,467  

American Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    94,111       241,865  

Amplify Energy Corp.(a)

    82,649       454,569  

Arch Resources Inc.(b)

    35,088       4,820,389  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.(a)

    80,531       362,389  

Battalion Oil Corp.(a)

    6,151       114,286  

Berry Corp.

    155,921       1,609,105  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    22,841       769,742  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    100,646       6,009,573  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    79,476       2,990,682  

Crescent Energy Inc.(b)

    67,974       1,178,669  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    71,840       1,040,962  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    72,028       909,714  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    358,361       3,279,003  

Epsilon Energy Ltd.(b)

    34,696       223,789  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

    71,394       484,765  

EzFill Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,457       15,180  

Falcon Minerals Corp.

    91,321       615,504  

Gevo Inc.(a)(b)

    462,103       2,162,642  

Green Plains Inc.(a)(b)

    99,613       3,088,999  

Hallador Energy Co.(a)

    50,101       175,353  

HighPeak Energy Inc.(b)

    12,081       268,198  

International Seaways Inc.

    106,377       1,919,041  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    7,653       497,522  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)

    29,189       2,310,017  

Lightbridge Corp.(a)(b)

    16,584       138,476  

NACCO Industries Inc., Class A

    9,194       360,589  

NextDecade Corp.(a)(b)

    61,917       409,891  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    387,276       824,898  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    141,882       3,999,654  

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Class A(a)

    148,708       310,800  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    105,161       1,369,196  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    206,607       5,068,070  

PEDEVCO Corp.(a)

    39,532       53,368  

PHX Minerals Inc.

    67,412       206,281  

PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.(a)

    1,380       94,130  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)

    49,371       1,704,781  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    12,439       1,238,924  

Riley Exploration Permian Inc.

    24,751       620,755  

Ring Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    195,502       746,818  

SandRidge Energy Inc.(a)

    72,739       1,165,279  

SilverBow Resources Inc.(a)

    16,759       536,288  

Stabilis Solutions Inc.(a)

    5,865       29,325  

Teekay Corp.(a)

    162,177       514,101  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    55,149       763,262  

Tellurian Inc.(a)(b)

    858,041       4,547,617  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    610,785       2,803,503  

Ur-Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    428,709       685,934  

VAALCO Energy Inc.

    124,653       813,984  
Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Vertex Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    123,614     $ 1,228,723  

W&T Offshore Inc.(a)(b)

    216,217       825,949  
   

 

 

 
      68,856,879  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    38,056       1,066,710  

Glatfelter Corp.

    101,788       1,260,135  
   

 

 

 
      2,326,845  
Personal Products — 0.6%            

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)(b)

      202,307               3,414,942  

Grove Inc.(a)(b)

    18,314       93,218  

Guardion Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    53,975       12,501  

Jupiter Wellness Inc.(a)(b)

    45,685       50,254  

LifeMD Inc.(a)(b)

    48,129       169,896  

Lifevantage Corp.(a)

    52,611       250,428  

Mannatech Inc.

    2,758       100,888  

Natural Alternatives International Inc.(a)

    11,618       133,839  

Natural Health Trends Corp.

    16,834       119,185  

Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.(a)

    27,778       467,226  

NewAge Inc.(a)(b)

    308,183       179,054  

Revlon Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    16,275       131,339  

Summer Infant Inc.(a)

    2,791       32,543  

Thorne HealthTech Inc.(a)(b)

    15,389       97,874  

United-Guardian Inc.

    7,928       178,697  

Veru Inc.(a)(b)

    149,418       721,689  
   

 

 

 
      6,153,573  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%            

9 Meters Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    529,709       317,455  

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    272,794       77,883  

Acer Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    23,986       69,559  

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    117,754       2,030,079  

Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    32,161       64,644  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    97,725       889,297  

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals Inc., NVS(b)

    102,420       1  

Agile Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    201,733       42,263  

Alimera Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    16,294       91,246  

Altamira Therapeutics Ltd.(a)(b)

    55,750       61,325  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    85,891       3,083,487  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    453,937       213,350  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    22,445       288,418  

Anebulo Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    6,851       46,313  

Angion Biomedica Corp.(a)(b)

    50,445       106,943  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    25,536       717,817  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    384,672       1,577,155  

Aquestive Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    59,208       154,533  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)

    74,822       1,010,097  

Avenue Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    24,866       11,973  

Aytu BioPharma Inc.(a)

    60,804       65,668  

Baudax Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    6,997       12,385  

Biofrontera Inc.(a)(b)

    7,408       24,669  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    102,539       1,245,849  

cbdMD Inc.(a)(b)

    87,168       90,655  

CinCor Pharma Inc.(a)

    27,164       476,457  

Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    284,694       509,602  

Clearside Biomedical Inc.(a)(b)

    110,876       253,906  

Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.(a)

    48,998       122,005  

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    38,201       13,027  

Cocrystal Pharma Inc.(a)

    205,085       112,797  

Cognition Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7,592       20,498  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    80,248       1,633,849  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Context Therapeutics LLC(a)(b)

    15,945     $ 34,601  

CorMedix Inc.(a)(b)

    86,937       476,415  

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    19,465       54,891  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    195,756       608,801  

Dare Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    175,421       261,377  

Dermata Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    17,157       21,446  

DICE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    32,147       614,972  

Durect Corp.(a)(b)

    517,590       346,734  

Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    136,445       76,396  

Enveric Biosciences Inc.(a)

    44,243       14,600  

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    134,983       626,321  

Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    47,986       209,219  

Evofem Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    373,922       127,133  

Evoke Pharma Inc.(a)

    80,837       40,014  

Evolus Inc.(a)(b)

    76,476       858,061  

Eyenovia Inc.(a)(b)

    44,726       136,414  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    57,395       697,349  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    63,515               1,502,130  

Graybug Vision Inc.(a)(b)

    29,371       36,126  

Harrow Health Inc.(a)

    51,480       351,094  

Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

      176,000       227,040  

Hoth Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    58,439       40,440  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)

    64,014       390,485  

IMARA Inc.(a)

    23,821       44,783  

Jaguar Health Inc.(a)(b)

    107,791       76,370  

Journey Medical Corp.(a)(b)

    7,952       38,249  

Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    113,725       156,940  

Kaleido Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    46,640       76,956  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    67,956       341,819  

Landos Biopharma Inc.(a)

    10,932       16,125  

Lannett Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    85,255       67,172  

Lipocine Inc.(a)(b)

    195,140       267,342  

Liquidia Corp.(a)(b)

    79,106       567,981  

Longboard Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    28,189       146,301  

Lyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    15,412       61,956  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    85,243       797,022  

MediWound Ltd.(a)

    39,253       78,113  

Mind Medicine MindMed Inc.(a)

    744,160       826,018  

MyMD Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    84,569       394,092  

Novan Inc.(a)(b)

    44,834       176,646  

Nutriband Inc.(a)(b)

    3,088       13,000  

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.(a)

    176,904       875,675  

Ocuphire Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    25,255       81,826  

Omthera Pharmaceuticals Inc., NVS(c)

    60,904       15,716  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    10,050       215,271  

Optinose Inc.(a)(b)

    139,106       343,592  

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    85,909       743,113  

Otonomy Inc.(a)(b)

    132,207       317,297  

Palisade Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    19,295       20,453  

Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    112,178       333,169  

Petros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    25,321       39,501  

PLx Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    63,454       256,354  

Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    26,692       80,343  

ProPhase Labs Inc.

    21,507       150,549  

Provention Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    127,974       936,770  

Pulmatrix Inc., NVS

    6,643       45,372  

Rain Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    37,145       188,325  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    57,621       1,555,191  

Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    21,187       52,120  

RVL Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)

    96,987       163,908  
Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    47,752     $ 181,458  

scPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    30,209       171,587  

SCYNEXIS Inc.(a)(b)

    56,234       219,875  

Seelos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    228,652       191,565  

SIGA Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    111,566       791,003  

Societal CDMO Inc(a)

    95,294       171,529  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    19,325       325,046  

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    32,088       95,301  

TFF Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    48,690       307,234  

TherapeuticsMD Inc.(a)

    908,604       345,269  

Theseus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    26,945       310,676  

Timber Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    112,156       43,180  

Trevi Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,434       55,955  

Tricida Inc.(a)

    67,440       554,357  

Ventyx Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    24,192       328,285  

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    31,033       251,678  

VYNE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    110,270       71,687  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)

    103,450       206,900  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc.(a)

    270,687       692,959  

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    91,396       187,362  
   

 

 

 
            39,251,600  
Professional Services — 1.7%            

Acacia Research Corp.(a)(b)

      114,601       516,850  

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc.(a)(b)

    34,072       410,227  

Barrett Business Services Inc.

    17,277       1,338,449  

BGSF Inc.

    22,818       300,513  

CRA International Inc.

    16,683       1,405,710  

DLH Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    12,891       244,155  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    26,115       1,473,408  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)

    29,087       1,315,314  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    45,024       1,782,050  

Hill International Inc.(a)(b)

    100,193       163,315  

HireQuest Inc.(b)

    12,157       232,442  

Hudson Global Inc.(a)(b)

    6,022       244,915  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    81,814       1,774,546  

Kforce Inc.

    47,077       3,482,286  

Mastech Digital Inc.(a)

    9,263       171,273  

Mistras Group Inc.(a)(b)

    45,860       303,135  

RCM Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    18,780       185,171  

Red Violet Inc.(a)(b)

    18,170       517,845  

Resources Connection Inc.

    72,310       1,239,393  

ShiftPixy Inc.(a)(b)

    39,012       30,433  

Volt Information Sciences Inc.(a)

    33,575       200,778  

Where Food Comes From Inc.

    6,616       73,835  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)(b)

    26,067       799,996  
   

 

 

 
      18,206,039  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

Alset EHome International Inc.(a)(b)

    85,771       39,455  

Altisource Asset Management Corp.(a)

    3,171       44,616  

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA(a)

    12,246       144,870  

American Realty Investors Inc.(a)

    3,646       56,039  

AMREP Corp.(a)(b)

    8,883       120,098  

Comstock Holding Companies Inc.(a)

    5,076       29,695  

Fathom Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    15,364       164,395  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)(b)

    39,803       706,901  

FRP Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    15,612       902,374  

InterGroup Corp. (The)(a)

    2,996       151,058  

JW Mays Inc.(a)

    952       36,652  

Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    16,816       186,826  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Rafael Holdings Inc., Class B(a)(b)

    27,536     $ 69,115  

Stratus Properties Inc.(a)

    13,624       586,922  

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)

    47,997       876,425  

Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc.(a)

    3,009       117,441  

Trinity Place Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    41,702       79,234  
   

 

 

 
      4,312,116  
Road & Rail — 0.4%            

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    28,000       602,840  

Daseke Inc.(a)

    92,811       934,607  

HyreCar Inc.(a)

    43,148       102,692  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)

    16,440       571,290  

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc.

    5,288       42,198  

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    61,761       239,633  

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.

    18,234       367,415  

USA Truck Inc.(a)(b)

    19,179       395,088  

Yellow Corp.(a)(b)

    116,322       815,417  
   

 

 

 
      4,071,180  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.3%  

Aehr Test Systems(a)

    53,975       548,386  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    50,065       2,736,052  

Amtech Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    26,633       267,928  

Atomera Inc.(a)(b)

    47,237       616,915  

AXT Inc.(a)

    94,225       661,460  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    52,003       2,113,922  

CVD Equipment Corp.(a)

    11,842       52,815  

CyberOptics Corp.(a)

    16,564       672,167  

eMagin Corp.(a)(b)

    155,758       177,564  

Everspin Technologies Inc.(a)

    36,073       314,196  

GSI Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    39,191       150,102  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    65,123       2,319,681  

Impinj Inc.(a)(b)

    43,902       2,789,533  

inTEST Corp.(a)

    24,637       264,355  

Kopin Corp.(a)(b)

    181,690       459,676  

Meta Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    467,798       781,223  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)

    121,094       1,841,840  

NVE Corp.

    10,898       593,614  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)

    69,653       1,941,229  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    137,828       2,338,941  

Pixelworks Inc.(a)(b)

    122,263       363,121  

QuickLogic Corp.(a)(b)

    27,012       148,566  

SkyWater Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    18,730       202,846  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    113,430       2,929,897  

WiSA Technologies Inc(a)(b)

    33,240       41,550  
   

 

 

 
      25,327,579  
Software — 1.8%            

A10 Networks Inc.

      139,862               1,951,075  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    49,124       1,959,065  

Akerna Corp.(a)(b)

    54,267       61,864  

Alfi Inc.(a)(b)

    13,849       22,712  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    72,711       1,515,297  

Arteris Inc.(a)(b)

    11,971       155,623  

Asure Software Inc.(a)

    41,239       245,372  

Auddia Inc.(a)(b)

    21,446       43,750  

AudioEye Inc.(a)(b)

    16,004       108,987  

Aware Inc./MA(a)

    30,459       91,377  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)

    58,362       736,528  

BSQUARE Corp.(a)(b)

    39,575       68,465  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)

    68,223       1,130,455  

Cleanspark Inc.(a)(b)

    91,990       1,137,916  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Color Star Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    344,358     $ 78,514  

CoreCard Corp.(a)(b)

    16,851       461,717  

CYNGN Inc.(a)(b)

    10,965       16,009  

DatChat Inc.(a)(b)

    27,143       71,115  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    29,430       776,069  

Duos Technologies Group Inc.(a)(b)

    10,354       55,497  

eGain Corp.(a)

    48,403       560,507  

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,870       188,082  

GTY Technology Holdings Inc.(a)

    75,364       243,426  

Intrusion Inc.(a)(b)

    42,169       104,579  

Issuer Direct Corp.(a)(b)

    7,151       212,599  

Kaspien Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,306       16,742  

Mind CTI Ltd.

    40,661       119,137  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)

    99,199       1,455,249  

NetSol Technologies Inc.(a)

    23,016       88,612  

Oblong Inc.(a)

    35,861       23,511  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    81,298       1,173,943  

Park City Group Inc.(a)

    29,225       154,308  

Phunware Inc.(a)(b)

    189,315       526,296  

Qumu Corp.(a)

    36,072       63,487  

RealNetworks Inc.(a)

    81,173       47,080  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    79,670       363,295  

Rimini Street Inc.(a)

    103,294       599,105  

Seachange International Inc.(a)(b)

    99,877       112,861  

ShotSpotter Inc.(a)

    19,819       549,383  

SilverSun Technologies Inc.

    6,439       20,991  

Smith Micro Software Inc.(a)(b)

    108,532       409,166  

SRAX Inc.(a)(b)

    44,433       214,611  

Stronghold Digital Mining Inc.(a)(b)

    17,499       102,369  

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.(a)

    146,202       252,930  

UserTesting Inc.(a)(b)

    20,735       221,657  

Verb Technology Co. Inc.(a)

    139,041       131,825  

Veritone Inc.(a)(b)

    65,587       1,198,930  

VirnetX Holding Corp.(a)

      144,714       235,884  

Weave Communications Inc.(a)

    12,421       74,029  
   

 

 

 
            20,152,001  
Specialty Retail — 2.5%            

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)

    13,839       1,114,870  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    104,813       375,231  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

    48,091       824,761  

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., Class A

    34,337       627,680  

Caleres Inc.

    85,756       1,657,664  

CarLotz Inc.(a)

    166,833       228,561  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    44,512       652,546  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    279,984       1,343,923  

Citi Trends Inc.(a)(b)

    18,559       568,369  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)

    41,109       633,490  

Container Store Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    73,176       597,848  

Envela Corp.(a)(b)

    18,266       85,120  

Express Inc.(a)(b)

    152,604       543,270  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    33,115       2,106,445  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    38,049       1,043,304  

Hibbett Inc.

    31,700       1,405,578  

J Jill Inc.(a)

    9,949       150,926  

JOANN Inc.(b)

    25,884       295,336  

Kirkland’s Inc.(a)(b)

    29,155       270,850  

Lazydays Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    17,561       354,381  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)

    66,071       926,315  

LMP Automotive Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    13,668       68,340  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    48,793       1,964,406  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

   

OneWater Marine Inc., Class A

    25,565     $ 880,714  

Party City Holdco Inc.(a)(b)

    254,769       912,073  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    138,552       304,814  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    40,882       1,192,119  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)

    100,410       1,073,383  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    52,972       495,818  

TravelCenters of America Inc.(a)

    28,889       1,241,072  

Winmark Corp.

    7,979       1,755,380  

Xcel Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    21,891       32,618  

Zumiez Inc.(a)(b)

    45,039       1,720,940  
   

 

 

 
      27,448,145  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

AstroNova Inc.(a)

    16,179       245,435  

Avid Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    83,904       2,925,733  

Boxlight Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    118,286       141,943  

Contra Communications Inc., NVS

    4,194       3,397  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    104,851       686,774  

Immersion Corp.(a)(b)

    70,227       390,462  

Intevac Inc.(a)(b)

    56,051       299,873  

Movano Inc.(a)(b)

    25,546       69,230  

One Stop Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    32,415       123,825  

Quantum Corp.(a)(b)

    135,718       308,080  

Socket Mobile Inc.(a)

    14,464       58,001  

TransAct Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    22,330       157,650  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)

    35,125       747,811  
   

 

 

 
      6,158,214  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%            

Charles & Colvard Ltd.(a)

    59,001       92,631  

Crown Crafts Inc.

    19,010       123,755  

Culp Inc.

    26,722       212,173  

Delta Apparel Inc.(a)(b)

    14,749       439,373  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)

     111,234       1,072,296  

Jerash Holdings U.S. Inc.

    7,938       50,962  

Lakeland Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    17,425       334,386  

Movado Group Inc.

    36,405       1,421,615  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    15,942       663,028  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    26,780       478,023  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    32,180       582,458  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)(b)

    60,655       465,224  

Vince Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    8,156       66,308  
   

 

 

 
              6,002,232  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.0%            

1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc.(a)

    7,029       76,265  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)(b)

    64,802       878,067  

Bogota Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    12,890       138,181  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)

    48,911       815,835  

Broadway Financial Corp./DE(a)

    81,556       129,674  

Catalyst Bancorp Inc.(a)(b)

    12,456       170,274  

CF Bankshares Inc.

    9,165       203,463  

CFSB Bancorp. Inc., NVS(b)

    5,009       50,441  

Cincinnati Bancorp Inc.(a)

    5,417       83,693  

Elmira Savings Bank

    5,670       130,013  

ESSA Bancorp. Inc.

    20,366       365,570  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    21,216       2,301,512  

FFBW Inc.(a)

    14,031       169,494  

Finance of America Companies Inc., Class A(a)

    42,869       130,322  

First Seacoast Bancorp.(a)(b)

    6,206       65,411  

FS Bancorp. Inc.

    16,568       513,608  

Greene County Bancorp. Inc.

    7,835       350,224  
Security   Shares     Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)

   

Guaranty Federal Bancshares Inc.

    7,341     $ 230,728  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    3,370       1,156,584  

HMN Financial Inc.

    8,593       212,763  

Home Bancorp. Inc.

    17,555       716,068  

Home Federal Bancorp. Inc./LA

    6,297       132,237  

Home Point Capital Inc.

    18,574       57,765  

HV Bancorp Inc.(a)

    2,846       61,758  

IF Bancorp. Inc.

    5,432       129,336  

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,175       22,631  

Kentucky First Federal Bancorp.

    9,703       69,862  

Lake Shore Bancorp. Inc.

    4,118       61,358  

Luther Burbank Corp.

    36,148       480,407  

Magyar Bancorp Inc.

    14,598       172,256  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

    34,416       942,310  

Mid-Southern Bancorp Inc.

    5,775       84,315  

Northeast Community Bancorp Inc.(b)

    9,414       115,321  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    101,755       1,461,202  

NSTS Bancorp Inc.(a)

    11,859       143,257  

Oconee Federal Financial Corp.

    2,567       62,506  

Ocwen Financial Corp.(a)(b)

    19,055       452,747  

OP Bancorp.

    28,307       392,052  

PB Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    6,036       83,176  

PCSB Financial Corp.

    29,155       557,152  

Pioneer Bancorp. Inc./NY(a)(b)

    26,883       282,809  

Ponce Financial Group Inc.(a)

    23,563       244,584  

Provident Bancorp. Inc.

    35,245       571,674  

Provident Financial Holdings Inc.

    13,709       226,747  

Prudential Bancorp. Inc.

    15,664       257,829  

Randolph Bancorp Inc.

    10,273       271,310  

Rhinebeck Bancorp Inc.(a)

    8,092       82,134  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A(a)

    23,573       235,730  

Southern Missouri Bancorp. Inc.

    17,759       887,062  

Sterling Bancorp Inc./MI(a)

    40,487       287,458  

TC Bancshares Inc.(a)(b)

    10,647       150,123  

Territorial Bancorp. Inc.

    17,872       428,928  

Texas Community Bancshares Inc.(a)

    6,354       114,626  

Timberland Bancorp. Inc./WA

    17,616       475,808  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    35,866       1,145,201  

Velocity Financial Inc.(a)

    19,653       215,004  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    50,259       972,009  

Western New England Bancorp. Inc.

    47,144       421,467  

William Penn Bancorp. Inc.(b)

    30,185       384,859  

WVS Financial Corp.

    3,353       50,463  
   

 

 

 
      22,075,663  
Tobacco — 0.2%            

22nd Century Group Inc.(a)(b)

      375,838       871,944  

Turning Point Brands Inc.

    33,810       1,149,878  
   

 

 

 
              2,021,822  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%            

Alta Equipment Group Inc.(a)

    43,739       540,614  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,287       1,530,110  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    39,967       1,082,706  

EVI Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    10,836       201,441  

FGI Industries Ltd., NVS

    7,468       22,404  

Hudson Technologies Inc.(a)

    87,831       545,430  

Huttig Building Products Inc.(a)(b)

    58,641       625,113  

India Globalization Capital Inc.(a)(b)

    107,404       101,916  

Karat Packaging Inc.(a)

    10,416       206,758  

Lawson Products Inc./DE(a)(b)

    11,468       441,977  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    45,058     $ 1,273,339  

Transcat Inc.(a)(b)

    16,508       1,339,459  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    33,225       4,438,528  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.(a)

    6,597       212,357  
   

 

 

 
      12,562,152  
Water Utilities — 0.3%            

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    18,689       907,351  

Cadiz Inc.(a)

    55,065       113,984  

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

    33,313       368,442  

Global Water Resources Inc.

    29,323       487,935  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)(b)

    44,962       540,443  

York Water Co. (The)

    30,138       1,355,306  
   

 

 

 
      3,773,461  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

      137,098       2,613,088  

Spok Holdings Inc.

    40,946       326,749  
   

 

 

 
      2,939,837  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,151,537,807)

        1,093,553,854  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%            

FAT Brands Inc., 8.25%(a)

    960       12,576  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%
(Cost: $12,564)

      12,576  
   

 

 

 
Rights            
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Right Quantum Corp., NVS (Expires 04/18/22)(b)

    135,718       1,147  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      1,147  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 15.9%            

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

    172,819,347     $ 172,784,783  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    1,230,000       1,230,000  
   

 

 

 
      174,014,783  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 15.9%
(Cost: $174,026,145)

 

    174,014,783  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 115.6%
(Cost: $1,325,576,516)

 

    1,267,582,360  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (15.6)%

 

    (170,938,646
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   1,096,643,714  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 216,470,830     $     $ (43,542,129 )(a)    $ (52,090   $ (91,828   $ 172,784,783       172,819,347     $ 3,034,646 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    680,000       550,000 (a)                        1,230,000       1,230,000       349        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (52,090    $ (91,828   $ 174,014,783       $ 3,034,995     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Micro-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    29       06/17/22     $ 2,996     $ 13,773  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $   13,773  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (240,796
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 13,729  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 2,599,460      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments
Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,093,433,739        $ 3,397        $ 116,718        $ 1,093,553,854  

Preferred Stocks

     12,576                            12,576  

Rights

              1,147                   1,147  

Money Market Funds

     174,014,783                            174,014,783  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,267,461,098        $             4,544        $             116,718        $ 1,267,582,360  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 13,773        $        $        $ 13,773  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

   

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    4,329     $ 596,233  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    6,165       332,047  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    2,607       391,467  

Hexcel Corp.

    5,607       333,448  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    25,698       923,586  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    2,621       522,732  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)

    3,713       239,303  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    7,047       344,528  

Textron Inc.

        14,671       1,091,229  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    351       3,468  

Woodward Inc.

    4,110       513,380  
   

 

 

 
              5,291,421  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%            

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    6,431       458,788  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.4%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    8,135       471,911  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)

    42,497       775,570  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)

    2,121       177,401  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    21,222       317,269  
   

 

 

 
      1,742,151  
Auto Components — 0.5%            

BorgWarner Inc.

    15,924       619,444  

Gentex Corp.

    15,774       460,127  

Lear Corp.

    3,985       568,221  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    17,914       358,101  
   

 

 

 
      2,005,893  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    10,213       402,392  

Thor Industries Inc.

    3,575       281,353  
   

 

 

 
      683,745  
Banks — 2.7%            

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    2,669       223,983  

Bank OZK

    8,022       342,539  

BOK Financial Corp.

    2,034       191,094  

Comerica Inc.

    8,713       787,917  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    7,445       532,988  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    3,783       523,605  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    9,391       742,077  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    809       538,470  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    8,486       236,675  

First Horizon Corp.

    35,665       837,771  

FNB Corp.

    22,994       286,275  

PacWest Bancorp.

    7,741       333,869  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    28,321       566,137  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    4,949       455,704  

Popular Inc.

    5,284       431,914  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    5,960       413,505  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    4,090       1,200,374  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    9,611       470,939  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    14,461       272,734  

Webster Financial Corp.

    11,837       664,292  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    6,925       573,529  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    3,760       349,417  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    10,250       671,990  
   

 

 

 
      11,647,798  
Security   Shares     Value  

Beverages — 0.1%

   

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    624     $ 242,405  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.9%            

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    20,566       466,231  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    9,393       347,917  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    11,748       195,604  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3,072       252,580  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    6,233       584,344  

Novavax Inc.(a)

    5,286       389,314  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,207       139,252  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,524       431,535  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    4,374       317,640  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    2,938       527,106  
   

 

 

 
      3,651,523  
Building Products — 1.5%            

A O Smith Corp.

    8,798       562,104  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    4,087       485,576  

Allegion PLC

    5,977       656,155  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    3,206       288,572  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    7,472       185,604  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    12,622       814,624  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    3,433       844,243  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    8,984       667,332  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,275       54,431  

Lennox International Inc.

    2,192       565,229  

Owens Corning

    6,673       610,580  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    7,731       505,066  
   

 

 

 
      6,239,516  
Capital Markets — 1.9%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    2,684       378,310  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    9,434       766,324  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    10,823       529,353  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    7,065       808,377  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    2,527       281,306  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    2,520       1,094,058  

Invesco Ltd.

    22,252       513,131  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    11,276       394,886  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    14,566       478,493  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    6,744       232,668  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    5,299       968,021  

Morningstar Inc.

    1,547       422,594  

SEI Investments Co.

    7,131       429,358  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    6,755       458,664  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    5,918       220,268  
   

 

 

 
              7,975,811  
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    3,641       358,311  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

        13,790       338,958  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    14,196       1,463,040  

Chemours Co. (The)

    10,865       342,030  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,069       38,372  

Element Solutions Inc.

    15,459       338,552  

Huntsman Corp.

    13,810       518,013  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    24,713       1,643,414  

NewMarket Corp.

    437       141,754  

Olin Corp.

    9,547       499,117  

RPM International Inc.

    8,486       691,100  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    2,762       339,616  

Valvoline Inc.

    11,971       377,805  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    2,225     $ 274,565  
   

 

 

 
      7,364,647  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%            

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    3,360       375,110  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,707       97,420  

IAA Inc.(a)

    9,068       346,851  

MSA Safety Inc.

    2,461       326,575  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    6,107       359,824  
   

 

 

 
      1,505,780  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

Ciena Corp.(a)

    10,252       621,579  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    13,309       104,875  

F5 Inc.(a)

    4,008       837,471  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    21,574       801,690  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,830       471,408  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    4,699       229,311  
   

 

 

 
      3,066,334  
Construction & Engineering — 0.7%            

AECOM

    9,071       696,744  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    3,845       334,899  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    13,421       357,670  

Quanta Services Inc.

    9,425       1,240,424  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    1,393       332,370  
   

 

 

 
      2,962,107  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    2,661       341,566  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%            

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)

    537       295,549  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    7,429       352,209  

SLM Corp.

        19,526       358,497  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,242       353,670  
   

 

 

 
              1,359,925  
Containers & Packaging — 1.4%            

AptarGroup Inc.

    4,379       514,533  

Ardagh Group SA(a)

    885       14,872  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(a)

    9,014       73,284  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    5,511       958,749  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

    8,940       518,162  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    8,167       1,021,610  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    18,861       377,974  

Packaging Corp. of America

    6,234       973,190  

Sealed Air Corp.

    9,841       658,953  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    5,628       260,182  

Sonoco Products Co.

    6,494       406,265  
   

 

 

 
      5,777,774  
Distributors — 0.3%            

Pool Corp.

    2,591       1,095,604  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%            

ADT Inc.

    10,473       79,490  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)

    3,999       530,627  

Chegg Inc.(a)

    9,470       343,572  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    5,731       171,070  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

    2,665       258,798  

H&R Block Inc.

    11,774       306,595  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)

    5,066       74,926  

Service Corp. International

    10,660       701,641  
Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

 

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,107     $ 369,923  
   

 

 

 
      2,836,642  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%            

Voya Financial Inc.

    7,104       471,350  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.6%            

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    7,065       298,920  

IDACORP Inc.

    3,362       387,840  

NRG Energy Inc.

    16,182       620,741  

OGE Energy Corp.

    13,306       542,619  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    7,458       582,470  
   

 

 

 
      2,432,590  
Electrical Equipment — 1.1%            

Acuity Brands Inc.

    2,289       433,308  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    15,189       301,957  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)

    2,540       33,299  

Hubbell Inc.

    3,590       659,734  

nVent Electric PLC

    11,124       386,893  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    34,413       984,556  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    4,479       666,386  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)

    10,367       527,162  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)

    7,155       121,921  

Sunrun Inc.(a)

    13,520       410,603  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    22,143       310,002  
   

 

 

 
      4,835,821  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    4,618       547,833  

Avnet Inc.

    6,650       269,923  

Cognex Corp.

    11,371       877,273  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    1,630       445,577  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    2,433       267,046  

Jabil Inc.

    9,753       602,053  

Littelfuse Inc.

    1,594       397,559  

National Instruments Corp.

    8,835       358,613  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    2,784       287,337  

Vontier Corp.

      11,347       288,100  
   

 

 

 
              4,341,314  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%            

NOV Inc.

    25,991       509,684  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.5%            

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One,
Class A(a)

    1,579       99,682  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    13,235       924,332  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)

    1,268       227,429  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    7,081       136,876  

Skillz Inc.(a)

    600       1,800  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    2,970       185,447  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    68,351       631,563  
   

 

 

 
      2,207,129  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.2%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    9,096       509,103  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    19,621       785,429  

Americold Realty Trust

    17,780       495,706  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    10,414       556,732  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    19,736       509,386  

Camden Property Trust

    6,579       1,093,430  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    9,797       394,721  

CubeSmart

    14,535       756,256  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    11,047     $ 369,191  

EPR Properties

    4,938       270,158  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    11,793       901,929  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    5,209       635,863  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    8,553       529,516  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    15,529       728,776  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    14,391       451,014  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    6,890       315,149  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    47,106       915,270  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    9,922       275,335  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    19,024       1,054,120  

JBG SMITH Properties

    8,195       239,458  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    7,724       590,268  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    38,588       953,124  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    5,738       666,641  

Life Storage Inc.

    5,423       761,552  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    39,265       830,062  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    11,550       519,057  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    15,832       493,325  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    15,741       307,422  

Rayonier Inc.

    9,388       386,034  

Regency Centers Corp.

    11,231       801,219  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    10,709       798,784  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    4,465       362,469  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    8,483       390,388  

STORE Capital Corp.

    16,158       472,298  

VICI Properties Inc.

    41,865       1,191,478  

Vornado Realty Trust

    11,698       530,153  
   

 

 

 
      21,840,816  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    10,828       360,031  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    2,439       483,337  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)

    5,807       190,353  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

    14,699       553,123  
   

 

 

 
              1,586,844  
Food Products — 1.0%            

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    4,531       218,893  

Bunge Ltd.

    9,130       1,011,695  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    10,745       863,683  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    12,540       322,403  

Freshpet Inc.(a)

    2,717       278,873  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    6,022       207,157  

Ingredion Inc.

    4,457       388,428  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    9,717       582,146  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    3,144       78,914  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,909       270,737  

Seaboard Corp.

    18       75,699  
   

 

 

 
      4,298,628  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    5,768       396,261  

UGI Corp.

    13,858       501,937  
   

 

 

 
      898,198  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%            

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    10,718       522,074  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)

    6,526       140,440  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    5,206       384,099  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)

    1,341       298,560  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    4,871       313,010  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    3,339       485,958  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    2,289     $ 508,456  

Quidel Corp.(a)

    2,472       278,001  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    4,115       478,533  
   

 

 

 
      3,409,131  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    5,846       383,088  

agilon health Inc.(a)

    11,200       283,920  

Amedisys Inc.(a)

    2,132       367,322  

Chemed Corp.

    996       504,524  

Encompass Health Corp.

    6,503       462,428  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)

    6,451       427,314  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    9,277       808,862  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    3,847       1,283,321  

Premier Inc., Class A

    8,154       290,201  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,417       80,169  
   

 

 

 
      4,891,149  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%            

Certara Inc.(a)

    8,158       175,234  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    16,556       360,921  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    1,444       35,594  
   

 

 

 
      571,749  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%            

Aramark

        15,250       573,400  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    5,488       361,001  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    2,317       328,458  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    2,441       541,365  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    3,310       315,939  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    2,769       436,671  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,036       547,788  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    11,307       479,643  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    5,551       468,948  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    5,150       224,025  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    5,652       327,477  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    2,659       692,058  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    11,816       259,598  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    6,091       515,847  
   

 

 

 
      6,072,218  
Household Durables — 0.7%            

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    8,920       310,416  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    3,666       455,317  

Newell Brands Inc.

    25,348       542,701  

PulteGroup Inc.

    16,747       701,699  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    11,869       331,383  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    7,417       348,747  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    2,189       397,063  
   

 

 

 
              3,087,326  
Household Products — 0.1%            

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    3,728       109,380  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    2,800       248,416  
   

 

 

 
      357,796  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    8,537       373,921  

Vistra Corp.

    31,856       740,652  
   

 

 

 
      1,114,573  
Insurance — 2.5%            

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    886       750,442  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    4,513       657,183  

Assurant Inc.

    3,763       684,226  
 

 

 

38  

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    4,456     $ 283,669  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    5,205       314,746  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    5,255       271,473  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    15,615       1,128,496  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    1,674       294,842  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    2,585       779,067  

First American Financial Corp.

    7,090       459,574  

Globe Life Inc.

    6,672       671,203  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    17,934       21,162  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    2,372       354,662  

Kemper Corp.

    4,044       228,648  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    77       2,031  

Mercury General Corp.

    1,782       98,010  

Old Republic International Corp.

    18,660       482,734  

Primerica Inc.

    2,621       358,605  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    4,525       495,307  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    3,030       480,285  

Unum Group

    13,480       424,755  

W R Berkley Corp.

    13,754       915,879  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    197       223,839  
   

 

 

 
            10,380,838  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%            

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    6,684       181,270  

Vimeo Inc.(a)

    212       2,519  
   

 

 

 
      183,789  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%            

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

        23,911       113,816  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 2.0%            

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    3,288       184,621  

Amdocs Ltd.

    8,606       707,499  

Concentrix Corp.

    2,808       467,701  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    16,730       545,900  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    3,360       437,304  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)

    154       2,677  

Genpact Ltd.

    12,189       530,343  

Globant SA(a)

    2,684       703,396  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    4,910       967,516  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    4,327       1,919,414  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)

    31,688       107,422  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    21,570       246,545  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,044       188,515  

SolarWinds Corp.

    2,313       30,786  

Switch Inc., Class A

    7,663       236,174  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    2,814       58,559  

Western Union Co. (The)

    26,730       500,920  

WEX Inc.(a)

    2,962       528,569  
   

 

 

 
      8,363,861  
Leisure Products — 0.4%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    5,129       414,885  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    23,172       514,650  

Polaris Inc.

    3,781       398,215  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,734       343,925  
   

 

 

 
      1,671,675  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.0%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,013       457,409  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)

    160       2,221  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    40,171       1,358,583  

Azenta Inc.

    4,864       403,128  
Security   Shares     Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

   

Bio-Techne Corp.

    2,613     $ 1,131,534  

Bruker Corp.

    6,829       439,105  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    3,329       945,336  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    7,350       259,234  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    8,423       1,469,477  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    15,166       743,134  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    3,658       688,033  

Sotera Health Co.(a)

    6,758       146,378  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    6,765       547,627  
   

 

 

 
      8,591,199  
Machinery — 2.0%            

AGCO Corp.

    4,165       608,215  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    6,947       272,739  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    9,270       368,853  

Crane Co.

    3,300       357,324  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    8,241       427,955  

Flowserve Corp.

    8,715       312,869  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)

    6,353       95,676  

Graco Inc.

    11,169       778,703  

ITT Inc.

    5,700       428,697  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    3,830       527,812  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    3,675       602,479  

Nordson Corp.

    3,865       877,664  

Oshkosh Corp.

    4,548       457,756  

Pentair PLC

        10,986       595,551  

Snap-on Inc.

    3,554       730,276  

Timken Co. (The)

    4,305       261,314  

Toro Co. (The)

    7,071       604,500  
   

 

 

 
              8,308,383  
Marine — 0.1%            

Kirby Corp.(a)

    4,005       289,121  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%            

Cable One Inc.

    364       532,983  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    26,187       928,329  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)

    1,817       30,035  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    10,994       503,965  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    25,944       574,660  

News Corp., Class B

    8,027       180,768  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    2,621       494,006  
   

 

 

 
      3,244,746  
Metals & Mining — 1.2%            

Alcoa Corp.

    12,416       1,117,813  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    30,309       976,253  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    4,135       758,152  

Royal Gold Inc.

    4,358       615,698  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    12,523       1,044,794  

United States Steel Corp.

    17,822       672,602  
   

 

 

 
      5,185,312  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.3%            

AGNC Investment Corp.

    34,978       458,212  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    28,845       316,718  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    19,179       463,556  
   

 

 

 
      1,238,486  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%            

NiSource Inc.

    26,029       827,722  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.2%            

Kohl’s Corp.

    9,206       556,594  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Multiline Retail (continued)

   

Nordstrom Inc.

    7,362     $ 199,584  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    4,329       185,974  
   

 

 

 
      942,152  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    22,540       245,010  

APA Corp.

    24,074       994,978  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    4,390       269,239  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    52,873       1,425,985  

Devon Energy Corp.

    44,970       2,659,076  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    12,011       1,646,468  

EQT Corp.

    20,272       697,559  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    9,942       396,189  

Marathon Oil Corp.

        51,442       1,291,709  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    1,759       74,951  

Targa Resources Corp.

    14,971       1,129,861  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    393       531,379  
   

 

 

 
            11,362,404  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    5,802       360,420  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.1%            

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    23,279       209,278  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    6,815       206,904  
   

 

 

 
      416,182  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%            

Catalent Inc.(a)

    11,362       1,260,046  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    3,986       620,501  

Organon & Co.

    16,873       589,374  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    8,992       345,562  
   

 

 

 
      2,815,483  
Professional Services — 1.2%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    8,859       778,175  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    1,547       466,049  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)

    10,659       186,746  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)

    2,234       351,230  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    8,619       1,187,784  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)

    6,857       96,958  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    3,632       341,117  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    23,835       649,265  

Robert Half International Inc.

    7,244       827,120  

Science Applications International Corp.

    3,845       354,394  
   

 

 

 
      5,238,838  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    2,784       288,450  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    3,364       805,543  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    32,621       282,172  
   

 

 

 
      1,376,165  
Road & Rail — 0.5%            

AMERCO

    597       356,373  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    10,704       540,124  

Landstar System Inc.

    2,540       383,108  

Ryder System Inc.

    3,497       277,417  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    3,584       91,392  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    193       2,355  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    6,443       469,050  
   

 

 

 
      2,119,819  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)

    2,669       75,799  
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    3,816     $ 323,559  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    8,760       1,767,593  

Entegris Inc.

    8,963       1,176,483  

First Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    7,022       588,022  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    3,686       552,900  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    3,023       1,468,211  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    28,175       1,764,037  

Universal Display Corp.

    2,886       481,818  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)

    7,656       871,712  
   

 

 

 
      9,070,134  
Software — 3.9%            

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)

    3,938       281,685  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    9,467       615,828  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    4,447       735,400  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    6,008       597,856  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    9,133       403,496  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    6,330       1,435,581  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

        10,095       585,409  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)

    4,830       109,641  

CDK Global Inc.

    7,834       381,359  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    8,700       594,732  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)

    1,595       42,619  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    4,297       336,111  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,889       97,886  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    19,804       460,443  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    5,884       130,154  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    13,098       616,916  

Elastic NV(a)

    5,258       467,699  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    77       3,360  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    1,764       822,836  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    4,526       499,671  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)

    5,553       525,425  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    2,204       43,507  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    3,590       124,968  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    15,727       350,869  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    4,191       581,334  

N-able Inc.(a)

    2,672       24,315  

nCino Inc.(a)

    4,138       169,575  

NCR Corp.(a)

    8,532       342,901  

New Relic Inc.(a)

    3,494       233,679  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    36,627       971,348  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    14,062       377,143  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    3,137       91,318  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    2,612       537,471  

Pegasystems Inc.

    2,726       219,852  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)

    4,352       252,242  

PTC Inc.(a)

    6,996       753,609  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    8,655       474,121  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    7,200       354,888  

Zendesk Inc.(a)

    7,927       953,539  
   

 

 

 
            16,600,786  
Specialty Retail — 1.2%            

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    2,763       275,140  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    4,165       416,583  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    3,649       577,892  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    6,759       547,479  

Foot Locker Inc.

    5,945       176,329  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    4,382       729,954  

Gap Inc. (The)

    13,301       187,278  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

 

Leslie’s Inc.(a)

    10,536     $ 203,977  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    1,952       585,834  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    2,036       190,814  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    3,660       71,626  

RH(a)

    1,168       380,873  

Vroom Inc.(a)

    14,676       39,038  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    4,914       712,530  
   

 

 

 
      5,095,347  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    17,794       628,306  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    9,383       189,255  
   

 

 

 
      817,561  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%            

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    9,829       505,112  

Carter’s Inc.

    2,774       255,180  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    2,634       238,456  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    1,812       496,071  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    23,232       345,925  

PVH Corp.

    4,723       361,829  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    3,178       360,512  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    8,760       357,058  

Tapestry Inc.

    17,793       661,010  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    12,535       213,346  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    13,496       209,998  
   

 

 

 
              4,004,497  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%            

MGIC Investment Corp.

        21,682       293,791  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    30,188       323,616  

TFS Financial Corp.

    3,263       54,166  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    6,125       27,746  
   

 

 

 
      699,319  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%            

Air Lease Corp.

    7,184       320,766  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)

    3,727       90,156  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    3,031       258,271  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)

    2,935       474,560  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    11,129       357,686  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

   

Watsco Inc.

    2,178     $ 663,506  
   

 

 

 
      2,164,945  
Water Utilities — 0.2%            

Essential Utilities Inc.

    15,323       783,465  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 57.1%
(Cost: $220,764,509)

 

    241,442,211  
   

 

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange Traded Funds — 42.8%            

iShares Russell 2000 ETF(b)(c)

    882,210       181,091,247  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 42.8%
(Cost: $175,410,692)

 

    181,091,247  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 26.3%

   

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

    110,859,179       110,837,007  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    440,000       440,000  
   

 

 

 
      111,277,007  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 26.3%
(Cost: $111,276,756)

 

    111,277,007  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 126.2%
(Cost: $507,451,957)

 

    533,810,465  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (26.2)%

 

    (110,660,925
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $    423,149,540  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 112,434,624     $     $ (1,494,274 )(a)    $ (102,179   $ (1,164   $ 110,837,007       110,859,179     $ 428,675 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    200,000       240,000 (a)                        440,000       440,000       137          
 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

    119,636,359       102,225,912       (27,741,150     7,464,746       (20,494,620     181,091,247       882,210       1,539,825          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $   7,362,567      $ (20,495,784   $ 292,368,254       $ 1,968,637     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     5          06/17/22        $ 52        $ 1,477  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     6          06/17/22          620          12,268  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 13,745  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 13,745  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 25,169  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 6,519  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $543,596      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 2500 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2                    Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 241,427,339        $             14,872        $        $ 241,442,211  

Investment Companies

     181,091,247                            181,091,247  

Money Market Funds

     111,277,007                            111,277,007  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 533,795,593        $ 14,872        $        $ 533,810,465  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 13,745        $        $        $ 13,745  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

   

AAR Corp.(a)

    9,452     $ 457,760  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    20,041       788,613  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)

    5,906       555,991  

Astronics Corp.(a)

    9,157       118,400  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    17,246       2,375,292  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    142,549       27,298,134  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    25,393       1,367,667  

Byrna Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    4,864       39,739  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    10,875       1,632,990  

Ducommun Inc.(a)

    2,633       137,943  

General Dynamics Corp.

    66,484       16,034,611  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    11,984       1,840,023  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    20,838       2,642,884  

Hexcel Corp.

    23,553       1,400,697  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    101,272       3,639,716  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    10,365       2,067,196  

Kaman Corp.

    7,861       341,796  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)

    33,732       690,831  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    51,959       12,910,253  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    64,578       28,504,729  

Maxar Technologies Inc.(b)

    18,155       716,396  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)

    15,583       1,004,324  

Moog Inc., Class A

    7,833       687,738  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    1,619       124,582  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    39,106       17,488,985  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    8,281       108,067  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    8,192       317,030  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

      398,954       39,524,373  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    28,426       1,389,747  

Textron Inc.

    59,474       4,423,676  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    13,994       9,117,651  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    16,049       405,719  

Vectrus Inc.(a)

    2,563       91,909  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    47,458       468,885  

Woodward Inc.

    16,596       2,073,006  
   

 

 

 
      182,787,353  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

   

Air Transport Services Group Inc.(a)

    15,965       534,029  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,009       691,737  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    34,974       3,767,050  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    44,298       4,569,782  

FedEx Corp.

    65,449       15,144,244  

Forward Air Corp.

    7,389       722,497  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    25,644       1,829,443  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)

    9,253       714,424  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    192,883       41,365,688  
   

 

 

 
              69,338,894  

Airlines — 0.2%

   

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    32,890       1,907,949  

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    3,699       600,681  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    168,072       3,067,314  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)

    8,226       688,023  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    169,174       6,694,215  

Frontier Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,899       112,156  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    14,339       282,478  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    83,104       1,242,405  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    14,132       407,708  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    157,092       7,194,813  
Security   Shares     Value  

Airlines (continued)

   

Spirit Airlines Inc.(a)

    26,826     $ 586,685  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,820       178,547  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    84,775       3,930,169  
   

 

 

 
              26,893,143  

Auto Components — 0.2%

   

Adient PLC(a)

    25,047       1,021,166  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,381       235,757  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    72,009       8,620,198  

BorgWarner Inc.

    62,887       2,446,304  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,712       50,094  

Dana Inc.

    41,254       724,833  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)

    7,471       709,969  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    11,315       1,108,304  

Gentex Corp.

    63,237       1,844,623  

Gentherm Inc.(a)

    8,528       622,885  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)

    75,846       1,083,839  

LCI Industries

    7,013       728,020  

Lear Corp.

    16,062       2,290,281  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    11,836       106,642  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)

    6,665       118,837  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    5,940       358,182  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    64,843       1,296,212  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    5,131       221,351  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    6,879       142,808  

Tenneco Inc., Class A(a)

    14,798       271,099  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    7,743       844,994  

XPEL Inc.(a)

    4,529       238,271  
   

 

 

 
      25,084,669  

Automobiles — 2.3%

   

Arcimoto Inc.(a)(b)

    10,215       67,521  

Canoo Inc.(a)(b)

    22,041       121,666  

Fisker Inc.(a)(b)

    41,463       534,873  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,041,704       17,615,215  

General Motors Co.(a)

    367,813       16,088,140  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    42,377       1,669,654  

Lordstown Motors Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    30,282       103,262  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    37,862       1,902,187  

Tesla Inc.(a)

      221,828       239,041,853  

Thor Industries Inc.

    14,642       1,152,325  

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    7,889       426,243  

Workhorse Group Inc.(a)(b)

    32,884       164,420  
   

 

 

 
      278,887,359  

Banks — 4.0%

   

1st Source Corp.

    4,071       188,284  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    6,107       272,861  

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

    7,818       246,971  

American National Bankshares Inc.

    3,370       126,982  

Ameris Bancorp.

    16,322       716,209  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    4,739       153,638  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    39,849       906,963  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    19,342       709,658  

Banc of California Inc.

    14,418       279,132  

BancFirst Corp.

    4,774       397,245  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    12,081       342,255  

Bank First Corp.

    1,656       119,215  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,895,080       78,115,198  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    10,845       910,112  

Bank of Marin Bancorp., Class A

    4,538       159,148  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)

    14,154       507,846  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Bank OZK

    32,471     $ 1,386,512  

BankUnited Inc.

    22,295       980,088  

Banner Corp.

    9,732       569,614  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    4,846       138,693  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    12,318       356,852  

BOK Financial Corp.

    7,857       738,165  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    17,954       284,032  

Business First Bancshares Inc.

    6,591       160,359  

Byline Bancorp Inc.

    7,414       197,806  

Cadence Bank

    38,189       1,117,410  

Cambridge Bancorp.

    1,690       143,650  

Camden National Corp.

    3,750       176,400  

Capital City Bank Group Inc.

    4,600       121,256  

Capstar Financial Holdings Inc.

    5,970       125,848  

Carter Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    8,374       145,456  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    20,839       932,545  

CBTX Inc.

    5,028       155,868  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    8,258       230,398  

Citigroup Inc.

    529,230       28,260,882  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    5,853       142,696  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    113,968       5,166,169  

City Holding Co.

    4,234       333,216  

Civista Bancshares Inc.

    6,080       146,528  

CNB Financial Corp./PA

    5,109       134,469  

Coastal Financial Corp./WA(a)(b)

    2,818       128,924  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    19,525       630,072  

Comerica Inc.

    35,532       3,213,159  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    29,632       2,121,355  

Community Bank System Inc.

    14,122       990,658  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    3,876       159,691  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    10,514       336,553  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)

    12,956       204,187  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    15,217       2,106,185  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)(b)

    7,353       383,385  

CVB Financial Corp.

    34,654       804,319  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    9,622       332,633  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    9,569       545,529  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    37,587       2,970,125  

Eastern Bankshares Inc.

    44,825       965,530  

Enterprise Bancorp. Inc./MA

    4,106       164,733  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    9,430       446,133  

Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A

    3,998       129,175  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    10,906       186,056  

FB Financial Corp.

    7,687       341,457  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

      182,250               7,844,040  

Financial Institutions Inc.

    4,661       140,436  

First Bancorp. Inc. (The)

    3,817       114,815  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    52,297       686,137  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    8,695       363,190  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    5,080       170,993  

First Busey Corp.

    14,093       357,117  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    3,228       2,148,557  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    23,135       350,727  

First Community Bankshares Inc.

    4,444       125,365  

First Financial Bancorp.

    24,566       566,246  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    34,744       1,532,905  

First Financial Corp./IN

    2,819       122,006  

First Foundation Inc.

    11,701       284,217  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    35,671       994,864  

First Horizon Corp.

    142,605       3,349,791  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

First Internet Bancorp.

    2,867     $ 123,310  

First Interstate BancSystem Inc., Class A

    23,870       877,700  

First Merchants Corp.

    14,437       600,579  

First Mid Bancshares Inc.

    3,384       130,250  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

    6,658       129,565  

First Republic Bank/CA

    47,291       7,665,871  

Five Star Bancorp.

    3,951       111,813  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    7,627       170,463  

FNB Corp.

    86,761       1,080,174  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    45,966       763,955  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    6,545       248,645  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    28,686       1,442,332  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    2,603       153,603  

Guaranty Bancshares Inc./TX

    3,148       110,180  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    23,806       1,241,483  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    8,508       209,382  

HarborOne Bancorp Inc.

    17,203       241,186  

Heartland Financial USA Inc.

    9,715       464,668  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    16,658       187,403  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    9,192       230,352  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    17,759       522,115  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    41,635       940,951  

HomeStreet Inc.

    5,042       238,890  

HomeTrust Bancshares Inc.

    5,478       161,765  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    29,353       471,996  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    10,642       198,686  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    379,975       5,555,234  

Independent Bank Corp.

    12,627       1,031,500  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    5,602       123,244  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    10,767       766,180  

International Bancshares Corp.

    14,770       623,442  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    61,583       919,434  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    782,569       106,679,806  

KeyCorp

      246,364               5,513,626  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    17,801       297,277  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    6,035       440,555  

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.

    8,536       434,397  

M&T Bank Corp.

    33,853       5,738,083  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    4,800       170,016  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    7,953       436,779  

Metrocity Bankshares Inc.

    7,637       179,317  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(a)

    2,484       252,797  

Mid Penn Bancorp. Inc.

    5,645       151,342  

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    6,294       181,645  

MidWestOne Financial Group Inc.

    6,122       202,638  

MVB Financial Corp.

    3,035       125,953  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    7,742       311,848  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    11,816       426,912  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)

    3,295       308,313  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    35,751       482,996  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    15,298       307,490  

OFG Bancorp.

    11,598       308,971  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    77,531       1,269,958  

Old Second Bancorp. Inc.

    12,028       174,526  

Origin Bancorp Inc.

    7,077       299,286  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    22,786       805,485  

PacWest Bancorp.

    29,784       1,284,584  

Park National Corp.

    3,592       471,917  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    4,888       169,858  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    5,512       172,581  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    3,268     $ 164,969  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    112,534       2,249,555  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    20,429       1,881,102  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    113,075       20,856,684  

Popular Inc.

    20,463       1,672,646  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    2,634       195,153  

Premier Financial Corp.

    9,012       273,334  

Primis Financial Corp.

    9,807       137,102  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    24,700       1,713,686  

QCR Holdings Inc.

    5,101       288,666  

RBB Bancorp.

    4,589       107,796  

Regions Financial Corp.

      255,957       5,697,603  

Renasant Corp.

    16,064       537,341  

Republic Bancorp. Inc./KY, Class A

    3,160       142,010  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    8,969       265,303  

Sandy Spring Bancorp. Inc.

    11,073       497,399  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    13,327       466,712  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    13,546       1,290,798  

Sierra Bancorp.

    4,789       119,629  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    16,373       4,805,312  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(a)

    7,260       1,093,138  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    28,206       739,561  

SmartFinancial Inc.

    6,479       165,733  

South Plains Financial Inc.

    3,812       101,323  

South State Corp.

    20,927       1,707,434  

Southern First Bancshares Inc.(a)

    2,352       119,576  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    9,146       373,431  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc.

    5,795       152,293  

Stock Yards Bancorp. Inc.

    6,093       322,320  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    15,033       8,410,212  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    37,848       1,854,552  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    13,145       753,340  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    3,586       280,676  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    17,131       512,902  

TriCo Bancshares

    7,343       293,940  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,178       205,295  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    6,117       575,120  

Truist Financial Corp.

    352,325       19,976,827  

Trustmark Corp.

    16,710       507,817  

U.S. Bancorp.

    356,512       18,948,613  

UMB Financial Corp.

    11,284       1,096,353  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    59,617       1,124,377  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    34,750       1,212,080  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    25,931       902,399  

Univest Financial Corp.

    7,249       193,983  

Valley National Bancorp.

    103,768       1,351,059  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    12,182       464,987  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    3,620       190,050  

Webster Financial Corp.

    47,050       2,640,446  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,036,405       50,224,186  

WesBanco Inc.

    17,053       585,941  

West Bancorp. Inc.

    5,778       157,219  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    7,741       468,330  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    27,995               2,318,546  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    15,467       1,437,348  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    39,879       2,614,467  
   

 

 

 
      485,381,875  

Beverages — 1.3%

   

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    2,407       935,047  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    12,044       755,641  
Security   Shares     Value  

Beverages (continued)

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    49,282     $ 3,302,880  

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,221       784,715  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,034,777       64,156,174  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.

    1,143       567,900  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    41,454       9,547,685  

Duckhorn Portfolio Inc. (The)(a)

    7,032       127,912  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    185,998       7,049,324  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    3,899       333,715  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    48,649       2,596,884  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    98,890       7,901,311  

National Beverage Corp.

    6,780       294,930  

PepsiCo Inc.

    368,231       61,634,505  

Primo Water Corp.

    45,194       644,014  
   

 

 

 
      160,632,637  

Biotechnology — 2.4%

   

2seventy bio Inc.(a)(b)

    5,812       99,153  

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,525       83,538  

AbbVie Inc.

    470,867       76,332,249  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    30,654       742,440  

Adagio Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    5,570       25,399  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)

    8,571       171,163  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    14,678       33,759  

Affimed NV(a)

    27,678       120,953  

Agenus Inc.(a)

    45,827       112,734  

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    16,392       477,171  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    51,480       36,957  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    8,057       114,329  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    66,462       43,360  

Albireo Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    4,950       147,659  

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    16,085       71,498  

Alector Inc.(a)(b)

    16,292       232,161  

Aligos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7,028       15,110  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    42,822       1,126,647  

Allakos Inc.(a)

    9,591       54,669  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    15,691       142,945  

Allovir Inc.(a)

    9,916       66,933  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    31,722       5,179,885  

Altimmune Inc.(a)

    10,224       62,264  

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,718       79,734  

Amgen Inc.

      148,654       35,947,510  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    70,961       672,001  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)

    7,322       181,146  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    19,429       239,171  

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,140       103,955  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    9,891       27,002  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    20,625               1,047,956  

Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a)

    5,987       45,022  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,388       13,479  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)

    27,898       83,136  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,962       160,736  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    12,168       384,022  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,266       120,683  

Ardelyx Inc.(a)(b)

    42,260       45,218  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    27,174       1,249,732  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    21,865       203,126  

Athenex Inc.(a)

    28,906       23,978  

Athersys Inc.(a)(b)

    86,672       52,480  

Atossa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    37,993       47,491  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)(b)

    16,860       343,438  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)

    9,187       169,684  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Avita Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    7,571     $ 64,202  

Avrobio Inc.(a)

    15,536       20,508  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    12,724       729,085  

Beyondspring Inc.(a)

    5,707       12,555  

BioAtla Inc.(a)

    3,131       15,655  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    46,454       755,342  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    38,718       8,154,011  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    14,622       1,733,731  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    48,055       3,705,040  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,936       103,212  

Bluebird Bio Inc.(a)

    17,438       84,574  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)

    15,674       1,001,255  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    29,066       295,020  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,279       12,872  

C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    10,688       259,291  

Cardiff Oncology Inc.(a)

    17,302       42,909  

CareDx Inc.(a)(b)

    12,981       480,167  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)

    18,061       165,800  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    24,591       203,859  

Celldex Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    13,564       461,990  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    11,226       44,118  

Century Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    8,725       109,848  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    9,816       343,658  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)

    13,444       337,041  

Chimerix Inc.(a)

    19,185       87,867  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9,968       163,076  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)

    30,108       60,818  

Codiak Biosciences Inc.(a)

    6,091       38,191  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)

    14,745       110,440  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    16,706       215,674  

Contra GTX Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    684       701  

Cortexyme Inc.(a)(b)

    4,924       30,480  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    12,311       270,226  

Cue Biopharma Inc.(a)

    9,973       48,668  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    5,443       56,988  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    14,599       286,286  

Curis Inc.(a)(b)

    22,760       54,169  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)

    20,449       752,728  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    21,953       58,615  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    10,484       104,001  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    10,138       93,979  

Denali Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    24,217       779,061  

DermTech Inc.(a)

    6,228       91,427  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    5,415       87,452  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    28,761       311,769  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    10,271       99,012  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    3,226       159,655  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    18,852       358,565  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)

    12,063       495,307  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    4,869       346,575  

Epizyme Inc.(a)

    29,581       34,018  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    17,431       149,907  

Evelo Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    11,865       40,222  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    45,431       3,176,536  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

       83,730               1,898,159  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    20,441       792,498  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    22,541       270,943  

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7,128       108,559  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,176       76,037  

Forte Biosciences Inc.(a)

    6,432       9,391  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,105     $ 69,198  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    10,899       79,999  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    99,265       135,000  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

      333,844       19,847,026  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    16,204       561,307  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    12,296       106,729  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)

    14,072       71,767  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)(b)

    15,402       63,456  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    36,107       1,439,947  

Heron Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    22,820       130,530  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    57,782       6,079,244  

Humanigen Inc.(a)

    13,799       41,535  

iBio Inc.(a)(b)

    84,054       35,992  

Icosavax Inc.(a)(b)

    3,527       24,830  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    7,191       80,467  

IGM Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    2,339       62,521  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)

    5,791       111,593  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    19,592       109,911  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)

    55,528       264,313  

Immunovant Inc.(a)

    13,407       73,873  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    49,576       3,937,326  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)(b)

    8,837       196,888  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    50,079       179,784  

Insmed Inc.(a)(b)

    31,559       741,637  

Instil Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    14,250       153,188  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    17,834       1,295,997  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    8,203       133,463  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    38,678               1,432,633  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    36,876       613,985  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    40,675       511,692  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,655       214,158  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)

    30,472       512,844  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,604       94,701  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    15,724       106,766  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    6,314       93,068  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,957       755,288  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    22,672       167,093  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,121       224,100  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)

    11,003       182,870  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    9,734       96,756  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)

    6,256       70,443  

Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a)

    8,831       68,175  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    11,966       86,514  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)

    5,910       393,251  

Kura Oncology Inc.(a)

    16,809       270,289  

Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9,855       417,064  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,935       442,648  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    45,503       70,075  

Lyell Immunopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    39,105       197,480  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    15,478       136,361  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,749       269,732  

MannKind Corp.(a)

    60,508       222,669  

MEI Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    40,323       24,295  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    10,583       146,575  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    14,435       57,596  

MiMedx Group Inc.(a)

    30,315       142,784  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    10,836       890,936  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    90,103       15,521,143  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)

    14,498       50,018  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    8,853       124,119  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

Morphic Holding Inc.(a)

    5,831     $ 234,115  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)

    22,926       577,735  

Natera Inc.(a)

    21,820       887,638  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    13,432       25,252  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    25,474       2,388,187  

Nkarta Inc.(a)

    4,401       50,083  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    19,709       1,451,568  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,475       90,715  

Ocugen Inc.(a)(b)

    48,533       160,159  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,012       21,351  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)

    29,881       44,523  

Oncorus Inc.(a)

    8,700       15,486  

OPKO Health Inc.(a)

      101,563       349,377  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    10,060       76,657  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    9,400       50,196  

Passage Bio Inc.(a)

    11,611       35,994  

PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    8,366       174,180  

Poseida Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    14,959       67,016  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)

    8,953       91,410  

Precigen Inc.(a)(b)

    20,978       44,264  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)

    15,785       48,618  

Prelude Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    4,316       29,780  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    7,898       298,228  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    10,863       257,236  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    9,403       343,868  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    19,986       745,678  

Radius Health Inc.(a)

    13,335       117,748  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,500       120,945  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    30,387       217,571  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    27,296       19,064,072  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)

    9,344       310,127  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    20,141       602,820  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)

    6,212       105,480  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)

    16,438       419,333  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    12,148       139,945  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    44,245       132,293  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    9,605       152,335  

Rubius Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,213       50,764  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    13,649       451,782  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    22,766       188,047  

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    34,002       197,552  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    21,773       1,700,907  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)

    6,886       88,761  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    35,737               5,147,915  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)

    30,234       37,188  

Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    18,358       130,709  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)

    44,932       27,081  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)

    8,365       35,635  

Silverback Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,784       16,792  

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    69,031       160,842  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    53,318       68,780  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,129       79,422  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    7,185       405,521  

SQZ Biotechnologies Co.(a)

    9,898       47,609  

Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,852       123,185  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)

    8,321       68,399  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    14,557       253,001  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    21,362       25,421  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    8,648       85,096  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    8,240       53,725  
Security   Shares     Value  

Biotechnology (continued)

   

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,500     $ 26,220  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,225       73,331  

TG Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    32,888       312,765  

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.(a)(b)

      140,228       32,280  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    17,002       438,142  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    12,431       333,772  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)

    15,215       751,317  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    16,916       1,228,440  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    12,012       2,155,073  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,192       62,642  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    15,031       170,001  

Vaxart Inc.(a)(b)

    31,400       158,256  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)

    10,496       253,478  

VBI Vaccines Inc.(a)

    46,568       77,303  

Vera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,756       111,718  

Veracyte Inc.(a)

    17,548       483,798  

Verastem Inc.(a)(b)

    56,458       79,606  

Vericel Corp.(a)

    11,703       447,289  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    67,602               17,642,094  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    9,667       220,601  

Viking Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    20,521       61,563  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    15,215       391,330  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    12,796       60,909  

VistaGen Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    50,280       62,347  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)

    7,367       44,497  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    8,997       39,587  

Xencor Inc.(a)

    15,058       401,747  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    7,212       85,679  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    9,467       436,807  
   

 

 

 
      284,251,770  

Building Products — 0.6%

   

A O Smith Corp.

    35,507       2,268,542  

AAON Inc.

    10,642       593,079  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    16,175       1,921,752  

Allegion PLC

    24,295       2,667,105  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    4,801       235,009  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    7,109       337,393  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    12,220       1,099,922  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    28,887       717,553  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    50,282       3,245,200  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    13,622       3,349,922  

Carrier Global Corp.

    228,584       10,485,148  

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.(a)

    16,256       395,346  

CSW Industrials Inc.

    3,726       438,140  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    36,334       2,698,890  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    8,201       352,233  

Griffon Corp.

    11,534       231,026  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    10,952       182,022  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    4,321       159,834  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)

    21,948       445,106  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    187,448       12,290,965  

Lennox International Inc.

    8,790       2,266,590  

Masco Corp.

    63,129       3,219,579  

Masonite International Corp.(a)(b)

    6,250       555,875  

Owens Corning

    26,508       2,425,482  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    14,950       268,801  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    9,133       191,702  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)

    38,161       909,377  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    11,708       1,276,640  

Trane Technologies PLC

    62,235       9,503,285  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Building Products (continued)

   

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    30,504     $ 1,992,826  

UFP Industries Inc.

    16,463       1,270,285  

View Inc.(a)(b)

    26,435       48,640  

Zurn Water Solutions Corp.

    33,118               1,172,377  
   

 

 

 
      69,215,646  

Capital Markets — 3.1%

   

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    10,937       1,541,570  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    29,702       8,921,293  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    37,695       3,061,965  

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Class A

    15,041       591,863  

Assetmark Financial Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,441       143,312  

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    5,818       407,027  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

      196,760       9,765,199  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    88,000       387,200  

BlackRock Inc.(d)

    38,039       29,068,263  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    186,285       23,647,018  

Blucora Inc.(a)

    13,252       259,077  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    8,600       208,550  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    43,959       2,150,035  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    28,292       3,237,171  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    400,835       33,794,399  

CME Group Inc.

    95,544       22,726,096  

Cohen & Steers Inc.

    6,144       527,708  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    6,219       168,535  

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    693       129,799  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    6,501       216,223  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    10,642       1,184,667  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    10,122       4,394,466  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    27,011       919,995  

Focus Financial Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    15,697       717,981  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    76,147       2,126,024  

GCM Grosvenor Inc., Class A

    11,346       110,170  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    87,438       28,863,122  

Hamilton Lane Inc., Class A

    9,402       726,681  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    13,900       1,220,420  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    21,975       1,448,372  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    148,268       19,589,168  

Invesco Ltd.

    89,269       2,058,543  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    45,248       1,584,585  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    57,700       1,895,445  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    148,062       8,657,185  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    26,597       917,596  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    21,125       3,859,115  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    10,075       3,427,515  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    16,531       776,130  

Moody’s Corp.

    43,126       14,551,144  

Morgan Stanley

    352,069       30,770,831  

Morningstar Inc.

    6,365       1,738,727  

MSCI Inc.

    21,039       10,580,092  

Nasdaq Inc.

    30,889       5,504,420  

Northern Trust Corp.

    54,490       6,345,360  

Open Lending Corp., Class A(a)

    27,110       512,650  

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., Class A, NVS

    2,820       122,896  

Piper Sandler Cos.

    4,999       656,119  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    6,380       402,706  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    49,030       5,388,887  

S&P Global Inc.

    92,370       37,888,327  

Sculptor Capital Management Inc.

    6,197       86,324  

SEI Investments Co.

    29,774       1,792,692  

State Street Corp.

    96,935       8,444,977  
Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

   

StepStone Group Inc., Class A

    11,445     $ 378,372  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    26,278       1,784,276  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    5,339       396,314  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    60,767       9,187,363  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    27,866               2,448,585  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    23,834       887,101  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    1,739       417,343  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    39,738       233,262  
   

 

 

 
      365,948,251  

Chemicals — 1.4%

   

AdvanSix Inc.

    7,940       405,655  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    58,741       14,679,963  

Albemarle Corp.

    30,767       6,804,122  

American Vanguard Corp.

    8,892       180,686  

Amyris Inc.(a)(b)

    44,325       193,257  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    13,748       1,352,941  

Aspen Aerogels Inc.(a)

    5,962       205,570  

Avient Corp.

    23,210       1,114,080  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    56,142       1,379,970  

Balchem Corp.

    8,222       1,123,947  

Cabot Corp.

    15,813       1,081,767  

Celanese Corp.

    29,537       4,219,951  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    57,308       5,906,163  

Chase Corp.

    2,299       199,806  

Chemours Co. (The)

    41,791       1,315,581  

Corteva Inc.

      193,960       11,148,821  

Danimer Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    18,997       111,322  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    20,917       158,342  

Dow Inc.

    196,689       12,533,023  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    136,792       10,065,155  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    35,651       3,995,051  

Ecolab Inc.

    66,380       11,720,053  

Ecovyst Inc.

    12,133       140,258  

Element Solutions Inc.

    59,402       1,300,904  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    22,468       488,454  

FMC Corp.

    33,928       4,463,907  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    17,916       562,921  

Hawkins Inc.

    4,516       207,284  

HB Fuller Co.

    13,634       900,798  

Huntsman Corp.

    54,706       2,052,022  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    11,255       721,108  

Innospec Inc.

    6,563       607,406  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    67,645       8,883,818  

Intrepid Potash Inc.(a)

    2,915       239,438  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    5,248       144,425  

Livent Corp.(a)

    39,746       1,036,178  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    68,826       7,076,689  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    9,793       647,807  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    98,443       6,546,460  

NewMarket Corp.

    1,860       603,347  

Olin Corp.

    38,804       2,028,673  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    16,120       257,436  

PPG Industries Inc.

    63,057       8,264,881  

PureCycle Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    9,271       74,168  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    3,578       618,314  

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.(a)

    17,770       116,749  

RPM International Inc.

    33,479       2,726,530  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    10,816       1,329,935  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    11,512       966,432  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    63,875       15,944,478  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Chemicals (continued)

   

Stepan Co.

    6,156     $ 608,274  

Tredegar Corp.

    9,710       116,423  

Trinseo PLC

    9,887       473,785  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    27,187       538,031  

Valvoline Inc.

    46,925               1,480,953  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    8,326       1,027,428  

Zymergen Inc.(a)(b)

    21,137       61,086  
   

 

 

 
      163,152,026  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%

   

ABM Industries Inc.

    17,675       813,757  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    28,013       224,104  

Aris Water Solution Inc., A

    6,879       125,198  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    12,827       593,505  

BrightView Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,041       191,098  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    13,423       912,764  

Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    13,394       1,173,984  

Cimpress PLC(a)

    4,489       285,456  

Cintas Corp.

    23,201       9,869,473  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    13,599       1,518,192  

Copart Inc.(a)

    56,045       7,031,966  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    30,818       344,237  

Deluxe Corp.

    10,982       332,096  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)

    12,922       339,590  

Ennis Inc.

    6,565       121,256  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    33,696       222,731  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    23,023       281,802  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    20,393       378,698  

Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.(a)

    5,282       156,400  

HNI Corp.

    11,779       436,412  

IAA Inc.(a)

    36,539       1,397,617  

Interface Inc.

    14,549       197,430  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)

    28,735       518,667  

Kimball International Inc., Class B

    10,633       89,849  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    7,987       258,459  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    21,208       732,948  

Montrose Environmental Group Inc.(a)

    5,805       307,259  

MSA Safety Inc.

    9,715       1,289,180  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    31,758       165,142  

Republic Services Inc.

    55,753       7,387,272  

Rollins Inc.

    61,234       2,146,252  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    6,007       188,380  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

    25,450       304,127  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    24,241       1,428,280  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    14,350       2,366,889  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)

    9,166       438,868  

UniFirst Corp./MA

    4,151       764,946  

Viad Corp.(a)

    5,080       181,051  

VSE Corp.

    2,991       137,855  

Waste Management Inc.

      112,742       17,869,607  
   

 

 

 
              63,522,797  

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

   

ADTRAN Inc.

    14,243       262,783  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    64,178       8,919,458  

Aviat Networks Inc.(a)

    1,761       54,186  

CalAmp Corp.(a)

    11,612       84,884  

Calix Inc.(a)

    14,491       621,809  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    2,872       67,894  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    40,348       2,446,299  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,126,298       62,802,376  
Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

   

Clearfield Inc.(a)

    3,435     $ 224,031  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    50,503       397,964  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    7,659       120,170  

Digi International Inc.(a)(b)

    6,503       139,944  

DZS Inc.(a)

    6,247       86,646  

EMCORE Corp.(a)

    13,225       48,932  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    29,380       358,730  

F5 Inc.(a)

    15,858       3,313,529  

Harmonic Inc.(a)

    25,212       234,219  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    53,457       463,472  

Inseego Corp.(a)(b)

    20,412       82,669  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    84,745       3,149,124  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,174       1,871,382  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    44,454       10,766,759  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)

    8,788       216,888  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

       20,075       644,006  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    9,242       364,135  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)

    21,032       64,989  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    1,854       539,811  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    17,846       870,885  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)

    64,408               1,035,681  
   

 

 

 
      100,253,655  

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

   

AECOM

    36,199       2,780,445  

Ameresco Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    7,312       581,304  

API Group Corp.(a)

    52,257       1,098,965  

Arcosa Inc.

    12,899       738,468  

Argan Inc.

    3,873       157,205  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    9,148       814,263  

Construction Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    8,950       234,311  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)

    8,337       794,183  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    14,059       1,583,465  

Fluor Corp.(a)(b)

    39,333       1,128,464  

Granite Construction Inc.

    13,488       442,406  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)

    14,836       208,149  

IES Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,970       119,394  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)

    8,851       104,884  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    15,112       1,316,255  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    52,579       1,401,230  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    4,940       464,558  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)

    4,032       102,614  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)

    3,714       495,076  

Primoris Services Corp.

    15,740       374,927  

Quanta Services Inc.

    37,365       4,917,608  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    6,836       183,205  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    9,791       105,743  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    5,555       1,325,423  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(a)

    55,155       2,158,215  
   

 

 

 
      23,630,760  

Construction Materials — 0.1%

   

Eagle Materials Inc.

    10,679       1,370,757  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    16,578       6,380,706  

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)

    32,183       999,604  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    35,216       6,469,179  
   

 

 

 
      15,220,246  

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

   

Ally Financial Inc.

    89,270       3,881,460  

American Express Co.

    164,010       30,669,870  

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.(a)

    1,775       91,927  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    109,789     $ 14,414,198  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    2,078       1,143,669  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

    6,278       81,928  

Discover Financial Services

    76,635       8,444,411  

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)(b)

    6,565       411,822  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    10,137       384,902  

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    14,065       84,953  

FirstCash Holdings Inc.

    11,272       792,873  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    14,236       391,205  

LendingClub Corp.(a)

    25,933       409,223  

LendingTree Inc.(a)

    2,942       352,069  

Navient Corp.

    43,460       740,558  

Nelnet Inc., Class A

    4,453       378,461  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    29,746       1,410,258  

Oportun Financial Corp.(a)

    6,265       89,965  

PRA Group Inc.(a)(b)

    12,364       557,369  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,785       425,364  

Regional Management Corp.

    2,747       133,422  

SLM Corp.

    74,297       1,364,093  

Synchrony Financial

      138,872       4,834,134  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    13,048               1,423,406  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)

    992       190,305  
   

 

 

 
      73,101,845  

Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

   

Amcor PLC

    412,659       4,675,426  

AptarGroup Inc.

    17,195       2,020,413  

Ardagh Group SA(a)

    4,919       82,664  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(a)(b)

    24,950       202,844  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    21,818       3,795,677  

Ball Corp.

    84,843       7,635,870  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

    35,253       2,043,264  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    32,631       4,081,812  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    73,049       1,463,902  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    6,373       414,627  

Greif Inc., Class B

    2,011       128,221  

International Paper Co.

    104,057       4,802,231  

Myers Industries Inc.

    9,790       211,464  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    43,985       579,722  

Packaging Corp. of America

    24,529       3,829,222  

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

    10,671       107,350  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)

    10,548       215,496  

Sealed Air Corp.

    40,300       2,698,488  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    22,222       1,027,323  

Sonoco Products Co.

    26,279       1,644,014  

TriMas Corp.

    9,939       318,943  

Westrock Co.

    70,576       3,319,189  
   

 

 

 
      45,298,162  

Distributors — 0.1%

   

Funko Inc., Class A(a)

    6,461       111,452  

Genuine Parts Co.

    36,877       4,647,240  

LKQ Corp.

    71,993       3,269,202  

Pool Corp.

    10,320       4,363,812  
   

 

 

 
      12,391,706  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

   

2U Inc.(a)(b)

    18,683       248,110  

ADT Inc.

    42,148       319,903  

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)(b)

    12,849       381,744  

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    5,628       119,539  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    16,432       2,180,362  
Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

   

Carriage Services Inc.

    3,938     $ 210,013  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    37,687       1,367,284  

Coursera Inc.(a)(b)

    20,151       464,279  

European Wax Center Inc., Class A(a)

    4,593       135,769  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    23,020       687,147  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    1,038       634,706  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

    10,237       994,115  

H&R Block Inc.

    43,981       1,145,265  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)

    35,168       738,880  

Laureate Education Inc., Class A

    25,135       297,850  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    20,379       301,405  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,293       125,389  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    20,345       233,561  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    11,358       187,521  

Service Corp. International

    44,028       2,897,923  

Strategic Education Inc.

    5,968       396,156  

Stride Inc.(a)

    11,247       408,603  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    33,122       1,511,357  

Vivint Smart Home Inc.(a)

    18,946       128,075  

WW International Inc.(a)

    11,759       120,295  
   

 

 

 
      16,235,251  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%

   

Alerus Financial Corp.

    4,153       114,789  

A-Mark Precious Metals Inc.

    2,596       200,775  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    98,882       6,129,695  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    10,998       171,349  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    488,860       172,523,583  

Cannae Holdings Inc.(a)

    22,377       535,258  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    93,531       2,891,043  

Voya Financial Inc.

    30,384       2,015,978  
   

 

 

 
      184,582,470  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%

 

Anterix Inc.(a)

    3,133       181,401  

AT&T Inc.

    1,902,882       44,965,102  

ATN International Inc.

    3,091       123,269  

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,069       196,575  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    11,648       772,845  

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.(a)

    16,204       95,604  

EchoStar Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    9,777       237,972  

Globalstar Inc.(a)(b)

    164,901       242,404  

IDT Corp., Class B(a)

    5,299       180,643  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    31,918       1,286,934  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A(a)

    11,569       112,219  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS(a)

    41,690       399,807  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

      270,717               3,050,981  

Ooma Inc.(a)

    8,059       120,804  

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    15,990       228,337  

Telesat Corp.(a)

    3,211       52,981  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,119,841       57,044,701  
   

 

 

 
      109,292,579  

Electric Utilities — 1.6%

   

ALLETE Inc.

    14,215       952,121  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    66,223       4,137,613  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    132,826       13,252,050  

Avangrid Inc.

    15,019       701,988  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    85,794       4,825,913  

Duke Energy Corp.

    205,016       22,892,087  

Edison International

    99,084       6,945,788  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

   

Entergy Corp.

    53,582     $ 6,255,698  

Evergy Inc.

    61,716       4,217,671  

Eversource Energy

    91,888       8,103,603  

Exelon Corp.

    260,154       12,391,135  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    145,882       6,690,149  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    29,461       1,246,495  

IDACORP Inc.

    14,035       1,619,078  

MGE Energy Inc.

    9,574       763,909  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    522,317       44,245,473  

NRG Energy Inc.

    66,300       2,543,268  

OGE Energy Corp.

    52,204       2,128,879  

Otter Tail Corp.

    10,663       666,438  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    530,311       6,331,913  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    29,574       2,309,729  

PNM Resources Inc.

    22,075       1,052,315  

Portland General Electric Co.

    24,368       1,343,895  

PPL Corp.

    199,639               5,701,690  

Southern Co. (The)

      282,363       20,474,141  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    143,410       10,349,900  
   

 

 

 
      192,142,939  

Electrical Equipment — 0.7%

   

Acuity Brands Inc.

    9,083       1,719,412  

Allied Motion Technologies Inc.

    3,727       111,214  

American Superconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    9,010       68,566  

AMETEK Inc.

    61,714       8,219,070  

Array Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    33,406       376,486  

Atkore Inc.(a)

    12,011       1,182,363  

AZZ Inc.

    6,787       327,405  

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.(a)

    17,423       142,172  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

    10,011       264,891  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)

    36,505       881,596  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    59,402       1,180,912  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    105,713       16,043,005  

Emerson Electric Co.

    158,246       15,516,020  

Encore Wire Corp.

    5,137       585,977  

EnerSys

    11,595       864,639  

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    11,334       47,376  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)

    9,009       118,108  

FuelCell Energy Inc.(a)

    101,505       584,669  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    16,220       4,821,557  

GrafTech International Ltd.

    57,580       553,920  

Hubbell Inc.

    14,161       2,602,367  

nVent Electric PLC

    44,570       1,550,144  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    135,928       3,888,900  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    18,320       2,725,649  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    30,790       8,622,124  

Romeo Power Inc.(a)(b)

    15,338       22,854  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    40,733       2,071,273  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,560       469,622  

Stem Inc.(a)(b)

    30,060       330,961  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    52,880       1,605,965  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,830       143,046  

TPI Composites Inc.(a)

    7,848       110,343  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    85,283       1,193,962  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    5,589       394,304  
   

 

 

 
      79,340,872  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

 

908 Devices Inc.(a)

    3,397       64,577  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    10,792       928,975  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Aeva Technologies Inc.(a)

    24,305     $ 105,241  

Akoustis Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    13,353       86,795  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    156,289       11,776,376  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    21,866       193,733  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    17,852       2,117,783  

Avnet Inc.

    26,988       1,095,443  

Badger Meter Inc.

    7,264       724,293  

Belden Inc.

    10,772       596,769  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    10,738       268,880  

CDW Corp./DE

    36,268       6,487,983  

Cognex Corp.

    45,595       3,517,654  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    6,468       1,768,092  

Corning Inc.

      204,115       7,533,885  

CTS Corp.

    8,354       295,230  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    7,660       429,420  

Fabrinet(a)

    9,519       1,000,732  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    4,246       220,452  

Identiv Inc.(a)(b)

    6,383       103,213  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    28,148       2,040,449  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)

    8,940       959,441  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    9,480       1,040,525  

Itron Inc.(a)

    11,898       626,787  

Jabil Inc.

    37,320       2,303,764  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    48,490       7,659,965  

Kimball Electronics Inc.(a)(b)

    6,092       121,779  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    26,314       566,540  

Littelfuse Inc.

    6,347       1,583,005  

Luna Innovations Inc.(a)

    9,871       76,105  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    9,372       405,339  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    42,098       196,598  

Napco Security Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    7,690       157,799  

National Instruments Corp.

    35,298       1,432,746  

nLight Inc.(a)(b)

    10,997       190,688  

Novanta Inc.(a)(b)

    9,046       1,287,155  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)

    4,971       423,132  

Ouster Inc.(a)

    41,291       185,810  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    7,508       302,873  

PC Connection Inc.

    3,014       157,903  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    7,524       615,538  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    5,033       1,367,466  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    18,182       734,916  

ScanSource Inc.(a)

    6,814       237,059  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    11,039       1,139,335  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    12,253       5,791,135  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    66,057       4,765,352  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    24,302       360,156  

Velodyne Lidar Inc.(a)

    18,608       47,636  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    38,233       749,367  

Vishay Precision Group Inc.(a)

    3,349       107,670  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    47,331       1,201,734  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    14,086               5,827,378  
   

 

 

 
      83,978,671  

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

   

Archrock Inc.

    35,429       327,010  

Baker Hughes Co.

    197,211       7,180,453  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    6,237       231,268  

Cactus Inc., Class A

    15,062       854,618  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    51,922       1,271,051  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    3,617       110,318  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)

    10,035       374,807  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

   

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    8,292     $ 147,432  

Halliburton Co.

    236,571       8,958,944  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    36,043       172,286  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    29,361       1,256,064  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)

    21,576       319,756  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    2,268       346,369  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(a)(b)

    11,008       92,467  

Newpark Resources Inc.(a)

    24,050       88,023  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)

    41,176       380,466  

NOV Inc.

    106,056       2,079,758  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    24,985       378,773  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    23,312       162,018  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    45,134       698,674  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    20,197       281,344  

RPC Inc.(a)

    20,977       223,825  

Schlumberger NV

    373,139       15,414,372  

Select Energy Services Inc., Class A(a)

    22,785       195,267  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    15,882       179,308  

TETRA Technologies Inc.(a)

    42,236       173,590  

Tidewater Inc.(a)

    14,275       310,338  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,547       402,067  
   

 

 

 
      42,610,666  

Entertainment — 1.4%

   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    206,203       16,518,922  

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    136,130       3,354,243  

Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc.(a)

    4,161       33,246  

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)

    29,513       509,985  

CuriosityStream Inc.(a)(b)

    8,497       24,641  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    74,837       9,467,629  

Eros STX Global Corp.(a)(b)

    5,799       16,179  

IMAX Corp.(a)

    14,997       283,893  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Braves, Class C, NVS(a)

    8,713       243,180  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A(a)(b)

    6,507       410,787  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    52,391       3,658,987  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)

    14,371       233,529  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B, NVS(a)

    34,006       511,110  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    36,829       4,332,563  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Corp.(a)(b)

    6,944       578,505  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    5,324       954,913  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)

    7,338       129,883  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    115,102       43,116,058  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    27,575       533,025  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    30,922       3,873,599  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    78,511       235,533  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    36,335       5,487,312  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    30,274       4,654,325  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    483,913       66,373,507  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    11,700       730,548  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

      278,636               2,574,597  
   

 

 

 
      168,840,699  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.4%

 

Acadia Realty Trust

    24,501       530,937  

Agree Realty Corp.

    18,650       1,237,614  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    20,078       465,609  

Alexander’s Inc.

    563       144,257  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    44,435       8,942,544  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    12,517       474,269  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

American Campus Communities Inc.

    37,525     $ 2,100,274  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    78,551       3,144,397  

American Tower Corp.

    120,034       30,154,941  

Americold Realty Trust

    71,439       1,991,719  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    40,634       2,172,294  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a)

    40,634       297,441  

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc.

    54,563       980,497  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    14,938       218,095  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc.(a)

    5,096       51,979  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    37,148       9,226,449  

Boston Properties Inc.

    41,101       5,293,809  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    49,938       706,123  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    80,882       2,087,564  

Broadstone Net Lease Inc.

    40,851       889,735  

Camden Property Trust

    26,235       4,360,257  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    26,505       511,546  

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc., Class A

    17,131       140,474  

Centerspace

    3,099       304,074  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    13,004       179,325  

City Office REIT Inc.

    13,085       231,081  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    5,822       245,747  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    30,028       856,999  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    40,154       1,617,805  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    115,085       21,244,691  

CTO Realty Growth Inc.

    2,250       149,220  

CubeSmart

    56,787       2,954,628  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    56,020       565,802  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    74,895       10,620,111  

DigitalBridge Group Inc.(a)

    129,762       934,286  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    66,484       212,749  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    45,365               1,516,098  

Duke Realty Corp.

      101,097       5,869,692  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    20,470       432,736  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    10,903       2,216,362  

Empire State Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    39,024       383,216  

EPR Properties

    20,839       1,140,102  

Equinix Inc.

    23,775       17,632,015  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    28,176       794,845  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    47,211       3,610,697  

Equity Residential

    98,301       8,839,226  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    32,798       829,789  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    17,356       5,996,151  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    34,595       7,112,732  

Farmland Partners Inc.

    10,330       142,037  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    20,624       2,517,572  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    34,716       2,149,268  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    18,561       501,889  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    28,276       166,828  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    62,218       2,919,891  

Getty Realty Corp.

    8,824       252,543  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    9,870       217,337  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    9,334       339,944  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    11,742       191,629  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    25,568       402,185  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    36,882       1,013,517  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    59,773       1,873,286  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    142,830       4,903,354  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    13,520       122,762  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    27,328       1,249,983  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    188,702       3,666,480  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    41,233     $ 1,144,216  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    58,400       1,544,096  

Indus Realty Trust Inc.

    2,067       151,077  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    16,603       376,390  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    6,362       1,306,755  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    158,439       6,366,079  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    75,287       4,171,653  

iStar Inc.

    15,901       372,242  

JBG SMITH Properties

    33,267       972,062  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    31,314       2,393,016  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    156,708       3,870,688  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    55,831       1,271,272  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    23,494       2,729,533  

Life Storage Inc.

    21,618       3,035,816  

LTC Properties Inc.

    9,952       382,853  

LXP Industrial Trust

    74,296       1,166,447  

Macerich Co. (The)

    58,665       917,521  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

      158,926               3,359,696  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    30,637       6,416,920  

National Health Investors Inc.

    11,476       677,199  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    46,795       2,102,967  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    20,628       1,294,613  

Necessity Retail REIT Inc.

    28,877       228,417  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    8,485       190,403  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    6,257       565,070  

Office Properties Income Trust

    12,826       330,013  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    61,627       1,920,297  

One Liberty Properties Inc.

    4,652       143,235  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    14,540       203,560  

Outfront Media Inc.

    39,400       1,120,142  

Paramount Group Inc.

    47,381       516,927  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    59,885       1,169,554  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    34,744       850,533  

Phillips Edison & Co. Inc.(b)

    30,111       1,035,517  

Physicians Realty Trust

    55,695       976,890  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    34,220       589,268  

Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc.

    7,006       189,863  

Postal Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    6,522       109,700  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    17,604       928,259  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    15,185       378,714  

Prologis Inc.

    196,425       31,718,709  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    5,301       890,992  

Public Storage

    40,020       15,619,006  

Rayonier Inc.

    38,047       1,564,493  

Realty Income Corp.

    150,178       10,407,335  

Regency Centers Corp.

    45,040       3,213,154  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    29,280       567,739  

Retail Value Inc.

    5,224       15,985  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    42,866       3,197,375  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    46,311       652,059  

RPT Realty

    18,784       258,656  

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.(a)

    14,371       1,333,198  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    63,664       947,957  

Safehold Inc.

    5,272       292,332  

Saul Centers Inc.

    3,226       170,010  

SBA Communications Corp.

    28,887       9,940,017  

Seritage Growth Properties, Class A(a)

    8,645       109,446  

Service Properties Trust

    43,508       384,176  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    87,013       11,447,430  

SITE Centers Corp.

    48,560       811,438  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

SL Green Realty Corp.

    19,004     $ 1,542,745  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    32,624       1,501,356  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    47,137       1,949,115  

STORE Capital Corp.

    65,583       1,916,991  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    29,578       294,597  

Sun Communities Inc.

    30,415       5,331,445  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.(a)

    54,414       640,997  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    23,620       406,028  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    18,736       1,387,401  

UDR Inc.

    84,466       4,845,814  

UMH Properties Inc.

    9,793       240,810  

Uniti Group Inc.

    52,191       718,148  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    3,273       191,045  

Urban Edge Properties

    30,483       582,225  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    9,334       175,573  

Ventas Inc.

      106,805               6,596,277  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    24,369       423,777  

VICI Properties Inc.

    166,976       4,752,137  

Vornado Realty Trust

    47,750       2,164,030  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    23,971       611,260  

Welltower Inc.

    115,625       11,116,187  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    200,577       7,601,868  

Whitestone REIT

    15,881       210,423  

WP Carey Inc.

    50,435       4,077,165  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    31,052       598,993  
   

 

 

 
      406,130,895  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    42,200       1,403,150  

Andersons Inc. (The)

    9,913       498,227  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    35,237       2,382,374  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    10,067       1,994,977  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)

    7,642       249,129  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    117,825       67,849,526  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)

    22,314       731,453  

Ingles Markets Inc., Class A

    4,267       379,976  

Kroger Co. (The)

    195,204       11,198,854  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)

    40,204       2,046,786  

PriceSmart Inc.

    6,028       475,428  

Rite Aid Corp.(a)(b)

    14,830       129,763  

SpartanNash Co.

    9,085       299,714  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)

    31,036       992,531  

Sysco Corp.

    135,777       11,086,192  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    58,846       2,214,375  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)

    14,202       587,253  

Walmart Inc.

    376,940       56,133,905  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    190,020       8,507,195  

Weis Markets Inc.

    4,776       341,102  
   

 

 

 
      169,501,910  
Food Products — 1.0%            

AppHarvest Inc.(a)(b)

    16,107       86,575  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    147,538       13,316,780  

B&G Foods Inc.

    17,049       459,982  

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    15,211       734,843  

Bunge Ltd.

    37,106       4,111,716  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    4,174       152,142  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    11,567       638,730  

Campbell Soup Co.

    53,046       2,364,260  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    123,567       4,148,144  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    42,761       3,437,129  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products (continued)

   

Flowers Foods Inc.

    47,700     $ 1,226,367  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    9,030       233,967  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    10,732       1,101,533  

General Mills Inc.

    159,933       10,830,663  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    23,620       812,528  

Hershey Co. (The)

    38,742       8,392,679  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    74,584       3,844,059  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)

    37,981       833,303  

Ingredion Inc.

    18,058       1,573,755  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    4,153       644,130  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    27,904       3,778,481  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    1,988       165,879  

Kellogg Co.

    66,226       4,270,915  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

      184,278               7,258,710  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    39,099       2,342,421  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    5,101       760,814  

Landec Corp.(a)

    9,634       111,562  

Limoneira Co.

    7,405       108,705  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    66,704       6,657,059  

Mission Produce Inc.(a)

    7,325       92,661  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    368,262       23,119,488  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    10,664       267,666  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    16,086       1,114,116  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    5,255       985,260  

Seaboard Corp.

    75       315,412  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    2,116       109,059  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    22,747       863,249  

Sovos Brands Inc.(a)(b)

    7,572       107,371  

Tattooed Chef Inc.(a)(b)

    12,467       156,835  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    4,103       143,447  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)

    13,383       431,736  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    76,955       6,897,477  

Utz Brands Inc.

    15,732       232,519  

Vital Farms Inc.(a)

    7,102       87,781  

Whole Earth Brands Inc.(a)

    11,533       82,576  
   

 

 

 
      119,404,484  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    35,777       4,274,994  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    16,280       1,228,163  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    4,585       631,630  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    22,658       1,556,604  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    26,610       1,220,335  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    8,758       452,964  

ONE Gas Inc.

    14,563       1,285,039  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    25,786       890,906  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    15,298       1,197,680  

Spire Inc.

    13,633       978,304  

UGI Corp.

    56,844       2,058,890  
   

 

 

 
      15,775,509  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    462,924       54,791,685  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    11,729       3,885,114  

Accuray Inc.(a)(b)

    31,772       105,165  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    21,077       9,189,572  

Alphatec Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    14,724       169,326  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)

    10,303       221,927  

Apyx Medical Corp.(a)

    13,709       89,520  

Artivion Inc.(a)

    10,642       227,526  

Asensus Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    67,922       42,574  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.(a)(b)

    27,699     $ 28,807  

AtriCure Inc.(a)

    12,143       797,431  

Atrion Corp.

    382       272,366  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)

    12,167       407,595  

Axogen Inc.(a)

    8,372       66,474  

Axonics Inc.(a)(b)

    12,909       808,103  

Baxter International Inc.

    134,198       10,405,713  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    76,291       20,293,406  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)

    3,976       90,375  

Bioventus Inc., Class A(a)

    8,373       118,059  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

      378,194       16,750,212  

Butterfly Network Inc.(a)(b)

    48,154       229,213  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)

    10,045       227,017  

Cerus Corp.(a)

    39,141       214,884  

ClearPoint Neuro Inc.(a)(b)

    7,580       78,908  

CONMED Corp.

    7,905               1,174,288  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    12,798       5,344,317  

CryoPort Inc.(a)(b)

    10,183       355,489  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    4,145       286,005  

CytoSorbents Corp.(a)

    15,826       50,485  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    58,846       2,896,400  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    25,561       13,077,008  

Eargo Inc.(a)

    6,758       35,750  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    164,603       19,377,065  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    43,516       2,119,664  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    20,095       432,444  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    11,951       691,007  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    20,089       1,482,166  

Haemonetics Corp.(a)(b)

    13,811       873,131  

Heska Corp.(a)

    2,535       350,540  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    66,908       5,139,873  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    5,152       1,147,041  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    22,585       12,355,350  

Inari Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    9,133       827,815  

Inogen Inc.(a)

    4,710       152,698  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    17,498       4,661,292  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    9,174       739,149  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    19,464       1,250,757  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    7,963       223,044  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    94,598       28,538,325  

iRadimed Corp.

    2,779       124,610  

iRhythm Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    8,035       1,265,271  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,155       1,059,463  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    4,805       223,288  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    13,910       1,138,255  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    13,301       1,935,828  

Medtronic PLC

    357,825       39,700,684  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)

    10,190       264,532  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    14,276       949,640  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.

    1,397       356,067  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    8,879       233,340  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    28,596       881,901  

Neuronetics Inc.(a)

    10,740       32,542  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    9,166       662,977  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    27,126       2,247,389  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    14,492       821,696  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)

    16,385       111,090  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC(a)

    29,848       556,964  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    4,651       152,088  

OrthoPediatrics Corp.(a)

    2,884       155,707  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

 

Outset Medical Inc.(a)

    12,702     $ 576,671  

PAVmed Inc.(a)(b)

    24,070       31,772  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    9,034       2,006,722  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b)

    3,572       124,984  

Pulmonx Corp.(a)(b)

    8,096       200,862  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    10,197       1,146,755  

ResMed Inc.

    38,571       9,353,853  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)

    10,198       124,008  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    109,181       215,087  

Shockwave Medical Inc.(a)

    8,965       1,858,982  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)

    7,648       172,845  

Sientra Inc.(a)(b)

    19,190       42,602  

Sight Sciences Inc.(a)

    8,134       94,029  

Silk Road Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    9,396       387,961  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)

    12,750       1,018,853  

Stereotaxis Inc.(a)

    18,421       68,710  

STERIS PLC

    22,655       5,477,299  

Stryker Corp.

    93,104       24,891,354  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    3,875       175,654  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)

    4,760       95,962  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    16,007       1,861,454  

Teleflex Inc.

    12,399       4,399,537  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)

    6,806       183,354  

Treace Medical Concepts Inc.(a)

    10,822       204,644  

UFP Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,995       132,009  

Utah Medical Products Inc.

    1,154       103,698  

Vapotherm Inc.(a)

    6,777       94,200  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    9,897       210,707  

ViewRay Inc.(a)

    40,700       159,544  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    56,109       7,176,341  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    5,610       128,132  
   

 

 

 
      338,683,992  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%            

1Life Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    31,119       344,799  

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    23,143       1,516,561  

Accolade Inc.(a)(b)

    13,298       233,513  

AdaptHealth Corp.(a)(b)

    20,311       325,585  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    3,512       327,634  

Agiliti Inc.(a)

    7,327       154,600  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    44,300       1,123,005  

Alignment Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    20,913       234,853  

Amedisys Inc.(a)

    8,849       1,524,594  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    39,749       6,149,568  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)(b)

    12,304       1,283,676  

Anthem Inc.

    65,190       32,022,632  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    9,393       455,279  

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.(a)

    13,694       46,697  

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a)

    49,879       351,647  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    74,057       4,199,032  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)

    4,383       196,621  

Centene Corp.(a)

    154,713       13,025,287  

Chemed Corp.

    3,964       2,007,964  

Cigna Corp.

    86,481       20,721,712  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    32,091       380,920  

Contra Zogenix Inc., NVS(b)

    15,050       10,234  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    2,103       354,229  

Covetrus Inc.(a)(b)

    31,395       527,122  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)

    12,102       262,250  

CVS Health Corp.

      350,784       35,502,849  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    16,969               1,919,364  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Encompass Health Corp.

    25,777     $ 1,833,002  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    13,819       1,243,848  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)

    5,297       330,586  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    24,327       1,611,420  

Hanger Inc.(a)

    9,715       178,076  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    65,456       16,404,583  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    21,697       1,463,246  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    37,184       3,242,073  

Humana Inc.

    34,285       14,919,803  

InfuSystem Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,361       72,138  

Innovage Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    8,206       52,683  

Invitae Corp.(a)

    53,512       426,491  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    2,850       100,861  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    24,866       6,556,170  

LHC Group Inc.(a)

    8,249       1,390,781  

LifeStance Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    23,615       238,748  

McKesson Corp.

    40,065       12,265,098  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)

    20,867       489,957  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    3,116       359,555  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    15,359       5,123,609  

National HealthCare Corp.

    3,535       248,263  

National Research Corp.

    3,795       150,472  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    27,825       747,936  

Ontrak Inc.(a)

    3,683       8,342  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)

    43,817       1,251,414  

Owens & Minor Inc.

    19,659       865,389  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    21,751       704,080  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    6,934       129,180  

PetIQ Inc.(a)

    5,242       127,905  

Premier Inc., Class A

    33,042       1,175,965  

Privia Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    11,083       296,249  

Progyny Inc.(a)

    17,070       877,398  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    32,376       4,430,979  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    31,058       831,112  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    9,715       217,325  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    30,707       736,661  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    16,734       303,722  

Surgery Partners Inc.(a)

    9,618       529,471  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    27,752       2,385,562  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    11,807       379,831  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    3,562       354,241  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    250,730       127,864,778  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    18,865       2,734,482  
   

 

 

 
      340,855,712  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    31,774       715,551  

American Well Corp., Class A(a)

    52,685       221,804  

Cerner Corp.

    78,040       7,301,422  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    28,790       618,409  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    68,270       1,488,286  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    4,033       138,937  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    4,696       115,756  

Evolent Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    22,690       732,887  

Health Catalyst Inc.(a)(b)

    12,183       318,342  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    6,955       138,544  

Icad Inc.(a)

    7,741       34,525  

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    7,060               1,812,231  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

      100,406       469,900  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)

    13,391       280,006  

Omnicell Inc.(a)

    11,679       1,512,314  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Technology (continued)

   

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    5,199     $ 196,054  

Phreesia Inc.(a)

    12,890       339,780  

Schrodinger Inc.(a)

    12,142       414,285  

Simulations Plus Inc.(b)

    4,201       214,167  

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Inc.(a)

    4,798       27,637  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    40,118       2,893,711  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    37,009       7,862,932  
   

 

 

 
      27,847,480  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0%            

Accel Entertainment Inc.(a)

    11,469       139,692  

Aramark

    62,264       2,341,126  

Bally’s Corp.(a)(b)

    8,508       261,536  

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)(b)

    6,070       171,781  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    23,327       511,794  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.(a)

    3,780       111,775  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    10,929       25,666,210  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    21,323       1,402,627  

Brinker International Inc.(a)

    12,143       463,377  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    54,145       4,188,657  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

      231,249               4,675,855  

Century Casinos Inc.(a)

    8,062       96,341  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)

    11,724       466,498  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    7,500       11,865,225  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    9,626       1,364,582  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    9,729       2,157,698  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,010       108,270  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    6,549       777,563  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    33,891       4,505,808  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    12,848       630,837  

Denny’s Corp.(a)

    17,671       252,872  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    4,589       357,713  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    9,749       3,967,941  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    80,389       1,565,174  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    7,431       86,348  

Everi Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    24,302       510,342  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    38,506       7,534,469  

F45 Training Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,636       81,705  

Full House Resorts Inc.(a)

    9,626       92,506  

GAN Ltd.(a)

    11,389       54,895  

Golden Entertainment Inc.(a)

    5,273       306,203  

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc.(a)

    9,879       70,240  

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.(a)

    23,498       1,222,131  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    73,194       11,106,458  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    12,527       1,195,702  

International Game Technology PLC

    25,347       625,564  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    5,483       512,167  

Krispy Kreme Inc.(b)

    22,487       333,932  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    87,741       3,410,493  

Life Time Group Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    10,259       149,166  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc.(a)

    10,568       159,365  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    72,250       12,697,938  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    10,939       1,725,080  

McDonald’s Corp.

    198,869       49,176,326  

MGM Resorts International

    100,788       4,227,049  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)

    3,669       320,047  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    2,270       35,026  

Noodles & Co.(a)

    12,162       72,607  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    98,575       2,156,821  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    8,809       927,412  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)

    43,616       1,850,191  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    22,757     $ 1,922,511  

Portillo’s Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,200       152,272  

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc.

    2,964       182,167  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)

    5,192       87,537  

Red Rock Resorts Inc., Class A

    15,370       746,367  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    58,157       4,872,393  

Rush Street Interactive Inc.(a)

    14,461       105,131  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    8,547       195,555  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    25,371       1,490,546  

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.(a)

    14,186       1,056,006  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)

    9,543       647,970  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    21,607       939,905  

Starbucks Corp.

    307,427       27,966,634  

Sweetgreen Inc.(a)(b)

    3,250       103,968  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    18,578       1,555,536  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    22,167       1,284,356  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    10,733       2,793,478  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    48,362       1,062,513  

Wingstop Inc.

    7,733       907,468  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    24,718       2,093,367  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    28,250       2,252,655  

Xponential Fitness Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,751       111,363  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

      113,939               4,733,026  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    77,274       9,159,287  
   

 

 

 
      235,113,146  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)

    9,919       150,967  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    2,403       578,762  

Century Communities Inc.

    7,225       387,043  

DR Horton Inc.

    87,215       6,498,390  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    6,081       158,532  

Garmin Ltd.

    40,711       4,828,732  

GoPro Inc., Class A(a)

    31,963       272,644  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    8,340       164,798  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

    6,450       1,263,168  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    4,071       77,105  

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)

    1,360       80,376  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    6,072       513,023  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    7,328       464,595  

KB Home

    20,300       657,314  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    12,880       339,646  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    36,598       1,273,610  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    68,692       5,575,730  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    3,731       255,014  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    6,007       586,764  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a)

    2,797       151,206  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    7,351       326,017  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    15,006       567,827  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    10,404       824,309  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    14,918       1,852,816  

Newell Brands Inc.

    103,023       2,205,722  

NVR Inc.(a)

    833       3,721,236  

PulteGroup Inc.

    65,313       2,736,615  

Purple Innovation Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    13,245       77,483  

Skyline Champion Corp.(a)

    13,528       742,417  

Snap One Holdings Corp.(a)

    6,228       91,863  

Sonos Inc.(a)

    32,539       918,251  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    32,424       882,581  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    47,870       1,336,530  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    29,727       1,397,763  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Durables (continued)

   

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    8,809     $ 1,597,864  

Traeger Inc.(a)(b)

    5,950       44,268  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    30,248       607,380  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)

    13,537       263,295  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    3,662       114,401  

Vuzix Corp.(a)(b)

    16,148       106,577  

Whirlpool Corp.

    15,309       2,645,089  
   

 

 

 
      47,337,723  
Household Products — 1.2%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

    2,607       114,604  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    11,691       476,759  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    65,009       6,460,594  

Clorox Co. (The)

    32,641       4,538,078  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    222,945       16,905,919  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    19,466       598,774  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    89,900       11,072,084  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

      641,415       98,008,212  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    13,021       382,036  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    11,569               1,026,402  

WD-40 Co.

    3,615       662,377  
   

 

 

 
      140,245,839  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    176,476       4,540,727  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    34,810       1,524,678  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class A

    8,378       279,155  

Clearway Energy Inc., Class C

    23,316       851,267  

Ormat Technologies Inc.

    11,123       910,195  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(b)

    22,555       520,118  

Vistra Corp.

    126,202       2,934,197  
   

 

 

 
      11,560,337  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%            

3M Co.

    152,279       22,671,298  

General Electric Co.

    290,684       26,597,586  

Honeywell International Inc.

    182,759       35,561,246  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    27,966       13,206,384  
   

 

 

 
      98,036,514  
Insurance — 2.2%            

Aflac Inc.

    172,053       11,078,493  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    3,470       2,939,090  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    74,750       10,353,622  

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    13,124       136,490  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    23,709       946,226  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    17,703       2,577,911  

American International Group Inc.

    220,649       13,850,138  

American National Group Inc.

    1,794       339,227  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    4,941       245,419  

Aon PLC, Class A

    58,055       18,904,450  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    98,713       4,779,683  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    8,327       343,739  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    54,421       9,501,907  

Assurant Inc.

    15,502       2,818,729  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    18,316       1,165,997  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    19,271       1,165,317  

Bright Health Group Inc.(a)(b)

    68,542       132,286  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    21,422       1,106,661  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    62,752       4,535,087  

BRP Group Inc., Class A(a)

    11,519       309,055  

Chubb Ltd.

    114,499       24,491,336  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    40,347       5,485,578  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

CNA Financial Corp.

    8,118     $ 394,697  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    32,466       814,572  

eHealth Inc.(a)

    6,286       78,009  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    7,311       299,897  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)

    3,169       827,584  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    6,987       1,230,620  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    10,608       3,197,039  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    72,417       3,536,846  

First American Financial Corp.

    27,679       1,794,153  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    136,479       515,891  

Globe Life Inc.

    26,585       2,674,451  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    15,490       18,278  

Goosehead Insurance Inc., Class A

    4,672       367,079  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    9,498       1,420,141  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    89,301       6,412,705  

HCI Group Inc.

    2,033       138,610  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    10,907       456,240  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,472       209,597  

Kemper Corp.

    16,507       933,306  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    5,831       1,329,585  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    10,187       268,631  

Lincoln National Corp.

    47,740       3,120,286  

Loews Corp.

    55,204       3,578,323  

Markel Corp.(a)

    3,559       5,250,379  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

      135,341       23,064,813  

MBIA Inc.(a)

    15,132       232,881  

Mercury General Corp.

    7,093       390,115  

MetLife Inc.

    186,645       13,117,411  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

    571       120,138  

Old Republic International Corp.

    75,711               1,958,644  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,710       365,383  

Primerica Inc.

    10,715       1,466,026  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    68,889       5,057,141  

ProAssurance Corp.

    13,261       356,456  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    155,526       17,728,409  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    100,468       11,872,304  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    17,674       1,934,596  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    11,345       1,798,296  

RLI Corp.

    10,684       1,181,971  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    3,821       347,138  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    15,578       1,392,050  

Selectquote Inc.(a)

    35,324       98,554  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    19,664       147,087  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    6,984       423,300  

Tiptree Inc.

    8,755       112,502  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    64,364       11,761,234  

Trupanion Inc.(a)

    9,709       865,266  

United Fire Group Inc.

    6,002       186,482  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    8,799       118,698  

Unum Group

    56,016       1,765,064  

W R Berkley Corp.

    54,498       3,629,022  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    795       903,311  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    32,946       7,782,504  
   

 

 

 
      266,250,156  
Interactive Media & Services — 4.9%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    80,166       222,969,704  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    73,733       205,935,532  

Cargurus Inc.(a)

    25,970       1,102,686  

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    18,925       273,088  

Eventbrite Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    18,790       277,528  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Interactive Media & Services (continued)

   

EverQuote Inc., Class A(a)

    5,917     $ 95,737  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    35,452       232,920  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    20,566       2,062,358  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    75,030       8,158,762  

MediaAlpha Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,663       110,273  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    614,718       136,688,695  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    151,999       3,740,695  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    12,496       144,954  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    27,876       755,997  

TrueCar Inc.(a)

    30,200       119,290  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    206,634       7,994,669  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

    38,168       453,436  

Yelp Inc.(a)

    18,925       645,532  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)

    11,500       1,112,970  
   

 

 

 
      592,874,826  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.3%            

1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Class A(a)

    6,343       80,937  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

      115,682       377,117,536  

CarParts.com Inc.(a)(b)

    12,811       85,834  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    39,082               4,580,019  

eBay Inc.

    166,254       9,519,704  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    33,588       4,174,317  

Groupon Inc.(a)(b)

    6,082       116,957  

Lands’ End Inc.(a)(b)

    4,593       77,713  

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)

    5,822       99,673  

Overstock.com Inc.(a)(b)

    11,649       512,614  

PetMed Express Inc.

    4,925       127,065  

Porch Group Inc.(a)(b)

    20,335       141,227  

Quotient Technology Inc.(a)

    20,433       130,362  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    98,540       469,050  

RealReal Inc. (The)(a)

    18,573       134,840  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)(b)

    9,372       503,183  

Shutterstock Inc.

    6,085       566,392  

Stitch Fix Inc., Class A(a)

    23,105       232,667  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    19,954       2,210,504  

Xometry Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,517       239,500  
   

 

 

 
      401,120,094  
IT Services — 4.4%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    169,425       57,135,193  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    42,425       5,065,121  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    12,926       725,795  

Amdocs Ltd.

    32,393       2,663,029  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    112,190       25,527,713  

BigCommerce Holdings Inc., Series 1(a)(b)

    11,830       259,195  

Block Inc.(a)

    127,771       17,325,748  

Brightcove Inc.(a)

    12,518       97,640  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    30,975       4,823,117  

Cantaloupe Inc.(a)

    17,216       116,552  

Cass Information Systems Inc.

    3,435       126,786  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    69,925       8,370,022  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    140,739       12,620,066  

Concentrix Corp.

    11,039       1,838,656  

Conduent Inc.(a)

    38,275       197,499  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    8,418       535,132  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    13,064       755,752  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    66,440       2,167,937  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    14,320       4,247,455  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    13,453       1,750,908  

EVERTEC Inc.

    16,225       664,089  
Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Evo Payments Inc., Class A(a)

    13,901     $ 320,974  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,803       1,261,206  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    28,143       489,125  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    161,683       16,236,207  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    159,598       16,183,237  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    21,070       5,247,694  

Flywire Corp.(a)

    16,609       507,903  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    21,206       6,307,937  

Genpact Ltd.

    49,662       2,160,794  

Global Payments Inc.

    75,558       10,339,357  

Globant SA(a)

    10,979       2,877,267  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    45,135       3,777,799  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)

    11,438       161,047  

Hackett Group Inc. (The)

    7,960       183,558  

I3 Verticals Inc., Class A(a)

    6,189       172,426  

International Business Machines Corp.

    237,857       30,926,167  

International Money Express Inc.(a)

    9,626       198,392  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    19,348       3,812,523  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    59,515       780,837  

Limelight Networks Inc.(a)

    36,824       192,221  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    16,805       628,339  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

      230,080       82,225,990  

Maximus Inc.

    16,568       1,241,772  

MoneyGram International Inc.(a)

    20,387       215,287  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    16,857               7,477,597  

Okta Inc.(a)

    33,622       5,075,577  

Paya Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    23,132       135,554  

Paychex Inc.

    85,620       11,684,561  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    313,177       36,218,920  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)

    96,202       326,125  

Perficient Inc.(a)

    8,557       942,040  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    15,997       178,527  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    21,048       310,879  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    86,308       986,500  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    11,600       718,388  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    54,045       12,383,331  

SolarWinds Corp.

    8,977       119,484  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    58,685       686,614  

Switch Inc., Class A

    30,921       952,985  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    11,276       234,654  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    4,701       387,927  

Tucows Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,320       158,456  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    44,229       7,289,381  

Unisys Corp.(a)(b)

    18,220       393,734  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    26,191       5,826,450  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)(b)

    37,525       610,907  

Visa Inc., Class A

    442,244       98,076,452  

Western Union Co. (The)

    104,873       1,965,320  

WEX Inc.(a)

    11,783       2,102,676  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    14,125       1,475,497  
   

 

 

 
      530,180,000  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    9,520       383,275  

American Outdoor Brands Inc.(a)

    4,870       63,943  

AMMO Inc.(a)(b)

    22,148       106,310  

Brunswick Corp./DE

    20,350       1,646,112  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    30,712       719,275  

Clarus Corp.

    6,540       148,981  

Genius Brands International Inc.(a)(b)

    82,925       84,584  

Hasbro Inc.

    33,524       2,746,286  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Leisure Products (continued)

   

Johnson Outdoors Inc., Class A

    1,462     $ 113,641  

Latham Group Inc.(a)(b)

    8,891       117,717  

Malibu Boats Inc., Class A(a)

    5,144       298,403  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    5,280       129,941  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    91,642       2,035,369  

Nautilus Inc.(a)(b)

    8,703       35,856  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)

    79,418       2,098,224  

Polaris Inc.

    15,665       1,649,838  

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    15,147       229,174  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    4,174       290,594  

Vista Outdoor Inc.(a)

    15,966       569,827  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)

    21,741       1,304,025  
   

 

 

 
      14,771,375  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    22,300       1,696,361  

Absci Corp.(a)(b)

    14,657       123,559  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)

    29,680       411,958  

Aduro Biotech Inc., NVS(c)

    4,039       12,117  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    80,090       10,598,310  

Avantor Inc.(a)(b)

      159,855               5,406,296  

Azenta Inc.

    19,192       1,590,633  

Berkeley Lights Inc.(a)

    12,541       89,167  

BioNano Genomics Inc.(a)(b)

    73,927       190,732  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    5,595       3,151,272  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    10,548       4,567,706  

Bruker Corp.

    26,877       1,728,191  

Charles River Laboratories International
Inc.(a)

    13,157       3,736,193  

ChromaDex Corp.(a)

    14,686       36,128  

Codexis Inc.(a)

    16,782       346,045  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)

    25,753       277,617  

Danaher Corp.

    168,983       49,567,783  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    22,192       79,669  

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)

    16,469       102,272  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    39,055       13,645,817  

Inotiv Inc.(a)(b)

    2,568       67,230  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    50,768       11,738,069  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    30,095       1,061,451  

MaxCyte Inc.(a)

    25,296       176,819  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,455       1,219,563  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    6,063       8,325,651  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    11,973       416,062  

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    28,416       345,254  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    52,416       476,986  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    33,477       5,840,397  

Personalis Inc.(a)

    10,556       86,454  

QIAGEN NV(a)(b)

    61,559       3,016,391  

Quanterix Corp.(a)

    6,935       202,433  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    14,761       2,776,396  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)

    10,973       167,229  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    17,386       109,706  

Sotera Health Co.(a)

    26,381       571,412  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    27,330       2,212,363  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    104,712       61,848,143  

Waters Corp.(a)

    16,360       5,077,980  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    19,463       7,993,649  
   

 

 

 
      211,087,464  
Machinery — 1.8%            

AGCO Corp.

    16,486       2,407,451  

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    27,979       33,295  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Alamo Group Inc.

    2,415     $ 347,253  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    8,044       678,270  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    27,343       1,073,486  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    18,162       707,047  

Astec Industries Inc.

    6,029       259,247  

Barnes Group Inc.

    12,496       502,214  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)(b)

    5,511       103,717  

Caterpillar Inc.

      144,419       32,179,442  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    10,144               1,742,435  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)

    4,409       117,368  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    37,100       1,476,209  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY

    6,665       282,596  

Crane Co.

    12,763       1,381,978  

Cummins Inc.

    37,930       7,779,822  

Deere & Co.

    74,442       30,927,673  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)

    52,697       249,784  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    32,916       1,709,328  

Douglas Dynamics Inc.

    5,514       190,729  

Dover Corp.

    38,367       6,019,782  

Energy Recovery Inc.(a)

    8,877       178,783  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    15,979       349,780  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    5,183       506,535  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    6,673       466,576  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(a)

    29,817       1,400,803  

Federal Signal Corp.

    17,358       585,832  

Flowserve Corp.

    35,826       1,286,153  

Fortive Corp.

    87,251       5,316,203  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    11,875       986,100  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    25,257       380,370  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    4,783       171,614  

Graco Inc.

    44,630       3,111,604  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    8,437       434,590  

Helios Technologies Inc.

    8,209       658,772  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    20,641       911,713  

Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc.(a)

    10,266       155,530  

Hyliion Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    31,062       137,605  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc.

    2,488       82,626  

Ideanomics Inc.(a)(b)

    112,041       125,486  

IDEX Corp.

    20,277       3,887,709  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    83,929       17,574,733  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    105,017       5,287,606  

ITT Inc.

    23,548       1,771,045  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    8,691       1,029,623  

Kadant Inc.

    2,850       553,441  

Kennametal Inc.

    22,324       638,690  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    15,040       2,072,662  

Lindsay Corp.

    3,126       490,813  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    7,328       123,110  

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    9,296       140,184  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    17,472       621,479  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    14,515       2,379,589  

Miller Industries Inc./TN

    3,981       112,105  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    15,583       844,131  

Mueller Water Products Inc., Class A

    45,889       592,886  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    64,324       688,910  

Nordson Corp.

    15,577       3,537,225  

Omega Flex Inc.

    857       111,299  

Oshkosh Corp.

    18,032       1,814,921  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    113,268       8,715,973  

PACCAR Inc.

    91,091       8,022,384  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    34,032     $ 9,656,920  

Pentair PLC

    44,476       2,411,044  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    7,190       380,351  

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)

    7,351       1,425,212  

REV Group Inc.

    9,466       126,844  

Shyft Group Inc. (The)

    8,977       324,159  

Snap-on Inc.

    13,985       2,873,638  

SPX Corp.(a)

    12,374       611,399  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    11,639       1,003,515  

Standex International Corp.

    3,121       311,850  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    43,168       6,034,455  

Tennant Co.

    4,661       367,287  

Terex Corp.

    18,107       645,696  

Timken Co. (The)

    16,809       1,020,306  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    16,810       247,611  

Toro Co. (The)

    28,173       2,408,510  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    20,314       697,989  

Wabash National Corp.

    16,977       251,939  

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    7,074       987,460  

Welbilt Inc.(a)(b)

    37,558       892,002  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    47,668       4,584,232  

Xylem Inc./NY

    47,300       4,032,798  
   

 

 

 
      209,721,536  
Marine — 0.0%            

Costamare Inc.

    18,153       309,509  

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

    2,769       188,596  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    9,122       215,462  

Kirby Corp.(a)

    15,782       1,139,302  

Matson Inc.

    11,029       1,330,318  
   

 

 

 
      3,183,187  
Media — 1.1%            

Advantage Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    20,874       133,176  

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    59,294       739,989  

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)

    7,689       312,404  

Audacy Inc(a)

    37,527       108,453  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    4,981       126,368  

Cable One Inc.

    1,436       2,102,649  

Cardlytics Inc.(a)(b)

    7,961       437,696  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    31,962       17,435,910  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.(a)

    99,438       344,056  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,199,316       56,151,975  

Daily Journal Corp.(a)

    382       119,180  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    41,798       1,041,606  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    84,040       2,098,479  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    67,050       2,122,133  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    21,628       138,635  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    13,800       286,902  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    83,379       3,289,302  

Fox Corp., Class B

    40,835       1,481,494  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)

    33,472       150,959  

Gray Television Inc.

    21,677       478,411  

iHeartMedia Inc., Class A(a)

    28,549       540,433  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(a)

    5,088       70,214  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

      105,181               3,728,666  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    12,422       658,739  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    6,308       826,727  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    37,436       5,065,840  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b)

    24,664       1,127,391  
Security   Shares     Value  

Media (continued)

   

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    43,118     $ 1,971,786  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    5,159       85,278  

Magnite Inc.(a)

    34,246       452,390  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    43,996       2,016,777  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    104,651       2,318,020  

News Corp., Class B

    31,746       714,920  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    10,648       2,006,935  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    55,431       4,704,983  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    156,467       5,916,017  

Scholastic Corp.

    6,997       281,839  

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Class A

    11,995       336,100  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    240,407       1,591,494  

Stagwell Inc.(a)

    18,835       136,365  

TechTarget Inc.(a)

    5,968       485,079  

TEGNA Inc.

    61,538       1,378,451  

ViacomCBS Inc., Class A(b)

    2,813       113,673  

WideOpenWest Inc.(a)(b)

    14,953       260,780  
   

 

 

 
      125,888,674  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%            

Alcoa Corp.

    49,007       4,412,100  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)

    33,107       888,592  

Arconic Corp.(a)

    26,401       676,394  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    13,486       566,142  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    12,889       339,110  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    118,818       3,827,128  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)

    61,404       273,248  

Commercial Metals Co.

    31,963       1,330,300  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    9,078       570,008  

Constellium SE(a)

    30,721       552,978  

Ferroglobe PLC

    15,827        

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    390,620       19,429,439  

Gatos Silver Inc.(a)

    13,086       56,532  

Haynes International Inc.

    3,911       166,609  

Hecla Mining Co.

    145,934       958,786  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    4,385       412,892  

Materion Corp.

    5,045       432,558  

MP Materials Corp.(a)

    19,581               1,122,775  

Newmont Corp.

      213,810       16,987,204  

NovaGold Resources Inc.(a)

    62,512       483,218  

Nucor Corp.

    72,737       10,812,355  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    3,525       135,571  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    16,559       3,036,093  

Royal Gold Inc.

    18,058       2,551,234  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    5,039       176,466  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    6,294       326,910  

Southern Copper Corp.

    21,787       1,653,633  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    50,647       4,225,479  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    26,530       236,382  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    10,129       221,623  

United States Steel Corp.

    69,184       2,611,004  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    15,277       566,929  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    9,496       488,189  
   

 

 

 
      80,527,881  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.1%            

AFC Gamma Inc.

    5,886       112,540  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    138,606       1,815,739  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    369,839       2,603,667  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    41,479       577,802  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)

 

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    34,331     $ 585,687  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    11,191       173,684  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    15,328       128,755  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    41,450       1,317,696  

BrightSpire Capital Inc.

    23,714       219,355  

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    34,848       301,435  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    60,627       729,949  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    7,460       120,852  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    13,861       246,033  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    7,677       107,324  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    16,006       177,987  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    19,507       925,217  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    49,535       112,940  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    6,674       137,551  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    28,255       335,387  

MFA Financial Inc.

    119,399       481,178  

New Residential Investment Corp.

      113,832               1,249,875  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    93,615       341,695  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

    33,135       107,689  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    23,957       404,634  

Ready Capital Corp.

    13,505       203,385  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    31,919       336,107  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    75,678       1,829,137  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc.

    15,027       177,469  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    73,825       408,252  
   

 

 

 
      16,269,021  
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%            

Ameren Corp.

    67,668       6,344,552  

Avista Corp.

    18,196       821,549  

Black Hills Corp.

    16,225       1,249,649  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    158,202       4,847,309  

CMS Energy Corp.

    77,616       5,428,463  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    94,026       8,902,382  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    214,906       18,260,563  

DTE Energy Co.

    51,621       6,824,812  

NiSource Inc.

    103,865       3,302,907  

NorthWestern Corp.

    13,890       840,206  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    134,502       9,415,140  

Sempra Energy

    84,946       14,281,122  

Unitil Corp.

    3,453       172,236  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    84,377       8,421,668  
   

 

 

 
      89,112,558  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%            

Big Lots Inc.

    9,031       312,472  

Dillard’s Inc., Class A(b)

    1,443       387,287  

Dollar General Corp.

    61,982       13,799,053  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    59,123       9,468,548  

Franchise Group Inc.

    7,704       319,177  

Kohl’s Corp.

    36,895       2,230,672  

Macy’s Inc.

    79,439       1,935,134  

Nordstrom Inc.

    29,288       793,998  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)

    17,134       736,077  

Target Corp.

    127,393       27,035,342  
   

 

 

 
      57,017,760  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%            

Aemetis Inc.(a)

    7,115       90,147  

Alto Ingredients Inc.(a)

    23,805       162,350  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    89,781       975,919  
Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    74,783     $ 2,283,125  

APA Corp.

    96,080       3,970,986  

Arch Resources Inc.

    4,065       558,450  

Berry Corp.

    23,191       239,331  

Brigham Minerals Inc., Class A

    10,321       263,701  

California Resources Corp.

    22,203       993,140  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)

    13,046       770,758  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    47,668       384,681  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A(a)

    2,553       86,036  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    61,989       8,594,775  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    28,260       2,458,620  

Chevron Corp.

    515,607       83,956,288  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    11,460       684,277  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)

    35,151       279,099  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

    53,360       1,105,619  

Comstock Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    22,614       295,113  

ConocoPhillips

      351,639       35,163,900  

CONSOL Energy Inc.(a)

    7,720       290,504  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    17,239               1,057,268  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    213,507       5,758,284  

Crescent Energy Inc.

    9,352       162,164  

CVR Energy Inc.

    10,163       259,563  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,826       335,828  

Denbury Inc.(a)

    13,997       1,099,744  

Devon Energy Corp.

    178,804       10,572,680  

DHT Holdings Inc.

    27,323       158,473  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    47,964       6,574,905  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    9,531       138,104  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    25,320       1,373,863  

Earthstone Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    8,990       113,544  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    40,008       366,073  

EOG Resources Inc.

    155,494       18,539,550  

EQT Corp.

    80,568       2,772,345  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    112,739       951,517  

Escrow PetroCorp.(a)(c)

    1,248        

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,128,681       93,217,764  

Frontline Ltd./Bermuda(a)

    33,665       296,252  

Gevo Inc.(a)(b)

    53,673       251,190  

Golar LNG Ltd.(a)

    25,052       620,789  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    9,493       294,378  

Hess Corp.

    74,192       7,941,512  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    41,593       1,657,481  

International Seaways Inc.

    7,779       140,333  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    515,346       9,745,193  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    125,294       900,864  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)

    3,326       263,220  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    37,292       881,956  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    205,187       5,152,246  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    163,293       13,961,551  

Matador Resources Co.

    28,255       1,496,950  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    38,337       1,548,431  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    7,444       317,189  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    51,976       110,709  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    17,701       498,991  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    5,374       786,216  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    224,331       12,728,541  

ONEOK Inc.

    118,125       8,343,169  

Ovintiv Inc.

    70,947       3,836,104  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    11,415       148,623  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    23,695     $ 577,447  

PDC Energy Inc.

    25,856       1,879,214  

Peabody Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    21,526       528,033  

Phillips 66

      124,401       10,747,002  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    57,669       14,418,980  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    63,056       1,915,641  

Ranger Oil Corp.(a)

    4,054       139,985  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    11,083       672,184  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    1,554       154,778  

Riley Exploration Permian Inc.

    3,557       89,210  

Scorpio Tankers Inc.

    16,120       344,646  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    36,684       373,443  

SM Energy Co.

    30,081               1,171,655  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    267,955       1,921,237  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    12,514       197,596  

Targa Resources Corp.

    60,982       4,602,311  

Tellurian Inc.(a)

    87,722       464,927  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    1,552       2,098,475  

Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b)

    63,712       292,438  

Ur-Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    93,027       148,843  

Valero Energy Corp.

    108,617       11,028,970  

W&T Offshore Inc.(a)

    33,437       127,729  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    10,257       836,048  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    324,756       10,850,098  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    17,907       484,205  
   

 

 

 
      425,045,471  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    4,558       127,761  

Glatfelter Corp.

    10,531       130,374  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    22,914       1,423,418  

Neenah Inc.

    4,663       184,934  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.

    7,710       212,025  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    9,459       314,795  
   

 

 

 
      2,393,307  
Personal Products — 0.2%            

Beauty Health Co. (The)(a)(b)

    22,999       388,223  

BellRing Brands Inc.(a)

    31,057       716,796  

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    90,265       811,482  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    15,261       559,621  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)(b)

    12,298       317,657  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    60,780       16,551,610  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    28,584       867,810  

Honest Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    22,430       116,860  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    5,080       447,294  

Medifast Inc.

    3,216       549,229  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    11,967       572,980  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    21,426       334,888  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    3,648       289,834  

Veru Inc.(a)

    16,670       80,516  
   

 

 

 
      22,604,800  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%            

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    11,418       196,846  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    12,189       110,920  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    26,888       112,123  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    10,541       378,422  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    74,942       35,223  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    5,021       64,520  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,212       90,289  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    37,710       154,611  
Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Arvinas Inc.(a)

    11,739     $ 790,035  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    18,377       132,682  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)

    14,232       192,132  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    7,126       294,945  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      581,100       42,437,733  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    9,256       112,460  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    10,056       373,480  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    45,165       5,008,798  

CinCor Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    5,291       92,804  

Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    53,172       95,178  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    9,516       193,746  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    23,201       522,487  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    37,737       117,362  

DICE Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    5,045       96,511  

Durect Corp.(a)(b)

    94,880       63,560  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    11,896       115,391  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

    118,966       3,103,823  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    225,911       64,694,133  

Endo International PLC(a)

    62,446       144,250  

Esperion Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    8,414       39,041  

Evolus Inc.(a)

    11,660       130,825  

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,515       103,457  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,352       150,225  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,449       362,394  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    8,324       50,776  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    11,399       220,571  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    21,415               1,310,384  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    15,964       2,485,116  

Johnson & Johnson

    702,229       124,456,046  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    11,635       58,524  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    11,712       109,507  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    675,201       55,400,242  

Mind Medicine MindMed Inc.(a)(b)

    97,802       108,560  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    45,551       245,520  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    6,644       101,321  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    41,905       220,420  

Ocular Therapeutix Inc.(a)

    22,794       112,830  

Omeros Corp.(a)(b)

    13,754       82,662  

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    7,045       60,939  

Organon & Co.

    68,842       2,404,651  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)

    11,916       909,429  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    37,269       1,432,248  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,487,862       77,026,616  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    5,970       81,252  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    5,212       103,979  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    6,496       45,537  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    13,749       727,872  

Provention Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    19,043       139,395  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    7,401       242,457  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    5,371       144,963  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    17,103       333,508  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    87,234       3,398,637  

SIGA Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    21,451       152,088  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    13,214       427,076  

TherapeuticsMD Inc.(a)

    136,519       51,877  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)

    15,526       148,429  

Viatris Inc.

    322,576       3,509,627  

Zoetis Inc.

    126,701       23,894,542  
   

 

 

 
      420,708,007  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Professional Services — 0.6%

   

ASGN Inc.(a)

    13,423     $ 1,566,598  

Barrett Business Services Inc.

    1,757       136,115  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    35,468       3,115,509  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    6,117       1,842,807  

CBIZ Inc.(a)

    13,682       574,234  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

      124,148               2,080,721  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    104,379       6,952,685  

CRA International Inc.

    2,654       223,626  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)

    44,496       779,570  

Equifax Inc.

    32,117       7,614,941  

Exponent Inc.

    13,514       1,460,188  

First Advantage Corp.(a)

    15,185       306,585  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    3,663       206,666  

Franklin Covey Co.(a)

    4,413       199,556  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    8,634       1,357,438  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    4,495       177,912  

HireRight Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    8,512       145,555  

Huron Consulting Group Inc.(a)

    5,832       267,164  

ICF International Inc.

    4,895       460,815  

Insperity Inc.

    9,486       952,584  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    34,719       4,784,625  

KBR Inc.

    36,732       2,010,342  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    10,171       220,609  

Kforce Inc.

    5,101       377,321  

Korn Ferry

    14,274       926,954  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    25,359       358,576  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    38,058       4,111,025  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    14,840       1,393,773  

ManTech International Corp./VA, Class A

    7,146       615,914  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    96,838       2,637,867  

Resources Connection Inc.

    10,799       185,095  

Robert Half International Inc.

    28,571       3,262,237  

Science Applications International Corp.

    14,717       1,356,466  

Sterling Check Corp.(a)(b)

    5,962       157,576  

TransUnion

    50,698       5,239,131  

TriNet Group Inc.(a)(b)

    10,434       1,026,288  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)

    10,075       291,067  

Upwork Inc.(a)

    30,680       713,003  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    42,173       9,051,591  

Willdan Group Inc.(a)

    3,302       101,338  
   

 

 

 
      69,242,067  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    88,096       8,062,546  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC(a)(b)

    38,084       781,103  

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    20,752       151,490  

eXp World Holdings Inc.

    16,363       346,405  

Forestar Group Inc.(a)

    6,173       109,632  

FRP Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,542       146,928  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    11,005       1,140,228  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    13,408       3,210,680  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

    31,963       779,577  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    5,643       297,273  

Newmark Group Inc., Class A

    42,003       668,688  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    119,336       1,032,256  

Rafael Holdings Inc., Class B(a)

    3,430       8,609  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    4,531       125,645  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)

    31,787       498,420  

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    27,271       491,969  

RMR Group Inc. (The), Class A

    4,174       129,811  

St Joe Co. (The)(b)

    8,485       502,651  
Security   Shares     Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Tejon Ranch Co.(a)

    8,510     $ 155,393  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)

    16,012       772,259  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    44,955       2,215,832  
   

 

 

 
      21,627,395  
Road & Rail — 1.1%            

AMERCO

    2,335       1,393,855  

ArcBest Corp.

    6,223       500,951  

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)(b)

    10,896       2,868,917  

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    3,793       81,663  

CSX Corp.

      590,611       22,118,382  

Daseke Inc.(a)

      12,197       122,824  

Heartland Express Inc.

    12,000       168,840  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    22,166               4,450,711  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    42,403       2,139,655  

Landstar System Inc.

    10,163       1,532,885  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    77,928       2,992,435  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    14,206       252,299  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    63,928       18,233,544  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    27,035       8,074,814  

PAM Transportation Services Inc.(a)

    3,026       105,154  

Ryder System Inc.

    13,299       1,055,010  

Saia Inc.(a)

    7,149       1,743,069  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    14,922       380,511  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    35,183       429,233  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    428,478       15,288,095  

Union Pacific Corp.

    171,335       46,810,435  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    16,504       676,664  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    25,644       1,866,883  

Yellow Corp.(a)

    13,275       93,058  
   

 

 

 
      133,379,887  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.5%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    435,414       47,608,167  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)

    12,630       358,692  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    6,431       351,454  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    9,333       979,218  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    29,252       635,353  

Analog Devices Inc.

    140,133       23,147,169  

Applied Materials Inc.

    235,987       31,103,087  

Atomera Inc.(a)(b)

    5,856       76,479  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    8,212       620,252  

AXT Inc.(a)(b)

    13,540       95,051  

Broadcom Inc.

    107,585       67,744,123  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    5,705       231,908  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    15,458       1,310,684  

CMC Materials Inc.

    7,415       1,374,741  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    11,186       331,106  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    11,081       963,936  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    34,965       7,055,238  

Entegris Inc.

    35,628       4,676,531  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    27,816       2,329,312  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    20,571       864,599  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    13,904       867,888  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    7,381       262,911  

Impinj Inc.(a)(b)

    4,749       301,751  

Intel Corp.

    1,077,269       53,389,452  

KLA Corp.

    40,299       14,751,852  

Kopin Corp.(a)(b)

    21,776       55,093  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    15,199       851,448  

Lam Research Corp.

    37,570       20,198,008  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    35,677     $ 2,174,513  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)

    13,237       792,499  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    225,136       16,144,503  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    18,904       1,103,048  

Meta Materials Inc.(a)(b)

    57,922       96,730  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    144,649       10,868,926  

Micron Technology Inc.

      298,385       23,241,208  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    14,581               2,187,150  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    12,199       5,924,810  

NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)

    15,729       239,238  

NVE Corp.

    1,559       84,919  

NVIDIA Corp.

    637,630       173,983,722  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    70,389       13,027,596  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    112,085       7,017,642  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)

    12,355       1,073,526  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)

    10,195       284,135  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    16,371       277,816  

Power Integrations Inc.

    15,759       1,460,544  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    29,318       3,638,364  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    300,647       45,944,874  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    27,571       879,239  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    16,674       1,156,175  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)

    10,520       1,580,104  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    4,337       1,074,795  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    44,421       5,920,431  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,225       367,432  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    19,912       427,710  

Synaptics Inc.(a)

    10,337       2,062,231  

Teradyne Inc.

    44,009       5,203,184  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    246,160       45,165,437  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    11,593       491,427  

Universal Display Corp.

    11,899       1,986,538  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)(b)

    11,324       307,900  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    31,229       3,555,734  
   

 

 

 
      662,279,603  
Software — 9.4%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    28,331       356,687  

A10 Networks Inc.

    15,036       209,752  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    31,963       1,006,515  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    125,572       57,213,115  

Agilysys Inc.(a)(b)

    6,754       269,350  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    12,304       817,724  

Alkami Technology Inc.(a)

    7,498       107,296  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    12,103       779,433  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    15,639       1,118,658  

American Software Inc./GA, Class A

    6,277       130,813  

Anaplan Inc.(a)(b)

    37,416       2,433,911  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    23,046       7,320,562  

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,830       546,804  

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    10,389       631,859  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    19,850       793,405  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    17,802       2,943,917  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

    37,021       10,877,880  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    58,924       12,630,359  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    22,613       2,250,220  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    21,851       276,852  

AvidXchange Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    7,599       61,172  

Benefitfocus Inc.(a)

    10,265       129,544  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    35,861       1,584,339  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    24,956     $ 5,659,771  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    41,322       2,396,263  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    12,950       775,317  

Blackline Inc.(a)

    13,570       993,595  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    11,245       637,367  

Box Inc., Class A(a)

    38,626       1,122,472  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)

    18,306       136,929  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    15,746       357,434  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    73,546       12,095,375  

CDK Global Inc.

    31,207       1,519,157  

Cerence Inc.(a)

    10,010       361,361  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    34,296       2,344,475  

ChannelAdvisor Corp.(a)

    5,064       83,910  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    32,555       3,284,799  

Cleanspark Inc.(a)(b)

    10,167       125,766  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    12,838       851,801  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    3,832       230,418  

CoreCard Corp.(a)

    3,133       85,844  

Couchbase Inc.(a)

    3,018       52,574  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    19,737       2,005,871  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    53,219       12,084,971  

CS Disco Inc.(a)

    3,410       115,838  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(b)

        67,534       10,229,375  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    6,481       173,172  

Digimarc Corp.(a)(b)

    4,200       110,754  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)

    22,799       998,824  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    51,381               5,503,933  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    17,509       1,369,554  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)

    6,955       351,714  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)

    13,726       345,483  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    80,735       1,877,089  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    19,717       436,140  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    52,236       2,460,316  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    54,299       478,374  

Ebix Inc.

    6,886       228,271  

eGain Corp.(a)

    9,308       107,787  

Elastic NV(a)

    19,625       1,745,644  

Enfusion Inc., Class A(a)

    6,279       79,869  

EngageSmart Inc.(a)(b)

    5,567       118,633  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    14,799       1,101,638  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    9,714       423,919  

EverCommerce Inc.(a)(b)

    9,164       120,965  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    6,781       3,163,065  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    17,904       1,976,602  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    35,834       12,245,911  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)

    21,997       2,081,356  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    12,004       5,701,180  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    8,871       175,114  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,254       105,395  

Intapp Inc.(a)(b)

    4,672       112,175  

InterDigital Inc.

    8,970       572,286  

Intuit Inc.

    70,747       34,017,987  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    14,235       495,520  

JFrog Ltd.(a)

    14,109       380,238  

LivePerson Inc.(a)(b)

    16,664       406,935  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    61,532       1,372,779  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    16,640       2,308,134  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    25,098       701,489  

MeridianLink Inc.(a)(b)

    6,098       110,374  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,008,632       619,281,332  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,566     $ 1,247,897  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    16,743       1,332,073  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    8,127       119,223  

Model N Inc.(a)

    9,715       261,334  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)

    32,319       525,507  

N-able Inc.(a)

    8,977       81,691  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    14,896       610,438  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    33,817       1,359,105  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    13,875       927,960  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    144,995       3,845,267  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    55,899       1,499,211  

ON24 Inc.(a)

    4,110       54,047  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    7,062       101,975  

Oracle Corp.

      429,384       35,522,938  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    21,391       731,358  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    440,691               6,050,687  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    25,816       16,070,718  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    13,050       4,520,259  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    12,703       369,784  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    10,502       2,160,997  

Pegasystems Inc.

    11,063       892,231  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)

    15,721       431,227  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    15,788       915,072  

Progress Software Corp.

    11,836       557,357  

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)

    11,881       395,756  

PTC Inc.(a)

    28,276       3,045,891  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    14,910       919,201  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    8,892       1,266,310  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)

    15,301       1,702,083  

Rekor Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    13,325       60,762  

Rimini Street Inc.(a)

    14,869       86,240  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    21,460       2,515,327  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)(b)

    22,164       469,212  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    23,135       1,184,049  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    249,242       52,919,061  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    6,934       176,054  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    53,339       29,703,956  

ShotSpotter Inc.(a)

    2,603       72,155  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    32,203       1,764,080  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    42,370       6,296,606  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)

    11,718       938,846  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    9,202       1,207,302  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    59,342       4,451,837  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)

    22,878       266,986  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    40,539       13,510,433  

Telos Corp.(a)

    10,530       104,984  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)

    24,106       1,393,086  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    29,211       1,439,810  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    115,288       7,983,694  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    10,752       4,783,457  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    39,677       3,936,355  

Upland Software Inc.(a)

    6,007       105,783  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    27,681       1,315,955  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    17,914       926,154  

Veritone Inc.(a)(b)

    6,194       113,226  

Viant Technology Inc., Class A(a)

    5,281       34,591  

VMware Inc., Class A

    59,148       6,735,183  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    69,242       1,404,920  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    51,212       12,263,226  

Workiva Inc.(a)(b)

    11,129       1,313,222  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Xperi Holding Corp.

    28,253     $ 489,342  

Yext Inc.(a)

    25,730       177,280  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    32,529       3,912,913  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    57,785       6,774,136  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    20,993       5,065,191  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)

    29,685       444,681  
   

 

 

 
      1,129,138,493  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    9,386       188,471  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    14,328       458,353  

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

    20,493       807,424  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    16,589       3,433,259  

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    39,173       658,106  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)

    1,970       158,703  

Arko Corp.

    18,821       171,271  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)

    5,964       955,433  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    10,975       1,092,890  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    5,503       11,251,324  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    10,498       37,583  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    64,767       3,095,863  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)

    28,742       647,557  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    63,956       5,813,600  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.(b)

    5,689       97,566  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,009       664,383  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    6,850       226,324  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    17,664       3,217,851  

Caleres Inc.

    10,774       208,261  

Camping World Holdings Inc., Class A

    10,999       307,422  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    43,021       4,150,666  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    20,423       2,436,260  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    7,385       108,264  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    32,351       155,285  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    3,273       161,359  

Citi Trends Inc.(a)(b)

    2,357       72,183  

Conn’s Inc.(a)(b)

    6,007       92,568  

Container Store Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    11,315       92,444  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    17,891       241,707  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    16,633       1,663,633  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    14,745       2,335,166  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    26,959       2,183,679  

Foot Locker Inc.

    24,381       723,140  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    17,047               2,839,689  

Gap Inc. (The)

    53,683       755,857  

Genesco Inc.(a)(b)

    3,211       204,252  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    4,400       738,452  

GrowGeneration Corp.(a)(b)

    14,405       132,670  

Guess? Inc.

    9,630       210,415  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    4,602       126,187  

Hibbett Inc.

    4,231       187,603  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

      278,348       83,317,907  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    42,174       816,489  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    7,860       2,358,943  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,804       95,392  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    179,661       36,325,658  

MarineMax Inc.(a)

    5,346       215,230  

Monro Inc.

    8,485       376,225  

Murphy USA Inc.

    6,059       1,211,558  

National Vision Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    20,839       907,955  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    17,692       12,118,312  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    11,908       545,744  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

OneWater Marine Inc., Class A

    3,406     $ 117,337  

Party City Holdco Inc.(a)

    29,033       103,938  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    8,935       837,388  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    14,684       287,366  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    17,184       432,865  

RH(a)

    4,551       1,484,036  

Ross Stores Inc.

    93,080       8,420,017  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    27,970       437,171  

Shift Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    16,859       37,090  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    3,628       105,792  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    13,351       970,618  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)

    5,830       295,639  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    7,333       311,726  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)

    13,444       143,716  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    8,425       78,858  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

      318,727       19,308,482  

Tractor Supply Co.

    30,018               7,005,301  

TravelCenters of America Inc.(a)

    4,088       175,620  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    13,922       5,544,019  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    18,985       476,713  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    20,550       1,055,448  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    30,910       82,221  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    19,794       2,870,130  

Winmark Corp.

    782       172,040  

Zumiez Inc.(a)

    5,450       208,244  
   

 

 

 
      242,354,311  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.3%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    31,307       522,201  

Apple Inc.

    4,113,984       718,342,746  

Avid Technology Inc.(a)

    7,672       267,523  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    6,177       130,705  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    71,506       3,588,886  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)(b)

    20,472       137,777  

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)(b)

    12,980       85,019  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    348,586       5,824,872  

HP Inc.

    289,338       10,502,970  

NetApp Inc.

    59,148       4,909,284  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    71,649       2,529,926  

Quantum Corp.(a)

    18,833       42,751  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    10,441       397,489  

Turtle Beach Corp.(a)

    4,808       102,362  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    83,419       4,141,753  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    33,861       682,976  
   

 

 

 
      752,209,240  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%            

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    39,981       2,054,624  

Carter’s Inc.

    11,311       1,040,499  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    10,096       913,991  

Crocs Inc.(a)

    15,362       1,173,657  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    7,202       1,971,692  

Fossil Group Inc.(a)

    10,771       103,832  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    11,336       306,639  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    95,948       1,428,666  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    14,265       589,858  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    30,549       11,157,411  

Movado Group Inc.

    4,390       171,429  

Nike Inc., Class B

    330,540       44,477,462  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    4,636       419,558  

PLBY Group Inc.(a)

    8,276       108,333  
Security   Shares     Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)

 

PVH Corp.

    19,171     $ 1,468,690  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    12,469       1,414,483  

Rocky Brands Inc.

    2,576       107,136  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    35,282       1,438,094  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    22,368       864,300  

Tapestry Inc.

    70,536       2,620,412  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    50,673       862,454  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    51,569       802,414  

VF Corp.

    85,286       4,849,362  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    22,777       513,849  
   

 

 

 
      80,858,845  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%            

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    15,124       701,602  

Blue Foundry Bancorp(a)

    8,545       115,785  

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc.(a)

    8,235       137,360  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    39,520       429,978  

Columbia Financial Inc.(a)

    13,263       285,287  

Essent Group Ltd.

    29,493               1,215,407  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    2,545       276,082  

Finance of America Companies Inc., Class A(a)

    20,038       60,916  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    14,392       610,221  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The)

    460       157,872  

Home Bancorp. Inc.

    2,922       119,188  

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    15,784       203,298  

Merchants Bancorp./IN

    5,245       143,608  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    89,687       1,215,259  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    16,311       744,923  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    115,889       1,242,330  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    22,343       460,713  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    13,664       196,215  

PennyMac Financial Services Inc.

    9,156       487,099  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    21,816       510,494  

Radian Group Inc.

    50,443       1,120,339  

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A(b)

    31,277       347,800  

Southern Missouri Bancorp. Inc.

    2,580       128,871  

TFS Financial Corp.

    15,327       254,428  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    5,288       168,846  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    14,038       63,592  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    7,934       1,026,818  

Washington Federal Inc.

    16,896       554,527  

Waterstone Financial Inc.

    8,342       161,334  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    17,133       798,740  
   

 

 

 
      13,938,932  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

22nd Century Group Inc.(a)(b)

    41,721       96,793  

Altria Group Inc.

    485,211       25,352,275  

Philip Morris International Inc.

      415,003       38,985,382  

Turning Point Brands Inc.

    3,903       132,741  

Universal Corp./VA

    6,706       389,417  

Vector Group Ltd.

    41,527       499,985  
   

 

 

 
      65,456,593  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%            

Air Lease Corp.

    28,605       1,277,213  

Alta Equipment Group Inc.(a)

    9,022       111,512  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    9,952       1,021,672  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    14,394       853,276  

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,307       165,827  

Boise Cascade Co.

    9,715       674,901  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    14,945       361,520  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Custom Truck One Source Inc.(a)

    14,032     $ 117,729  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    5,460       147,912  

Fastenal Co.

      153,590               9,123,246  

GATX Corp.

    9,103       1,122,673  

Global Industrial Co.

    3,385       109,099  

GMS Inc.(a)

    11,255       560,161  

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

    8,210       357,299  

Herc Holdings Inc.

    6,370       1,064,363  

McGrath RentCorp

    6,203       527,131  

MRC Global Inc.(a)

    23,534       280,290  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    12,452       1,061,035  

NOW Inc.(a)

    27,897       307,704  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

    12,418       632,200  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class B

    2,084       100,761  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)

    11,595       1,874,796  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

    11,989       456,421  

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    5,765       162,919  

Transcat Inc.(a)

    1,417       114,975  

Triton International Ltd.

    16,991       1,192,428  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    19,152       6,802,982  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    46,398       1,491,232  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    3,549       474,111  

Watsco Inc.

    8,593       2,617,772  

WESCO International Inc.(a)

    11,743       1,528,234  

WW Grainger Inc.

    12,387       6,389,091  
   

 

 

 
      43,082,485  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American States Water Co.

    10,285       915,571  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    48,009       7,946,930  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,967       144,048  

California Water Service Group

    13,423       795,715  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    61,313       3,134,934  

Middlesex Water Co.

    5,085       534,789  

Pure Cycle Corp.(a)

    8,675       104,273  

SJW Group

    7,734       538,132  

York Water Co. (The)

    3,327       149,615  
   

 

 

 
      14,264,007  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Gogo Inc.(a)(b)

    13,758       262,228  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.(b)

    13,423       316,514  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    156,916       20,140,169  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    27,813       525,109  

U.S. Cellular Corp.(a)

    3,557       107,528  
   

 

 

 
      21,351,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $7,923,612,334)

      11,990,450,005  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Rights            

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%

 

Right Quantum Corp., NVS (Expires 04/18/22)

    19,106     $ 162  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

      162  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/24)(a)

    409       8,384  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
(Expires 09/01/25)(a)

    204       3,042  
   

 

 

 
      11,426  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $68,578)

      11,426  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 2.1%

   

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

    231,171,253       231,125,019  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    19,635,000       19,635,000  
   

 

 

 
      250,760,019  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.1%
(Cost: $250,725,561)

 

    250,760,019  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.9%
(Cost: $8,174,406,473)

 

    12,241,221,612  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.9)%

 

    (223,739,054
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $     12,017,482,558  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   

Affiliated Issuer

 

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 126,273,904     $ 105,017,220 (a)    $     $ (60,205   $ (105,900   $ 231,125,019       231,171,253     $ 748,840 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    14,515,000       5,120,000 (a)                         19,635,000       19,635,000       4,489        

BlackRock Inc.

    30,134,273       4,119,687       (5,748,092     2,704,027       (2,141,632     29,068,263       38,039       665,399        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,643,822     $ (2,247,532   $ 279,828,282       $ 1,418,728     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    35        06/17/22      $ 3,616      $ 72,342  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    98        06/17/22        22,201        1,027,460  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,099,802  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $ 1,099,802  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 1,940,308  
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 1,070,191  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 22,733,692  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell 3000 ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 11,990,344,289        $             92,898        $             12,818        $ 11,990,450,005  

Rights

              162                   162  

Warrants

     11,426                            11,426  

Money Market Funds

     250,760,019                            250,760,019  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,241,115,734        $ 93,060        $ 12,818        $ 12,241,221,612  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,099,802        $        $        $ 1,099,802  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

   

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    182,188     $ 25,092,753  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    259,586       13,981,302  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    110,898       16,652,444  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    126,854       19,477,163  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    219,726       27,867,849  

Hexcel Corp.

    228,429       13,584,673  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    1,065,484       38,293,495  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    111,012       22,140,233  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    153,976       9,923,753  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    297,915       14,565,064  

Textron Inc.

    616,638       45,865,535  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    146,852       95,679,952  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    494,649       4,887,132  

Woodward Inc.

    172,680       21,569,459  
   

 

 

 
      369,580,807  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

      362,225       39,015,255  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    470,571       48,544,104  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    272,699       19,454,347  
   

 

 

 
      107,013,706  
Airlines — 0.9%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    344,097       19,961,067  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,781,302       32,508,762  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)

    85,684       7,166,610  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    1,792,101       70,913,437  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    863,416       12,908,069  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    1,655,139       75,805,366  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    897,679       41,616,398  
   

 

 

 
      260,879,709  
Auto Components — 0.6%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    754,786       90,355,432  

BorgWarner Inc.

    668,074       25,988,079  

Gentex Corp.

    660,637       19,270,781  

Lear Corp.

    168,022       23,958,257  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    674,493       13,483,115  
   

 

 

 
      173,055,664  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    432,901       17,056,299  

Thor Industries Inc.

    145,244       11,430,703  
   

 

 

 
      28,487,002  
Banks — 3.4%            

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    108,407       9,097,515  

Bank OZK

    335,842       14,340,453  

BOK Financial Corp.

    83,613               7,855,441  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    1,186,763       53,795,967  

Comerica Inc.

    368,037       33,281,586  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    309,137       22,131,118  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    160,228       22,177,158  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    392,972       31,052,648  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    1,907,161       82,084,210  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A(b)

    34,278       22,815,437  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    355,862       9,924,991  

First Horizon Corp.

    1,478,015       34,718,572  

First Republic Bank/CA

    499,323       80,940,258  

FNB Corp.

    944,622       11,760,544  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    4,000,910       58,493,304  

KeyCorp

    2,609,216       58,394,254  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

M&T Bank Corp.

    358,395     $ 60,747,953  

PacWest Bancorp.

    322,004       13,888,033  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    1,198,442       23,956,856  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    209,028       19,247,298  

Popular Inc.

    224,414       18,343,600  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    252,285       17,503,533  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,684,801       59,763,670  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    171,847       50,435,376  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

    158,325       88,574,921  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    402,806       19,737,494  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    601,063       11,336,048  

Webster Financial Corp.

    497,742       27,933,281  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    290,815       24,085,298  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    160,065       14,874,841  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    418,282       27,422,568  
   

 

 

 
      1,030,714,226  
Beverages — 0.3%            

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    25,742       9,999,995  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

      123,546               7,751,276  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    510,082       34,185,696  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    499,790       26,678,790  
   

 

 

 
      78,615,757  
Biotechnology — 1.5%            

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    335,932       54,854,336  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    506,147       39,023,934  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    145,321       2,849,745  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    479,359       33,516,781  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    874,995       19,836,137  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    611,865       64,374,317  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    512,886       40,733,406  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    399,752       14,806,814  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    433,531       7,218,291  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    115,526       9,498,548  

Natera Inc.(a)

    233,198       9,486,495  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    261,847       24,548,156  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    208,249       15,337,539  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    139,266       4,609,704  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    233,617       18,250,160  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    378,139       54,470,923  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    183,858       13,351,768  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    123,810       22,212,752  
   

 

 

 
      448,979,806  
Building Products — 1.7%            

A O Smith Corp.

    362,216       23,141,980  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    172,227       20,462,290  

Allegion PLC

    249,788       27,421,727  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    130,053       11,706,071  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    308,619       7,666,096  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    531,003       34,270,934  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    143,053       35,179,594  

Carrier Global Corp.

    2,398,740       110,030,204  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    380,223       28,242,964  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    137,005       2,277,023  

Lennox International Inc.

    91,799       23,671,290  

Masco Corp.

    669,872       34,163,472  

Owens Corning

    283,217       25,914,355  

Trane Technologies PLC

    653,002       99,713,405  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    321,209       20,984,584  
   

 

 

 
      504,845,989  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets — 3.6%

   

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.(b)

    113,525     $ 16,001,349  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    312,885       93,978,139  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    399,535       32,454,228  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    456,416       22,323,306  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    295,596       33,822,094  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    104,320       11,612,902  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    105,745       45,909,192  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    812,945       22,697,424  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    221,097       14,572,503  

Invesco Ltd.

    939,860       21,673,172  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    471,495       16,511,755  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    596,788       19,604,486  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    1,557,214       91,050,303  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    278,486       9,607,767  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    221,956       40,546,922  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    103,900       35,346,780  

Morningstar Inc.

    64,396       17,591,055  

MSCI Inc.

    221,580       111,428,150  

Nasdaq Inc.

    325,006       57,916,069  

Northern Trust Corp.

    573,236       66,753,332  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    517,523       56,880,953  

SEI Investments Co.

    298,845       17,993,457  

State Street Corp.

    1,022,572       89,086,473  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    288,651       19,599,403  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    637,688       96,412,049  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    294,395       25,868,489  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

      249,377               9,281,812  
   

 

 

 
      1,096,523,564  
Chemicals — 2.9%            

Albemarle Corp.

    324,194       71,695,503  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    144,234       14,194,068  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    570,719       14,028,273  

Celanese Corp.

    304,355       43,483,199  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    595,787       61,401,808  

Chemours Co. (The)

    449,966       14,164,930  

Corteva Inc.

    2,040,666       117,297,482  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

    212,104       1,605,627  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    374,491       41,965,462  

Element Solutions Inc.

    635,921       13,926,670  

FMC Corp.

    354,824       46,684,194  

Huntsman Corp.

    583,924       21,902,989  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    712,517       93,574,858  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    727,756       74,827,872  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    1,036,807       68,947,666  

NewMarket Corp.

    18,198       5,903,067  

Olin Corp.

    392,462       20,517,913  

PPG Industries Inc.

    662,524       86,837,021  

RPM International Inc.

    355,894       28,984,007  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    116,468       14,320,905  

Valvoline Inc.

    513,486       16,205,618  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    90,731       11,196,205  
   

 

 

 
      883,665,337  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1%        

Cintas Corp.

    244,595       104,048,267  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    143,927       16,068,010  

Copart Inc.(a)

    586,029       73,529,059  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    155,723       4,092,400  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    383,348       14,663,061  

MSA Safety Inc.

    100,146       13,289,374  
Security   Shares     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

 

Republic Services Inc.

    585,129     $ 77,529,593  

Rollins Inc.

    638,489       22,379,039  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    260,426       15,344,300  
   

 

 

 
      340,943,103  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%        

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    674,971       93,807,470  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    432,187       26,203,498  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    556,688               4,386,701  

F5 Inc.(a)

    169,022       35,317,147  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    889,973       33,071,397  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    200,123       19,532,005  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    465,362       112,710,676  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    17,845       5,195,750  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    192,340       9,386,192  
   

 

 

 
      339,610,836  
Construction & Engineering — 0.4%        

AECOM

    377,030       28,959,674  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    161,670       14,081,457  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    565,644       15,074,413  

Quanta Services Inc.

    396,390       52,168,888  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    56,994       13,598,768  
   

 

 

 
      123,883,200  
Construction Materials — 0.5%        

Eagle Materials Inc.

      108,312       13,902,928  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    174,735       67,253,754  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    371,510       68,246,387  
   

 

 

 
      149,403,069  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%        

Ally Financial Inc.

    945,924       41,128,776  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    22,359       12,305,723  

Discover Financial Services

    806,291       88,845,205  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    309,696       14,682,687  

SLM Corp.

    774,445       14,218,810  

Synchrony Financial

    1,456,923       50,715,490  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    134,843       14,710,023  
   

 

 

 
      236,606,714  
Containers & Packaging — 1.5%        

Amcor PLC

    4,237,493       48,010,796  

AptarGroup Inc.

    183,956       21,614,830  

Ardagh Group SA(a)

    58,704       986,521  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(a)

    158,315       1,287,101  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    233,042       40,542,317  

Ball Corp.

    888,975       80,007,750  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)(b)

    379,391       21,989,502  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    344,192       43,054,977  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    781,595       15,663,164  

International Paper Co.

    1,079,534       49,820,494  

Packaging Corp. of America

    261,202       40,776,244  

Sealed Air Corp.

    413,639       27,697,267  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    230,549       10,658,280  

Sonoco Products Co.

    274,261       17,157,768  

Westrock Co.

    724,752       34,085,087  
   

 

 

 
      453,352,098  
Distributors — 0.4%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    389,165       49,042,574  

LKQ Corp.

    764,469       34,714,537  

Pool Corp.

    109,106       46,135,472  
   

 

 

 
      129,892,583  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%

 

 

ADT Inc.

    451,440     $ 3,426,429  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)

    169,243       22,456,854  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    378,684       13,738,655  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    234,417       6,997,347  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)(b)

    109,389       10,622,766  

H&R Block Inc.

    461,236       12,010,585  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    212,002       3,135,510  

Service Corp. International

    447,677       29,466,100  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    334,506       15,263,509  
   

 

 

 
      117,117,755  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%        

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    1,034,223       64,111,484  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    981,184       30,328,397  

Voya Financial Inc.

      305,886       20,295,536  
   

 

 

 
      114,735,417  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%        

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    2,872,221       32,369,931  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 2.4%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    703,834       43,975,548  

Avangrid Inc.

    154,394               7,216,376  

Edison International

    1,040,660       72,950,266  

Entergy Corp.

    560,136       65,395,878  

Evergy Inc.

    634,500       43,361,730  

Eversource Energy

    961,491       84,793,891  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,518,920       69,657,671  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    287,627       12,169,498  

IDACORP Inc.

    137,893       15,907,337  

NRG Energy Inc.

    681,724       26,150,933  

OGE Energy Corp.

    562,345       22,932,429  

PG&E Corp.(a)(b)

    5,571,314       66,521,489  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    315,280       24,623,368  

PPL Corp.

    2,096,782       59,884,094  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    1,508,410       108,861,950  
   

 

 

 
      724,402,458  
Electrical Equipment — 1.4%        

Acuity Brands Inc.(b)

    96,664       18,298,495  

AMETEK Inc.

    643,848       85,747,677  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    652,523       12,972,157  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    93,854       1,230,426  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    171,427       50,958,390  

Hubbell Inc.

    151,280       27,800,726  

nVent Electric PLC

    472,728       16,441,480  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    1,439,296       41,178,258  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    189,463       28,188,305  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    325,243       91,077,797  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    435,752       22,157,989  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    278,694       4,748,946  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    557,607       16,934,525  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    886,838       12,415,732  
   

 

 

 
      430,150,903  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.3%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    1,630,899       122,888,240  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    188,591       22,372,550  

Avnet Inc.

    271,173       11,006,912  

CDW Corp./DE

    380,722       68,107,359  

Cognex Corp.

    474,719       36,624,571  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    69,178       18,910,498  

Corning Inc.

    2,126,283       78,481,105  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    103,276     $ 11,335,574  

Jabil Inc.

    391,482       24,166,184  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    510,346       80,619,358  

Littelfuse Inc.

    67,529       16,842,408  

National Instruments Corp.

    373,762       15,171,000  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    113,763       11,741,479  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    128,864       60,904,992  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    700,735       50,551,023  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    465,129       11,809,625  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    149,549       61,868,421  
   

 

 

 
      703,401,299  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%        

Baker Hughes Co.

    2,066,565       75,243,632  

Halliburton Co.

    2,470,212       93,546,929  

NOV Inc.

    1,102,104       21,612,259  
   

 

 

 
      190,402,820  
Entertainment — 1.0%            

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A(a)(b)

    70,512               4,451,423  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

      552,598       38,593,444  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    385,831       45,389,159  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)

    51,598       9,254,617  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    287,384       5,555,133  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    330,499       41,401,610  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    882,698       2,648,094  

Spotify Technology SA(a)(b)

    386,728       58,403,662  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    318,994       49,042,138  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    121,719       7,600,134  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    2,887,076       26,676,582  
   

 

 

 
      289,015,996  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    466,409       93,864,811  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    386,461       21,630,222  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    824,439       33,002,293  

Americold Realty Trust

    742,613       20,704,050  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    440,621       23,555,599  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    389,018       96,620,401  

Boston Properties Inc.

    437,081       56,296,033  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    833,233       21,505,744  

Camden Property Trust

    276,560       45,964,272  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    420,415       16,938,520  

CubeSmart

    614,386       31,966,504  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    473,080       15,810,334  

Duke Realty Corp.

    1,060,138       61,551,612  

EPR Properties

    202,277       11,066,575  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    495,514       37,896,911  

Equity Residential

    1,031,341       92,738,183  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    181,019       62,538,444  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    365,447       75,135,903  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    216,678       26,449,883  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    362,163       22,421,511  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    652,520       30,622,764  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    614,343       19,253,510  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,509,793       51,831,194  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    280,718       12,840,041  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    1,981,460       38,499,768  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    424,272       11,773,548  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    1,676,800       67,373,824  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

Iron Mountain Inc.

    796,493     $ 44,133,677  

JBG SMITH Properties

    338,679       9,896,200  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    326,753       24,970,464  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,616,468       39,926,760  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    241,295       28,033,653  

Life Storage Inc.

    229,464       32,223,629  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    1,643,762       34,749,129  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    321,766       67,393,889  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    491,572       22,091,246  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    661,569       20,614,490  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    152,457               2,134,398  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

      640,628       12,511,465  

Rayonier Inc.

    398,867       16,401,411  

Realty Income Corp.

    1,581,155       109,574,041  

Regency Centers Corp.

    470,774       33,585,017  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    449,954       33,562,069  

SBA Communications Corp.

    303,657       104,488,374  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    910,817       119,827,084  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    189,369       15,372,975  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    356,486       16,405,486  

STORE Capital Corp.

    687,579       20,097,934  

Sun Communities Inc.

    319,968       56,087,191  

UDR Inc.

    886,468       50,856,669  

Ventas Inc.

    1,111,840       68,667,238  

VICI Properties Inc.

    1,757,736       50,025,167  

Vornado Realty Trust

    494,318       22,402,492  

Welltower Inc.

    1,217,604       117,060,448  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,097,863       79,509,008  

WP Carey Inc.

    529,312       42,789,582  
   

 

 

 
      2,395,243,640  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    455,264       15,137,528  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    103,878       20,585,503  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    238,917       7,831,699  

Kroger Co. (The)

    2,048,169       117,503,456  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    622,960       23,441,985  
   

 

 

 
      184,500,171  
Food Products — 2.5%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,557,983       140,623,545  

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    156,639       7,567,230  

Bunge Ltd.

    382,865       42,425,271  

Campbell Soup Co.

    546,648       24,364,101  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    1,314,671       44,133,505  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    452,197       36,347,595  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    534,111       13,731,994  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    111,461       11,440,357  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    244,478       8,410,043  

Hershey Co. (The)

    409,705       88,754,394  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    785,422       40,480,650  

Ingredion Inc.

    189,911       16,550,744  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    293,838       39,788,604  

Kellogg Co.

    706,933       45,590,109  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    407,001       24,383,430  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    695,291       69,390,042  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)(b)

    130,029       3,263,728  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    158,177       10,955,339  

Seaboard Corp.(b)

    725       3,048,980  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    799,816       71,687,508  
   

 

 

 
      742,937,169  
Security   Shares     Value  

Gas Utilities — 0.3%

   

Atmos Energy Corp.

    375,439     $ 44,861,206  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    248,263       17,055,668  

UGI Corp.

    581,874       21,075,477  
   

 

 

 
      82,992,351  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

      123,181       40,802,475  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(b)

    135,378       56,532,499  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    604,029       29,730,307  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    269,520       137,886,432  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    452,279       22,030,510  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    211,435       4,550,081  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    216,890       16,002,144  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    693,046       53,239,794  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    56,727       12,629,699  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    236,380       129,314,043  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    185,310       49,364,731  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    206,727       13,284,277  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    139,100       20,244,614  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    283,569       23,493,692  

Penumbra Inc.(a)(b)

    95,389       21,188,759  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    102,658       11,544,919  

ResMed Inc.

    401,579       97,386,923  

STERIS PLC

    238,307       57,615,483  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    171,446       19,937,455  

Teleflex Inc.

    130,274       46,225,123  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    582,822       74,542,934  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    58,327               1,332,189  
   

 

 

 
      938,879,083  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%  

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    251,387       16,473,390  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    461,039       11,687,339  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    87,908       15,145,669  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    416,210       64,391,849  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    776,943       44,052,668  

Chemed Corp.

    42,357       21,455,938  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    177,954       20,128,377  

Encompass Health Corp.

    276,238       19,643,284  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    254,817       16,879,078  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    385,161       33,582,188  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    260,906       68,790,476  

McKesson Corp.

    420,374       128,689,093  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    161,310       53,811,403  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    271,046       7,285,716  

Premier Inc., Class A

    332,626       11,838,159  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    341,380       46,721,267  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    174,480       3,166,812  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    200,169       29,014,497  
   

 

 

 
      612,757,203  
Health Care Technology — 0.7%            

Cerner Corp.

    818,167       76,547,704  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    319,185       6,856,094  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    693,505       15,118,409  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    58,866       1,451,047  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    426,014       30,728,390  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    388,135       82,463,162  
   

 

 

 
      213,164,806  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.4%  

Aramark

    642,055       24,141,268  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    232,834       15,315,821  
 

 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    570,672     $ 44,147,186  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    2,417,361       48,879,039  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)(b)

    78,377       123,994,765  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    99,301       14,076,910  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    103,715       23,001,913  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    355,596       47,276,488  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    101,446       41,289,536  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    853,828       16,624,031  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    403,975       79,045,788  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    766,430       116,298,088  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)

    138,080       13,179,736  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    117,482       18,526,911  

MGM Resorts International

    1,057,442       44,349,118  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,033,833       22,620,266  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    465,108       19,729,881  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    234,044       19,772,037  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    616,714       51,668,299  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    209,972       9,133,782  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    241,875       14,014,238  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    110,990       28,887,367  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    487,236       10,704,575  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    257,566       21,813,265  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    294,581       23,489,889  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    1,194,768       49,630,663  

Yum! Brands Inc.

      810,747       96,097,842  
   

 

 

 
      1,037,708,702  
Household Durables — 1.2%            

DR Horton Inc.

    921,151       68,634,961  

Garmin Ltd.

    423,529       50,234,775  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    379,563       13,208,792  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    720,670       58,496,784  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    44,972       3,073,836  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)(b)

    155,886       19,361,041  

Newell Brands Inc.

    1,062,602       22,750,309  

NVR Inc.(a)(b)

    8,700       38,865,249  

PulteGroup Inc.

    693,729       29,067,245  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    500,139       13,963,881  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    306,010       14,388,590  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    92,576       16,792,361  

Whirlpool Corp.

    160,654       27,757,798  
   

 

 

 
      376,595,622  
Household Products — 0.4%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    678,251       67,404,585  

Clorox Co. (The)

    343,803       47,798,931  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    158,592               4,653,089  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    114,521       10,160,303  
   

 

 

 
      130,016,908  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,857,197       47,785,679  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    362,909       15,895,414  

Vistra Corp.

    1,338,076       31,110,267  
   

 

 

 
      94,791,360  
Insurance — 4.1%            

Aflac Inc.

    1,805,219       116,238,051  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    36,862       31,222,114  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    189,719       27,626,881  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    1,038,975       50,307,169  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    574,012       100,222,495  

Assurant Inc.

    156,773       28,506,035  
Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    191,419     $ 12,185,734  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    211,629       12,797,206  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    219,102       11,318,809  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    651,366       47,074,221  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    419,620       57,051,535  

CNA Financial Corp.

    78,267       3,805,342  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    68,645       12,090,444  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    108,484       32,694,908  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    766,686       37,444,944  

First American Financial Corp.

    299,151       19,390,968  

Globe Life Inc.

    276,817       27,847,790  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    88       104  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    97,675       14,604,366  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    936,940       67,281,661  

Kemper Corp.

    166,518       9,414,928  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    104,327       2,751,103  

Lincoln National Corp.

    505,077       33,011,833  

Loews Corp.

    585,778       37,970,130  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    37,668       55,569,340  

Mercury General Corp.

    74,533       4,099,315  

Old Republic International Corp.

    786,683       20,351,489  

Primerica Inc.

    111,632       15,273,490  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    722,044       53,005,250  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,057,258       124,936,178  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    185,006       20,250,757  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    121,895       19,321,576  

Unum Group

    576,774       18,174,149  

W R Berkley Corp.

    577,194       38,435,348  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(b)

    8,234       9,355,800  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    347,868       82,173,379  
   

 

 

 
      1,253,804,842  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.8%        

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    213,771       21,436,956  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    790,682       85,978,761  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    1,598,571       39,340,832  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    269,110       7,298,263  

Twitter Inc.(a)(b)

    2,177,486       84,246,933  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

      397,534               4,722,704  
   

 

 

 
      243,024,449  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%        

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    410,217       48,073,330  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    354,353       44,038,991  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    1,016,186       4,837,045  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    211,155       23,391,751  
   

 

 

 
      120,341,117  
IT Services — 3.3%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    450,347       53,766,928  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    136,672       7,674,133  

Amdocs Ltd.

    344,302       28,305,067  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    323,747       50,410,645  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    733,773       87,832,628  

Concentrix Corp.

    118,221       19,690,890  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    682,380       22,266,059  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    149,675       44,395,102  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)(b)

    142,545       18,552,232  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    288,970       5,022,299  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    221,720       55,221,583  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    222,929       66,312,460  

Genpact Ltd.

    513,163       22,327,722  
 

 

 

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Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Globant SA(a)(b)

    113,862     $ 29,839,814  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    466,408       39,038,350  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    202,118       39,827,352  

MongoDB Inc.(a)(b)

    178,146       79,023,784  

Okta Inc.(a)(b)

    350,710       52,943,182  

Paychex Inc.

    901,618       123,043,809  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)

    1,004,829       3,406,370  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    917,856       10,491,094  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    117,346       7,267,238  

SolarWinds Corp.

    95,724       1,274,087  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    615,222       7,198,097  

Switch Inc., Class A

    313,222       9,653,502  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    117,410       2,443,302  

VeriSign Inc.(a)(b)

    271,341       60,362,519  

Western Union Co. (The)

    1,106,546       20,736,672  

WEX Inc.(a)(b)

    122,045       21,778,930  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    147,804       15,439,606  
   

 

 

 
      1,005,545,456  
Leisure Products — 0.4%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    212,228       17,167,123  

Hasbro Inc.

    355,886       29,154,181  

Mattel Inc.(a)

    974,652       21,647,021  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    833,753       22,027,754  

Polaris Inc.

    157,386       16,575,893  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    243,267       14,591,155  
   

 

 

 
      121,163,127  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.8%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)

    239,569       18,224,014  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

      297,413               4,128,092  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    840,401       111,210,264  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    1,678,397       56,763,387  

Azenta Inc.

    207,770       17,219,978  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    58,979       33,218,742  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    109,999       47,633,967  

Bruker Corp.

    287,851       18,508,819  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    140,117       39,789,025  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    532,808       123,190,538  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    302,896       10,683,142  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)(b)

    63,410       87,073,978  

PerkinElmer Inc.(b)

    351,546       61,330,715  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    633,007       31,017,343  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    153,480       28,868,053  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    274,733       5,950,717  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    284,921       23,064,355  

Waters Corp.(a)

    168,796       52,392,590  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    205,744       84,501,118  
   

 

 

 
      854,768,837  
Machinery — 3.5%            

AGCO Corp.

    175,031       25,559,777  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    294,859       11,576,164  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    389,483       15,497,529  

Crane Co.

    134,959       14,613,361  

Cummins Inc.

    402,377       82,531,546  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    340,844       17,700,029  

Dover Corp.

    400,323       62,810,679  

Flowserve Corp.

    355,595       12,765,861  

Fortive Corp.

    911,611       55,544,458  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    263,694       3,971,232  

Graco Inc.

    466,832       32,547,527  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

IDEX Corp.

    213,336     $ 40,902,911  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.(b)

    1,101,881       55,479,708  

ITT Inc.

    242,429       18,233,085  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    161,424       22,245,841  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    153,890       25,228,727  

Nordson Corp.

    161,304       36,628,912  

Oshkosh Corp.

    185,725       18,693,221  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1,190,214       91,586,967  

PACCAR Inc.

    951,405       83,790,238  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    359,899       102,124,940  

Pentair PLC

    462,663       25,080,961  

Snap-on Inc.

    148,801       30,575,630  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    451,281       63,084,571  

Timken Co. (The)

    175,647       10,661,773  

Toro Co. (The)

    291,850       24,950,257  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    501,591       48,238,006  

Xylem Inc./NY

    501,433       42,752,178  
   

 

 

 
      1,075,376,089  
Marine — 0.0%            

Kirby Corp.(a)(b)

    162,881       11,758,379  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.6%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

      584,439               7,293,799  

Cable One Inc.

    14,898       21,814,248  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    466,102       11,615,262  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    882,582       22,038,073  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    698,905       22,120,343  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    872,090       34,403,950  

Fox Corp., Class B

    415,895       15,088,671  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    1,091,076       38,678,644  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    63,590       8,334,105  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    393,228       53,211,613  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b)

    256,536       11,726,261  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    443,182       20,266,713  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)(b)

    54,642       903,232  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    462,277       21,190,778  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,089,945       24,142,282  

News Corp., Class B

    346,369       7,800,230  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    111,454       21,006,850  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    579,929       49,224,373  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    1,625,251       61,450,740  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    2,464,026       16,311,852  

ViacomCBS Inc., Class A(b)

    29,850       1,206,238  
   

 

 

 
      469,828,257  
Metals & Mining — 1.1%            

Alcoa Corp.

    514,017       46,276,950  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    1,250,109       40,266,011  

Nucor Corp.

    763,049       113,427,234  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    175,305       32,142,172  

Royal Gold Inc.

    181,018       25,574,223  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    529,358       44,164,338  

United States Steel Corp.(b)

    724,454       27,340,894  
   

 

 

 
      329,191,822  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.3%            

AGNC Investment Corp.

    1,473,070       19,297,217  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    3,983,471       28,043,636  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    1,182,162       12,980,138  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment (continued)

 

 

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    799,364     $ 19,320,628  
   

 

 

 
      79,641,619  
Multi-Utilities — 1.9%            

Ameren Corp.

    710,886       66,652,671  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    1,662,646       50,943,473  

CMS Energy Corp.

    809,868       56,642,168  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    992,996       94,016,861  

DTE Energy Co.

    537,398       71,049,390  

NiSource Inc.

    1,092,371       34,737,398  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,411,357       98,794,990  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    883,844       88,216,470  
   

 

 

 
      561,053,421  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%            

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    623,262       99,815,409  

Kohl’s Corp.

    386,865       23,389,858  

Nordstrom Inc.

      298,868               8,102,312  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    178,363       7,662,474  
   

 

 

 
      138,970,053  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%        

Antero Midstream Corp.

    913,992       9,935,093  

APA Corp.

    1,018,298       42,086,256  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    653,071       90,548,294  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    177,799       10,904,413  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    2,230,834       60,165,593  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,885,038       111,462,297  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    506,529       69,434,995  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    266,155       14,441,570  

EQT Corp.

    861,027       29,627,939  

Hess Corp.

    777,972       83,274,123  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    425,780       16,967,333  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,172,891       54,561,293  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,717,551       146,850,611  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    72,316       3,081,385  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)

    2,364,160       134,142,438  

ONEOK Inc.

    1,243,339       87,817,034  

Phillips 66

    1,306,477       112,866,548  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    602,805       150,719,334  

Targa Resources Corp.

    627,082       47,325,879  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    16,564       22,396,350  

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,138,339       115,586,942  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    3,393,674       113,382,648  
   

 

 

 
      1,527,578,368  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%        

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    241,958       15,030,431  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    98,323       3,272,189  
   

 

 

 
      18,302,620  
Personal Products — 0.1%            

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    1,006,609       9,049,415  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)

    277,254       8,417,432  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    223,221       3,488,944  
   

 

 

 
      20,955,791  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%            

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    475,551       52,738,606  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

    1,254,934       32,741,228  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    165,536       25,768,989  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    507,099       2,733,264  

Organon & Co.

    711,394       24,848,992  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    380,859       14,636,411  
Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

   

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    903,973     $ 35,218,788  

Viatris Inc.

    3,389,993       36,883,124  
   

 

 

 
      225,569,402  
Professional Services — 1.9%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    367,714       32,299,998  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    65,705       19,794,288  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    1,303,167       21,841,079  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    1,095,769       72,989,173  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    437,636       7,667,383  

Equifax Inc.

    339,426       80,477,904  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    91,645       14,408,427  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    362,842       50,003,256  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

      267,165               3,777,713  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    395,289       42,699,118  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    154,727       14,531,960  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    1,007,600       27,447,024  

Robert Half International Inc.

    301,326       34,405,403  

Science Applications International Corp.

    158,160       14,577,607  

TransUnion

    535,577       55,346,527  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    444,419       95,385,650  
   

 

 

 
      587,652,510  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    934,273       85,504,665  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    114,214       11,833,713  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    142,004       34,004,278  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,287,634       11,138,034  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    162,428       7,833,902  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    468,037       23,069,544  
   

 

 

 
      173,384,136  
Road & Rail — 0.9%            

AMERCO

    25,271       15,085,271  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    236,312       47,449,086  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    451,039       22,759,428  

Landstar System Inc.

    108,100       16,304,723  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    824,027       31,642,637  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.(b)

    286,122       85,458,919  

Ryder System Inc.

    142,093       11,272,238  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    133,145       3,395,197  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    366,260       4,468,372  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    273,942       19,942,978  
   

 

 

 
      257,778,849  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7%  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)(b)

    110,680       3,143,312  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    157,290       13,336,619  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    364,385       73,525,605  

Entegris Inc.

    377,343       49,530,042  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    299,356       25,068,071  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    144,889       9,043,971  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    2,362,462       169,412,150  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    1,522,773       114,421,163  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    155,307       23,296,050  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    126,938       61,651,248  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    1,181,623       73,981,416  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    302,985       37,600,439  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    462,798       61,681,718  

Teradyne Inc.

    454,955       53,789,330  

Universal Display Corp.

    121,304       20,251,703  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    324,144       36,907,036  
   

 

 

 
      826,639,873  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Software — 7.3%

   

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    161,173     $ 11,528,705  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    402,165       26,160,833  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    242,562       77,049,819  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    188,407       31,156,866  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    236,776       23,561,580  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    393,075       17,366,053  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    261,570       59,321,460  

Black Knight Inc.(a)(b)

    422,958       24,527,334  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    163,824       3,718,805  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    767,925       126,292,945  

CDK Global Inc.

    320,480       15,600,966  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    369,914       25,287,321  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    343,600       34,669,240  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    206,803       21,017,389  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    558,416       126,805,105  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    710,632       107,639,429  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)(b)

      69,472               1,856,292  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    537,223       57,547,328  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    183,298       14,337,570  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    166,321       4,186,300  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    832,704       19,360,368  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    224,986       4,976,690  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    557,750       26,270,025  

Elastic NV(a)

    210,079       18,686,527  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    105,317       4,596,034  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    71,337       33,275,857  

Five9 Inc.(a)(b)

    188,839       20,847,826  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    374,316       127,918,750  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    235,717       22,303,542  

HubSpot Inc.(a)(b)

    125,552       59,629,667  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    92,455       1,825,062  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    145,715       5,072,339  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    650,823       14,519,861  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    177,444       24,613,257  

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    95,722       871,070  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    155,188       6,359,604  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    362,646       14,574,743  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    150,388       10,057,949  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    1,545,612       40,989,630  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    605,896       16,250,131  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,627,162       63,530,934  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    270,866       168,616,794  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    136,917       47,425,310  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    131,867       3,838,648  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    111,361       22,914,753  

Pegasystems Inc.

    116,564       9,400,887  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)

    164,360       9,526,306  

PTC Inc.(a)

    292,598       31,518,657  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    226,035       26,493,562  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    342,374       18,755,248  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    444,542       66,063,387  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    628,871       47,177,902  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    423,800       141,239,826  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    304,537       15,010,629  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    1,213,965       84,067,076  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    112,556       50,075,039  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    422,085       41,875,053  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    337,575       40,606,897  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    219,850       53,045,408  
   

 

 

 
      2,223,812,588  
Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail — 2.7%

   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    173,785     $ 35,966,544  

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    114,130       11,365,065  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    57,718       118,009,068  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    665,106       31,792,067  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    672,905       61,167,065  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    186,640       34,000,209  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    456,193       44,013,501  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    219,890       26,230,678  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    168,955       16,898,879  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    153,843       24,364,116  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    286,403       23,198,643  

Foot Locker Inc.

    245,505       7,281,678  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    177,620       29,587,940  

Gap Inc. (The)

    553,127       7,788,028  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    442,925       8,575,028  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    82,794       24,848,135  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    186,068       127,449,137  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    85,919       8,052,329  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    152,772       2,989,748  

RH(a)(b)

    48,265       15,738,734  

Tractor Supply Co.

    318,724       74,380,620  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    147,093       58,575,374  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    204,739       10,515,395  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

      314,839               837,472  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    201,339       29,194,155  
   

 

 

 
      832,819,608  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%        

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    3,633,355       60,713,362  

HP Inc.

    3,035,144       110,175,727  

NetApp Inc.

    623,691       51,766,353  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    763,992       26,976,558  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    872,717       43,330,399  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    354,972       7,159,785  
   

 

 

 
      300,122,184  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%        

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    402,120       20,664,947  

Carter’s Inc.

    118,070       10,861,259  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    109,138       9,880,263  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    75,781       20,746,564  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    986,175       14,684,146  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    319,363       116,640,948  

PVH Corp.

    192,751       14,766,654  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    127,115       14,419,926  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    372,626       15,188,236  

Tapestry Inc.

    739,944       27,488,920  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    515,011       8,765,487  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    559,373       8,703,844  

VF Corp.

    901,517       51,260,257  
   

 

 

 
      334,071,451  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%        

MGIC Investment Corp.

    876,873       11,881,629  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    1,284,854       13,773,635  

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A

    370,509       4,120,060  

TFS Financial Corp.

    148,876       2,471,342  

UWM Holdings Corp.(b)

    256,698       1,162,842  
   

 

 

 
      33,409,508  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%        

Air Lease Corp.

    292,679       13,068,117  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    155,310       3,756,949  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

    iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Fastenal Co.

    1,602,039     $ 95,161,117  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    122,708       10,455,949  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    124,066       20,060,231  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    201,685       71,640,529  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    475,247       15,274,439  

Watsco Inc.

    90,250       27,493,760  

WW Grainger Inc.

    128,022       66,032,467  
   

 

 

 
      322,943,558  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    508,572       84,183,923  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    649,417       33,204,691  
   

 

 

 
      117,388,614  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $20,240,419,610)

        30,234,133,292  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.3%            

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

    1,271,463,281       1,271,208,989  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    42,720,000     $ 42,720,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,313,928,989  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.3%
(Cost: $1,313,911,947)

 

    1,313,928,989  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.1%
(Cost: $21,554,331,557)

 

    31,548,062,281  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.1)%

 

    (1,244,519,892
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  30,303,542,389  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

          
 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 770,892,251     $ 501,159,131 (a)    $     $ (309,770   $ (532,623   $ 1,271,208,989       1,271,463,281     $ 2,947,736 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    33,520,000       9,200,000 (a)                         42,720,000       42,720,000       10,643          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (309,770   $ (532,623   $ 1,313,928,989       $ 2,958,379     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    72        06/17/22      $ 16,311      $ 1,017,172  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

    177        06/17/22        47,599        1,442,244  
          

 

 

 
           $ 2,459,416  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

    iShares® Russell Mid-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $ 2,459,416  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 1,656,395  
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 2,361,973  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 56,900,464      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

  $ 30,233,146,771      $ 986,521      $      $ 30,234,133,292  

Money Market Funds

    1,313,928,989                      1,313,928,989  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 31,547,075,760      $             986,521      $                     —      $ 31,548,062,281  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

  $ 2,459,416      $      $      $ 2,459,416  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%

   

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)(b)

    248,352     $ 34,205,521  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    267,527       14,409,004  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    56,058       8,607,145  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    96,907       12,290,715  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    108,540       3,900,927  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    114,620       5,603,772  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)(b)

    57,942       37,751,531  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    622,128       6,146,625  
   

 

 

 
      122,915,240  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    98,404       10,599,095  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

      469,805       48,465,084  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    317,616       22,658,725  
   

 

 

 
      81,722,904  
Airlines — 0.7%            

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)(b)

    2,450,281       96,957,619  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.3%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    189,138       22,641,710  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    673,718       13,467,623  
   

 

 

 
      36,109,333  
Automobiles — 0.0%            

Thor Industries Inc.

    83,820       6,596,634  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 0.2%            

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    287,986       13,054,405  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    40,803       1,999,347  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    209,613       17,360,149  
   

 

 

 
      32,413,901  
Beverages — 0.3%            

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A,
NVS(a)(b)

    35,754       13,889,356  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    84,624       5,309,310  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    348,355       23,346,752  
   

 

 

 
      42,545,418  
Biotechnology — 3.0%            

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    460,271       75,157,652  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    203,304       3,986,791  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    613,488       42,895,081  

Exelixis Inc.(a)(b)

    1,014,345       22,995,201  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    156,306       16,444,954  

Incyte Corp.(a)(b)

    605,454       48,085,157  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    492,491       18,241,867  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    166,111       2,765,748  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    134,516       11,059,906  

Natera Inc.(a)(b)

    297,749       12,112,429  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    358,075       33,569,531  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    288,582       21,254,064  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    318,871       24,910,203  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    462,621       66,640,555  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    184,066       13,366,873  
   

 

 

 
      413,486,012  
Building Products — 1.9%            

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    235,426       27,970,963  

Allegion PLC

    261,579       28,716,143  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    88,672               7,981,367  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    231,574       5,752,298  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    75,321       18,522,940  
Security   Shares     Value  

Building Products (continued)

   

Carrier Global Corp.

    1,537,804     $ 70,539,069  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    133,113       9,887,634  

Trane Technologies PLC

    435,694       66,530,474  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    442,974       28,939,491  
   

 

 

 
      264,840,379  
Capital Markets — 3.2%            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    239,735       72,006,805  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    477,958       38,824,528  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    125,127       54,323,887  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    304,791       55,679,220  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    143,047       48,664,589  

Morningstar Inc.

    81,113       22,157,638  

MSCI Inc.

    215,170       108,204,690  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    35,211       3,870,041  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    289,179       43,720,973  
   

 

 

 
      447,452,371  
Chemicals — 1.2%            

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    138,358       3,400,840  

Celanese Corp.

    151,794       21,686,809  

Chemours Co. (The)

    313,142       9,857,710  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(a)

      223,361               1,690,843  

FMC Corp.

    122,560       16,125,219  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    123,827       12,731,892  

Olin Corp.

    40,894       2,137,938  

PPG Industries Inc.

    382,635       50,151,970  

RPM International Inc.

    285,451       23,247,129  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    157,166       19,325,131  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    24,818       3,062,541  
   

 

 

 
      163,418,022  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%            

Cintas Corp.

    313,847       133,507,375  

Copart Inc.(a)

    800,626       100,454,544  

IAA Inc.(a)(b)

    516,315       19,749,049  

MSA Safety Inc.

    41,398       5,493,515  

Rollins Inc.

    805,921       28,247,531  
   

 

 

 
      287,452,014  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    825,526       114,731,603  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    766,354       6,038,870  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    21,919       6,381,936  
   

 

 

 
      127,152,409  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    2,179       1,199,256  

Discover Financial Services

    607,554       66,946,375  

Synchrony Financial

    373,257       12,993,076  

Upstart Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    184,381       20,114,124  
   

 

 

 
      101,252,831  
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%            

Avery Dennison Corp.

    168,282       29,276,020  

Ball Corp.

    359,522       32,356,980  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    58,371       7,301,628  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    311,171       6,235,867  

Sealed Air Corp.

    307,140       20,566,094  
   

 

 

 
      95,736,589  
Distributors — 0.5%            

Pool Corp.

    149,048       63,024,947  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%

   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    183,603     $ 24,362,282  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    395,323       14,342,318  

frontdoor Inc.(a)

    219,809       6,561,299  

H&R Block Inc.

    508,698       13,246,496  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    231,259       3,420,321  
   

 

 

 
      61,932,716  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%            

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    903,854       56,029,909  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%            

NRG Energy Inc.

    422,913       16,222,943  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 1.7%            

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    52,249       684,985  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

      234,845       69,810,025  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    1,959,030       56,047,848  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    55,127               8,201,795  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    270,168       75,655,145  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

    1,230,132       17,221,848  
   

 

 

 
      227,621,646  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    1,593,799       120,092,755  

CDW Corp./DE

    518,834       92,814,214  

Cognex Corp.

    654,637       50,505,245  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    83,978       22,956,226  

Corning Inc.

    985,059       36,358,528  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    9,740       1,069,062  

Jabil Inc.

    424,810       26,223,521  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    306,940       48,487,312  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    352,801       8,957,617  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    203,892       84,350,121  
   

 

 

 
      491,814,601  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%            

Halliburton Co.

    176,441       6,681,821  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.6%            

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    202,250       23,792,690  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    27,050       4,851,688  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    392,920       7,595,143  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    450,912       56,485,746  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    1,154,393       3,463,179  

Spotify Technology SA(a)(b)

    529,842       80,016,739  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    87,089       13,389,063  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A(b)

    144,430       9,018,209  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    1,887,803       17,443,300  
   

 

 

 
      216,055,757  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.0%  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    358,447       27,414,026  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    45,183       9,289,625  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    772,218       42,788,599  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    288,315       33,496,437  

SBA Communications Corp.

    69,346       23,861,959  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,086,721       142,969,015  
   

 

 

 
      279,819,661  
Food Products — 1.2%            

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    194,389       9,390,933  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    32,050       2,576,179  

Freshpet Inc.(a)(b)

    157,332       16,148,557  

Hershey Co. (The)

    480,764       104,147,905  

Kellogg Co.

    428,009       27,602,300  
Security   Shares     Value  

Food Products (continued)

   

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    167,787     $ 10,052,119  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    72,241       1,813,249  
   

 

 

 
      171,731,242  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.4%            

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    169,878       56,270,389  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    369,604       189,089,406  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    72,689       1,564,267  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    14,759               1,088,919  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    324,446       177,491,429  

Insulet Corp.(a)(b)

    253,150       67,436,628  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    138,869       20,210,994  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    391,887       32,467,838  

Penumbra Inc.(a)(b)

    132,400       29,410,012  

ResMed Inc.

    497,026       120,533,775  

STERIS PLC

    45,289       10,949,522  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)(b)

      222,775       25,906,505  

Teleflex Inc.

    31,841       11,298,142  
   

 

 

 
      743,717,826  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.3%            

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    602,288       15,268,001  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    109,226       18,818,548  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    629,085       35,669,119  

Chemed Corp.

    15,350       7,775,542  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    171,158       19,359,681  

Encompass Health Corp.

    215,543       15,327,263  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    343,808       22,773,842  

McKesson Corp.

    82,945       25,391,953  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    33,698       11,241,316  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    335,357       9,014,396  
   

 

 

 
      180,639,661  
Health Care Technology — 0.9%            

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    248,633       5,340,637  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    31,268       770,756  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    531,777       112,981,341  
   

 

 

 
      119,092,734  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.4%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    65,277       4,293,921  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    484,887       37,510,858  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    107,591       170,212,190  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    134,398       19,052,260  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    141,140       31,302,029  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    330,783       43,977,600  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    94,406       38,424,186  

DraftKings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,177,434       22,924,640  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)(b)

    555,922       108,777,258  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    703,860       106,803,716  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    42,419       1,799,414  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(a)

    219,400       18,534,912  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    116,687       5,075,885  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    215,722       12,498,933  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    152,814       39,772,900  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    682,164       14,987,143  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    223,259       18,907,805  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    404,546       32,258,498  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    129,311       5,371,579  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    94,114       11,155,332  
   

 

 

 
      743,641,059  
Household Durables — 1.0%            

DR Horton Inc.

    519,421       38,702,059  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Durables (continued)

   

NVR Inc.(a)(b)

    8,021     $ 35,831,973  

PulteGroup Inc.

    276,584       11,588,869  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    681,008       19,013,743  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    169,312       7,961,050  

TopBuild Corp.(a)(b)

    104,584       18,970,492  
   

 

 

 
      132,068,186  
Household Products — 0.4%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    48,691       4,838,911  

Clorox Co. (The)

    381,155       52,991,980  
   

 

 

 
      57,830,891  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    119,980       5,255,124  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.6%            

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    5,515       4,671,205  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    340,690       16,496,210  

Brown & Brown Inc.

      50,888       3,677,676  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    66,437       11,701,549  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    34,213       10,311,114  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    153,759       181,436  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    14,884       392,491  

Lincoln National Corp.

    106,188               6,940,448  

Markel Corp.(a)

    8,669       12,788,855  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    73,799       11,697,879  
   

 

 

 
      78,858,863  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.4%            

Match Group Inc.(a)

    1,084,764       117,957,237  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    2,183,254       53,729,881  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    235,539       6,387,818  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    311,232       12,041,566  

Vimeo Inc.(a)(b)

    500,346       5,944,111  
   

 

 

 
      196,060,613  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.0%            

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    493,452       57,827,640  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    486,638       60,479,371  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    161,848       17,929,521  
   

 

 

 
      136,236,532  
IT Services — 6.2%            

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    401,987       62,593,396  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    948,061       113,482,902  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    206,262       61,179,372  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    138,548       18,032,022  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    69,664       17,350,516  

Gartner Inc.(a)(b)

    306,319       91,117,650  

Genpact Ltd.

    34,260       1,490,653  

Globant SA(a)(b)

    154,751       40,555,595  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    64,022       5,358,641  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    72,385       14,263,464  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    243,384       107,962,708  

Okta Inc.(a)

    482,724       72,872,015  

Paychex Inc.

    1,076,769       146,946,665  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    1,221,965       13,967,060  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    165,396       10,242,974  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    783,942       9,172,121  

Switch Inc., Class A

    444,841       13,710,000  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    54,486       1,133,854  

Western Union Co. (The)

    373,781       7,004,656  

WEX Inc.(a)

    114,864       20,497,481  
Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    204,125     $ 21,322,897  
   

 

 

 
      850,256,642  
Leisure Products — 0.7%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    37,274       3,015,094  

Mattel Inc.(a)(b)

    1,334,890       29,647,907  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,142,387       30,181,864  

Polaris Inc.

    151,904       15,998,529  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    327,771       19,659,705  
   

 

 

 
      98,503,099  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 6.2%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    323,635       24,618,914  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    368,478       5,114,475  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    1,029,579       136,244,189  

Avantor Inc.(a)(b)

    2,313,225       78,233,270  

Azenta Inc.

      232,130       19,238,934  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    149,737       64,842,110  

Bruker Corp.

    391,694       25,185,924  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    178,778       50,767,589  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    360,841       83,430,048  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    423,031       14,920,303  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)(b)

    86,927       119,367,287  

Repligen Corp.(a)(b)

    197,362       37,121,819  

Sotera Health Co.(a)(b)

    376,205               8,148,600  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    50,522       4,089,756  

Waters Corp.(a)

    215,635       66,930,948  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    281,768       115,724,935  
   

 

 

 
      853,979,101  
Machinery — 1.4%            

AGCO Corp.

    22,897       3,343,649  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    301,276       11,828,096  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    58,032       3,013,602  

Graco Inc.

    399,155       27,829,086  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    219,791       30,289,398  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    63,477       10,406,419  

Nordson Corp.

    38,431       8,726,911  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    81,783       23,206,744  

Toro Co. (The)

    380,114       32,495,946  

Xylem Inc./NY

    451,641       38,506,912  
   

 

 

 
      189,646,763  
Media — 0.2%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    567,588       7,083,498  

Cable One Inc.

    10,984       16,083,212  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    10,468       1,973,009  
   

 

 

 
      25,139,719  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%            

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    136,490       11,387,361  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.1%            

Nordstrom Inc.

    357,166       9,682,770  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%            

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    899,089       124,658,690  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    25,072       1,537,666  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    488,494       13,174,683  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    327,902       44,948,806  

Hess Corp.

    73,479       7,865,192  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    99,149       4,224,739  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    411,076       23,324,452  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    368,722       92,191,562  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    22,530     $ 30,463,038  
   

 

 

 
      342,388,828  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    23,747       1,475,164  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.0%            

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,322       2,013,536  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    58,636       916,481  
   

 

 

 
      2,930,017  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%            

Catalent Inc.(a)

    153,374       17,009,177  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    737,137       28,718,857  
   

 

 

 
      45,728,034  
Professional Services — 2.5%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    503,814       44,255,022  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    1,165,447       77,630,425  

Equifax Inc.

    177,199       42,013,883  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    218,258       3,086,168  

Robert Half International Inc.

    364,000       41,561,520  

TransUnion(b)

    501,169       51,790,804  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    387,669       83,205,397  
   

 

 

 
      343,543,219  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    68,922       6,307,741  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    341,775       2,956,354  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    229,521       11,069,798  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    639,015       31,497,049  
   

 

 

 
      51,830,942  
Road & Rail — 1.8%            

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    285,753       57,376,345  

Landstar System Inc.

    129,792       19,576,527  

Lyft Inc., Class A(a)

    1,128,994       43,353,370  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

      360,953       107,809,442  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    57,875       706,075  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    317,916       23,144,285  
   

 

 

 
      251,966,044  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.5%  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)(b)

    151,886       4,313,562  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    499,525       100,794,155  

Entegris Inc.

    515,354       67,645,366  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    104,489               6,522,203  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    1,758,928       132,165,850  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    178,638       26,795,700  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    173,955       84,486,464  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    878,096       54,977,591  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    298,117       39,733,034  

Teradyne Inc.

    623,919       73,765,943  

Universal Display Corp.

    165,689       27,661,779  
   

 

 

 
      618,861,647  
Software — 18.6%            

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    224,135       16,032,377  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    550,197       35,790,315  

ANSYS Inc.(a)(b)

    138,738       44,070,126  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    255,812       42,303,630  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    327,860       32,625,349  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    528,875       23,365,698  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    358,342       81,268,382  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    59,389       1,348,130  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    1,053,633     $ 173,280,483  

CDK Global Inc.

    69,530       3,384,720  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    170,424       17,195,782  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)(b)

    285,669       29,032,540  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    763,901       173,466,639  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    975,177       147,710,060  

DocuSign Inc.(a)(b)

    738,990       79,160,609  

DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.(a)

    223,991       5,637,853  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    1,137,114       26,437,900  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    59,846       1,323,794  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    718,310       33,832,401  

Elastic NV(a)

    287,437       25,567,521  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    152,179       6,641,092  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    97,739       45,591,334  

Five9 Inc.(a)(b)

    258,305       28,516,872  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    513,396       175,447,949  

HubSpot Inc.(a)(b)

    173,067       82,196,441  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    90,706       1,790,536  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    175,670       6,115,073  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    258,565       5,768,585  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    129,137       17,912,593  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    217,537       8,914,666  

NCR Corp.(a)

    168,217       6,760,641  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    203,011       13,577,376  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    557,708       14,790,416  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    820,917       22,016,994  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    6,358,442       87,301,409  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    370,702       230,765,702  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    187,565       64,968,765  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    130,270       3,792,160  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    152,481       31,376,015  

Pegasystems Inc.

    146,414       11,808,289  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    165,460       9,590,062  

PTC Inc.(a)

    403,450       43,459,634  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    312,876       36,672,196  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    465,105       25,478,452  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    609,075       90,514,636  

Synopsys Inc.(a)(b)

    368,842       122,923,973  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    352,316       17,365,656  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    1,664,876       115,292,663  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    133,486       59,386,587  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    576,920       57,236,233  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    462,536       55,638,455  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    302,410       72,965,485  
   

 

 

 
      2,565,411,249  
Specialty Retail — 4.2%            

AutoZone Inc.(a)(b)

    16,931       34,616,784  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    525,761       25,131,376  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    212,041       19,274,527  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

      240,633       43,836,114  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    52,621               5,076,874  

Carvana Co.(a)(b)

    299,078       35,677,015  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    210,924       33,404,034  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    389,631       31,560,111  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    245,852       40,954,026  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    537,712       10,410,104  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    9,890       2,968,187  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)(b)

    77,910       53,365,234  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    17,608       344,588  

RH(a)(b)

    66,988       21,844,117  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Specialty Retail (continued)

   

Tractor Supply Co.

    434,751     $ 101,457,841  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)(b)

    201,730       80,332,920  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    165,675       8,509,068  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    107,727       286,554  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    211,622       30,685,190  
   

 

 

 
      579,734,664  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%  

HP Inc.

    1,442,966       52,379,666  

NetApp Inc.

    564,902       46,886,866  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    979,791       34,596,420  
   

 

 

 
      133,862,952  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    9,276       839,756  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    14,201       3,887,808  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    794,611       11,831,758  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    437,264       159,701,931  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    55,228       2,251,093  

Tapestry Inc.

    104,484       3,881,581  

VF Corp.

      797,141       45,325,437  
   

 

 

 
      227,719,364  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%            

Rocket Companies Inc., Class A(b)

    524,832       5,836,132  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    168,574       763,640  
   

 

 

 
              6,599,772  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8%            

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    109,405       2,646,507  

Fastenal Co.

    1,951,210       115,901,874  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)

    87,914       14,214,815  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    96,092     $ 34,132,839  

WW Grainger Inc.

      146,008       75,309,466  
   

 

 

 
      242,205,501  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $11,983,921,991)

 

    13,757,241,260  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 5.8%

   

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

    785,119,193       784,962,169  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    17,950,000       17,950,000  
   

 

 

 
      802,912,169  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 5.8%
(Cost: $802,858,117)

 

    802,912,169  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 105.7%
(Cost: $12,786,780,108)

 

    14,560,153,429  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.7)%

 

    (783,014,713
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   13,777,138,716  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   

    

 

 

   

    

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 866,890,581     $     $ (81,234,039 )(a)     $ (280,948    $ (413,425   $ 784,962,169       785,119,193     $ 2,717,127 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    16,190,000       1,760,000 (a)                        17,950,000       17,950,000       4,241          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (280,948    $ (413,425   $ 802,912,169       $ 2,721,368     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   57      06/17/22      $12,913      $ 805,261  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

   25      06/17/22      6,723        262,810  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 1,068,071  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,068,071  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,528,652  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 910,512  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 17,174,536      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1                  Level 2                  Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 13,757,241,260      $      $      $ 13,757,241,260  

Money Market Funds

     802,912,169                      802,912,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 14,560,153,429      $      $      $ 14,560,153,429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,068,071      $      $      $ 1,068,071  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%

   

BWX Technologies Inc.

    47,242     $ 2,544,454  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    79,573       11,948,682  

HEICO Corp.(a)

    63,241       9,710,023  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    109,612       13,902,090  

Hexcel Corp.

    173,378       10,310,790  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    726,595       26,113,824  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    80,705       16,095,805  

Mercury Systems Inc.(b)

    117,068       7,545,033  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    155,004       7,578,145  

Textron Inc.(a)

    452,918       33,688,041  

TransDigm Group Inc.(b)

    76,992       50,163,368  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    25,013       247,128  

Woodward Inc.

    127,180       15,886,054  
   

 

 

 
      205,733,437  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

      214,037       23,053,925  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    94,056               9,702,817  

GXO Logistics Inc.(b)

    28,552       2,036,900  
   

 

 

 
      34,793,642  
Airlines — 0.9%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(b)

    251,372       14,582,090  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,316,782       24,031,271  

Copa Holdings SA, Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    66,396       5,553,361  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(b)

    656,409       9,813,315  

Southwest Airlines Co.(b)

    1,214,459       55,622,222  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    662,774       30,726,203  
   

 

 

 
      140,328,462  
Auto Components — 0.7%            

Aptiv PLC(b)

    453,108       54,241,559  

BorgWarner Inc.

    495,569       19,277,634  

Gentex Corp.

    486,191       14,182,191  

Lear Corp.

    123,999       17,681,017  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(b)

    142,321       2,844,997  
   

 

 

 
      108,227,398  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    314,770       12,401,938  

Thor Industries Inc.

    66,859       5,261,803  
   

 

 

 
      17,663,741  
Banks — 5.0%            

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    82,866       6,954,115  

Bank OZK

    245,024       10,462,525  

BOK Financial Corp.

    61,530       5,780,744  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    719,580       32,618,561  

Comerica Inc.

    270,094       24,424,600  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    227,032       16,253,221  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    117,657       16,284,905  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    291,262       23,015,523  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    1,400,623       60,282,814  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    25,221       16,787,098  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    261,149       7,283,446  

First Horizon Corp.

    1,091,118       25,630,362  

First Republic Bank/CA

    367,746       59,611,627  

FNB Corp.

    697,222       8,680,414  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    2,950,829       43,141,120  

KeyCorp.

    1,906,745       42,672,953  

M&T Bank Corp.

    263,611       44,682,064  

PacWest Bancorp.

    237,211       10,230,910  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

   

People’s United Financial Inc.

    878,650     $ 17,564,214  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    154,156       14,194,684  

Popular Inc.

    164,552       13,450,480  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    183,787       12,751,142  

Regions Financial Corp.

    1,982,003       44,119,387  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    126,601       37,156,127  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

    116,335       65,083,616  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    274,657       13,458,193  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    443,255       8,359,789  

Webster Financial Corp.

    368,408       20,675,057  

Western Alliance Bancorp.

    102,724       8,507,602  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    115,496       10,733,043  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    308,012       20,193,267  
   

 

 

 
      741,043,603  
Beverages — 0.2%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    46,220       2,899,843  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    190,120       12,741,842  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

      366,869       19,583,467  
   

 

 

 
      35,225,152  
Biotechnology — 0.7%            

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b)

    374,304       28,858,839  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    25,775       1,802,188  

Exelixis Inc.(b)

    89,740       2,034,406  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(b)

    366,653       38,575,562  

Incyte Corp.(b)

    53,555       4,253,338  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    22,307       826,251  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    214,916       3,578,351  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(b)

    15,270               1,255,499  

Natera Inc.(b)

    10,707       435,561  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(b)

    103,429       3,423,500  

Seagen Inc.(b)

    30,842       4,442,790  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(b)

    33,207       2,411,492  

United Therapeutics Corp.(b)

    90,572       16,249,523  
   

 

 

 
      108,147,300  
Building Products — 1.5%            

A O Smith Corp.

    266,337       17,016,271  

Allegion PLC

    43,194       4,741,837  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    49,491       4,454,685  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    107,239       2,663,817  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)(b)

    389,971       25,168,728  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    65,131       16,017,016  

Carrier Global Corp.

    939,619       43,100,324  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    208,691       15,501,567  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    101,014       1,678,853  

Lennox International Inc.

    68,316       17,615,964  

Masco Corp.

    493,314       25,159,014  

Owens Corning

    207,393       18,976,459  

Trane Technologies PLC

    246,694       37,670,174  
   

 

 

 
      229,764,709  
Capital Markets — 3.8%            

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    83,497       11,768,902  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    101,472       30,478,130  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    33,890       2,752,885  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    335,677       16,417,962  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    218,952       25,052,488  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    77,582       8,636,428  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    10,605       4,604,161  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    591,351       16,510,520  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    165,528       10,909,950  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

   

Invesco Ltd.

    683,971     $ 15,772,371  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    346,797       12,144,831  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    440,189       14,460,209  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    1,148,208       67,135,722  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    205,037       7,073,777  

Morningstar Inc.

    4,432       1,210,689  

MSCI Inc.

    47,469       23,871,211  

Nasdaq Inc.

    239,090       42,605,838  

Northern Trust Corp.

    421,864       49,126,063  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    361,096       39,688,061  

SEI Investments Co.

    220,443       13,272,873  

State Street Corp.

    750,195       65,356,988  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    209,289       14,210,723  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    314,178       47,500,572  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A(a)

      214,561       18,853,475  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    177,012               6,588,387  
   

 

 

 
      566,003,216  
Chemicals — 3.8%            

Albemarle Corp.

    239,251       52,910,359  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    106,188       10,449,961  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)

    346,001       8,504,705  

Celanese Corp.

    143,184       20,456,698  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    441,764       45,528,198  

Chemours Co. (The)

    160,696       5,058,710  

Corteva Inc.

    1,500,626       86,255,982  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(b)

    45,148       341,770  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    275,196       30,838,464  

Element Solutions Inc.

    477,799       10,463,798  

FMC Corp.

    195,308       25,696,673  

Huntsman Corp.

    429,425       16,107,732  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    523,616       68,766,489  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    469,937       48,318,922  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    766,446       50,968,659  

NewMarket Corp.

    13,469       4,369,074  

Olin Corp.

    266,925       13,954,839  

PPG Industries Inc.

    281,212       36,858,457  

RPM International Inc.

    110,390       8,990,162  

Valvoline Inc.

    372,112       11,743,855  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    53,480       6,599,432  
   

 

 

 
      563,182,939  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%            

Cintas Corp.

    11,320       4,815,415  

Clean Harbors Inc.(b)

    105,165       11,740,621  

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.(b)

    109,497       2,877,581  

MSA Safety Inc.

    54,737       7,263,600  

Republic Services Inc.

    431,852       57,220,390  

Rollins Inc.

    32,391       1,135,304  

Stericycle Inc.(b)

    188,212       11,089,451  
   

 

 

 
      96,142,362  
Communications Equipment — 1.2%            

Arista Networks Inc.(b)

    51,571       7,167,338  

Ciena Corp.(b)

    315,742       19,143,438  

F5 Inc.(b)

    124,198       25,951,172  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    658,820       24,481,751  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    150,550       14,693,680  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    342,877       83,044,809  

Ubiquiti Inc.(a)

    1,475       429,461  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    147,435       7,194,828  
   

 

 

 
      182,106,477  
Security   Shares     Value  

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

   

AECOM

    275,773     $ 21,182,124  

MasTec Inc.(b)

    119,205       10,382,755  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    411,704       10,971,912  

Quanta Services Inc.

    290,806       38,272,978  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    42,354       10,105,664  
   

 

 

 
      90,915,433  
Construction Materials — 0.7%            

Eagle Materials Inc.

    78,898       10,127,347  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    127,776       49,179,705  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    271,973       49,961,440  
   

 

 

 
      109,268,492  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    696,593       30,287,864  

Credit Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    15,263               8,400,297  

Discover Financial Services

    267,197       29,442,437  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

      225,479       10,689,959  

SLM Corp.

    573,868       10,536,217  

Synchrony Financial

    872,479       30,370,994  
   

 

 

 
      119,727,768  
Containers & Packaging — 1.9%            

Amcor PLC

    3,120,569       35,356,047  

AptarGroup Inc.

    134,244       15,773,670  

Ardagh Group SA(b)

    34,751       583,991  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA(b)

    141,354       1,149,208  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    79,607       13,849,230  

Ball Corp.

    458,976       41,307,840  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)(b)

    276,074       16,001,249  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    222,041       27,775,109  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    422,517       8,467,241  

International Paper Co.

    795,089       36,693,357  

Packaging Corp. of America

    193,105       30,145,621  

Sealed Air Corp.

    140,020       9,375,739  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    175,625       8,119,144  

Sonoco Products Co.

    199,741       12,495,797  

Westrock Co.

    536,316       25,222,941  
   

 

 

 
      282,316,184  
Distributors — 0.4%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    286,200       36,066,924  

LKQ Corp.

    560,282       25,442,406  
   

 

 

 
      61,509,330  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%            

ADT Inc.

    331,399       2,515,318  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.(b)

    24,711       3,278,903  

Chegg Inc.(a)(b)

    70,275       2,549,577  

frontdoor Inc.(b)

    54,738       1,633,929  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(b)

    80,772       7,843,769  

H&R Block Inc.

    71,315       1,857,043  

Mister Car Wash Inc.(a)(b)

    33,674       498,038  

Service Corp. International

    331,661       21,829,927  

Terminix Global Holdings Inc.(b)

    246,904       11,266,230  
   

 

 

 
      53,272,734  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%            

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    272,084       16,866,487  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    722,566       22,334,515  

Voya Financial Inc.

    229,022       15,195,610  
   

 

 

 
      54,396,612  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    2,106,668       23,742,148  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Electric Utilities — 3.5%

   

Alliant Energy Corp.

    512,943     $ 32,048,679  

Avangrid Inc.

    120,804       5,646,379  

Edison International

    766,286       53,716,649  

Entergy Corp.

    411,824       48,080,452  

Evergy Inc.

    469,966       32,117,476  

Eversource Energy

    708,897       62,517,626  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,117,833       51,263,821  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    215,560       9,120,344  

IDACORP Inc.

    104,393       12,042,776  

NRG Energy Inc.

    274,919       10,545,893  

OGE Energy Corp.

    411,056       16,762,864  

PG&E Corp.(a)(b)

    4,102,884       48,988,435  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

      233,604       18,244,472  

PPL Corp.

    1,545,193       44,130,712  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    1,110,833       80,168,818  
   

 

 

 
      525,395,396  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%            

Acuity Brands Inc.(a)

    71,957       13,621,460  

AMETEK Inc.

    473,834       63,105,212  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    472,829               9,399,841  

Fluence Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    40,877       535,897  

Hubbell Inc.

    111,911       20,565,885  

nVent Electric PLC

    343,012       11,929,957  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    109,891       16,349,583  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    93,875       26,287,816  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(a)(b)

    320,261       16,285,272  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(b)

    221,972       3,782,403  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    415,423       12,616,397  
   

 

 

 
      194,479,723  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    347,824       26,208,538  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(b)

    138,887       16,476,165  

Avnet Inc.

    206,589       8,385,448  

Coherent Inc.(b)

    5,065       1,384,568  

Corning Inc.

    1,036,509       38,257,547  

IPG Photonics Corp.(b)

    68,180       7,483,437  

Jabil Inc.

    60,707       3,747,443  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(b)

    210,824       33,303,867  

Littelfuse Inc.

    49,697       12,394,929  

National Instruments Corp.

    273,677       11,108,549  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    86,512       8,928,904  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(b)

    94,739       44,776,494  

Trimble Inc.(b)

    517,838       37,356,833  

Vontier Corp.(a)

    156,262       3,967,492  
   

 

 

 
      253,780,214  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    1,518,831       55,300,637  

Halliburton Co.

    1,725,157       65,331,696  

NOV Inc.

    798,712       15,662,742  
   

 

 

 
      136,295,075  
Entertainment — 0.7%            

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A(a)(b)

    50,380       3,180,490  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(b)

    409,168       28,576,293  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    175,650       20,663,466  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.(a)(b)

    23,394       4,195,948  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    188,261       28,943,246  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    12,182       760,644  
Security   Shares     Value  

Entertainment (continued)

   

Zynga Inc., Class A(b)

    1,099,218     $ 10,156,774  
   

 

 

 
      96,476,861  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 10.8%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    343,495       69,128,369  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    281,413       15,750,686  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    607,168       24,304,935  

Americold Realty Trust

    553,420       15,429,350  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    320,085       17,111,744  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    286,471       71,150,802  

Boston Properties Inc.

    320,760       41,313,888  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    609,635       15,734,679  

Camden Property Trust

    203,114       33,757,547  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    305,808       12,321,004  

CubeSmart

    449,530       23,389,046  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    344,242       11,504,568  

Duke Realty Corp.

    781,184       45,355,543  

EPR Properties

    149,618       8,185,601  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    172,531       13,195,171  

Equity Residential

    757,367       68,102,441  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

      133,163       46,005,153  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    245,494       50,473,566  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    159,912       19,520,458  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    264,373       16,367,332  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    480,537       22,551,601  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    447,022       14,009,669  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,110,451       38,121,783  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    213,883               9,783,008  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    1,461,298       28,393,020  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    306,376       8,501,934  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    1,226,362       49,275,225  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    176,968       9,805,797  

JBG SMITH Properties

    254,004       7,421,997  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    239,252       18,283,638  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,189,961       29,392,037  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    21,863       2,540,043  

Life Storage Inc.

    168,186       23,618,360  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    1,217,976       25,748,013  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    237,028       49,645,515  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    356,590       16,025,155  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    491,565       15,317,165  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    111,828       1,565,592  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    487,951       9,529,683  

Rayonier Inc.

    293,416       12,065,266  

Realty Income Corp.

    1,166,913       80,867,071  

Regency Centers Corp.

    346,479       24,717,812  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    331,362       24,716,292  

SBA Communications Corp.

    186,332       64,116,841  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    88,147       11,596,619  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    139,868       11,354,484  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    262,533       12,081,769  

STORE Capital Corp.

    501,422       14,656,565  

Sun Communities Inc.

    235,366       41,257,306  

UDR Inc.

    652,784       37,450,218  

Ventas Inc.

    818,927       50,576,932  

VICI Properties Inc.

    1,292,507       36,784,749  

Vornado Realty Trust

    359,223       16,279,986  

Welltower Inc.

    898,320       86,364,485  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    1,547,304       58,642,822  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

WP Carey Inc.

    389,805     $ 31,511,836  
   

 

 

 
      1,612,672,171  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%            

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    335,054       11,140,546  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

    75,394       14,940,829  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    175,904       5,766,133  

Kroger Co. (The)

    1,508,293       86,530,769  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    453,778       17,075,666  
   

 

 

 
      135,453,943  
Food Products — 3.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,147,983       103,616,946  

Beyond Meat Inc.(a)(b)

    14,199       685,954  

Bunge Ltd.

      283,410       31,404,662  

Campbell Soup Co.

    398,793       17,774,204  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    968,961       32,528,021  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(b)

    316,617       25,449,674  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    387,231       9,955,709  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(b)

    184,859       6,359,150  

Hershey Co. (The)

    43,312       9,382,679  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    581,346       29,962,573  

Ingredion Inc.

    138,407       12,062,170  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    215,591       29,193,177  

Kellogg Co.

    286,035       18,446,397  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    210,634       12,619,083  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    512,674       51,164,865  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)

    56,567               1,419,832  

Post Holdings Inc.(b)

    117,178       8,115,748  

Seaboard Corp.

    507       2,132,183  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    593,340       53,181,064  
   

 

 

 
      455,454,091  
Gas Utilities — 0.4%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    276,503       33,039,344  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    180,453       12,397,121  

UGI Corp.

    431,847       15,641,498  
   

 

 

 
      61,077,963  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(a)

    99,616       41,598,645  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    447,216       22,011,972  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    331,180       16,131,778  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    116,611       2,509,469  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(b)

    152,008       11,215,150  

Hologic Inc.(b)

    510,379       39,207,315  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    41,378       9,212,398  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    147,778       9,496,214  

Masimo Corp.(b)

    27,700       4,031,458  

Quidel Corp.(a)(b)

    74,876       8,420,555  

ResMed Inc.

    30,197       7,323,074  

STERIS PLC

    151,342       36,589,955  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(b)

    7,372       857,290  

Teleflex Inc.

    79,067       28,055,344  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    429,166       54,890,331  

Zimvie Inc.(b)

    42,931       980,544  
   

 

 

 
      292,531,492  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%            

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(b)

    181,469       11,891,664  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    21,084       534,479  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    7,488       1,290,108  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    305,178       47,214,088  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    234,010       13,268,367  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Chemed Corp.

    23,102     $ 11,702,318  

DaVita Inc.(b)

    39,044       4,416,267  

Encompass Health Corp.

    84,057       5,977,293  

Henry Schein Inc.(b)

    286,136       24,948,198  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(b)

    192,138       50,659,105  

McKesson Corp.

    265,006       81,126,287  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(b)

    100,639       33,572,164  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    20,036       538,568  

Premier Inc., Class A

      243,256               8,657,481  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    250,649       34,303,822  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    128,492       2,332,130  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    146,877       21,289,821  
   

 

 

 
      353,722,160  
Health Care Technology — 0.6%            

Cerner Corp.

    603,018       56,418,364  

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    106,687       2,291,637  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    509,889       11,115,580  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)

    27,395       675,287  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    309,501       22,324,307  
   

 

 

 
      92,825,175  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%            

Aramark

    475,067       17,862,519  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    134,175       8,826,031  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    158,023       12,224,659  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    1,780,236       35,996,372  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    83,907       11,155,436  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    23,909       9,731,202  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(b)

    186,403       28,284,791  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    100,737       9,615,347  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    85,755       13,523,563  

MGM Resorts International

    778,730       32,659,936  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    759,085       16,608,780  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(b)

    318,995       13,531,768  

Planet Fitness Inc., Class A(b)

    52,323       4,420,247  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)

    451,924       37,862,193  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(b)

    95,803       4,167,431  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    57,153       3,311,445  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    68,118       5,768,913  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    811,751       33,720,137  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    546,290       64,751,754  
   

 

 

 
      364,022,524  
Household Durables — 1.4%            

DR Horton Inc.

    396,316       29,529,505  

Garmin Ltd.

    311,816       36,984,496  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    270,125       9,400,350  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    530,866       43,090,393  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    31,632       2,162,047  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(b)

    113,970       14,155,074  

Newell Brands Inc.

    775,976       16,613,646  

NVR Inc.(a)(b)

    2,135       9,537,622  

PulteGroup Inc.

    362,227       15,177,311  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    134,585       6,328,187  

TopBuild Corp.(b)

    11,434       2,074,013  

Whirlpool Corp.

    118,305       20,440,738  
   

 

 

 
      205,493,382  
Household Products — 0.4%            

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    473,016       47,008,330  

Clorox Co. (The)

    47,614       6,619,774  

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

    109,390       3,209,503  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Household Products (continued)

 

 

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

    82,141     $ 7,287,550  
   

 

 

 
      64,125,157  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,357,284       34,922,917  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    193,866       8,491,331  

Vistra Corp.

    991,387       23,049,748  
   

 

 

 
      66,463,996  
Insurance — 5.9%            

Aflac Inc.

    1,329,395       85,599,744  

Alleghany Corp.(b)

    24,162       20,465,214  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    138,733       20,202,299  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)

    582,534       28,206,296  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    420,990       73,504,854  

Assurant Inc.

    115,745       21,045,913  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    137,173       8,732,433  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    158,084       9,559,339  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(b)

    160,977       8,316,072  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    454,238       32,827,780  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    308,649       41,963,918  

CNA Financial Corp.

    56,542       2,749,072  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    15,552       2,739,174  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    61,761       18,613,530  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    561,882       27,442,317  

First American Financial Corp.

    218,697       14,175,940  

Globe Life Inc.

    206,811       20,805,187  

GoHealth Inc., Class A(b)

    42,070       49,643  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    74,186       11,092,291  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    689,954       49,545,597  

Kemper Corp.

    124,019       7,012,034  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    69,543       1,833,849  

Lincoln National Corp.

    314,969       20,586,374  

Loews Corp.

    431,396       27,963,089  

Markel Corp.(a)(b)

    23,139       34,135,578  

Mercury General Corp.

    55,009       3,025,495  

Old Republic International Corp.

    575,333       14,883,865  

Primerica Inc.

    80,869       11,064,497  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    532,208       39,069,389  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    780,360       92,215,141  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    138,999       15,214,831  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    50,083       7,938,656  

Unum Group

    420,701       13,256,289  

W R Berkley Corp.

      424,416       28,261,861  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(a)

    6,068               6,894,704  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    255,426       60,336,730  
   

 

 

 
      881,328,995  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%            

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    156,021       15,645,786  

TripAdvisor Inc.(b)

    76,671       2,079,317  

Twitter Inc.(b)

    1,435,352       55,533,769  

Vimeo Inc.(b)

    28,652       340,386  
   

 

 

 
      73,599,258  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%            

DoorDash Inc., Class A(b)

    35,260       4,132,119  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    748,187       3,561,370  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    69,882       7,741,528  
   

 

 

 
      15,435,017  
IT Services — 1.9%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    331,368       39,562,026  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    104,362       5,859,926  
Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

 

 

Amdocs Ltd.

    253,553     $ 20,844,592  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    21,433       3,337,332  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    31,239       3,739,308  

Concentrix Corp.

    86,949       14,482,225  

DXC Technology Co.(b)

    502,519       16,397,195  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(b)

    29,767       3,874,175  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    212,845       3,699,246  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(b)

    125,949       31,368,858  

Genpact Ltd.

    356,128       15,495,129  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(b)

    310,294       25,971,608  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    110,021       21,679,638  

Paychex Inc.

    83,787       11,434,412  

Paysafe Ltd.(a)(b)

    739,640       2,507,380  

SolarWinds Corp.

    70,295       935,627  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A(b)

    30,716       359,377  

Thoughtworks Holding Inc.(b)

    57,007       1,186,316  

VeriSign Inc.(b)

    199,900       44,469,754  

Western Union Co. (The)

    613,870       11,503,924  

WEX Inc.(b)

    29,587       5,279,800  
   

 

 

 
      283,987,848  
Leisure Products — 0.2%            

Brunswick Corp./DE

    139,992       11,323,953  

Hasbro Inc.

    262,236       21,482,373  

Polaris Inc.

    35,526       3,741,598  
   

 

 

 
      36,547,924  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.1%            

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    23,890       331,593  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    63,772       8,438,949  

Azenta Inc.

    25,927       2,148,830  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(b)

    43,834       24,688,624  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(b)

    6,331       1,797,814  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(b)

    198,376       45,866,515  

PerkinElmer Inc.(a)

    259,200       45,220,032  

QIAGEN NV(b)

    470,724       23,065,476  

Repligen Corp.(b)

    6,401       1,203,964  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)(b)

    183,711       14,871,405  

Waters Corp.(b)

    8,608       2,671,837  
   

 

 

 
      170,305,039  
Machinery — 4.6%            

AGCO Corp.

    115,850       16,917,576  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    52,853               2,075,009  

Colfax Corp.(b)

    286,857       11,414,040  

Crane Co.

      100,865       10,921,662  

Cummins Inc.

    294,955       60,498,220  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    220,627       11,457,160  

Dover Corp.

    294,916       46,272,320  

Flowserve Corp.

    271,666       9,752,809  

Fortive Corp.

    671,469       40,912,606  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    193,459       2,913,493  

Graco Inc.

    132,107       9,210,500  

IDEX Corp.

    155,918       29,894,158  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    811,590       40,863,557  

ITT Inc.

    177,017       13,313,449  

Middleby Corp. (The)(b)

    79,069       12,962,572  

Nordson Corp.

    99,472       22,588,102  

Oshkosh Corp.

    136,763       13,765,196  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    874,437       67,287,927  

PACCAR Inc.

    703,554       61,962,001  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    220,508       62,571,350  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery (continued)

   

Pentair PLC

    342,187     $ 18,549,957  

Snap-on Inc.

    108,775       22,351,087  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    331,654       46,361,913  

Timken Co. (The)

    131,172       7,962,140  

Toro Co. (The)

    11,688       999,207  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    368,340       35,423,258  

Xylem Inc./NY

    125,624       10,710,702  
   

 

 

 
      689,911,971  
Marine — 0.1%            

Kirby Corp.(b)

    124,465       8,985,128  
   

 

 

 
Media — 2.2%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(b)

    129,142       1,611,692  

Cable One Inc.

    5,296       7,754,615  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    342,486       8,534,751  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(b)

    649,813       16,225,831  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    511,741       16,196,603  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    642,226       25,335,816  

Fox Corp., Class B

    306,183       11,108,319  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    804,006       28,502,013  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(b)

    47,823       6,267,682  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(b)

    289,772       39,211,947  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(a)(b)

    188,860       8,632,791  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(b)

      331,505       15,159,724  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(b)

    40,064       662,258  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    340,830       15,623,647  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    803,624       17,800,272  

News Corp., Class B

    244,368       5,503,167  

Nexstar Media Group Inc., Class A

    76,030       14,330,134  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    427,058       36,248,683  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    1,198,247       45,305,719  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,794,755       11,881,278  

ViacomCBS Inc., Class A(a)

    16,481       665,997  
   

 

 

 
      332,562,939  
Metals & Mining — 1.6%            

Alcoa Corp.

    379,709       34,185,201  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(b)

    920,605       29,652,687  

Nucor Corp.

    561,799       83,511,422  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    128,519       23,563,959  

Royal Gold Inc.

    134,326       18,977,577  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    316,468       26,402,925  

United States Steel Corp.

    533,508       20,134,592  
   

 

 

 
      236,428,363  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.4%            

AGNC Investment Corp.

    1,074,883       14,080,967  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    2,923,965       20,584,713  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    899,712               9,878,838  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    600,534       14,514,907  
   

 

 

 
      59,059,425  
Multi-Utilities — 2.8%            

Ameren Corp.

    523,054       49,041,543  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    1,219,880       37,377,123  

CMS Energy Corp.

    596,826       41,742,010  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    727,881       68,915,773  

DTE Energy Co.

    397,423       52,543,295  

NiSource Inc.

    809,702       25,748,524  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,040,857       72,859,990  
Security   Shares     Value  

Multi-Utilities (continued)

   

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    648,736     $ 64,750,340  
   

 

 

 
      412,978,598  
Multiline Retail — 0.7%            

Dollar Tree Inc.(b)

    457,749       73,308,502  

Kohl’s Corp.

    284,883       17,224,026  

Nordstrom Inc.

    34,928       946,898  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    131,353       5,642,925  
   

 

 

 
      97,122,351  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    701,081       7,620,751  

APA Corp.

    747,185       30,881,156  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    122,330       7,502,499  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    1,375,521       37,097,801  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,385,986       81,953,352  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    194,563       26,670,696  

DTE Midstream LLC(b)

    200,591       10,884,068  

EQT Corp.

    629,278       21,653,456  

Hess Corp.

    531,353       56,876,025  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    308,252       12,283,842  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    1,598,890       40,148,128  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,267,662       108,385,101  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,516,861       86,066,693  

ONEOK Inc.

    912,024       64,416,255  

Phillips 66

    960,649       82,990,467  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    245,842       61,467,875  

Targa Resources Corp.

    464,580       35,061,853  

Valero Energy Corp.

    842,621       85,559,736  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    2,507,951       83,790,643  
   

 

 

 
      941,310,397  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    165,592       10,286,575  

Sylvamo Corp.(b)

    72,068       2,398,423  
   

 

 

 
      12,684,998  
Personal Products — 0.1%            

Coty Inc., Class A(b)

    725,889       6,525,742  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(b)

    172,641       5,241,381  

Olaplex Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    132,678       2,073,757  
   

 

 

 
      13,840,880  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%            

Catalent Inc.(b)

      268,006       29,721,866  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(b)

    915,292       23,879,968  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)

    123,451       19,217,617  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    361,762               1,949,897  

Organon & Co.

    520,982       18,197,901  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    274,925       10,565,368  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    274,631       10,699,624  

Viatris Inc.

    2,483,626       27,021,851  
   

 

 

 
      141,254,092  
Professional Services — 1.7%            

CACI International Inc., Class A(b)

    47,813       14,404,144  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    959,715       16,084,823  

CoStar Group Inc.(b)

    179,932       11,985,271  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(b)

    322,361       5,647,765  

Equifax Inc.

    154,219       36,565,325  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)(b)

    69,505       10,927,576  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    266,778       36,764,676  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    79,523       1,124,455  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    290,132       31,340,059  
 

 

 

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iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Professional Services (continued)

   

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    111,759     $ 10,496,405  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    729,049       19,859,295  

Robert Half International Inc.

    27,206       3,106,381  

Science Applications International Corp.

    116,687       10,755,041  

TransUnion

    124,841       12,901,069  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    119,145       25,572,091  
   

 

 

 
      247,534,376  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(b)

    653,092       59,770,980  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    86,516       8,963,923  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)(b)

    104,071       24,920,841  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    752,917       6,512,732  
   

 

 

 
      100,168,476  
Road & Rail — 0.4%            

AMERCO

    18,450       11,013,543  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    18,968       3,808,585  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    328,990       16,600,835  

Landstar System Inc.

    8,684       1,309,808  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    16,276       4,861,316  

Ryder System Inc.

    109,186       8,661,725  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    104,239       2,658,094  

TuSimple Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    238,650       2,911,530  

XPO Logistics Inc.(b)

    28,552       2,078,586  
   

 

 

 
      53,904,022  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.9%  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(b)

    117,434       9,957,229  

First Solar Inc.(b)

    216,886       18,162,034  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.(a)(b)

    50,573       3,156,767  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    1,737,977       124,630,330  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    176,625       13,271,603  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    17,365               2,604,750  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    397,987       24,917,966  

Qorvo Inc.(b)

    223,133       27,690,805  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    179,173       23,880,177  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

      238,264       27,128,739  
   

 

 

 
      275,400,400  
Software — 1.7%            

ANSYS Inc.(b)

    104,899       33,321,167  

Black Knight Inc.(b)

    314,620       18,244,814  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    88,677       2,012,968  

CDK Global Inc.

    201,266       9,797,629  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    270,762       18,509,290  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    162,925       16,439,133  

Datto Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    47,977       1,281,945  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    132,302       10,348,662  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(b)

    127,037       2,810,058  

Dynatrace Inc.(b)

    25,933       1,221,444  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    171,514       16,228,655  

Informatica Inc.(a)(b)

    18,990       374,863  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    16,304       567,542  

Mandiant Inc.(b)

    335,363       7,481,949  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)(b)

    61,615       8,546,617  

N-able Inc.(b)

    91,688       834,361  

NCR Corp.(b)

    176,301       7,085,537  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    834,433       22,129,163  

Paycor HCM Inc.(a)(b)

    32,354       941,825  

Pegasystems Inc.

    4,602       371,151  

Procore Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    33,790       1,958,468  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    460,030       34,511,451  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Synopsys Inc.(b)

    114,189     $ 38,055,768  

Teradata Corp.(a)(b)

    32,002       1,577,379  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(b)

    10,854       4,828,836  
   

 

 

 
      259,480,675  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%            

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    128,265       26,545,725  

AutoNation Inc.(a)(b)

    84,197       8,384,337  

AutoZone Inc.(b)

    33,426       68,342,131  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    204,243       9,762,815  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    381,558       34,683,622  

Burlington Stores Inc.(b)

    7,746       1,411,089  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    307,130       29,631,903  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    124,407       12,443,188  

Foot Locker Inc.

    178,459       5,293,094  

Gap Inc. (The)

    424,178       5,972,426  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)(b)

    39,284       760,538  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    54,867       16,466,684  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(b)

    95,578       65,467,107  

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    64,151       6,012,232  

Petco Health & Wellness Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    105,524       2,065,105  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)(b)

    67,295       3,456,271  

Vroom Inc.(a)(b)

    173,823       462,369  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    36,197       5,248,565  
   

 

 

 
      302,409,201  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    2,674,810       44,696,075  

HP Inc.

    1,459,485       52,979,306  

NetApp Inc.

    154,200       12,798,600  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(b)

    34,354       1,213,040  

Western Digital Corp.(b)

    641,371       31,844,070  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    261,383       5,272,095  
   

 

 

 
      148,803,186  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%        

Capri Holdings Ltd.(b)

    297,221       15,274,187  

Carter’s Inc.

    84,318       7,756,413  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    75,395       6,825,509  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(b)

    48,055       13,156,017  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    280,858       4,181,976  

PVH Corp.

    143,463       10,990,701  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    93,615       10,619,686  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    242,165       9,870,645  

Tapestry Inc.

    490,416       18,218,954  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)(b)

      395,942               6,738,933  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    419,922       6,533,986  

VF Corp.

    236,489       13,446,765  
   

 

 

 
      123,613,772  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%            

MGIC Investment Corp.

    659,828       8,940,670  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    933,913       10,011,547  

TFS Financial Corp.

    98,399       1,633,423  

UWM Holdings Corp.

    98,031       444,081  
   

 

 

 
      21,029,721  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%            

Air Lease Corp.

    221,360       9,883,724  

Core & Main Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    55,652       1,346,222  

Fastenal Co.

    131,028       7,783,063  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    94,024       8,011,785  

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    44,184       7,144,111  

United Rentals Inc.(b)

    97,208       34,529,254  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

Univar Solutions Inc.(b)

    347,035     $ 11,153,705  

Watsco Inc.

    66,785       20,345,382  

WW Grainger Inc.

    15,898       8,200,029  
   

 

 

 
      108,397,275  
Water Utilities — 0.6%            

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    373,147       61,767,023  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    475,685       24,321,774  
   

 

 

 
      86,088,797  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $11,656,398,542)

 

    14,867,953,586  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 
Money Market Funds — 2.8%        

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

    397,615,553       397,536,030  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    21,620,000       21,620,000  
   

 

 

 
      419,156,030  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 2.8%
(Cost: $419,094,994)

 

    419,156,030  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.5%
(Cost: $12,075,493,536)

 

    15,287,109,616  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.5)%

 

    (379,364,351
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 14,907,745,265  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
     Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 235,625,516     $ 162,144,941 (a)    $     $ (105,898   $ (128,529   $ 397,536,030       397,615,553     $ 787,079 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    18,090,000       3,530,000 (a)                         21,620,000       21,620,000       5,779          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (105,898   $ (128,529   $ 419,156,030       $ 792,858     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

        

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     42       06/17/22     $ 9,515     $ 476,844  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     100       06/17/22       26,892       837,682  
        

 

 

 
         $ 1,314,526  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,314,526  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (989,951
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,329,904  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 33,307,595     

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1                  Level 2                  Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 14,867,369,595      $ 583,991      $      $ 14,867,953,586  

Money Market Funds

     419,156,030                      419,156,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,286,525,625      $ 583,991      $      $ 15,287,109,616  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,314,526      $      $      $ 1,314,526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   

March 31, 2022

 

    

iShares

Micro-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Russell 2500
ETF

     iShares
Russell 3000 ETF
 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,093,567,577      $ 241,442,211      $ 11,961,393,330  

Affiliated(c)

    174,014,783        292,368,254        279,828,282  

Cash

    128,559        13,344        179,807  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    146,710        34,000        1,393,459  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    2,675,665               250,353  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    254,450        36,252        91,164  

Capital shares sold

           9,335        826  

Dividends

    770,367        212,013        7,841,849  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,271,558,111        534,115,409        12,250,979,070  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    172,831,037        110,935,120        231,164,775  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    1,493,183               826  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    27,065        6,980        349,074  

Capital shares redeemed

    1,292                

Investment advisory fees

    561,820        23,769        1,981,837  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    174,914,397        110,965,869        233,496,512  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,096,643,714      $ 423,149,540      $ 12,017,482,558  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,290,071,487      $ 399,790,109      $ 8,162,849,885  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (193,427,773      23,359,431        3,854,632,673  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,096,643,714      $ 423,149,540      $ 12,017,482,558  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    8,500,000        6,800,000        45,850,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Netasset value

  $ 129.02      $ 62.23      $ 262.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sharesauthorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Parvalue

    None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 161,043,637      $ 107,559,992      $ 223,406,467  

(b)  Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,151,550,371      $ 220,764,509      $ 7,904,960,674  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 174,026,145      $ 286,687,448      $ 269,445,799  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

    

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap

Growth ETF

    

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap

Value ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Unaffiliated(b)

   $ 30,234,133,292     $ 13,757,241,260      $ 14,867,953,586  

Affiliated(c)

     1,313,928,989       802,912,169        419,156,030  

Cash

     641,030       439,540        246,775  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

     3,615,420       1,134,990        2,060,590  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — Affiliated

     354,387       277,778        94,243  

Capital shares sold

     234,813              175,720  

Dividends

     28,084,234       3,439,023        19,059,273  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     31,580,992,165       14,565,444,760        15,308,746,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     1,271,926,400       785,366,199        397,471,682  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

     816               

Variation margin on futures contracts

     916,307       282,201        522,071  

Capital shares redeemed

           35,094        116,127  

Investment advisory fees

     4,606,253       2,622,550        2,891,072  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,277,449,776              788,306,044        401,000,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,303,542,389     $ 13,777,138,716      $ 14,907,745,265  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 21,233,308,041     $ 12,841,556,579      $ 12,204,733,162  

Accumulated earnings

     9,070,234,348       935,582,137        2,703,012,103  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,303,542,389     $ 13,777,138,716      $ 14,907,745,265  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     388,400,000       137,050,000        124,700,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 78.02     $ 100.53      $ 119.55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

     None       None        None  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Securities loaned, at value

   $ 1,226,083,859     $ 752,181,377      $ 383,214,540  

(b)  Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

   $ 20,240,419,610     $ 11,983,921,991      $ 11,656,398,542  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

   $ 1,313,911,947     $ 802,858,117      $ 419,094,994  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares
Micro-Cap

ETF

    iShares
Russell 2500
ETF
    

iShares

Russell 3000 ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 11,342,170     $ 2,544,710      $ 155,041,625  

Dividends — Affiliated

    14,754       1,546,286        686,454  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    3,020,241       422,351        732,274  

Other income — Unaffiliated

    10,203               

Foreign taxes withheld

    (19,884     (2,073      (42,333
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    14,367,484       4,511,274        156,418,020  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees

    7,587,317       523,462        24,003,897  

Professional fees

    217       217        217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    7,587,534       523,679        24,004,114  

Less:

      

Investment advisory fees waived

          (286,466       
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    7,587,534       237,213        24,004,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6,779,950       4,274,061        132,413,906  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — Unaffiliated

    47,761,736       (2,173,203      (9,891,921

Investments — Affiliated

    (52,090     (158,587      (63,719

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    209,749,072       15,578,593        861,755,622  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

          7,521,154        2,707,541  

Futures contracts

    (240,796     25,169        1,940,308  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    257,217,922       20,793,126        856,447,831  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (412,751,836     (8,821,884      291,956,948  

Investments — Affiliated

    (91,828     (20,495,784      (2,247,532

Futures contracts

    13,729       6,519        1,070,191  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (412,829,935     (29,311,149      290,779,607  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (155,612,013 )          (8,518,023      1,147,227,438  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (148,832,063   $ (4,243,962    $ 1,279,641,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap
ETF

    

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap

Growth ETF

    

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap

Value ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 368,398,350      $ 84,471,911      $ 233,484,939  

Dividends — Affiliated

    99,673        70,454        26,250  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    2,858,706        2,650,914        766,608  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (102,223      (16,883      (66,010
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    371,254,506        87,176,396        234,211,787  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    54,833,143        35,394,530        33,380,326  

Professional fees

    217        217        217  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    54,833,360        35,394,747        33,380,543  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    316,421,146        51,781,649        200,831,244  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    430,247,881        171,302,050        730,659,503  

Investments — Affiliated

    (309,770      (280,948      (105,898

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    1,281,815,912        2,733,982,624        497,136,508  

Futures contracts

    1,656,395        1,528,652        (989,951
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    1,713,410,418        2,906,532,378        1,226,700,162  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (185,064,513      (3,079,154,370      52,182,908  

Investments — Affiliated

    (532,623      (413,425      (128,529

Futures contracts

    2,361,973            910,512        1,329,904  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (183,235,163      (3,078,657,283      53,384,283  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1,530,175,255        (172,124,905      1,280,084,445  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,846,596,401      $ (120,343,256    $ 1,480,915,689  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

         

iShares

 

Micro-Cap ETF

   

iShares

 

Russell 2500 ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
              Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
        Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

    $ 6,779,950     $ 7,953,178     $ 4,274,061     $ 1,875,578  

Net realized gain

      257,217,922       18,081,192       20,793,126       4,120,692  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (412,829,935     632,697,905       (29,311,149     66,690,370  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (148,832,063     658,732,275       (4,243,962     72,686,640  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (9,212,592     (8,886,794     (4,296,696     (2,053,020
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (131,900,161     174,536,784       164,572,268       154,463,552  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (289,944,816     824,382,265       156,031,610       225,097,172  

Beginning of year

      1,386,588,530           562,206,265           267,117,930           42,020,758  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 1,096,643,714     $ 1,386,588,530     $ 423,149,540     $ 267,117,930  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

 

Russell 3000 ETF

   

iShares

 

Russell Mid-Cap ETF

 
 

 

   

 

 

 
       

    Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

    Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

    $ 132,413,906     $ 135,062,426     $ 316,421,146     $ 270,198,642  

Net realized gain

      856,447,831       1,061,621,917       1,713,410,418       700,515,561  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      290,779,607       3,423,435,522       (183,235,163     10,488,765,188  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      1,279,641,344       4,620,119,865       1,846,596,401       11,459,479,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (135,842,146     (140,402,335     (335,661,159     (291,549,968
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (84,663,380     (1,752,359,037     1,669,289,907       201,796,936  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase in net assets

      1,059,135,818       2,727,358,493       3,180,225,149       11,369,726,359  

Beginning of year

      10,958,346,740       8,230,988,247       27,123,317,240       15,753,590,881  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 12,017,482,558         $ 10,958,346,740         $ 30,303,42,389         $ 27,123,317,240  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

 

Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

   

iShares

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

    $ 51,781,649     $ 48,647,158     $ 200,831,244     $ 174,406,967  

Net realized gain

      2,906,532,378       1,634,159,985       1,226,700,162       31,845,912  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (3,078,657,283     4,645,472,122       53,384,283       5,513,829,072  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (120,343,256     6,328,279,265       1,480,915,689       5,720,081,951  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (57,154,726     (50,299,403     (220,370,366     (194,749,263
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (867,632,402     (809,354,311     527,173,955       (607,251,620
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (1,045,130,384     5,468,625,551       1,787,719,278       4,918,081,068  

Beginning of year

      14,822,269,100       9,353,643,549       13,120,025,987       8,201,944,919  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 13,777,138,716         $ 14,822,269,100         $ 14,907,745,265         $ 13,120,025,987  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Micro-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

         

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 146.73              $ 67.33              $ 92.88              $ 96.11              $ 85.68  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.76         0.96         0.94         0.89         0.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (17.42       79.50         (25.28       (3.24       10.68  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (16.66       80.46         (24.34       (2.35       11.47  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

    (1.05       (1.06       (1.21       (0.88       (1.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.05       (1.06       (1.21       (0.88       (1.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 129.02       $ 146.73       $ 67.33       $ 92.88       $ 96.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (11.41 )%        120.24       (26.47 )%        (2.48 )%        13.43
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.54       0.92       1.03       0.91       0.86
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,096,644       $ 1,386,589       $ 562,206       $ 882,335       $ 879,375  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    44       35       24       25       22
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Russell 2500 ETF      
 

 

 

   
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Period From    
      07/06/17(a)

  to 03/31/18

 

   

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 62.85              $ 33.62              $ 44.13              $ 43.24              $ 39.34    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net investment income(b)

      0.79         0.75         0.72         0.65         0.42    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.66       29.21         (10.50       1.22         3.88    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.13         29.96         (9.78       1.87         4.30    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Distributions(d)

                     

From net investment income

      (0.75       (0.73       (0.73       (0.62       (0.40  

From net realized gain

                              (0.36          

Return of capital

                                      (0.00 )(e)   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total distributions

      (0.75       (0.73       (0.73       (0.98       (0.40  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 62.23       $ 62.85       $ 33.62       $ 44.13       $ 43.24    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total Return(f)

                     

Based on net asset value

      0.17       89.71       (22.47 )%        4.49       10.96 %(g)   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

                     

Total expenses

      0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15       0.15 %(i)   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.07       0.07       0.07       0.06       0.07 %(i)   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net investment income

      1.22       1.44       1.60       1.49       1.37 %(i)   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 423,150       $ 267,118       $ 42,021       $ 35,302       $ 6,486    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      12       16       14       12       5 %(g)    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Rounds to less than $0.01.

(f)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)

Not annualized.

(h)

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

(i)

Annualized.

(j)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 3000 ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

         

Year Ended

03/31/21

         

Year Ended

03/31/20

         

Year Ended

03/31/19

         

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 237.19              $ 148.31              $ 166.74              $ 156.30              $ 139.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.87         2.73         2.91         2.78         2.53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    25.00         89.03         (18.04       10.52         16.45  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    27.87         91.76         (15.13       13.30         18.98  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

    (2.96       (2.88       (3.30       (2.86       (2.57
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (2.96       (2.88       (3.30       (2.86       (2.57
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 262.10       $ 237.19       $ 148.31       $ 166.74       $ 156.30  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    11.75       62.21       (9.29 )%        8.59       13.64
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20       0.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.10       1.37       1.69       1.72       1.68
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 12,017,483       $ 10,958,347       $ 8,230,988       $ 9,379,045       $ 8,182,126  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    5       4       5       5       4
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

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

(f)

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 Russell Mid-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a)  
     
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 73.93              $ 43.20              $ 53.93              $ 51.61              $ 46.82  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.84         0.74         0.91         0.81         0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    4.14         30.79         (10.71       2.44         4.84  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.98         31.53         (9.80       3.25         5.60  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.89       (0.80       (0.93       (0.93       (0.81
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.89       (0.80       (0.93       (0.93       (0.81
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 78.02       $ 73.93       $ 43.20       $ 53.93       $ 51.61  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    6.72       73.38       (18.44 )%        6.38       12.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    0.18       0.19       0.19       0.19       0.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.07       1.23       1.63       1.55       1.53
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 30,303,542       $ 27,123,317       $ 15,753,591       $ 18,593,536       $ 16,988,034  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    13       14       10       11       10
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Per share amounts reflect a four-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 25, 2018.

(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)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
     
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
(a)  
     
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a)  
     
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 102.01              $ 60.86              $ 67.81              $ 61.46              $ 51.90  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.37         0.32         0.47         0.56         0.48  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (1.44       41.16         (6.97       6.35         9.58  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.07       41.48         (6.50       6.91         10.06  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.41       (0.33       (0.45       (0.56       (0.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.41       (0.33       (0.45       (0.56       (0.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 100.53       $ 102.01       $ 60.86       $ 67.81       $ 61.46  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (1.09 )%        68.27       (9.67 )%        11.28       19.46
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    0.23       0.23       0.24       0.24       0.24
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.34       0.36       0.65       0.88       0.84
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 13,777,139       $ 14,822,269       $ 9,353,644       $ 10,217,865       $ 8,561,654  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35       23       23       20       24
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on December 4, 2020.

(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)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
          Year Ended
03/31/21
          Year Ended
03/31/20
          Year Ended
03/31/19
          Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 109.15              $ 64.10              $ 86.86              $ 86.44              $ 83.02  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.62         1.43         1.93         1.67         1.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    10.55         45.22         (22.63       0.70         3.48  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    12.17         46.65         (20.70       2.37         5.17  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

    (1.77       (1.60       (2.06       (1.95       (1.75
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.77       (1.60       (2.06       (1.95       (1.75
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 119.55       $ 109.15       $ 64.10       $ 86.86       $ 86.44  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    11.19       73.40       (24.28 )%        2.78       6.28
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.23       0.23       0.24       0.24       0.24
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.39       1.65       2.18       1.93       1.98
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 14,907,745       $ 13,120,026       $ 8,201,945       $ 11,218,007       $ 10,533,292  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    21       25       20       25       20
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

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

(f)

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    

Micro-Cap

  Diversified    

Russell 2500

  Diversified    

Russell 3000

  Diversified    

Russell Mid-Cap

  Diversified    

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

  Diversified    

Russell Mid-Cap Value

  Diversified    

Currently the iShares Russell 2500 ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an iShares fund (an “underlying fund”). The financial statements, including the accounting policies, and schedules of investments for the underlying Fund are available on iShares.com and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

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3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last traded price or official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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

 

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on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 
iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Market Value of

 Securities on Loan

 

 

   

 Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a)  

   

 Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

Micro-Cap

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 9,183,974     $ 9,183,974     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,370,896       1,370,896              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    29,705       29,705              

BNP Paribas SA

    27,534,496       27,534,496              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    15,933,364       15,933,364              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    3,511,737       3,511,737              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    66,291       66,291              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    20,662,055       20,662,055              

HSBC Bank PLC

    217,303       217,303              

ING Financial Markets LLC

    50,832       50,832              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    26,191,401       26,191,401              

Jefferies LLC

    863,142       863,142              

Morgan Stanley

    17,722,300       17,722,300              

National Financial Services LLC

    8,319,003       8,319,003              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    118,523       118,523              

Pershing LLC

    14,030       14,030              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    2,057,617       2,057,617              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    55,069       55,069              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    897,276       897,276              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    6,509,522       6,509,522              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    4,045,516       4,045,516              

UBS AG

    5,939,443       5,939,443              

UBS Securities LLC

    2,283,882       2,283,882              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    3,707,341       3,707,341              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    3,758,919       3,758,919              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 161,043,637     $ 161,043,637     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Market Value of

  Securities on Loan

 

 

   

  Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a)  

   

  Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

      Net Amount  

 

 

Russell 2500

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 91,362,563     $ 91,362,563     $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    440,650       440,650              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    817       817              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,439,608       1,439,608              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4,078,261       4,078,261              

Jefferies LLC

    152,738       152,738              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,815       1,815              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    8,995,452       8,995,452              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    13,490       13,490              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    200,779       200,779              

UBS AG

    437       430             (7 )(b)  

UBS Securities LLC

    869,983       869,983              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    3,399       3,399              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 107,559,992     $ 107,559,985     $     $ (7
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 3000

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 6,115,399     $ 6,115,399     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    12,460,332       12,460,332              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    34,345       34,345              

BNP Paribas SA

    47,522,398       47,522,398              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    18,812,120       18,812,120              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    31,328       31,328              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    11,257,498       11,257,498              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    691,114       691,114              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    46,800       46,800              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    31,377,127       31,377,127              

HSBC Bank PLC

    26,405       22,838             (3,567 )(b) 

ING Financial Markets LLC

    10,196       10,196              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    43,422,568       43,422,568              

Jefferies LLC

    1,828,192       1,828,192              

Morgan Stanley

    22,623,855       22,623,855              

National Financial Services LLC

    868,969       868,969              

Natixis SA

    401,641       401,641              

Pershing LLC

    138,881       138,881              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    5,219,956       5,219,956              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    7,206,278       7,206,278              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    358,096       358,096              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,816,319       2,816,319              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    3,525,388       3,525,388              

UBS AG

    3,044,349       3,044,349              

UBS Securities LLC

    1,962,854       1,962,854              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    28,045       28,045              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    1,576,014       1,576,014              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 223,406,467     $ 223,402,900     $     $ (3,567
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Market Value of

  Securities on Loan

 

 

   

  Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a)  

   

  Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

      Net Amount  

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 65,606,433     $ 65,606,433     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    14,466,200       14,466,200              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    24,931       24,931              

BNP Paribas SA

    200,734,835       200,734,835              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    67,749,350       67,749,350              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    8,675,520       8,675,520              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    118,569,669       118,569,669              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    3,577,432       3,577,432              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    115,761,728       115,761,728              

HSBC Bank PLC

    17,487       17,487              

ING Financial Markets LLC

    2,192,535       2,192,535              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    257,574,380       257,574,380              

Jefferies LLC

    2,924,721       2,924,721              

Morgan Stanley

    97,851,388       97,851,388              

National Financial Services LLC

    8,881,809       8,881,809              

Natixis SA

    16,222,364       16,222,364              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    75,526       75,526              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    62,417,549       62,417,549              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    50,383,268       50,383,268              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,604,026       2,604,026              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    19,203,789       19,203,789              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    5,049,147       5,049,147              

UBS AG

    55,416,694       55,093,496             (323,198 )(b) 

UBS Securities LLC

    29,043,816       29,043,816              

Virtu Americas LLC

    202,132       202,132              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    13,323,822       13,323,822              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    7,533,308       7,533,308              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,226,083,859     $ 1,225,760,661     $     $ (323,198
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 21,060,811     $ 21,060,811     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    15,115,126       15,115,126              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    64,542       64,542              

BNP Paribas SA

    121,512,135       121,512,135              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    20,120,039       20,120,039              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    1,692,558       1,692,558              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    48,553,616       48,553,616              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    1,058,446       1,058,446              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    243,681       243,681              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    80,826,236       80,826,236              

HSBC Bank PLC

    5,597,400       5,597,400              

ING Financial Markets LLC

    893,735       893,735              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    206,500,824       206,500,824              

Jefferies LLC

    2,747,006       2,747,006              

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    1,982,001       1,982,001              

Morgan Stanley

    129,333,974       129,333,974              

National Financial Services LLC

    15,696,196       15,696,196              

Natixis SA

    12,200,969       12,200,969              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    476,473       476,473              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    22,122,348       22,122,348              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,426,947       2,426,947              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    6,503,223       6,503,223              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    481,559       481,559              

UBS AG

    17,284,603       17,284,603              

UBS Securities LLC

    1,482,819       1,482,819              

Virtu Americas LLC

    2,242,614       2,242,614              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    4,848,730       4,848,730              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    9,112,766       9,112,766              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 752,181,377     $ 752,181,377     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Market Value of

  Securities on Loan

 

 

   

  Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a)  

   

  Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

      Net Amount  

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 33,366,773     $ 33,366,773     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2,563,089       2,563,089              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    78,055       78,055              

BNP Paribas SA

    97,437,766       97,437,766              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    8,505,468       8,505,468              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    2,595,979       2,595,979              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    20,151,652       20,151,652              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    3,397,123       3,397,123              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    7,213       7,213              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    77,441,008       77,441,008              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    29,111,895       29,111,895              

Jefferies LLC

    3,680,207       3,680,207              

Morgan Stanley

    37,076,317       37,076,317              

National Financial Services LLC

    7,130,756       7,130,756              

Natixis SA

    406       405             (1 )(b) 

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,102,799       2,102,799              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    25,251,709       25,251,709              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    24,292,121       24,292,121              

UBS AG

    2,677,227       2,677,227              

UBS Securities LLC

    3,044,206       3,044,206              

Virtu Americas LLC

    1,472,310       1,472,310              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    32,014       32,014              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    1,798,447       1,798,447              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 383,214,540     $ 383,214,539     $     $ (1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

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6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Micro-Cap

    0.60

Russell 2500

    0.15  

Russell 3000

    0.20  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $121 billion

    0.2000

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

    0.1900  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

    0.1805  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

    0.1715  

Over $281 billion

    0.1630  

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth and iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $121 billion

    0.2500

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

    0.2375  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

    0.2257  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

    0.2144  

Over $281 billion

    0.2037  

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

For the iShares Russell 2500 ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through July 31, 2022 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, provided that the waiver be no greater than the Fund’s investment advisory fee of 0.15%.

This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts waived  

Russell 2500

   $ 286,466     

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

 

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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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

  Fees Paid  

to BTC  

 

Micro-Cap

  $ 934,014    

Russell 2500

    161,215    

Russell 3000

    277,957    

Russell Mid-Cap

    1,127,294    

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    1,029,287    

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    303,171    

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Micro-Cap

  $ 77,126,040      $ 185,196,395      $ 33,693,778  

Russell 2500

    13,592,055        5,830,497        (1,069,162

Russell 3000

    74,822,189        85,116,090        (7,081,238

Russell Mid-Cap

    1,026,107,398        1,056,274,109        (82,281,882

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    2,545,288,610        2,281,130,692        2,929,592  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    1,579,003,960        1,766,727,862        432,251,708  

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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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $ 560,242,207      $ 564,932,556      

Russell 2500

    41,457,715        41,102,182      

Russell 3000

    546,395,101        547,056,983      

Russell Mid-Cap

    3,863,463,114        3,812,704,483      

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    5,271,561,030        5,284,441,708      

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    2,982,534,914        2,967,989,506      

 

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

In-kind 

Purchases

    

In-kind     

Sales     

 

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $ 226,268,589      $ 354,842,733      

Russell 2500

    221,949,527        57,740,163      

Russell 3000

    1,407,031,934        1,488,599,502      

Russell Mid-Cap

    3,636,432,447        1,994,204,373      

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    4,734,271,249        5,589,938,491      

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    1,871,643,168        1,346,975,192      

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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 March 31, 2022, the following permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital     

Accumulated      

Earnings (Loss)      

 

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $ 199,223,372      $ (199,223,372)      

Russell 2500

    23,001,114        (23,001,114)      

Russell 3000

    854,684,209        (854,684,209)      

Russell Mid-Cap

    1,252,493,573        (1,252,493,573)      

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    2,720,171,319        (2,720,171,319)      

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    467,024,525        (467,024,525)      

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

Micro-Cap

   

Ordinary income

  $ 9,212,592         $ 8,886,794  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 2500

   

Ordinary income

  $ 4,296,696     $ 2,053,020  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 3000

   

Ordinary income

  $ 135,842,146     $ 140,402,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap

   

Ordinary income

  $ 335,661,159     $ 291,549,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

   

Ordinary income

  $ 57,154,726     $ 50,299,403  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

   

Ordinary income

  $ 220,370,366           $ 194,749,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

 

(b) 

   
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
    Total      

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $ (112,175,451   $ (81,187,738   $ (64,584   $ (193,427,773)    

Russell 2500

    (2,273,837     25,633,268             23,359,431     

Russell 3000

    (134,214,036     3,988,846,709             3,854,632,673     

Russell Mid-Cap

    (662,719,275     9,732,960,718       (7,095     9,070,234,348     

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    (788,026,969     1,723,609,106             935,582,137     

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    (414,944,990     3,117,957,093             2,703,012,103     

 

 

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Utilized     

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $      54,879,995     

Russell Mid-Cap

    469,732,607     

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    210,168,741     

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    741,020,234     

 

 

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized   
Appreciation   
(Depreciation)   
 

 

 

Micro-Cap

  $ 1,348,770,099      $ 243,425,484      $ (324,613,223   $ (81,187,739)    

Russell 2500

    508,177,197        40,009,318        (14,376,050     25,633,268     

Russell 3000

    8,252,374,903        4,550,505,647        (561,658,938     3,988,846,709     

Russell Mid-Cap

    21,815,101,563        11,219,987,078        (1,487,026,360     9,732,960,718     

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    12,836,544,323        3,145,238,360        (1,421,629,254     1,723,609,106     

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    12,169,152,523        3,781,673,023        (663,715,930     3,117,957,093     

 

 

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

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

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

 

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Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   (continued)

 

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

 

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

 

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Micro-Cap

       

Shares sold

    1,550,000     $ 233,160,533       1,900,000     $ 258,640,222  

Shares redeemed

    (2,500,000     (365,060,694     (800,000     (84,103,438
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (950,000   $ (131,900,161     1,100,000     $ 174,536,784  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 2500

       

Shares sold

    3,450,000     $ 222,742,394       3,250,000     $ 166,498,017  

Shares redeemed

    (900,000     (58,170,126     (250,000     (12,034,465
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    2,550,000     $ 164,572,268       3,000,000     $ 154,463,552  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell 3000

       

Shares sold

    5,400,000     $ 1,415,391,570       2,250,000     $ 455,681,225  

Shares redeemed

    (5,750,000     (1,500,054,950     (11,550,000     (2,208,040,262
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (350,000   $ (84,663,380     (9,300,000   $ (1,752,359,037
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap

       

Shares sold

    46,450,000     $ 3,657,110,774       51,900,000     $ 2,889,310,154  

Shares redeemed

    (24,950,000     (1,987,820,867     (49,700,000     (2,687,513,218
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    21,500,000     $ 1,669,289,907       2,200,000     $ 201,796,936  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

       

Shares sold

    42,850,000     $ 4,740,611,315       53,000,000 (a)    $ 4,406,706,279  

Shares redeemed

    (51,100,000     (5,608,243,717     (61,400,000 )(a)      (5,216,060,590
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (8,250,000   $ (867,632,402     (8,400,000   $ (809,354,311
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

       

Shares sold

    16,200,000     $ 1,882,610,327       15,200,000     $ 1,399,838,175  

Shares redeemed

    (11,700,000     (1,355,436,372     (22,950,000     (2,007,089,795
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    4,500,000       $ 527,173,955         (7,750,000   $ (607,251,620
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Share transactions reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on December 4, 2020.

 

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.

 

11.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Certain iShares funds (the “Impacted Funds”), along with thousands of other former shareholders of Tribune Company (“Tribune”), were named as defendants in one or more lawsuits (the “Litigation”) arising out of Tribune’s 2007 leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”). The Litigation sought to “claw back” from former Tribune shareholders, including the Impacted Funds, proceeds received in connection with the LBO. The iShares Russell 3000 ETF, iShares Russell MidCap ETF and iShares Russell MidCap Value ETF received proceeds of $518,568, $2,662,268 and $4,836,058, respectively, in the LBO. The claims that were originally brought against the Impacted Funds were dismissed but were subject to various appeals. On February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the last of these appeals and, accordingly, the Litigation is now closed.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Micro-Cap ETF, iShares Russell 2500 ETF, iShares Russell 3000 ETF, iShares Russell

Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Micro-Cap ETF, iShares Russell 2500 ETF, iShares Russell 3000 ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, 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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 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.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend    
Income     
 

Micro-Cap

  $ 9,095,398      

Russell 2500

    3,043,501      

Russell 3000

    149,025,420      

Russell Mid-Cap

    313,165,738      

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    72,829,914      

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    197,836,467      

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   Qualified Business     
Income     
 

Micro-Cap

  $ 485,629      

Russell 2500

    370,312      

Russell 3000

    4,721,324      

Russell Mid-Cap

    25,228,876      

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    4,764,848      

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    15,609,373      

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

Micro-Cap

    97.50 %  

Russell 2500

    44.93 %  

Russell 3000

    100.00 %  

Russell Mid-Cap

    90.25 %  

Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    100.00 %  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    86.73 %  

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Micro-Cap ETF, iShares Russell 2500 ETF, iShares Russell 3000 ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     
   

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
 

Micro-Cap(a)

  $   1.003459     $     $   0.042242     $   1.045701       96         4     100

Russell 2500(a)

    0.685162             0.066528       0.751690           91             9       100  

Russell 3000(a)

    2.903532             0.051599       2.955131       98             2       100  

Russell Mid-Cap(a)

    0.845875             0.044337       0.890212       95             5       100  

Russell Mid-Cap Growth(a)

    0.401726             0.009850       0.411576       98             2       100  

Russell Mid-Cap Value(a)

    1.681494             0.092622       1.774116       95             5       100  

 

  (a)

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited)  (continued)

 

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Fund according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Fund in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF  

Total

Remuneration

    

Fixed

Remuneration

    

Variable

Remuneration

    

No. of

Beneficiaries

    

Senior Management

Remuneration

    

Risk Taker    

Remuneration    

 

Russell 3000

    $1,159,647        $542,211        $617,436        661        $141,943        $14,670      

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(65)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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

(67)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(73)

   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre Smith

(46)

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
 Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information  

 

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To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

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

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS      Non-Voting Shares
REIT      Real Estate Investment Trust

    

 

 

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

  

  

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

· iShares Focused Value Factor ETF | FOVL | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | ITA | Cboe BZX

· iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF | IAI | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF | IHF | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF | ITB | Cboe BZX

· iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF | IFRA | Cboe BZX

· iShares U.S. Insurance ETF | IAK | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF | IHI | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | IEO | Cboe BZX

· iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF | IEZ | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF | IHE | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | IYR | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF | IAT | NYSE Arca

· iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | IYZ | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
      6-Month    12-Month
   

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

  5.92%   15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)     (5.79)  
   

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

  (3.38)     1.16 
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)     (11.37)  
   

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

  0.05    0.07 
   

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

  (6.04)     (3.31)  
   

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

  (5.92)     (4.15)  
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)     (4.47)  
   

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

  (4.16)     (0.66)  

 

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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     33  

Shareholder Expenses

     33  

Schedules of Investments

     34  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     72  

Statements of Operations

     76  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     80  

Financial Highlights

     87  

Notes to Financial Statements

     101  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     115  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     116  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     117  

Supplemental Information

     118  

Trustee and Officer Information

     120  

General Information

     123  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     124  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Focused Value Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Focused Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with prominent value characteristics, as represented by the Focused Value Select 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

    13.20      9.08       13.20     30.20

Fund Market

    13.26        9.13         13.26       30.37  

Index

    13.53        9.41           13.53       31.34  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 3/19/19. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/21/19.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      1,082.30          $       1.30               $     1,000.00          $      1,023.70          $       1.26          0.25

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® Focused Value Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large and mid-capitalization stocks with prominent value characteristics advanced sharply for the reporting period as coronavirus pandemic-related insurance claims declined. Investor optimism that the Fed would increase interest rates in response to rising inflation grew, benefiting insurance companies and regional banks.

The financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the insurance industry. Revenues and margins in the property and casualty insurance industry reached record highs amid investor optimism that low unemployment and restricted housing supply would lead to housing price increases, supporting higher title insurance premiums. The life and health insurance industry also showed strength amid lower benefits payouts and investor optimism that interest rates would rise. Also contributing to the Index’s return were regional banks, which investors also expected to benefit from rising interest rates due to the increasing spread between the rate they pay on deposits and the rate they charge for loans.

The communication services sector contributed modestly to the Index’s return. In the movies and entertainment industry, streaming subscriptions increased, offsetting the pandemic-led decline in theater attendance. The industry also benefited from the announcement of new licensing arrangements and investor optimism about industry consolidation. The consumer staples sector was also a modest contributor. People prepared more food at home, leading to increased use of grocery delivery services, supporting the food and staples retail industry.

In contrast, the consumer discretionary sector detracted. The global shortage of semiconductors, needed for manufacturing cars, weighed on production and sales in the automobiles industry.

In terms of relative performance, the Index slightly outperformed the broader market, as represented by the Russell 1000® Index. The Index’s research-based selection process is designed to maximize exposure to the value factor. The Index had above-market exposure to value, earnings yield, and low size during the measurement period. Similarly, seeking the maximum exposure to the value factor resulted in incidental exposure to more volatile and less profitable stocks. With the exception of value, these factors detracted from the Index’s relative performance. However, higher relative exposure to the value factor contributed significantly to the Index’s relative performance, almost entirely offsetting the detractors.

The Index is unconstrained at the sector level to maximize exposure to the value factor. Underweight positions in the energy and information technology sectors detracted from relative performance in terms of both stock selection and sector allocation. An underweight in communication services and a very large overweight in the financials sector resulted in strong stock selection and sector allocation.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Insurance

  36.2%

Banks

  20.9   

Diversified Financials

  16.6   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

  9.0   

Retailing

  6.4   

Food & Staples Retailing

  3.5   

Utilities

  2.9   

Health Care Equipment & Services

  2.8   

Automobiles & Components

  1.7   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Kroger Co. (The)

  3.5%

First Horizon Corp.

  3.2   

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

  3.1   

Raymond James Financial Inc.

  2.9   

Vistra Corp.

  2.9   

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

  2.9   

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

  2.9   

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

  2.9   

CVS Health Corp.

  2.8   

Aflac Inc.

  2.8   
 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the aerospace and defense sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    7.00      9.49    14.09%       7.00      57.34      273.66

Fund Market

    7.10        9.51      14.10          7.10        57.50        273.92  

Index

    7.38        9.96      14.56                7.38        60.73        289.37  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      1,065.30          $       2.01                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. aerospace and defense stocks gained for the reporting period amid a gradual recovery in leisure and business air travel as COVID-19 vaccines became widespread and the economy reopened following closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. Manufacturers took steps to minimize the impacts of supply chain constraints, including automating production, contracting with alternative suppliers, and signing long-term contracts with customers. Additionally, the passage of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which authorizes national military spending, reaffirmed the U.S.’ continued commitment to defense spending. Other major developed nations, including China and Japan, also reconfirmed or increased their military budgets during the reporting period. Defense spending by many western nations increased late in the reporting period as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Aerospace manufacturers contributed to the Index’s return despite a decline in commercial aviation business units during the height of the pandemic. Both original equipment manufacturing and aftermarket purchases of airplanes were volatile as flights were less predictable amid the summer 2021 reopening and COVID-19 variant-driven closures in the fall and winter of 2021. However, strong defense spending supported aerospace and defense companies, further bolstered by the war in Ukraine. Stock buybacks and dividend payments also signaled companies’ strength to investors.

Both missile defense contracts and space exploration collaborations with NASA contributed to revenue growth. Manufacturers of ships and helicopters were also strong, delivering more fighter jets than anticipated for 2021. Despite supply constraints and labor shortages that plagued manufacturers, deliveries of business jets were also higher, as demand for business travel increased amid higher COVID-19 vaccination rates and fewer travel restrictions.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Aerospace & Defense

  97.7%

Industrial Machinery

  1.7    

Leisure Products

  0.6    

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

  21.3%

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  15.4   

Boeing Co. (The)

  7.7   

Textron Inc.

  4.7   

TransDigm Group Inc.

  4.5   

General Dynamics Corp.

  4.5   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  4.4   

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

  4.3   

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

  4.2   

Axon Enterprise Inc.

  2.9   
 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the investment services sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Investment Services IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    10.38      16.16    16.68%       10.38      111.48      367.56

Fund Market

    10.39        16.19      16.67          10.39        111.73        367.29  

Index

    10.81        16.56      17.06                10.81        115.18        383.11  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      968.20          $       1.91               $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of U.S. broker-dealers and securities exchanges rose during the reporting period. Assets under management grew significantly, driving profits and revenues. Broker-dealers’ fees supported gains as stock markets reached record highs amid economic recovery. Also positive were high interest rate spreads, with the potential for even higher profitability as the Fed increased the federal funds rate. Low interest rates and high levels of cash built up during the COVID-19 pandemic fueled a rise in mergers and acquisitions, despite high valuations and the prospect of more deal regulation.

Investment banking and brokerage firms contributed the most to the Index’s return. Higher advisory fees drove higher profits as dealmaking increased to record levels. Global economic growth, continuing fiscal stimulus, and low interest rates combined to fuel the deal frenzy. Wealth management was also constructive, as strong client activity and acquisitions drove higher asset levels and net interest income. Strong advisor recruitment and retention rates also helped bolster assets under management, which drove gains. While low interest rates weighed on consumer banking activity, banks without large consumer lending units and those with diverse revenue streams weathered the economic downturn more successfully than those with more exposure. Independent broker-dealers, not tied to one specific firm, were also constructive, growing their businesses amid major acquisitions and strong equity markets. Advisors made use of new technology, which helped them to win both new clients and more business from existing clients.

Financial exchanges and data stocks also contributed to the Index’s return. Derivatives exchanges benefited from higher trading in interest rate futures. Stock exchanges invested in their faster-growing technological platforms and data services, which generated significant returns.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Investment Banking & Brokerage

  77.4%

Financial Exchanges & Data

  22.3   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

  0.3   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

  19.4%

Morgan Stanley

  19.0   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

  6.3   

Raymond James Financial Inc.

  4.8   

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

  4.8   

Nasdaq Inc.

  4.6   

CME Group Inc.

  4.5   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

  4.5   

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

  4.4   

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

  4.3   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the healthcare providers sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Health Care Providers IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    13.15      17.54    16.43%       13.15      124.32      357.70

Fund Market

    13.04        17.57      16.43          13.04        124.60        357.92  

Index

    13.57        18.01      16.86                13.57        128.84        374.99  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      1,109.40          $       2.05               $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of healthcare providers advanced strongly during the reporting period. Healthcare providers benefited from technological trends, including an expansion of virtual care during the pandemic and electronic recordkeeping. The prevalence of chronic health conditions (approximately a quarter of U.S. adults have two or more chronic conditions) also motivated digital innovation in remote patient monitoring to help minimize doctor visits and costs. Also positive for healthcare providers was the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, and treatments across the U.S.

The managed healthcare industry contributed the most to the Index’s return. Strong net earnings drove gains, even as medical costs increased amid government requirements to provide free COVID-19 testing. Also supportive for healthcare companies were value-based models of care that helped providers manage risk while optimizing care delivery. These business units, drawing on data and expertise from insurance operations to provide business advisory services, were also positive. Lower-cost plan providers rebranded, focusing on “whole-person total healthcare powered by digital technologies,” which helped them lower costs, supporting their contribution to the Index’s return. Innovative platforms that allow employers to customize a “digital-first healthcare experience” were also positive for managed care companies, as were increased Medicaid and Medicare Advantage memberships.

Healthcare services companies also benefited the Index’s performance, with managed care plan business units driving the advance. Pharmacy services and retail services increased revenues amid higher foot traffic from COVID-19 vaccinations.

Healthcare facilities operators also contributed meaningfully to the Index’s return. Large hospital chains performed well as their scale helped them expand market share during pandemic-driven slowdowns.

Healthcare technology companies detracted slightly from the index’s gains. Despite higher revenues amid a pandemic increase in membership, net losses at these firms detracted from performance.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Managed Health Care

  44.7%

Health Care Services

  36.4   

Health Care Facilities

  12.2   

Health Care Technology

  6.5   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

  0.2   

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

  23.0%

CVS Health Corp.

  14.0   

Anthem Inc.

  8.0   

Cigna Corp.

  4.5   

Centene Corp.

  4.5   

Humana Inc.

  4.4   

HCA Healthcare Inc.

  4.2   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

  3.9   

Molina Healthcare Inc.

  3.1   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

  2.6   
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Home Construction ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the home construction sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (12.21 )%       13.72      15.47       (12.21 )%       90.20      321.51

Fund Market

    (12.20      13.73        15.47         (12.20      90.24        321.46  

Index

    (11.88      14.19        15.97               (11.88      94.19        340.06  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $        898.10          $       1.85                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Home Construction ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Home construction stocks declined for the reporting period as labor shortages, supply-chain challenges, and higher costs inhibited companies’ ability to keep up with overwhelming consumer demand. Home prices climbed steadily as the mismatch between supply and demand exacerbated the broader rising inflationary environment. Additionally, the impacts of higher interest rates on homeownership affordability and construction financing led to an investor selloff late in the reporting period.

The consumer durables industry in the consumer discretionary sector was the largest detractor from the Index’s performance. As a result of ongoing supply-chain disruptions, homebuilding companies lowered guidance on the number of new homes to be delivered. Supply shortages were reported in a wide variety of building materials and supplies, from windows and doors to kitchen appliances. Delays in the delivery of such goods, coupled with an extreme labor shortage, constrained homebuilding companies’ ability to finish jobs on time and on budget. Construction costs, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, rose 17.5% from 2020 to 2021. The price of softwood lumber rose sharply following an increase in Canadian lumber tariffs and lumber production delays from wildfires. Record-high natural gas prices increased production costs of flooring materials and a jump in the price of diesel fuel also translated into higher costs for the transportation of other goods used in homebuilding.

Stocks in the industrials sector also detracted from the Index’s return as supply-chain headwinds similarly impacted producers of building products. The delay in new construction projects lowered sales projections, while an increase in raw material costs raised overall expenses. New commercial projects were also delayed as businesses paused pre-pandemic commitments.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

 

Sector

   

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding

    63.7%  

Building Products

    14.1     

Home Improvement Retail

    10.7     

Specialty Chemicals

    5.1     

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.4     

Home Furnishings

    2.1     

Forest Products

    1.0     

Construction Materials

    0.9     

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Security

   

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

DR Horton Inc.

    14.1%  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    12.2     

NVR Inc.

    8.7     

PulteGroup Inc.

    6.1     

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    5.1     

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    4.7     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    4.4     

TopBuild Corp.

    3.3     

Toll Brothers Inc.

    3.0     

Masco Corp.

    2.2     

 

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of equities of U.S. companies that have infrastructure exposure and that could benefit from a potential increase in domestic infrastructure activities, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet U.S. Infrastructure IndexSM (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

    14.78     13.87       14.78     68.01

Fund Market

    14.59       13.89         14.59       68.12  

Index

    15.21       14.32               15.21       70.59  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 4/3/18. The first day of secondary market trading was 4/5/18.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      1,154.00          $       1.66                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.40          $       1.56          0.31

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. infrastructure stocks advanced strongly during the reporting period amid solid economic growth and a rebound in industrial production. In November 2021, a bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law, benefiting companies that provide products and services related to infrastructure. The $1.2 trillion bill funds investments in bridges and roads, broadband internet, water and energy systems, and other projects.

Utilities stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance, led by the electric utilities industry. As the economy improved and business activity accelerated, demand for power increased, benefiting the electric utilities industry. While the cost of energy commodities rose substantially, most utilities companies were able to pass along these higher costs to their customers. Utilities providers also increased their investments in renewable energy, and in 2021 the share of energy produced from solar and wind sources grew at the fastest rate on record. The industry also made investments in grid modernization and resilience to manage increased demand as more devices and vehicles use electric power.

Multi-utilities company stocks also gained as one company in the industry completed divestment of some natural gas distribution facilities and announced plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2035. Increased investment in infrastructure modernization and strong liquidity also benefited the industry.

The materials sector was another source of strength, supported by high demand and the passage of the infrastructure bill. Steelmakers in the metals and mining industry posted strong gains as industrial customers increased their purchases and steel manufacturers were able to raise their prices and use surcharges to offset the impact of costlier inputs. Makers of aluminum also benefited from supply tightening following sanctions on aluminum exporters in Russia, one of the largest producers of aluminum in the world.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

 

Sector

   

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities

    19.4%  

Construction & Engineering

    12.4     

Multi-Utilities

    10.7     

Steel

    7.9     

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

    7.0     

Building Products

    6.6     

Water Utilities

    5.4     

Gas Utilities

    5.3     

Commodity Chemicals

    3.6     

Specialty Chemicals

    3.0     

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    2.3     

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.2     

Railroads

    2.1     

Construction Materials

    1.8     

Aluminum

    1.6     

Industrial Machinery

    1.6     

Research & Consulting Services

    1.2     

Forest Products

    1.0     

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    4.9     

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 

Security

   

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    0.8%  

Danimer Scientific Inc.

    0.8     

Sempra Energy

    0.8     

Constellation Energy Corp.

    0.8     

Evergy Inc.

    0.8     

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

    0.7     

PPL Corp.

    0.7     

Southern Co. (The)

    0.7     

FirstEnergy Corp.

    0.7     

Exelon Corp.

    0.7     

 

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Insurance ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the insurance sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Insurance IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    25.36      10.91      13.17       25.36      67.82      244.53

Fund Market

    25.31        10.93        13.17         25.31        67.97        244.67  

Index

    25.85        11.34        13.64               25.85        71.07        259.23  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      1,176.60          $       2.12                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Insurance ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. insurance stocks advanced strongly for the reporting period, continuing their recovery from the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Premiums and income grew as many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in response to an environment of higher inflation. Insurance stocks also rose as the Fed raised interest rates for the first time since 2018. Because insurance companies typically hold capital generated from premiums in relatively conservative, interest-bearing investments such as high-quality bonds, higher interest rates raise the prospect of greater investment income, a key component of the industry’s earnings.

The property and casualty insurance industry contributed the most to the Index’s return as companies expanded profit margins and exceeded earnings estimates. Insurers boosted premiums across global product lines to compensate for higher costs, particularly car insurance underwriting, as traffic approached pre-pandemic levels and accidents rose. As U.S. inflation grew, so too did the costs of car repairs, rentals, and replacements as supply chain issues affected the availability of auto parts and cars. An increase in catastrophic claims due to extreme weather events, including Hurricane Ida, deadly tornadoes in Kentucky, and wildfires in Colorado, likewise highlighted the rising costs of construction. After temporarily reducing premiums during the pandemic, many property and casualty insurance companies imposed policy rate increases to account for the inflationary environment.

The life and health insurance industry also strongly contributed to the Index’s return. Strong investment gains offset still-high payouts for COVID-19 deaths as life insurers’ income portfolios benefited from diversification in private-equity funds. Annuity lines also showed strong growth, and sales volume for pension risk-transfer transactions reached all-time highs, increasing profits for domestic life insurance companies.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

 
Sector    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance

    53.6%  

Life & Health Insurance

    25.0     

Multi-line Insurance

    12.0     

Insurance Brokers

    7.0     

Reinsurance

    1.6     

Other Diversified Financial Services

    0.8     

 

 
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Chubb Ltd.

    12.0%  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    8.7     

American International Group Inc.

    6.8     

MetLife Inc.

    6.4     

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    5.7     

Prudential Financial Inc.

    5.1     

Allstate Corp. (The)

    4.7     

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    4.7     

Aflac Inc.

    4.4     

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    3.3     

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the medical devices sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Medical Equipment IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
          1 Year      5 Years      10 Years              1 Year     5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

      10.99      19.63      18.94       10.99     144.99      466.47

Fund Market

      11.01        19.64        18.94         11.01       145.17        466.58  

Index

        11.41        20.13        19.43           11.41       150.18        490.48  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $         971.40          $        1.92               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $        1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of U.S. medical device makers advanced strongly for the reporting period amid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and the resumption of elective medical procedures. The healthcare equipment industry contributed the most to the Index’s performance. Equipment manufacturers posted sharp gains as healthcare research spending increased and companies with larger, more diverse product lines gained market share. Diverse revenue drivers related to COVID-19, such as molecular, antibody, and antigen tests, vaccine production, and bioprocessing, boosted the industry, while higher sales of testing platforms also generated new customers for other tests. Makers of stents and valves for more serious conditions also gained, as these procedures were less affected by the pandemic due to their acute nature. Robotic tools makers for the surgical market experienced a similar boost in earnings amid economic recovery and increased capital spending. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities had more resources to mobilize as vaccination rates increased, which was also supportive for surgical device companies. Stocks of diabetes monitoring systems manufacturers also advanced, as easing restrictions allowed more sales force travel. The growing market for diabetes treatments also benefited the industry.

Life sciences tools and services companies also contributed to the Index’s performance amid a surge of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases. Government offices and other workplaces implemented weekly testing of their employees, which drove demand for testing supplies. As COVID-19 and its variants moved toward becoming endemic, testing became part of many employers’ regular routines. Beyond the COVID-19 related boost, the industry’s broad business base, including instruments, diagnostics, laboratory products, and biopharmaceutical solutions, fed strong organic revenue growth that supported gains.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

 
Sector    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment

    80.4%  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    19.3     

Health Care Supplies

    0.3     

 

 
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    16.1%  

Abbott Laboratories

    14.5     

Medtronic PLC

    10.3     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

    4.7     

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

    4.6     

Stryker Corp.

    4.6     

Boston Scientific Corp.

    4.5     

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    4.3     

Dexcom Inc.

    4.1     

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

    3.8     

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the oil and gas exploration and production sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Exploration & Production IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
          1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

      78.44      9.12      4.30       78.44      54.73      52.33

Fund Market

      78.46        9.15        4.31         78.46        54.95        52.49  

Index

        79.20        9.56        4.71               79.20        57.87        58.52  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $        1,473.20          $        2.40               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $        1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. oil and gas exploration and production stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period as oil prices soared on renewed demand and fears of supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices began the reporting period at levels similar to those last seen prior to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, having recovered from a sharp decrease as the virus first began to spread. Oil prices rallied as vaccinations against COVID-19 rolled out and the global economy recovered. Prices continued to climb throughout 2021 as coronavirus-related restrictions eased, travel increased, and oil stockpiles dropped. Members of OPEC and other oil-producing countries gradually increased oil supply throughout 2021, but demand outstripped supply, sending prices higher. U.S. oil producers, which curtailed output in 2020 when prices slid, were slow to renew production in 2021 when economic activity and demand rebounded. Oil prices briefly faltered when the emergence of new coronavirus variants raised fears of renewed shutdowns and weakened global economic demand.

However, oil prices resumed their upward climb in the beginning of 2022 and by early March hit their highest levels in 14 years after the U.S. and its European allies began to consider banning oil imports from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s top exporter of oil and oil products.

U.S. oil and gas exploration and production companies benefited significantly from the higher oil prices. Greater-than-expected earnings and stronger cash flow led to increased dividend payments to shareholders and plans to buy back stock. Despite the higher oil prices, producers generally kept their output at flat levels in a departure from previous boom periods.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

 

 
Sector    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    74.8%  

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    18.4     

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

    6.8     

 

 
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 
Security    

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

ConocoPhillips

    17.7%  

EOG Resources Inc.

    9.5     

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    7.7     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    6.7     

Valero Energy Corp.

    4.9     

Phillips 66

    4.5     

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    4.3     

Hess Corp.

    4.3     

Devon Energy Corp.

    4.2     

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    3.4     

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the oil equipment and services sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    44.88      (12.52 )%       (8.15 )%        44.88      (48.75 )%       (57.25 )% 

Fund Market

    44.75        (12.53      (8.15       44.75        (48.79      (57.27

Index

    45.38        (12.23      (7.87             45.38        (47.92      (55.95

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $     1,415.20          $        2.35               $      1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $         1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. oil equipment and services stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period as oil prices soared on renewed demand and fears of supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices began the reporting period at levels similar to those last seen prior to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Oil prices rallied as vaccinations against COVID-19 rolled out and the global economy recovered. Prices continued to climb throughout 2021 as coronavirus-related restrictions eased, travel increased, and oil stockpiles dropped. Members of OPEC and other oil-producing countries gradually increased oil supply throughout 2021, but demand outstripped supply, sending prices higher. U.S. oil producers, which curtailed output in 2020 when prices slid, were slow to renew production in 2021 when economic activity and demand rebounded. Oil prices briefly faltered when the emergence of new coronavirus variants raised fears of renewed shutdowns and weakened global economic demand.

However, oil prices resumed their upward climb in the beginning of 2022 and by early March hit their highest levels in 14 years after the U.S. and its European allies began to consider banning oil imports from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s top exporter of oil and oil products.

Stocks of companies in the oil and gas equipment and services industry, whose revenues depend on spending by oil producers and refiners, contributed the most to the Index’s return. Oilfield services providers posted higher-than-expected sales and earnings as oil prices soared. Looking ahead, spending on drilling services and equipment, such as oil rigs, is expected to rise amid increased investment in new production. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine negatively impacted earnings, as the sale of some oil equipment to Russia was affected by sanctions.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

  82.9%

Oil & Gas Drilling

  17.1   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Halliburton Co.

  23.3%

Schlumberger NV

  21.4   

Baker Hughes Co.

  4.8   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

  4.6   

ChampionX Corp.

  4.4   

NOV Inc.

  4.1   

Valaris Ltd.

  4.0   

Cactus Inc., Class A

  3.9   

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

  3.9   

TechnipFMC PLC

  3.9   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the pharmaceuticals sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Pharmaceuticals IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    11.29      6.69      10.43       11.29      38.24      169.73

Fund Market

    11.17        6.71        10.44         11.17        38.33        169.94  

Index

    11.59        6.98        10.76               11.59        40.12        177.81  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $     1,069.90          $         2.01               $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $        1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Pharmaceuticals stocks advanced significantly during the reporting period, rebounding after a pause in both research and development and mergers and acquisitions during the most intense part of the coronavirus pandemic. Some pharmaceuticals companies focused their operations, divesting themselves of business units in order to emphasize new product development. For example, a large healthcare and pharmaceuticals company announced plans to spin off its legacy consumer products unit to focus on its core pharmaceuticals business. Other significant trends in the pharmaceuticals industry included the use of artificial intelligence to aid drug development and the move toward personalized medicine, allowing for more targeted and efficient research and development.

Vaccines developed by pharmaceuticals companies to protect against the COVID-19 virus were a crucial driver of revenues for the reporting period, generating billions of dollars in sales and boosting the Index’s return. Also beneficial for the industry was the development of antiviral medications. Once determined to be effective against COVID-19, these were purchased and distributed in large quantities by the U.S. government, then authorized for use in its new “test to treat” program. In addition, pharmaceuticals firms developed antibody therapies to fight COVID-19 that the U.S. government contracted to purchase, further bolstering revenues.

Outside of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the pharmaceuticals industry was helped by continued strong sales of previously approved drugs as global spending on medicine grew. Sales of treatments for conditions including plaque psoriasis, immune deficiencies, cancer, and schizophrenia bolstered revenues, generating significant revenue growth. Companies developing pharmaceuticals for animal and veterinary health also contributed to the Index’s return, as many new households adopted pets during the pandemic and spending on pets and pet care continued to rise.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Pharmaceuticals

  97.3%

Biotechnology

  2.7   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security  

Percent of    

Total Investments(a)

Johnson & Johnson

  22.5%

Pfizer Inc.

  20.8   

Catalent Inc.

  4.8  

Eli Lilly & Co.

  4.7   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  4.6   

Merck & Co. Inc.

  4.5   

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

  4.4   

Viatris Inc.

  4.3   

Zoetis Inc.

  4.3   

Elanco Animal Health Inc.

  4.1   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the real estate sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    20.27      9.83      9.39       20.27      59.79      145.24

Fund Market

    20.33        9.88        9.41         20.33        60.15        145.81  

Index

    20.72        10.18        9.85               20.72        62.34        155.90  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through January 24, 2021 reflects the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexTM. Index performance beginning on January 25, 2021 reflects the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      


Ending

Account Value
(03/31/22)

 

 
 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning
Account Value

(10/01/21)

 
 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $        1,000.00          $     1,069.80          $         2.01               $     1,000.00          $     1,023.00          $           1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) advanced significantly during the reporting period as their dividend payouts and growth potential attracted investors concerned about inflation and in search of an alternative to the low yields offered by bonds. As REITs own and operate properties that generate income from rents from tenants or businesses, the ability to raise rents can prove beneficial in an inflationary environment. In addition, they are required to pay out 90% of their earnings in dividends to shareholders each year in order to retain their tax-free status.

Specialized REITs, particularly those involved in self-storage, contributed the most to the Index. The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged Americans to declutter as they increasingly worked, studied, and exercised at home. To make room for home offices and gyms, people turned to self-storage rental units to stash excess items. Growing demand for storage space helped reduce the excess supply of rental units that existed prior to the pandemic, which led to significant price increases and record occupancy rates.

Residential REITs invested in apartment buildings also propelled the Index’s return. Apartment REITs revenues and lease rates grew sharply in 2021 as renters returned to urban areas as the impact of the pandemic eased. With housing prices climbing, many potential home buyers continued to rent instead of buy. Limited growth in new apartment buildings kept supply tight.

Industrial REITs that own and operate warehouses contributed significantly to the Index’s return. Demand for warehouse space grew throughout 2021 as supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic created a need for space to store a backlog of goods, supporting sharp rental price increases.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Specialized REITs

  36.6%

Residential REITs

  15.5   

Industrial REITs

  12.6   

Retail REITs

  9.3   

Health Care REITs

  8.4   

Office REITs

  6.7   

Real Estate Services

  3.9   

Mortgage REITs

  2.3   

Research & Consulting Services

  1.8   

Diversified REITs

  1.7   

Other (each representing less than 1%)

  1.2   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Prologis Inc.

  8.0%

American Tower Corp.

  7.7   

Crown Castle International Corp.

  5.3   

Equinix Inc.

  4.5   

Public Storage

  4.0   

Simon Property Group Inc.

  2.9   

Welltower Inc.

  2.8   

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

  2.7   

Realty Income Corp.

  2.6   

SBA Communications Corp.

  2.5   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Regional Banks ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the regional banks sector, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Regional Banks IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    6.11      8.27    11.40%       6.11      48.74      194.24

Fund Market

    6.11        8.29      11.41          6.11        48.91        194.61  

Index

    6.48        8.71      11.87                6.48        51.80        207.08  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      982.80          $       1.93                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Regional Banks ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. regional banks, which operate locally but may offer national services, advanced during the reporting period amid strong economic growth and robust consumer spending. Expectations of higher interest rates helped keep stocks in positive territory despite inflationary pressures, staffing shortages, and the persistence of COVID-19 variants. Regional bank stocks gained strongly as the Fed followed through on its plans to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018, then gave up some ground as investors became more cautious about the acceleration of interest rate hikes and the impact on commercial lending.

A rise in intermediate-term government bond yields in anticipation of tighter fiscal policy benefited the net interest margins of regional banks, which depend more on interest income from loans than larger banks. Because banks borrow at short-term interest rates and lend to customers at longer-term rates, the larger spread between shorter- and longer-term interest rates helped the industry.

Regional bank stocks advanced as average consumer loans increased, driven by high demand for residential mortgage loans despite rising mortgage rates. The recovering economy also increased demand for business loans and lowered the probability of loan defaults. Deferrals on small business loans made through the federal Paycheck Protection Program declined substantially, a positive indicator of the health of small businesses, which were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Increased merger and acquisition activity also benefited regional banks. Consolidation in the industry and the resulting reduction in overhead costs elevated earnings. The industry also gained from acquisitions that helped expand banks’ digital capabilities and product offerings. Expansion into digital assets drove deposit growth, as user adoption of blockchain-based payment platforms increased.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Regional Banks

  87.5%

Diversified Banks

  11.6   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

  0.9   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

  12.5%

Truist Financial Corp.

  12.2   

U.S. Bancorp.

  11.6   

SVB Financial Group

  5.3   

First Republic Bank/CA

  4.5   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

  4.4   

M&T Bank Corp.

  3.6   

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

  3.4   

Regions Financial Corp.

  3.4   

KeyCorp

  3.4   
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the telecommunications sector, as represented by the Russell 1000 Telecommunications RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (5.63 )%       0.98    5.66%       (5.63 )%       4.99      73.48

Fund Market

    (5.42      1.01      5.68          (5.42      5.16        73.69  

Index(a)

    (5.26      1.18      5.87          (5.26      6.06        76.97  

Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index

    4.18        3.13      6.88          4.18        16.63        94.61  

Russell 1000 Telecommunications RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index(b)

    N/A        N/A      N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Index performance through September 19, 2021 reflects the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index. Index performance beginning on September 20, 2021 reflects the performance of the Russell 1000 Telecommunications RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, which, effective as of September 20, 2021, replaced the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 
  (b) 

The inception date of the Russell 1000 Telecommunications RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index was July 9, 2021. The cumulative total return for this index for the period July 9, 2021 through March 31, 2022 was -12.41%.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 33 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual            Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

            

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 (a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $       1,000.00          $      928.80          $       1.88                $     1,000.00          $      1,023.00          $       1.97          0.39

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022  (continued)    iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Telecommunications stocks declined during the reporting period amid investor concern surrounding the sustainability of growth in subscriptions to high-speed internet services. While use of these services grew sharply early in the pandemic due to increased distance learning and telecommuting, growth slowed as pandemic-related restrictions were lifted and many people returned to schools and offices. However, this impact was partially offset by continued migration to cloud computing, especially by large corporations, which benefited companies that provide networking infrastructure.

The communication services sector detracted the most from the Index’s return. In the cable and satellite industry, subscriptions to cable service were below analysts’ expectations as more people returned to pre-pandemic routines. Large expenditures on streaming video services and increased competition, especially from growing fiber optic networks and 5G wireless internet services, constrained returns. The entertainment industry was another detractor amid increasing competition in the market for both the software and the hardware supporting streaming video. Global supply chain disruptions also negatively affected the industry, leading to increased costs. Stocks in the telecommunications industry declined amid strong competition in the market for mobile data plans, leading to lower prices despite broad inflationary trends, and reducing revenues from users.

On the upside, the information technology sector contributed substantially to the Index’s return. In the communications equipment industry, migration to the cloud increased demand for the hardware used to construct data centers, bolstering returns. Revenues rose despite supply chain issues as constrained supply led to higher prices for hardware and equipment. Growth in applications for artificial intelligence, which require significant numbers of routers and switches to connect processors, drove rising sales. Increased development of virtual reality products and applications also drove substantial orders for communications equipment, bolstering revenues.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Communications Equipment

  41.3%

Media

  29.8   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

  21.8   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

  3.8   

Entertainment

  3.3   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of   
Total Investments(a)

Cisco Systems Inc.

  15.5%

Verizon Communications Inc.

  14.2   

Comcast Corp., Class A

  14.0   

AT&T Inc.

  4.5   

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.

  3.8   

Arista Networks Inc.

  3.7   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

  3.6   

Charter Communications Inc., Class A

  3.4   

Juniper Networks Inc.

  3.3   

Ubiquiti Inc.

  3.3   

 

 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Focused Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Apparel Retail — 1.1%

 

Foot Locker Inc.

    13,192     $ 391,275  
   

 

 

 

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 4.1%

 

Invesco Ltd.

    30,417       701,416  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    20,949       733,634  
   

 

 

 
      1,435,050  
Automobile Manufacturers — 1.7%  

General Motors Co.(a)

    13,741       601,031  
   

 

 

 

Automotive Retail — 2.9%

 

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

    10,770       1,009,364  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 4.0%

 

Ally Financial Inc.

    16,313       709,290  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    5,256       690,060  
   

 

 

 
      1,399,350  
Food Retail — 3.5%  

Kroger Co. (The)

    21,223           1,217,564  
   

 

 

 

Health Care Services — 2.8%

 

CVS Health Corp.

    9,744       986,190  
   

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.9%

 

Vistra Corp.

    43,830       1,019,048  
   

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 8.5%

 

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    9,388       1,031,835  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    12,535       851,126  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    29,426       1,095,236  
   

 

 

 
      2,978,197  
Life & Health Insurance — 10.9%  

Aflac Inc.

    15,152       975,637  

MetLife Inc.

    13,585       954,754  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    12,867       944,566  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    7,934       937,561  
   

 

 

 
      3,812,518  
Multi-line Insurance — 2.7%  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    13,120       942,147  
   

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance — 19.7%

 

Allstate Corp. (The)

    6,233       863,333  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    20,879       1,010,961  

CNA Financial Corp.

    17,873       868,985  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    18,708       913,699  

First American Financial Corp.

    13,040       845,253  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    5,994       896,223  

Mercury General Corp.

    12,518       688,490  

Old Republic International Corp.

    32,639       844,371  
   

 

 

 
      6,931,315  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Regional Banks — 16.3%

 

BOK Financial Corp.

    9,388     $ 882,003  

First Horizon Corp.

    47,051       1,105,228  

KeyCorp

    39,372       881,145  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    47,435       948,226  

Popular Inc.

    10,833       885,489  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    15,381       1,008,378  
   

 

 

 
      5,710,469  
Reinsurance — 2.8%  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    3,226       972,252  
   

 

 

 

Specialty Stores — 2.3%

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    8,115       811,662  
   

 

 

 

Technology Distributors — 4.3%

 

Avnet Inc.

    20,285       823,368  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    6,677       689,133  
   

 

 

 
      1,512,501  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.6%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    55,764       931,817  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    34,612       698,124  
   

 

 

 
      1,629,941  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 4.5%  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    59,782       810,046  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    73,779       790,911  
   

 

 

 
      1,600,957  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $35,076,012)

 

    34,960,831  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.3%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(c)

    90,000       90,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.3%
(Cost: $90,000)

 

    90,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $35,166,012)

 

    35,050,831  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

    45,050  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   35,095,881  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Focused Value Factor ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 167,200     $       $ (167,318 )(b)    $ 118     $     $           $ 230 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    50,000       40,000 (b)                        90,000       90,000       18        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 118     $     $ 90,000       $ 248     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

    1       06/17/22     $ 118     $ 5,598  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 5,598  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (3,278
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 5,598  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 69,245      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Focused Value Factor ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 34,960,831      $        $        $ 34,960,831  

Money Market Funds

     90,000                          90,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 35,050,831      $         —        $         —        $ 35,050,831  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Futures Contracts

   $ 5,598      $        $        $ 5,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 97.6%

 

AAR Corp.(a)

    373,028     $ 18,065,746  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.(a)

    838,511       32,995,408  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)(b)

    258,554       24,340,274  

Astra Space Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,401,680       5,410,485  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)(b)

    766,841       105,617,011  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    1,466,709       280,874,774  

BWX Technologies Inc.

    1,032,661       55,619,121  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    439,484       65,992,917  

General Dynamics Corp.

    682,480       164,600,526  

HEICO Corp.(b)

    448,490       68,861,155  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    790,361       100,241,486  

Hexcel Corp.

    939,588       55,877,298  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    4,250,566       152,765,342  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    448,685       89,485,736  

Kaman Corp.

    311,582       13,547,585  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.(a)

    1,388,931       28,445,307  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    632,498       157,156,778  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,283,333       566,463,186  

Maxar Technologies Inc.(b)

    813,943       32,118,191  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    635,644       40,967,256  

Moog Inc., Class A

    325,457       28,575,125  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    56,730       4,365,374  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    359,231       160,655,288  

Parsons Corp.(a)(b)

    297,467       11,511,973  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

    7,901,672       782,818,645  

Rocket Lab USA Inc.(a)

    1,609,896       12,959,663  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., Class A

    1,182,052       57,790,522  

Textron Inc.

    2,307,895       171,661,230  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    254,971       166,123,805  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    724,287       18,309,975  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,995,548       19,716,014  

Woodward Inc.

    706,368       88,232,427  
   

 

 

 
        3,582,165,623  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Industrial Machinery — 1.7%

 

RBC Bearings Inc.(a)

    323,412     $ 62,703,119  
   

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 0.6%

 

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

    540,311       8,174,905  

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.

    196,874       13,706,368  
   

 

 

 
      21,881,273  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $3,255,459,788)

 

    3,666,750,015  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

 

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

    30,265,268       30,259,215  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    4,110,000       4,110,000  
   

 

 

 
      34,369,215  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.9%
(Cost: $34,359,530)

 

    34,369,215  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.8%
(Cost: $3,289,819,318)

 

    3,701,119,230  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)%

 

    (31,104,157
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   3,670,015,073  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 51,365,314     $     $ (21,055,561 )(a)    $ (5,306   $ (45,232   $ 30,259,215       30,265,268     $ 180,849 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    3,820,000       290,000 (a)                        4,110,000       4,110,000       1,061        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (5,306   $ (45,232   $ 34,369,215       $ 181,910     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

XAI Industrial Index

     29          06/17/22        $ 3,006        $ 22,216  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 22,216  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 359,812  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (80,429
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 2,885,904      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1                    Level 2                    Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 3,666,750,015        $        $        $ 3,666,750,015  

Money Market Funds

     34,369,215                            34,369,215  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,701,119,230        $        $        $ 3,701,119,230  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 22,216        $        $        $ 22,216  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 0.3%

 

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.

    9,683     $ 1,813,626  
   

 

 

 

Financial Exchanges & Data — 22.3%

   

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    218,581       25,010,038  

CME Group Inc.

    109,270       25,990,962  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    195,248       25,796,166  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    71,981       24,487,936  

Nasdaq Inc.

    149,034       26,557,859  
   

 

 

 
      127,842,961  

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 77.3%

 

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    47,382       3,314,845  

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    928,859       4,086,980  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,319,269       111,227,569  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    78,590       2,129,789  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    112,257       12,496,449  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    108,698       35,881,210  

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

    148,113       13,004,321  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    254,347       16,764,011  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    557,308       18,307,568  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    324,430       11,192,835  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    149,431       27,298,055  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    179,899       8,446,258  

Morgan Stanley

    1,244,092           108,733,641  

Piper Sandler Cos

    41,621       5,462,756  

PJT Partners Inc., Class A

    71,172       4,492,377  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage (continued)

 

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    250,975     $ 27,584,662  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    303,984       20,640,513  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    50,523       3,750,322  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    239,645       8,919,587  
   

 

 

 
      443,733,748  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $598,290,677)

      573,390,335  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(c)

    720,000       720,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $720,000)

      720,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.0%
(Cost: $599,010,677)

      574,110,335  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.0)%

      (136,718
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   573,973,617  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

    

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 760,000      $      $ (40,000 )(a)     $      $      $ 720,000        720,000      $ 303      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

 

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

     3          06/17/22        $ 354        $ 9,693  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     1          06/17/22          103          (315
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 9,378  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 9,693  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 315  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 133,377  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 19,823  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,055,007      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1                Level 2                Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 573,390,335        $        $        $ 573,390,335  

Money Market Funds

     720,000                            720,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 574,110,335        $        $        $ 574,110,335  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 9,693        $        $        $ 9,693  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

     (315                          (315
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 9,378        $        $        $ 9,378  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Health Care Facilities — 12.1%

   

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    191,542     $ 12,551,747  

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(a)

    395,638       2,789,248  

Cano Health Inc.(a)(b)

    385,069       2,445,188  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    263,874       3,132,184  

Encompass Health Corp.

    211,906       15,068,636  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    111,387       10,025,944  

Hanger Inc.(a)(b)

    78,490       1,438,722  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    220,255       55,200,308  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    30,763       1,088,703  

National HealthCare Corp.

    28,968       2,034,423  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    57,742       1,075,734  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    225,663       5,413,655  

Surgery Partners Inc.(a)(b)

    75,288       4,144,604  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    228,165       19,613,063  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    27,549       2,739,748  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    155,738       22,574,223  
   

 

 

 
      161,336,130  
Health Care Services — 36.4%            

1Life Healthcare Inc.(a)(b)

    361,338       4,003,625  

Accolade Inc.(a)(b)

    124,337       2,183,358  

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    33,995       3,171,394  

Agiliti Inc.(a)

    58,562       1,235,658  

agilon health Inc.(a)(b)

    100,827       2,555,964  

Amedisys Inc.(a)(b)

    69,424       11,961,061  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    80,352       3,894,661  

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    50,377       2,259,912  

Chemed Corp.

    32,790       16,609,775  

Cigna Corp.

    251,783       60,329,725  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    19,965       3,362,905  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,840,273       186,254,030  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    131,268       14,847,723  

DocGo Inc.(a)

    162,327       1,501,525  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)

    41,386       2,582,900  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)(b)

    216,514       14,341,887  

Hims & Hers Health Inc.(a)

    264,408       1,409,295  

Invitae Corp.(a)

    442,938       3,530,216  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    198,291       52,281,405  

LHC Group Inc.(a)(b)

    67,421       11,367,181  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)

    181,381       4,258,826  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    26,175       3,020,333  

Oak Street Health Inc.(a)(b)

    297,711       8,002,472  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)(b)

    295,120       8,428,627  

Premier Inc., Class A

    253,426       9,019,431  

Privia Health Group Inc.(a)

    56,829       1,519,039  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    253,456       34,687,988  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    284,520       7,613,755  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    99,506       2,225,949  

Sema4 Holdings Corp.(a)

    269,236       826,555  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    51,132       928,046  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    94,507       3,040,290  
   

 

 

 
          483,255,511  
Health Care Technology — 6.5%            

American Well Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    417,577       1,757,999  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Health Care Technology (continued)            

Certara Inc.(a)(b)

    220,898     $ 4,744,889  

Change Healthcare Inc.(a)

    537,301       11,713,162  

Definitive Healthcare Corp.(a)

    57,205       1,410,103  

Doximity Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    197,256       10,275,065  

GoodRx Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    146,407       2,830,047  

Health Catalyst Inc.(a)(b)

    110,576       2,889,351  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    53,892       1,073,529  

Inspire Medical Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    58,269       14,957,070  

Multiplan Corp.(a)(b)

    517,688       2,422,780  

Phreesia Inc.(a)(b)

    108,903       2,870,683  

Schrodinger Inc.(a)

    99,751       3,403,504  

Sharecare Inc.(a)(b)

    615,092       1,519,277  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)(b)

    340,967       24,593,950  
   

 

 

 
      86,461,409  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)(b)

    262,045       3,183,847  
   

 

 

 
Managed Health Care — 44.7%            

Anthem Inc.

    215,920       106,064,222  

Centene Corp.(a)

    702,800       59,168,732  

Clover Health Investments Corp.(a)(b)

    578,415       2,053,373  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    177,977       12,002,769  

Humana Inc.

    135,672       59,040,384  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    124,384       41,493,259  

Progyny Inc.(a)(b)

    148,347       7,625,036  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    599,572       305,763,733  
   

 

 

 
      593,211,508  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $1,144,421,766)

      1,327,448,405  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 3.8%

   

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

    49,222,629       49,212,785  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,470,000       1,470,000  
   

 

 

 
      50,682,785  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 3.8%
(Cost: $50,673,112)

      50,682,785  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.7%
(Cost: $1,195,094,878)

 

    1,378,131,190  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.7)%

      (49,389,272
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,328,741,918  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
       Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

    

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 59,045,877     $     $ (9,796,350 )(a)    $ (27,859   $ (8,883   $ 49,212,785       49,222,629     $ 130,484 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,150,000       320,000 (a)                        1,470,000       1,470,000       307          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (27,859   $ (8,883   $ 50,682,785       $ 130,791     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

(000)

      

Value/
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

     8          06/17/22        $ 1,105        $ 57,343  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 57,343  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 239,245  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 59,065  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 952,406      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,327,448,405      $                 —      $                 —      $ 1,327,448,405  

Money Market Funds

     50,682,785                      50,682,785  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,378,131,190      $      $      $ 1,378,131,190  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 57,343      $      $      $ 57,343  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Home Construction ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Building Products — 14.0%  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)

    53,917     $ 2,639,237  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    338,516       8,408,737  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    580,396       37,458,758  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    426,443       31,676,186  

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)

    127,206       2,114,164  

JELD-WEN Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    274,069       5,558,119  

Lennox International Inc.

    110,017       28,368,984  

Masco Corp.

    758,802       38,698,902  

Masonite International Corp.(a)(b)

    74,404       6,617,492  

Owens Corning

    301,480       27,585,420  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    195,424       3,513,723  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    109,145       2,290,954  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    138,524       15,104,657  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)(b)

    344,781       22,524,543  

UFP Industries Inc.

    198,127       15,287,479  
   

 

 

 
          247,847,355  
Construction Materials — 0.9%  

Eagle Materials Inc.

    121,919       15,649,523  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products — 1.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    286,259       17,782,409  
   

 

 

 
Home Furnishings — 2.1%            

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    70,102       1,827,559  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    425,496       14,807,261  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    163,496       20,306,203  
   

 

 

 
      36,941,023  
Home Improvement Retail — 10.7%  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    331,328       26,837,568  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    274,463       82,155,010  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    92,803       1,301,098  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    385,407       77,925,441  
   

 

 

 
      188,219,117  
Homebuilding — 63.6%  

Beazer Homes USA Inc.(a)(b)

    297,963       4,534,997  

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    86,339       20,794,748  

Century Communities Inc.

    306,908       16,441,062  

DR Horton Inc.

    3,335,618       248,536,897  

Green Brick Partners Inc.(a)

    497,747       9,835,481  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    239,701       20,252,337  

KB Home

    889,924       28,815,739  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,654,890       215,497,421  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    156,459       10,693,973  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    222,462       21,730,088  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Homebuilding (continued)  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    300,397     $ 13,322,607  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    587,003       22,212,194  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    382,477       30,303,653  

NVR Inc.(a)(b)

    34,172       152,655,550  

PulteGroup Inc.

    2,576,326       107,948,059  

Skyline Champion Corp.(a)(b)

    525,803       28,856,069  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)(b)

    1,283,753       34,943,757  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    1,140,250       53,614,555  

TopBuild Corp.(a)(b)

    322,973       58,584,072  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)(b)

    1,171,758       23,528,901  
   

 

 

 
      1,123,102,160  
Specialty Chemicals — 5.1%  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    360,181       89,908,381  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.5%  

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    173,435       10,281,227  

Watsco Inc.

    108,017       32,906,299  
   

 

 

 
      43,187,526  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $2,294,376,871)

 

    1,762,637,494  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.8%  

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

    30,174,717       30,168,682  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    2,040,000       2,040,000  
   

 

 

 
      32,208,682  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 1.8%
(Cost: $32,202,087)

 

    32,208,682  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.7%
(Cost: $2,326,578,958)

 

    1,794,846,176  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%

 

    (29,870,634
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  1,764,975,542  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Home Construction ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from
Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 31,310,054     $     $ (1,100,641 )(a)    $  (40,527   $ (204   $ 30,168,682       30,174,717     $ 83,563(b )    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,583,000       457,000(a )                        2,040,000       2,040,000       619        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (40,527   $ (204   $ 32,208,682       $ 84,182     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

    8       06/17/22     $ 2,151     $ 92,708  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 92,708  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (142,894
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 92,708  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,585,296      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Home Construction ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,762,637,494      $                 —      $                 —      $ 1,762,637,494  

Money Market Funds

     32,208,682                      32,208,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,794,846,176      $      $      $ 1,794,846,176  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 92,708      $      $      $ 92,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aluminum — 1.6%            

Arconic Corp.(a)

    185,822     $ 4,760,760  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    170,918       4,496,852  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    52,949       4,985,678  
   

 

 

 
          14,243,290  
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.5%            

XPEL Inc.(a)

    88,221       4,641,307  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 6.6%            

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.

    41,655       4,949,031  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    111,869       5,309,303  

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

    56,425       5,078,814  

AZEK Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    187,655       4,661,350  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    67,874       4,380,588  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    21,778       5,355,646  

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc.(a)

    235,975       5,738,912  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    104,918       4,506,228  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    133,130       4,924,479  

Owens Corning

    57,381       5,250,361  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    43,029       4,691,882  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    67,528       4,411,604  
   

 

 

 
      59,258,198  
Commodity Chemicals — 3.6%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    117,658       6,011,147  

Hawkins Inc.

    108,911       4,999,015  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    51,270       5,271,581  

Olin Corp.

    105,379       5,509,214  

Tredegar Corp.

    424,606       5,091,026  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

    44,616       5,505,615  
   

 

 

 
      32,387,598  
Construction & Engineering — 12.3%  

AECOM

    71,300       5,476,553  

API Group Corp.(a)

    255,971       5,383,070  

Argan Inc.

    124,879       5,068,839  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    59,319       5,279,984  

Construction Partners Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    195,340       5,114,001  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    43,321       4,879,244  

Fluor Corp.(a)

    214,169       6,144,509  

Granite Construction Inc.

    170,268       5,584,790  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)

    344,298       4,830,501  

IES Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    123,239       4,954,208  

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc.(a)

    476,536       5,646,952  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    66,989       5,834,742  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    189,833       5,059,049  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    55,171       5,188,281  

Northwest Pipe Co.(a)

    173,839       4,424,202  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)(b)

    40,448       5,391,718  

Primoris Services Corp.

    203,209       4,840,438  

Quanta Services Inc.

    46,033       6,058,403  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)

    178,032       4,771,258  

Tutor Perini Corp.(a)

    514,837       5,560,240  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    23,256       5,548,882  
   

 

 

 
      111,039,864  
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 2.3%  

Astec Industries Inc.

    106,378       4,574,254  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    103,987       5,356,370  

Terex Corp.

    130,898       4,667,823  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks (continued)  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    164,779     $ 5,661,806  
   

 

 

 
          20,260,253  
Construction Materials — 1.8%            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    13,485       5,190,242  

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    172,775       5,366,391  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    28,518       5,238,757  
   

 

 

 
      15,795,390  
Copper — 0.6%            

Taseko Mines Ltd.(a)

    2,378,428       5,446,600  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 0.5%            

Pool Corp.

    10,867       4,595,111  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.6%  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    82,949       5,208,368  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 19.4%            

ALLETE Inc.

    94,991       6,362,497  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    102,279       6,390,392  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    64,547       6,439,854  

Avangrid Inc.

    136,572       6,383,375  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    120,036       6,752,025  

Duke Energy Corp.

    58,474       6,529,207  

Edison International

    93,531       6,556,523  

Entergy Corp.

    54,768       6,394,164  

Evergy Inc.

    97,295       6,649,140  

Eversource Energy

    72,357       6,381,164  

Exelon Corp.

    138,893       6,615,474  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    144,281       6,616,727  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    130,009       6,435,445  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    147,379       6,235,605  

IDACORP Inc.

    55,957       6,455,200  

MGE Energy Inc.

    81,700       6,518,843  

NextEra Energy Inc

    77,260       6,544,695  

NRG Energy Inc.

    163,787       6,282,869  

OGE Energy Corp.

    156,192       6,369,510  

Otter Tail Corp.

    98,147       6,134,188  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    549,216       6,557,639  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    82,501       6,443,328  

PNM Resources Inc.

    134,779       6,424,915  

Portland General Electric Co.

    115,143       6,350,136  

PPL Corp.

    232,482       6,639,686  

Southern Co. (The)

    91,545       6,637,928  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    86,965       6,276,264  
   

 

 

 
      174,376,793  
Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.6%  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    31,588       5,210,125  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products — 1.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    72,372       4,495,748  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    51,730       4,264,104  
   

 

 

 
      8,759,852  
Gas Utilities — 5.3%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    53,348       6,374,553  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    39,604       5,455,847  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    136,711       6,269,566  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    110,715       5,726,180  

ONE Gas Inc.

    71,032       6,267,864  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    178,122       6,154,115  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    68,258       5,343,919  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Gas Utilities (continued)

   

Spire Inc.

    87,123     $ 6,251,946  
   

 

 

 
      47,843,990  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%  

Vistra Corp.

    274,547       6,383,218  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Machinery — 1.6%            

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    292,696       4,917,293  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    90,537       4,904,389  

Omega Flex Inc.

    33,835       4,394,151  
   

 

 

 
      14,215,833  
Multi-Utilities — 10.6%            

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    421,457       6,541,013  

Ameren Corp.

    69,232       6,491,192  

Avista Corp.

    128,246       5,790,307  

Black Hills Corp.

    85,289       6,568,959  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    213,744       6,549,116  

CMS Energy Corp.

    92,493       6,468,960  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    69,093       6,541,725  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    75,184       6,388,385  

DTE Energy Co.

    48,521       6,414,961  

NiSource Inc.

    203,326       6,465,767  

NorthWestern Corp.

    100,340       6,069,567  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    91,670       6,416,900  

Sempra Energy

    40,680       6,839,122  

Unitil Corp.

    113,042       5,638,535  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    65,509       6,538,453  
   

 

 

 
          95,722,962  
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.7%            

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    355,936       6,641,766  
   

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 6.9%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    604,539       6,571,339  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    110,770       6,010,380  

Enbridge Inc.

    136,884       6,308,984  

EnLink Midstream LLC

    616,157       5,945,915  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    877,035       7,402,175  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    324,148       6,129,639  

Kinetik Holdings Inc.

    82,824       5,384,388  

ONEOK Inc.

    90,179       6,369,343  

TC Energy Corp.

    108,986       6,148,990  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    184,756       6,172,698  
   

 

 

 
      62,443,851  
Railroads — 2.1%            

CSX Corp.

    164,806       6,171,985  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    21,714       6,193,267  

Union Pacific Corp.

    23,322       6,371,803  
   

 

 

 
      18,737,055  
Research & Consulting Services — 1.2%            

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

    38,964       5,369,629  

Stantec Inc.

    103,745       5,201,774  
   

 

 

 
      10,571,403  
Semiconductors — 0.7%            

SunPower Corp.(a)

    299,104       6,424,754  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Chemicals — 3.0%            

Avient Corp.

    99,805       4,790,640  

Danimer Scientific Inc.(a)(b)

    1,209,295       7,086,469  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    43,632       4,889,402  

Ecovyst Inc.

    471,996       5,456,274  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Specialty Chemicals (continued)            

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    79,822     $ 5,114,195  
   

 

 

 
      27,336,980  
Steel — 7.9%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)

    193,458       5,192,413  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    137,714       5,781,234  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    193,452       6,231,089  

Commercial Metals Co.

    126,510       5,265,346  

Haynes International Inc.

    126,750       5,399,550  

Nucor Corp.

    36,323       5,399,414  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    149,466       5,748,462  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    26,519       4,862,259  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    158,169       5,539,078  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    64,359       5,369,471  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    258,807       5,662,697  

United States Steel Corp.

    159,478       6,018,700  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    83,561       4,295,871  
   

 

 

 
      70,765,584  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.2%            

BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(a)

    56,622       4,069,990  

Boise Cascade Co.

    64,658       4,491,791  

H&E Equipment Services Inc.

    127,085       5,530,739  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    15,896       5,646,418  
   

 

 

 
      19,738,938  
Water Utilities — 5.4%            

American States Water Co.

    70,327       6,260,509  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    38,478       6,369,263  

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A, NVS

    125,663       6,100,939  

California Water Service Group

    106,056       6,287,000  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    126,999       6,493,459  

Middlesex Water Co.

    45,999       4,837,715  

SJW Group

    91,070       6,336,651  

York Water Co. (The)

    132,759       5,970,172  
   

 

 

 
      48,655,708  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $829,748,159)

      896,704,791  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

   

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

    6,923,529       6,922,144  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,310,000       1,310,000  
   

 

 

 
      8,232,144  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.9%
(Cost: $8,231,188)

      8,232,144  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.6%
(Cost: $837,979,347)

      904,936,935  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%

      (5,822,454
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  899,114,481  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,775,064     $ 5,149,016 (a)    $     $ (2,889   $ 953     $ 6,922,144       6,923,529     $ 21,066 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    510,000       800,000 (a)                        1,310,000       1,310,000       318        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (2,889   $ 953     $ 8,232,144       $ 21,384     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

        

E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index

     2       06/17/22     $ 159     $ 1,856  

E-Mini Utilities Select Sector Index

     9       06/17/22       676       25,463  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     5       06/17/22       1,345       (7,951
        

 

 

 
         $ 19,368  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 27,319  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 7,951  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 96,015  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 19,368  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Infrastructure ETF

    

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,137,364      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 896,704,791      $      $      $ 896,704,791  

Money Market Funds

     8,232,144                      8,232,144  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 904,936,935      $      $      $ 904,936,935  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 27,319      $      $      $ 27,319  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (7,951                    (7,951
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 19,368      $      $      $ 19,368  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Insurance ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Insurance Brokers — 7.0%

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    49,758     $ 8,687,747  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    59,947       4,332,369  

eHealth Inc.(a)(b)

    8,763       108,749  
   

 

 

 
      13,128,865  
Life & Health Insurance — 24.9%            

Aflac Inc.

    128,417       8,268,771  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    21,846       871,874  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    20,459       1,056,912  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    32,007       803,056  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    63,891       241,508  

Globe Life Inc.

    23,906       2,404,943  

Lincoln National Corp.

    42,781       2,796,166  

MetLife Inc.

    170,527       11,984,637  

National Western Life Group Inc., Class A

    736       154,854  

Oscar Health Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    13,112       130,727  

Primerica Inc.

    10,251       1,402,542  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    62,081       4,557,366  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    79,814       9,431,620  

Trupanion Inc.(a)

    8,730       778,018  

Unum Group

    52,935       1,667,982  
   

 

 

 
      46,550,976  
Multi-line Insurance — 12.0%            

American International Group Inc.

    201,952       12,676,527  

American National Group Inc.

    3,471       656,331  

Assurant Inc.

    14,648       2,663,446  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    85,395       6,132,215  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    5,224       218,520  
   

 

 

 
          22,347,039  
Other Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%            

Voya Financial Inc.

    21,447       1,423,009  
   

 

 

 
Property & Casualty Insurance — 53.5%            

Allstate Corp. (The)

    63,374       8,777,933  

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    15,327       159,401  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    17,040       2,481,365  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    5,592       277,755  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    98,647       4,776,488  

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    9,676       399,425  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    18,259       1,162,368  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    20,124       1,216,898  

Chubb Ltd.

    104,595       22,372,870  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    38,256       5,201,286  

CNA Financial Corp.

    7,584       368,734  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    3,521       144,431  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    6,525       1,149,248  

First American Financial Corp.

    28,324       1,835,962  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    9,267       1,385,602  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Property & Casualty Insurance (continued)            

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,696     $ 116,179  

Kemper Corp.

    15,812       894,010  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    5,584       1,273,264  

Lemonade Inc.(a)(b)

    10,918       287,908  

Loews Corp.

    50,273       3,258,696  

Markel Corp.(a)

    3,480       5,133,835  

MBIA Inc.(a)

    14,212       218,723  

Mercury General Corp.

    7,363       404,965  

Old Republic International Corp.

    73,704       1,906,722  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,678       427,325  

ProAssurance Corp.

    6,798       182,730  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    141,956       16,181,564  

RLI Corp.

    10,420       1,152,765  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    1,792       162,803  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    15,629       1,396,607  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    58,672       10,721,135  

United Fire Group Inc.

    5,495       170,730  

W R Berkley Corp.

    53,658       3,573,086  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(b)

    790       897,630  
   

 

 

 
          100,070,443  
Reinsurance — 1.6%            

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    3,517       2,978,899  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $171,924,694)

      186,499,231  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 0.8%

   

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

    1,050,196       1,049,986  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    510,000       510,000  
   

 

 

 
          1,559,986  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.8%
(Cost: $1,559,794)

      1,559,986  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.6%
(Cost: $173,484,488)

      188,059,217  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.6)%

      (1,199,087
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   186,860,130  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Insurance ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 207,497     $ 842,601 (a)    $     $ (298   $ 186     $ 1,049,986       1,050,196     $ 3,845 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    180,000       330,000 (a)                        510,000       510,000       61        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (298   $ 186     $ 1,559,986       $ 3,906     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

        

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

     3       06/17/22     $ 354     $ 1,012  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,012  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (16,788
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,367  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 251,060      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Insurance ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 186,499,231      $      $      $ 186,499,231  

Money Market Funds

     1,559,986                      1,559,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 188,059,217      $      $      $ 188,059,217  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,012      $      $      $ 1,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Health Care Equipment — 80.3%            

Abbott Laboratories

    9,873,232     $   1,168,595,740  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)(b)

    300,893       99,667,797  

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)(b)

    255,943       5,513,012  

Artivion Inc.(a)(b)

    259,999       5,558,779  

AtriCure Inc.(a)(b)

    303,639       19,939,973  

Axogen Inc.(a)(b)

    274,758       2,181,579  

Axonics Inc.(a)(b)

    306,059       19,159,293  

Baxter International Inc.

    3,309,929       256,651,895  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,297,569       345,153,354  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    8,168,163       361,767,939  

Butterfly Network Inc.(a)(b)

    880,855       4,192,870  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    268,257       6,062,608  

CONMED Corp.

    193,343       28,721,103  

CryoPort Inc.(a)(b)

    326,350       11,392,879  

Dexcom Inc.(a)(b)

    640,720       327,792,352  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)

    3,244,452       381,936,889  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    1,066,758       51,961,782  

Glaukos Corp.(a)(b)

    309,976       17,922,812  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    522,444       38,545,918  

Heska Corp.(a)(b)

    70,805       9,790,915  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    1,652,581       126,951,272  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    560,551       306,655,030  

Inari Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    212,411       19,252,933  

Inogen Inc.(a)

    135,199       4,383,152  

Insulet Corp.(a)(b)

    455,920       121,452,529  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    218,281       17,586,900  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    481,533       30,943,311  

Intersect ENT Inc.(a)

    221,210       6,196,092  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,232,372       371,781,985  

iRhythm Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    194,530       30,632,639  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    127,040       5,903,549  

LivaNova PLC(a)(b)

    351,852       28,792,049  

Masimo Corp.(a)(b)

    335,850       48,879,609  

Medtronic PLC

    7,507,341       832,939,484  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(b)

    34,681       8,839,493  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    225,769       5,933,209  

Nevro Corp.(a)(b)

    230,740       16,689,424  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    590,229       48,900,473  

NuVasive Inc.(a)(b)

    342,011       19,392,024  

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    752,585       14,043,236  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    130,530       4,268,331  

Outset Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    270,853       12,296,726  

Penumbra Inc.(a)(b)

    232,148       51,567,035  

ResMed Inc.

    966,706       234,435,872  

SeaSpine Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    216,815       2,636,470  

Senseonics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,712,401       5,343,430  

Shockwave Medical Inc.(a)(b)

    233,385       48,394,714  

SI-BONE Inc.(a)(b)

    181,545       4,102,917  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Health Care Equipment (continued)  

STERIS PLC

    661,907     $ 160,029,255  

Stryker Corp.

    1,376,228       367,934,556  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    92,390       4,188,039  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    131,047       2,641,908  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    420,000       48,841,800  

Teleflex Inc.

    309,677       109,882,690  

TransMedics Group Inc.(a)(b)

    183,568       4,945,322  

Vapotherm Inc.(a)(b)

    151,679       2,108,338  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)(b)

    261,782       5,573,339  

ViewRay Inc.(a)

    1,016,244       3,983,677  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    1,381,029       176,633,609  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    138,032       3,152,651  
   

 

 

 
      6,481,618,561  
Health Care Supplies — 0.3%  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)(b)

    314,667       25,145,040  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 19.3%  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    142,839       80,451,210  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    671,709       43,190,888  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    301,784       10,486,994  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    2,200,166       1,299,528,048  

Waters Corp.(a)

    403,492       125,239,882  
   

 

 

 
      1,558,897,022  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $6,989,482,210)

 

    8,065,660,623  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.9%  

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

    149,943,051       149,913,062  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    5,130,000       5,130,000  
   

 

 

 
      155,043,062  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 1.9%
(Cost: $154,994,881)

 

    155,043,062  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.8%
(Cost: $7,144,477,091)

 

    8,220,703,685  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.8)%

 

    (144,446,404
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  8,076,257,281  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 217,217,031     $     $ (67,203,364 )(a)    $ (10,989   $ (89,616   $ 149,913,062       149,943,051     $ 368,925 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    8,910,000             (3,780,000 )(a)                  5,130,000       5,130,000       2,409        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (10,989   $ (89,616   $ 155,043,062       $ 371,334     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

        

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

     46       06/17/22     $ 6,354     $ 235,723  

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     17       06/17/22       2,725       153,440  
        

 

 

 
         $ 389,163  
        

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 389,163  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,774,807  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 88,335  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $11,369,164    

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 8,065,660,623      $        $        $ 8,065,660,623  

Money Market Funds

     155,043,062                          155,043,062  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8,220,703,685      $        $        $ 8,220,703,685  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Futures Contracts

   $ 389,163      $                 —        $                 —        $ 389,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 74.7%  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    332,900     $ 10,163,437  

APA Corp.

    423,327       17,496,105  

Brigham Minerals Inc., Class A

    55,416       1,415,879  

California Resources Corp.

    93,761       4,193,930  

Callon Petroleum Co.(a)(b)

    55,008       3,249,873  

Centennial Resource Development Inc./DE, Class A(a)

    214,979       1,734,881  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    121,454       10,566,498  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    84,033       5,017,610  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

    236,118       4,892,365  

Comstock Resources Inc.(a)(b)

    105,765       1,380,233  

ConocoPhillips

    1,413,157       141,315,700  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    68,222       4,184,055  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    948,070       25,569,448  

Denbury Inc.(a)

    58,448       4,592,259  

Devon Energy Corp.

    565,054       33,411,643  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    198,459       27,204,760  

EOG Resources Inc.

    634,924       75,701,988  

EQT Corp.

    350,546       12,062,288  

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

    13,422       1,205,564  

Hess Corp.

    321,226       34,384,031  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.(a)

    526,090       3,782,587  

Laredo Petroleum Inc.(a)(b)

    16,692       1,321,005  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    171,756       4,062,029  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    907,235       22,780,671  

Matador Resources Co.

    128,551       6,810,632  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    169,223       6,834,917  

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

    76,392       2,153,490  

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

    21,611       3,161,689  

Ovintiv Inc.

    304,244       16,450,473  

PDC Energy Inc.

    113,480       8,247,726  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    246,384       61,603,392  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    291,086       8,843,193  

SM Energy Co.

    141,609       5,515,671  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    1,298,530       9,310,460  

Talos Energy Inc.(a)

    47,487       749,820  

Tellurian Inc.(a)

    457,277       2,423,568  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    7,221       9,763,586  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    45,558       3,713,433  
   

 

 

 
        597,270,889  
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 18.3%  

Archaea Energy Inc.(a)

    47,509       1,041,872  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (continued)  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)

    197,390     $ 1,567,277  

CVR Energy Inc.

    34,029       869,101  

Delek U.S. Holdings Inc.(a)

    86,294       1,831,159  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    174,250       6,943,862  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    628,314       53,720,847  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    53,263       693,484  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    110,593       2,695,151  

Phillips 66

    419,713       36,259,006  

Valero Energy Corp.

    382,081       38,796,505  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    73,545       1,988,657  
   

 

 

 
      146,406,921  
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 6.8%  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    248,503       34,454,941  

Targa Resources Corp.

    266,823       20,137,132  
   

 

 

 
      54,592,073  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $648,704,826)

 

    798,269,883  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

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

    2,984,981       2,984,384  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,490,000       1,490,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,474,384  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.5%
(Cost: $4,473,787)

 

    4,474,384  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.3%
(Cost: $653,178,613)

 

    802,744,267  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)%

 

    (2,604,246
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  800,140,021  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

    

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,451,170     $ 535,546 (a)    $      $ (2,080    $ (252   $ 2,984,384       2,984,981     $ 7,687 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    470,000       1,020,000 (a)                        1,490,000       1,490,000       311        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (2,080    $ (252   $ 4,474,384       $ 7,998     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index

     22        06/17/22      $ 1,754      $ 22,444  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 22,444  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   
Equity
Contracts
 
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 489,950  
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 46,536  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 745,426      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 798,269,883      $        $        $ 798,269,883  

Money Market Funds

     4,474,384                          4,474,384  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 802,744,267      $                 —        $                 —        $ 802,744,267  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Futures Contracts

   $ 22,444      $        $        $ 22,444  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 17.1%

 

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    301,501     $ 12,898,213  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    25,849       3,947,659  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    717,763       11,110,971  

Transocean Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,012,249       9,195,978  

Valaris Ltd.(a)

    217,724       11,315,117  
   

 

 

 
      48,467,938  
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 82.8%  

Archrock Inc.

    447,197       4,127,629  

Baker Hughes Co.

    370,160       13,477,526  

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    77,335       2,867,582  

Cactus Inc., Class A

    196,696       11,160,531  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    508,123       12,438,851  

Core Laboratories NV(b)

    154,412       4,884,052  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    64,321       1,961,790  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)(b)

    118,076       4,410,139  

Expro Group Holdings NV(a)(b)

    98,293       1,747,649  

Halliburton Co.

    1,745,603       66,105,986  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)(b)

    473,267       2,262,216  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    351,033       5,202,309  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.(a)

    532,868       4,923,700  

NOV Inc.

    592,015       11,609,414  

Oceaneering International Inc.(a)

    333,004       5,048,341  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    282,834       3,939,878  

RPC Inc.(a)

    235,040       2,507,877  

Schlumberger NV

    1,470,294       60,737,845  

TechnipFMC PLC(a)

    1,413,623       10,955,578  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    248,819       4,642,962  
   

 

 

 
      235,011,855  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $245,760,335)

 

    283,479,793  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 3.7%

 

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

    10,307,601     $ 10,305,539  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    160,000       160,000  
   

 

 

 
      10,465,539  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 3.7%
(Cost: $10,462,887)

 

    10,465,539  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 103.6%
(Cost: $256,223,222)

 

    293,945,332  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.6)%

      (10,267,899
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  283,677,433  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 8,721,767     $ 1,589,818 (a)    $     $ (6,310   $ 264     $ 10,305,539       10,307,601     $ 15,631 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    630,000             (470,000 )(a)                  160,000       160,000       68        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (6,310   $ 264     $ 10,465,539       $ 15,699     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index

     2        06/17/22      $ 159      $ 212  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 212  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 85,920  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 7,591  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 315,340      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 283,479,793        $      $        $ 283,479,793  

Money Market Funds

     10,465,539                          10,465,539  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 293,945,332        $      $        $ 293,945,332  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Futures Contracts

   $ 212        $                 —      $                 —        $ 212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Biotechnology — 2.7%

   

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    336,086     $ 3,182,734  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    128,524       1,065,464  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)

    65,698       1,647,049  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    219,322       2,759,071  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    16,498       1,618,784  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    74,652       844,314  
   

 

 

 
          11,117,416  

Pharmaceuticals — 97.1%

   

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    63,296       575,994  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    132,718       553,434  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    49,378       1,772,670  

Antares Pharma Inc.(a)

    227,878       934,300  

Arvinas Inc.(a)

    58,104       3,910,399  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    71,601       516,959  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    39,906       1,651,709  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    257,452       18,801,720  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    56,037       680,850  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    50,413       1,872,339  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    177,730       19,710,257  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    46,326       943,197  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    127,774       2,877,470  

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)(b)

    634,042       16,542,156  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    66,746       19,114,052  

Endo International PLC(a)

    312,887       722,769  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)

    30,562       1,486,841  

Innoviva Inc.(a)(b)

    83,819       1,621,898  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    113,946       6,972,356  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    82,381       12,824,250  

Johnson & Johnson

    517,837       91,776,252  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    225,481       18,500,716  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    49,963       761,936  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    154,637       813,391  

Omeros Corp.(a)(b)

    84,196       506,018  

Organon & Co.

    339,805       11,869,389  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    59,697       4,556,075  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    179,282       6,889,807  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,637,180       84,756,809  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    20,854     $ 283,823  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    27,380       546,231  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    67,276       3,561,591  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    36,696       1,202,161  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    88,521       1,726,160  

Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    129,677       640,604  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    457,014       17,805,265  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)

    70,027       669,458  

Viatris Inc.

    1,620,815       17,634,467  

Zoetis Inc.

    92,521       17,448,535  
   

 

 

 
      396,034,308  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $360,993,918)

 

    407,151,724  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

Money Market Funds — 3.0%

   

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

    11,798,410       11,796,050  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    400,000       400,000  
   

 

 

 
      12,196,050  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 3.0%
(Cost: $12,191,576)

 

    12,196,050  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.8%
(Cost: $373,185,494)

 

    419,347,774  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.8)%

 

    (11,574,609
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  407,773,165  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 15,774,536     $     $ (3,970,369 )(a)    $ (4,733   $ (3,384   $ 11,796,050       11,798,410     $ 128,173 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    440,000             (40,000 )(a)                  400,000       400,000       119        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (4,733   $ (3,384   $ 12,196,050       $ 128,292     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

    4       06/17/22     $ 553     $ 13,771  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 13,771  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 114,595  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 4,012  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 603,258      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

               

Assets

               

Common Stocks

   $ 407,151,724      $        $        $ 407,151,724  

Money Market Funds

     12,196,050                          12,196,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 419,347,774      $        $        $ 419,347,774  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Futures Contracts

   $ 13,771      $                 —        $                 —        $ 13,771  
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Diversified REITs — 1.7%  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    72,322     $ 12,155,882  

STORE Capital Corp.

    879,731       25,714,537  

WP Carey Inc.

    683,266       55,235,223  
   

 

 

 
      93,105,642  
Health Care REITs — 8.4%  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    529,318       14,545,659  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    791,647       24,810,217  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,933,250       66,368,473  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    2,139,408       45,227,085  

National Health Investors Inc.

    163,409       9,642,765  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    856,671       26,693,868  

Physicians Realty Trust

    791,047       13,874,964  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    822,300       12,244,047  

Ventas Inc.

    1,430,934       88,374,484  

Welltower Inc.

    1,560,334       150,010,511  
   

 

 

 
      451,792,073  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.9%  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    2,559,626       49,733,533  
   

 

 

 
Industrial REITs — 12.6%  

Americold Realty Trust

    956,311       26,661,951  

Duke Realty Corp.

    1,365,236       79,265,602  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    145,844       29,647,168  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    467,061       28,915,747  

LXP Industrial Trust

    1,015,013       15,935,704  

Prologis Inc.

    2,652,700       428,357,996  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    574,495       42,851,582  

STAG Industrial Inc.

    631,709       26,121,167  
   

 

 

 
      677,756,917  
Mortgage REITs — 2.3%  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    1,871,956       24,522,625  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    5,232,780       36,838,771  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    604,413       19,214,289  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    1,673,220       18,371,956  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    1,091,973       26,392,987  
   

 

 

 
      125,340,628  
Office REITs — 6.6%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    521,747       105,001,584  

Boston Properties Inc.

    509,556       65,630,813  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    400,264       11,423,535  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    533,024       21,475,537  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    629,076       21,023,720  

Equity Commonwealth(a)

    403,650       11,386,966  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    376,024       17,199,338  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    547,455       15,191,876  

JBG SMITH Properties

    406,869       11,888,712  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    376,563       28,776,944  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    201,625       2,822,750  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    229,987       18,670,345  

Vornado Realty Trust

    569,954       25,830,315  
   

 

 

 
        356,322,435  
Real Estate Development — 0.3%  

Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    148,438       15,379,661  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Services — 3.9%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,199,680       109,794,713  

Compass Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    101,488       797,696  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)(b)

    180,910       43,320,709  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Real Estate Services (continued)  

Opendoor Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    1,398,345     $ 12,095,684  

Redfin Corp.(a)(b)

    375,985       6,782,769  

Zillow Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    132,443       6,387,726  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C, NVS(a)(b)

    596,754       29,414,005  
   

 

 

 
      208,593,302  
Research & Consulting Services — 1.8%  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    1,415,739       94,302,375  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 15.5%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    498,840       27,920,075  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    1,058,508       42,372,075  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    562,742       30,084,187  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    501,001       124,433,618  

Camden Property Trust

    366,352       60,887,702  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    618,896       47,333,166  

Equity Residential

    1,225,010       110,152,899  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    233,889       80,803,972  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    2,139,259       85,955,427  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    413,455       86,598,150  

Sun Communities Inc.

    415,719       72,871,384  

UDR Inc.

    1,072,056       61,503,853  
   

 

 

 
      830,916,508  
Retail REITs — 9.3%  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    1,067,685       27,556,950  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    253,640       30,961,835  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    2,210,561       54,600,857  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    629,606       28,294,493  

Realty Income Corp.

    2,028,087       140,546,429  

Regency Centers Corp.

    552,379       39,406,718  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,177,989       154,976,233  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    457,783       21,067,174  
   

 

 

 
      497,410,689  
Specialized REITs — 36.4%  

American Tower Corp.

    1,632,527       410,123,433  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    1,549,322       286,004,841  

CubeSmart

    784,375       40,811,031  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    1,017,296       144,252,573  

Equinix Inc.

    322,773       239,374,912  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    479,970       98,681,832  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    841,862       39,508,584  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    1,037,962       57,513,475  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    311,218       36,157,307  

Life Storage Inc.

    294,031       41,290,773  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    293,804       18,439,139  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    248,042       13,079,255  

Public Storage

    546,880       213,436,327  

Rayonier Inc.

    521,144       21,429,441  

SBA Communications Corp.

    389,943       134,179,386  

VICI Properties Inc.

    2,254,598       64,165,859  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,678,867       101,529,059  
   

 

 

 
        1,959,977,227  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $5,873,866,346)

 

    5,360,630,990  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.2%  

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

    60,312,538       60,300,476  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    5,660,000     $ 5,660,000  
   

 

 

 
      65,960,476  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $65,965,695)

 

    65,960,476  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.9%
(Cost: $5,939,832,041)

 

    5,426,591,466  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.9)%

 

    (47,724,883
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   5,378,866,583  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,932,786     $ 58,415,065 (a)    $     $ (39,065   $ (8,310   $ 60,300,476       60,312,538     $ 64,287 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    4,890,000       770,000 (a)                        5,660,000       5,660,000       2,682        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (39,065   $ (8,310   $ 65,960,476       $ 66,969     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

    423       06/17/22     $ 17,749     $ 419,767  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 419,767  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Real Estate ETF

    

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,185,756  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 203,898  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 25,523,268      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 5,360,630,990      $      $      $ 5,360,630,990  

Money Market Funds

     65,960,476                      65,960,476  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,426,591,466      $      $      $ 5,426,591,466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 419,767      $      $      $ 419,767  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Regional Banks ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Diversified Banks — 11.5%  

U.S. Bancorp.

    3,013,681     $ 160,177,145  
   

 

 

 
Regional Banks — 87.3%            

Bank OZK

    272,987           11,656,545  

BOK Financial Corp.

    67,890       6,378,266  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    961,522       43,585,792  

Comerica Inc.

    294,837       26,662,110  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    249,308       17,847,960  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    128,551       17,792,744  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    320,147       25,298,016  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    1,415,540       60,924,842  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    30,037       19,992,627  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    289,402       12,768,416  

First Horizon Corp.

    1,204,721       28,298,896  

First Republic Bank/CA

    384,292       62,293,733  

FNB Corp.

    766,827       9,546,996  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    244,726       12,304,823  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    339,391       7,670,237  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    3,243,593       47,421,330  

KeyCorp.

    2,095,516       46,897,648  

M&T Bank Corp.

    290,362       49,216,359  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    965,403       19,298,406  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    171,766       15,816,213  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    937,283       172,881,849  

Popular Inc.

    180,147       14,725,216  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    207,938       14,426,738  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,125,183       47,306,574  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    141,526       41,536,466  

SVB Financial Group(a)(b)

    131,104       73,346,133  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    327,147       16,030,203  

Truist Financial Corp.

    2,978,982       168,908,279  

UMB Financial Corp.

    97,281       9,451,822  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    488,178       9,207,037  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    307,774       10,735,157  

Valley National Bancorp.

    950,805       12,379,481  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Regional Banks (continued)  

Webster Financial Corp.

    405,658     $ 22,765,527  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    240,493       19,917,630  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    128,621       11,952,750  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    342,072       22,426,240  
   

 

 

 
      1,209,669,061  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.9%  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    1,049,257       11,248,035  

TFS Financial Corp.

    108,036       1,793,398  
   

 

 

 
      13,041,433  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,389,422,281)

 

    1,382,887,639  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

 

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

    5,958,843       5,957,651  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,697,000       1,697,000  
   

 

 

 
      7,654,651  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 0.6%
(Cost: $7,654,651)

 

    7,654,651  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.3%
(Cost: $1,397,076,932)

 

    1,390,542,290  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.3)%

 

    (4,198,033
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   1,386,344,257  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 6,598     $ 5,956,759 (a)    $     $ (5,706   $     $ 5,957,651       5,958,843     $ 12,720 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,127,000       570,000 (a)                        1,697,000       1,697,000       475        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (5,706   $     $ 7,654,651       $ 13,195     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Regional Banks ETF

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Financials Select Sector Index

    26       06/17/22     $ 3,067     $ 113,437  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 113,437  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 152,258  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 123,416  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 2,540,125      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,382,887,639      $      $      $ 1,382,887,639  

Money Market Funds

     7,654,651                      7,654,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,390,542,290      $      $      $ 1,390,542,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 113,437      $      $      $ 113,437  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Alternative Carriers — 3.2%

   

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    1,431,079     $ 16,128,260  
   

 

 

 
Cable & Satellite — 29.8%            

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    1,303,268       16,264,785  

Cable One Inc.

    10,299       15,080,208  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    31,791       17,342,626  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,507,091       70,562,000  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    486,635       15,401,998  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A(a)

    16,385       2,147,418  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS(a)

    98,425       13,318,871  
   

 

 

 
          150,117,906  

Communications Equipment — 41.3%

 

Arista Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    132,805       18,457,239  

Ciena Corp.(a)(b)

    254,716       15,443,431  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,398,676       77,990,174  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    1,883,038       14,838,339  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    451,023       16,760,015  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    158,673       15,486,485  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    73,832       17,882,110  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    57,263       16,672,695  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    292,525       14,275,220  
   

 

 

 
      207,805,708  

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 18.6%

 

AT&T Inc.

    954,063       22,544,509  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,397,774       71,202,607  
   

 

 

 
      93,747,116  

Movies & Entertainment — 3.2%

   

Roku Inc.(a)

    130,443       16,340,595  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.8%

 

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    147,144     $ 18,885,933  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $559,386,404)

       503,025,518  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 1.2%

 

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

    5,514,747       5,513,644  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    490,000       490,000  
   

 

 

 
      6,003,644  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $6,003,082)

 

    6,003,644  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.1%
(Cost: $565,389,486)

 

    509,029,162  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.1)%

 

    (5,589,199
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 503,439,963  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 13,810,207     $     $ (8,292,240 )(a)    $ 76     $ (4,399   $ 5,513,644       5,514,747     $ 14,564 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    550,000             (60,000 )(a)                  490,000       490,000       157        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 76     $ (4,399   $ 6,003,644       $ 14,721     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

E-Mini S&P Communication Services Select Sector Index

     1          06/17/22        $ 90        $ 1,448  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     1          06/17/22          269          (1,523
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (75
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,448  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 1,523  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (28,476
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 4,520  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 436,486      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® U.S. Telecommunications ETF

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1                Level 2                Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 503,025,518        $        $        $ 503,025,518  

Money Market Funds

     6,003,644                            6,003,644  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 509,029,162        $        $        $ 509,029,162  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,448        $        $        $ 1,448  

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

     (1,523                          (1,523
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (75      $        $        $ (75
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Focused Value
Factor ETF

    

iShares

U.S. Aerospace

& Defense ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Broker-Dealers
& Securities
Exchanges

ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Healthcare
Providers ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

              

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

              

Unaffiliated(b)

           $ 34,960,831      $ 3,666,750,015          $ 573,390,335       $ 1,327,448,405  

Affiliated(c)

      90,000        34,369,215         720,000         50,682,785  

Cash

      8,080        7,329         558         11,474  

Cash pledged:

              

Futures contracts

      8,000        147,000         27,000         58,000  

Receivables:

              

Investments sold

                     3,094,790          

Securities lending income — Affiliated

             20,204                 10,123  

Capital shares sold

             4,395                 28,025  

Dividends

      39,153        187,901         204         195,440  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      35,106,064        3,701,486,059         577,232,887                1,378,434,252  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

              

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

             30,328,850                 49,252,657  

Payables:

              

Investments purchased

                     3,039,736          

Variation margin on futures contracts

      2,709        45,249         9,312         12,449  

Investment advisory fees

      7,474        1,096,887         210,222         427,228  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      10,183        31,470,986         3,259,270         49,692,334  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    $ 35,095,881      $ 3,670,015,073       $ 573,973,617       $ 1,328,741,918  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

              

Paid-in capital

    $ 35,856,114      $ 4,176,001,160       $ 652,586,096       $ 1,263,400,891  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

      (760,233      (505,986,087       (78,612,479       65,341,027  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    $ 35,095,881      $ 3,670,015,073       $ 573,973,617       $ 1,328,741,918  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

      600,000        33,150,000         5,750,000         4,700,000  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 58.49      $ 110.71       $ 99.82       $ 282.71  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      Unlimited        Unlimited         Unlimited         Unlimited  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Par value

      None        None         None         None  
   

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(a)   Securities loaned, at value

    $      $ 27,759,656       $       $ 47,405,618  

(b)   Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

    $ 35,076,012      $ 3,255,459,788       $ 598,290,677       $ 1,144,421,766  

(c)   Investments, at cost — Affiliated

    $ 90,000      $ 34,359,530       $ 720,000       $ 50,673,112  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Home
Construction

ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Infrastructure

ETF

    

iShares

U.S. Insurance

ETF

    

iShares

U.S. Medical

Devices ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

           

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

           

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,762,637,494       $ 896,704,791      $ 186,499,231      $ 8,065,660,623  

Affiliated(c)

    32,208,682         8,232,144        1,559,986        155,043,062  

Cash

    233,930         9,607        3,018        4,079  

Cash pledged:

              

Futures contracts

    135,000         116,000        21,000        474,000  

Receivables:

           

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    6,835         10,540        1,434        70,648  

Capital shares sold

    31,069         40,309        248,273         

Dividends

    849,329         1,164,866        166,234        7,601,729  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,796,102,339         906,278,257        188,499,176        8,228,854,141  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    30,252,528         6,924,196        1,050,031        149,873,086  

Payables:

           

Investments purchased

                   533,319         

Variation margin on futures contracts

    31,663         21,881        8,200        107,861  

Capital shares redeemed

    180,005                       3,811  

Investment advisory fees

    662,601         217,699        47,496        2,612,102  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    31,126,797         7,163,776        1,639,046        152,596,860  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,764,975,542       $ 899,114,481      $ 186,860,130      $ 8,076,257,281  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

           

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,458,724,190       $ 853,771,812      $ 176,135,309      $ 7,093,497,710  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (693,748,648       45,342,669        10,724,821        982,759,571  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,764,975,542       $ 899,114,481      $ 186,860,130      $ 8,076,257,281  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    29,800,000         23,100,000        2,050,000        132,550,000 (d) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 59.23       $ 38.92      $ 91.15      $ 60.93 (d) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited         Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None         None        None        None  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)   Securities loaned, at value

  $ 28,594,627       $ 6,584,668      $ 1,029,718      $ 146,507,708  

(b)   Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 2,294,376,871       $ 829,748,159      $ 171,924,694      $ 6,989,482,210  

(c)   Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 32,202,087       $ 8,231,188      $ 1,559,794      $ 154,994,881  

(d)   Shares outstanding and net asset value per share reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

    

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Oil & Gas
Exploration &
Production ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Oil

Equipment &
Services ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Pharmaceuticals
ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Real

Estate ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

         

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 798,269,883     $ 283,479,793       $ 407,151,724     $ 5,360,630,990  

Affiliated(c)

    4,474,384       10,465,539              12,196,050       65,960,476  

Cash

    78,066       11,560         6,685        

Cash pledged:

         

Futures contracts

    135,000       13,000         22,000       911,000  

Receivables:

         

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    457       1,599         32,208       9,561  

Capital shares sold

    211,830                     247,259  

Dividends

    441,224       103,658         303,108       13,898,916  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    803,610,844       294,075,149         419,711,775       5,441,658,202  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Bank overdraft

                        11,424  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    2,983,382       10,305,360         11,801,041       60,347,839  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

    223,535                      

Variation margin on futures contracts

    23,551       2,137         6,541       232,698  

Capital shares redeemed

          667               361,098  

Investment advisory fees

    240,355       89,552         131,028       1,838,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,470,823       10,397,716         11,938,610       62,791,619  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 800,140,021     $ 283,677,433       $ 407,773,165     $ 5,378,866,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 869,530,852     $ 537,586,179       $ 552,830,178     $ 6,230,273,923  

Accumulated loss

    (69,390,831     (253,908,746       (145,057,013     (851,407,340
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 800,140,021     $ 283,677,433       $ 407,773,165     $ 5,378,866,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    9,500,000       14,700,000         2,100,000       49,800,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 84.23     $ 19.30       $ 194.18     $ 108.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited         Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None         None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 2,831,162     $ 10,108,804       $ 11,364,829     $ 56,124,661  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 648,704,826     $ 245,760,335       $ 360,993,918     $ 5,873,866,346  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 4,473,787     $ 10,462,887       $ 12,191,576     $ 65,965,695  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Regional

Banks ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Telecommunications
ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

     

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

     

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,382,887,639                     $ 503,025,518  

Affiliated(c)

    7,654,651         6,003,644  

Cash

    348         3,469  

Cash pledged:

     

Futures contracts

    176,000         22,000  

Receivables:

     

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    160         1,348  

Capital shares sold

            5,555  

Dividends

    3,712,453         50,394  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,394,431,251         509,111,928  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    5,957,651         5,516,577  

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    1,549,093          

Variation margin on futures contracts

    70,858         5,519  

Capital shares redeemed

    32,017          

Investment advisory fees

    477,375         149,869  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    8,086,994         5,671,965  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,386,344,257       $ 503,439,963  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,424,235,461       $ 806,312,196  

Accumulated loss

    (37,891,204       (302,872,233
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,386,344,257       $ 503,439,963  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    23,550,000         16,850,000  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 58.87       $ 29.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited         Unlimited  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Par value

    None         None  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 5,762,335       $ 5,187,173  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,389,422,281       $ 559,386,404  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 7,654,651       $ 6,003,082  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Focused Value
Factor ETF
   

iShares

U.S. Aerospace
& Defense ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Broker-Dealers
& Securities
Exchanges

ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Healthcare
Providers ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

           

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,248,918     $ 29,673,588       $ 17,487,299       $ 12,214,875  

Dividends — Affiliated

    18       4,485         303         3,203  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    230       177,425                          127,588  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (2,296                      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,246,870       29,855,498         17,487,602         12,345,666  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EXPENSES

           

Investment advisory fees

    95,718       10,931,883         3,261,343         4,802,016  

Professional fees

          217         217         217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

    95,718       10,932,100         3,261,560         4,802,233  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,151,152       18,923,398         14,226,042         7,543,433  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

           

Net realized gain (loss) from:

           

Investments — Unaffiliated

    8,997,380       (154,720,016       (17,270,373       11,339,401  

Investments — Affiliated

    118       (5,306               (27,859

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    5,312,294       145,557,548         115,257,912         157,925,414  

Futures contracts

    (3,278     359,812         133,377         239,245  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    14,306,514       (8,807,962       98,120,916         169,476,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (10,810,763     181,407,819         (62,495,618       (28,184,986

Investments — Affiliated

          (45,232               (8,883

Futures contracts

    5,598       (80,429       19,823         59,065  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (10,805,165     181,282,158         (62,475,795       (28,134,804
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    3,501,349       172,474,196         35,645,121         141,341,397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 4,652,501     $ 191,397,594       $ 49,871,163       $ 148,884,830  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Home
Construction

ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Infrastructure
ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Insurance
ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Medical

Devices ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 22,677,480        $ 15,123,096     $ 2,583,207     $ 53,890,274  

Dividends — Affiliated

    5,713          856       83       9,439  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    78,469                 20,528       3,823       361,895  

Foreign taxes withheld

             (24,799            
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    22,761,662          15,119,681       2,587,113       54,261,608  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

          

Investment advisory fees

    10,020,736          2,397,182       415,047       32,526,290  

Professional fees

    217          217       217       217  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    10,020,953          2,397,399       415,264       32,526,507  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,740,709          12,722,282       2,171,849       21,735,101  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (17,606,722        (18,642,870     (261,431     34,460,720  

Investments — Affiliated

    (40,527        (2,889     (298     (10,989

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    539,746,529          52,295,953       16,346,678       1,188,506,572  

Futures contracts

    (142,894        96,015       (16,788     1,774,807  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    521,956,386          33,746,209       16,068,161       1,224,731,110  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (841,156,042        44,232,142       6,016,820       (480,418,173

Investments — Affiliated

    (204        953       186       (89,616

Futures contracts

    92,708          19,368       2,367       88,335  

Foreign currency translations

             (331            
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (841,063,538        44,252,132       6,019,373       (480,419,454
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (319,107,152        77,998,341       22,087,534       744,311,656  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (306,366,443      $ 90,720,623     $ 24,259,383     $ 766,046,757  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Oil & Gas
Exploration &
Production
ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Oil
Equipment &
Services ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Pharmaceuticals
ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Real

Estate ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 14,247,401     $ 1,294,678                $ 7,574,209     $ 124,742,811  

Dividends — Affiliated

    655       636         849       8,070  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    7,343       15,063         127,443       58,899  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (612              
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    14,255,399       1,309,765         7,702,501       124,809,780  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

         

Investment advisory fees

    1,523,527       584,682         1,491,817       25,003,003  

Professional fees

    217       217         217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,523,744       584,899         1,492,034       25,003,220  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,731,655       724,866         6,210,467       99,806,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (31,549,738     (2,251,436       2,135,033       (20,886,911

Investments — Affiliated

    (2,080     (6,310       (4,733     (39,065

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    61,874,846       11,412,878         13,167,620       873,562,235  

Futures contracts

    489,950       85,920         114,595       1,185,756  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    30,812,978       9,241,052         15,412,515       853,822,015  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments — Unaffiliated

    191,239,162       47,961,930         18,112,025       (111,678,396

Investments — Affiliated

    (252     264         (3,384     (8,310

Futures contracts

    46,536       7,591         4,012       203,898  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    191,285,446       47,969,785         18,112,653       (111,482,808
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    222,098,424       57,210,837         33,525,168       742,339,207  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 234,830,079     $ 57,935,703       $ 39,735,635     $ 842,145,767  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations   (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

U.S. Regional

Banks ETF

   

iShares
U.S. Telecommunications
ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 30,273,332                     $ 12,535,377  

Dividends — Affiliated

    1,046         989  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    12,149         13,732  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (29,728        
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

    30,256,799         12,550,098  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

    4,575,432         1,773,147  

Professional fees

    217         217  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,575,649         1,773,364  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    25,681,150         10,776,734  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (12,916,632       (14,242,242

Investments — Affiliated

    (5,706       76  

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    65,176,957         47,507,367  

Futures contracts

    152,258         (28,476
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    52,406,877         33,236,725  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (37,256,576       (61,914,753

Investments — Affiliated

            (4,399

Futures contracts

    123,416         4,520  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (37,133,160       (61,914,632
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    15,273,717         (28,677,907
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 40,954,867       $ (17,901,173
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

      Focused Value Factor ETF       

        

iShares

        U.S. Aerospace & Defense  ETF        

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
 
      
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
   

Year Ended

03/31/21

(a) 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

    $ 1,151,152     $ 771,653        $ 18,923,398     $ 29,845,339  

Net realized gain (loss)

      14,306,514       (7,763,351        (8,807,962     (289,293,750

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (10,805,165     21,884,168          181,282,158       1,323,199,745  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      4,652,501       14,892,470          191,397,594       1,063,751,334  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (1,163,130     (787,521        (18,744,404     (30,040,535
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (8,396,139     7,756,785          534,748,916       (905,501,184
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (4,906,768     21,861,734          707,402,106       128,209,615  

Beginning of year

      40,002,649       18,140,915          2,962,612,967       2,834,403,352  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 35,095,881     $ 40,002,649        $ 3,670,015,073     $ 2,962,612,967  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Share transactions reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on December 4, 2020.

(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

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities

Exchanges ETF

         

iShares

U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 14,226,042       $ 2,321,910       $ 7,543,433        $ 6,096,993  

Net realized gain

    98,120,916         3,038,924         169,476,201          61,949,559  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (62,475,795       80,308,220         (28,134,804        326,549,848  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    49,871,163         85,669,054         148,884,830          394,596,400  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (14,480,571       (2,538,244       (7,445,339        (6,386,427
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    128,635,346         185,731,316         43,579,447          (28,687,694
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase in net assets

    164,025,938         268,862,126         185,018,938          359,522,279  

Beginning of year

    409,947,679         141,085,553         1,143,722,980          784,200,701  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 573,973,617       $ 409,947,679       $ 1,328,741,918        $ 1,143,722,980  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

U.S. Home Construction ETF

         

iShares

U.S. Infrastructure ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 12,740,709       $ 9,435,630       $ 12,722,282        $ 1,859,166  

Net realized gain

    521,956,386         409,554,555         33,746,209          14,962,382  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (841,063,538       784,776,170         44,252,132          23,853,728  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (306,366,443       1,203,766,355         90,720,623          40,675,276  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (12,816,171       (9,561,991       (13,909,010        (1,833,932
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (561,414,419       743,728,526         452,497,643          325,895,791  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (880,597,033       1,937,932,890         529,309,256          364,737,135  

Beginning of year

    2,645,572,575         707,639,685         369,805,225          5,068,090  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,764,975,542       $ 2,645,572,575       $ 899,114,481        $ 369,805,225  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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

U.S. Insurance ETF

         

iShares

U.S. Medical Devices ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
          Year Ended
03/31/22
   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 2,171,849       $ 1,636,658              $ 21,735,101        $ 23,384,672  

Net realized gain

    16,068,161         2,807,695         1,224,731,110          772,771,841  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,019,373         22,558,140         (480,419,454        1,810,213,646  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    24,259,383         27,002,493         766,046,757          2,606,370,159  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,177,905       (1,644,120       (21,981,981        (21,882,239
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    79,477,725         (2,263,174       (874,728,044        1,477,573,504  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    101,559,203         23,095,199         (130,663,268        4,062,061,424  

Beginning of year

    85,300,927         62,205,728         8,206,920,549          4,144,859,125  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 186,860,130       $ 85,300,927       $ 8,076,257,281        $ 8,206,920,549  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
ETF

         

iShares

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
          Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 12,731,655                $ 5,266,848       $ 724,866        $ 1,665,364  

Net realized gain (loss)

    30,812,978         (64,686,478              9,241,052          (44,753,323

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    191,285,446         166,816,570         47,969,785          78,366,002  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    234,830,079         107,396,940         57,935,703          35,278,043  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (12,422,061       (5,431,832       (935,137        (3,559,832
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    334,558,987         51,039,147         (144,838,846        314,128,775  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    556,967,005         153,004,255         (87,838,280        345,846,986  

Beginning of year

    243,173,016         90,168,761         371,515,713          25,668,727  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 800,140,021       $ 243,173,016       $ 283,677,433        $ 371,515,713  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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

U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

         

iShares

U.S. Real Estate ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
   

Year Ended

03/31/21

          Year Ended
03/31/22
   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 6,210,467       $ 4,693,351       $ 99,806,560        $ 79,978,949  

Net realized gain (loss)

    15,412,515         8,153,078                853,822,015          (66,849,504

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    18,112,653         83,541,789         (111,482,808        1,034,179,845  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    39,735,635         96,388,218         842,145,767          1,047,309,290  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (6,432,724       (4,525,848       (140,375,492        (102,538,797
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    19,708,210         (13,503,900       (9,950,229        675,178,259  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase in net assets

    53,011,121         78,358,470         691,820,046          1,619,948,752  

Beginning of year

    354,762,044         276,403,574         4,687,046,537          3,067,097,785  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 407,773,165       $ 354,762,044       $ 5,378,866,583        $ 4,687,046,537  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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

U.S. Regional Banks ETF

   

iShares

U.S. Telecommunications ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 25,681,150     $ 9,303,626     $ 10,776,734     $ 10,604,477  

Net realized gain

    52,406,877       6,986,488       33,236,725       9,326,372  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (37,133,160     174,236,220       (61,914,632     82,965,567  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    40,954,867       190,526,334       (17,901,173     102,896,416  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (24,749,500     (9,060,857     (10,823,757     (10,690,881
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    696,331,202       295,159,904       106,283,084       41,297,341  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase in net assets

    712,536,569       476,625,381       77,558,154       133,502,876  

Beginning of year

    673,807,688       197,182,307       425,881,809       292,378,933  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,386,344,257         $ 673,807,688         $ 503,439,963         $ 425,881,809  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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 Focused Value Factor ETF

 
                                     

 

Period From

 
  Year Ended

 

    Year Ended       Year Ended         03/19/19 (a) 
  03/31/22

 

    03/31/21       03/31/20       to 03/31/19  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 53.34              $ 30.23              $ 48.63               $ 49.43  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      1.71         1.23         1.33         0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      5.25         23.04         (18.31       (0.84
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      6.96         24.27         (16.98       (0.80
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

 

 

             

From net investment income

      (1.81       (1.16       (1.42        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.81       (1.16       (1.42        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 58.49       $ 53.34       $ 30.23       $ 48.63  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

      13.20       81.85       (35.71 )%        (1.62 )%(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.01       3.20       2.76       2.36 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 35,096       $ 40,003       $ 18,141       $ 31,607  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      138       70       149       0 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

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

 

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(f) 

Not annualized.

 

(g) 

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

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    03/31/22         03/31/21 (a)        03/31/20 (a)        03/31/19 (a)        03/31/18 (a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 104.13       $ 71.94       $ 99.80       $ 98.97       $ 74.40  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.72         0.89         1.69         0.89         0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    6.55         32.23         (27.74       1.01         24.70  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    7.27         33.12         (26.05       1.90         25.48  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                                      

From net investment income

    (0.69              (0.93       (1.81       (0.92       (0.91

From net realized gain

                            (0.15        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.69       (0.93       (1.81       (1.07       (0.91
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 110.71       $ 104.13       $ 71.94       $ 99.80       $ 98.97  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    7.00       46.23       (26.58 )%        1.91       34.40
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    0.39       0.42       0.42       0.42       0.43
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.68       1.04       1.57       0.90       0.87
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 3,670,015       $ 2,962,613       $ 2,834,403       $ 5,019,632       $ 5,749,730  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    27       49       20       38       14
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on December 4, 2020.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF  
 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

    Year Ended
03/31/20
   

Year Ended

03/31/19

    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 92.12       $ 51.30       $ 58.82       $ 65.50       $ 51.31  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.80         1.07         1.03         0.88         0.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      7.84         40.82         (7.46       (6.51       14.15  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      9.64                41.89                (6.43              (5.63            14.98  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.94       (1.07       (1.09       (1.05       (0.79
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.94       (1.07       (1.09       (1.05       (0.79
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 99.82       $ 92.12       $ 51.30       $ 58.82       $ 65.50  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      10.38       82.40       (11.15 )%        (8.63 )%        29.39
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.39       0.41       0.42       0.42       0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.70       1.48       1.60       1.38       1.44
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 573,974       $ 409,948       $ 141,086       $ 217,641       $ 347,155  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      24       37       15       27       13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
   

Year Ended

03/31/20

    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 251.37       $ 166.85              $ 167.98       $ 157.08       $ 134.12  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.65         1.30         1.25         0.54         0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      31.33         84.59         (1.04       16.99         22.97  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      32.98                85.89         0.21                17.53         23.32  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (1.64       (1.37       (1.34       (6.63              (0.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.64       (1.37       (1.34       (6.63       (0.36
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 282.71       $ 251.37       $ 166.85       $ 167.98       $ 157.08  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      13.15       51.63       0.10       11.25       17.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.39       0.42       0.42       0.43       0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.61       0.61       0.70       0.29       0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 1,328,742       $ 1,143,723       $ 784,201       $ 797,909       $ 471,251  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      24       27       30       48       20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 67.84     $ 28.94        $ 35.26     $ 39.24     $ 31.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.36       0.27          0.23       0.19       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (8.59     38.89          (6.31     (3.97     7.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (8.23     39.16          (6.08     (3.78     7.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

            

From net investment income

    (0.38     (0.26        (0.24     (0.20     (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.38     (0.26        (0.24     (0.20     (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 59.23     $ 67.84        $ 28.94     $ 35.26     $ 39.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

            

Based on net asset value

    (12.21 )%      135.53        (17.40 )%      (9.60 )%      23.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

            

Total expenses

    0.39     0.41        0.42     0.42     0.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.50     0.50        0.55     0.53     0.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,764,976     $ 2,645,573        $ 707,640     $ 1,147,657     $ 1,618,817  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    5     14        15     17     18
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Infrastructure ETF  
 

 

 
            Period From  
 

Year Ended

      Year Ended       Year Ended          04/03/18 (a) 
 

03/31/22

      03/31/21       03/31/20       to 03/31/19  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 34.56               $ 20.27                $ 26.31                $ 25.31  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.67          0.77          0.49          0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      4.38          14.10          (6.00        1.24  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.05          14.87          (5.51        1.67  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                  

From net investment income

      (0.69        (0.58        (0.47        (0.34

From net realized gain

                                 (0.33

Return of capital

                        (0.06        (0.00 )(e) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.69        (0.58        (0.53        (0.67
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 38.92        $ 34.56        $ 20.27        $ 26.31  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

                  

Based on net asset value

      14.78        74.11        (21.26 )%         6.78 %(g) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

                  

Total expenses

      0.35        0.40        0.40        0.40 %(i) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.85        2.54        1.84        1.67 %(i) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 899,114        $ 369,805        $ 5,068        $ 5,262  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      33        65        23        43 %(g) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g) 

Not annualized.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Insurance ETF
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 74.17        $ 49.76        $ 63.64        $ 64.54              $ 60.46  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.67          1.51          1.35          1.23          1.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    16.94                24.37                (13.77              (0.89        4.20  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    18.61          25.88          (12.42        0.34          5.38  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                     

From net investment income

    (1.63        (1.47        (1.46        (1.24        (1.30
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.63        (1.47        (1.46        (1.24        (1.30
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 91.15        $ 74.17        $ 49.76        $ 63.64        $ 64.54  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                     

Based on net asset value

    25.36        52.54        (19.92 )%         0.60        8.93
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                     

Total expenses

    0.39        0.42        0.42        0.43        0.43
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.04        2.50        1.95        1.94        1.85
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 186,860        $ 85,301        $ 62,206        $ 98,637        $ 132,302  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    11        10        8        17        12
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Medical Devices ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
(a) 
    
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a) 
    
Year Ended
03/31/20
 
(a) 
   
Year Ended
03/31/19
 
(a) 
    
Year Ended
03/31/18
 
(a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 55.04      $ 37.54      $ 38.57     $ 30.81      $ 25.24  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.16        0.15        0.16       0.12        0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    5.89        17.49        (1.04     7.73        5.55  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.05        17.64        (0.88     7.85        5.66  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

            

From net investment income

    (0.16      (0.14      (0.15     (0.09      (0.09
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16      (0.14      (0.15     (0.09      (0.09
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 60.93      $ 55.04      $ 37.54     $ 38.57      $ 30.81  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

            

Based on net asset value

    10.99      47.02      (2.32 )%      25.50      22.48
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.39      0.41      0.42     0.43      0.43
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.26      0.30      0.39     0.33      0.38
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 8,076,257      $ 8,206,921      $ 4,144,859     $ 3,656,734      $ 1,719,373  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    11      9      9     36      15
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 48.63              $ 22.83              $ 58.20              $ 63.55              $ 61.16  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.00          0.98          0.95          0.67          0.56  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      35.51          25.92          (35.22        (5.11        2.49  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      37.51          26.90          (34.27        (4.44        3.05  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (1.91        (1.10        (1.10        (0.91        (0.66
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.91        (1.10        (1.10        (0.91        (0.66
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 84.23        $ 48.63        $ 22.83        $ 58.20        $ 63.55  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      78.44        120.05        (59.65 )%         (7.06 )%         5.09
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                       

Total expenses

      0.39        0.42        0.42        0.42        0.43
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.27        2.81        1.87        1.00        0.96
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 800,140        $ 243,173        $ 90,169        $ 276,450        $ 365,406  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      17        21        25        12        17
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF  
 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

      $ 13.41              $ 5.97               $ 25.24               $ 32.41               $ 42.09  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.07          0.14          0.47          0.34          1.18 (b) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      5.92          7.50          (19.27        (7.14        (9.61
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.99          7.64          (18.80        (6.80        (8.43
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

                       

From net investment income

      (0.10        (0.20        (0.47        (0.37        (1.25
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.10        (0.20        (0.47        (0.37        (1.25
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 19.30        $ 13.41        $ 5.97        $ 25.24        $ 32.41  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                       

Based on net asset value

      44.88        129.06        (75.48 )%         (21.10 )%         (20.19 )%(f) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                       

Total expenses

      0.39        0.41        0.42        0.42        0.43
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.49        1.37        2.44        1.09        3.37 %(b) 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 283,677        $ 371,516        $ 25,669        $ 155,238        $ 204,188  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      55        71        23        35        25
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes a one-time special distribution from Baker Hughes Inc. Excluding such special distribution, the net investment income would have been $0.37 per share and 1.05% of average net assets.

(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) 

Includes proceeds received from a class action litigation, which impacted the Fund’s total return. Not including these proceeds, the Fund’s total return would have been (20.37)% for the year ended March 31, 2018.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

       $ 177.38        $ 134.83        $ 154.05        $ 147.20        $ 150.97  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      3.06          2.20          2.14          1.73          2.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      16.88          42.53          (19.09        6.91          (3.75
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      19.94          44.73          (16.95        8.64          (1.50
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (3.14        (2.18        (2.27        (1.79        (2.27
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.14        (2.18        (2.27        (1.79        (2.27
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 194.18        $ 177.38        $ 134.83        $ 154.05        $ 147.20  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      11.29        33.30        (11.06 )%         5.88        (1.05 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                       

Total expenses

      0.39        0.42        0.42        0.42        0.43
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.63        1.33        1.45        1.12        1.47
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 407,773        $ 354,762        $ 276,404        $ 385,114        $ 390,088  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      20        52        40        51        23
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Real Estate ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

       $ 91.81        $ 69.71        $ 86.99        $ 75.48        $ 78.51  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.64          1.67          2.16          2.28          2.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      16.94          22.49          (16.61        11.86          (2.36
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      18.58          24.16          (14.45        14.14          (0.14
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (2.38        (2.06        (2.83        (2.63        (2.89
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (2.38        (2.06        (2.83        (2.63        (2.89
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 108.01        $ 91.81        $ 69.71        $ 86.99        $ 75.48  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      20.27        35.02        (17.14 )%         19.09        (0.29 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                       

Total expenses

      0.39        0.41        0.42        0.42        0.43
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.56        2.03        2.39        2.85        2.80
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 5,378,867        $ 4,687,047        $ 3,067,098        $ 4,597,605        $ 3,596,742  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      9        14        8        11        13
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Regional Banks ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 56.62              $ 29.00              $ 43.44              $ 50.39              $ 44.79  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.34         1.32         1.20         1.01         0.80  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    2.14         27.52         (14.32       (6.91       5.60  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.48         28.84         (13.12       (5.90       6.40  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

    (1.23       (1.22       (1.32       (1.05       (0.80
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.23       (1.22       (1.32       (1.05       (0.80
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 58.87       $ 56.62       $ 29.00       $ 43.44       $ 50.39  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    6.11       101.55       (31.09 )%        (11.79 )%        14.42
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.39       0.41       0.42       0.42       0.43
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.19       3.26       2.60       2.08       1.68
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,386,344       $ 673,808       $ 197,182       $ 519,088       $ 902,061  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    14       6       5       10       4
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 U.S. Telecommunications ETF

 
 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/20

   

Year Ended

03/31/19

   

Year Ended

03/31/18

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 32.39              $ 24.88              $ 29.73              $ 27.06              $ 32.38  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.77         0.82         0.71         0.49         0.74  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (2.54       7.50         (4.80       2.71         (5.08
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.77       8.32         (4.09       3.20         (4.34
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.74       (0.81       (0.76       (0.53       (0.98
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.74       (0.81       (0.76       (0.53       (0.98
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 29.88       $ 32.39       $ 24.88       $ 29.73       $ 27.06  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (5.63 )%        33.82       (13.99 )%        11.91       (13.63 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.39       0.42       0.42       0.42       0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.37       2.82       2.40       1.73       2.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 503,440       $ 425,882       $ 292,379       $ 463,756       $ 316,596  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      75       40       41       35       86
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f)

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  

Focused Value Factor(a)

    Diversified    

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    Non-diversified  

U.S. Home Construction

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Infrastructure(a)

    Diversified  

U.S. Insurance

    Non-diversified  

U.S. Medical Devices

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Real Estate

    Diversified    

U.S. Regional Banks

    Non-diversified    

U.S. Telecommunications

    Non-diversified    

 

  (a)

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

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 1,301,783      $ 1,301,783      $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     5,152,264        5,152,264                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4,299,332        4,299,332                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     5,527        5,527                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     6,107,135        6,107,135                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4,771,536        4,771,536                

Morgan Stanley

     1,020,893        1,020,893                 

National Financial Services LLC

     2,442,655        2,442,655                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     1,772,898        1,772,898                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     286,550        286,550                

UBS AG

     231,689        231,689                

UBS Securities LLC

     150,123        150,123                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     217,271        217,271                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $     27,759,656      $     27,759,656      $             —      $             —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

U.S. Healthcare Providers

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 1,001,113      $ 1,001,113      $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     12,222,110        12,222,110                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     28,340        28,340                

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     102,060        102,060                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     2,286,920        2,286,920                

ING Financial Markets LLC

     842,000        842,000                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     22,827,325        22,827,325                

Jefferies LLC

     7,810        7,810                

Morgan Stanley

     2,798,037        2,798,037                

National Financial Services LLC

     116,233        116,233                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     1,231,638        1,231,638                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     437,310        437,310                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     199,595        199,595                 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     795,739        795,739                

UBS Securities LLC

     1,486,076        1,486,076                

Virtu Americas LLC

     58,163        58,163                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

     135,252        135,252                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     829,897        829,897                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 47,405,618      $ 47,405,618      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Home Construction

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 261,375      $ 261,375      $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     6,227,271        6,227,271                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     178,788        178,788                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     264,978        264,978                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     264,859        264,859                

Morgan Stanley

     6,233,614        6,233,614                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     770,640        770,640                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     446,727        446,727                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     9,340,155        9,340,155                

UBS AG

     3,854,182        3,854,182                

UBS Securities LLC

     734,250        734,250                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     17,788        17,788                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 28,594,627      $ 28,594,627      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Infrastructure

           

Barclays Capital, Inc.

   $ 16,080      $ 16,080      $      $   

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     74,422        74,422                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     1,974,636        1,974,636                

Jefferies LLC

     11,196        11,196                

Morgan Stanley

     4,489,236        4,489,236                

UBS Securities LLC

     19,098        19,098                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,584,668      $ 6,584,668      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Insurance

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 73,778      $ 73,778      $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     770,014        770,014                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     47,492        47,492                

Morgan Stanley

     124,783        124,783                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     13,651        13,651                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,029,718      $ 1,029,718      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

U.S. Medical Devices

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 1,562,625      $ 1,562,625      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1,303,364        1,303,364                

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

     36,555        36,555                

BNP Paribas SA

     36,568,164        36,568,164                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     7,332,330        7,332,330                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     3,347,102        3,347,102                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     303,658        303,658                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     9,918,713        9,918,713                

HSBC Bank PLC

     2,470,759        2,470,759                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     18,411,883        18,411,883                

Jefferies LLC

     2,971,197        2,971,197                

Morgan Stanley

     25,519,024        25,519,024                

National Financial Services LLC

     1,094,341        1,094,341                

Pershing LLC

     246,250        246,250                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     306,072        306,072                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

     1,753,958        1,753,958                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     3,651,550        3,651,550                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     19,156,580        19,156,580                

UBS AG

     6,977,869        6,977,869                

UBS Securities LLC

     1,986,551        1,986,551                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     1,589,163        1,589,163                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 146,507,708      $ 146,507,708      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

           

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

   $ 997,451      $ 997,451      $      $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     638,064        638,064                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

     1,195,647        1,195,647                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,831,162      $ 2,831,162      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

           

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 1,038,672      $ 1,038,672      $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     3,662,754        3,662,754                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     201,388        201,388                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     1,199,736        1,199,736                

Morgan Stanley

     3,843,256        3,812,342               (30,914 )(b) 

UBS Securities LLC

     162,998        162,998                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,108,804      $ 10,077,890      $      $ (30,914
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 844,654      $ 844,654      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc

     1,329,478        1,329,478                

BNP Paribas SA

     1,462,586        1,462,586                

BofA Securities, Inc

     2,129,017        2,129,017                

Citadel Clearing LLC

     38,284        38,284                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     1,212,858        1,212,858                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     427,630        427,630                

Jefferies LLC

     539,660        539,660                

Morgan Stanley

     917,952        917,952                

National Financial Services LLC

     1,842,390        1,842,390                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     111,150        111,150                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     120,852        116,154               (4,698 )(b) 

UBS AG

     156,104        154,774               (1,330 )(b) 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     232,214        232,214                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,364,829      $ 11,358,801      $      $ (6,028
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

    
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a) 
    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

     Net Amount  

 

 

U.S. Real Estate

           

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 2,994,329      $ 2,994,329      $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

     15,685,785        15,685,785                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     138,187        138,187                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     12,628        12,628                

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

     290,444        290,444                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     8,888,061        8,888,061                

Jefferies LLC

     10,919,376        10,919,376                

National Financial Services LLC

     94,320        94,320                

SG Americas Securities LLC

     6,132        6,132                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     8,099,974        8,099,974                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

     1,178,031        1,178,031                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     7,817,394        7,817,394                 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 56,124,661      $ 56,124,661      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Regional Banks

           

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

   $ 5,594,500      $ 5,594,500      $      $  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     167,835        167,835                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,762,335      $ 5,762,335      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Telecommunications

           

BNP Paribas SA

   $ 10,150      $ 10,150      $      $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     2,618,496        2,618,496                

UBS Securities LLC

     2,558,527        2,558,527                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,187,173      $ 5,187,173      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Focused Value Factor

    0.25

U.S. Infrastructure

    0.30  

Prior to October 20, 2021, for its investment advisory services to the iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, except for the iShares Focused Value Factor ETF and iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $10 billion

    0.4800

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.4300  

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.3800  

Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion

    0.3400  

Over $40 billion, up to and including $50 billion

    0.3300  

Over $50 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.3100  

Over $60 billion

    0.2945  

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to each Fund, except for the iShares Focused Valued Factor ETF and iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fee  

First $10 billion

    0.48

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

    0.43  

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.38  

Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion

    0.34  

Over $40 billion, up to and including $50 billion

    0.33  

Over $50 billion

    0.31  

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Fees Paid  

to BTC  

 

Focused Value Factor

  $ 99    

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    64,727    

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    50,039    

U.S. Home Construction

    33,641    

U.S. Infrastructure

    6,914    

U.S. Insurance

    1,179    

U.S. Medical Devices

    135,088    

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    3,142    

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    6,400    

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    35,043    

U.S. Real Estate

    24,993    

U.S. Regional Banks

    5,220    

U.S. Telecommunications

    5,881    

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

  $ 274,327,623      $ 97,597,503      $ (7,677,532

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    50,124,331        59,827,409        (4,558,574

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    90,197,682        63,567,557        7,492,669  

U.S. Home Construction

    71,523,919        33,726,178        (5,503,667

U.S. Infrastructure

    14,705,734        22,630,486        (896,794

U.S. Insurance

    4,635,355        2,117,044        (96,898

U.S. Medical Devices

    249,201,910        157,350,885        (4,836,730

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    24,143,705        24,001,554        (15,935,653

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    7,995,580        57,859,493        3,923,790  

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    26,786,627        22,552,661        (3,221,512

U.S. Real Estate

    59,087,797        104,330,992        (10,622,677

U.S. Regional Banks

    57,742,995        38,927,838        (2,575,479

U.S. Telecommunications

    141,706,571        105,496,455        840,650    

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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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales    

Focused Value Factor

  $ 51,313,555      $ 51,491,032    

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    780,957,253        778,227,853    

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    193,156,974        193,254,277    

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    295,967,606        296,348,798    

U.S. Home Construction

    129,725,599        131,300,565    

U.S. Infrastructure

    230,170,587        226,183,341    

U.S. Insurance

    13,496,661        12,014,633    

U.S. Medical Devices

    894,672,909        904,632,907    

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    69,242,301        66,895,214    

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    85,207,029        84,345,380    

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    76,304,717        75,966,143    

U.S. Real Estate

    597,492,203        562,691,102    

U.S. Regional Banks

    159,187,628        156,927,213    

U.S. Telecommunications

    337,907,244        338,064,916    

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind  

Sales  

 

Focused Value Factor

  $ 29,312,560      $ 37,587,710    

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    1,292,408,961        759,245,422    

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    844,740,596        715,230,990    

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    571,350,645        527,159,589    

U.S. Home Construction

    5,257,438,347        5,818,097,340    

U.S. Infrastructure

    689,513,446        241,746,140    

U.S. Insurance

    139,136,090        61,258,869    

U.S. Medical Devices

    2,707,289,927        3,566,041,136    

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    603,955,495        272,185,312    

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    174,099,167        318,955,659    

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    76,420,661        56,851,745    

U.S. Real Estate

    23,166,005,861        23,176,273,223    

U.S. Regional Banks

    995,285,317        301,561,561    

U.S. Telecommunications

    991,140,124        884,680,048    

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital    

Accumulated

Earnings (Loss)

 

Focused Value Factor

  $ 5,264,657     $ (5,264,657

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    137,834,633       (137,834,633

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    114,146,807       (114,146,807

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    152,289,745       (152,289,745

U.S. Home Construction

    537,581,360       (537,581,360

U.S. Infrastructure

    51,070,062       (51,070,062

U.S. Insurance

    16,061,905       (16,061,905

U.S. Medical Devices

    1,187,520,810       (1,187,520,810

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    53,158,290       (53,158,290

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    (109,377     109,377  

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    12,614,936       (12,614,936

U.S. Real Estate

    806,326,664       (806,326,664

U.S. Regional Banks

    63,816,514       (63,816,514

U.S. Telecommunications

    43,545,496       (43,545,496

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

          

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

Focused Value Factor

      

Ordinary income

  $ 1,163,130              $ 787,521  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

      

Ordinary income

  $ 18,744,404        $ 30,040,535  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

      

Ordinary income

  $ 14,480,571        $ 2,538,244  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Healthcare Providers

      

Ordinary income

  $ 7,445,339        $ 6,386,427  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Home Construction

      

Ordinary income

  $ 12,816,171        $ 9,561,991  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Infrastructure

      

Ordinary income

  $ 13,909,010        $ 1,833,932  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Insurance

      

Ordinary income

  $ 2,177,905        $ 1,644,120  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Medical Devices

      

Ordinary income

  $ 21,981,981        $ 21,882,239  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

      

Ordinary income

  $ 12,422,061        $ 5,431,832  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

      

Ordinary income

  $ 935,137        $ 3,559,832  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

      

Ordinary income

  $ 6,432,724        $ 4,525,848  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Real Estate

      

Ordinary income

  $ 140,375,492        $ 102,538,797  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Regional Banks

      

Ordinary income

  $ 24,749,500        $ 9,060,857  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

U.S. Telecommunications

      

Ordinary income

  $ 10,823,757        $ 10,690,881  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, 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  

Focused Value Factor

  $      $ (548,219   $ (212,014   $ (760,233

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    178,994        (881,214,186     375,049,105       (505,986,087

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

           (52,873,436     (25,739,043     (78,612,479

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    153,767        (109,949,047     175,136,307       65,341,027  

U.S. Home Construction

           (161,538,130     (532,210,518     (693,748,648

U.S. Infrastructure

           (14,434,506     59,777,175       45,342,669  

U.S. Insurance

           (3,273,055     13,997,876       10,724,821  

U.S. Medical Devices

    6,385,455        (95,981,976     1,072,356,092       982,759,571  

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    309,594        (213,062,102     143,361,677       (69,390,831

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

           (290,293,620     36,384,874       (253,908,746

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    101,174        (186,461,269     41,303,082       (145,057,013

U.S. Real Estate

           (328,765,783     (522,641,557     (851,407,340

U.S. Regional Banks

    1,680,321        (29,318,265     (10,253,260     (37,891,204

U.S. Telecommunications

           (242,235,368     (60,636,865     (302,872,233

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized   

Focused Value Factor

  $ 9,086,209   

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    12,294,134   

U.S. Insurance

    94,626   

U.S. Medical Devices

    37,244,980   

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    3,200,175   

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Focused Value Factor

  $ 35,262,845      $ 1,847,695      $ (2,059,709   $ (212,014

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    3,326,070,125        487,097,089        (112,047,984     375,049,105  

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    599,849,378        18,310,929        (44,049,972     (25,739,043

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    1,202,994,883        263,273,316        (88,137,009     175,136,307  

U.S. Home Construction

    2,327,056,694        843,510        (533,054,028     (532,210,518

U.S. Infrastructure

    845,159,429        94,207,771        (34,430,265     59,777,506  

U.S. Insurance

    174,061,341        16,111,365        (2,113,489     13,997,876  

U.S. Medical Devices

    7,148,347,593        1,203,503,745        (131,147,653     1,072,356,092  

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    659,382,590        144,761,279        (1,399,602     143,361,677  

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    257,560,458        38,926,748        (2,541,874     36,384,874  

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    378,044,692        73,632,615        (32,329,533     41,303,082  

U.S. Real Estate

    5,949,233,023        77,023,152        (599,664,709     (522,641,557

U.S. Regional Banks

    1,400,795,550        44,740,764        (54,994,024     (10,253,260

U.S. Telecommunications

    569,666,027        4,548,679        (65,185,544     (60,636,865

 

9.

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.

 

 

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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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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.

 

 

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Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Focused Value Factor

                 

Shares sold

    500,000     $ 29,481,775          300,000     $ 14,086,524  

Shares redeemed

    (650,000     (37,877,914        (150,000     (6,329,739
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (150,000   $ (8,396,139        150,000     $ 7,756,785  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

          

Shares sold

    11,950,000     $ 1,295,868,298          5,500,000 (a)    $ 482,427,995  

Shares redeemed

    (7,250,000     (761,119,382        (16,450,000 )(a)      (1,387,929,179
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    4,700,000     $ 534,748,916          (10,950,000   $ (905,501,184
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

          

Shares sold

    8,250,000     $ 850,130,332          3,800,000     $ 318,826,662  

Shares redeemed

    (6,950,000     (721,494,986        (2,100,000     (133,095,346
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,300,000     $ 128,635,346          1,700,000     $ 185,731,316  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Healthcare Providers

          

Shares sold

    2,150,000     $ 574,705,197          1,650,000     $ 341,185,827  

Shares redeemed

    (2,000,000     (531,125,750        (1,800,000     (369,873,521
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    150,000     $ 43,579,447          (150,000   $ (28,687,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Home Construction

          

Shares sold

    74,150,000     $ 5,270,161,088          68,550,000     $ 3,615,477,819  

Shares redeemed

    (83,350,000     (5,831,575,507        (54,000,000     (2,871,749,293
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (9,200,000   $ (561,414,419        14,550,000     $ 743,728,526  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Infrastructure

          

Shares sold

    19,100,000     $ 699,201,177          12,450,000     $ 390,893,717  

Shares redeemed

    (6,700,000     (246,703,534        (2,000,000     (64,997,926
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    12,400,000     $ 452,497,643          10,450,000     $ 325,895,791  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Insurance

          

Shares sold

    1,650,000     $ 141,976,398          650,000     $ 40,706,846  

Shares redeemed

    (750,000     (62,498,673        (750,000     (42,970,020
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    900,000     $ 79,477,725          (100,000   $ (2,263,174
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Medical Devices

          

Shares sold

    43,050,000 (b)    $ 2,720,563,100          97,800,000 (b)    $ 4,424,569,395  

Shares redeemed

    (59,600,000 )(b)      (3,595,291,144        (59,100,000 )(b)      (2,946,995,891
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (16,550,000   $ (874,728,044        38,700,000     $ 1,477,573,504  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

          

Shares sold

    9,350,000     $ 609,032,867          8,800,000     $ 296,903,280  

Shares redeemed

    (4,850,000     (274,473,880        (7,750,000     (245,864,133
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    4,500,000     $ 334,558,987          1,050,000     $ 51,039,147  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

          

Shares sold

    10,850,000     $ 174,454,955          45,650,000     $ 517,881,759  

Shares redeemed

    (23,850,000     (319,293,801        (22,250,000     (203,752,984
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (13,000,000   $ (144,838,846        23,400,000     $ 314,128,775  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

          

Shares sold

    400,000     $ 76,808,781          500,000     $ 76,959,841  

Shares redeemed

    (300,000     (57,100,571        (550,000     (90,463,741
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    100,000     $ 19,708,210          (50,000   $ (13,503,900
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Real Estate

          

Shares sold

    223,400,000     $ 23,245,619,566          191,850,000     $ 15,911,291,202  

Shares redeemed

    (224,650,000     (23,255,569,795        (184,800,000     (15,236,112,943
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,250,000   $ (9,950,229        7,050,000     $ 675,178,259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Year Ended

03/31/22

        

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount          Shares     Amount  

 

 

U.S. Regional Banks

           

Shares sold

    16,600,000      $ 999,516,077          9,800,000     $ 486,698,861  

Shares redeemed

    (4,950,000      (303,184,875        (4,700,000     (191,538,957
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    11,650,000      $ 696,331,202          5,100,000     $       295,159,904  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

U.S. Telecommunications

           

Shares sold

       32,050,000      $       993,515,548             14,000,000     $ 404,835,931  

Shares redeemed

    (28,350,000      (887,232,464        (12,600,000     (363,538,590
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    3,700,000      $ 106,283,084          1,400,000     $ 41,297,341  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Share transactions reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on December 4, 2020.

 
  (b) 

Share transactions reflect a six-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021.

 

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.

The Board authorized a six-for-one stock split for the iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, effective after the close of trading on July 16, 2021, for the shareholders of record on July 14, 2021. The impact of the stock split was an increase in the number of shares outstanding by a factor of six, while decreasing the NAV per share by a factor of six, resulting in no effect on the net assets of the Fund. The financial statements for the Fund have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Focused Value Factor ETF, iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF, iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF, iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF, iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF and iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Focused Value Factor ETF, iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF, iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF, iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF, iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF and iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (fourteen of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, 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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 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.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend    

Income    

Focused Value Factor

  $ 1,149,434  

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    29,487,831  

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    16,504,253  

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    12,051,640  

U.S. Home Construction

    22,115,621  

U.S. Infrastructure

    15,358,244  

U.S. Insurance

    2,516,762  

U.S. Medical Devices

    54,933,479  

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    14,085,446  

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    1,343,097  

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    7,360,204  

U.S. Real Estate

    1,446,647  

U.S. Regional Banks

    30,100,456  

U.S. Telecommunications

    11,961,435    

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Business    

Income    

 

U.S. Real Estate

  $ 82,755,446      

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Dividends-Received

Deduction

 

Focused Value Factor

    100.00

U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    100.00

U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges

    100.00

U.S. Healthcare Providers

    100.00

U.S. Home Construction

    100.00

U.S. Infrastructure

    100.00

U.S. Insurance

    100.00

U.S. Medical Devices

    100.00

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    100.00

U.S. Oil Equipment & Services

    99.30

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    100.00

U.S. Regional Banks

    100.00

U.S. Telecommunications

    100.00

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Focused Value Factor ETF, iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF, iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF, iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF, iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF, iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF and iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
    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

 

Focused Value Factor

  $ 1.810679       $     $     $  1.810679         100             100

U.S. Infrastructure(a)

    0.690169               0.000689       0.690858         100             0 (b)      100  

U.S. Insurance

    1.632105                     1.632105         100                   100  

U.S. Medical Devices

    0.164675                     0.164675         100                   100  

U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    1.912618                     1.912618         100                   100  

U.S. Pharmaceuticals

    3.136135                     3.136135         100                   100  

U.S. Real Estate(a)

    1.838946               0.544972       2.383918         77             23       100  

U.S. Regional Banks

    1.227215                       1.227215               100                   100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Funds according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Funds in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

                       
iShares ETF  

Total

Remuneration

           

Fixed

Remuneration

            

Variable

Remuneration

            

No. of

Beneficiaries

            

Senior Management

Remuneration

            

Risk Taker    

Remuneration    

 

U.S. Real Estate

    $644,544          $301,366           $343,177           661           $78,893           $8,154      

U.S. Regional Banks

    122,033                57,059                 64,975                 661                 14,937                 1,544      

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(65)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

  

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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E.

Kerrigan (66)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D.

Carlin (66)

  

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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)

  

Trustee (since 2017);

Audit Committee Chair

(since 2019).

   Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H.

Herbert (73)

   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).

Drew E.

Lawton (63)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

John E.

Martinez (60)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

Madhav V.

Rajan (57)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando

Senra (50)

   President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

Trent

Walker (47)

   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.

Charles

Park (54)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre

Smith (46)

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).

Rachel

Aguirre (39)

   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

Jennifer

Hsui (45)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)           

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James

Mauro (51)

   Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by FTSE Russell, ICE Data Indices, LLC or S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the companies listed above

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LOGO   MARCH 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | REM | Cboe BZX

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iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | REZ | NYSE Arca

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     6-Month       12-Month    
   

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

  5.92%   15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37)
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Shareholder Expenses

     9  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     14  

Statements of Operations

     15  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     16  

Financial Highlights

     17  

Notes to Financial Statements

     19  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     26  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     27  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     28  

Supplemental Information

     29  

Trustee and Officer Information

     30  

General Information

     33  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     34  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) that hold U.S. residential and commercial mortgages, as represented by the FTSE Nareit All Mortgage Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

         Average Annual Total Returns                 Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

     (1.65 )%       2.08      5.48       (1.65 )%       10.87      70.50

Fund Market

     (1.81      2.10        5.46         (1.81      10.93        70.23  

Index

     (1.25      2.74        6.11               (1.25      14.49        81.02  

 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $ 1,000.00        $ 937.50        $ 2.32               $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.42          0.48

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Mortgage real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) declined slightly during the reporting period amid rising interest rates. Mortgage rates jumped by the largest amount in nine years as inflation reached a 40-year high, and investors anticipated Fed interest rate increases. Late in the reporting period, the Fed raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years to try to curb inflation. In addition, the number of mortgages originated in the U.S. dropped in 2021 by the largest amount since late 2018 as homeowners refinanced fewer mortgages, and the tight supply of homes constrained purchases.

Higher interest rates weighed on mortgage REITs, which derive their income from the difference between the short-term interest rates at which they borrow funds to purchase securities and the long-term rates they earn on their mortgage investments. As interest rates rise, profit margins for mortgage REITs can narrow or turn negative leading to a reduction in value for their existing mortgage portfolios. In addition, the value of the mortgage-backed securities that the REITs hold can decline, and mortgage holders with variable rate loans may struggle to meet payment obligations. Mortgage REITs often cut dividend payouts to shareholders when profits fall, reducing their appeal to investors seeking consistent income.

Equity REITs, which represented approximately 3% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed marginally. Unlike mortgage REITs, equity REITs own and sometimes operate commercial and residential properties and generate income from rents. Equity REITs, particularly those invested in industrial properties and self-storage units, advanced strongly in 2021 as e-commerce drove warehouse demand and homeowners decluttered their households. However, the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including the shift to remote work that weighed on office properties, continued to affect some equity REITs.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Mortgage REITs

    97.1

Diversified REITs

    2.9  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    13.3

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    9.4  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    9.2  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    6.7  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    6.4  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    4.4  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    4.3  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    4.3  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    3.6  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    3.5  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. residential, healthcare and self-storage real estate equities, as represented by the FTSE Nareit All Residential Capped Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

         Average Annual Total Returns                 Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

     31.85      12.06      11.27       31.85      76.70      190.94

Fund Market

     31.94        12.10        11.29         31.94        76.98        191.43  

Index

     32.45        12.53        11.70               32.45        80.46        202.35  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 9 for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $ 1,000.00        $ 1,131.30        $ 2.55               $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.42          0.48

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Residential and multisector real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) advanced significantly during the reporting period as their dividend payouts and growth potential attracted investors concerned about inflation and in search of an alternative to the low yields offered by bonds. As REITs typically own and operate properties that generate income from tenant rents, their ability to raise rents can prove beneficial in an inflationary environment. In addition, REITs are required to pay out 90% of their earnings in dividends to shareholders each year in order to maintain their tax-free status.

Residential REITs, most notably those invested in apartment buildings, contributed the most to the Index’s return. Revenues and lease rates grew sharply in 2021 as renters returned to urban areas as the impact from the coronavirus pandemic eased. In addition, as housing prices climbed higher, many potential homebuyers continued to rent rather than buy. Limited growth in new apartment buildings kept supply tight, which further supported rental price increases.

Specialized REITs, particularly those invested in self-storage units and warehouses, also benefited the Index’s performance. The pandemic encouraged Americans to declutter their houses and store items in self-storage units as they increasingly worked, studied, and exercised at home. Growing demand for storage space helped reduce the excess supply of rental units, which led to significant price increases and record occupancy rates. Profits and revenues from self-storage companies exceeded investor expectations.

Healthcare REITs also contributed meaningfully to the Index’s performance, advancing amid ongoing improvement in demand for senior housing as occupancy rates and revenues rose. Staffing levels recovered as cases of COVID-19 infections among residents and employees decreased sharply from a peak in January 2022, when the Omicron variant spread.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Residential REITs

    50.2

Health Care REITs

    27.1  

Specialized REITs

    22.2  

Diversified REITs

    0.5  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Public Storage

    11.0

Welltower Inc.

    7.8  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    6.5  

Equity Residential

    6.2  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    5.0  

Ventas Inc.

    4.9  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    4.5  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    4.5  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    4.5  

Sun Communities Inc.

    4.2  
 

 

  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Diversified REITs — 2.8%            

iStar Inc.(a)

    1,172,413     $ 27,446,188  
   

 

 

 
Mortgage REITs — 95.6%            

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc.

    398,799       3,708,831  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    6,742,988       88,333,143  

Angel Oak Mortgage Inc.

    167,406       2,747,132  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    18,170,679       127,921,581  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    2,450,088       34,129,726  

Arbor Realty Trust Inc.

    2,397,328       40,898,416  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    764,076       11,858,460  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    1,554,311       13,056,212  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc., Class A

    2,010,273       63,906,579  

BrightSpire Capital Inc.

    1,474,016       13,634,648  

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    2,242,833       19,400,505  

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp.

    312,677       2,413,866  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    3,484,696       41,955,740  

Dynex Capital Inc.

    630,273       10,210,423  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    940,078       16,686,384  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    628,506       8,786,514  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    933,039       10,375,394  

Great Ajax Corp.

    378,722       4,442,409  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.

    863,897       40,974,635  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    5,482,492       12,500,082  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    617,105       12,718,534  

Ladder Capital Corp.

    1,984,183       23,552,252  

MFA Financial Inc.

    7,729,707       31,150,719  

New Residential Investment Corp.

    5,565,821       61,112,715  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    6,629,006       24,195,872  

Orchid Island Capital Inc.

    2,372,906       7,711,944  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    1,711,092       28,900,344  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage REITs (continued)            

Ready Capital Corp.

    1,174,722     $ 17,691,313  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    2,002,704       21,088,473  

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

    3,724,597       90,023,509  

TPG RE Finance Trust Inc.

    1,048,363       12,381,167  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    6,008,118       33,224,893  
   

 

 

 
      931,692,415  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $1,023,870,870)

 

    959,138,603  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(b)(c)(d)

    23,898       23,893  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(c)

    1,230,000       1,230,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,253,893  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $1,253,889)

      1,253,893  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 98.5%
(Cost: $1,025,124,759)

      960,392,496  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.5%

      14,716,060  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   975,108,556  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

         Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
   

Purchases
at Cost

   

Proceeds
from Sales

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

      

 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 18,563     $ 6,014 (a)    $     $ (661   $ (23   $ 23,893       23,898     $ 1,704 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    360,000       870,000 (a)                        1,230,000       1,230,000       351          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (661   $ (23   $ 1,253,893       $ 2,055     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

     379          06/17/22        $ 15,903        $ (29,925
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 29,925  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,483,297  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (32,866
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 21,426,442  

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 959,138,603        $              —        $              —        $ 959,138,603  

Money Market Funds

     1,253,893                            1,253,893  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 960,392,496        $        $        $ 960,392,496  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ (29,925      $        $        $ (29,925
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Diversified REITs — 0.5%            

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    244,029     $ 6,222,739  
   

 

 

 
Health Care REITs — 27.0%            

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    260,212       5,022,092  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    67,346       2,842,675  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    591,031       1,891,299  

Global Medical REIT Inc.

    176,879       2,886,665  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    408,155       11,216,099  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Class A

    622,149       19,498,150  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,532,087       52,596,547  

LTC Properties Inc.

    103,666       3,988,031  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    1,685,253       35,626,248  

National Health Investors Inc.

    119,525       7,053,170  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    670,230       20,884,367  

Physicians Realty Trust

    629,525       11,041,868  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    628,531       9,358,827  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    32,207       1,879,923  

Ventas Inc.

    1,007,394       62,216,653  

Welltower Inc.

    1,036,729       99,671,126  
   

 

 

 
              347,673,740  
Residential REITs — 50.0%            

American Campus Communities Inc.

    391,238       21,897,591  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    839,751       33,615,232  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    444,640       23,770,454  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A(a)

    395,147       2,892,476  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    332,908       82,684,360  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc., Class A

    75,921       2,017,221  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    37,382       896,047  

Camden Property Trust

    280,894       46,684,583  

Centerspace

    41,640       4,085,717  

Clipper Realty Inc.

    38,866       352,515  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    502,769       38,451,773  

Equity Residential

    878,843       79,025,563  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    166,096       57,382,846  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    623,403       16,482,775  
Security   Shares     Value  
Residential REITs (continued)            

Invitation Homes Inc.

    1,426,033     $ 57,298,006  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    275,076       57,614,668  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    62,791       5,670,655  

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc., Class A

    148,564       3,705,186  

Sun Communities Inc.

    310,326       54,397,045  

UDR Inc.

    901,644       51,727,316  

UMH Properties Inc.

    129,122       3,175,110  
   

 

 

 
          643,827,139  
Specialized REITs — 22.0%  

CubeSmart

    621,806       32,352,566  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    312,676       64,286,186  

Life Storage Inc.

    231,477       32,506,315  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    231,371       14,520,844  

Public Storage

    359,568       140,332,199  
   

 

 

 
          283,998,110  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $1,152,040,935)

      1,281,721,728  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(c)

    2,910,000       2,910,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.2%
(Cost: $2,910,000)

      2,910,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,154,950,935)

      1,284,631,728  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3%

      3,642,191  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   1,288,273,919  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,180,000     $ 1,730,000 (a)    $     $     $     $ 2,910,000       2,910,000     $ 399     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

                 

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

     153          06/17/22        $ 6,420        $ 141,705  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 141,705  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (20,153
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 119,560  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 4,303,212  

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,281,721,728        $              —        $              —        $ 1,281,721,728  

Money Market Funds

     2,910,000                            2,910,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,284,631,728        $        $        $ 1,284,631,728  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 141,705        $        $        $ 141,705  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

     iShares
Mortgage Real
Estate ETF
    iShares
Residential and
Multisector Real
Estate ETF
 

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

   

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 959,138,603     $ 1,281,721,728  

Affiliated(c)

    1,253,893       2,910,000  

Cash

    3,506       3,608  

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    858,000       312,000  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

    45,336        

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    147        

Capital shares sold

    26,594        

Dividends

    14,403,402       3,937,841  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    975,729,481       1,288,885,177  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    24,251        

Payables:

   

Variation margin on futures contracts

    206,016       85,234  

Investment advisory fees

    390,658       526,024  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    620,925       611,258  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 975,108,556     $ 1,288,273,919  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,304,302,763     $ 1,170,025,122  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (329,194,207     118,248,797  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 975,108,556     $ 1,288,273,919  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    29,850,000       13,450,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 32.67     $ 95.78  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 23,410     $  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 1,023,870,870     $ 1,152,040,935  

(c) Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 1,253,889     $ 2,910,000  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

    iShares
Mortgage
Real Estate
ETF
    iShares
Residential
and
Multisector
Real Estate
ETF
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 38,809,059     $ 20,326,186  

Dividends — Affiliated

    548       399  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    1,507        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    38,811,114       20,326,585  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory fees

    6,704,784       4,603,175  

Professional fees

    217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    6,705,001       4,603,392  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    32,106,113       15,723,193  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (38,664,497     408,609  

Investments — Affiliated

    (661      

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    168,305,918       106,718,627  

Futures contracts

    1,483,297       (20,153
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    131,124,057       107,107,083  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (173,734,098     99,232,870  

Investments — Affiliated

    (23      

Futures contracts

    (32,866     119,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (173,766,987     99,352,430  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (42,642,930     206,459,513  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (10,536,817   $ 222,182,706  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Mortgage Real Estate ETF
           iShares
Residential and Multisector Real Estate
ETF
 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 32,106,113     $ 53,874,107        $ 15,723,193     $ 8,979,710  

Net realized gain (loss)

    131,124,057       (83,128,416        107,107,083       (283,867

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (173,766,987     731,705,169          99,352,430       115,281,192  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (10,536,817     702,450,860          222,182,706       123,977,035  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

From net investment income and net realized gain

    (81,209,640     (53,874,107        (18,832,367     (12,701,974

Return of capital

          (35,452,585               
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (81,209,640     (89,326,692        (18,832,367     (12,701,974
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (446,732,193     306,612,849          589,464,681       52,624,765  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (538,478,650     919,737,017          792,815,020       163,899,826  

Beginning of year

    1,513,587,206       593,850,189          495,458,899       331,559,073  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 975,108,556     $ 1,513,587,206        $ 1,288,273,919     $ 495,458,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Mortgage Real Estate ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 35.20      $ 18.67      $ 43.32      $ 42.48      $ 45.34  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.82        1.38        2.61        3.13        2.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (1.27      17.37        (23.51      1.52        (1.18
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.45      18.75        (20.90      4.65        1.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (2.08     
(1.34

     (2.60      (3.08      (3.53

Return of capital

           (0.88      (1.15      (0.73      (0.81
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (2.08      (2.22      (3.75      (3.81      (4.34
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 32.67      $ 35.20      $ 18.67      $ 43.32      $ 42.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    (1.65 )%       103.62      (51.80 )%       11.46      3.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.30      4.94      6.16      7.22      5.82
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 975,109      $ 1,513,587      $ 593,850      $ 1,252,029      $ 1,004,534  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    20      30      29      25      31
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
     Year Ended
03/31/20
     Year Ended
03/31/19
     Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 73.95      $ 55.26      $ 70.64      $ 57.61      $ 63.14  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.46        1.51        1.55        1.80        1.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    21.98        19.29        (14.77      13.45        (4.94
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    23.44        20.80        (13.22      15.25        (3.30
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (1.50      (2.11      (2.16      (2.00      (2.23

From net realized gain

    (0.11                    (0.22       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.61      (2.11      (2.16      (2.22      (2.23
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 95.78      $ 73.95      $ 55.26      $ 70.64      $ 57.61  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    31.85      38.23      (19.25 )%       26.94      (5.41 )% 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.64      2.36      2.07      2.81      2.61
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,288,274      $ 495,459      $ 331,559      $ 430,875      $ 285,163  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    8      7      12      10      19
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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  

Mortgage Real Estate

  Non-diversified  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

  Non-diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

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

 

 

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is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty  

 

 

 

Market Value of
Securities on Loan

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

Cash Collateral
Received

 

 
(a)  

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash Collateral
Received

 

 
 

     Net Amount  

Mortgage Real Estate

         

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 23,410      $ 23,410     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.48%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Fees Paid
to BTC
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ 610  

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

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $   30,310,348      $   29,395,280      $ (7,006,066

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    25,674,853        25,853,122        (363,721

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Mortgage Real Estate

  $   283,776,450      $   273,691,427  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    81,059,260        74,944,268  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $   285,063,468      $   707,223,350  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    920,600,017        335,209,229  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ 65,123,227      $ (65,123,227

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

      102,379,577        (102,379,577

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

Mortgage Real Estate

    

Ordinary income

  $   81,209,640      $   53,874,107  

Return of capital

           35,452,585  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 81,209,640      $ 89,326,692  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    

Ordinary income

  $ 17,568,653      $ 12,701,974  

Long-term capital gains

    1,263,714         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 18,832,367      $ 12,701,974  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    

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

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ (191,583,889   $ (137,610,318)     $   (329,194,207)  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

          118,248,797       118,248,797  

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts and characterization of corporate actions.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF utilized $3,314,269 of its capital loss carryforwards.

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $   1,098,002,814      $ 86,276,763      $ (223,887,081   $   (137,610,318)  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    1,166,382,931        144,103,568        (25,854,771     118,248,797  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

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

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

 

 

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Market Risk: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate

       

Shares sold

    8,400,000     $ 299,578,675       25,950,000     $ 702,381,915  

Shares redeemed

    (21,550,000     (746,310,868     (14,750,000     (395,769,066
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (13,150,000   $ (446,732,193)       11,200,000     $ 306,612,849  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

       

Shares sold

    10,400,000     $ 926,228,317       1,200,000     $ 81,704,425  

Shares redeemed

    (3,650,000     (336,763,636     (500,000     (29,079,660
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    6,750,000     $ 589,464,681       700,000     $ 52,624,765  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ 1,589,342  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    56,182  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Business
Income
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ 33,832,025  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    14,042,106  

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   20% Rate Long-Term
Capital Gain Dividends
 

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

  $ 1,263,714  

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”).The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     
    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
 

Mortgage Real Estate(a)

  $ 1.594940     $     $   0.485358     $   2.080298       77         23     100

Residential and Multisector Real Estate(a)

    1.277608             0.333183       1.610791       79             21       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S.

Kapito(a) (65)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

  

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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E.

Kerrigan (66)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D.

Carlin (66)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H.

Herbert (73)

   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).

Drew E.

Lawton (63)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

John E.

Martinez (60)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

Madhav V.

Rajan (57)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
       
  Name (Age)          Position(s)     

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando

Senra (50)

        President (since 2019).      Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

Trent

Walker (47)

        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.

Charles

Park (54)

        Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).      Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre

Smith (46)

        Secretary (since 2019).      Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).

Rachel

Aguirre (39)

        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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

Jennifer

Hsui (45)

        Executive Vice President (since 2022).      Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James

Mauro (51)

   Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

   

 

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares Biotechnology ETF | IBB | NASDAQ

·  iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF | IGM | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | IGV | Cboe BZX

·  iShares North American Natural Resources ETF | IGE | Cboe BZX

·  iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF | IGN | NYSE Arca

·  iShares Semiconductor ETF | SOXX | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
     6-Month    12-Month 
   

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

     5.92%    15.65%
   

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

  (5.55)   (5.79)
   

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

  (3.38)   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)   (11.37) 
   

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

  0.05   0.07
   

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

  (6.04)   (3.31)
   

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

  (5.92)   (4.15)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)   (4.47)
   

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

  (4.16)   (0.66)
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

Market Overview

   4

Fund Summary

   5

About Fund Performance

   17

Shareholder Expenses

   17

Schedules of Investments

   18

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   41

Statements of Operations

   43

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   45

Financial Highlights

   48

Notes to Financial Statements

   54

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   66

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

   67

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

   68

Supplemental Information

   69

Trustee and Officer Information

   71

General Information

   74

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   75

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Biotechnology ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S.-listed equities in the biotechnology sector, as represented by the ICE Biotechnology Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (13.22 )%       6.14   12.45%       (13.22 )%       34.68      223.41

Fund Market

    (13.28      6.15     12.46          (13.28      34.80        223.58  

Index(a)

    (12.88      6.51     12.80          (12.88      37.06        233.37  

Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

    (11.16      6.93     13.02          (11.16      39.76        239.94  

ICE Biotechnology Index(b)

    N/A        N/A     N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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  (a) 

Index performance through June 20, 2021 reflects the performance of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index. Index performance beginning on June 21, 2021 reflects the performance of the ICE Biotechnology Index, which, effective as of June 21, 2021, replaced the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 
  (b) 

The inception date of the ICE Biotechnology Index was April 13, 2021. The cumulative total return for this index for the period April 13, 2021 through March 31, 2022 was -10.97%.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $         806.50          $        1.98               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.70          $        2.22          0.44

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Biotechnology ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Biotechnology stocks declined significantly during the reporting period as investor appetite for stocks with high valuations and little to no earnings also worked against the industry. Despite ongoing innovation, new drug development, and the rapid development and deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine, costs associated with obtaining drug approvals remained high, constraining profits. In response to higher drug prices, some governments proposed price controls even as the policies that govern healthcare in the U.S. continued to change. Pricing and payment structures were under pressure from payers, including healthcare providers and insurers. Furthermore, the dollar volume of industry mergers and acquisitions decreased significantly year over year.

Biotechnology companies grappled with drug efficacy trials and public perception regarding the efficacy of a new Alzheimer’s drug, along with regulatory uncertainty and auditing requirements. The Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19 drove closures that limited companies’ ability to test new drugs, which in turn constrained product development. Concern over delisting weighed on Chinese biotechnology firms that withheld their financial disclosures from U.S. regulators. A company in the biotechnology industry failed to get its COVID-19 vaccine approved in the U.S. and struggled with distribution in markets where it was approved amid production problems.

Life sciences tools and services stocks also detracted as a surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases limited both customers’ capacity for using medical devices and companies’ capacity for producing them. Stocks of genomic analysis companies lost ground as investor sentiment weakened, despite promising market penetration.

Healthcare equipment and supplies stocks also detracted from the Index’s return. Higher research, development, and administrative expenses weighed on profits in the industry despite higher revenues, as trials enrolled their final patients to move new cancer treatment products to market.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Biotechnology

  75.9%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

  20.8   

Pharmaceuticals

  2.1   

Other (each representing less than 1%)

  1.2   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Amgen Inc.

  8.3%

Gilead Sciences Inc.

  6.9   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

  6.7   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

  6.2   

Moderna Inc.

  5.6   

Illumina Inc.

  4.2   

IQVIA Holdings Inc.

  3.9   

BioNTech SE

  3.1   

Biogen Inc.

  2.9   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

  2.9   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the technology sector and select North American equities from communication services and consumer discretionary sectors, as represented by the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    7.76      23.44   19.34%       7.76      186.65      486.10

Fund Market

    7.88        23.48     19.36          7.88        187.10        486.86  

Index

    8.20        23.98     19.88                8.20        192.93        512.88  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through December 23, 2018 reflects the performance of the S&P North American Technology Sector IndexTM. Index Performance beginning on December 24, 2018 reflects the performance of the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $        962.10          $        1.96               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

North American technology stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period, driven primarily by large companies benefiting from increased uptake of technology. U.S. companies drove the Index’s return, representing approximately 99% of the Index on average for the reporting period. Increased time at home drove strong demand for computing products for both work and leisure. Strong global demand for microchips for an increasing array of products and ongoing migration to the cloud due to the pandemic bolstered profits from cloud computing services.

The U.S. technology hardware and equipment industry was the largest contributor to the Index’s return. Retail sales of computing devices rose, leading to record earnings despite ongoing supply chain challenges. Increased demand for subscription services, including music and streaming video, drove rising revenues. New product releases, especially improved cell phones, and strong sales of wearable technologies such as earbuds boosted revenue growth.

The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also contributed to the Index’s return. Sharply higher spending on cloud computing and artificial intelligence drove brisk sales of microchips. Continued strength in demand for home-based video games drove strong sales for chips used in graphics cards. Investors were optimistic that demand would increase for chips used for technologies related to virtual worlds, the “metaverse,” which was expected to experience rapid growth. Stocks in the industry were also bolstered by investor optimism regarding federal subsidies to support domestic manufacturing of microchips to reduce dependence on imports.

The systems software industry was also a contributor. Growth in video game console sales and investor optimism about new products and services, along with industry consolidation, bolstered returns. Strength in sales of hardware, including personal computers and tablets, contributed to rising revenues.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Semiconductors

  16.9%

Interactive Media & Services

  13.5   

Systems Software

  12.5   

Application Software

  10.9   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

  10.2   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

  9.8   

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

  9.4   

IT Consulting & Other Services

  3.5   

Communications Equipment

  2.9   

Semiconductor Equipment

  2.8   

Internet Services & Infrastructure

  2.4   

Movies & Entertainment

  1.3   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

  1.1   

Interactive Home Entertainment

  1.0   

Other (each representing less than 1%)

  1.8   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Amazon.com Inc.

  8.7%

Apple Inc.

  8.6   

Microsoft Corp.

  8.5   

NVIDIA Corp.

  5.3   

Alphabet Inc., Class A

  4.3   

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

  4.0   

Alphabet Inc., Class C

  4.0   

Visa Inc., Class A

  2.9   

Mastercard Inc., Class A

  2.4   

Broadcom Inc.

  2.0   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the software industry and select North American equities from interactive home entertainment and interactive media and services industries, as represented by the S&P North American Expanded Technology Software IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    0.86      22.38   18.33%       0.86      174.50      438.17

Fund Market

    1.03        22.44     18.35          1.03        175.14        439.22  

Index

    1.28        22.78     18.76                1.28        179.07        458.26  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Index performance through December 23, 2018 reflects the performance of the S&P North American Technology Software IndexTM. Index performance beginning on December 24, 2018 reflects the performance of the S&P North American Expanded Technology Software IndexTM.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $         862.60          $        1.86               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

North American technology and software stocks gained modestly for the reporting period. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated ongoing trends of firms migrating to the cloud, bolstering demand for cloud and computing services and lifting sales of personal and commercial productivity software. These gains were somewhat offset by investor concern that changes to corporate policies designed to increase user privacy would make targeted advertising more difficult, ultimately reducing revenues.

U.S. stocks, which represented approximately 99% of the Index on average for the reporting period, were the main drivers of performance. The information technology sector was the top contributor to the Index’s performance, led by software and services companies. Revenues and earnings reached record levels as the ongoing impact of the pandemic accelerated online migration. Demand for cloud services grew robustly, along with sales of personal and commercial productivity software. Growth in online video gaming and investor optimism about new products and services, as well as industry consolidation, bolstered returns. Strength in sales of hardware, including personal computers and tablets, contributed to rising revenues. Volatility in the labor market increased traffic on web-based career platforms, leading to sharply higher advertising revenues. Strong demand for cybersecurity software due to increased telecommuting and cloud computing also bolstered revenues. Rapid growth of small business creation drove strong demand for financial services software.

On the downside, the communication services sector detracted from the Index’s return. In the media and entertainment industry, ongoing challenges with global supply chains and tightness in the labor market led to reductions in online advertising spending, weighing heavily on profits. In the entertainment industry, an industry scandal led to delays of game launches, and sales of some video game titles and consoles slowed, weighing on revenues.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Software

  92.6%

Entertainment

  5.6   

Interactive Media & Services

  1.8   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Microsoft Corp.

  8.6%

salesforce.com Inc.

  8.4   

Adobe Inc.

  8.2   

Intuit Inc.

  6.1   

Oracle Corp.

  5.9   

ServiceNow Inc.

  5.0   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

  2.8   

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

  2.8   

Synopsys Inc.

  2.3   

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A

  2.1   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares North American Natural Resources ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the natural resources sector, as represented by the S&P North American Natural Resources Sector IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year       5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    50.84      7.00   2.96%       50.84      40.23      33.91

Fund Market

    50.89        7.01     2.97          50.89        40.32        34.06  

Index

    51.58        7.56     3.48                51.58        43.93        40.76  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending

      Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

 

 

 

      

Ending

  Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

 (a) 

      

    Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

   

$        1,000.00

       $      1,395.70          $        2.39               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

North American natural resources stocks advanced sharply during the reporting period as oil prices soared on renewed demand and fears of supply constraints following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices rallied as vaccinations against COVID-19 rolled out and global economies recovered. Prices continued to climb throughout 2021 as coronavirus-related restrictions eased, travel increased, and oil stockpiles dropped. OPEC and other oil-producing countries gradually increased oil supply throughout 2021, but demand outstripped supply. U.S. oil producers were slow to renew production in 2021 when economic activity and demand rebounded.

Oil prices hit their highest level in 14 years by March 2022 after the U.S. and its European allies began considering banning oil imports from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s top exporter of oil and oil products.

Oil, gas, and consumable fuels stocks in the U.S. contributed the most to the Index’s return, as stocks in the energy sector hit their highest level in years following the rally in oil prices. In a marked turnaround from 2020, leading energy companies posted stronger earnings and, flush with excess cash, rewarded shareholders by buying back their own stock and raising dividends. The higher oil prices and free cash flow led some companies to expand plans to invest in new oil production over future years although most continued to maintain current output plans.

Canadian companies in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry also contributed to the Index. Their stocks also soared following stronger earnings. Some companies also set new environmental targets, including fewer greenhouse gas emissions and a reduction in freshwater usage in oil extraction operations.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

  68.7%

Metals & Mining

  15.2   

Containers & Packaging

  7.0   

Energy Equipment & Services

  6.1   

Construction Materials

  2.4   

Paper & Forest Products

  0.6   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  9.5%

Chevron Corp.

  9.4   

ConocoPhillips

  4.4   

Enbridge Inc.

  3.9   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

  3.1   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

  3.0   

EOG Resources Inc.

  2.9   

Newmont Corp.

  2.7   

Schlumberger NV

  2.4   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

  2.4   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of North American equities in the multimedia and networking technology sectors, as represented by the S&P North American Technology Multimedia Networking IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    10.53      10.78   9.86%       10.53      66.87      156.06

Fund Market

    10.35        10.79     9.86          10.35        66.94        155.99  

Index

    11.00        11.14     10.25                11.00        69.56        165.27  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $      1,074.20          $        2.07               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

North American technology and multimedia networking stocks rose sharply as businesses continued to move their operations online, a trend accelerated by the pandemic. Increased demand for cloud computing capacity, especially by large technology corporations, benefited companies that provide networking infrastructure. Improving supply chain conditions and the global growth of 5G networks fueled investor optimism for continued investment in communications infrastructure by telecommunications carriers and cable operators. The passage of a large infrastructure bill that included funding to increase access to broadband services in underserved markets in the U.S. also boosted networking stocks.

The Index is composed almost entirely of U.S. communications equipment companies, whose robust advance drove the Index’s return. The move to the cloud increased demand for hardware to equip newly constructed data centers, propelling industry gains. Revenues rose despite supply chain issues as constrained supply supported higher prices for hardware and equipment. In addition, growth in applications for artificial intelligence, which require significant numbers of routers and switches to connect processors, increased sales. Development of the metaverse, computer-generated virtual spaces, added to investor optimism for increased capital spending on and sales of equipment to support virtual reality applications.

Robust sales of networking equipment to support expansion and upgrades of broadband service, including new 5G and fiberoptic networks in emerging markets, also contributed to strong performance. Communications equipment stocks further benefited from industry merger and acquisition activity, which raised expectations for revenue growth.

Strong sales of modestly priced smartphones, especially in the U.S., Brazil, and India markets, bolstered revenue. Amid rising concerns about personal safety and security, demand also increased for video security and radio devices for both professional and commercial use, driving communications equipment company profits higher.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Communications Equipment

  100.0%

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Arista Networks Inc.

  9.2%

Juniper Networks Inc.

  8.9   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

  8.7   

F5 Inc.

  8.5   

Cisco Systems Inc.

  8.1   

Ubiquiti Inc.

  4.5   

Infinera Corp.

  4.5   

Ciena Corp.

  4.4   

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

  4.4   

NetScout Systems Inc.

  4.4   
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022    iShares® Semiconductor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Semiconductor ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S.-listed equities in the semiconductor sector, as represented by the ICE Semiconductor Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns          Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years             1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    12.23      29.54   24.55%       12.23      264.82      798.45

Fund Market

    12.45        29.59     24.57          12.45        265.47        800.04  

Index(a)

    12.74        30.18     25.18          12.74        273.88        844.65  

PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index

    11.05        29.79     24.99          11.05        268.27        830.48  

ICE Semiconductor Index(b)

    N/A        N/A     N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Index performance through June 20, 2021 reflects the performance of the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index. Index performance beginning on June 21, 2021 reflects the performance of the ICE Semiconductor Index, which, effective as of June 21, 2021, replaced the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 
  (b) 

The inception date of the ICE Semiconductor Index was April 13, 2021. The cumulative total return for this index for the period April 13, 2021 through March 31, 2022 was 8.77%.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 17 for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              
   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/21)

      

Ending
      Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
  Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
   

$        1,000.00

       $      1,063.60          $        2.06               $      1,000.00          $      1,022.90          $        2.02          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Semiconductor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Semiconductor stocks advanced sharply for the reporting period as manufacturers ramped up production to all-time highs despite global supply chain challenges. Business demand for microchips grew amid increased spending on data centers as companies continued the migration to cloud computing. Even as pandemic restrictions eased, consumer demand for home entertainment devices remained high, which led to record sales by semiconductor companies. The rising number of digital services and consumer goods that rely on microchips, such as personal computers, video cards, and automobiles, exacerbated a global chip shortage and supported higher prices.

A sharp increase in corporate spending on technology infrastructure for cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications led to robust sales of chips used in data centers. The largest technology companies, in particular, drove demand for chips used for networking and connectivity. Continued strength in consumer demand for video games, especially multiplayer online games that require specialized graphics processing units, propelled higher chip sales and revenues.

The ongoing rollout of 5G technology and the increasing availability of 5G-enabled phones raised demand for the chips used in telecommunications devices and handsets. Robust growth in the manufacturing of electric cars, especially in China, bolstered demand for chips used in vehicle navigation systems. Investor optimism rose that demand would increase for chips used for technologies for both entertainment and commercial applications of computer-generated virtual worlds, the “metaverse,” which require powerful graphics chips.

Semiconductor stocks were also bolstered by the announcement of proposed legislation that included provisions for U.S. government subsidies to support domestic manufacturing of microchips and reduce dependence on imports, especially from China. In addition, consolidation in the semiconductors industry boosted revenue as increasing product breadth allowed companies to attract new customers.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   
Sector   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

Semiconductors

  79.5%

Semiconductor Equipment

  20.5   

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   
Security   Percent of    
Total Investments(a)

NVIDIA Corp.

  8.9%

Broadcom Inc.

  8.5   

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

  7.1   

Intel Corp.

  6.2   

QUALCOMM Inc.

  5.3   

Texas Instruments Inc.

  4.3   

Microchip Technology Inc.

  4.3   

KLA Corp.

  4.2   

Marvell Technology Inc.

  4.2   

Analog Devices Inc.

  4.1   
 
  (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. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Shareholder Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Biotechnology ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Biotechnology — 75.9%

   

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    232,410     $ 3,514,039  

89bio Inc.(a)(b)

    106,544       401,671  

Abcam PLC, SP ADR(a)(b)

    1,459,736           26,698,571  

AC Immune SA(a)(b)

    249,684       998,736  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,279,760       30,995,787  

Achilles Therapeutics PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    248,830       731,560  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    194,168       759,197  

Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    876,318       1,805,215  

ADC Therapeutics SA(a)(b)

    304,229       4,469,124  

Adicet Bio Inc.(a)

    183,982       3,674,121  

ADMA Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,513,942       2,770,514  

Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    727,269       952,722  

Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc.(a)

    315,056       724,629  

Aerovate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    128,537       2,356,083  

Affimed NV(a)

    876,966       3,832,341  

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    432,479       12,589,464  

Akebia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,354,895       972,679  

Akero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    167,385       2,375,193  

Akouos Inc.(a)(b)

    171,905       816,549  

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,534,462       1,001,083  

Alector Inc.(a)(b)

    476,628       6,791,949  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)(c)

    4,112       1,892  

Aligos Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    205,801       442,472  

Alkermes PLC(a)(b)

    1,282,351       33,738,655  

Allakos Inc.(a)

    271,137       1,545,481  

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    587,354       5,350,795  

Allovir Inc.(a)(b)

    235,820       1,591,785  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    952,627       155,554,463  

Alpine Immune Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    106,937       959,225  

Altimmune Inc.(a)(b)

    294,822       1,795,466  

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    163,417       2,761,747  

Amgen Inc.

    2,956,072       714,837,331  

Amicus Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    2,171,703       20,566,027  

AnaptysBio Inc.(a)(b)

    192,301       4,757,527  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    588,390       7,243,081  

Annexon Inc.(a)(b)

    244,140       666,502  

Annovis Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    43,513       580,899  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    633,597       32,193,064  

Applied Molecular Transport Inc.(a)(b)

    196,120       1,474,822  

Applied Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    116,965       246,796  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)

    932,891       2,780,015  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    179,975       4,852,126  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    352,644       11,129,445  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    224,852       4,330,650  

Argenx SE, ADR(a)(b)

    324,552       102,334,491  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    775,472       35,663,957  

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(a)(b)

    352,764       41,400,383  

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    680,252       6,319,541  

Athenex Inc.(a)(b)

    714,833       592,954  

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    897,814       11,114,937  

Autolus Therapeutics PLC , ADR(a)(b)

    321,583       1,341,001  

Avidity Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    335,076       6,188,854  

Avrobio Inc.(a)

    307,760       406,243  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    413,238       23,678,537  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    591,865       111,625,739  

BELLUS Health Inc.(a)(b)

    746,361       5,134,964  

Bicycle Therapeutics PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    178,088       7,814,501  

BioAtla Inc.(a)

    227,225       1,136,125  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,441,320     $ 23,435,863  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    1,172,028         246,829,097  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    486,291       57,659,524  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    1,452,839       112,013,887  

Biomea Fusion Inc.(a)(b)

    150,393       670,753  

BioNTech SE, ADR(a)(b)

    1,535,009       261,811,135  

Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    188,879       523,195  

Bluebird Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    535,999       2,599,595  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)(b)

    459,598       29,359,120  

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    162,266       444,609  

Bridgebio Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    819,166       8,314,535  

Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    185,144       379,545  

Burning Rock Biotech Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    545,624       5,068,847  

C4 Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    306,868       7,444,618  

Cabaletta Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    177,909       361,155  

Candel Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    78,259       398,338  

CareDx Inc.(a)(b)

    416,183       15,394,609  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    373,686       3,430,437  

Cellectis SA, ADR(a)(b)

    287,289       1,304,292  

CEL-SCI Corp.(a)(b)

    326,074       1,281,471  

Centessa Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    267,842       2,402,543  

Century Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    161,558       2,034,015  

ChemoCentryx Inc.(a)(b)

    454,331       11,390,078  

Chimerix Inc.(a)(b)

    614,901       2,816,247  

Chinook Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    295,511       4,834,560  

Clovis Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    1,115,996       2,254,312  

Codiak Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    106,652       668,708  

Cogent Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    256,910       1,924,256  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    573,188       7,399,857  

Compass Pathways PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    265,306       3,419,794  

Connect Biopharma Holdings Ltd.(a)

    366,584       1,107,084  

Cortexyme Inc.(a)(b)

    140,392       869,026  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    298,043       6,542,044  

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)(b)

    565,552       35,499,699  

Cullinan Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    181,104       1,896,159  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    435,930       8,548,587  

Curis Inc.(a)(b)

    680,486       1,619,557  

Cybin Inc.(a)(b)

    861,796       704,087  

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    109,006       410,953  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)(b)

    633,663       23,325,135  

CytomX Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    493,614       1,317,949  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    174,218       1,728,243  

DBV Technologies SA, ADR(a)(b)

    686,795       1,092,004  

Decibel Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    75,167       228,508  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    321,505       2,980,351  

Denali Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    774,997       24,931,653  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    227,213       3,669,490  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    210,260       2,026,906  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    546,395       10,392,433  

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    255,967       2,124,526  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)(b)

    338,756       13,909,321  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    154,193       10,975,458  

Epizyme Inc.(a)

    1,150,443       1,323,009  

Erasca Inc.(a)(b)

    511,891       4,402,263  

Evelo Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    209,587       710,500  

Exelixis Inc.(a)(b)

    2,504,724       56,782,093  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    712,797       27,635,140  

FibroGen Inc.(a)(b)

    675,245       8,116,445  

Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    330,904       3,077,407  

Frequency Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    260,971       553,259  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Biotechnology ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

G1 Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    269,308     $ 2,046,741  

Galapagos NV, ADR(a)(b)

    413,486           25,644,402  

Gamida Cell Ltd.(a)(b)

    320,342       1,329,419  

Generation Bio Co.(a)(b)

    374,507       2,748,881  

Genetron Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    526,331       1,152,665  

Genmab A/S, ADR(a)(b)

    4,189,403       151,572,601  

Geron Corp.(a)(b)

    2,393,260       3,254,834  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    10,027,605       596,141,117  

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    505,907       17,524,618  

Gossamer Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    424,987       3,688,887  

Gracell Biotechnologies Inc.(a)(b)

    363,505       846,967  

Graphite Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    199,030       1,015,053  

Grifols SA, ADR

    1,666,923       19,469,661  

Gritstone bio Inc.(a)

    462,427       1,905,199  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,089,127       43,434,385  

Harpoon Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    149,325       742,145  

Homology Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    309,717       941,540  

Humacyte Inc.(a)(b)

    404,583       2,856,356  

Icosavax Inc.(a)(b)

    161,845       1,139,389  

Ideaya Biosciences Inc.(a)

    235,725       2,637,763  

IGM Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    116,287       3,108,351  

I-Mab, ADR(a)

    507,558       8,242,742  

Imago Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    151,878       2,926,689  

Immuneering Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    150,450       973,411  

Immunic Inc.(a)(b)

    151,000       1,706,300  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    644,136       3,613,603  

ImmunoGen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,711,376       8,146,150  

Immunovant Inc.(a)

    318,730       1,756,202  

Immutep Ltd., SP ADR(a)(b)

    544,700       1,492,478  

Impel Neuropharma Inc.(a)(b)

    50,123       319,284  

Incyte Corp.(a)(b)

    1,754,658       139,354,938  

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    686,299       782,381  

Inhibrx Inc.(a)(b)

    209,493       4,667,504  

Innate Pharma SA, SP ADR(a)(b)

    504,408       1,694,811  

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,656,074       5,945,306  

Insmed Inc.(a)(b)

    931,304       21,885,644  

Instil Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    484,768       5,211,256  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    537,315       39,046,681  

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    186,243       3,030,174  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,115,422       41,315,231  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,092,338       18,187,428  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,245,017       15,662,314  

iTeos Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    202,704       6,523,015  

IVERIC bio Inc.(a)(b)

    830,046       13,969,674  

Janux Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    175,521       2,516,971  

Jounce Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    252,821       1,716,655  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    168,215       2,479,489  

Kamada Ltd.(a)(b)

    181,799       1,003,530  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    172,102       21,820,813  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    530,991       3,913,404  

Keros Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    112,388       6,111,659  

Kezar Life Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    379,790       6,312,110  

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A(a)

    261,549       2,599,797  

Kinnate Biopharma Inc.(a)

    133,041       1,498,042  

Kodiak Sciences Inc.(a)

    365,823       2,824,154  

Kronos Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    286,692       2,072,783  

Krystal Biotech Inc.(a)

    152,484       10,146,285  

Kura Oncology Inc.(a)

    500,437       8,047,027  

Kymera Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    320,101       13,546,674  

Larimar Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    135,310       548,005  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Leap Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    559,746     $ 979,555  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)(b)

    958,893           34,846,172  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    127,279       14,317,615  

Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,323,742       2,038,563  

Lyell Immunopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    479,311       2,420,521  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    451,775       3,980,138  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    99,442       9,757,249  

Magenta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    317,886       921,869  

MannKind Corp.(a)(b)

    1,887,606       6,946,390  

Matinas BioPharma Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,636,650       1,316,521  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC(a)

    275,972       3,822,212  

Mereo Biopharma Group PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    698,767       782,619  

Mersana Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    480,354       1,916,612  

Merus NV(a)(b)

    251,511       6,649,951  

Mesoblast Ltd., SP ADR(a)(b)

    829,622       3,501,005  

Mirati Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    382,590       31,456,550  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    132,107       2,908,996  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    2,783,543       479,493,117  

Molecular Templates Inc.(a)

    327,974       1,131,510  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    238,540       3,344,331  

Morphic Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    191,805       7,700,971  

Mustang Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    590,224       596,126  

Myovant Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    328,313       4,373,129  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    611,139       15,400,703  

Natera Inc.(a)(b)

    684,584       27,848,877  

Neoleukin Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    270,573       508,677  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    744,948       69,838,875  

NextCure Inc.(a)

    129,270       628,252  

Nkarta Inc.(a)(b)

    152,375       1,734,027  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    602,093       44,344,149  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    291,321       4,081,407  

Nuvalent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    280,229       3,892,381  

ObsEva SA(a)(b)

    390,316       589,377  

Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    269,126       1,146,477  

Omega Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    136,755       853,351  

Oncocyte Corp.(a)(b)

    670,162       998,541  

Oncorus Inc.(a)(b)

    125,936       224,166  

OPKO Health Inc.(a)(b)

    3,312,428       11,394,752  

Orchard Therapeutics PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    749,990       533,993  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    247,582       1,322,088  

Ovid therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    390,225       1,225,306  

Oyster Point Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    95,295       1,109,234  

Passage Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    231,638       718,078  

PMV Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    214,069       4,456,917  

Poseida Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    217,803       975,757  

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    294,532       3,007,172  

Precigen Inc.(a)(b)

    782,330       1,650,716  

Precision BioSciences Inc.(a)(b)

    392,971       1,210,351  

Prelude Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    270,392       1,865,705  

Prometheus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    205,150       7,746,464  

ProQR Therapeutics NV(a)(b)

    476,810       431,608  

Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    353,337       8,367,020  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    371,769       13,595,592  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    554,544       20,690,037  

Puma Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    281,935       811,973  

Radius Health Inc.(a)(b)

    369,495       3,262,641  

Rallybio Corp.(a)(b)

    109,338       763,179  

RAPT Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    194,645       4,280,244  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    690,354       4,942,935  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    830,394       579,963,777  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Biotechnology ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)(b)

    288,647     $ 9,580,194  

Relay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    587,606       17,587,048  

Repare Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    229,338       3,265,773  

Replimune Group Inc.(a)(b)

    236,205       4,010,761  

REVOLUTION Medicines Inc.(a)(b)

    404,071           10,307,851  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    345,939       3,985,217  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,370,634       4,098,196  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    474,677       7,528,377  

Rubius Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    357,357       1,969,037  

Sage Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    406,026       13,439,461  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    615,118       5,080,875  

Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    965,518       5,609,660  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    663,535       51,835,354  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    223,102       2,875,785  

Seagen Inc.(a)(b)

    1,444,130       208,026,926  

Selecta Biosciences Inc.(a)

    588,981       724,447  

Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    132,072       305,086  

Seres Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    559,035       3,980,329  

Sesen Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,571,660       947,239  

Shattuck Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    253,472       1,079,791  

Silverback Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    145,367       510,238  

Solid Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    659,931       791,917  

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,273,178       1,642,400  

Spero Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    197,423       1,717,580  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    253,292       14,295,800  

SQZ Biotechnologies Co.(a)(b)

    149,604       719,595  

Stoke Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    137,371       2,891,660  

Summit Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    197,576       484,061  

Surface Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    295,520       868,829  

Sutro Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    285,272       2,344,936  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    340,001       5,909,217  

Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    298,263       354,933  

Talaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    163,300       1,606,872  

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    165,734       1,080,586  

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    227,152       626,940  

Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    226,210       2,664,754  

Travere Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    472,078       12,165,450  

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    344,467       9,248,939  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    401,463       19,824,243  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)(b)

    514,868       37,389,714  

uniQure NV(a)(b)

    332,467       6,007,679  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    353,978       63,507,193  

UroGen Pharma Ltd.(a)(b)

    147,170       1,281,851  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    430,090       4,864,318  

Vaxcyte Inc.(a)(b)

    279,746       6,755,866  

Veracyte Inc.(a)(b)

    528,759       14,577,886  

Verastem Inc.(a)(b)

    1,393,404       1,964,700  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    2,025,844       528,684,509  

Verve Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    199,174       4,545,151  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    569,823       14,655,848  

Viracta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    223,484       1,063,784  

Vor BioPharma Inc.(a)(b)

    196,730       1,188,249  

Werewolf Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    103,063       453,477  

Xencor Inc.(a)(b)

    461,003       12,299,560  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    394,495       12,059,712  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    281,366       3,342,628  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR(a)

    608,105       26,744,458  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    325,536       15,020,231  

Zymeworks Inc.(a)

    451,806       2,959,329  
   

 

 

 
      6,533,532,613  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%            

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    343,331     $ 8,912,873  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    715,264           59,259,622  
   

 

 

 
      68,172,495  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%            

Castle Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    182,941       8,206,733  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)(b)

    165,834       10,349,700  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    1,783,764       14,216,599  
   

 

 

 
      32,773,032  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 20.8%            

10X Genomics Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    672,199       51,134,178  

AbCellera Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,492,767       14,554,478  

Absci Corp.(a)(b)

    467,737       3,943,023  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(a)(b)

    1,118,009       15,517,965  

Akoya Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    127,094       1,396,763  

Alpha Teknova Inc.(a)(b)

    54,603       754,067  

Berkeley Lights Inc.(a)(b)

    413,279       2,938,414  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    310,454       134,439,000  

Bruker Corp.(b)

    825,961       53,109,292  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    399,547       113,459,362  

Codex DNA Inc.(a)(b)

    68,334       366,954  

Codexis Inc.(a)(b)

    503,692       10,386,129  

Compugen Ltd.(a)(b)

    624,048       2,009,435  

Cytek Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    603,947       6,510,549  

Fluidigm Corp.(a)(b)

    577,520       2,073,297  

Harvard Bioscience Inc.(a)(b)

    287,075       1,782,736  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    1,024,828       358,074,903  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,454,497       336,294,251  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc.,
Class A(a)(b)

    875,328       30,872,818  

MaxCyte Inc.(a)(b)

    621,378       4,343,432  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    233,044       38,123,668  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    179,743       246,821,290  

NanoString Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    330,213       11,474,902  

Nautilus Biotechnology Inc.(a)(b)

    448,725       1,947,466  

Olink Holding AB, ADR(a)(b)

    758,966       13,403,340  

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.(a)(b)

    1,689,784       15,377,034  

Personalis Inc.(a)(b)

    292,215       2,393,241  

Quanterix Corp.(a)

    265,794       7,758,527  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    411,137       77,330,758  

Seer Inc., Class A(a)

    264,519       4,031,270  

Singular Genomics Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    245,478       1,548,966  

Stevanato Group SpA(a)(b)

    263,364       5,298,884  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    831,260       67,290,497  

Waters Corp.(a)

    481,743       149,528,210  
   

 

 

 
      1,786,289,099  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%            

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    373,128       6,432,727  

Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    1,668,488       784,189  

Arvinas Inc.(a)(b)

    353,961       23,821,575  

ATAI Life Sciences NV(a)(b)

    949,884       4,834,910  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    580,325       4,189,946  

Athira Pharma Inc.(a)(b)

    278,981       3,766,243  

Axsome Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    235,295       9,738,860  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    353,310       4,292,716  

Clearside Biomedical Inc.(a)(b)

    374,413       857,406  

Cymabay Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    649,911       2,021,223  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    191,857       1,861,013  

Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    238,321       5,636,292  

Ikena Oncology Inc.(a)(b)

    184,979       1,128,372  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)(b)

    672,816       41,169,611  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Biotechnology ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

KemPharm Inc.(a)(b)

    242,987     $ 1,222,225  

Landos Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    269,343       397,281  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    256,061       2,394,170  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)(b)

    1,446,079       7,794,366  

NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    194,105       2,960,101  

NRX Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    205,872       504,386  

Nuvation Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    1,033,876       5,438,188  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    101,436       1,380,544  

Pliant Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    214,766       1,505,510  

Provention Bio Inc.(a)(b)

    432,049       3,162,599  

Rain Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    101,330       513,743  

Rani Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    82,867       1,118,704  

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    238,481       7,812,638  

Redhill Biopharma Ltd., ADR (a)(b)

    332,530       837,976  

Relmada Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    192,511       5,195,872  

Revance Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    536,309           10,458,025  

Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,647,908       13,080,666  

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    104,930       311,642  

Theravance Biopharma Inc.(a)(b)

    422,727       4,041,270  

Tricida Inc.(a)(b)

    189,965       1,561,512  

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    122,626       994,497  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)(b)

    401,748       803,496  
   

 

 

 
      184,024,494  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 100.0%
(Cost: $11,536,688,808)

      8,604,791,733  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 9.3%

   

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

    790,545,082     $ 790,386,973  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    15,470,000       15,470,000  
   

 

 

 
      805,856,973  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 9.3%
(Cost: $805,768,700)

 

    805,856,973  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 109.3%
(Cost: $12,342,457,508)

 

    9,410,648,706  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.3)%

      (803,770,750
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  8,606,877,956  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 
(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(c) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 
(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,133,003,134     $     $ (342,025,883 )(a)    $ 2,018     $ (592,296   $ 790,386,973       790,545,082     $ 3,405,195 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    24,820,000             (9,350,000 )(a)                  15,470,000       15,470,000       2,492        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,018     $ (592,296   $ 805,856,973       $ 3,407,687     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    Expiration
Date
   

Notional

Amount
(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

    5       06/17/22     $ 691     $ 6,335  

 

 

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Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount
(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    4       06/17/22     $ 413     $ (190
       

 

 

 
        $ 6,145  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 6,335  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 190  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 491,035  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 56,215  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,181,306      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Biotechnology ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

 

 

Investments

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 8,604,789,841     $     $ 1,892     $ 8,604,791,733  

Money Market Funds

    805,856,973                   805,856,973  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 9,410,646,814     $     $ 1,892     $ 9,410,648,706  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Futures Contracts

  $ 6,335     $     $     $ 6,335  

Liabilities

       

Futures Contracts

    (190 )                       (190
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 6,145     $     $     $ 6,145  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Communications Equipment — 2.9%

   

ADTRAN Inc.

    16,340     $ 301,473  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    78,392       10,894,920  

Calix Inc.(a)

    19,161       822,199  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)

    3,747       88,579  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    54,127       3,281,720  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,473,949           82,187,396  

Clearfield Inc.(a)

    3,845       250,771  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    70,394       554,705  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    46,463       567,313  

F5 Inc.(a)

    21,227       4,435,382  

Harmonic Inc.(a)

    36,023       334,654  

Infinera Corp.(a)

    72,547       628,982  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    113,643       4,222,974  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    25,232       2,462,643  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    59,026       14,296,097  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)

    8,949       220,861  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    25,859       829,557  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    14,552       573,349  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)

    42,437       131,130  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    2,112       614,930  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    25,999       1,268,751  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)

    80,925       1,301,274  
   

 

 

 
      130,269,660  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.8%  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    13,164       1,133,157  

Aeva Technologies Inc.(a)

    30,567       132,355  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    209,312       15,771,659  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    23,790       2,822,208  

Avnet Inc.

    34,676       1,407,499  

Badger Meter Inc.

    10,392       1,036,186  

Belden Inc.

    15,759       873,049  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    12,553       314,327  

CDW Corp./DE

    47,431       8,484,932  

Celestica Inc.(a)(b)

    37,368       445,053  

Cognex Corp.

    61,786       4,766,790  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    8,656       2,366,204  

Corning Inc.

    261,088       9,636,758  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    9,395       526,684  

Fabrinet(a)

    12,929       1,359,226  

II-VI Inc.(a)(b)

    37,161       2,693,801  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)(b)

    12,330       1,323,256  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    12,482       1,370,024  

Itron Inc.(a)

    16,283       857,788  

Jabil Inc.

    50,143       3,095,327  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    63,970       10,105,341  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    31,852       685,774  

Littelfuse Inc.

    8,608       2,146,921  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    13,548       585,951  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    53,599       250,307  

National Instruments Corp.

    46,093       1,870,915  

Novanta Inc.(a)(b)

    12,442       1,770,372  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)

    5,722       487,057  

PAR Technology Corp.(a)(b)

    9,240       372,742  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    9,820       803,374  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    6,545       1,778,276  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    22,165       895,909  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    14,487       1,495,203  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    113,783       14,903,297  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    16,306     $ 7,706,705  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    87,721       6,328,193  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    37,083       549,570  

Velodyne Lidar Inc.(a)

    33,037       84,575  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    46,920       919,632  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    59,142       1,501,615  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    18,550       7,674,135  
   

 

 

 
      123,332,147  
Entertainment — 2.3%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    272,264           21,811,069  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    98,281       12,433,529  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    155,153       58,118,762  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    36,701       709,430  

Skillz Inc.(a)(b)

    85,432       256,296  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    40,336       6,201,257  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    371,370       3,431,459  
   

 

 

 
      102,961,802  
Interactive Media & Services — 13.5%            

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    68,737       191,181,655  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    63,483       177,307,384  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    25,597       741,801  

Cargurus Inc.(a)

    30,559       1,297,535  

Eventbrite Inc., Class A(a)

    25,411       375,321  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    53,754       353,164  

IAC/InterActiveCorp.(a)(b)

    29,278       2,935,998  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    98,930       10,757,648  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    807,051       179,455,860  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    199,026       4,898,030  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    378,196       13,611,274  

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    34,614       938,732  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    279,444       10,811,688  

Vimeo Inc.(a)

    56,073       666,147  

Yelp Inc.(a)

    23,760       810,454  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)

    16,852       1,630,937  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.(a)

    105,687       6,313,741  
   

 

 

 
      604,087,369  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 9.4%            

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    119,337       389,032,653  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    31,200       1,272,336  

ContextLogic Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    112,220       252,495  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    56,625       6,635,884  

eBay Inc.

    218,772       12,526,885  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    44,307       5,506,474  

Overstock.com Inc.(a)(b)

    15,416       678,381  

Porch Group Inc.(a)

    25,447       176,729  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    125,463       597,204  

RealReal Inc. (The)(a)

    27,233       197,712  

Revolve Group Inc.(a)(b)

    13,805       741,190  

Shutterstock Inc.

    8,228       765,862  

Stitch Fix Inc., Class A(a)

    27,871       280,661  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,252       3,018,977  
   

 

 

 
      421,683,443  
IT Services — 16.2%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    220,867       74,482,978  

Affirm Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    56,691       2,623,660  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    56,783       6,779,322  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    17,547       985,264  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    146,796       33,401,962  

BigCommerce Holdings Inc., Series 1(a)

    22,013       482,305  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Block Inc.(a)

    175,119     $ 23,746,136  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    40,810       6,354,525  

CGI Inc.(a)(b)

    75,808       6,051,753  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    97,046       11,616,406  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    183,563       16,460,094  

Concentrix Corp.

    14,994       2,497,401  

Conduent Inc.(a)

    59,812       308,630  

CSG Systems International Inc.

    11,277       716,879  

Cyxtera Technologies Inc.(a)

    11,121       135,899  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    85,087       2,776,389  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    19,822       5,879,403  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    18,471       2,404,001  

EVERTEC Inc.

    20,910       855,846  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)

    11,637       1,667,233  

Fastly Inc., Class A(a)

    38,577       670,468  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    212,807           21,370,079  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    207,660       21,056,724  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    28,378       7,067,825  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    28,739       8,548,703  

Genpact Ltd.

    59,592       2,592,848  

Global Payments Inc.

    99,521       13,618,454  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    58,325       4,881,803  

Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,299       215,410  

International Business Machines Corp.

    313,410       40,749,568  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    25,451       5,015,120  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    63,917       838,591  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    23,796       889,732  

Marqeta Inc., Class A(a)

    82,047       905,799  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    301,625       107,794,743  

Maximus Inc.

    21,641       1,621,993  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    23,328       10,348,068  

Okta Inc.(a)

    51,907       7,835,881  

Paychex Inc.

    112,208       15,313,026  

Payoneer Global Inc.(a)

    64,764       288,847  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    407,156       47,087,591  

Perficient Inc.(a)

    11,646       1,282,108  

Rackspace Technology Inc.(a)

    21,033       234,728  

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    25,399       375,143  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    113,210       1,293,990  

Shift4 Payments Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    18,000       1,114,740  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    39,836       26,927,543  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    82,418       18,884,436  

SolarWinds Corp.

    15,311       203,789  

Squarespace Inc., Class A(a)

    9,420       241,340  

Switch Inc., Class A

    46,195       1,423,730  

TELUS International CDA Inc.(a)(b)

    23,362       577,275  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    6,235       514,512  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    58,869       9,702,200  

Unisys Corp.(a)

    22,722       491,022  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    33,772       7,512,919  

Verra Mobility Corp.(a)

    45,095       734,147  

Visa Inc., Class A

    579,605       128,539,001  

Western Union Co. (The)

    137,631       2,579,205  

WEX Inc.(a)

    15,663       2,795,062  
   

 

 

 
      724,364,249  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%            

Azenta Inc.

    26,178       2,169,633  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 19.7%

 

ACM Research Inc., Class A(a)

    12,387       256,287  
Security   Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    571,323     $ 62,468,457  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)

    20,094       570,670  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    12,931       1,356,721  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    35,035       760,960  

Analog Devices Inc.

    183,608           30,328,369  

Applied Materials Inc.

    310,354       40,904,657  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    11,741       886,798  

Broadcom Inc.

    144,289       90,855,898  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    20,020       1,697,496  

CMC Materials Inc.

    9,986       1,851,404  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    17,802       526,939  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    15,733       1,368,614  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    46,810       9,445,322  

Entegris Inc.

    47,360       6,216,474  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    34,560       2,894,054  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    27,513       1,156,371  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    9,516       338,960  

Impinj Inc.(a)

    6,975       443,192  

Intel Corp.

    1,423,055       70,526,606  

KLA Corp.

    52,672       19,281,112  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    21,772       1,219,667  

Lam Research Corp.

    48,753       26,210,100  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    47,856       2,916,823  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)

    17,046       1,020,544  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    294,855       21,144,052  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    24,734       1,443,229  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    194,302       14,599,852  

Micron Technology Inc.

    391,333       30,480,927  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    19,381       2,907,150  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    15,143       7,354,652  

NVIDIA Corp.

    873,687       238,394,235  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    92,936       17,200,595  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    150,568       9,427,063  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)(b)

    17,223       1,496,506  

Power Integrations Inc.

    20,955       1,942,109  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    37,897       4,703,018  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    393,849       60,188,004  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    38,238       1,219,410  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    22,518       1,561,398  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    13,457       2,021,241  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    5,239       1,298,329  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    57,317       7,639,210  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    18,353       5,916,457  

SunPower Corp.(a)

    29,432       632,199  

Synaptics Inc.(a)

    13,813       2,755,694  

Teradyne Inc.

    56,967       6,735,208  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    322,756       59,219,271  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,836       671,288  

Universal Display Corp.

    15,153       2,529,793  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)

    43,175       4,915,906  
   

 

 

 
      883,899,291  
Software — 23.4%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    41,344       520,521  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    41,228       1,298,270  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    164,854       75,110,780  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    16,341       1,086,023  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)

    17,751       1,143,164  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)

    20,859       1,492,044  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    51,601       3,356,645  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    30,493       9,686,101  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)

    6,784     $ 768,017  

Appian Corp.(a)

    14,170       861,819  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)

    29,017       1,159,810  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    23,297       3,852,625  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    76,875           16,478,156  

Avalara Inc.(a)

    30,374       3,022,517  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)

    28,444       360,385  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    64,341       2,842,585  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    32,216       7,306,267  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    54,277       3,147,523  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    15,622       935,289  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    180,768       1,348,529  

Blackline Inc.(a)(b)

    18,655       1,365,919  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    13,316       754,751  

Box Inc., Class A(a)

    51,910       1,508,505  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)

    28,356       212,103  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)

    25,790       585,433  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    96,853       15,928,444  

CDK Global Inc.

    40,815       1,986,874  

Cerence Inc.(a)

    13,970       504,317  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    47,805       3,267,950  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    43,587       4,397,928  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    15,947       1,058,083  

Confluent Inc., Class A(a)

    21,825       894,825  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    5,398       324,582  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    26,098       2,652,340  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    72,760       16,522,341  

CS Disco Inc.(a)(b)

    4,219       143,319  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    89,883       13,614,578  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    29,581       2,167,104  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)

    30,834       1,350,838  

Docebo Inc.(a)(b)

    4,474       231,843  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    69,150       7,407,348  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    22,970       1,796,713  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)

    10,587       535,385  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    98,641       2,293,403  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    27,537       609,118  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    68,905       3,245,426  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)

    63,270       557,409  

Elastic NV(a)

    25,463       2,264,934  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    13,228       984,692  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    13,917       607,338  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    9,188       4,285,835  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    23,782       2,625,533  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    47,425       16,207,020  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)

    29,115       2,754,861  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    15,687       7,450,384  

InterDigital Inc.

    10,873       693,697  

Intuit Inc.

    98,959       47,583,446  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    19,591       681,963  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a)(b)

    46,673       1,422,126  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    23,790       580,952  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    83,869       1,871,117  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    22,074       3,061,885  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)

    35,862       1,002,343  

Matterport Inc, Class A(a)(b)

    67,571       548,677  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,227,061       378,315,177  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,256       1,583,458  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    21,757       1,730,987  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)

    46,157       750,513  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

   

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    22,932     $ 208,681  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    20,034       820,993  

NCR Corp.(a)

    46,130       1,853,965  

New Relic Inc.(a)

    20,812       1,391,907  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    203,347       5,392,762  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    75,033       2,012,385  

Open Text Corp.

    94,713       4,015,831  

Oracle Corp.

    550,675           45,557,343  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    26,741       914,275  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    559,696       7,684,626  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    34,479       21,463,522  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    16,828       5,828,883  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    13,866       2,853,207  

Pegasystems Inc.

    14,272       1,151,037  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)

    21,928       601,485  

Progress Software Corp.

    15,438       726,975  

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,709       489,957  

PTC Inc.(a)

    36,784       3,962,373  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,857       1,224,184  

Qualtrics International Inc., Class A(a)

    33,459       955,254  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    11,669       1,661,782  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)

    19,977       2,222,241  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    28,696       3,363,458  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)

    35,018       741,331  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    32,593       1,668,110  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    344,224       73,085,640  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)

    46,876       1,815,976  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    69,895       38,923,827  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    44,296       2,426,535  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    55,495       8,247,112  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)

    15,926       1,275,991  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    12,567       1,648,790  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    77,310       5,799,796  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)

    33,862       395,170  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    53,621       17,870,271  

Telos Corp.(a)

    17,808       177,546  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)

    32,355       1,869,795  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    37,918       1,868,978  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    152,399       10,553,631  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    14,320       6,370,825  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)

    92,833       2,004,264  

Unity Software Inc.(a)

    57,256       5,680,368  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    37,574       1,786,268  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)

    23,177       1,198,251  

VMware Inc., Class A

    70,514       8,029,429  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    88,235       1,790,288  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    67,445       16,150,380  

Workiva Inc.(a)

    15,779       1,861,922  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    37,832       655,250  

Yext Inc.(a)

    38,378       264,424  

Zendesk Inc.(a)

    42,494       5,111,603  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    76,189       8,931,636  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    27,904       6,732,677  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    41,329       619,108  
   

 

 

 
      1,050,613,205  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 9.8%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    44,721       745,946  

Apple Inc.

    2,211,281       386,111,775  

Avid Technology Inc.(a)

    11,945       416,522  

Corsair Gaming Inc.(a)(b)

    11,091       234,686  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)

 

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C(a)

    101,343     $ 5,086,405  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    452,049       7,553,739  

HP Inc.

    378,485       13,739,005  

NetApp Inc.

    77,682       6,447,606  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    95,242       3,362,995  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    70,385       6,327,612  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    15,495       589,895  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    109,353       5,429,376  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    42,916       865,616  
   

 

 

 
        436,911,178  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 100.0%
(Cost: $3,159,644,495)

 

    4,480,291,977  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 1.5%

   

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

    66,317,831       66,304,568  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

    

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,479,000      $ 1,479,000  
    

 

 

 
       67,783,568  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.5%
(Cost: $67,760,591)

 

     67,783,568  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.5%
(Cost: $3,227,405,086)

 

     4,548,075,545  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.5)%

       (67,096,447
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $  4,480,979,098  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 
(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 43,347,251     $ 23,041,966 (a)    $     $ (71,288   $ (13,361   $ 66,304,568       66,317,831     $ 166,170 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,339,000             (860,000 )(a)                  1,479,000       1,479,000       943        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (71,288   $ (13,361   $ 67,783,568       $ 167,113     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini S&P Communication Services Select Sector Index

    2       06/17/22     $ 180     $ 9,069  

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

    3       06/17/22       481       38,783  
       

 

 

 
        $ 47,852  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech Sector ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 47,852  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (397,686
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 49,681  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 2,525,216      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

 

 

Investments

       

Assets

       

Common Stocks

  $ 4,480,291,977     $     $     $ 4,480,291,977  

Money Market Funds

    67,783,568                   67,783,568  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,548,075,545       $       $       $ 4,548,075,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Futures Contracts

  $ 47,852     $     $     $ 47,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Application Software — 60.4%

   

8x8 Inc.(a)

    288,110     $ 3,627,305  

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    286,013       9,006,549  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    974,759         444,119,696  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    112,102       7,450,299  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    123,606       7,960,226  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    145,236       10,388,731  

Anaplan Inc.(a)

    358,461       23,317,888  

ANSYS Inc.(a)(b)

    211,889       67,306,541  

Appfolio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    46,813       5,299,700  

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    201,890       8,069,543  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    162,030       26,794,901  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    534,171       114,499,554  

Avalara Inc.(a)(b)

    211,270       21,023,478  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    206,306       2,613,897  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    447,517       19,771,301  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    223,784       50,751,973  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    377,440       21,887,746  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)(b)

    108,516       6,496,853  

Blackline Inc.(a)(b)

    129,862       9,508,496  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)(b)

    94,221       5,340,446  

Box Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    361,093       10,493,363  

BTRS Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    186,544       1,395,349  

C3.ai Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    174,619       3,963,851  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    673,009       110,683,060  

CDK Global Inc.

    283,758       13,813,339  

Cerence Inc.(a)

    95,958       3,464,084  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    332,147       22,705,569  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    303,032       30,575,929  

Confluent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    149,122       6,114,002  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    38,680       2,325,828  

Coupa Software Inc.(a)

    181,299       18,425,417  

CS Disco Inc.(a)(b)

    32,436       1,101,851  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    624,570       94,603,618  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)(b)

    205,557       15,059,106  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)

    214,666       9,404,518  

Docebo Inc.(a)(b)

    32,742       1,696,690  

DocuSign Inc.(a)

    480,418       51,462,376  

Domo Inc., Class B(a)

    71,797       3,630,774  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    686,176       15,953,592  

Duck Creek Technologies Inc.(a)

    183,726       4,064,019  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    479,125       22,566,788  

E2open Parent Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    431,849       3,804,590  

Elastic NV(a)(b)

    177,297       15,770,568  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    109,005       8,114,332  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    96,667       4,218,548  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)(b)

    63,920       29,816,123  

Five9 Inc.(a)(b)

    165,422       18,262,589  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    202,493       19,159,888  

HubSpot Inc.(a)(b)

    109,007       51,771,785  

InterDigital Inc.

    74,759       4,769,624  

Intuit Inc.

    687,645       330,647,222  

Jamf Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    132,975       4,628,860  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a)(b)

    324,305       9,881,573  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    165,167       4,033,378  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    153,499       21,291,846  

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    248,873       6,956,000  

Matterport Inc, Class A(a)(b)

    449,961       3,653,683  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    22,589       10,985,483  
Security   Shares     Value  

Application Software (continued)

   

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    151,365     $ 12,042,599  

Momentive Global Inc.(a)

    317,733       5,166,339  

nCino Inc.(a)(b)

    138,531       5,677,000  

NCR Corp.(a)

    320,569           12,883,668  

New Relic Inc.(a)(b)

    145,133       9,706,495  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    522,777       14,020,879  

Open Text Corp.

    658,271       27,910,690  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    185,808       6,352,776  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    3,889,164       53,398,222  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    116,921       40,499,096  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    96,438       19,844,047  

Pegasystems Inc.

    99,183       7,999,109  

PROS Holdings Inc.(a)

    97,865       3,259,883  

PTC Inc.(a)

    255,794       27,554,130  

Q2 Holdings Inc.(a)

    138,247       8,522,928  

Qualtrics International Inc., Class A(a)

    232,817       6,646,925  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    199,563       23,390,779  

Riot Blockchain Inc.(a)(b)

    241,753       5,117,911  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    2,138,150       453,972,008  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    308,101       16,877,773  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    385,864       57,343,249  

Sprout Social Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    110,908       8,885,949  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    87,467       11,475,670  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    537,203       40,300,969  

Sumo Logic Inc.(a)

    220,295       2,570,843  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    372,516       124,148,407  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    1,058,961       73,333,049  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    99,505       44,268,780  

Unity Software Inc.(a)

    397,542       39,440,142  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)

    159,865       8,265,021  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    613,920       12,456,437  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    468,492       112,185,094  

Workiva Inc.(a)(b)

    109,646       12,938,228  

Yext Inc.(a)(b)

    285,035       1,963,891  

Zendesk Inc.(a)(b)

    295,223       35,512,375  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    529,304       62,050,308  
   

 

 

 
      3,264,486,007  
Interactive Home Entertainment — 5.6%  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    1,891,849       151,556,023  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    683,066       86,414,680  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    280,273       43,089,171  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    2,579,705       23,836,474  
   

 

 

 
      304,896,348  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.8%            

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    2,627,001       94,545,766  
   

 

 

 

Systems Software — 32.2%

   

Appian Corp.(a)(b)

    96,705       5,881,598  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,255,823       9,368,440  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    108,586       7,204,681  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    505,379       114,761,463  

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Class A

    159,808       12,500,182  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    329,537       112,615,974  

Mandiant Inc.(a)

    583,517       13,018,264  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,498,826       462,103,044  

N-able Inc.(a)(b)

    165,311       1,504,330  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    1,412,982       37,472,283  

Oracle Corp.

    3,829,669       316,828,516  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    239,538       149,114,800  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    146,979       4,031,634  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Systems Software (continued)

   

Progress Software Corp.

    107,288     $ 5,052,192  

Qualys Inc.(a)(b)

    81,084       11,547,172  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)(b)

    139,104       15,473,929  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    226,861       11,610,746  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)

    318,271       12,329,819  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    485,576       270,412,419  

Telos Corp.(a)(b)

    128,273       1,278,882  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    224,816       12,992,117  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    263,490       12,987,422  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    645,075       13,927,169  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    261,066       12,411,078  

VMware Inc., Class A

    489,962       55,791,973  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    253,836       4,396,439  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    193,828       46,766,820  

Zuora Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    286,055       4,285,104  
   

 

 

 
       1,737,668,490  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 100.0%
(Cost: $6,906,620,583)

 

    5,401,596,611  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 4.2%

   

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

    224,884,139       224,839,162  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    3,730,000     $ 3,730,000  
   

 

 

 
      228,569,162  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 4.2%
(Cost: $228,529,237)

 

    228,569,162  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 104.2%
(Cost: $7,135,149,820)

 

    5,630,165,773  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.2)%

      (226,775,289
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  5,403,390,484  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

03/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 224,544,053       $507,647 (a)    $     $ (105,340   $ (107,198   $ 224,839,162       224,884,139     $ 738,504 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    4,920,000             (1,190,000 )(a)                  3,730,000       3,730,000       1,407        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (105,340   $ (107,198   $ 228,569,162       $ 739,911     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

    9       06/17/22     $ 1,442     $ 116,349  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    3       06/17/22       310       8,901  
       

 

 

 
        $ 125,250  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 125,250  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,199,308  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 139,170  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,745,837      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

         

Assets

         

Common Stocks

  $ 5,401,596,611     $      $      $ 5,401,596,611  

Money Market Funds

    228,569,162                     228,569,162  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 5,630,165,773     $                     —      $                     —      $ 5,630,165,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Futures Contracts

  $ 125,250     $      $      $ 125,250  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Construction Materials — 2.4%

   

Eagle Materials Inc.

    15,513     $ 1,991,249  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    24,531       9,441,737  

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)

    46,504       1,444,414  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    52,179       9,585,282  
   

 

 

 
          22,462,682  
Containers & Packaging — 7.0%            

Amcor PLC

    595,354       6,745,361  

AptarGroup Inc.

    25,849       3,037,258  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    32,575       5,667,073  

Ball Corp.

    127,352       11,461,680  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

    53,140       3,079,994  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    49,610       6,205,715  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    110,966       2,223,759  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    10,473       681,373  

International Paper Co.

    152,300       7,028,645  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    61,420       809,516  

Packaging Corp. of America

    37,368       5,833,518  

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

    16,330       164,280  

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a)

    15,796       322,712  

Sealed Air Corp.

    58,326       3,905,509  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    32,914       1,521,614  

Sonoco Products Co.

    38,620       2,416,067  

Westrock Co.

    103,578       4,871,273  
   

 

 

 
      65,975,347  
Energy Equipment & Services — 6.1%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    356,099       12,965,565  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    79,359       1,942,708  

Halliburton Co.

    353,306       13,379,698  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    41,421       1,771,990  

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Class A(a)

    41,511       615,193  

NOV Inc.

    154,224       3,024,333  

Schlumberger NV

    551,796       22,794,693  

TechnipFMC PLC(a)

    167,195       1,295,761  
   

 

 

 
      57,789,941  
Metals & Mining — 15.2%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    178,810       10,950,324  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    153,518       1,292,622  

Alcoa Corp.

    72,407       6,518,802  

Arconic Corp.(a)

    42,016       1,076,450  

B2Gold Corp.

    414,854       1,904,180  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    699,615       17,161,556  

Coeur Mining Inc.(a)

    101,407       451,261  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    13,444       844,149  

Equinox Gold Corp.(a)(b)

    109,689       907,128  

First Majestic Silver Corp.(b)

    89,296       1,175,135  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    75,229       12,000,530  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    577,224       28,711,122  

Hecla Mining Co.

    210,986       1,386,178  

Kinross Gold Corp.(b)

    514,320       3,024,202  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    41,490       1,596,950  

MP Materials Corp.(a)

    29,467       1,689,638  

Newmont Corp.

    313,542       24,910,912  

NovaGold Resources Inc.(a)

    95,902       741,322  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    82,656       2,256,509  

Royal Gold Inc.

    25,776       3,641,633  

SSR Mining Inc.(b)

    83,174       1,809,035  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    184,259       7,442,221  

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    38,905       1,168,706  
Security   Shares     Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

   

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.(b)

    177,280     $ 8,434,982  

Yamana Gold Inc.

    376,974       2,103,515  
   

 

 

 
          143,199,062  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 68.5%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    128,089       1,392,327  

Antero Resources Corp.(a)

    112,205       3,425,619  

APA Corp.

    142,912       5,906,553  

California Resources Corp.

    31,531       1,410,382  

Cameco Corp.(b)

    156,767       4,561,920  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    458,988       28,448,076  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    495,728       8,268,743  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    92,730       12,857,014  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    40,937       3,561,519  

Chevron Corp.

    542,117       88,272,911  

Civitas Resources Inc.

    28,276       1,688,360  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)(b)

    79,467       1,646,556  

ConocoPhillips

    417,892       41,789,200  

Continental Resources Inc./OK

    22,930       1,406,297  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    319,892       8,627,487  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    215,078       1,559,315  

CVR Energy Inc.

    11,624       296,877  

Denbury Inc.(a)

    19,654       1,544,215  

Devon Energy Corp.

    247,558       14,638,105  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    66,965       9,179,562  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    37,997       2,061,717  

Enbridge Inc.

    796,671       36,718,566  

Enerplus Corp.

    96,547       1,226,147  

EOG Resources Inc.

    230,050       27,428,861  

EQT Corp.

    118,421       4,074,867  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    160,421       1,353,953  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,084,874       89,599,744  

Hess Corp.

    108,383       11,601,316  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    58,773       2,342,104  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    766,736       14,498,978  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    57,725       1,365,196  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    306,145       7,687,301  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    227,656       19,464,588  

Matador Resources Co.

    43,320       2,295,094  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    57,023       2,303,159  

New Fortress Energy Inc.

    16,326       695,651  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    348,871       19,794,941  

ONEOK Inc.

    175,339       12,384,194  

Ovintiv Inc.

    102,716       5,553,854  

PDC Energy Inc.

    38,247       2,779,792  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    216,283       8,132,241  

Phillips 66

    183,953       15,891,700  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    89,269       22,319,928  

Range Resources Corp.(a)

    98,113       2,980,673  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    19,787       1,200,082  

SM Energy Co.

    47,693       1,857,642  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    438,766       3,145,952  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    566,931       18,476,281  

Targa Resources Corp.

    90,056       6,796,526  

TC Energy Corp.

    385,648       21,758,260  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    2,432       3,288,332  

Valero Energy Corp.

    160,708       16,318,290  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

    15,440       1,258,514  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    477,736       15,961,160  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

 

World Fuel Services Corp.

    24,923     $ 673,918  
   

 

 

 
      645,770,560  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    34,557       2,146,681  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    37,856       3,120,470  
   

 

 

 
      5,267,151  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $833,145,632)

      940,464,743  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 1.0%

   

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

    7,686,746       7,685,209  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    1,640,000       1,640,000  
   

 

 

 
      9,325,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.0%
(Cost: $9,323,985)

      9,325,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.8%
(Cost: $842,469,617)

      949,789,952  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)%

      (7,648,234
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  942,141,718  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

03/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 3,673,173      $ 4,027,438 (a)     $      $ (15,219    $ (183    $ 7,685,209        7,686,746      $ 23,307 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     648,000        992,000 (a)                            1,640,000        1,640,000        393         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (15,219    $ (183    $ 9,325,209         $ 23,700      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Energy Select Sector Index

    15       06/17/22     $ 1,196     $ 19,998  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

 

Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

E-mini Materials Select Sector Index

    3       06/17/22     $ 279     $ (2,827
       

 

 

 
        $ 17,171  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 19,998  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 2,827  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    

Equity

Contracts

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 548,844  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 57,336  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 955,730      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Natural Resources ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 940,464,743      $                 —      $                 —      $ 940,464,743  

Money Market Funds

     9,325,209                      9,325,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 949,789,952      $      $      $ 949,789,952  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 19,998      $      $      $ 19,998  

Liabilities

           

Futures Contracts

     (2,827                    (2,827
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 17,171      $      $      $ 17,171  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Communications Equipment — 99.9%

   

ADTRAN Inc.

    201,819     $ 3,723,561  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    107,317       14,914,917  

Calix Inc.(a)

    146,689       6,294,425  

Cambium Networks Corp.(a)(b)

    46,052       1,088,669  

Ciena Corp.(a)(b)

    119,719       7,258,563  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    237,174       13,224,822  

Clearfield Inc.(a)

    46,925       3,060,449  

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.(a)

    840,588       6,623,833  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    531,126       6,485,048  

F5 Inc.(a)

    66,012       13,793,207  

Harmonic Inc.(a)(b)

    423,212       3,931,639  

Infinera Corp.(a)(b)

    838,766       7,272,101  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    390,249       14,501,653  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    73,499       7,173,502  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    58,368       14,136,730  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)(b)

    120,293       2,968,831  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    222,819       7,148,034  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    175,844       6,928,254  

Ribbon Communications Inc.(a)

    494,846       1,529,074  

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    25,293       7,364,310  

Viasat Inc.(a)(b)

    134,041       6,541,201  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)(b)

    429,881       6,912,487  
   

 

 

 
        162,875,310  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.9%
(Cost: $161,143,727)

      162,875,310  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 2.8%

   

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

    4,451,918     $ 4,451,027  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    110,000       110,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,561,027  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 2.8%
(Cost: $4,560,371)

      4,561,027  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.7%
(Cost: $165,704,098)

      167,436,337  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.7)%

      (4,463,955
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  162,972,382  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 
(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 12,333,755      $      $ (7,878,389 )(a)      $ (3,589     $ (750    $ 4,451,027        4,451,918      $ 12,516 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     100,000        10,000 (a)                            110,000        110,000        33         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
             $ (3,589     $ (750    $ 4,561,027         $ 12,549      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     1        06/17/22      $ 103      $ 2,967  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 2,967  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (15,819
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 2,967  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 65,100      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 162,875,310      $      $      $ 162,875,310  

Money Market Funds

     4,561,027                      4,561,027  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 167,436,337      $      $      $ 167,436,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 2,967      $             —      $             —      $ 2,967  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Semiconductor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Semiconductor Equipment — 20.5%            

Applied Materials Inc.

    2,654,533     $ 349,867,450  

ASML Holding NV(a)

    493,456       329,594,066  

Entegris Inc.(b)

    1,305,843       171,404,952  

KLA Corp.

    1,022,205       374,188,362  

Lam Research Corp.

    634,612       341,173,758  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    535,255       80,288,250  

Teradyne Inc.

    1,569,497       185,561,630  
   

 

 

 
      1,832,078,468  
Semiconductors — 79.3%            

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(c)

    5,776,527       631,605,462  

Analog Devices Inc.

    2,222,461       367,106,108  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd., ADR

    6,610,643       46,869,459  

Broadcom Inc.

    1,212,851       763,708,018  

Intel Corp.

    11,155,041       552,843,832  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(c)

    1,320,996       80,514,706  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    5,213,498       373,859,942  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    5,065,238       380,601,983  

Micron Technology Inc.

    4,008,984       312,259,764  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    420,573       204,263,895  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2,921,783       797,237,709  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,873,755       346,794,575  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(c)

    4,134,299       258,848,460  

Qorvo Inc.(c)

    1,046,015       129,810,461  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    3,093,758       472,788,097  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,585,102       211,262,395  

STMicroelectronics NV., ADR(b)

    2,730,427       118,009,055  

Synaptics Inc.(b)(c)

    376,822       75,175,989  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

    3,073,485       320,441,546  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    2,095,645       384,508,945  

United Microelectronics Corp., ADR(b)

    7,486,499       68,276,871  

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Semiconductors (continued)

   

Universal Display Corp.

    429,982     $ 71,785,495  

Wolfspeed Inc.(b)(c)

    1,189,958       135,488,618  
   

 

 

 
      7,104,061,385  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $9,091,545,714)

      8,936,139,853  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   

Money Market Funds — 2.3%

   

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

    186,661,038       186,623,706  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(d)(e)

    15,210,000       15,210,000  
   

 

 

 
      201,833,706  
   

 

 

 

Total Short -Term Investments — 2.3%
(Cost: $201,812,434)

 

    201,833,706  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.1%
(Cost: $9,293,358,148)

 

    9,137,973,559  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.1)%

 

    (185,124,802
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   8,952,848,757  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 
(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(c) 

Non-income producing security.

 
(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 
(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 
 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
    

Purchases

at Cost

     Proceeds
from
Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
    

Shares

Held at
03/31/22

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 33,454,684      $ 153,312,942 (a)     $      $ (136,626    $ (7,294    $ 186,623,706        186,661,038      $ 583,403 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     9,855,000        5,355,000 (a)                            15,210,000        15,210,000        2,900         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (136,626    $ (7,294    $ 201,833,706         $ 586,303      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Semiconductor ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

    76       06/17/22     $ 12,181     $ 751,245  

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    38       06/17/22       3,926       72,649  
       

 

 

 
        $ 823,894  
       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 823,894  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 871,200  
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 898,798  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,280,625     

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Semiconductor ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

           

Assets

           

Common Stocks

   $ 8,936,139,853      $      $      $ 8,936,139,853  

Money Market Funds

     201,833,706                      201,833,706  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 9,137,973,559      $      $      $ 9,137,973,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 823,894      $             —      $             —      $ 823,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Biotechnology ETF

   

iShares

Expanded Tech

Sector ETF

   

iShares

Expanded

Tech-Software

Sector ETF

   

iShares

North American

Natural Resources

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

       

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 8,604,791,733     $ 4,480,291,977     $ 5,401,596,611     $ 940,464,743  

Affiliated(c)

    805,856,973       67,783,568       228,569,162       9,325,209  

Cash

    55,351       1,605       9,669        

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    718,000       43,000       110,000       118,000  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    1,847,256                    

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    415,938       14,534       50,813       2,994  

Capital shares sold

          8,155       74,945       38,966  

Dividends

    1,517       581,620       3,915       839,088  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    9,413,686,768       4,548,724,459       5,630,415,115       950,789,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Bank overdraft

                      382,921  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    790,612,472       66,405,433       225,082,253       7,668,979  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    12,833,990             42,646       237,816  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    131,456       9,690       22,635       19,020  

Capital shares redeemed

    111,199             161,049       38,678  

Investment advisory fees

    3,119,695       1,330,238       1,716,048       299,868  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    806,808,812       67,745,361       227,024,631       8,647,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,606,877,956     $ 4,480,979,098     $ 5,403,390,484     $ 942,141,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 13,758,550,203     $ 3,182,207,234     $ 7,097,978,300     $ 1,337,510,644  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (5,151,672,247 )          1,298,771,864            (1,694,587,816 )          (395,368,926
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,606,877,956     $ 4,480,979,098     $ 5,403,390,484     $ 942,141,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    66,100,000       11,550,000       15,700,000       23,300,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 130.21     $ 387.96     $ 344.16     $ 40.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 754,141,339     $ 63,325,121     $ 217,811,484     $ 7,591,621  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 11,536,688,808     $ 3,159,644,495     $ 6,906,620,583     $ 833,145,632  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 805,768,700     $ 67,760,591     $ 228,529,237     $ 9,323,985  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   (continued)

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

North

American

Tech-Multimedia

Networking

ETF

   

iShares

Semiconductor

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

   

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 162,875,310     $ 8,936,139,853  

Affiliated(c)

    4,561,027       201,833,706  

Cash

    9,165       9,492  

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    7,000       998,000  

Receivables:

   

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    759       177,736  

Capital shares sold

          134,626  

Dividends

    51,837       3,648,014  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    167,505,098       9,142,941,427  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    4,454,251       186,684,097  

Payables:

   

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,109       205,360  

Capital shares redeemed

    18,599       227,089  

Investment advisory fees

    58,757       2,976,124  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,532,716       190,092,670  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 162,972,382     $ 8,952,848,757  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 232,636,771     $ 9,375,284,910  

Accumulated loss

    (69,664,389 )          (422,436,153
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 162,972,382     $ 8,952,848,757  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    2,200,000       18,950,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 74.08     $ 472.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 4,304,334     $ 177,824,746  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 161,143,727     $ 9,091,545,714  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 4,560,371     $ 201,812,434  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations   

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Biotechnology ETF

   

iShares

Expanded

Tech Sector

ETF

   

iShares

Expanded

Tech-Software

Sector ETF

   

iShares

North

American

Natural
Resources

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 61,933,703     $ 20,317,081     $ 13,212,817     $ 17,318,982  

Dividends — Affiliated

    59,123       9,902       23,639       1,509  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    3,348,564       157,211       716,272       22,191  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (610,163     (37,392     (80,205     (646,762
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    64,731,227       20,446,802       13,872,523       16,695,920  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    44,204,613       14,682,392       21,906,998       2,023,331  

Professional fees

    217       217       217       217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    44,204,830       14,682,609       21,907,215       2,023,548  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    20,526,397       5,764,193       (8,034,692     14,672,372  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (792,662,943     3,939,330       (79,058,164     (19,042,590

Investments — Affiliated

    2,018       (71,288     (105,340     (15,219

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    1,414,179,983       348,521,599       1,323,410,904       13,464,642  

Futures contracts

    491,035       (397,686     1,199,308       548,844  

Foreign currency transactions

                      3,138  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    622,010,093       351,991,955       1,245,446,708       (5,041,185
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (1,958,210,197     (25,170,930     (1,376,865,169     222,115,917  

Investments — Affiliated

    (592,296     (13,361     (107,198     (183

Futures contracts

    56,215       49,681       139,170       57,336  

Foreign currency translations

                      1,910  

Short sales — Unaffiliated

    102                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,958,746,176 )       (25,134,610 )         (1,376,833,197 )       222,174,980  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,336,736,083     326,857,345       (131,386,489     217,133,795  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (1,316,209,686   $ 332,621,538     $ (139,421,181   $ 231,806,167  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations   (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

North

American
Tech-Multimedia
Networking

ETF

   

iShares

Semiconductor

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

              

Dividends — Unaffiliated

    $ 743,758     $ 92,914,581  

Dividends — Affiliated

      279       11,015  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

      12,270       575,288  

Foreign taxes withheld

            (2,543,337
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

      756,307       90,957,547  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

      490,208       31,481,764  

Commitment fees

            20,455  

Professional fees

      217       217  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

      490,425       31,502,436  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      265,882       59,455,111  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

      (462,382     (184,675,826

Investments — Affiliated

      (3,589     (136,626

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

      12,700,689       1,741,103,798  

Futures contracts

      (15,819     871,200  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

      12,218,899       1,557,162,546  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

      (2,029,391     (983,179,909

Investments — Affiliated

      (750     (7,294

Futures contracts

      2,967       898,798  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (2,027,174 )         (982,288,405
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

      10,191,725       574,874,141  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

    $ 10,457,607     $ 634,329,252  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Biotechnology ETF     iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF  
                         
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 20,526,397     $ 22,963,639     $ 5,764,193     $ 7,522,231  

Net realized gain

    622,010,093       1,573,276,301       351,991,955       155,422,525  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,958,746,176     1,144,045,717       (25,134,610     1,121,446,883  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,316,209,686     2,740,285,657       332,621,538       1,284,391,639  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (20,365,764 )          (26,026,125 )          (6,535,033 )          (8,184,628
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    94,871,036       790,357,567       945,279,952       225,617,802  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,241,704,414     3,504,617,099       1,271,366,457       1,501,824,813  

Beginning of year

    9,848,582,370       6,343,965,271       3,209,612,641       1,707,787,828  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 8,606,877,956     $ 9,848,582,370     $ 4,480,979,098     $ 3,209,612,641  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
    iShares
North American Natural Resources ETF
                         
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

   

Year Ended

03/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (8,034,692 )        $ (4,994,506 )        $ 14,672,372     $ 11,307,892  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,245,446,708       1,924,332,673       (5,041,185 )          (57,251,765

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,376,833,197     248,277,573       222,174,980       227,665,109  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (139,421,181     2,167,615,740       231,806,167       181,721,236  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

          (1,076,738     (15,154,197     (12,822,042
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    492,759,205       (147,637,588     328,467,837       (66,573,691
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase in net assets

    353,338,024       2,018,901,414       545,119,807       102,325,503  

Beginning of year

    5,050,052,460       3,031,151,046       397,021,911       294,696,408  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 5,403,390,484     $ 5,050,052,460     $ 942,141,718     $ 397,021,911  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

North American Tech-Multimedia

Networking ETF

    

iShares

Semiconductor ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
           Year Ended
03/31/21
           Year Ended
03/31/22
           Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 265,882        $ 295,055        $ 59,455,111        $ 40,983,638  

Net realized gain (loss)

    12,218,899                 (288,243               1,557,162,546                 1,417,069,739  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,027,174        23,978,068          (982,288,405        1,183,337,044  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    10,457,607          23,984,880          634,329,252          2,641,390,421  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (284,071        (307,049        (61,257,081        (40,572,378
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    52,044,106          33,741,764          2,060,808,454          1,576,185,144  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase in net assets

    62,217,642          57,419,595          2,633,880,625          4,177,003,187  

Beginning of year

    100,754,740          43,335,145          6,318,968,132          2,141,964,945  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 162,972,382        $ 100,754,740        $ 8,952,848,757        $ 6,318,968,132  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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 Biotechnology ETF
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    03/31/22       03/31/21       03/31/20       03/31/19       03/31/18 (a) 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 150.36     $ 107.98     $ 111.78     $ 106.73     $ 97.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.31       0.34       0.26       0.16       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (20.15     42.43       (3.80     5.08       9.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (19.84     42.77       (3.54     5.24       9.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

    (0.31     (0.39     (0.26     (0.19     (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.31     (0.39     (0.26     (0.19     (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 130.21     $ 150.36     $ 107.98     $ 111.78     $ 106.73  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    (13.22 )%      39.63     (3.17 )%      4.92     9.41
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.44     0.45     0.46     0.47     0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.21     0.24     0.24     0.15     0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 8,606,878     $ 9,848,582     $ 6,343,965     $ 8,026,142     $ 9,040,121  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    46 %       34 %       29 %       18 %       26 %  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Per share amounts reflect a three-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on November 30, 2017.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    03/31/22       03/31/21       03/31/20       03/31/19       03/31/18  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 360.63     $ 212.15     $ 206.22     $ 179.48     $ 138.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.64       0.86       1.26       1.09       0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain(b)

    27.37       148.55       6.00       26.69       41.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    28.01       149.41       7.26       27.78       42.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

         

From net investment income

    (0.68     (0.93     (1.33     (1.04     (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.68     (0.93     (1.33     (1.04     (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 387.96     $ 360.63     $ 212.15     $ 206.22     $ 179.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    7.76     70.51     3.51     15.52     30.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.40     0.43     0.46     0.46     0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.16     0.28     0.56     0.56     0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 4,480,979     $ 3,209,613     $ 1,707,788     $ 1,587,932     $ 1,462,726  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    8 %       9 %       10 %       8 %       6 %  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

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 Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    03/31/22       03/31/21       03/31/20       03/31/19       03/31/18  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 341.22     $ 209.77     $ 210.77     $ 169.69     $ 126.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.56     (0.31     1.28 (b)      0.24       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    3.50       131.83       (1.06     41.10       43.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    2.94       131.52       0.22       41.34       43.35  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

         

From net investment income

          (0.07     (1.22     (0.26     (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

          (0.07     (1.22     (0.26     (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 344.16     $ 341.22     $ 209.77     $ 210.77     $ 169.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    0.86     62.70     0.13     24.39     34.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.40     0.43     0.46     0.46     0.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.15 )%      (0.10 )%      0.57 %(b)      0.13     0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 5,403,390     $ 5,050,052     $ 3,031,151     $ 2,729,463     $ 1,357,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    15 %       22 %       18 %       18 %       12 %  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Includes a one-time special distribution from NortonLifeLock Inc. Excluding such special distribution, the net investment income would have been $(0.07) per share and (0.03)% of average net assets.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares North American Natural Resources ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 27.57       $ 16.65       $ 31.40       $ 33.08              $ 34.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.93                0.70                0.78                0.65         0.75  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      12.85         11.04         (13.82       (1.59       (1.16
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      13.78         11.74         (13.04       (0.94       (0.41
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.91       (0.82       (1.71       (0.74       (0.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.91       (0.82       (1.71       (0.74       (0.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 40.44       $ 27.57       $ 16.65       $ 31.40       $ 33.08  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      50.84       71.57       (43.54 )%        (2.87 )%        (1.19 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.92       3.14       2.72       1.94       2.25
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 942,142       $ 397,022       $ 294,696       $ 761,370       $ 929,571  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      15 %         14 %         16 %         12 %         7 %  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

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 North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF  
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 67.17              $ 43.34              $ 56.49              $ 51.48              $ 45.54  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.16         0.29         0.26         0.23         0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      6.91         23.83         (13.10       5.04         5.95  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      7.07         24.12         (12.84       5.27         6.25  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.16       (0.29       (0.31       (0.26       (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.16       (0.29       (0.31       (0.26       (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 74.08       $ 67.17       $ 43.34       $ 56.49       $ 51.48  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      10.53       55.89       (22.80 )%        10.27       13.77
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.22       0.52       0.47       0.44       0.63
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 162,972       $ 100,755       $ 43,335       $ 132,758       $ 64,349  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      37 %         38 %         33 %         29 %         23 %  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

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 Semiconductor ETF

 
 

 

 
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
    Year Ended
03/31/19
    Year Ended
03/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 424.09       $ 204.97       $ 189.61       $ 180.13       $ 136.85  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      3.56         3.35         3.13         2.66         1.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain(b)

      48.37         218.90         15.50         9.12         43.32  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      51.93                222.25                18.63                11.78                44.83  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (3.57       (3.13       (3.27       (2.30       (1.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (3.57       (3.13       (3.27       (2.30       (1.55
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 472.45       $ 424.09       $ 204.97       $ 189.61       $ 180.13  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      12.23       108.93       9.80       6.61       32.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.43       0.46       0.46       0.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.76       1.02       1.42       1.50       0.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 8,952,849       $ 6,318,968       $ 2,141,965       $ 1,061,836       $ 1,630,190  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      32       23       14       26       20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

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  

 

Biotechnology(a)

     Non-diversified    

Expanded Tech Sector

     Non-diversified    

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

     Non-diversified    

North American Natural Resources

     Diversified    

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     Non-diversified    

Semiconductor(b)

     Non-diversified    

 

  (a) 

Formerly the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF.

 
  (b) 

Formerly the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using prevailing market rates as quoted by one or more data service providers. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: Certain Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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.

 

 

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Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Short Positions: From time to time, in order to track the performance of its benchmark index, a fund may sell non-index securities that will be received through corporate actions occurring on the opening of market trading on the following business day. A fund may also experience temporary short positions due to the timing of portfolio securities trades and in-kind redemption transactions. Such short positions are valued consistent with how securities are valued as described under Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements. The obligation to deliver the securities is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is equal to the current fair value

 

 

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of the securities to be delivered. Any market fluctuations between the value of the obligation to sell these securities and the current fair value are reflected as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations. Upon receipt of the securities related to the corporate actions or purchase of the securities related to the short position, a realized gain (loss) is recorded. Dividends or interest on securities sold short, if any, are reflected as an expense in the Statements of Operations. Details of the short positions, if any, are included in the schedules of Investments.

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and 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.

 

 

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

   
  Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a) 
   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

      Net Amount  

 

 

Biotechnology

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 27,234,514     $ 27,234,514     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    9,151,508       9,151,508              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    23,923       23,923              

BNP Paribas SA

    117,362,359       117,362,359              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    56,139,572       56,139,572              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    3,460,735       3,460,735              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    82,805,923       82,805,923              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    2,358,995       2,358,995              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    78,469       78,469              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    36,327,361       36,327,361              

HSBC Bank PLC

    4,477,988       4,477,988              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    191,958,652       191,958,652              

Jefferies LLC

    23,940,400       23,940,400              

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    125,451       125,451              

Morgan Stanley

    116,021,971       116,021,971              

National Financial Services LLC

    10,554,969       10,554,969              

Natixis SA

    781,688       781,688              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    35,374       35,374              

Pershing LLC

    814,783       814,783              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    23,130       23,130              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,542,460       1,542,460              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    548,847       548,847              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    5,895,826       5,895,826              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    16,133,155       16,133,155              

UBS AG

    29,423,615       29,423,615              

UBS Securities LLC

    8,880,126       8,880,126              

Virtu Americas LLC

    258,401       258,401              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    2,476,417       2,476,417              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    5,304,727       5,304,727              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 754,141,339     $ 754,141,339     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expanded Tech Sector

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 6,841,957     $ 6,841,957     $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    11,654,983       11,654,983              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    329,670       329,670              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    2,205,224       2,205,224              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    15,483       15,483              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    603,283       603,283              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    22,229,583       22,229,583              

Morgan Stanley

    3,475,237       3,475,237              

National Financial Services LLC

    403,504       403,504              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    463,995       463,995              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    164,223       164,223              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,123,159       1,123,159              

UBS AG

    194,636       194,636              

UBS Securities LLC

    13,281,472       13,281,472              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    338,712       338,712              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 63,325,121     $ 63,325,121     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Market Value of

Securities on Loan

 

 

   
  Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a) 
   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received

 

 

      Net Amount  

 

 

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 10,150,335     $ 10,150,335     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4,080,320       4,080,320              

BNP Paribas SA

    73,222,596       73,222,596              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    16,678,996       16,678,996              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    336,982       336,982              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    14,268,656       14,268,656              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    595,200       595,200              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    30,681,148       30,681,148              

ING Financial Markets LLC

    179,865       179,865              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    48,021,071       48,021,071              

Jefferies LLC

    921,082       921,082              

Morgan Stanley

    8,058,688       8,058,688              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    32,385       32,385              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    513       513              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    197,690       197,690              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,656,199       1,656,199              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    118,857       118,857              

UBS AG

    1,584,242       1,584,242              

UBS Securities LLC

    708,480       708,480              

Virtu Americas LLC

    222,375       222,375              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    6,039,240       6,039,240              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    56,564       56,564              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 217,811,484     $ 217,811,484     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North American Natural Resources

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 12,405     $ 12,405     $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,015,079       1,015,079              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    2,054,460       2,026,263             (28,197 )(b) 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    723,502       710,757             (12,745 )(b) 

Morgan Stanley

    360,584       360,584              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    81,839       81,839              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,595,005       1,595,005              

UBS AG

    68,432       68,432              

UBS Securities LLC

    1,476,987       1,476,987              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    203,328       203,328              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 7,591,621     $ 7,550,679     $     $ (40,942
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 220,218     $ 220,218     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,602,988       1,602,988              

BNP Paribas SA

    222,125       222,125              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    139,449       139,449              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    212,760       209,548             (3,212 )(b) 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,310,613       1,310,613              

National Financial Services LLC

    212,741       212,741              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    246,800       246,800              

UBS Securities LLC

    136,640       136,640              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,304,334     $ 4,301,122     $     $ (3,212
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Semiconductor

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 4,424,030     $ 4,424,030     $     $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    7,720,080       7,720,080              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    107,843,488       107,843,488              

Morgan Stanley

    54,771,709       54,771,709              

National Financial Services LLC

    1,835,400       1,835,400              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    985,416       985,416              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    244,623       244,623              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 177,824,746     $ 177,824,746     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

 

 

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  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Biotechnology ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee    

First $121 billion

   0.4800% 

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

   0.4560    

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

   0.4332    

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

   0.4116    

Over $281 billion

   0.3910    

For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Expanded Tech Sector, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector, iShares North American Natural Resources, iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking and iShares Semiconductor ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee    

First $10 billion

   0.4800% 

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

   0.4300    

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

   0.3800    

Over $30 billion, up to and including $40 billion

   0.3420    

Over $40 billion

   0.3078    

Prior to July 14, 2021, for its investment advisory services to each of the iShares Expanded Tech Sector, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector, iShares North American Natural Resources, iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking and iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETFs, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee,

 

 

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accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets    Investment Advisory Fee    

First $10 billion

   0.480% 

Over $10 billion, up to and including $20 billion

   0.430    

Over $20 billion, up to and including $30 billion

   0.380    

Over $30 billion

   0.342    

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could 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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

Biotechnology

   $ 1,213,164  

Expanded Tech Sector

     66,198  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

     287,873  

North American Natural Resources

     9,251  

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     5,253  

Semiconductor

     191,761  

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

 

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases     Sales    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Biotechnology

  $  319,705,381       $  712,555,558       $  (122,522,215 )  

Expanded Tech Sector

    69,816,953       58,738,134       (541,727

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

    149,312,964       268,494,239       (32,410,816

North American Natural Resources

    20,886,837       15,919,429       (7,234,256

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    24,487,108       19,257,144       1,952,191  

Semiconductor

    317,408,738       614,759,646       (52,636,105

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases     Sales  

Biotechnology

  $ 4,560,989,947       $ 4,551,730,423    

Expanded Tech Sector

    276,897,695       276,536,062  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

    828,277,558       826,003,354  

North American Natural Resources

    79,565,278       77,094,103  

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    44,136,004       44,099,434  

Semiconductor

     2,477,316,054        2,494,150,020  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
   

In-kind

Sales

 

Biotechnology

  $ 10,651,520,820       $ 10,574,068,598    

Expanded Tech Sector

    1,484,663,450       539,052,545  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

     15,738,069,434        15,246,341,191  

North American Natural Resources

    400,219,429       73,564,663  

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    106,040,245       54,065,172  

Semiconductor

    10,442,744,315       8,370,987,465  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to net operating loss, distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital     Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Biotechnology

  $  1,338,157,110       $  (1,338,157,110 )  

Expanded Tech Sector

    347,760,650       (347,760,650

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

    1,313,274,464       (1,313,274,464

North American Natural Resources

    9,264,337       (9,264,337

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    12,631,744       (12,631,744

Semiconductor

    1,736,308,515       (1,736,308,515

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21

Biotechnology

   
    Ordinary income  

$20,365,764

   

$26,026,125

Expanded Tech Sector    
    Ordinary income  

$  6,535,033

   

$  8,184,628

Expanded Tech-Software Sector    
    Ordinary income  

$                —

   

$  1,076,738

North American Natural Resources    
    Ordinary income  

$15,154,197

   

$12,822,042

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking    
    Ordinary income  

$     284,071

   

$     307,049

Semiconductor    
    Ordinary income  

$61,257,081

   

$40,572,378

As of March 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

   


Non-expiring

Capital Loss
Carryforwards

 

 
(a) 

   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
   
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
    Total  

Biotechnology

  $  (2,130,904,723   $   (3,020,767,524   $     $  (5,151,672,247 )  

Expanded Tech Sector

    (16,755,133     1,315,526,997             1,298,771,864  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

    (164,666,778     (1,525,937,290     (3,983,748     (1,694,587,816

North American Natural Resources

    (490,461,147     95,092,221             (395,368,926

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    (69,077,425     (586,964           (69,664,389

Semiconductor

    (252,258,852     (170,177,301           (422,436,153

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized  

Expanded Tech Sector

  $  5,370,370    

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    1,297,680  

 

 

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As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Biotechnology

  $  12,431,416,230      $ 134,152,345      $ (3,154,919,869   $  (3,020,767,524 )  

Expanded Tech Sector

    3,232,548,548        1,396,415,856        (80,888,859     1,315,526,997  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

    7,156,103,063        28,365,795        (1,554,303,085     (1,525,937,290

North American Natural Resources

    854,699,362        156,095,463        (61,004,873     95,090,590  

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

    168,023,301        10,699,495        (11,286,459     (586,964

Semiconductor

    9,308,150,860        356,391,283        (526,568,584     (170,177,301

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Semiconductor ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $300 million credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 15, 2021. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Credit Agreement sets specific sub limits on aggregate borrowings based on two tiers of Participating Funds: $300 million with respect to the funds within Tier 1, including the Fund, and $200 million with respect to Tier 2. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement was terminated on August 12, 2021.

Effective August 13, 2021, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 12, 2022. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Fund did not borrow under the Credit Agreement or Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

10.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling

 

 

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illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

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
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
                          
iShares ETF    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Biotechnology

        

Shares sold

     69,600,000     $ 10,694,874,817       92,850,000     $ 12,973,745,658  

Shares redeemed

     (69,000,000 )         (10,600,003,781 )         (86,100,000 )         (12,183,388,091
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     600,000     $ 94,871,036       6,750,000     $ 790,357,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
                          
iShares ETF    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Expanded Tech Sector

        

Shares sold

     4,000,000     $ 1,487,473,141       1,700,000     $ 492,883,102  

Shares redeemed

     (1,350,000 )         (542,193,189 )         (850,000 )         (267,265,300
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,650,000     $ 945,279,952       850,000     $ 225,617,802  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

        

Shares sold

     41,050,000     $ 15,779,096,632       35,650,000     $ 10,854,261,767  

Shares redeemed

     (40,150,000     (15,286,337,427     (35,300,000     (11,001,899,355
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     900,000     $ 492,759,205       350,000     $ (147,637,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North American Natural Resources

        

Shares sold

     11,400,000     $ 402,445,296       4,800,000     $ 110,829,085  

Shares redeemed

     (2,500,000     (73,977,459     (8,100,000     (177,402,776
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     8,900,000     $ 328,467,837       (3,300,000   $ (66,573,691
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

        

Shares sold

     1,450,000     $ 106,155,183       900,000     $ 55,817,552  

Shares redeemed

     (750,000     (54,111,077     (400,000     (22,075,788
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     700,000     $ 52,044,106       500,000     $ 33,741,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Semiconductor

        

Shares sold

     22,350,000     $ 10,465,399,629       21,350,000     $ 7,051,302,523  

Shares redeemed

     (18,300,000     (8,404,591,175     (16,900,000     (5,475,117,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     4,050,000     $ 2,060,808,454       4,450,000     $ 1,576,185,144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Biotechnology ETF, iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, iShares North American Natural Resources ETF, iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Biotechnology ETF, iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, iShares North American Natural Resources ETF, iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF   

Qualified Dividend

Income

 

Biotechnology

   $ 59,105,329  

Expanded Tech Sector

     20,818,306  

Expanded Tech-Software Sector

     17,161,068  

North American Natural Resources

     17,216,304  

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     732,351  

Semiconductor

     91,385,484  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF   

Dividends-Received

Deduction

 

Biotechnology

     100.00

Expanded Tech Sector

     100.00

North American Natural Resources

     82.82

North American Tech-Multimedia Networking

     100.00

Semiconductor

     100.00

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Biotechnology ETF, iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF, iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, iShares North American Natural Resources ETF, iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     
iShares ETF    Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
  

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

 

Biotechnology

   $ 0.306489      $      $      $  0.306489        100                100

Semiconductor

     3.571783                      3.571783        100                      100  

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (as amended) and the “Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD” issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (together the “Regulations”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, non-EU and non-UK managers are only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of the Regulations if such managers market a fund to EU investors.

The Company has registered the iShares Biotechnology ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to United Kingdom and EU investors in the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under the Regulations to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programmes which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a claw-back policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organisational structures which are independent of the business units. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of each individual’s portion of remuneration attributable to the Fund according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company. Accordingly the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of total & aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company to its staff which has been attributed to the Fund in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

             
iShares ETF   

Total

Remuneration

      

Fixed

Remuneration

       Variable
Remuneration
       No. of
Beneficiaries
      

Senior Management

Remuneration

      

Risk Taker

Remuneration

 

Biotechnology

     $888,011          $415,203          $472,808          661          $108,694          $11,233  

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

 

Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).

 

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)   

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

John E. Martinez (60)   

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

 

Trent Walker (47)    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.

 

Charles Park (54)   

Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).

 

   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre Smith (46)

 

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

Jennifer Hsui (45)   

Executive Vice President (since 2022).

 

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)   

Executive Vice President (since 2021).

 

   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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

 

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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  MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

 

   

  

2022 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF | STLG | Cboe BZX

·  iShares Factors US Value Style ETF | STLV | Cboe BZX

·  iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF | SVAL | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates in March 2022, the first increase of this business cycle. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and raised the prospect of reversing the flow and reducing its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new tone led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.

Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metal markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even higher. Sharp increases in energy prices will exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks amid the ebb and flow of the pandemic, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation.

In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as valuations have become more attractive and inflation-adjusted interest rates remain low. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long term. We favor U.S. equities due to strong earnings momentum, while Japanese equities should benefit from supportive monetary and fiscal policy. We are underweight credit overall, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities for additional yield. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability and quality can help provide portfolio resilience.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022
     
       6-Month       12-Month  

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  5.92%   15.65%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  (5.55)      (5.79)  
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  (3.38)      1.16  
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20)      (11.37)   
   

3-month Treasury bills

(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  0.05      0.07  
   

U.S. Treasury securities

(ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

  (6.04)      (3.31)  
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (5.92)      (4.15)  
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55)      (4.47)  
   

U.S. high yield bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  (4.16)      (0.66)  

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  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     11  

Shareholder Expenses

     11  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     27  

Statements of Operations

     28  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     29  

Financial Highlights

     31  

Notes to Financial Statements

     34  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     43  

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

     44  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     45  

Supplemental Information

     46  

Trustee and Officer Information

     47  

General Information

     50  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     51  

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the Russell US Large Cap Factors Growth Style 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

    13.28     19.59%         13.28     48.58

Fund Market

    13.42       19.68            13.42       48.85  

Index

    13.57       19.81              13.57       49.17  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 1/14/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/16/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

 

 

     

 

 

    
   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

                 
          $      1,000.00          $      1,014.60          $      1.26               $      1,000.00            $ 1,023.70            $ 1.26        0.25

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. stocks with favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints advanced robustly for the reporting period. The information technology sector was the leading contributor to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the strong performance of large corporations. Ongoing effects of the pandemic accelerated online migration, leading to record levels of revenues for companies in the software and services industry. Demand for cloud and computing services grew strongly, along with sales of personal and commercial productivity software. Growth in video games and investor optimism about new products and services, as well as industry consolidation, boosted returns. In addition, strong sales of hardware, including personal computers and tablets, despite ongoing supply chain challenges, contributed to record revenues. Volatility in the labor market increased traffic on web-based career platforms, leading to sharply higher advertising revenues.

Technology, hardware, and equipment stocks, as well as software & services, were contributors. Increased sales of smartphones with 5G capability drove profits in the industry as demand for these products outstripped supply, helped by discounts from wireless carriers. Increased time at home drove strong demand for computing products for remote work and online learning. Similarly, increased demand for entertainment services, especially music and streaming video, drove rising subscription revenues. Wearable technologies such as earbuds also showed strength, adding to revenue growth.

In the healthcare sector, biotechnology companies benefited from blockbuster drugs, those that generate $1 million or more annually, as global spending on medicine grew. The development of antibody therapies to fight COVID-19, which the U.S. government contracted to purchase, drove rising revenues.

The Index’s research-based selection process is designed to maximize exposure to the weighted combination of five target investment style factors: momentum, quality, value, size, and low volatility. Reflecting those factor contributions, the Index marginally underperformed the broader market, as represented by the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Of the five target style factors, size detracted the most from relative performance during the reporting period. In contrast, the value and quality factors contributed to relative performance. Growth-oriented stocks underperformed relative to the broader market in the first quarter of 2022. From a sector perspective, stock selection in the consumer discretionary and financials sectors, which were both overweighted, detracted from the Index’s relative return. Conversely, stock selection in the information technology sector, which was also overweighted, contributed to relative performance.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    47.9

Consumer Discretionary

    20.2  

Health Care

    10.4  

Industrials

    5.1  

Financials

    4.9  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Consumer Staples

    4.0  

Materials

    3.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.4  
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Apple Inc.

    13.3

Microsoft Corp.

    11.7  

Amazon.com Inc.

    5.4  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.9  

AbbVie Inc.

    2.3  

Tesla Inc.

    2.3  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    2.0  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    1.9  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    1.9  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1.8  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Factors US Value Style ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks with favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the Russell US Large Cap Factors Value Style 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

    8.28     9.58       8.28     22.45

Fund Market

    8.22       9.66         8.22       22.65  

Index

    8.35       9.72               8.35       22.78  

 

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 1/14/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/16/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
      

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

              

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

    $ 1,000.00        $ 1,031.70        $ 1.27             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.70        $ 1.26          0.25

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

U.S. stocks with favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints advanced for the reporting period. The consumer staples sector contributed the most to the Index’s performance, led by the food and staples retailing industry. Sales and profits rose for supermarkets in the industry as consumers continued spending on everyday food items. A major supermarket’s announcement that it would examine strategic alternatives to maximize growth improved investors’ outlook and benefited the industry.

Stocks in the financials sector also advanced, driven by the insurance industry. In the face of rising inflation and an increase in auto accidents as more drivers returned to the road, property and casualty insurers were able to raise premiums to bolster profitability. Rising interest rates helped life and health insurance companies, which invest premiums in short-term, high-quality bonds, as rising bond yields increased the interest income from insurers’ substantial bond portfolios.

Energy stocks contributed to the Index’s return as higher oil prices boosted revenues in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry. The Index’s return has also benefitted from the health care sector— specifically biotechnology companies benefited from blockbuster drugs, those that generate $1 million or more annually, as global spending on medicine grew. The development of antibody therapies to fight COVID-19, which the U.S. government contracted to purchase, drove rising revenues. The materials sector also gained, driven by low-cost producers in the paper products industry amid a rise in the price of paper.

On the downside, the communication services sector detracted from the Index’s return due to declining revenues for companies managing online loyalty programs. In the consumer discretionary sector, retailers also declined amid inflationary pressure, which weighed on earnings.

The Index’s research-based selection process is designed to maximize exposure to the weighted combination of five target investment style factors: momentum, quality, value, low size, and low volatility. Reflecting those factor contributions, the Index significantly underperformed the broader market, as represented by the Russell 1000 Value Index. Of the five target style factors, exposure to the low size factor was the largest detractor from the Index’s relative performance for the reporting period. Smaller stocks were disproportionately pressured by the increasing interest rate environment in the second half of the reporting period. Higher exposure to the low volatility factor also worked against relative performance, while exposure to the quality factor was additive.

From a sector perspective, stock selection in the healthcare and financials sectors detracted substantially from the Index’s relative return. An underweight position in the energy sector also drove underperformance, as the energy sector gained amid higher prices for oil and gas. Conversely, stock selection in the information technology and consumer staples sectors benefited relative performance.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments


(a) 

Financials

    23.3

Health Care

    16.8  

Information Technology

    11.1  

Consumer Staples

    10.2  

Industrials

    9.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.8  

Energy

    5.0  

Materials

    4.9  

Communication Services

    4.6  

Utilities

    4.0  

Real Estate

    3.0  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Johnson & Johnson

    3.0

Merck & Co. Inc.

    2.2  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    1.9  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1.8  

Walmart Inc.

    1.8  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    1.8  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1.7  

Pfizer Inc.

    1.5  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1.5  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    1.4  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022       iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. small-capitalization stocks with prominent value characteristics, as represented by the Russell 2000 Focused Value Select 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

    2.79     39.87       2.79      61.43

Fund Market

    2.64       39.95         2.64        61.57  

Index

    3.01       40.44               3.01        62.39  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 10/27/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/29/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

      Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
   

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

          

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21
 
 
      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/22)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period 

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

                 
        $ 1,000.00        $ 1,035.00        $ 1.01         $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.90        $ 1.01          0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022   (continued)    iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small cap U.S. stocks with favorable exposure to the target value factor advanced modestly for the reporting period. The financials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth. Regional banks led the advance, benefiting from higher interest rates due to the larger spread between the rate they pay on deposits and the rate they charge for loans. Investors were optimistic about expanding business loans amid the economic recovery as well as growth in digital finance platforms to expedite business loan processing and trade cryptocurrency.

The materials sector was another source of strength, led by the metals and mining industry. As vaccinations spread and economies reopened, demand for power increased, boosting prices of coal. Steel prices rallied late in the reporting period as the Russian war in Ukraine disrupted supply from both countries, and investors were optimistic that demand for coal used in steel production would continue to increase.

On the downside, the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s return. In the retail industry, consumers’ purchases of durable goods were constrained by sharply rising inflation, weighing on returns. Reductions in government expenditures to contend with the pandemic reduced low-income consumers’ retail purchases, leading to lower-than-expected revenues.

The Index’s research-based selection process is designed to maximize exposure to small cap stocks which are trading at a discount to their fundamentals. The Index significantly outperformed the broader market, as represented by the Russell 2000 Index. From a factor perspective, exposure to the value factor was the biggest positive contributor to relative returns. Positioning within quality and volatility was also beneficial. Exposure to stocks with higher earnings yield detracted. However, from a sector perspective, an underweight allocation to the healthcare sector contributed to relative performance, as did an overweight to and stock selection within the financials sector. Stock selection within the materials sector also contributed positively to relative results. Conversely, an underweight to and stock selection within the energy sector, as well as an underweight to the real estate sector, detracted from relative returns.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    43.0

Industrials

    20.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.5  

Materials

    8.0  

Information Technology

    5.8  

Energy

    4.5  

Real Estate

    3.5  

Utilities

    2.0  

Consumer Staples

    1.5  

Health Care

    1.0  

Communication Services

    0.5  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Customers Bancorp. Inc.

    1.2

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.

    1.1  

RPC Inc.

    1.0  

AdvanSix Inc.

    1.0  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    1.0  

Movado Group Inc.

    1.0  

Independent Bank Corp.

    0.9  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

    0.8  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

    0.8  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.

    0.8  
 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in a Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

A B O U T   F U N D   P E R F O R M A N C E  / S H A R E H O L D E R   E X P E N S E S

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 2.1%

 

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    373     $ 38,479  

FedEx Corp.

    97       22,445  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    263       56,403  
   

 

 

 
      117,327  
Automobiles — 2.3%  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    116       125,002  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.5%  

PepsiCo Inc.

    170       28,455  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 3.6%  

AbbVie Inc.

    788       127,743  

Amgen Inc.

    45       10,882  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    228       39,275  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    66       17,224  
   

 

 

 
            195,124  
Building Products — 0.3%  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    245       16,006  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 4.1%  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    312       102,991  

MSCI Inc.

    184       92,530  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    41       4,507  

S&P Global Inc.

    62       25,431  
   

 

 

 
      225,459  
Chemicals — 1.1%  

Chemours Co. (The)

    966       30,410  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    222       27,297  
   

 

 

 
      57,707  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    82       11,396  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    98       28,534  
   

 

 

 
      39,930  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%  

American Express Co.

    12       2,244  

Synchrony Financial

    1,072       37,316  
   

 

 

 
      39,560  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  

Sealed Air Corp.

    239       16,003  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 0.6%  

Pool Corp.

    77       32,559  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%  

NRG Energy Inc.

    102       3,913  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    36       5,687  

Vontier Corp.

    774       19,652  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    42       17,375  
   

 

 

 
      42,714  
Entertainment — 0.1%  

Playtika Holding Corp.(a)

    131       2,532  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    22       3,383  
   

 

 

 
      5,915  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  

Public Storage

    29       11,318  
Security   Shares     Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

SBA Communications Corp.

    11     $ 3,785  
   

 

 

 
      15,103  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    168       96,743  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.9%  

Hershey Co. (The)

    234       50,691  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9%  

Abbott Laboratories

    6       710  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)

    3,528       75,922  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    45       24,618  
   

 

 

 
            101,250  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%  

Chemed Corp.

    52       26,340  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    125       14,139  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    151       37,843  

McKesson Corp.

    5       1,531  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    47       15,679  
   

 

 

 
      95,532  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    56       11,898  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    140       56,981  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    168       19,913  
   

 

 

 
      76,894  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    385       10,749  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    39       7,074  
   

 

 

 
      17,823  
Household Products — 0.2%  

Clorox Co. (The)

    88       12,235  
   

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services — 4.0%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    30       83,440  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    24       67,032  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    297       66,041  
   

 

 

 
      216,513  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.4%  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    90       293,395  

eBay Inc.

    623       35,673  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    175       19,387  
   

 

 

 
      348,455  
IT Services — 0.6%  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    50       17,869  

Paychex Inc.

    60       8,188  

Visa Inc., Class A

    21       4,657  
   

 

 

 
      30,714  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)

    92       5,518  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2%  

Danaher Corp.

    20       5,867  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    316       11,145  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    34       46,688  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    1       591  
   

 

 

 
      64,291  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery — 0.2%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    252     $ 9,894  
   

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 1.5%            

Dollar General Corp.

    32       7,124  

Target Corp.

    353       74,914  
   

 

 

 
      82,038  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.7%  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    1,491       92,621  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.5%  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    10       2,723  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    854       25,928  
   

 

 

 
      28,651  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    233       66,724  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    765       29,805  

Zoetis Inc.

    10       1,886  
   

 

 

 
      98,415  
Professional Services — 1.9%  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    1,027       90,212  

Robert Half International Inc.

    136       15,528  
   

 

 

 
      105,740  
Road & Rail — 0.3%  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    62       18,518  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.7%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    351       38,378  

Allegro MicroSystems Inc.(a)

    785       22,294  

Applied Materials Inc.

    111       14,630  

Broadcom Inc.

    49       30,854  

KLA Corp.

    50       18,303  

Lam Research Corp.

    26       13,978  

NVIDIA Corp.

    577       157,440  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    701       107,127  

Teradyne Inc.

    207       24,474  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    257       47,154  
   

 

 

 
      474,632  
Software — 22.2%  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    114       51,941  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    230       38,035  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

    238       69,932  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    277       45,555  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    141       14,227  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    296       67,216  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    611       14,206  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    69       32,186  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    162       55,362  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    60       28,496  

Intuit Inc.

    89       42,795  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    355       49,242  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,068             637,585  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    252       6,683  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    214       5,739  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

 

Oracle Corp.

    332     $ 27,466  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    221       12,106  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    34       11,331  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    18       4,343  
   

 

 

 
      1,214,446  
Specialty Retail — 5.4%  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    10       20,446  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    355       16,969  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    328       29,815  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    351       105,065  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)

    910       17,618  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    226       45,695  

Tractor Supply Co.

    23       5,367  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    372       53,940  
   

 

 

 
      294,915  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 14.9%  

Apple Inc.

    4,146       723,933  

HP Inc.

    1,640       59,532  

NetApp Inc.

    333       27,639  
   

 

 

 
      811,104  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.2%            

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    245       22,180  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    211       57,766  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    32       11,687  

Nike Inc., Class B

    199       26,777  
   

 

 

 
      118,410  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%            

WW Grainger Inc.

    20       10,316  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $5,653,910)

      5,449,034  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments            

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    4,275       4,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $4,273)

      4,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $5,658,183)

      5,453,308  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      5,660  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   5,458,968  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Growth Style ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
   

Income

    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 127,035      $        $ (122,719 )(a)         $             (43    $ 1      $ 4,274        4,275              $ 832 (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  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 5,449,034        $        $        $ 5,449,034  

Money Market Funds

     4,274                            4,274  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 5,453,308        $        $        $ 5,453,308  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    19     $ 8,387  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    70       31,305  
   

 

 

 
      39,692  
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.2%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    198       21,326  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    367       37,860  

FedEx Corp.

    105       24,296  
   

 

 

 
      83,482  
Banks — 2.0%            

Citigroup Inc.

    375       20,025  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    195       8,839  

Comerica Inc.

    60       5,426  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    152       20,721  

Popular Inc.

    895       73,157  

Regions Financial Corp.

    880       19,589  
   

 

 

 
            147,757  
Biotechnology — 1.4%            

Amgen Inc.

    149       36,031  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    60       12,636  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    700       41,615  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    56       14,614  
   

 

 

 
      104,896  
Building Products — 1.3%            

Hayward Holdings Inc.(a)

    61       1,014  

Lennox International Inc.

    223       57,503  

Masco Corp.

    744       37,944  
   

 

 

 
      96,461  
Capital Markets — 9.4%            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    64       19,223  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    1,154       128,463  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    968       27,027  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    216       71,302  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    4,150       136,328  

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    2,956       101,982  

Morgan Stanley

    376       32,862  

MSCI Inc.

    32       16,092  

Northern Trust Corp.

    18       2,096  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    462       50,779  

S&P Global Inc.

    1       410  

State Street Corp.

    369       32,147  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    409       27,771  

Virtu Financial Inc., Class A

    927       34,503  
   

 

 

 
      680,985  
Chemicals — 0.1%            

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    48       4,947  

Chemours Co. (The)

    112       3,526  
   

 

 

 
      8,473  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%            

Republic Services Inc.

    198       26,235  

Waste Management Inc.

    173       27,421  
   

 

 

 
      53,656  
Communications Equipment — 2.1%            

Cisco Systems Inc.

    911       50,797  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    26       966  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    237       57,402  
Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

   

Ubiquiti Inc.(b)

    160     $ 46,586  
   

 

 

 
      155,751  
Consumer Finance — 2.7%            

Ally Financial Inc.

    1,765       76,742  

American Express Co.

    47       8,789  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    290       38,074  

OneMain Holdings Inc.

    823       39,019  

SLM Corp.

    625       11,475  

Synchrony Financial

    678       23,601  
   

 

 

 
      197,700  
Containers & Packaging — 1.4%            

Amcor PLC

    2,816       31,905  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    52       9,047  

Ball Corp.

    87       7,830  

Sealed Air Corp.

    498       33,346  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    452       20,896  
   

 

 

 
            103,024  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%            

H&R Block Inc.

    805       20,962  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%            

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    466       14,404  

Voya Financial Inc.

    567       37,621  
   

 

 

 
      52,025  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.1%            

AT&T Inc.

    2,075       49,032  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    4,494       50,648  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    2,430       123,784  
   

 

 

 
      223,464  
Electric Utilities — 2.2%            

Duke Energy Corp.

    197       21,997  

Entergy Corp.

    317       37,010  

Exelon Corp.

    12       572  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    226       10,364  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    1,227       51,914  

IDACORP Inc.

    56       6,460  

NRG Energy Inc.

    506       19,410  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    8       625  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    157       11,331  
   

 

 

 
      159,683  
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%            

nVent Electric PLC

    1,121       38,988  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%  

Avnet Inc.

    358       14,531  

Corning Inc.

    26       960  

Jabil Inc.

    52       3,210  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    642       16,300  
   

 

 

 
      35,001  
Entertainment — 0.7%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    295       23,632  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    50       6,326  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)(b)

    87       13,375  

Zynga Inc., Class A(a)

    383       3,539  
   

 

 

 
      46,872  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.0%            

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    917       23,668  

Equity Residential

    384       34,529  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    536       18,401  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    292     $ 4,088  

Public Storage

    84       32,784  

SBA Communications Corp.

    99       34,066  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    825       66,973  
   

 

 

 
      214,509  
Food & Staples Retailing — 4.1%  

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    2,399       79,767  

Kroger Co. (The)

    1,328       76,187  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    170       7,611  

Walmart Inc.

    879       130,901  
   

 

 

 
          294,466  
Food Products — 1.6%  

Campbell Soup Co.

    299       13,326  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    2,297       59,056  

General Mills Inc.

    53       3,589  

Hershey Co. (The)

    106       22,963  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    139       18,822  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    9       565  
   

 

 

 
      118,321  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    107       7,351  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.6%  

Abbott Laboratories

    135       15,979  

Baxter International Inc.

    14       1,086  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    117       5,759  

Figs Inc., Class A(a)

    3,154       67,874  

Medtronic PLC

    110       12,204  

Zimvie Inc.(a)

    3,817       87,180  
   

 

 

 
      190,082  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    19       1,077  

Chemed Corp.

    20       10,131  

CVS Health Corp.

    840       85,016  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    182       20,586  

McKesson Corp.

    30       9,184  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    55       18,348  

Signify Health Inc., Class A(a)

    481       8,730  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    99       50,487  
   

 

 

 
      203,559  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%  

Cerner Corp.

    103       9,637  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    93       37,852  

McDonald’s Corp.

    178       44,016  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    475       56,302  
   

 

 

 
      138,170  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

Newell Brands Inc.

    1,091       23,358  
   

 

 

 
Household Products — 2.5%  

Clorox Co. (The)

    13       1,807  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    270       20,474  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    217       26,726  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    864       132,019  
   

 

 

 
      181,026  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4%  

Vistra Corp.

    1,290       29,993  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares      Value  
Insurance — 8.4%  

Aflac Inc.

    791      $ 50,932  

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    3        2,541  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    380        52,634  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    262        38,152  

Aon PLC, Class A

    60        19,538  

Assurant Inc.

    124        22,547  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    364        23,172  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    200        12,094  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    775        40,036  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    13        1,767  

CNA Financial Corp.

    544        26,449  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    25        7,535  

Globe Life Inc.

    41        4,125  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    212        31,698  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    396        28,437  

Loews Corp.

    703        45,568  

Mercury General Corp.

    619        34,045  

MetLife Inc.

    724        50,883  

Old Republic International Corp.

    621        16,065  

Primerica Inc.

    191        26,133  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    104        7,635  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    114        20,831  

Unum Group

    135        4,254  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    36        40,905  
    

 

 

 
           607,976  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%  

Qurate Retail Inc., Series A

    4,853        23,100  

Wayfair Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    173        19,165  
    

 

 

 
       42,265  
IT Services — 2.2%  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    61        7,283  

Concentrix Corp.

    75        12,492  

International Business Machines Corp.

    84        10,922  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,507        32,892  

Paychex Inc.

    84        11,463  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    240        53,390  

Western Union Co. (The)

    1,754        32,870  
    

 

 

 
       161,312  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

Hasbro Inc.

    60        4,915  
    

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%  

Danaher Corp.

    83        24,346  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    72        42,527  
    

 

 

 
       66,873  
Machinery — 2.4%  

AGCO Corp.

    76        11,098  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.

    665        26,108  

Dover Corp.

    48        7,531  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    53        11,098  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1,384        106,499  

Pentair PLC

    167        9,053  
    

 

 

 
       171,387  
Media — 0.9%  

Altice USA Inc., Class A(a)

    322        4,019  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    550        25,751  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)

    1,432        23,671  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    16        354  

News Corp., Class B

    157        3,536  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    4     $ 339  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,282       8,487  
   

 

 

 
      66,157  
Metals & Mining — 0.7%  

Alcoa Corp.

    174       15,665  

Nucor Corp.

    4       595  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    184       33,736  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    22       1,836  
   

 

 

 
      51,832  
Multi-Utilities — 1.3%  

Ameren Corp.

    359       33,660  

CMS Energy Corp.

    48       3,357  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    274       25,942  

NiSource Inc.

    257       8,173  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    204       20,361  
   

 

 

 
      91,493  
Multiline Retail — 1.3%  

Kohl’s Corp.

    363       21,947  

Target Corp.

    349       74,065  
   

 

 

 
      96,012  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    7,956       86,482  

APA Corp.

    82       3,389  

Chevron Corp.

    194       31,589  

ConocoPhillips

    524       52,400  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    1,061       28,615  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,220       72,139  

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    867       47,043  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    228       18,831  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    892       22,398  
   

 

 

 
          362,886  
Paper & Forest Products — 2.6%  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    1,494       92,807  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    2,940       97,843  
   

 

 

 
      190,650  
Personal Products — 0.4%  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

    1,000       30,360  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.8%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,360       99,321  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    109       31,214  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,223       216,752  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    1,975       162,049  

Organon & Co.

    345       12,051  

Pfizer Inc.

    2,130       110,270  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    166       6,467  
   

 

 

 
      638,124  
Professional Services — 1.7%  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,264       22,145  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)

    321       50,468  

Legalzoomcom Inc.(a)(b)

    1,018       14,394  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    55       5,166  

Robert Half International Inc.

    240       27,403  
   

 

 

 
      119,576  
Road & Rail — 0.3%  

Landstar System Inc.

    47       7,089  

Schneider National Inc., Class B

    612       15,606  
   

 

 

 
      22,695  
Security   Shares      Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.9%  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    129      $ 10,938  

Intel Corp.

    821        40,689  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    19        3,516  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    113        14,023  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    381        69,906  
    

 

 

 
       139,072  
Software — 1.5%  

CDK Global Inc.

    89        4,332  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    344        34,710  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    272        37,729  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    275        7,293  

Oracle Corp.

    48        3,971  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    459        22,624  
    

 

 

 
       110,659  
Specialty Retail — 2.3%  

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    131        13,045  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    10        20,446  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    186        8,891  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    332        30,179  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    310        31,006  

Foot Locker Inc.

    325        9,639  

Leslie’s Inc.(a)

    546        10,571  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    297        43,065  
    

 

 

 
       166,842  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.8%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    5,263        87,945  

HP Inc.

    1,539        55,865  

NetApp Inc.

    336        27,888  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    1,665        33,583  
    

 

 

 
       205,281  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    256        23,176  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    143        39,149  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    95        10,777  
    

 

 

 
       73,102  
Tobacco — 1.6%  

Altria Group Inc.

    565        29,521  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    887        83,325  
    

 

 

 
       112,846  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    33        2,812  

Watsco Inc.

    42        12,795  

WW Grainger Inc.

    69        35,589  
    

 

 

 
       51,196  
    

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $7,484,824)
             7,242,855  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments  
Money Market Funds — 1.6%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    105,581        105,560  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® Factors US Value Style ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    10,000     $ 10,000  
   

 

 

 
      115,560  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
(Cost: $115,543)

 

    115,560  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.3%
(Cost: $7,600,367)

 

    7,358,415  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.3)%

      (95,420
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $   7,262,995  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 178,136     $     $ (72,551 )(a)    $ (42   $ 17     $ 105,560       105,581     $ 910 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

          10,000 (a)                        10,000       10,000       1        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (42   $ 17     $ 115,560       $ 911     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                       

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 7,242,855        $        $        $ 7,242,855  

Money Market Funds

     115,560                            115,560  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 7,358,415        $        $        $ 7,358,415  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

 

Ducommun Inc.(a)

    13,637     $ 714,442  
   

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

   

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,369       636,461  
   

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.7%

   

Dana Inc.

    36,346       638,599  

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    71,767       646,621  
   

 

 

 
          1,285,220  

Banks — 31.5%

 

1st Source Corp.

    14,535       672,244  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    19,129       854,684  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    20,969       769,353  

Banc of California Inc.

    44,269       857,048  

BancFirst Corp.

    10,970       912,814  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)

    20,100       721,188  

BankUnited Inc.

    12,864       565,501  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    42,054       665,294  

Cadence Bank

    18,159       531,332  

Cathay General Bancorp

    20,678       925,340  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    26,791       747,469  

City Holding Co.

    4,962       390,509  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    15,290       493,408  

Community Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    15,879       654,215  

ConnectOne Bancorp. Inc.

    31,851       1,019,551  

CrossFirst Bankshares Inc.(a)

    51,610       813,374  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    40,027       2,087,008  

CVB Financial Corp.

    25,842       599,793  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    51,406       1,777,105  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    16,449       778,202  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    67,647       887,529  

First Bancshares Inc. (The)

    21,367       719,213  

First Busey Corp.

    28,247       715,779  

First Financial Bancorp

    34,589       797,276  

First Financial Corp./IN

    14,288       618,385  

First Foundation Inc.

    34,276       832,564  

First Merchants Corp.

    19,347       804,835  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    42,595       951,998  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    48,050       798,591  

German American Bancorp. Inc.

    16,508       627,139  

Great Southern Bancorp. Inc.

    12,369       729,895  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    23,833       1,242,891  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    44,282       1,089,780  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    67,364       757,845  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    16,494       413,340  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    29,607       669,118  

HomeStreet Inc.

    13,513       640,246  

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    54,340       873,787  

Horizon Bancorp Inc./IN

    44,414       829,209  

Independent Bank Corp.

    19,902       1,625,794  

Independent Bank Corp./MI

    35,687       785,114  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    10,142       721,705  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    61,724       921,539  

Lakeland Bancorp. Inc.

    45,014       751,734  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    18,811       1,033,100  

Midland States Bancorp. Inc.

    34,874       1,006,464  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    13,605       491,549  

Nicolet Bankshares Inc.(a)(b)

    8,207       767,929  

OFG Bancorp

    28,678       763,982  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

 

Old National Bancorp./IN

    35,674     $ 584,340  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    18,051       638,103  

Peoples Bancorp. Inc./OH

    23,470       734,846  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    2,254       166,999  

Premier Financial Corp.

    28,810       873,807  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    19,252       569,474  

Sandy Spring Bancorp. Inc.

    19,416       872,167  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    24,847       870,142  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    22,768       596,977  

South State Corp.

    9,320       760,419  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    14,400       825,264  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    7,890       617,550  

Towne Bank/Portsmouth VA

    27,350       818,859  

TriCo Bancshares

    18,298       732,469  

TriState Capital Holdings Inc.(a)

    33,854       1,124,968  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    14,396       1,353,512  

Trustmark Corp.

    15,645       475,452  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    20,871       727,980  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    25,247       878,596  

Valley National Bancorp.

    65,402       851,534  

Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc.

    14,615       767,287  
   

 

 

 
          56,544,507  

Biotechnology — 0.3%

   

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    46,420       525,010  
   

 

 

 

Building Products — 1.5%

   

American Woodmark Corp.(a)

    5,704       279,211  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    20,978       995,616  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    23,974       886,798  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    24,347       511,044  
   

 

 

 
      2,672,669  

Capital Markets — 1.7%

   

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    186,913       822,417  

Cowen Inc., Class A

    27,578       747,364  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    20,819       709,095  

Piper Sandler Cos

    6,135       805,219  
   

 

 

 
      3,084,095  

Chemicals — 2.4%

   

AdvanSix Inc.

    34,806       1,778,238  

Avient Corp.

    16,943       813,264  

Ecovyst Inc.

    43,776       506,051  

HB Fuller Co.

    9,787       646,627  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    8,768       580,003  
   

 

 

 
      4,324,183  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.7%

 

ABM Industries Inc.

    12,246       563,806  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    77,202       617,616  

BrightView Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,359       535,676  

HNI Corp.

    14,271       528,741  

Interface Inc.

    73,223       993,636  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)

    31,090       561,174  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    20,055       648,980  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    26,767       925,067  

SP Plus Corp.(a)

    24,999       783,969  

Steelcase Inc., Class A

    44,410       530,699  
   

 

 

 
      6,689,364  

Communications Equipment — 0.6%

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    32,043       502,755  
 

 

 

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iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

 

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    20,562     $ 659,629  
   

 

 

 
      1,162,384  

Construction & Engineering — 2.5%

 

Arcosa Inc.

    10,182       582,920  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    6,621       745,723  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.(a)

    47,102       660,841  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    12,058       1,133,934  

Primoris Services Corp.

    24,875       592,522  

Sterling Construction Co. Inc.(a)

    31,671       848,783  
   

 

 

 
          4,564,723  

Construction Materials — 0.5%

 

Summit Materials Inc., Class A(a)

    27,118       842,285  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

   

EZCORP Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    89,001       537,566  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)

    4,244       814,169  
   

 

 

 
      1,351,735  

Distributors — 0.7%

 

Funko Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    77,427       1,335,616  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%

   

Laureate Education Inc., Class A

    33,703       399,381  
   

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.2%

   

Encore Wire Corp.

    9,665       1,102,486  

Powell Industries Inc.

    18,598       361,173  

Thermon Group Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,963       647,401  
   

 

 

 
      2,111,060  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.5%

 

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    22,273       557,716  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)

    7,920       849,974  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    30,046       646,890  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    15,725       680,106  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    16,552       669,032  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    39,239       581,522  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    28,756       563,618  
   

 

 

 
      4,548,858  

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.8%

 

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(a)

    70,177       589,487  

RPC Inc.(a)

    169,813       1,811,904  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc., Class A

    70,782       799,129  
   

 

 

 
      3,200,520  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.2%

 

Acadia Realty Trust

    42,670       924,659  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    38,740       882,110  

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    32,986       568,019  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    32,579       485,101  

SITE Centers Corp.

    62,265       1,040,448  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    86,540       861,938  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    51,113       985,970  
   

 

 

 
      5,748,245  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%

 

Andersons Inc. (The)

    23,380       1,175,079  

SpartanNash Co.

    27,419       904,553  
   

 

 

 
      2,079,632  

Food Products — 0.3%

 

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    19,582       507,370  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Gas Utilities — 0.6%

 

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    7,114     $ 556,955  

Spire Inc.

    8,415       603,861  
   

 

 

 
      1,160,816  

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%

 

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    21,504       515,881  
   

 

 

 

Household Durables — 2.4%

 

Century Communities Inc.

    10,602       567,949  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    33,110       863,178  

Hooker Furnishings Corp.

    17,395       329,461  

KB Home

    11,672       377,939  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    14,186       374,085  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    9,721       431,126  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    4,060       321,674  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    18,211       495,704  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    24,724       496,458  
   

 

 

 
      4,257,574  

Insurance — 4.2%

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    20,369       812,927  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    27,944       701,115  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    9,271       380,296  

Enstar Group Ltd.(a)

    2,775       724,691  

HCI Group Inc.

    9,095       620,097  

Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.

    44,131       315,095  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    10,999       460,088  

ProAssurance Corp.

    23,245       624,826  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    8,706       777,968  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    64,577       483,036  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    8,383       508,094  

United Fire Group Inc.

    22,093       686,430  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    32,379       436,793  
   

 

 

 
      7,531,456  

Machinery — 3.4%

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

    12,139       472,571  

Barnes Group Inc.

    12,528       503,500  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY

    13,554       574,690  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    7,945       776,465  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    15,234       784,703  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    21,387       760,736  

Mueller Industries Inc.

    16,576       897,922  

REV Group Inc.

    56,860       761,924  

Wabash National Corp.

    37,543       557,138  
   

 

 

 
      6,089,649  

Marine — 0.7%

 

Matson Inc.

    11,182           1,348,773  
   

 

 

 

Media — 0.5%

 

Scholastic Corp.

    21,372       860,864  
   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 4.5%

 

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    51,411       1,379,871  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    24,676       1,035,898  

Commercial Metals Co.

    22,438       933,870  

Haynes International Inc.

    26,227       1,117,270  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    8,372       788,308  

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A

    23,313       1,210,877  

Warrior Met Coal Inc.

    26,241       973,804  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    10,979       564,430  
   

 

 

 
      8,004,328  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 0.2%

 

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc.

    45,362     $ 392,381  
   

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.3%

   

Avista Corp.

    13,157       594,039  

Black Hills Corp.

    8,376       645,120  

NorthWestern Corp.

    9,213       557,294  

Unitil Corp.

    11,596       578,408  
   

 

 

 
          2,374,861  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.5%

 

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.(a)

    180,768       1,435,298  

CNX Resources Corp.(a)

    47,517       984,552  

DHT Holdings Inc.

    86,828       503,603  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    56,015       811,657  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    128,468       273,637  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    21,173       572,518  
   

 

 

 
      4,581,265  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    11,815       331,174  

Glatfelter Corp.

    32,568       403,192  
   

 

 

 
      734,366  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    12,293       650,791  
   

 

 

 

Professional Services — 1.7%

   

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    22,801       902,464  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    26,267       569,731  

Resources Connection Inc.

    38,865       666,146  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)

    28,968       836,885  
   

 

 

 
      2,975,226  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    13,716       380,345  
   

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.1%

 

ArcBest Corp.

    14,434       1,161,937  

Covenant Logistics Group Inc., Class A

    25,592       550,996  

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    54,204       210,311  
   

 

 

 
      1,923,244  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.0%

 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    34,969       1,911,056  

Amkor Technology Inc.

    40,056       870,016  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    32,826       847,896  
   

 

 

 
      3,628,968  

Software — 0.4%

 

Xperi Holding Corp.

    39,043       676,225  
   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 3.3%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    32,170       1,029,118  

Hibbett Inc.

    11,444       507,427  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    17,448       702,456  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    23,049       1,056,336  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    15,005       377,976  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc.(a)

    31,275       334,330  

Tilly’s Inc., Class A

    74,307       695,513  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)(b)

    21,515       540,242  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Specialty Retail (continued)

 

Zumiez Inc.(a)(b)

    16,129     $ 616,289  
   

 

 

 
      5,859,687  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8%

   

Movado Group Inc.

    45,101       1,761,194  

Superior Group of Companies Inc.

    19,292       344,362  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    34,947       632,541  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)

    73,284       562,088  
   

 

 

 
      3,300,185  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 3.2%

   

Kearny Financial Corp./MD

    62,220       801,394  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    25,139       518,366  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    49,101       705,091  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    29,800       697,320  

Radian Group Inc.

    30,685       681,514  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    13,110       418,602  

Washington Federal Inc.

    21,506       705,827  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    26,036       1,213,798  
   

 

 

 
      5,741,912  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 3.5%

   

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.(a)(b)

    14,449       856,537  

Boise Cascade Co.

    11,222       779,592  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    27,810       753,373  

GMS Inc.(a)(b)

    18,594       925,423  

Rush Enterprises Inc., Class A

    13,296       676,899  

Titan Machinery Inc.(a)

    33,879       957,421  

WESCO International Inc.(a)

    10,184       1,325,346  
   

 

 

 
      6,274,591  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 96.7%
(Cost: $169,627,158)

      173,591,148  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

Money Market Funds — 5.5%

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    3,780,117       3,779,361  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    6,160,000       6,160,000  
   

 

 

 
      9,939,361  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 5.5%
(Cost: $9,939,118)

      9,939,361  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 102.2%
(Cost: $179,566,276)

      183,530,509  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.2)%

      (4,032,018
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   179,498,491  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   

     

 

Affiliated Issuer

   

Value at

03/31/21

 

 

   

Purchases

at Cost

 

 

   

Proceeds

from Sales

 

 

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

   

Value at

03/31/22

 

 

   

Shares

Held at

03/31/22

 

 

 

    Income      

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 376,585     $ 3,405,257 (a)    $     $ (2,724   $ 243     $ 3,779,361       3,780,117     $ 2,895 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    11,350,000             (5,190,000 )(a)                  6,160,000       6,160,000       1,375          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (2,724   $ 243     $ 9,939,361       $ 4,270     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts
Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

    3       06/17/22     $ 310     $ 8,112  
       

 

 

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity   Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty(a)    Termination
Date
     Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
     Gross
Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

  Monthly   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)      02/27/23      $ 1,234,554      $ (40,573 )(c)    $ 1,193,744        0.7
  Monthly   HSBC Bank PLC(d)      02/10/23        2,183,891           59,014 (e)      2,217,745        1.2  
 

Monthly

  JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)      02/08/23        2,141,519        (10,725 )(g)      2,125,039        1.2  
            

 

 

   

 

 

    
             $ 7,716     $ 5,536,528     
            

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c) 

Amount includes $237 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $25,160 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $5,755 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

     (b)    (d)   (f)

  

 

Range:

   65 basis points    65 basis points   65 basis points
 

Benchmarks:

   USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate   USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
     (FEDL01)    (OBFR01)   (OBFR01)

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

 

Banks  

BankUnited Inc.

    705     $ 30,992       2.6%  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    3,402       94,916       7.9     

CVB Financial Corp.

    1,154       26,784       2.2     

First Financial Bancorp.

    1,209       27,867       2.3     

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    631       15,813       1.3     

Independent Bank Corp.

    67       5,473       0.5     

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    580       20,955       1.7     

OFG Bancorp.

    3,079       82,025       6.9     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    576       20,362       1.7     

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    5,359       397,048       33.3     

Simmons First National Corp.

    2,910       76,300       6.4     

Trustmark Corp.

    1,254       38,109       3.2     

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    89       3,097       0.3     
   

 

 

   
      839,741    
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    1,518       62,268       5.2     

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    345       14,431       1.2     

ProAssurance Corp.

    996       26,772       2.3     
   

 

 

   
      103,471    
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    326       7,628       0.6     

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    564       18,009       1.5     

WSFS Financial Corp.

    4,824       224,895       18.9     
   

 

 

   
      250,532    
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      1,193,744    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 1,193,744    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    40     $ 1,787       0.1%  

BankUnited Inc.

    5,346       235,010       10.6     

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    4,989       78,926       3.6     

Cadence Bank

    2,826       82,689       3.7     

City Holding Co.

    1,059       83,343       3.7     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    2,243       72,382       3.3     

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    8,261       108,384       4.9     

First Financial Bancorp.

    1,521       35,059       1.6     

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    5,253       129,276       5.8     

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    7,287       182,612       8.2     

HomeStreet Inc.

    2,274       107,742       4.9     

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    2,243       123,186       5.5     

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    2,554       92,276       4.2     

OFG Bancorp.

    382       10,176       0.5     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    2,142       75,720       3.4     
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    2,535     $ 187,818       8.5  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    2,438       72,116       3.2  

Simmons First National Corp.

    1,428       37,442       1.7  

Trustmark Corp.

    2,632       79,986       3.6  
   

 

 

   
      1,795,930    
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    1,373       56,320       2.5  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    932       38,986       1.8  

ProAssurance Corp.

    2,503       67,281       3.0  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    1,180       71,520       3.2  
   

 

 

   
      234,107    
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    3,209       75,091       3.4  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    3,527       112,617       5.1  
   

 

 

   
      187,708    
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      2,217,745    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 2,217,745    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

BankUnited Inc.

    1,532     $ 67,347       3.2%  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    4,887       77,312       3.6     

Cadence Bank

    2,180       63,787       3.0     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    2,824       78,790       3.7     

City Holding Co.

    1,772       139,456       6.6     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    1,290       41,628       2.0     

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    9,957       130,636       6.1     

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    5,070       124,773       5.9     

HomeStreet Inc.

    1,604       75,998       3.6     

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    4,735       76,139       3.6     

Independent Bank Corp.

    501       40,927       1.9     

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    2,270       124,668       5.9     

OFG Bancorp.

    3,824       101,871       4.8     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    1,472       52,035       2.4     

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    3,804       281,838       13.3     

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    3,688       109,091       5.1     

Simmons First National Corp.

    1,209       31,700       1.5     

Trustmark Corp.

    1,438       43,701       2.0     

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    1,130       39,324       1.8     
   

 

 

   
      1,701,021    
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    2,679       109,893       5.2     

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    1,165       48,732       2.3     

ProAssurance Corp.

    1,960       52,685       2.5     

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    675       40,912       1.9     
   

 

 

   
      252,222    
   

 

 

   
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    3,385     $ 79,209       3.7  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    1,986       92,587       4.4  
   

 

 

   
      171,796    
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      2,125,039    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 2,125,039    
   

 

 

   

    

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

         
      Premiums
Paid
       Premiums
Received
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Total Return Swaps

     $—          $—          $59,014          $(51,298

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 8,112  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

   $ 59,014  
  

 

 

 
   $ 67,126  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Swaps — OTC

  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

   $ 51,298  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (28,738

Swaps

     40,784  
  

 

 

 
   $ 12,046  
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ 8,112  

Swaps

     325,019  
  

 

 

 
   $   333,131  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

   

   

 

Futures contracts:

    
 

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 221,192            
 

Total return swaps:

    
 

Average notional value

   $ 4,674,584        
 

 

   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets     Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Futures contracts

   $ 8,112     $  

Swaps - OTC(a)

     59,014       51,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     67,126       51,298  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (8,112      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     59,014       51,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 
 

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

  Counterparty

 

      for Offset (a)      Received       Received         Assets (b) 

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 59,014       $       $       $       $ 59,014  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 
 

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

  Counterparty

 

      for Offset (a)      Pledged       Pledged         Liabilities (c) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

             $ 40,573                     $                $     —                    $     —                     $ 40,573  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

      10,725                                 10,725  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 51,298       $       $       $       $ 51,298  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® US Small Cap Value Factor  ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                       

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Investments

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

  $ 173,591,148      $      $      $ 173,591,148  

Money Market Funds

    9,939,361                      9,939,361  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 183,530,509      $      $      $ 183,530,509  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

  $ 8,112      $      $      $ 8,112  

Swaps

           59,014               59,014  

Liabilities

          

Swaps

           (51,298             (51,298
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 8,112      $     7,716      $         —      $ 15,828  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Factors US

Growth Style

ETF

    

iShares

Factors US
Value Style
ETF

      

iShares

US Small

Cap Value

Factor ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

         

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 5,449,034      $ 7,242,855        $ 173,591,148  

Affiliated(c)

    4,274        115,560          9,939,361  

Cash

    9,793        1,020          9,504  

Cash pledged:

         

Futures contracts

                    20,000  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

    506                 27,967  

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    7        25          637  

Dividends

    829        10,760          152,333  

Unrealized appreciation on:

         

OTC swaps

                    59,014  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,464,443        7,370,220          183,799,964  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    4,306        105,656          3,781,842  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

                    434,968  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                    3,320  

Investment advisory fees

    1,169        1,569          30,045  

Unrealized depreciation on:

         

OTC swaps

                    51,298  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    5,475        107,225          4,301,473  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,458,968      $ 7,262,995        $ 179,498,491  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,351,386      $ 7,878,603        $ 176,735,090  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (892,418      (615,608        2,763,401  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,458,968      $ 7,262,995        $ 179,498,491  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    150,000        250,000          5,850,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 36.39      $ 29.05        $ 30.68  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None          None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 4,094      $ 100,704        $ 3,587,491  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 5,653,910      $ 7,484,824        $ 169,627,158  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 4,273      $ 115,543        $ 9,939,118  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

Factors US

Growth Style

ETF

   

iShares

Factors US
Value Style

ETF

   

iShares

US Small

Cap Value
Factor ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 50,245     $ 193,405     $ 2,878,762  

Dividends — Affiliated

    3       8       1,397  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    829       903       2,873  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (208     (2,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    51,077       194,108       2,880,189  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

    14,080       18,519       423,098  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    14,080       18,519       423,098  

Less:

     

Investment advisory fees waived

                (144,074
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    14,080       18,519       279,024  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    36,997       175,589       2,601,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (637,356     (81,287     (1,387,298

Investments — Affiliated

    (43     (42     (2,724

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    2,289,969       2,160,379       7,177,677  

Futures contracts

                (28,738

Swaps

                40,784  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    1,652,570       2,079,050       5,799,701  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (1,206,726     (1,743,625     (7,137,680

Investments — Affiliated

    1       17       243  

Futures contracts

                8,112  

Swaps

                325,019  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,206,725     (1,743,608     (6,804,306
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    445,845       335,442       (1,004,605
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 482,842     $ 511,031     $ 1,596,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

  Factors US Growth Style ETF  

      

iShares

Factors US Value Style ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

     Year Ended
03/31/21
       Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 36,997      $ 42,898        $ 175,589      $ 139,344  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,652,570        338,458          2,079,050        (168,124

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,206,725      1,876,990          (1,743,608      2,943,489  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    482,842        2,258,346          511,031        2,914,709  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (43,421      (43,655        (173,963      (158,652
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    167,748        (1,416,764        62,505        614,979  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase in net assets

    607,169        797,927          399,573        3,371,036  

Beginning of year

    4,851,799        4,053,872          6,863,422        3,492,386  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 5,458,968      $  4,851,799        $ 7,262,995      $ 6,863,422  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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

  US Small Cap Value Factor ETF  

 
 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

 

 

   

Period From
10/27/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 2,601,165     $ 374,760  

Net realized gain

    5,799,701       5,494,147  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (6,804,306     10,784,367  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,596,560       16,653,274  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,383,522     (394,188
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    68,225,121       96,801,246  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    66,438,159       113,060,332  

Beginning of period

    113,060,332        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 179,498,491     $ 113,060,332  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 Factors US Growth Style ETF                   

 
        Period From  
  Year Ended

 

    Year Ended         01/14/20 (a) 
  03/31/22

 

    03/31/21       to 03/31/20  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 32.35                      $ 20.27                      $ 24.96  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.24         0.25         0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      4.06                12.08                (4.69
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      4.30         12.33         (4.63
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

           

From net investment income

      (0.26       (0.25       (0.06

Return of capital

                      (0.00 )(e) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.26       (0.25       (0.06
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 36.39       $ 32.35       $ 20.27  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

           

Based on net asset value

      13.28       61.00       (18.54 )%(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

           

Total expenses

      0.25       0.25       0.25 %(i) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.66       0.88       1.20 %(i) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 5,459       $ 4,852       $ 4,054  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      111       103       13 %(g) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 
(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g) 

Not annualized.

(h) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

                    iShares Factors US Value Style ETF                   

 
        Period From  
  Year Ended

 

    Year Ended         01/14/20 (a) 
  03/31/22

 

    03/31/21       to 03/31/20  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 27.45                      $ 17.46                      $ 25.09  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.69         0.51         0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      1.58         10.06         (7.65
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      2.27         10.57         (7.50
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

           

From net investment income

      (0.67       (0.58       (0.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.67       (0.58       (0.13
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.05       $ 27.45       $ 17.46  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

      8.28       61.25       (29.87 )%(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

           

Total expenses

      0.25       0.25       0.25 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.37       2.29       3.09 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 7,263       $ 6,863       $ 3,492  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      104       148       16 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 
(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF

 
        Period From  
    Year Ended         10/27/20 (a) 
    03/31/22       to 03/31/21  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 30.56                  $ 19.56  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.57         0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain(c)

      0.28         10.94  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

      0.85         11.14  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

       

From net investment income

      (0.73       (0.14
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.73       (0.14
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 30.68       $ 30.56  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

       

Based on net asset value

      2.79       57.05 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

       

Total expenses

      0.30       0.30 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.20       0.20 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.84       1.74 %(h) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 179,498       $ 113,060  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      13       14 %(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 
(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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

 

Factors US Growth Style

    Non-diversified      

Factors US Value Style

    Non-diversified  

US Small Cap Value Factor

    Diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When

 

 

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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

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
   
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)
 
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
    Net Amount  

 

 

Factors US Growth Style

       

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 2,654     $ 2,654     $     $  

UBS Securities LLC

    1,440       1,440              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,094     $ 4,094     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Factors US Value Style

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 46,003     $ 46,003     $     $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    11,865       11,865              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    19,784       19,784              

Jefferies LLC

    7,163       7,163              

Morgan Stanley

    14,239       14,239              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,650       1,650              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 100,704     $ 100,704     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

US Small Cap Value Factor

       

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  $ 2,511     $ 2,511     $     $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,756,514       1,756,514              

Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

    161,040       161,040              

Morgan Stanley

    2,888       2,888              

National Financial Services LLC

    484,623       484,623              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    847,941       847,941              

UBS AG

    136,275       136,275              

UBS Securities LLC

    195,699       195,699              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 3,587,491     $ 3,587,491     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

 

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Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket or underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

Factors US Growth Style

    0.25

Factors US Value Style

    0.25  

US Small Cap Value Factor

    0.30  

Expense Waivers: The total of the investment advisory fee and any fund other expenses are a fund’s total annual operating expenses. For the iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee so that the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses after the fee waiver will not exceed 0.20% through March 31, 2023.

This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts waived     

US Small Cap Value Factor

  $ 144,074     

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

Prior to January 1, 2022, each Fund retained 77% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained was not 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 the iShares ETF Complex in a calendar year exceeded a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, retained for the remainder of that calendar year 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained could never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Fees Paid  

to BTC  

 

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 276    

Factors US Value Style

    305    

US Small Cap Value Factor

    1,232    

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized  
Gain (Loss)  
 

Factors US Value Style

  $   712,183      $  1,226,284      $ 63,138    

US Small Cap Value Factor

    83,191        1,062,600        149,923    

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales    

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 6,076,940      $ 6,123,171    

Factors US Value Style

    7,637,734        7,564,593    

US Small Cap Value Factor

    34,238,255        18,201,986    

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind  
Sales  
 

Factors US Growth Style

  $   16,707,200      $   16,505,242    

Factors US Value Style

    13,106,822        13,110,752    

US Small Cap Value Factor

    85,718,100        29,529,953    

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to certain deemed distributions and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 2,316,252      $ (2,316,252 )   

Factors US Value Style

    2,085,948        (2,085,948

US Small Cap Value Factor

    7,158,994        (7,158,994

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

     Year Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

Factors US Growth Style
Ordinary income

  $ 43,421      $ 43,655  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Factors US Value Style
Ordinary income

  $ 173,963      $ 158,652  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

03/31/22

     Period Ended
03/31/21
 

 

 

US Small Cap Value Factor
Ordinary income

  $ 3,383,522      $ 394,188  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, 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) 

   

Qualified

Late-Year Losses

 

(c) 

    Total  

Factors US Growth Style

  $      $     $ (751,181   $ (141,237   $ (892,418 )   

Factors US Value Style

    810              (475,315     (141,103     (615,608

US Small Cap Value Factor

    298,277        (539,143     3,004,267             2,763,401  

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, accounting for swap agreements, timing and recognition of partnership income, characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized    

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 11,990    

Factors US Value Style

     219,929    

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 6,204,489      $ 110,182      $ (861,363   $ (751,181 )   

Factors US Value Style

    7,833,730        208,116        (683,431     (475,315

US Small Cap Value Factor

    180,526,242        13,357,661        (10,353,394     3,004,267  

 

9.

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

 

 

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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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

 

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10.

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            

               03/31/22              

   

Year Ended          

            03/31/21             

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Factors US Growth Style

           

Shares sold

 

        

    450,000     $ 16,814,770             $  

Shares redeemed

      (450,000     (16,647,022             (50,000     (1,416,764
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

          $ 167,748         (50,000   $ (1,416,764
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Factors US Value Style

           

Shares sold

      450,000     $ 13,270,839         100,000     $ 1,668,542  

Shares redeemed

      (450,000     (13,208,334       (50,000     (1,053,563
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

          $ 62,505         50,000     $ 614,979  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Period Ended

03/31/21

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount      Shares     Amount  

 

 

US Small Cap Value Factor

        

Shares sold

    3,300,000     $ 103,708,907        5,400,000     $ 138,471,143  

Shares redeemed

    (1,150,000     (35,483,786      (1,700,000     (41,669,897
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    2,150,000     $ 68,225,121        3,700,000     $ 96,801,246  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF, iShares Factors US Value Style ETF and iShares US

Small Cap Value Factor ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF, iShares Factors US Value Style ETF and iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (three of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and 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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for each of 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 Factors US Growth Style ETF and iShares Factors US Value Style ETF: statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 and statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022.

 

 

iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF: statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 and statements of changes in net assets for the year ended March 31, 2022 and the period October 27, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021.

 

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

  Qualified Dividend

Income

 

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 45,508      

Factors US Value Style

    173,131  

US Small Cap Value Factor

    2,621,645  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

  Qualified Business

Income

 

Factors US Value Style

  $ 1,908      

US Small Cap Value Factor

    52,373  

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

   
iShares ETF  

20% Rate Long-Term

  Capital Gain Dividends

 

Factors US Growth Style

  $ 39,769      

Factors US Value Style

    21,652  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Dividends-Received

Deduction

 

Factors US Growth Style

    100.00

Factors US Value Style

    98.82

US Small Cap Value Factor

    88.50

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)   

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF, iShares Factors US Value Style ETF and iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

 

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

       
   

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

 

Factors US Growth Style(a)

  $   0.258513     $     $   0.000842     $   0.259355         100         0 %(b)      100

Factors US Value Style(a)

    0.652466             0.014196       0.666662         98             2       100  

US Small Cap Value Factor(a)

    0.716641             0.009371       0.726012               99             1       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(65)

  

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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Salim Ramji(b)

(51)

  

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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(66)

   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); Trustee of iShares 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

(67)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(73)

   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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).

Drew E. Lawton

(63)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

John E. Martinez

(60)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

Madhav V. Rajan

(57)

   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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).

Trent Walker

(47)

   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.

Charles Park

(54)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).

Deepa Damre Smith

(46)

   Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).

Rachel Aguirre

(39)

   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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

Jennifer Hsui

(45)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
  Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro

(51)

   Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of March 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the invasion has presented challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets gained slightly, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, although the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and high-yield corporate bonds consequently declined less than investment-grade corporate bonds.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates in March 2022, the first increase of this business cycle. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and raised the prospect of reversing the flow and reducing its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new tone led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will continue to raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.

Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metal markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even higher. Sharp increases in energy prices will exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks amid the ebb and flow of the pandemic, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation.

In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as valuations have become more attractive and inflation-adjusted interest rates remain low. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long term. We favor U.S. equities due to strong earnings momentum, while Japanese equities should benefit from supportive monetary and fiscal policy. We are underweight credit overall, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities for additional yield. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability and quality can help provide portfolio resilience.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2022

 

     
  6-Month   12-Month 
   

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

  5.92 %     15.65
   

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

  (5.55 )   (5.79 )
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

  (3.38 )   1.16
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (8.20 )   (11.37 )
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month
U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  0.05   0.07
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year
U.S. Treasury Index)

  (6.04 )   (3.31 )
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (5.92 )   (4.15 )
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (5.55 )   (4.47 )
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  (4.16 )   (0.66 )
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

Market Overview

   4

Fund Summary

   5

About Fund Performance

   11

Shareholder Expenses

   11

Schedules of Investments

   12

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   36

Statements of Operations

   37

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   38

Financial Highlights

   40

Notes to Financial Statements

   43

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   51

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

   52

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

   53

Supplemental Information

   54

Trustee and Officer Information

   55

General Information

   58

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   59

 

 

 


Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Domestic Market Overview

U.S. stocks advanced for the 12 months ended March 31, 2022 (“reporting period”), when the Russell 3000® Index, a broad measure of U.S. equity market performance, returned 11.92%. The strengthening economy supported equities, as high consumer spending drove robust growth, and most remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Increased economic activity led to strong corporate earnings as companies reaped the benefits of the recovery. Nonetheless, significant challenges emerged, particularly during the second half of the reporting period, including high inflation, rising interest rates, and the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. economic recovery was powered primarily by consumers, who were supported by strong household balance sheets. Prior to the beginning of the reporting period, fiscal stimulus and business closures led to record-high personal savings rates. This allowed consumers to spend at an elevated level throughout much of the reporting period, as pent-up demand was released. The ensuing acceleration in economic activity allowed the U.S. to reach and then surpass its pre-pandemic output level. Hiring increased as businesses restored capacity, and unemployment decreased substantially, falling to 3.6% in March 2022.

The growing economy and rapid increases in consumer spending drove a significant rise in inflation. Supply chains for many goods were disrupted by the pandemic and were unable to quickly adapt to the rapid rebound in demand. In one prominent example of this dynamic, a global shortage of semiconductors created bottlenecks in the production of many goods, including automobiles. Consequently, the price of used cars rose sharply during the reporting period and was a notable factor in overall inflation. Oil prices also rose significantly as demand increased, and the supply of oil was constrained by a lack of investment. The strong job market led to higher wages, particularly at the lower end of the market. These factors led to higher prices in many areas of the economy. By the end of the reporting period the consumer price index, a widely used measure of prices in the U.S., grew at the fastest rate since 1982.

Rising inflation led to a shift in policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (“Fed”). As the reporting period began, the Fed was using accommodative monetary policy to stimulate the economy. Short-term interest rates were kept at near zero levels, and the Fed used bond-buying programs to stabilize debt markets. However, rising prices led the Fed to tighten monetary policy in the second half of the reporting period in an attempt to prevent runaway inflation. The Fed slowed and then ended its bond-buying activities and discussed plans to begin reducing its balance sheet by selling bonds later in 2022. In March 2022, it raised short-term interest rates and indicated that further increases could be necessary. Interest rates rose significantly in anticipation of further tightening, leading to higher borrowing costs for businesses.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 raised the prospect of substantial disruptions to the global economy and increased uncertainty in financial markets. The invasion was met with widespread condemnation and sanctions imposed by many countries on the Russian state, businesses, and individuals. This led to sharp volatility in energy markets, as Russia is a top producer of both oil and natural gas. Furthermore, both Russia and Ukraine are notable exporters of wheat, and the war’s disruption led to concerns surrounding food prices.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened 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

    14.74      23.54       14.74      38.00

Fund Market

    14.47        23.59         14.47        38.08  

Index

    14.81        23.69               14.81        38.21  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return  
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 


(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period


 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio


 
      $        1,000.00          $        1,046.80          $        0.41               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.50          $        0.40          0.08

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    (continued)    iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Investor interest in the environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) attributes of companies continued to grow during the reporting period as ESG investments reached a record level in 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health was a motivating factor for many businesses to reexamine their ESG policies. In August 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a stock exchange’s rule change requiring disclosures designed to encourage diversity on the boards of public companies. A rule proposed by the Department of Labor in October 2021 would expand the ability of retirement plan sponsors to offer ESG products, reversing the stance of the prior administration.

In this environment, the stocks of large-capitalization U.S. companies, screened to exclude companies engaged in controversial activities, posted a strong advance for the reporting period. The information technology sector contributed the most to the Index’s relative return, driven primarily by the strong performance of the largest companies in the sector. These companies benefited from network effects, which allowed them to use existing products and services to make their offerings more attractive to new customers.

Stocks in the healthcare sector advanced, buoyed by earnings growth and a partial return to normalcy in medical care as the coronavirus pandemic abated. The financials sector also contributed to the Index’s return, as the strengthening economy and higher interest rates drove earnings growth.

In terms of relative performance, the Index slightly underperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. Relative to the broader market, the controversial activities exclusion process leads to overweight positions in stocks with a lower environmental impact and fewer potentially socially harmful activities. Consequently, the Index achieved an MSCI ESG quality score of 7.8 and an MSCI ESG fund rating of AA. The Index held relatively overweight positions in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors and underweight positions in the energy and industrials sectors. The underweight in energy was the largest detractor from relative performance, while the overweight to information technology contributed slightly.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Information Technology

    30.9

Health Care

    13.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.3  

Financials

    11.7  

Communication Services

    10.3  

Industrials

    6.3  

Consumer Staples

    5.4  

Real Estate

    3.0  

Materials

    2.8  

Utilities

    1.5  

Energy

    1.1  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Apple Inc.

    7.8

Microsoft Corp.

    6.7  

Amazon.com Inc.

    4.1  

Tesla Inc.

    2.6  

Alphabet Inc., Class A

    2.4  

Alphabet Inc., Class C

    2.2  

NVIDIA Corp.

    2.0  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B

    1.9  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A

    1.5  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1.4  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened 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

    2.88      29.02       2.88      47.42

Fund Market

    2.77        29.16         2.77        47.67  

Index

    3.01        29.29               3.01        47.86  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return  
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 


(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)


 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)


 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period 


(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio


 
      $        1,000.00          $        1,018.00          $        0.60               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.30          $        0.61          0.12

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    (continued)    iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Investor interest in the environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) attributes of companies continued to grow during the reporting period as ESG investments reached a record level in 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health was a motivating factor for many businesses to reexamine their ESG policies. In August 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a stock exchange’s rule change requiring disclosures designed to encourage diversity on the boards of public companies. A rule proposed by the Department of Labor in October 2021 would expand the ability of retirement plan sponsors to offer ESG products, reversing the stance of the prior administration.

In this environment, the stocks of mid-capitalization U.S. companies, screened to exclude companies engaged in controversial activities, advanced for the reporting period. The real estate sector was the top contributor to the Index’s return amid a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices. Despite rising interest rates, borrowing costs were historically low for much of the reporting period, benefiting the sector, which relies heavily on debt financing.

The financials sector was another source of strength, as premiums and income grew in the insurance industry, and many insurers were able to increase insurance rates in an environment of higher inflation. On the downside, stocks in the consumer discretionary sector declined amid slowing revenue growth and supply chain constraints.

In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Relative to the broader market, the controversial activities exclusion process leads to overweight positions in stocks with a lower environmental impact and fewer potentially socially harmful activities. Consequently, the Index achieved an MSCI ESG quality score of 6.3 and an MSCI ESG fund rating of A. The Index held relatively overweight positions in the industrials and financials sectors and underweight positions in the utilities and energy sectors. The underweight position in energy and stock selection in consumer discretionary were the largest detractors from relative performance, while stock selection in information technology contributed.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Industrials

    19.2

Information Technology

    15.0  

Financials

    14.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.2  

Real Estate

    10.7  

Health Care

    9.8  

Materials

    7.6  

Consumer Staples

    3.0  

Energy

    2.1  

Utilities

    1.9  

Communication Services

    1.8  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Targa Resources Corp.

    0.8

Camden Property Trust

    0.8  

Alcoa Corp.

    0.8  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    0.7  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

    0.7  

Wolfspeed Inc.

    0.6  

Cognex Corp.

    0.6  

Darling Ingredients Inc.

    0.6  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    0.6  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    0.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022     iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares ESG Screened S&P Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities while applying screens for company involvement in controversies and controversial business activities, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Sustainability Screened 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

    (0.47 )%       33.10       (0.47 )%       54.59

Fund Market

    (0.52      33.10         (0.52      54.58  

Index

    (0.23      33.89               (0.23      55.94  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 9/22/20. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/24/20.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” on page 11 for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
     

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(10/01/21)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(03/31/22)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
 (a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $        1,000.00          $        990.80          $        0.60               $        1,000.00          $        1,024.30          $        0.61          0.12

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Shareholder Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2022    (continued)    iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Investor interest in the environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) attributes of companies continued to grow during the reporting period as ESG investments reached a record level in 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health was a motivating factor for many businesses to reexamine their ESG policies. In August 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a stock exchange’s rule change requiring disclosures designed to encourage diversity on the boards of public companies. A rule proposed by the Department of Labor in October 2021 would expand the ability of retirement plan sponsors to offer ESG products, reversing the stance of the prior administration.

In this environment, the stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies, screened to exclude companies engaged in controversial activities, posted a slightly negative return for the reporting period. The consumer discretionary sector was the largest detractor from the Index’s return, as the Omicron COVID-19 variant led to reduced operating hours and temporary closures at restaurants. The healthcare sector also declined, as the stocks of many smaller companies in the sector weakened. Rising interest rates worked against companies early in the product development process, with investors seeking more predictable cash flows as the cost of borrowing increased. On the upside, the real estate sector benefited from a nationwide rise in both residential and commercial property prices, and increased production helped equipment manufacturers in the energy sector.

In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Relative to the broader market, the controversial activities exclusion process leads to overweight positions in stocks with a lower environmental impact and fewer potentially socially harmful activities. Consequently, the Index achieved an MSCI ESG quality score of 5.3 and an MSCI ESG fund rating of BBB. The Index held a relatively overweight position in the information technology sector and underweight positions in the energy and financials sectors. The underweight position and stock selection in energy detracted the most from relative performance, while stock selection in healthcare and financials contributed.

Portfolio Information

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Financials

    17.5

Industrials

    16.4  

Information Technology

    14.6  

Health Care

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Real Estate

    9.6  

Materials

    5.7  

Consumer Staples

    4.8  

Energy

    3.2  

Communication Services

    1.9  

Utilities

    1.9  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments

(a) 

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    0.6

Omnicell Inc.

    0.6  

Exponent Inc.

    0.6  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    0.6  

Vonage Holdings Corp.

    0.6  

Rogers Corp.

    0.6  

Matson Inc.

    0.6  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.

    0.5  

UFP Industries Inc.

    0.5  

ExlService Holdings Inc.

    0.5  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

Shareholder Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in a Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%            

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    2,507     $ 90,101  

TransDigm Group Inc.(a)

    348       226,736  
   

 

 

 
      316,837  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%            

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    857       92,307  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    1,118       115,333  

FedEx Corp.

    1,615       373,695  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    4,800       1,029,408  
   

 

 

 
          1,610,743  
Airlines — 0.2%            

Alaska Air Group Inc.(a)

    820       47,568  

American Airlines Group Inc.(a)

    4,303       78,530  

Delta Air Lines Inc.(a)

    4,194       165,957  

Southwest Airlines Co.(a)

    3,935       180,223  

United Airlines Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,148       99,581  
   

 

 

 
      571,859  
Auto Components — 0.1%            

Aptiv PLC(a)

    1,785       213,682  

BorgWarner Inc.

    1,542       59,984  
   

 

 

 
      273,666  
Automobiles — 3.0%            

Ford Motor Co.

    25,874       437,529  

General Motors Co.(a)

    9,578       418,942  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    5,511       5,938,654  
   

 

 

 
      6,795,125  
Banks — 3.7%            

Bank of America Corp.

    46,760       1,927,447  

Citigroup Inc.

    13,079       698,419  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    2,838       128,646  

Comerica Inc.

    862       77,951  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

    4,493       193,379  

First Republic Bank/CA

    1,173       190,143  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    9,491       138,758  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    19,380       2,641,882  

KeyCorp

    6,190       138,532  

M&T Bank Corp.

    849       143,905  

People’s United Financial Inc.

    2,711       54,193  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    2,778       512,402  

Regions Financial Corp.

    6,223       138,524  

Signature Bank/New York NY

    414       121,505  

SVB Financial Group(a)

    388       217,067  

Truist Financial Corp.

    8,819       500,037  

U.S. Bancorp.

    8,920       474,098  

Zions Bancorp. N.A.

    1,014       66,478  
   

 

 

 
      8,363,366  
Beverages — 1.6%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    1,214       81,362  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    25,594       1,586,828  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    1,085       249,897  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    1,238       66,084  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    2,483       198,392  

PepsiCo Inc.

    9,099       1,522,991  
   

 

 

 
      3,705,554  
Biotechnology — 2.1%            

AbbVie Inc.

    11,629       1,885,177  

Amgen Inc.

    3,706       896,185  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    969       204,071  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    8,265     $ 491,354  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,229       97,607  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    2,221       382,590  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    704       491,688  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,677       437,647  
   

 

 

 
          4,886,319  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A O Smith Corp.

    844       53,923  

Allegion PLC

    591       64,880  

Carrier Global Corp.

    5,602       256,964  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

    883       65,589  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    4,613       302,474  

Masco Corp.

    1,545       78,795  

Trane Technologies PLC

    1,541       235,311  
   

 

 

 
      1,057,936  
Capital Markets — 3.3%            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    741       222,567  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    4,887       242,542  

BlackRock Inc.(b)

    942       719,848  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    719       82,268  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    9,902       834,838  

CME Group Inc.

    2,372       564,204  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    250       108,537  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    1,886       52,657  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    2,240       739,424  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    3,712       490,429  

Invesco Ltd.

    2,288       52,761  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    252       85,730  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,070       361,029  

Morgan Stanley

    9,330       815,442  

MSCI Inc.

    537       270,047  

Nasdaq Inc.

    764       136,145  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,367       159,187  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    1,215       133,541  

S&P Global Inc.

    2,341       960,231  

State Street Corp.

    2,432       211,876  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    1,513       228,750  
   

 

 

 
      7,472,053  
Chemicals — 1.8%            

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    1,459       364,619  

Albemarle Corp.

    775       171,391  

Celanese Corp.

    712       101,723  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    1,419       146,242  

Corteva Inc.

    4,805       276,191  

Dow Inc.

    4,838       308,277  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    847       94,915  

Ecolab Inc.

    1,646       290,618  

FMC Corp.

    825       108,545  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    1,679       220,503  

Linde PLC

    3,373       1,077,437  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    1,740       178,907  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    2,431       161,662  

PPG Industries Inc.

    1,569       205,649  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,585       395,648  
   

 

 

 
      4,102,327  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

Cintas Corp.

    577       245,450  

Copart Inc.(a)

    1,411       177,038  

Republic Services Inc.

    1,378       182,585  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

Rollins Inc.

    1,494     $ 52,365  

Waste Management Inc.

    2,537       402,114  
   

 

 

 
          1,059,552  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    1,490       207,080  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    27,737       1,546,615  

F5 Inc.(a)

    401       83,789  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    2,066       76,773  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    1,114       269,811  
   

 

 

 
      2,184,068  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Quanta Services Inc.

    940       123,713  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    410       157,805  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    878       161,288  
   

 

 

 
      319,093  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%  

American Express Co.

    4,049       757,163  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,735       359,078  

Discover Financial Services

    1,901       209,471  

Synchrony Financial

    3,443       119,851  
   

 

 

 
      1,445,563  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%  

Amcor PLC

    9,799       111,023  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    546       94,988  

Ball Corp.

    2,108       189,720  

International Paper Co.

    2,547       117,544  

Packaging Corp. of America

    611       95,383  

Sealed Air Corp.

    970       64,951  

Westrock Co.

    1,769       83,196  
   

 

 

 
      756,805  
Distributors — 0.1%  

Genuine Parts Co.

    929       117,073  

LKQ Corp.

    1,777       80,693  

Pool Corp.

    262       110,787  
   

 

 

 
      308,553  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    12,053       4,253,624  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%  

AT&T Inc.

    47,168       1,114,580  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    6,036       68,026  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    27,727       1,412,413  
   

 

 

 
      2,595,019  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    2,156       121,275  

Edison International

    2,489       174,479  

Entergy Corp.

    1,334       155,745  

Eversource Energy

    2,255       198,868  

Exelon Corp.

    6,396       304,642  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    3,714       170,324  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    12,958       1,097,672  
   

 

 

 
          2,223,005  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%  

AMETEK Inc.

    1,526       203,232  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,612       396,397  

Emerson Electric Co.

    3,915       383,866  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    423       125,741  
Security   Shares     Value  

Electrical Equipment (continued)

 

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    767     $ 214,783  
   

 

 

 
          1,324,019  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    3,950       297,633  

CDW Corp./DE

    897       160,464  

Corning Inc.

    4,934       182,114  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

    221       24,257  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,220       192,723  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    2,150       281,607  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    1,639       118,237  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    355       146,864  
   

 

 

 
      1,403,899  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%  

Baker Hughes Co.

    5,921       215,584  

Halliburton Co.

    5,950       225,326  

Schlumberger NV

    9,263       382,655  
   

 

 

 
      823,565  
Entertainment — 1.6%  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    5,159       413,288  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    1,862       235,562  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    877       103,170  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    2,880       1,078,819  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    763       117,304  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    11,878       1,629,186  
   

 

 

 
      3,577,329  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    961       193,401  

American Tower Corp.

    3,013       756,926  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    912       226,513  

Boston Properties Inc.

    945       121,716  

Crown Castle International Corp.

    2,853       526,664  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    1,866       264,599  

Duke Realty Corp.

    2,488       144,453  

Equinix Inc.

    594       440,522  

Equity Residential

    2,236       201,061  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    430       148,556  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    870       178,872  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    469       57,251  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    3,519       120,807  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    4,683       90,991  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    1,906       105,611  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    4,038       99,739  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    744       155,831  

Prologis Inc.

    4,889       789,476  

Public Storage

    999       389,890  

Realty Income Corp.

    3,726       258,212  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,027       73,266  

SBA Communications Corp.

    717       246,720  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    2,172       285,748  

UDR Inc.

    1,984       113,822  

Ventas Inc.

    2,613       161,379  

Vornado Realty Trust

    1,065       48,266  

Welltower Inc.

    2,876       276,499  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    4,909       186,051  
   

 

 

 
      6,662,842  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    2,922       1,682,634  

Kroger Co. (The)

    4,379       251,223  

Sysco Corp.

    3,351       273,609  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    4,756     $ 212,926  
   

 

 

 
          2,420,392  
Food Products — 1.1%  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    3,667       330,984  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,347       60,036  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    3,113       104,503  

General Mills Inc.

    3,951       267,562  

Hershey Co. (The)

    956       207,098  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    1,885       97,153  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    678       91,808  

Kellogg Co.

    1,637       105,570  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    4,678       184,266  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    956       57,274  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    1,638       163,472  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    9,188       576,823  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    1,908       171,014  
   

 

 

 
      2,417,563  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    876       104,673  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.2%  

Abbott Laboratories

    11,640       1,377,710  

ABIOMED Inc.(a)

    300       99,372  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    486       211,896  

Baxter International Inc.

    3,308       256,502  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,865       496,090  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    9,403       416,459  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    324       135,299  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    1,410       69,400  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    641       327,936  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    4,125       485,595  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    1,646       126,446  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    559       305,806  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    2,364       713,171  

Medtronic PLC

    8,866       983,683  

ResMed Inc.

    964       233,780  

STERIS PLC

    661       159,810  

Stryker Corp.

    2,219       593,250  

Teleflex Inc.

    308       109,288  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    1,379       176,374  
   

 

 

 
      7,277,867  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3%  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    969       149,914  

Anthem Inc.

    1,592       782,022  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    1,840       104,328  

Centene Corp.(a)

    3,835       322,869  

Cigna Corp.

    2,134       511,328  

CVS Health Corp.

    8,623       872,734  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    393       44,452  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    1,582       396,481  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    894       77,948  

Humana Inc.

    845       367,719  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)

    614       161,887  

McKesson Corp.

    981       300,313  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    786       107,572  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    6,199       3,161,304  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    484       70,156  
   

 

 

 
      7,431,027  
Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

Cerner Corp.

    1,936     $ 181,132  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    271       636,430  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    1,413       109,310  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    5,377       108,723  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

    185       292,675  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    843       112,077  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    241       98,089  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    991       193,909  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,836       278,595  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    2,295       89,207  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A(a)

    1,808       317,756  

McDonald’s Corp.

    4,910       1,214,145  

MGM Resorts International

    2,489       104,389  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,755       60,279  

Penn National Gaming Inc.(a)(c)

    1,065       45,177  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    1,490       124,832  

Starbucks Corp.

    7,598       691,190  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(a)

    689       54,941  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    1,887       223,666  
   

 

 

 
      4,755,390  
Household Durables — 0.3%  

DR Horton Inc.

    2,130       158,706  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,005       119,203  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,726       140,099  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    363       45,085  

Newell Brands Inc.

    2,553       54,660  

NVR Inc.(a)

    21       93,813  

PulteGroup Inc.

    1,643       68,842  

Whirlpool Corp.

    390       67,384  
   

 

 

 
      747,792  
Household Products — 1.5%  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    1,598       158,809  

Clorox Co. (The)

    813       113,031  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    5,494       416,610  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,225       274,031  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    15,778           2,410,879  
   

 

 

 
      3,373,360  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%  

General Electric Co.

    7,261       664,382  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    693       327,255  
   

 

 

 
      991,637  
Insurance — 2.3%  

Aflac Inc.

    3,963       255,178  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,834       254,027  

American International Group Inc.

    5,474       343,603  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,413       460,115  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    1,378       240,599  

Assurant Inc.

    365       66,368  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    1,550       112,018  

Chubb Ltd.

    2,844       608,332  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    989       134,464  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    254       76,550  

Globe Life Inc.

    615       61,869  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    2,201       158,054  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,099       71,831  

Loews Corp.

    1,159       75,126  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    3,338       568,862  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Insurance (continued)

 

MetLife Inc.

    4,566     $ 320,898  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    1,604       117,750  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    3,845       438,292  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    2,492       294,480  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    1,581       288,896  

W R Berkley Corp.

    1,356       90,296  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    806       190,393  
   

 

 

 
      5,228,001  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.3%  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    1,984       5,518,198  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,830       5,111,172  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    1,865       202,800  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    15,158       3,370,533  

Twitter Inc.(a)

    5,282       204,361  
   

 

 

 
      14,407,064  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.3%  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    2,885       9,404,956  

eBay Inc.

    4,121       235,968  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    852       105,887  
   

 

 

 
      9,746,811  
IT Services — 4.7%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    4,173       1,407,261  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,083       129,299  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    2,777       631,879  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    759       118,184  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    3,458       310,079  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    1,614       52,665  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    375       111,229  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    4,018       403,487  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    3,946       400,124  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    544       135,489  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    548       163,008  

Global Payments Inc.

    1,880       257,259  

International Business Machines Corp.

    5,937       771,929  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    482       94,978  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    5,694       2,034,922  

Paychex Inc.

    2,106       287,406  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    7,522       869,919  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    639       142,152  

Visa Inc., Class A

    10,941       2,426,385  
   

 

 

 
      10,747,654  
Leisure Products — 0.0%  

Hasbro Inc.

    855       70,042  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.0%  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    1,992       263,601  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    143       80,542  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    261       113,023  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    337       95,698  

Danaher Corp.

    4,196       1,230,813  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    1,033       360,930  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,260       291,325  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    152       208,725  

PerkinElmer Inc.

    833       145,325  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    2,599       1,535,099  

Waters Corp.(a)

    399       123,846  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    491       201,659  
   

 

 

 
      4,650,586  
Security   Shares     Value  

Machinery — 1.7%

 

Caterpillar Inc.

    3,562     $ 793,685  

Cummins Inc.

    951       195,060  

Deere & Co.

    1,845       766,524  

Dover Corp.

    954       149,682  

Fortive Corp.

    2,363       143,977  

IDEX Corp.

    503       96,440  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    1,857       388,856  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    2,702       136,046  

Nordson Corp.

    358       81,295  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    2,799       215,383  

PACCAR Inc.

    2,275       200,359  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    847       240,345  

Pentair PLC

    1,095       59,360  

Snap-on Inc.

    354       72,740  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    1,080       150,973  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,236       118,866  

Xylem Inc./NY

    1,181       100,692  
   

 

 

 
          3,910,283  
Media — 1.1%  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    788       429,870  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    29,445       1,378,615  

Discovery Inc., Class A(a)

    1,088       27,113  

Discovery Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    2,033       50,764  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    1,639       51,874  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,087       82,332  

Fox Corp., Class B

    968       35,119  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    2,587       91,709  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,585       57,258  

News Corp., Class B

    822       18,511  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    1,362       115,607  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    4,049       153,093  
   

 

 

 
      2,491,865  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%            

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    9,673       481,135  

Newmont Corp.

    5,215       414,332  

Nucor Corp.

    1,798       267,272  
   

 

 

 
      1,162,739  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    4,149       127,126  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    2,249       212,935  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    3,321       232,470  

Sempra Energy

    2,110       354,733  
   

 

 

 
      927,264  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%  

Dollar General Corp.

    1,517       337,730  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    1,481       237,182  

Target Corp.

    3,155       669,554  
   

 

 

 
      1,244,466  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    12,698       240,119  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    3,825       327,037  

ONEOK Inc.

    2,946       208,076  

Phillips 66

    3,085       266,513  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,651       269,183  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    7,970       266,278  
   

 

 

 
      1,577,206  
Personal Products — 0.2%  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    1,537       418,556  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.9%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    14,351     $ 1,048,054  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    1,186       131,528  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,223       1,495,711  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    16,626       1,364,163  

Organon & Co.

    1,640       57,285  

Pfizer Inc.

    36,942       1,912,487  

Viatris Inc.

    8,022       87,279  

Zoetis Inc.

    3,127       589,721  
   

 

 

 
      6,686,228  
Professional Services — 0.2%  

Equifax Inc.

    811       192,288  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

    2,332       63,524  

Robert Half International Inc.

    722       82,438  

Verisk Analytics Inc.

    1,060       227,508  
   

 

 

 
      565,758  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    2,212       202,442  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.1%  

CSX Corp.

    14,592       546,470  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    546       109,631  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,584       451,789  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    617       184,286  

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,186       1,143,657  
   

 

 

 
      2,435,833  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.6%  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    10,782       1,178,904  

Analog Devices Inc.

    3,470       573,175  

Applied Materials Inc.

    5,845       770,371  

Broadcom Inc.

    2,714       1,708,952  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    886       178,777  

Intel Corp.

    26,820       1,329,199  

KLA Corp.

    991       362,765  

Lam Research Corp.

    920       494,601  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    3,690       277,267  

Micron Technology Inc.

    7,397       576,152  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    281       136,476  

NVIDIA Corp.

    16,436       4,484,727  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,750       323,890  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    715       88,732  

QUALCOMM Inc.

    7,417       1,133,466  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,091       145,408  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    348       112,185  

Teradyne Inc.

    1,071       126,624  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    6,068       1,113,357  
   

 

 

 
      15,115,028  
Software — 9.8%  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    3,071       1,399,209  

ANSYS Inc.(a)

    575       182,649  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    1,446       309,950  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    1,831       301,126  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    881       60,225  

Citrix Systems Inc.

    817       82,435  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    896       306,199  

Intuit Inc.

    1,824       877,052  

Microsoft Corp.

    49,370       15,221,265  

NortonLifeLock Inc.

    3,901       103,455  

Oracle Corp.

    10,406       860,888  

Paycom Software Inc.(a)

    314       108,763  
Security   Shares     Value  

Software (continued)

 

PTC Inc.(a)

    683     $ 73,573  

salesforce.com Inc.(a)

    6,411       1,361,184  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    1,321       735,652  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    1,009       336,269  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    270       120,120  
   

 

 

 
      22,440,014  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    421       87,130  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    136       278,063  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    1,703       81,403  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    1,429       129,896  

CarMax Inc.(a)

    1,082       104,391  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    6,834       2,045,621  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    4,437       897,117  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    440       301,383  

Ross Stores Inc.

    2,335       211,224  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    7,881       477,431  

Tractor Supply Co.

    753       175,728  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.(a)

    358       142,563  
   

 

 

 
      4,931,950  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.1%  

Apple Inc.

    102,057       17,820,173  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    8,594       143,606  

HP Inc.

    7,152       259,617  

NetApp Inc.

    1,486       123,338  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,330       119,567  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    2,032       100,889  
   

 

 

 
      18,567,190  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%  

Nike Inc., Class B

    8,429       1,134,206  

PVH Corp.

    461       35,317  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    305       34,599  

Tapestry Inc.

    1,780       66,127  

Under Armour Inc., Class A(a)

    1,222       20,799  

Under Armour Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,355       21,084  

VF Corp.

    2,156       122,590  
   

 

 

 
      1,434,722  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%  

Fastenal Co.

    3,767       223,760  

United Rentals Inc.(a)

    478       169,790  
   

 

 

 
      393,550  
Water Utilities — 0.1%  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    1,194       197,643  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    3,869       496,586  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $239,951,218)

      227,966,748  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments            
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(b)(d)(e)

    12,356       12,354  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(b)(d)

    320,000     $ 320,000  
   

 

 

 
      332,354  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1%
(Cost: $332,356)

 

    332,354  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost: $240,283,574)

 

    228,299,102  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

    114,902  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  228,414,004  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $      $ 12,532 (a)     $      $ (176    $ (2    $ 12,354        12,356      $ 428 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     60,000        260,000 (a)                            320,000        320,000        80         

BlackRock Inc.

     106,308        1,891,184        (1,166,362      15,977        (127,259      719,848        942        13,110         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 15,801      $ (127,261    $ 1,052,202         $ 13,618      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index

     18        06/17/22      $ 408      $ 22,998  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

  

Futures contracts

  

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $ 22,998  
  

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

   iShares® ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ (8,950
  

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:       

Futures contracts

   $ 22,244  
  

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 283,110      

 

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 227,966,748        $        $        $ 227,966,748  

Money Market Funds

     332,354                            332,354  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 228,299,102        $        $        $ 228,299,102  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Futures Contracts

   $ 22,998        $        $        $ 22,998  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    2,401     $ 330,690  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    1,377       206,770  

Hexcel Corp.

    2,943       175,020  

Mercury Systems Inc.(a)

    1,989       128,191  

Woodward Inc.

    2,213       276,426  
   

 

 

 
      1,117,097  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  

GXO Logistics Inc.(a)

    3,458       246,694  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.2%  

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

    11,157       166,797  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 1.5%  

Adient PLC(a)

    3,325       135,560  

Dana Inc.

    5,058       88,869  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a)

    1,477       144,672  

Gentex Corp.

    8,298       242,053  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(a)

    9,857       140,856  

Lear Corp.

    2,095       298,726  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    982       107,166  
   

 

 

 
      1,157,902  
Automobiles — 0.5%  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

    5,399       212,720  

Thor Industries Inc.

    1,951       153,544  
   

 

 

 
      366,264  
Banks — 7.1%  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    5,248       119,444  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    1,464       122,859  

Bank OZK

    4,303       183,738  

Cadence Bank

    4,744       138,809  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    2,725       121,944  

Commerce Bancshares Inc.

    3,876       277,483  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.

    2,004       277,374  

East West Bancorp. Inc.

    4,993       394,547  

First Financial Bankshares Inc.

    4,567       201,496  

First Horizon Corp.

    18,732       440,015  

FNB Corp.

    11,919       148,391  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    5,791       96,246  

Glacier Bancorp. Inc.

    3,806       191,366  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    3,074       160,309  

Home BancShares Inc./AR

    5,301       119,803  

International Bancshares Corp.

    1,962       82,816  

Old National Bancorp./IN

    10,518       172,285  

PacWest Bancorp.

    4,226       182,267  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.

    2,677       246,498  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    3,269       226,803  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    5,189       254,261  

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.(a)

    1,786       102,356  

UMB Financial Corp.

    1,512       146,906  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    7,599       143,317  

United Bankshares Inc./WV

    4,817       168,017  

Valley National Bancorp.

    14,783       192,475  

Webster Financial Corp.

    6,340       355,801  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    2,028       188,462  
   

 

 

 
      5,456,088  
Beverages — 0.2%  

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

    331       128,584  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 1.6%  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,718     $ 170,991  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    11,098       251,592  

Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,939       196,967  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    3,327       311,906  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    1,581       283,647  
   

 

 

 
      1,215,103  
Building Products — 2.5%  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    6,718       433,580  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    1,835       451,263  

Lennox International Inc.

    1,181       304,533  

Owens Corning

    3,525       322,537  

Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc.

    1,523       166,068  

Trex Co. Inc.(a)

    4,038       263,803  
   

 

 

 
      1,941,784  
Capital Markets — 2.1%  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

    1,435       202,263  

Evercore Inc., Class A

    1,363       151,729  

Federated Hermes Inc.

    3,489       118,835  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Class A

    3,107       204,783  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    6,007       210,365  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

    6,865       225,515  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,736       224,945  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    3,702       251,366  
   

 

 

 
      1,589,801  
Chemicals — 2.3%  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

    1,857       182,747  

Avient Corp.

    3,208       153,984  

Cabot Corp.

    1,984       135,725  

Chemours Co. (The)

    5,614       176,729  

Ingevity Corp.(a)

    1,381       88,481  

Minerals Technologies Inc.

    1,178       77,925  

NewMarket Corp.

    244       79,149  

RPM International Inc.

    4,548       370,389  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    1,424       175,095  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    1,484       124,582  

Valvoline Inc.

    6,292       198,575  
   

 

 

 
      1,763,381  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    1,724       117,232  

Clean Harbors Inc.(a)

    1,756       196,040  

IAA Inc.(a)

    4,731       180,961  

MillerKnoll Inc.

    2,656       91,791  

MSA Safety Inc.

    1,279       169,723  

Stericycle Inc.(a)

    3,226       190,076  

Tetra Tech Inc.

    1,894       312,397  
   

 

 

 
      1,258,220  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%  

Calix Inc.(a)

    1,924       82,559  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    5,442       329,949  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,554       249,270  

Viasat Inc.(a)

    2,609       127,319  
   

 

 

 
      789,097  
Construction & Engineering — 1.6%  

AECOM

    4,958       380,824  

Dycom Industries Inc.(a)

    1,058       100,785  

EMCOR Group Inc.

    1,873       210,956  

MasTec Inc.(a)

    2,064       179,774  

MDU Resources Group Inc.

    7,133       190,094  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)  

Valmont Industries Inc.

    746     $ 177,996  
   

 

 

 
      1,240,429  
Construction Materials — 0.2%  

Eagle Materials Inc.

    1,395       179,062  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.4%  

Navient Corp.

    5,609       95,577  

PROG Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,989       57,224  

SLM Corp.

    9,941       182,517  
   

 

 

 
      335,318  
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%  

AptarGroup Inc.

    2,309       271,308  

Greif Inc., Class A, NVS

    932       60,636  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

    2,990       138,228  

Sonoco Products Co.

    3,449       215,769  
   

 

 

 
      685,941  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    142       86,829  

Grand Canyon Education Inc.(a)

    1,390       134,983  

H&R Block Inc.

    5,771       150,277  

Service Corp. International

    5,785       380,768  
   

 

 

 
      752,857  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Iridium Communications Inc.(a)

    4,637       186,964  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

    3,846       162,724  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 2.0%  

Acuity Brands Inc.

    1,228       232,460  

EnerSys

    1,446       107,828  

Hubbell Inc.

    1,908       350,633  

nVent Electric PLC

    5,902       205,271  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    2,378       353,799  

Sunrun Inc.(a)

    7,261       220,517  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    752       53,054  
   

 

 

 
      1,523,562  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.4%  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    2,388       283,288  

Avnet Inc.

    3,497       141,943  

Belden Inc.

    1,576       87,310  

Cognex Corp.

    6,202       478,484  

Coherent Inc.(a)

    870       237,823  

II-VI Inc.(a)

    3,730       270,388  

Jabil Inc.

    5,035       310,811  

Littelfuse Inc.

    865       215,740  

National Instruments Corp.

    4,679       189,921  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    1,458       150,480  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

    4,656       91,258  

Vontier Corp.(b)

    5,950       151,070  
   

 

 

 
      2,608,516  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%  

ChampionX Corp.(a)

    7,089       173,539  

NOV Inc.

    13,774       270,108  
   

 

 

 
      443,647  
Entertainment — 0.1%  

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Class A

    1,537       95,970  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 10.2%  

American Campus Communities Inc.

    4,881       273,190  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Apartment Income REIT Corp.

    5,506     $ 294,351  

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    10,448       269,663  

Camden Property Trust

    3,584       595,661  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

    3,940       112,448  

Cousins Properties Inc.

    5,215       210,112  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

    6,157       205,767  

EastGroup Properties Inc.

    1,427       290,080  

EPR Properties

    2,623       143,504  

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.

    4,571       282,991  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

    5,175       142,209  

Highwoods Properties Inc.

    3,702       169,329  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

    5,348       148,407  

JBG SMITH Properties

    4,004       116,997  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    3,692       282,143  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    7,683       174,942  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    3,047       354,000  

Life Storage Inc.

    2,878       404,157  

Macerich Co. (The)

    7,473       116,878  

Medical Properties Trust Inc.

    20,934       442,545  

National Retail Properties Inc.

    6,161       276,875  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    2,874       180,372  

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

    8,383       261,214  

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    8,296       162,021  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    4,609       112,828  

Physicians Realty Trust

    7,727       135,532  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    2,423       127,765  

PS Business Parks Inc.

    706       118,664  

Rayonier Inc.

    5,099       209,671  

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.

    5,622       419,345  

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

    8,022       119,448  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    2,257       183,223  

Spirit Realty Capital Inc.

    4,480       206,170  

STORE Capital Corp.

    8,608       251,612  
   

 

 

 
      7,794,114  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7%  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,770       322,500  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a)

    3,065       100,471  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)

    3,938       125,937  
   

 

 

 
      548,908  
Food Products — 1.8%  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    5,676       456,237  

Flowers Foods Inc.

    7,006       180,124  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

    3,209       110,389  

Ingredion Inc.

    2,345       204,367  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    712       106,195  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

    1,710       42,921  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,018       139,767  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

    745       139,680  
   

 

 

 
      1,379,680  
Gas Utilities — 1.2%  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    3,369       154,502  

ONE Gas Inc.

    1,880       165,891  

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc.

    2,295       179,676  

Spire Inc.

    1,815       130,244  

UGI Corp.

    7,359       266,543  
   

 

 

 
      896,856  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)

    5,661       275,747  

Globus Medical Inc., Class A(a)

    2,777       204,887  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

   

Haemonetics Corp.(a)

    1,794     $ 113,417  

ICU Medical Inc.(a)

    701       156,071  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    2,555       164,184  

LivaNova PLC(a)

    1,866       152,695  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    1,781       259,207  

Neogen Corp.(a)(b)

    3,799       117,161  

NuVasive Inc.(a)

    1,814       102,854  

Penumbra Inc.(a)

    1,231       273,442  

Quidel Corp.(a)

    1,331       149,684  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)

    1,670       133,450  

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.(a)

    2,228       259,094  
   

 

 

 
      2,361,893  

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.8%

   

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.(a)

    3,155       206,748  

Amedisys Inc.(a)

    1,143       196,927  

Chemed Corp.

    540       273,537  

Encompass Health Corp.

    3,490       248,174  

HealthEquity Inc.(a)

    2,935       197,936  

LHC Group Inc.(a)

    1,110       187,146  

Option Care Health Inc.(a)

    4,859       138,773  

Patterson Companies Inc.

    3,043       98,502  

Progyny Inc.(a)

    2,442       125,519  

R1 RCM Inc.(a)

    4,685       125,371  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)

    3,757       322,952  
   

 

 

 
      2,121,585  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.0%

   

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    2,878       189,315  

Choice Hotels International Inc.

    1,150       163,024  

Churchill Downs Inc.

    1,208       267,910  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

    841       99,852  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    1,495       235,761  

Papa John’s International Inc.

    1,135       119,493  

Scientific Games Corp./DE, Class A(a)

    3,386       198,928  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(a)

    2,715       118,103  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

    2,443       204,552  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    3,027       175,384  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    6,191       136,016  

Wingstop Inc.

    1,046       122,748  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    3,269       276,852  
   

 

 

 
      2,307,938  

Household Durables — 1.6%

   

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

    846       165,680  

KB Home

    3,007       97,367  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

    4,689       163,177  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a)

    4,311       117,345  

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

    6,753       188,544  

Toll Brothers Inc.

    3,942       185,353  

TopBuild Corp.(a)

    1,156       209,687  

Tri Pointe Homes Inc.(a)

    3,921       78,734  
   

 

 

 
      1,205,887  

Household Products — 0.1%

   

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    2,300       70,748  
   

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.3%

   

Alleghany Corp.(a)

    480       406,560  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    2,334       339,877  

Brighthouse Financial Inc.(a)

    2,731       141,084  

CNO Financial Group Inc.

    4,356       109,292  

First American Financial Corp.

    3,855       249,881  
Security   Shares      Value  

Insurance (continued)

    

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (The)

    1,270      $ 189,891  

Kemper Corp.

    2,108        119,186  

Kinsale Capital Group Inc.

    753        171,699  

Mercury General Corp.

    938        51,590  

Old Republic International Corp.

    10,202        263,926  

Primerica Inc.

    1,405        192,232  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

    2,356        257,888  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    1,543        244,581  

RLI Corp.

    1,413        156,320  

Selective Insurance Group Inc.

    2,115        188,996  

Unum Group

    7,330        230,968  
    

 

 

 
       3,313,971  

Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%

    

TripAdvisor Inc.(a)

    3,475        94,242  

Yelp Inc.(a)

    2,407        82,103  

Ziff Davis Inc.(a)

    1,691        163,655  
    

 

 

 
       340,000  

IT Services — 2.4%

    

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    1,767        99,217  

Concentrix Corp.

    1,505        250,673  

Euronet Worldwide Inc.(a)

    1,856        241,559  

Genpact Ltd.

    5,980        260,190  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,290        82,525  

LiveRamp Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,421        90,521  

Maximus Inc.

    2,173        162,866  

Sabre Corp.(a)

    11,377        130,039  

Western Union Co. (The)

    13,814        258,874  

WEX Inc.(a)

    1,566        279,453  
    

 

 

 
       1,855,917  

Leisure Products — 0.9%

    

Brunswick Corp./DE

    2,711        219,293  

Callaway Golf Co.(a)

    4,111        96,280  

Polaris Inc.

    2,002        210,851  

YETI Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,074        184,378  
    

 

 

 
       710,802  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%

    

Azenta Inc.

    2,629        217,892  

Bruker Corp.

    3,573        229,744  

Medpace Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,011        165,389  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    1,804        339,314  

Syneos Health Inc.(a)

    3,638        294,496  
    

 

 

 
       1,246,835  

Machinery — 4.5%

    

AGCO Corp.

    2,152        314,257  

Colfax Corp.(a)

    4,769        189,758  

Crane Co.

    1,753        189,815  

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    4,357        226,259  

Flowserve Corp.

    4,570        164,063  

Graco Inc.

    5,962        415,671  

ITT Inc.

    3,025        227,510  

Kennametal Inc.

    2,914        83,370  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

    2,071        285,404  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

    1,950        319,683  

Oshkosh Corp.

    2,342        235,722  

Terex Corp.

    2,448        87,296  

Timken Co. (The)

    2,435        147,804  

Toro Co. (The)

    3,681        314,689  

Trinity Industries Inc.

    2,868        98,544  
 

 

S C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

  21


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Machinery (continued)

    

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Class A

    967      $ 134,984  
    

 

 

 
       3,434,829  

Marine — 0.2%

    

Kirby Corp.(a)

    2,108        152,176  
    

 

 

 

Media — 1.0%

    

Cable One Inc.

    174        254,778  

John Wiley & Sons Inc., Class A

    1,535        81,401  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    5,863        268,760  

TEGNA Inc.

    7,762        173,869  
    

 

 

 
       778,808  

Metals & Mining — 3.9%

    

Alcoa Corp.

    6,458        581,414  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    16,771        540,194  

Commercial Metals Co.

    4,260        177,301  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    2,197        402,820  

Royal Gold Inc.

    2,303        325,368  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    6,612        551,639  

United States Steel Corp.

    9,153        345,434  

Worthington Industries Inc.

    1,143        58,762  
    

 

 

 
       2,982,932  

Multiline Retail — 1.0%

    

Kohl’s Corp.

    4,881        295,105  

Macy’s Inc.

    10,498        255,731  

Nordstrom Inc.

    3,912        106,054  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,059        88,455  
    

 

 

 
       745,345  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%

    

DTE Midstream LLC(a)

    3,394        184,159  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

    14,262        120,371  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    5,244        208,973  

Targa Resources Corp.

    8,031        606,100  
    

 

 

 
       1,119,603  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%

    

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    3,085        191,640  
    

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.3%

    

Coty Inc., Class A(a)

    12,063        108,447  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Class A

    1,748        83,694  
    

 

 

 
       192,141  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

    

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    2,156        335,624  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    4,693        180,352  
    

 

 

 
       515,976  

Professional Services — 1.5%

    

ASGN Inc.(a)

    1,829        213,463  

FTI Consulting Inc.(a)

    1,203        189,136  

Insperity Inc.

    1,251        125,625  

KBR Inc.

    4,924        269,490  

ManpowerGroup Inc.

    1,902        178,636  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,998        184,156  
    

 

 

 
       1,160,506  

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.(a)

    1,770        423,844  
    

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.1%

    

Avis Budget Group Inc.(a)

    1,405        369,937  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    5,822        293,778  

Landstar System Inc.

    1,321        199,246  
Security   Shares      Value  

Road & Rail (continued)

    

Ryder System Inc.

    1,889      $ 149,854  

Saia Inc.(a)

    924        225,290  

Werner Enterprises Inc.

    2,100        86,100  

XPO Logistics Inc.(a)

    3,460        251,888  
    

 

 

 
       1,576,093  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.0%

 

Amkor Technology Inc.

    3,517        76,389  

Cirrus Logic Inc.(a)

    2,010        170,428  

CMC Materials Inc.

    1,003        185,956  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    3,469        290,494  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    4,803        292,743  

MKS Instruments Inc.

    1,945        291,750  

Power Integrations Inc.

    2,074        192,218  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    2,261        156,778  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)

    1,343        201,719  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    527        130,601  

SunPower Corp.(a)

    2,910        62,507  

Synaptics Inc.(a)

    1,386        276,507  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,520        253,764  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)

    4,334        493,469  
    

 

 

 
       3,075,323  

Software — 4.0%

    

ACI Worldwide Inc.(a)

    4,124        129,865  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    2,339        386,800  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    1,568        93,876  

CDK Global Inc.

    4,084        198,809  

CommVault Systems Inc.(a)

    1,563        103,705  

Digital Turbine Inc.(a)

    3,096        135,636  

Envestnet Inc.(a)

    1,258        93,646  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    922        430,076  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    2,216        307,381  

Mimecast Ltd.(a)

    2,184        173,759  

NCR Corp.(a)(b)

    4,630        186,080  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    1,392        286,432  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    1,185        168,756  

SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,272        167,461  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    3,807        187,647  
    

 

 

 
       3,049,929  

Specialty Retail — 3.0%

    

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

    5,382        90,418  

AutoNation Inc.(a)

    1,402        139,611  

Five Below Inc.(a)

    1,966        311,355  

Foot Locker Inc.

    3,064        90,878  

GameStop Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    2,170        361,479  

Gap Inc. (The)

    7,466        105,121  

Lithia Motors Inc.

    1,062        318,727  

Murphy USA Inc.

    804        160,768  

RH(a)(b)

    611        199,241  

Urban Outfitters Inc.(a)

    2,301        57,778  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(a)

    2,549        130,917  

Williams-Sonoma Inc.

    2,559        371,055  
    

 

 

 
       2,337,348  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

 

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    4,306        86,852  
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%

    

Capri Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,177        266,046  

Carter’s Inc.

    1,497        137,709  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    1,228        111,171  
 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)

 

Crocs Inc.(a)

    2,064      $ 157,690  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    956        261,724  

Hanesbrands Inc.

    12,250        182,402  

Skechers U.S.A. Inc., Class A(a)

    4,733        192,917  
    

 

 

 
       1,309,659  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%

    

Essent Group Ltd.

    3,881        159,936  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    11,242        152,329  

New York Community Bancorp. Inc.

    16,311        174,854  

Washington Federal Inc.

    2,287        75,059  
    

 

 

 
       562,178  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%

 

  

GATX Corp.

    1,246        153,669  

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Class A

    1,656        141,108  

Univar Solutions Inc.(a)

    5,997        192,743  

Watsco Inc.

    1,159        353,078  
    

 

 

 
       840,598  

Water Utilities — 0.5%

    

Essential Utilities Inc.

    8,068        412,517  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $77,255,015)

       76,515,233  
    

 

 

 

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 1.2%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    815,435      $ 815,271  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    90,000        90,000  
    

 

 

 
       905,271  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.2%
(Cost: $905,160)

       905,271  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.0%
(Cost: $78,160,175)

       77,420,504  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.0)%

       (754,324
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $   76,666,180  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
03/31/22
    Shares
Held at
03/31/22
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 265,494     $ 550,386 (a)    $     $ (720   $ 111     $ 815,271       815,435     $ 1,384 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    20,000       70,000 (a)                        90,000       90,000       25        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (720   $ 111     $ 905,271       $ 1,409     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Equity
Contracts
 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

   $ 1,450  
  

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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iShares® ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 76,515,233        $        $        $ 76,515,233  

Money Market Funds

     905,271                            905,271  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 77,420,504        $        $        $ 77,420,504  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2022

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

   

AAR Corp.(a)

    872     $ 42,231  

Aerovironment Inc.(a)

    603       56,766  

Kaman Corp.

    728       31,654  

National Presto Industries Inc.

    132       10,157  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    516       6,734  

Triumph Group Inc.(a)

    1,689       42,698  
   

 

 

 
          190,240  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%            

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.(a)

    706       60,977  

Forward Air Corp.

    705       68,935  

Hub Group Inc., Class A(a)

    886       68,408  
   

 

 

 
      198,320  
Airlines — 0.5%            

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

    397       64,469  

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,339       26,378  

SkyWest Inc.(a)

    1,317       37,996  
   

 

 

 
      128,843  
Auto Components — 1.3%            

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,965       23,008  

Dorman Products Inc.(a)

    744       70,702  

Gentherm Inc.(a)

    869       63,472  

LCI Industries

    661       68,619  

Motorcar Parts of America Inc.(a)

    509       9,076  

Patrick Industries Inc.

    588       35,456  

Standard Motor Products Inc.

    500       21,570  

XPEL Inc.(a)

    431       22,675  
   

 

 

 
      314,578  
Automobiles — 0.2%            

Winnebago Industries Inc.

    872       47,114  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 9.1%            

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    485       21,670  

Ameris Bancorp.

    1,720       75,474  

Banc of California Inc.

    1,414       27,375  

BancFirst Corp.

    494       41,106  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    1,446       40,965  

BankUnited Inc.

    1,347       59,214  

Banner Corp.

    643       37,635  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    581       16,832  

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    1,463       23,145  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    464       12,946  

City Holding Co.

    125       9,837  

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    1,508       48,663  

Community Bank System Inc.

    1,032       72,395  

Customers Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    790       41,191  

CVB Financial Corp.

    3,420       79,378  

Dime Community Bancshares Inc.

    854       29,523  

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    630       35,916  

FB Financial Corp.

    932       41,399  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    3,825       50,184  

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    899       37,551  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    1,770       26,833  

First Financial Bancorp.

    2,281       52,577  

First Hawaiian Inc.

    3,333       92,957  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    572       14,077  

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    556       13,933  

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

    1,590       46,746  

HomeStreet Inc.

    398       18,857  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    2,807     $ 45,136  

Independent Bank Corp.

    1,153       94,189  

Independent Bank Group Inc.

    961       68,385  

Investors Bancorp. Inc.

    5,899       88,072  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    658       48,034  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    600       32,952  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    486       19,576  

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    823       29,735  

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    1,978       26,723  

OFG Bancorp.

    952       25,361  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    1,854       65,539  

Park National Corp.

    377       49,530  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    107       7,928  

Renasant Corp.

    885       29,603  

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    729       21,564  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    1,529       53,546  

ServisFirst Bancshares Inc.

    1,276       121,590  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    2,209       57,920  

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    626       25,560  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    310       24,264  

Triumph Bancorp. Inc.(a)

    618       58,104  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    2,724       94,795  

Veritex Holdings Inc.

    1,290       49,239  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    473       28,616  
   

 

 

 
          2,234,340  
Beverages — 0.7%            

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)

    999       55,125  

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.

    121       60,119  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

    327       27,988  

National Beverage Corp.

    610       26,535  
   

 

 

 
      169,767  
Biotechnology — 2.1%            

Anika Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    382       9,592  

Avid Bioservices Inc.(a)

    1,610       32,796  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    1,666       21,508  

Cytokinetics Inc.(a)

    2,193       80,724  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc./DE(a)

    297       14,698  

Emergent BioSolutions Inc.(a)

    1,252       51,407  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    478       34,024  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    437       49,158  

Myriad Genetics Inc.(a)

    2,088       52,618  

Organogenesis Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,637       12,474  

REGENXBIO Inc.(a)

    984       32,659  

uniQure NV(a)

    937       16,932  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,448       16,377  

Vericel Corp.(a)

    1,224       46,781  

Xencor Inc.(a)

    1,529       40,794  
   

 

 

 
      512,542  
Building Products — 1.8%            

AAON Inc.

    1,083       60,356  

American Woodmark Corp.(a)(b)

    433       21,196  

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

    650       30,849  

Gibraltar Industries Inc.(a)

    854       36,679  

Griffon Corp.

    1,236       24,757  

Insteel Industries Inc.

    505       18,680  

PGT Innovations Inc.(a)

    1,559       28,031  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    873       18,324  

Resideo Technologies Inc.(a)

    3,775       89,958  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)            

UFP Industries Inc.

    1,618     $ 124,845  
   

 

 

 
      453,675  
Capital Markets — 1.0%            

B. Riley Financial Inc.

    421       29,453  

Blucora Inc.(a)

    1,274       24,907  

BrightSphere Investment Group Inc.

    916       22,213  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.(a)

    763       25,378  

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

    349       5,399  

Piper Sandler Cos

    369       48,431  

StoneX Group Inc.(a)

    447       33,181  

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

    186       44,638  

WisdomTree Investments Inc.

    2,829       16,606  
   

 

 

 
          250,206  
Chemicals — 3.0%            

AdvanSix Inc.

    735       37,551  

American Vanguard Corp.

    713       14,488  

Balchem Corp.

    847       115,785  

Ferro Corp.(a)

    2,163       47,024  

FutureFuel Corp.

    680       6,616  

GCP Applied Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,411       44,334  

Hawkins Inc.

    491       22,537  

HB Fuller Co.

    1,381       91,243  

Innospec Inc.

    644       59,602  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

    554       15,246  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    4,224       110,120  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    351       60,656  

Stepan Co.

    557       55,037  

Tredegar Corp.

    680       8,153  

Trinseo PLC

    1,015       48,639  
   

 

 

 
      737,031  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.4%            

ABM Industries Inc.

    1,760       81,030  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,263       58,439  

CoreCivic Inc.(a)

    3,145       35,130  

Deluxe Corp.

    1,114       33,687  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    3,026       20,002  

Harsco Corp.(a)

    2,071       25,349  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

    1,949       36,193  

HNI Corp.

    1,139       42,200  

Interface Inc.

    1,544       20,952  

KAR Auction Services Inc.(a)

    3,167       57,164  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    825       26,697  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    1,838       9,558  

U.S. Ecology Inc.(a)(b)

    817       39,118  

UniFirst Corp./MA

    398       73,343  

Viad Corp.(a)

    534       19,032  
   

 

 

 
      577,894  
Communications Equipment — 1.4%            

ADTRAN Inc.

    1,293       23,856  

CalAmp Corp.(a)

    950       6,945  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    698       10,952  

Digi International Inc.(a)

    915       19,691  

Extreme Networks Inc.(a)

    3,378       41,245  

Harmonic Inc.(a)

    2,676       24,860  

NETGEAR Inc.(a)

    761       18,781  

NetScout Systems Inc.(a)

    1,930       61,914  

Plantronics Inc.(a)

    1,118       44,049  

Viavi Solutions Inc.(a)

    6,013       96,689  
   

 

 

 
      348,982  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%            

Arcosa Inc.

    1,263     $ 72,307  

Comfort Systems USA Inc.

    942       83,847  

Granite Construction Inc.

    1,198       39,294  

MYR Group Inc.(a)

    441       41,472  

NV5 Global Inc.(a)

    310       41,323  
   

 

 

 
      278,243  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%            

Encore Capital Group Inc.(a)

    648       40,649  

Enova International Inc.(a)

    893       33,907  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    875       24,045  

LendingTree Inc.(a)

    300       35,901  

PRA Group Inc.(a)

    1,140       51,391  

World Acceptance Corp.(a)(b)

    108       20,719  
   

 

 

 
      206,612  
Containers & Packaging — 0.3%            

Myers Industries Inc.

    947       20,455  

O-I Glass Inc.(a)

    4,068       53,616  
   

 

 

 
      74,071  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%            

Adtalem Global Education Inc.(a)

    1,302       38,682  

American Public Education Inc.(a)

    495       10,514  

Perdoceo Education Corp.(a)

    1,833       21,043  

Strategic Education Inc.

    592       39,297  

WW International Inc.(a)

    1,383       14,148  
   

 

 

 
      123,684  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%            

ATN International Inc.

    289       11,525  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    1,109       73,582  

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,865       11,004  
   

 

 

 
      96,111  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

AZZ Inc.

    646       31,163  

Encore Wire Corp.

    530       60,457  

Powell Industries Inc.

    237       4,603  
   

 

 

 
      96,223  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.2%  

Advanced Energy Industries Inc.

    985       84,789  

Arlo Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,204       19,527  

Badger Meter Inc.

    765       76,278  

Benchmark Electronics Inc.

    916       22,937  

CTS Corp.

    842       29,756  

ePlus Inc.(a)

    702       39,354  

Fabrinet(a)

    967       101,661  

FARO Technologies Inc.(a)

    476       24,714  

Insight Enterprises Inc.(a)

    912       97,876  

Itron Inc.(a)

    1,184       62,373  

Knowles Corp.(a)

    2,400       51,672  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    974       42,126  

OSI Systems Inc.(a)

    429       36,517  

PC Connection Inc.

    288       15,088  

Plexus Corp.(a)

    735       60,130  

Rogers Corp.(a)

    490       133,133  

Sanmina Corp.(a)

    1,662       67,178  

ScanSource Inc.(a)

    666       23,170  

TTM Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,728       40,429  
   

 

 

 
          1,028,708  
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%            

Archrock Inc.

    3,504       32,342  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)            

Bristow Group Inc.(a)

    606     $ 22,471  

Core Laboratories NV

    1,210       38,272  

DMC Global Inc.(a)

    504       15,372  

Dril-Quip Inc.(a)

    925       34,549  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.(a)

    3,687       17,624  

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    2,758       117,987  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a)

    203       31,002  

Oil States International Inc.(a)

    1,625       11,294  

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

    5,624       87,060  

ProPetro Holding Corp.(a)

    2,216       30,869  

RPC Inc.(a)

    1,838       19,611  

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,949       36,368  
   

 

 

 
          494,821  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Cinemark Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,783       48,090  

Marcus Corp. (The)(a)

    579       10,249  
   

 

 

 
      58,339  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.7%  

Acadia Realty Trust

    2,312       50,101  

Agree Realty Corp.

    1,863       123,629  

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

    1,896       43,968  

American Assets Trust Inc.

    1,377       52,174  

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc.

    1,760       25,696  

Brandywine Realty Trust

    4,473       63,248  

CareTrust REIT Inc.

    2,537       48,964  

Centerspace

    392       38,463  

Chatham Lodging Trust(a)

    1,268       17,486  

Community Healthcare Trust Inc.

    613       25,875  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(a)

    5,506       55,611  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    6,248       19,994  

Easterly Government Properties Inc.

    2,252       47,607  

Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc.

    3,178       80,403  

Four Corners Property Trust Inc.

    2,022       54,675  

Franklin Street Properties Corp., Class C

    2,471       14,579  

Getty Realty Corp.

    1,031       29,507  

Global Net Lease Inc.

    2,709       42,613  

Hersha Hospitality Trust, Class A(a)

    875       7,945  

Independence Realty Trust Inc.

    5,769       152,532  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    1,710       38,766  

Innovative Industrial Properties Inc.

    670       137,618  

iStar Inc.

    1,816       42,512  

LTC Properties Inc.

    1,029       39,586  

LXP Industrial Trust

    7,394       116,086  

NexPoint Residential Trust Inc.

    594       53,644  

Office Properties Income Trust

    1,266       32,574  

Orion Office REIT Inc.

    1,480       20,720  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

    3,174       61,544  

RPT Realty

    2,204       30,349  

Safehold Inc.

    368       20,406  

Saul Centers Inc.

    339       17,865  

Service Properties Trust

    4,291       37,889  

SITE Centers Corp.

    4,694       78,437  

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.(a)

    2,783       27,719  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.

    2,718       46,722  

Uniti Group Inc.

    6,172       84,927  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    335       19,554  

Urban Edge Properties

    2,879       54,989  

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Class A

    791       14,879  

Veris Residential Inc.(a)

    2,092       36,380  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,213       56,431  
Security   Shares     Value  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Whitestone REIT

    1,200     $ 15,900  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc.(a)

    2,985       57,581  
   

 

 

 
          2,138,148  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%            

Andersons Inc. (The)

    795       39,957  

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. (The)(a)

    852       27,775  

PriceSmart Inc.

    629       49,609  

SpartanNash Co.

    940       31,010  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)

    1,519       62,811  
   

 

 

 
      211,162  
Food Products — 1.8%            

B&G Foods Inc.

    1,697       45,785  

Calavo Growers Inc.

    460       16,767  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

    979       54,060  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    870       22,542  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)

    3,618       79,379  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    390       60,489  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

    233       19,442  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A(a)

    158       8,143  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

    2,212       83,946  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    466       16,291  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)

    1,458       47,035  
   

 

 

 
      453,879  
Gas Utilities — 0.7%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    280       38,573  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    803       41,531  

South Jersey Industries Inc.

    2,940       101,577  
   

 

 

 
      181,681  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.4%            

AngioDynamics Inc.(a)

    1,012       21,798  

Artivion Inc.(a)

    1,028       21,979  

Avanos Medical Inc.(a)

    1,260       42,210  

BioLife Solutions Inc.(a)

    784       17,820  

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.(a)

    1,061       23,979  

CONMED Corp.

    765       113,641  

Cutera Inc.(a)

    425       29,325  

Glaukos Corp.(a)

    1,226       70,887  

Heska Corp.(a)

    280       38,718  

Inogen Inc.(a)

    532       17,247  

Integer Holdings Corp.(a)

    863       69,532  

Lantheus Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,770       97,899  

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

    502       23,328  

Meridian Bioscience Inc.(a)

    1,138       29,543  

Merit Medical Systems Inc.(a)

    1,328       88,339  

Mesa Laboratories Inc.(b)

    137       34,919  

Natus Medical Inc.(a)

    892       23,442  

OraSure Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,907       12,929  

Orthofix Medical Inc.(a)

    516       16,873  

Surmodics Inc.(a)

    367       16,636  

Tactile Systems Technology Inc.(a)

    525       10,584  

Varex Imaging Corp.(a)

    1,035       22,035  

Zynex Inc.

    592       3,688  
   

 

 

 
      847,351  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.7%            

Addus HomeCare Corp.(a)

    416       38,809  

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.(a)

    1,236       128,952  

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc.(a)

    988       47,888  

Community Health Systems Inc.(a)

    3,246       38,530  

CorVel Corp.(a)

    246       41,436  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)            

Covetrus Inc.(a)

    2,702     $ 45,367  

Cross Country Healthcare Inc.(a)

    919       19,915  

Ensign Group Inc. (The)

    1,368       123,134  

Fulgent Genetics Inc.(a)

    507       31,642  

Hanger Inc.(a)

    956       17,523  

Joint Corp. (The)(a)

    375       13,271  

MEDNAX Inc.(a)(b)

    2,228       52,313  

ModivCare Inc.(a)

    322       37,156  

Owens & Minor Inc.(b)

    1,973       86,851  

Pennant Group Inc. (The)(a)

    716       13,339  

RadNet Inc.(a)

    1,219       27,269  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    2,770       66,452  

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

    1,158       37,253  

U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

    337       33,515  
   

 

 

 
      900,615  
Health Care Technology — 1.3%            

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    3,186       71,749  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.(a)

    381       13,125  

HealthStream Inc.(a)

    656       13,068  

NextGen Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,468       30,696  

Omnicell Inc.(a)

    1,149       148,784  

OptimizeRx Corp.(a)

    465       17,535  

Simulations Plus Inc.

    411       20,953  
   

 

 

 
      315,910  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%            

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.(a)

    606       17,150  

Bloomin’ Brands Inc.

    2,123       46,579  

Brinker International Inc.(a)

    1,166       44,494  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)(a)

    1,268       50,454  

Chuy’s Holdings Inc.(a)

    515       13,905  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.(a)

    1,013       49,738  

Dine Brands Global Inc.

    448       34,921  

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.(a)

    514       5,973  

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.(a)

    454       3,394  

Jack in the Box Inc.

    552       51,562  

Monarch Casino & Resort Inc.(a)(b)

    343       29,920  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.(a)

    417       7,031  

Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc.

    830       18,990  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)

    1,023       69,462  
   

 

 

 
      443,573  
Household Durables — 2.0%            

Cavco Industries Inc.(a)

    223       53,710  

Century Communities Inc.

    777       41,624  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

    572       14,912  

Installed Building Products Inc.

    614       51,877  

iRobot Corp.(a)(b)

    705       44,697  

La-Z-Boy Inc.

    1,148       30,273  

LGI Homes Inc.(a)

    558       54,505  

M/I Homes Inc.(a)

    761       33,750  

MDC Holdings Inc.

    1,478       55,928  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

    975       77,249  

Tupperware Brands Corp.(a)

    1,278       24,857  

Universal Electronics Inc.(a)

    347       10,840  
   

 

 

 
      494,222  
Household Products — 0.5%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.(a)

    259       11,386  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

    1,036       42,248  

WD-40 Co.

    358       65,596  
   

 

 

 
          119,230  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance — 2.4%            

Ambac Financial Group Inc.(a)

    1,204     $ 12,522  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

    2,154       85,966  

AMERISAFE Inc.

    506       25,133  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    1,824       116,116  

eHealth Inc.(a)

    629       7,806  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    224       9,188  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    8,775       33,169  

HCI Group Inc.

    208       14,181  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    715       29,908  

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    666       16,477  

Palomar Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    631       40,378  

ProAssurance Corp.

    1,040       27,955  

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    276       25,075  

SiriusPoint Ltd.(a)

    2,235       16,718  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    516       31,275  

Trupanion Inc.(a)

    897       79,941  

United Fire Group Inc.

    564       17,523  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.

    742       10,010  
   

 

 

 
          599,341  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%            

Cars.com Inc.(a)

    1,698       24,502  

QuinStreet Inc.(a)

    1,322       15,335  
   

 

 

 
      39,837  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3%            

Liquidity Services Inc.(a)

    704       12,052  

PetMed Express Inc.

    545       14,061  

Shutterstock Inc.

    608       56,593  
   

 

 

 
      82,706  
IT Services — 1.7%            

CSG Systems International Inc.

    850       54,035  

EVERTEC Inc.

    1,562       63,933  

ExlService Holdings Inc.(a)

    871       124,788  

Perficient Inc.(a)

    861       94,787  

TTEC Holdings Inc.

    479       39,527  

Unisys Corp.(a)

    1,756       37,947  
   

 

 

 
      415,017  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

NeoGenomics Inc.(a)

    3,219       39,111  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 4.5%            

Alamo Group Inc.

    259       37,242  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    847       71,419  

Astec Industries Inc.

    595       25,585  

Barnes Group Inc.

    1,218       48,951  

CIRCOR International Inc.(a)

    527       14,029  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

    1,577       34,520  

EnPro Industries Inc.

    539       52,676  

ESCO Technologies Inc.

    680       47,546  

Federal Signal Corp.

    1,597       53,899  

Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

    1,020       84,701  

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The)

    851       43,835  

Hillenbrand Inc.

    1,904       84,100  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    831       98,449  

Lindsay Corp.

    287       45,062  

Meritor Inc.(a)

    1,850       65,804  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)

    721       38,141  

SPX Corp.(a)

    1,187       58,650  

SPX FLOW Inc.

    1,097       94,583  

Standex International Corp.

    320       31,974  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Tennant Co.

    485     $ 38,218  

Titan International Inc.(a)

    1,337       19,694  

Wabash National Corp.

    1,273       18,891  
   

 

 

 
          1,107,969  
Marine — 0.5%            

Matson Inc.

    1,099       132,561  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%            

AMC Networks Inc., Class A(a)

    764       31,041  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A(a)

    1,495       31,081  

Gannett Co. Inc.(a)

    3,700       16,687  

Loyalty Ventures Inc.(a)

    528       8,728  

Scholastic Corp.

    793       31,942  

TechTarget Inc.(a)

    697       56,652  

Thryv Holdings Inc.(a)

    441       12,401  
   

 

 

 
      188,532  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%            

Allegheny Technologies Inc.(a)

    3,327       89,297  

Arconic Corp.(a)

    2,783       71,300  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    1,262       52,979  

Century Aluminum Co.(a)

    1,319       34,703  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

    891       55,946  

Haynes International Inc.

    324       13,802  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    415       39,076  

Materion Corp.

    534       45,785  

Olympic Steel Inc.

    247       9,500  

SunCoke Energy Inc.

    2,172       19,353  

TimkenSteel Corp.(a)

    1,075       23,521  
   

 

 

 
      455,262  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment — 1.4%            

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc.

    3,454       48,114  

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc.

    2,345       19,698  

Ellington Financial Inc.

    1,426       25,312  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc.

    1,142       15,965  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

    1,398       15,546  

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.

    8,150       18,582  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

    1,179       24,299  

New York Mortgage Trust Inc.

    9,915       36,190  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    2,480       41,887  

Ready Capital Corp.

    1,757       26,460  

Redwood Trust Inc.

    2,998       31,569  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    8,990       49,715  
   

 

 

 
      353,337  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%            

Avista Corp.

    1,840       83,076  

Unitil Corp.

    418       20,850  
   

 

 

 
      103,926  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%            

Big Lots Inc.

    798       27,611  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%            

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    733       10,621  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    1,009       31,289  

Par Pacific Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,189       15,481  

PBF Energy Inc., Class A(a)

    2,483       60,511  

Renewable Energy Group Inc.(a)

    1,314       79,694  

REX American Resources Corp.(a)

    136       13,545  

World Fuel Services Corp.

    1,651       44,643  
   

 

 

 
      255,784  
Security   Shares     Value  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%            

Clearwater Paper Corp.(a)

    442     $ 12,389  

Glatfelter Corp.

    1,157       14,324  

Mercer International Inc.

    1,047       14,605  

Neenah Inc.

    436       17,292  

Sylvamo Corp.(a)

    922       30,684  
   

 

 

 
      89,294  
Personal Products — 0.8%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    1,414       51,851  

elf Beauty Inc.(a)

    1,254       32,391  

Inter Parfums Inc.

    465       40,943  

Medifast Inc.

    304       51,917  

USANA Health Sciences Inc.(a)

    304       24,153  
   

 

 

 
      201,255  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    963       34,572  

ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    333       9,360  

Cara Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,088       13,219  

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    899       18,304  

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    2,492       56,120  

Endo International PLC(a)

    6,188       14,294  

Innoviva Inc.(a)

    1,635       31,637  

Nektar Therapeutics(a)

    4,825       26,007  

Pacira BioSciences Inc.(a)

    1,165       88,913  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    539       10,753  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,312       69,457  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,390       44,925  
   

 

 

 
      417,561  
Professional Services — 1.4%            

Exponent Inc.

    1,362       147,164  

Forrester Research Inc.(a)

    291       16,418  

Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.

    512       20,265  

Kelly Services Inc., Class A, NVS

    942       20,432  

Korn Ferry

    1,423       92,410  

Resources Connection Inc.

    795       13,626  

TrueBlue Inc.(a)

    928       26,810  
   

 

 

 
      337,125  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%            

Douglas Elliman Inc., NVS

    1,717       12,534  

Marcus & Millichap Inc.

    653       34,400  

RE/MAX Holdings Inc., Class A

    491       13,615  

Realogy Holdings Corp.(a)

    3,048       47,793  

St Joe Co. (The)

    862       51,065  
   

 

 

 
          159,407  
Road & Rail — 0.4%            

ArcBest Corp.

    650       52,325  

Heartland Express Inc.

    1,217       17,123  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    1,563       27,759  
   

 

 

 
      97,207  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%  

Axcelis Technologies Inc.(a)

    871       65,787  

CEVA Inc.(a)

    601       24,431  

Cohu Inc.(a)

    1,273       37,681  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    1,177       102,387  

FormFactor Inc.(a)

    2,045       85,951  

Ichor Holdings Ltd.(a)

    743       26,466  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.

    1,629       91,257  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    1,847       107,772  

Onto Innovation Inc.(a)

    1,288       111,914  

PDF Solutions Inc.(a)

    777       21,655  
 

 

S C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Photronics Inc.(a)

    1,622     $ 27,525  

Rambus Inc.(a)

    2,859       91,173  

SMART Global Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,230       31,771  

Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,174       49,766  

Veeco Instruments Inc.(a)

    1,320       35,891  
   

 

 

 
            911,427  
Software — 2.9%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    3,094       38,953  

Agilysys Inc.(a)

    508       20,259  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,204       80,018  

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc.(a)

    1,011       57,304  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    416       25,014  

Ebix Inc.

    623       20,652  

InterDigital Inc.

    802       51,168  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    1,764       43,077  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    910       13,140  

Progress Software Corp.

    1,155       54,389  

SPS Commerce Inc.(a)

    940       123,328  

Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)

    6,600       133,914  

Xperi Holding Corp.

    2,733       47,336  
   

 

 

 
      708,552  
Specialty Retail — 3.9%            

Aaron’s Co. Inc. (The)

    818       16,425  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A(a)

    1,477       47,249  

America’s Car-Mart Inc./TX(a)

    157       12,648  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc.(a)

    605       96,921  

Barnes & Noble Education Inc.(a)

    951       3,405  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(a)

    2,519       56,753  

Boot Barn Holdings Inc.(a)

    776       73,557  

Buckle Inc. (The)

    768       25,375  

Caleres Inc.

    996       19,253  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

    495       7,257  

Chico’s FAS Inc.(a)

    3,199       15,355  

Children’s Place Inc. (The)(a)

    355       17,502  

Conn’s Inc.(a)

    508       7,828  

Designer Brands Inc. , Class A(a)

    1,613       21,792  

Genesco Inc.(a)

    359       22,836  

Group 1 Automotive Inc.

    450       75,524  

Guess? Inc.

    1,019       22,265  

Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.

    394       10,803  

Hibbett Inc.

    334       14,810  

LL Flooring Holdings Inc.(a)

    770       10,795  

MarineMax Inc.(a)(b)

    576       23,190  

Monro Inc.

    877       38,886  

ODP Corp. (The)(a)

    1,200       54,996  

Rent-A-Center Inc./TX

    1,581       39,825  

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,878       44,983  

Shoe Carnival Inc.

    454       13,239  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    1,376       100,035  

Sleep Number Corp.(a)

    592       30,020  

Sonic Automotive Inc., Class A

    542       23,040  

Zumiez Inc.(a)

    511       19,525  
   

 

 

 
      966,092  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)

    3,339       55,695  

Diebold Nixdorf Inc.(a)

    1,894       12,747  
   

 

 

 
      68,442  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.2%            

Fossil Group Inc.(a)

    1,257       12,118  
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)            

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.(a)

    1,143     $ 30,918  

Kontoor Brands Inc.

    1,244       51,439  

Movado Group Inc.

    426       16,635  

Oxford Industries Inc.

    415       37,558  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    2,000       77,280  

Unifi Inc.(a)

    369       6,679  

Vera Bradley Inc.(a)

    672       5,154  

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

    2,153       48,572  
   

 

 

 
      286,353  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.1%            

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    1,392       64,575  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    3,357       36,524  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    1,309       55,501  

Mr Cooper Group Inc.(a)

    1,964       89,696  

NMI Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    2,242       46,230  

Northfield Bancorp. Inc.

    1,127       16,184  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    1,475       34,515  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    223       7,120  

Walker & Dunlop Inc.

    771       99,783  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    1,587       73,986  
   

 

 

 
      524,114  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.3%            

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

    1,005       103,173  

Boise Cascade Co.

    1,028       71,415  

DXP Enterprises Inc./TX(a)

    454       12,299  

GMS Inc.(a)

    1,126       56,041  

NOW Inc.(a)

    2,890       31,877  

Veritiv Corp.(a)

    362       48,360  
   

 

 

 
      323,165  
Water Utilities — 0.7%            

American States Water Co.

    966       85,993  

California Water Service Group

    1,375       81,510  
   

 

 

 
      167,503  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%            

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    1,306       30,796  

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

    2,583       48,767  
   

 

 

 
      79,563  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 97.0%
(Cost: $25,033,001)

      23,864,169  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 4.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 0.34%(c)(d)(e)

    405,675       405,593  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 0.25%(c)(d)

    760,000       760,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,165,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 4.7%
(Cost: $1,165,527)

 

    1,165,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 101.7%
(Cost: $26,198,528)

 

    25,029,762  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.7)%

      (413,828
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   24,615,934  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

 

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(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/21
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 250,662      $ 155,301 (a)     $      $ (436    $ 66      $ 405,593        405,675      $ 746 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     520,000        240,000 (a)                            760,000        760,000        177         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (436    $ 66      $ 1,165,593         $ 923      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

 

 
Reference Entity    Payment
Frequency
  Counterparty(a)     Termination
Date
     Net Notional      Accrued
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net Value of
Reference
Entity
    

Gross

Notional

Amount

Net Asset

Percentage

 

 

 

Equity Securities Long

   Monthly     Goldman Sachs Bank USA(b)       02/27/23      $ 203,095      $ (1,365 )(c)    $ 201,657        0.8
   Monthly     HSBC Bank PLC(d)       02/10/23        295,908        11,185 (e)      300,265        1.2  
   Monthly     JPMorgan Chase Bank NA(f)       02/08/23        190,321        5,165 (g)       193,910        0.8  
            

 

 

   

 

 

    
             $ 14,985     $ 695,832     
            

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a)

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long positions underlying the total return swap. The Fund pays the total return on a portfolio of short positions underlying the total return swap. In addition, the Fund pays or receives a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying positions.

 
  (c)

Amount includes $73 of net dividends and financing fees.

 
  (e) 

Amount includes $6,828 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 
  (g) 

Amount includes $1,576 of net dividends, payable for referenced securities purchased and financing fees.

 

The following are the specified benchmarks (plus or minus a range) used in determining the variable rate of interest:

 

    (b)   (d)   (f)  
  Range:   65 basis points   65 basis points   65 basis points       
         Benchmarks:               USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate           USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate           USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate  
    (FEDL01)   (OBFR01)   (OBFR01)  

 

 

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The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/27/2023.

 

     Shares     Value    

% of

Basket
Value

 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    7     $ 313       0.2%  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    31       878       0.4     

BankUnited Inc.

    56       2,462       1.2     

Banner Corp.

    37       2,166       1.1     

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    395       11,443       5.7     

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    304       4,809       2.4     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    60       1,674       0.8     

City Holding Co.

    129       10,152       5.0     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    8       258       0.1     

Community Bank System Inc.

    377       26,447       13.1     

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    76       4,333       2.1     

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    56       735       0.4     

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    25       379       0.2     

First Financial Bancorp.

    180       4,149       2.1     

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    67       1,649       0.8     

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    166       4,160       2.1     

HomeStreet Inc.

    7       332       0.2     

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    18       289       0.1     

Independent Bank Corp.

    11       899       0.4     

NBT Bancorp. Inc.

    310       11,200       5.6     

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    84       1,135       0.6     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    236       8,343       4.1     

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    118       8,743       4.3     

Renasant Corp.

    10       335       0.2     

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    7       207       0.1     

Simmons First National Corp.

    41       1,075       0.5     

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    171       6,982       3.5     

Trustmark Corp.

    19       577       0.3     

Westamerica Bancorp.

    114       6,897       3.4     
   

 

 

   
      123,021    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    364       1,893       0.9     
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    10       1,378       0.7     
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    68       2,789       1.4     

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    40       151       0.1     

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    6       148       0.1     

ProAssurance Corp.

    50       1,344       0.6     

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    33       2,998       1.5     
   

 

 

   
      7,430    
   

 

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    384       11,908       5.9     
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    510       11,934       5.9     

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    39       1,245       0.6     

WSFS Financial Corp.

    125       5,828       2.9     
   

 

 

   
      19,007    
   

 

 

   
     Shares     Value    

% of

Basket
Value

 
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    352     $ 37,020       18.4     
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      201,657    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

  $ 201,657    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with HSBC Bank PLC as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/10/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Bancorp. Inc. (The)(a)

    23     $ 652       0.2%  

BankUnited Inc.

    729       32,047       10.7     

Banner Corp.

    120       7,024       2.3     

Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc.

    296       8,575       2.8     

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    118       1,867       0.6     

City Holding Co.

    141       11,097       3.7     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    499       16,103       5.3     

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    46       2,622       0.9     

First Bancorp./Southern Pines NC

    6       251       0.1     

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    551       8,353       2.8     

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    156       3,839       1.3     

Heritage Financial Corp./WA

    196       4,912       1.6     

Hope Bancorp Inc.

    312       5,017       1.7     

Independent Bank Corp.

    55       4,493       1.5     

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    3       219       0.1     

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    36       1,450       0.5     

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

    1,248       16,860       5.6     

OFG Bancorp.

    346       9,217       3.1     

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    338       11,948       4.0     

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    15       1,111       0.4     

Renasant Corp.

    563       18,832       6.3     

S&T Bancorp. Inc.

    293       8,667       2.9     

Simmons First National Corp.

    697       18,275       6.1     

Southside Bancshares Inc.

    49       2,001       0.6     

Trustmark Corp.

    71       2,158       0.7     

Westamerica Bancorp.

    115       6,958       2.3     
   

 

 

   
      204,548    
   

 

 

   
Commercial Services & Supplies                  

GEO Group Inc. (The)(a)

    177       1,170       0.4     

Pitney Bowes Inc.

    2,125       11,050       3.7     
   

 

 

   
      12,220    
   

 

 

   
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    81       2,226       0.7     
   

 

 

   
Gas Utilities                  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    170       23,419       7.8     
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    188       7,712       2.6     

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    1,120       4,234       1.4     

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    58       2,426       0.8     

James River Group Holdings Ltd.

    303       7,496       2.5     

ProAssurance Corp.

    321       8,628       2.9     
 

 

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     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Safety Insurance Group Inc.

    63     $ 5,724       1.9  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    41       2,485       0.8  
   

 

 

   
      38,705    
   

 

 

   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels                  

Green Plains Inc.(a)

    8       248       0.1  
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Provident Financial Services Inc.

    11       257       0.1  

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

    238       7,599       2.5  
   

 

 

   
      7,856    
   

 

 

   
Water Utilities                  

Middlesex Water Co.

    105       11,043       3.7  
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      300,265    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — HSBC Bank PLC

    $ 300,265    
   

 

 

   

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values of the equity securities underlying the total return swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of March 31, 2022 expiration 2/8/2023.

 

     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

Reference Entity — Long

     
Banks                  

Allegiance Bancshares Inc.

    2     $ 89       0.0%  

Ameris Bancorp.

    9       395       0.2     

BankUnited Inc.

    107       4,704       2.4     

Banner Corp.

    95       5,560       2.9     

Brookline Bancorp. Inc.

    144       2,278       1.2     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    201       5,608       2.9     

Columbia Banking System Inc.

    17       549       0.3     

Customers Bancorp. Inc.

    2       104       0.1     

CVB Financial Corp.

    122       2,832       1.5     

Eagle Bancorp. Inc.

    83       4,732       2.4     

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico

    1,395       18,302       9.4     

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    118       1,789       0.9     
     Shares     Value     % of
Basket
Value
 

HomeStreet Inc.

    120     $ 5,686       2.9  

Independent Bank Corp.

    18       1,470       0.8  

Meta Financial Group Inc.

    180       9,886       5.1  

National Bank Holdings Corp.

    261       10,513       5.4  

Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc.

    40       1,414       0.7  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

    113       8,372       4.3  

Trustmark Corp.

    1,522       46,254       23.9  

United Community Banks Inc./GA

    16       557       0.3  
   

 

 

   
      131,094    
   

 

 

   
Consumer Finance                  

Green Dot Corp., Class A(a)

    474       13,026       6.7  
   

 

 

   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)                  

Service Properties Trust

    25       221       0.1  
   

 

 

   
Health Care Technology                  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.(a)

    18       405       0.2  
   

 

 

   
Insurance                  

Employers Holdings Inc.

    251       10,296       5.3  

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A(a)

    3,330       12,587       6.5  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    309       12,925       6.7  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    146       8,849       4.5  
   

 

 

   
      44,657    
   

 

 

   
Multi-Utilities                  

Avista Corp.

    10       452       0.3  
   

 

 

   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance                  

Axos Financial Inc.(a)

    8       371       0.2  

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

    19       207       0.1  

Flagstar Bancorp. Inc.

    82       3,477       1.8  
   

 

 

   
      4,055    
   

 

 

   

Total Reference Entity — Long

      193,910    
   

 

 

   

Net Value of Reference Entity — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

  $ 193,910    
   

 

 

   

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Total Return Swaps

 

    

Premiums

Paid

    

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Total Return Swaps

    $—        $—        $16,350        $(1,365

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     Equity
Contracts
 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Swaps — OTC

 

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

  $ 16,350  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Swaps — OTC

 

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

  $ 1,365  
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

For the period ended March 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

    

Equity

Contracts

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

  $ 748  

Swaps

    (55,251
 

 

 

 
  $ (54,503
 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Swaps

  $ 31,904  
 

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 22,008  

Total return swaps:

 

Average notional value

  $ 599,444  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

    

Swaps - OTC(a)

  $ 16,350      $ 1,365  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    16,350        1,365  

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

            
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

    16,350        1,365  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

 

 

Counterparty

    


Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 

 

 

 
 

  

 

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

 

 

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

  

 

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

  

 


Net Amount

of Derivative
Assets

 
(b)  

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

   $ 11,185      $         —     $         —      $         —      $ 11,185  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

     5,165                            5,165  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 16,350      $         —     $         —      $         —      $ 16,350  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
             

 

 
Counterparty     


Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 
 
 

 

 

  

 

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

 

 

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

  

 

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

  

 

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c) 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 1,365      $         —     $         —      $         —      $ 1,365  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

iShares® ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 23,864,169        $        $        $ 23,864,169  

Money Market Funds

     1,165,593                            1,165,593  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 25,029,762        $        $        $ 25,029,762  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Swaps

   $        $ 16,350        $        $ 16,350  

Liabilities

                 

Swaps

              (1,365                 (1,365
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 14,985        $        $ 14,985  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P 500 ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P Mid-Cap
ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P

Small-Cap

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

     

Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loan)(a):

     

Unaffiliated(b)

  $ 227,246,900     $ 76,515,233     $ 23,864,169  

Affiliated(c)

    1,052,202       905,271       1,165,593  

Cash

    6,295       2,864       7,970  

Cash pledged:

     

Futures contracts

    22,000              

Receivables:

     

Securities lending income — Affiliated

    8       598       86  

Capital shares sold

          23,223        

Dividends

    119,509       73,062       26,125  

Unrealized appreciation on:

     

OTC swaps

                16,350  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    228,446,914       77,520,251       25,080,293  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    12,532       815,885       405,970  

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

          30,846       54,526  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    5,753       1        

Investment advisory fees

    14,625       7,339       2,498  

Unrealized depreciation on:

     

OTC swaps

                1,365  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    32,910       854,071       464,359  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 228,414,004     $ 76,666,180     $ 24,615,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 241,149,327     $ 78,568,380     $ 26,512,462  

Accumulated loss

    (12,735,323     (1,902,200     (1,896,528
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 228,414,004     $ 76,666,180     $ 24,615,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    6,650,000       2,100,000       650,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 34.35     $ 36.51     $ 37.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 12,228     $ 793,500     $ 396,076  

(b) Investments, at cost — Unaffiliated

  $ 239,114,388     $ 77,255,015     $ 25,033,001  

(c)  Investments, at cost — Affiliated

  $ 1,169,186     $ 905,160     $ 1,165,527  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2022

 

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P 500 ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P Mid-Cap
ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Screened

S&P

Small-Cap

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — Unaffiliated

  $ 2,296,286     $ 642,312     $ 186,653  

Dividends — Affiliated

    13,194       59       201  

Securities lending income — Affiliated — net

    424       1,350       722  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (504           (158
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,309,400       643,721       187,418  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory fees

    153,634       57,273       20,075  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    153,634       57,273       20,075  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,155,766       586,448       167,343  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (700,345     (1,103,061     (647,472

Investments — Affiliated

    (984     (720     (436

In-kind redemptions — Unaffiliated

    28,584,124       2,236,565       2,053,993  

In-kind redemptions — Affiliated

    16,785              

Futures contracts

    (8,950     1,450       748  

Swaps

                (55,251
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

    27,890,630       1,134,234       1,351,582  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — Unaffiliated

    (13,173,014     (2,007,719     (2,365,775

Investments — Affiliated

    (127,261     111       66  

Futures contracts

    22,244              

Swaps

                31,904  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (13,278,031     (2,007,608     (2,333,805
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    14,612,599       (873,374     (982,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 16,768,365     $ (286,926   $ (814,880
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF
           iShares
ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
      

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

      
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
      

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 2,155,766        $ 74,190        $ 586,448        $ 75,611  

Net realized gain

    27,890,630          222,607          1,134,234          1,982,039  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (13,278,031        1,316,557          (2,007,608        1,267,937  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    16,768,365          1,613,354          (286,926        3,325,587  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,164,851        (69,238        (598,577        (72,947
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    183,536,895          28,729,479          57,811,412          16,487,631  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase in net assets

    198,140,409          30,273,595          56,925,909          19,740,271  

Beginning of period

    30,273,595                   19,740,271           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 228,414,004        $ 30,273,595        $ 76,666,180        $ 19,740,271  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap
ETF
 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
      

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS

      

Net investment income

  $ 167,343        $ 43,432  

Net realized gain

    1,351,582          1,750,921  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,333,805        1,180,024  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (814,880        2,974,377  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

      

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (297,928        (54,674
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

      

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    16,027,431          6,781,608  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

      

Total increase in net assets

    14,914,623          9,701,311  

Beginning of period

    9,701,311           
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 24,615,934        $ 9,701,311  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
    

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.27      $ 25.29  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.39        0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain(c)

    4.07        4.91  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    4.46        5.12  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

    

From net investment income

    (0.38      (0.14
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.38      (0.14
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 34.35      $ 30.27  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

    

Based on net asset value

    14.74      20.27 %(f) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

    

Total expenses

    0.08      0.08 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.12      1.37 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 228,414      $ 30,274  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    3      6 %(f)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(f) 

Not annualized.

 

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
    

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 35.89      $ 25.19  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.46        0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain(c)

    0.58        10.66  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    1.04        10.88  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

    

From net investment income

    (0.42      (0.18
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.42      (0.18
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 36.51      $ 35.89  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

    

Based on net asset value

    2.88      43.29 %(f) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

    

Total expenses

    0.12      0.12 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.23      1.29 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 76,666      $ 19,740  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    26      11 %(f)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(f) 

Not annualized.

 

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
    

Period From
09/22/20

to 03/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 38.81      $ 25.18  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.39        0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (0.55      13.69  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.16      13.89  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

    

From net investment income

    (0.78      (0.26
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.78      (0.26
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 37.87      $ 38.81  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

    

Based on net asset value

    (0.47 )%       55.32 %(f) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

    

Total expenses

    0.12      0.12 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.00      1.13 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 24,616      $ 9,701  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    34      18 %(f)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(f) 

Not annualized.

 

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

     Non-diversified  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

     Non-diversified  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

     Non-diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of March 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and record cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments

 

 

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using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”). If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When

 

 

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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

   
Market Value of
Securities on Loan
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received
 
 
     Net Amount  

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

         

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 6,586      $ 6,454     $      $ (132 )(b)  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

    5,642        5,642               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 12,228      $ 12,096     $      $ (132
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 339,323      $ 339,323     $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    16,076        16,076               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    295,688        295,688               

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    142,413        142,413               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 793,500      $ 793,500     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 20,853      $ 20,853     $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    164,563        164,563               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    87,881        87,881               

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    83,564        83,564               

Jefferies LLC

    39,215        39,215               
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 396,076      $ 396,076     $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

 

  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of March 31, 2022. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees

 

 

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received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid. Total return swaps are entered into by the iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket or underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instruments or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Fund receives payment from or makes a payment to the counterparty.

Certain total return swaps are designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity positions. This means that the Fund has the ability to trade in and out of these long and short positions within the swap and will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap’s market value. The market value also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a specified spread determined based upon the country and/or currency of the positions in the portfolio.

Positions within the swap and financing fees are reset periodically. During a reset, any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions and accrued financing fees become available for cash settlement between the Fund and the counterparty. The amounts that are available for cash settlement are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Fund and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement. Certain swaps have no stated expiration and can be terminated by either party at any time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees: Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fee  

ESG Screened S&P 500

    0.08

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    0.12  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    0.12  

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

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 March 31, 2022, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Fees Paid
to BTC
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 170  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    456  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    287  

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the year ended March 31, 2022, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 704,465      $   1,318,361      $ (146,598

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

      2,290,950        2,109,309        (327,671

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    384,976        332,474        (32,222

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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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 7,029,671      $ 6,151,860  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

      12,920,036          12,435,625  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    9,185,365        5,573,164  

For the year ended March 31, 2022, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 538,880,996      $ 356,524,104  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    68,370,686        11,106,751  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    23,681,028        11,632,750  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2022 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 March 31, 2022, permanent differences attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income, certain deemed distributions and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Loss
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 28,615,906      $   (28,615,906

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    2,222,132        (2,222,132

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    2,039,733        (2,039,733

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Year Ended
03/31/22
     Period Ended
03/31/21
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,164,851      $ 69,238  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 598,577      $ 72,947  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 297,928      $ 54,674  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
   
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
    Total  

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $     $ (12,735,323   $     $   (12,735,323

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    (322,579     (1,579,621           (1,902,200

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    (296,856     (1,560,792     (38,880     (1,896,528

 

  (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, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, accounting for swap agreements and characterization of corporate actions.

 

 

  (c) 

The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

   
iShares ETF   Utilized  

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 34,318  

As of March 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $   241,034,425      $ 5,858,157      $ (18,593,480   $ (12,735,323

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    79,000,125        4,240,147        (5,819,768     (1,579,621

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    26,590,554        1,340,116        (2,900,908     (1,560,792

 

9.

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: An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into

 

 

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bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a Fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

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
03/31/22
    Period Ended
03/31/21
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

ESG Screened S&P 500

       

Shares sold

    15,950,000     $ 540,500,596       1,050,000     $ 30,222,032  

Shares redeemed

    (10,300,000     (356,963,701     (50,000     (1,492,553
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    5,650,000     $ 183,536,895       1,000,000     $ 28,729,479  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

       

Shares sold

    1,850,000     $ 68,955,535       800,000     $ 24,979,421  

Shares redeemed

    (300,000     (11,144,123     (250,000     (8,491,790
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,550,000     $ 57,811,412       550,000     $ 16,487,631  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    700,000     $ 27,779,582       400,000     $ 12,170,388  

Shares redeemed

    (300,000     (11,752,151     (150,000     (5,388,780
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    400,000     $ 16,027,431       250,000     $ 6,781,608  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of iShares Trust and

Shareholders of iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (three of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2022 and for the period September 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021, including the related notes (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 March 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in each of their net assets and each of the financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2022 and for the period September 22, 2020 (commencement of operations) to March 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 March 31, 2022 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

May 24, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 2,102,147  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    494,894  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    162,798  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Business
Income
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

  $ 51,164  

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    50,710  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    20,963  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

ESG Screened S&P 500

    94.42

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    83.86

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap

    75.89

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF and iShares ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 9, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays and the imposition of capital controls in certain non-U.S. countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. While the ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing, certain of the ETFs have the flexibility to draw on a line of credit to meet redemption requests or facilitate settlements.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs and reviewed any persistent deviations from long-term averages.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review.

As part of BlackRock’s continuous review of the effectiveness of the Program, the Committee made the following material changes to the Program: (1) updates to certain model components in the Program’s methodology; and (2) certain iShares Funds entered into a $800 million credit agreement with a group of lenders that replaced a previous liquidity facility. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

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.

March 31, 2022

 

     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
 

ESG Screened S&P 500(a)

  $ 0.375404     $     $ 0.006374     $ 0.381778       98         2     100

ESG Screened S&P Mid-Cap(a)

    0.401577             0.021615       0.423192       95             5       100  

ESG Screened S&P Small-Cap(a)

    0.732644             0.052029       0.784673       93             7       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

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

 

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 378 funds as of March 31, 2022. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Charles Park, 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. Park is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (65)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).
Salim Ramji(b) (51)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (66)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (66)    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); Trustee of iShares 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 (67)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (73)    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) and Investment Committee (since 2011); Chair (1994-2005) and Member (since 1992) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018); Director (1998-2013) and President (2007-2011) of the Board of Directors, Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (2002-2011) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (2006-2010) of the Thacher School; Director of the Senior Center of Jackson Hole (since 2020).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Trustee of Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund (since 2019).
Drew E. Lawton (63)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2017).
John E. Martinez (60)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).
Madhav V. Rajan (57)    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); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Armando Senra (50)    President (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Head of U.S., Canada and Latam iShares, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2019); Head of Latin America Region, BlackRock, Inc. (2006-2019); Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1994-2006).
Trent Walker (47)    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.
Charles Park (54)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2006; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer of BFA (since 2006).
Deepa Damre Smith (46)    Secretary (since 2019).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2013).
Rachel Aguirre (39)    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 2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).
Jennifer Hsui (45)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

James Mauro (51)    Executive Vice President (since 2021).    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 18, 2022, Rachel Aguirre, Jennifer Hsui, and James Mauro have replaced Scott Radell, Alan Mason, and Marybeth Leithead as Executive Vice Presidents.

 

 

 

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General Information   

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Equity
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to clarify an inconsistency in to whom persons covered by the code should report suspected violations of the code. The amendment clarifies that such reporting should be made to BlackRock’s General Counsel, and retains the alternative option of anonymous reporting following “whistleblower” policies. Other non-material changes were also made in connection with this amendment. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-474-2737.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has more than one audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined under Item 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its audit committee. The audit committee financial experts serving on the registrant’s audit committee are Richard L. Fagnani and Madhav V. Rajan, all of whom are independent, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The principal accountant fees disclosed in items 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(g) are for the eighty series of the registrant for which the fiscal year-end is March 31, 2022 (the “Funds”), and whose annual financial statements are reported in Item 1.

(a) Audit Fees – The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Funds’ annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $1,165,300 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and $1,087,850 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

(b) Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (a) of this Item.

(c) Tax Fees – The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Funds were $325,166 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and $776,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. These services related to the review of the Funds’ tax returns and excise tax calculations.

(d) All Other Fees – There were no other fees billed in each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in (a) through (c) of this Item.

(e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee charter, as amended, provides that the audit committee is responsible for the approval, prior to appointment, of the engagement of the principal accountant to annually audit and provide their opinion on the registrant’s financial statements. The audit committee must also approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the principal accountant to provide non-audit services to the registrant or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(2) There were no services described in (b) through (d) above that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the Funds’ financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were attributable to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Funds, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the last two fiscal years were $325,166 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and $776,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if any, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has determined that the provision of these services, if any, does not compromise the principal accountant’s independence.


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

(a) The registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act of 1934. The registrant’s audit committee members are Richard L. Fagnani, Cecilia H. Herbert and Madhav V. Rajan.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

(a) Schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a) The President (the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act of 1934.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.


Item 13.

Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics is not filed as an exhibit; please refer to Item 2.

(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a) (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable.

(a) (4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable.

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

iShares Trust

 

  By:     

/s/ Armando Senra                            

       Armando Senra, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 24, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By:     

/s/ Armando Senra                            

       Armando Senra, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 24, 2022

 

  By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                            

       Trent Walker, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 24, 2022