485BPOS 1 d875604d485bpos.htm FORM 485BPOS FOR ISHARES U.S. ETF TRUST XBRL Form 485BPOS for iShares U.S. ETF Trust XBRL

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2015

Securities Act File No. 333-179904

Investment Company Act File No. 811-22649

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 154 x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 x
Amendment No. 154 x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With Copies to:

 

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099
BENJAMIN J. HASKIN, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
1875 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1238

EDWARD BAER, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

 

 

Continuous

(March 17, 2015)

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

iShares Liquidity Income ETF

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 154 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 16th day of March, 2015.

iSHARES U.S. ETF TRUST

 

By:

 

Manish Mehta*
President
Date: March 16, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 154 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

 

Mark Wiedman*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

John E. Martinez*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

Cecilia H. Herbert*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

Charles A. Hurty*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

John E. Kerrigan*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

Robert H. Silver*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

Robert S. Kapito*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

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Madhav V. Rajan*
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

 

Jane D. Carlin
Trustee
Date: March 16, 2015

/s/ Jack Gee

Jack Gee
Treasurer
Date: March 16, 2015

/s/ Jack Gee

* By: Jack Gee
Attorney-in-fact
Date: March 16, 2015

 

* Powers of Attorney, each dated December 31, 2013, for Manish Mehta, Mark Wiedman, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, filed January 10, 2014.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.

  

Description of Exhibit

EX-101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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