Form 485BPOS XBRL for iShares U.S. ETF Trust

485BPOS 1 d42830d485bpos.htm FORM 485BPOS XBRL FOR ISHARES U.S. ETF TRUST Form 485BPOS XBRL for iShares U.S. ETF Trust

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 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. 179		x
		and/or
		REGISTRATION STATEMENT
		*UNDER*
		*THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940*		x
		Amendment No. 179		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

DEEPA DAMRE, ESQ.

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

400 HOWARD STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Continuous

(December 16, 2015)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

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 Enhanced International Large-Cap ETF

iShares Enhanced International Small-Cap ETF

iShares Enhanced U.S. Large-Cap ETF

iShares Enhanced U.S. Small-Cap 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. 179 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 15^th day of December, 2015.

iSHARES U.S. ETF TRUST


By:
		Manish Mehta*
		President
		Date: December 15, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 179 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.



		Mark Wiedman**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		John E. Martinez**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		Cecilia H. Herbert**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		Charles A. Hurty**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		John E. Kerrigan**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		Robert H. Silver**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		Robert S. Kapito**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

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		Madhav V. Rajan**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		Jane D. Carlin**
		Trustee
		Date: December 15, 2015

		/s/ Jack Gee
		Jack Gee
		Treasurer
		Date: December 15, 2015

		/s/ Jack Gee
		,* By: Jack Gee
		Attorney-in-fact
		Date: December 15, 2015

*	Power of Attorney, dated December 31, 2013, for Manish Mehta is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 46, filed January 10, 2014.

Powers of Attorney, each dated March 25, 2015, for Jane D. Carlin, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Mark Wiedman and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 163, filed June 8, 2015.

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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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