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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 811-22649

 

 

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 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: October 31, 2016

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2016

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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OCTOBER 31, 2016

 

2016 ANNUAL REPORT

    LOGO

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

 

Ø    

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF  |  NEAR  |  BATS

Ø    

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF  |  MEAR  |  BATS

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iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF  |  ICSH  |  BATS


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Management’s Discussions of Fund Performance

     5   

About Fund Performance

     12   

Shareholder Expenses

     12   

Schedules of Investments

     13   

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

     13   

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

     27   

iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

     30   

Financial Statements

     34   

Financial Highlights

     38   

Notes to Financial Statements

     41   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     52   

Tax Information

     53   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     54   

Supplemental Information

     61   

Trustee and Officer Information

     63   


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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

U.S. BOND MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. bond market posted positive returns for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. bond performance, returned 4.37% for the reporting period.

The bond market’s advance reflected continued uncertainty regarding the economic environment. Overall, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 (the most recent data available), decelerating from 2.2% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. Although employment growth remained robust, other segments of the economy struggled. For example, industrial production contracted during the reporting period, while consumer spending increased by just 2.2%. As a result, the economy generated three consecutive quarters of anemic growth before rebounding in the final quarter of the reporting period.

Inflation generally remained muted as the consumer price index (“CPI”) rose by 1.6% for the reporting period. Although low by historical standards, the increase in the CPI was notably higher than the 0.2% increase for the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, reflecting a recovery in energy prices after they bottomed in February 2016.

In this environment, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) ended a seven-year period of near-zero interest rates by raising its short-term interest rate target in December 2015. The Fed’s first interest rate hike since June 2006 increased the federal funds target rate from a range of 0%-0.25% to a range of 0.25%-0.50%. Despite expectations of more Fed rate increases in 2016, the slowing economic environment and lack of inflationary pressure led the Fed to hold rates steady for the remainder of the reporting period.

The combination of decelerating economic growth and low inflation pushed most U.S. bond yields lower and bond prices higher for the reporting period. Longer-term bonds fared best as long-term yields declined the most, while short-term bond yields rose slightly, reflecting the Fed rate hike in late 2015.

Sector performance was driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment. Consequently, corporate bonds — which offer the highest yields in the U.S. bond market — delivered the best returns for the reporting period. Lower-quality corporate bonds outperformed as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market. In particular, high-yield corporate bonds (those with credit ratings below investment grade) returned more than 10% for the reporting period. Within the corporate sector, bonds issued by utility companies produced the highest returns. Industrial bonds also fared well, led by the strong performance of energy and commodity-related securities, while financial bonds lagged.

U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) were also among the leading performers for the reporting period. The rebound in energy prices led to increased investor demand for inflation protection, which aided performance in the TIPS market.

Mortgage-backed securities posted positive returns for the reporting period but trailed the performance of the overall U.S. bond market. Mortgage-backed securities were held in check by prepayment fears as declining interest rates led to concerns about a renewed wave of mortgage refinancing.

U.S. Treasury and government agency bonds posted the lowest returns among U.S. bonds for the reporting period. Limited demand for the relatively low yields of Treasury and agency bonds weighed on their performance, as did the general underperformance of higher-quality securities.

 

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSIONS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    1.28%        0.97%          1.28%        3.03%   

Fund Market

    1.28%        0.97%          1.28%        3.03%   

Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term Government/Corporate Index

    0.71%        0.39%                0.71%        1.21%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 9/25/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/26/13.

The Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term Government/Corporate Index (formerly the Barclays Short-Term Government/Corporate Index) is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of government and corporate securities with less than 1 year remaining to maturity.

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 12 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,007.30         $ 1.26         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.90         $ 1.27           0.25%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

 

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities and maintain a weighted average maturity that is less than three years. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 1.28%, net of fees.

Short-term investment-grade bonds produced modestly positive returns for the reporting period. Short-term bond yields faced conflicting influences during the reporting period that contributed some volatility. The Fed’s decision to raise short-term interest rates in December 2015, for the first time in almost seven years, and investor expectations for more rate hikes in 2016 led to higher short-term bond yields early in the reporting period. However, growing demand for short-term bonds from investors seeking stability, particularly in response to the surprise vote by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union, pushed short-term yields lower. Near the end of the reporting period, yields on short-term bonds rose ahead of regulatory changes relating to money market funds.

In that environment, the Fund performed well on both an absolute basis and relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Short-Term Government/Corporate Index during the reporting period. The decision to underweight U.S. Treasury securities in favor of higher-yielding, non-Treasury sectors was a key contributor to relative performance. For example, the Fund’s stake in securitized bonds contributed meaningfully to performance, led by asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). ABS and CMBS were in demand for their combination of comparatively attractive yields and high credit quality. Short-term corporate securities were also a source of strength.

The Fund reduced exposure to European banks and sovereign debt ahead of the Brexit vote in June, shifting those assets into ABS. The Fund also took advantage of short-term imbalances in the market to increase its allocation to cash-equivalent securities — such as certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements — while maintaining a sizable position in short-term floating-rate bonds.

The Fund’s shorter overall duration (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) and yield curve positioning reduced return contributed by falling interest rates, while also reducing volatility for the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

As of 10/31/16

 

Investment Type    Percentage of
Total  Investments
1

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     44.27

Asset-backed Securities

     35.25   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.01   

Foreign Government Obligations

     5.94   

Commercial Paper

     2.46   

Certificates Of Deposit

     1.93   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1.62   

Repurchase Agreements

     1.52   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating2    Percentage of
Total  Investments
1

Aaa

     31.01

Aa

     3.27   

A

     18.56   

Baa

     20.09   

Ba

     1.13   

P-1

     5.90   

Not Rated

     20.04   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY MUNICIPAL BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    0.69%        0.71%          0.69%        1.18%   

Fund Market

    0.49%        0.62%          0.49%        1.04%   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index

    0.40%        0.56%                0.40%        0.92%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 3/3/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/5/15.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index (formerly the Barclays Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index) is an unmanaged index comprised of national municipal bond issues having a maturity of at least one year and less than two years.

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 12 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,003.10         $ 1.26         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.90         $ 1.27           0.25%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY MUNICIPAL BOND ETF

 

The iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to maximize tax-free current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities such that the interest on each bond is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax. The Fund will also seek to maintain a weighted average maturity that is less than three years. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 0.69%, net of fees.

Short-term municipal bonds produced modestly positive returns for the reporting period. Looking at the broader U.S. bond market, longer-term bond yields fell to record lows amid modest economic growth, low inflation, and demand from investors seeking stability and yield in the wake of the surprise vote by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union. Nevertheless, yields on the shortest-term bills and notes rose following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates in December 2015 for the first time in almost seven years.

It was a similar story in the municipal bond market, where demand for municipal bonds reached a record high at a time when supply was down year over year through June 2016. As a result, the yield on the broad-based Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index reached a record low in May 2016. However, municipal bond yields rose over the remainder of the reporting period as municipalities moved aggressively to lock in low borrowing costs. Short-term municipal bond yields rose further ahead of regulatory changes relating to money market funds.

The Fund performed well during the reporting period on both an absolute basis and relative to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond: 1 Year (1-2) Index. Outperformance was derived mainly from sector allocation decisions among health care, education, and tax-backed local and state general obligation bonds. The Fund increased its exposure to bonds maturing in two to three years, which carried attractive valuations as a result of forthcoming money market reforms.

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 10/31/16

 

S&P Credit Rating1    Percentage of
Total  Investments
2

AA

     18.62

A

     38.39   

BBB

     5.13   

Not Rated

     37.86   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST STATES

As of 10/31/16

 

State    Percentage of
Total  Investments
2

New Jersey

     27.78

New York

     9.84   

Michigan

     7.52   

Illinois

     6.50   

Pennsylvania

     4.98   

Rhode Island

     4.84   

Georgia

     4.74   

Ohio

     4.70   

Maryland

     4.51   

Oklahoma

     4.41   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     79.82
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (“S&P”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. S&P credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  2  Excludes money market funds.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® ULTRA SHORT-TERM BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    0.90%        0.58%          0.90%        1.69%   

Fund Market

    0.92%        0.59%          0.92%        1.70%   

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 6-Month US Treasury Bill Index

    0.64%        0.33%                0.64%        0.96%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 12/11/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/13/13.

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 6-Month US Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of government securities with less than 6 months remaining to maturity.

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 12 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,006.30         $ 0.91         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.20         $ 0.92           0.18%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® ULTRA SHORT-TERM BOND ETF

 

The iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed- and floating-rate debt securities and maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity that is less than 180 days. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 0.90%, net of fees.

Short-term investment-grade bonds produced modestly positive returns for the reporting period. Short-term bond yields faced conflicting influences during the reporting period that contributed to a measure of volatility. The Fed’s decision to raise short-term interest rates in December 2015, for the first time in almost seven years, and investor expectations for more rate hikes in 2016 led to higher short-term bond yields early in the reporting period. However, growing demand for short-term bonds from investors seeking stability, particularly in response to the surprise vote by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union, pushed short-term yields lower. Near the end of the reporting period, yields on short-term bonds rose ahead of regulatory changes relating to money market funds.

In that environment, the Fund performed well on both an absolute basis and relative to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 6-Month US Treasury Bill Index during the reporting period. The decision to underweight U.S. Treasury securities in favor of higher-yielding, non-Treasury sectors was a key contributor to relative performance. For example, corporate securities generally benefited performance as a result of investor demand for their attractive yields. In particular, the Fund’s high-quality corporate securities, which accounted for nearly 60% of the Fund’s assets on average during the reporting period, were leading sources of strength. The Fund also took advantage of the volatility and short-term imbalances in the market to increase exposure to attractively valued, high-quality securities across multiple sectors.

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE

As of 10/31/16

 

Investment Type    Percentage of
Total  Investments
1

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     38.31

Commercial Paper

     37.04   

Certificates Of Deposit

     19.23   

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     4.94   

Asset-backed Securities

     0.48   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating2    Percentage of
Total  Investments
1

Aaa

     6.83

Aa

     9.89   

A

     24.20   

Baa

     1.61   

P-1

     56.27   

Not Rated

     1.20   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 34.41%

  

ACAS CLO Ltd.

   

Series 2012-1AR, Class A1R

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.250%)

  

 

2.11%, 09/20/23 (Call 12/20/16)a

  $ 4,518      $ 4,517,322   

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

   

Series 2014-1, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.370%)

   

0.89%, 12/15/21

    5,000        5,016,498   

Series 2014-3, Class A

   

1.49%, 04/15/20

    2,412        2,421,093   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

   

Series 2012-3, Class D

   

3.03%, 07/09/18 (Call 12/08/16)

    1,508        1,508,867   

Series 2013-1, Class D

   

2.09%, 02/08/19 (Call 07/08/17)

    2,500        2,508,733   

AMMC CLO 15 Ltd.

   

Series 2014-15A, Class AX

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.300%)

  

 

2.13%, 12/09/26 (Call 12/09/16)a

    2,250        2,244,884   

Apidos CLO XII

   

Series 2013-12A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)

  

 

1.98%, 04/15/25a

    8,000        7,966,400   

Arbor Realty Collateralized Loan Obligation Ltd.

   

Series 2014-FL2A, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.750%)

  

 

2.29%, 09/15/25 (Call 03/15/18)a

    3,850        3,816,120   

ARES CLO Ltd.

   

Series 2012-2A, Class AR

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.290%)

  

 

2.16%, 10/12/23 (Call 01/12/17)a

    2,000        1,999,984   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ARI Fleet Lease Trust

   

Series 2014-A, Class A2

   

0.81%, 11/15/22 (Call 06/15/17)a

  $ 130      $ 129,929   

BA Credit Card Trust

   

Series 2016-A1, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.390%)

   

0.91%, 10/15/21

    8,250        8,274,690   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

   

Series 2012-1A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.320%)

  

 

2.02%, 07/20/23 (Call 01/20/17)a

    12,815        12,827,091   

Series 2013-4A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.500%)

  

 

2.38%, 04/15/25 (Call 01/15/17)a

    6,100        6,100,610   

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust

   

Series 2012-1A, Class A1

   

1.63%, 02/18/20a

    10,000        10,014,591   

Series 2014-2, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.450%)

   

0.98%, 07/15/22

    3,500        3,481,803   

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

   

Series 2016-A1, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.450%)

   

0.98%, 02/15/22

    28,000        28,118,376   

Chase Issuance Trust

   

Series 2013-A9, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.420%)

   

0.95%, 11/16/20

    11,815        11,846,504   

Series 2014-A5, Class A5

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.370%)

   

0.90%, 04/15/21

    2,000        2,005,800   

Series 2016-A1, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.410%)

   

0.93%, 05/17/21

    28,750        28,867,904   

Chesapeake Funding II LLC

   

Series 2016-1A, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.150%)

  

 

1.67%, 03/15/28a

    20,000        20,160,830   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2016-2A, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.000%)

  

 

1.45%, 06/15/28a

  $ 13,960      $ 14,037,331   

Chesapeake Funding LLC

   

Series 2014-1A, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.420%)

  

 

0.95%, 03/07/26a

    7,278        7,276,555   

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

   

Series 2013-BA, Class A4

   

1.27%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/15/17)a

    844        844,904   

Series 2014-BA, Class A3

   

1.27%, 05/15/19 (Call 08/15/18)a

    4,001        4,002,941   

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

Series 2012-2A, Class A1R

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.350%)

  

2.19%, 12/05/24 (Call 12/05/16)a

    1,500        1,499,923   

CNH Equipment Trust

   

Series 2016-A, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.520%)

  

 

1.05%, 07/15/19 (Call 01/15/20)

    11,839        11,863,274   

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust

   

Series 2015-1A, Class A

   

2.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 05/15/18)a

    2,315        2,322,816   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

   

Series 2013-A6, Class A6

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.450%)

   

0.97%, 04/15/21

    5,420        5,441,326   

Series 2014-A1, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.430%)

   

0.95%, 07/15/21

    1,090        1,094,108   

Series 2014-A5, Class A

   

1.39%, 04/15/20

    11,470        11,497,600   

Series 2016-A2, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.540%)

   

1.07%, 09/15/21

    19,695        19,835,845   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

   

Series 2016-BA, Class A3

   

1.67%, 07/15/19 (Call 01/15/20)a

  $ 6,740      $ 6,731,241   

Dryden XXII Senior Loan Fund

   

Series 2011-22A, Class A1R

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.170%)

  

 

2.05%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

    955        953,917   

Eastland CLO Ltd.

   

Series 2007-1A, Class A2A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.230%)

  

0.99%, 05/01/22 (Call 11/01/16)a

    10,587        10,544,553   

Flatiron CLO Ltd.

   

Series 2011-1A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.550%)

  

 

2.43%, 01/15/23a

    4,211        4,213,845   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

   

Series 2012-2, Class A

   

1.92%, 01/15/19

    7,200        7,211,799   

Series 2012-2, Class D

   

3.50%, 01/15/19

    1,885        1,892,714   

Series 2014-1, Class A1

   

1.20%, 02/15/19

    17,375        17,383,347   

Series 2014-1, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.400%)

   

0.92%, 02/15/19

    6,110        6,112,911   

Series 2014-2, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.500%)

   

1.02%, 02/15/21

    11,000        11,025,389   

Series 2014-4, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.350%)

   

0.88%, 08/15/19

    3,000        3,002,071   

Series 2015-1, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.400%)

   

0.93%, 01/15/20

    18,340        18,365,731   

Series 2015-4, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.600%)

   

1.13%, 08/15/20

    5,485        5,514,473   

Series 2016-1, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.900%)

   

1.43%, 02/15/21

    10,000        10,108,685   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2016-3, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.620%)

   

1.15%, 07/15/21

  $ 10,000      $ 10,005,610   

Fraser Sullivan CLO VII Ltd.

   

Series 2012-7A, Class A1R

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.075%)

  

 

1.77%, 04/20/23 (Call 01/20/17)a

    2,195        2,193,877   

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd.
Series 2013-15A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.250%)

  

 

2.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 01/15/17)a

    3,000        2,989,500   

Golden Credit Card Trust
Series 2015-1A, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.440%)

   

0.97%, 02/15/20a

    3,700        3,705,699   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.
Series 2013-7A, Class A

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.150%)

  

 

1.86%, 04/25/25a

    22,535        22,462,451   

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.
Series 2012-1AR, Class A1R

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.250%)

  

 

2.11%, 09/20/22a

    1,353        1,353,721   

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust

   

Series 2016-1, Class A3

   

1.22%, 12/18/19 (Call 04/18/19)

    8,500        8,503,771   

Series 2016-2, Class A3

   

1.39%, 04/15/20 (Call 06/15/19)

    11,570        11,600,318   

ING IM CLO Ltd.
Series 2012-1RA, Class A1R
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.200%)

   

1.86%, 03/14/22a

    2,356        2,356,148   

Invitation Homes Trust
Series 2013-SFR1, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.150%)

   

1.68%, 12/17/30a

    1,916        1,916,491   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

John Deere Owner Trust
Series 2015-B, Class A2

   

0.98%, 06/15/18 (Call 01/15/19)

  $ 8,803      $ 8,803,453   

LCM X LP
Series 10AR, Class AR

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.260%)

  

 

1.94%, 04/15/22a

    766        765,683   

LCM XII LP
Series 12A, Class AR

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.260%)

  

 

1.89%, 10/19/22a

    5,000        4,992,202   

Mercedes Benz Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2015-1, Class A2A

   

0.82%, 06/15/18 (Call 06/15/19)

    795        794,901   

Mercedes-Benz Master Owner Trust
Series 2016-BA, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.700%)

   

1.22%, 05/17/21a

    11,375        11,460,013   

Navient Private Education Loan Trust

   

Series 2014-AA, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.480%)

  

 

1.01%, 05/16/22a

    3        2,782   

Series 2014-CT, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

  

 

1.22%, 09/16/24a

    2,627        2,626,396   

Series 2016-AA, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)

  

 

1.63%, 12/15/25a

    6,822        6,850,603   

Navient Student Loan Trust
Series 2015-2, Class A2

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.420%)

  

 

0.95%, 08/27/29 (Call 12/25/24)

    4,465        4,447,841   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2016-A, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.350%)

  

 

0.88%, 02/15/19 (Call 03/15/20)

    1,876        1,877,801   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables
Series 2016-A, Class A1
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.640%)

   

1.16%, 06/15/21

  $ 18,500      $ 18,578,101   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust
Series 2014-2A, Class A

   

2.47%, 09/18/24 (Call 11/18/16)a

    2,652        2,657,484   

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.
Series 2014-1A, Class A1

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.270%)

  

 

2.15%, 10/17/22 (Call 01/17/17)a

    1,909        1,909,241   

PFS Financing Corp.

   

Series 2014-AA, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.600%)

   

1.13%, 02/15/19a

    1,000        999,961   

Series 2014-AA, Class B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.950%)

   

1.48%, 02/15/19a

    1,100        1,099,188   

Series 2014-BA, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.600%)

   

1.13%, 10/15/19a

    1,915        1,913,838   

Series 2016-A, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.200%)

   

1.72%, 02/18/20a

    12,000        12,083,539   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2016-2A, Class A2

   

1.46%, 07/15/20 (Call 11/15/20)a

    15,000        14,998,950   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

   

Series 2012-AA, Class C

   

1.78%, 11/15/18 (Call 06/15/17)a

    336        336,670   

Series 2012-AA, Class D

   

2.46%, 12/17/18 (Call 06/15/17)a

    2,500        2,517,762   

Series 2013-1, Class C

   

1.76%, 01/15/19 (Call 09/15/17)

    847        848,029   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2014-3, Class B

   

1.45%, 05/15/19 (Call 07/15/18)

  $ 269      $ 269,412   

Series 2016-1, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.780%)

  

 

1.31%, 07/15/19 (Call 09/15/19)

    8,021        8,039,421   

Series 2016-2, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)

  

 

1.18%, 07/15/19 (Call 06/15/20)

    10,010        10,026,184   

Silver Bay Realty Trust
Series 2014-1, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.000%)

   

1.53%, 09/17/31a

    985        978,920   

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust

   

Series 2004-B, Class A2

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.200%)

  

 

1.05%, 06/15/21

    506        504,732   

Series 2005-A, Class A3

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.200%)

  

 

1.05%, 06/15/23

    1,956        1,894,902   

Series 2006-A, Class A4

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.190%)

  

 

1.04%, 12/15/23

    472        468,105   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust

   

Series 2011-C, Class A2A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.250%)

  

 

3.78%, 10/17/44a

    1,623        1,687,990   

Series 2012-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.400%)

  

 

1.93%, 08/15/25a

    157        156,942   

Series 2012-B, Class A2

   

3.48%, 10/15/30a

    799        812,192   

Series 2012-E, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.750%)

  

 

1.28%, 10/16/23a

    143        142,977   

Series 2012-E, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.750%)

  

 

2.28%, 06/15/45a

    5,250        5,331,902   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2013-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

  

 

1.13%, 08/15/22a

  $ 883      $ 883,603   

Series 2013-A, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.050%)

  

 

1.58%, 05/17/27a

    265        267,114   

Series 2013-B, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)

  

 

1.18%, 07/15/22a

    592        592,164   

Series 2013-C, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)

  

 

1.38%, 02/15/22a

    266        266,085   

Series 2013-C, Class A2B

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.400%)

  

 

1.93%, 10/15/31a

    4,550        4,606,669   

Series 2014-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

  

 

1.13%, 07/15/22a

    3,384        3,387,649   

Series 2015-B, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

  

 

1.23%, 02/15/23a

    2,027        2,030,278   

SLM Student Loan Trust

   

Series 2006-4, Class A5

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.100%)

  

 

0.81%, 10/27/25 (Call 04/25/31)

    557        555,529   

Series 2011-2, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

  

 

1.13%, 11/25/27 (Call 02/25/31)

    815        814,346   

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

   

Series 2014-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.500%)

  

 

1.03%, 09/15/21a

    702        702,558   

Series 2015-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

  

 

1.13%, 07/17/23a

    5,089        5,095,911   

Series 2015-C, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.900%)

  

 

1.43%, 07/15/22a

    3,944        3,952,515   

Series 2016-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

  

 

1.23%, 05/15/23a

    7,155        7,130,475   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2016-B, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)

  

 

1.18%, 11/15/23a

  $ 15,708      $ 15,728,707   

Series 2016-C, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

  

 

1.07%, 11/15/23a

    10,920        10,920,000   

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

   

Series 16-C, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.100%)

  

 

1.63%, 10/27/36 (Call 01/25/25)a

    8,419        8,484,315   

Series 16-C, Class A2A

   

1.48%, 05/26/31 (Call 01/25/25)a

    6,510        6,510,009   

Series 2014-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.600%)

  

 

2.13%, 06/25/25a

    811        825,111   

Series 2014-B, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.250%)

  

 

1.78%, 08/25/32a

    556        561,190   

Series 2014-B, Class A2

   

2.55%, 08/27/29a

    3,208        3,245,726   

Series 2015-A, Class A1

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.200%)

  

 

1.73%, 03/25/33a

    1,638        1,646,513   

SWAY Residential Trust
Series 2014-1, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.300%)

   

1.83%, 01/17/32a

    6,470        6,475,809   

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust

   

Series 2012-3, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.450%)

   

0.98%, 03/15/20

    9,295        9,305,245   

Series 2012-6, Class A

   

1.36%, 08/17/20

    23,119        23,154,659   

Voya CLO Ltd.
Series 2013-1A, Class A1

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.140%)

  

1.82%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/17)a

    1,900        1,890,732   
 

 

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Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Wheels SPV 2 LLC

   

Series 2014-1A, Class A2

   

0.84%, 03/20/23 (Call 06/20/17)a

  $ 92      $ 92,277   

Series 2016-1A, Class A2

   

1.59%, 05/20/25 (Call 11/20/19)a

    1,510        1,512,870   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

   

Series 2014-C, Class A

   

1.54%, 08/16/21

    15,000        15,040,265   

Series 2015-A, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.480%)

   

1.01%, 02/15/22

    15,405        15,437,444   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

  

(Cost: $693,958,926)

      695,686,799   

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 1.88%

  

Bank of America N.A.

   

1.23%, 04/03/17

    5,000        5,001,735   

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd./New York NY

   

1.55%, 10/13/17

    5,000        5,002,478   

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

   

1.25%, 07/12/17

    5,000        4,998,850   

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

1.61%, 08/24/17

    5,000        5,006,410   

Mizuho Bank Ltd./NY

   

1.53%, 08/25/17

    5,000        5,011,250   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

1.20%, 02/27/17

    3,000        3,002,322   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

   

1.53%, 09/01/17

    5,000        5,002,566   

1.57%, 09/08/17

    5,000        5,003,887   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

  

(Cost: $38,000,000)

      38,029,498   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS — 6.84%

   

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.84%

  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2013-DSNY, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.050%)

   

1.57%, 09/15/26a

  $ 525      $ 524,511   

Series 2014-FL1, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.400%)

   

1.93%, 12/15/31a

    2,670        2,674,220   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2007-4, Class A1A

   

5.77%, 02/10/51b

    1,533        1,561,663   

Series 2007-5, Class A4

   

5.49%, 02/10/51

    2,895        2,960,623   

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
Series 2007-1, Class A4

   

5.45%, 01/15/49

    3,883        3,887,988   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2005-PW10, Class AJ

   

1.00%, 12/11/40b

    6,265        6,242,851   

Series 2006-PW14, Class A1A

   

5.19%, 12/11/38

    67        66,553   

Series 2007-PW15, Class A1A

   

5.32%, 02/11/44

    192        192,900   

Series 2007-PW15, Class A4

   

5.33%, 02/11/44

    526        528,600   

Series 2007-PW16, Class A4

   

5.72%, 06/11/40b

    4,285        4,341,328   

Series 2007-PW17, Class A4

   

5.69%, 06/11/50b

    6,962        7,118,449   

Series 2007-PW18, Class A1A

   

5.60%, 06/11/50

    2,428        2,509,763   

Series 2007-PW18, Class A4

   

5.70%, 06/11/50

    1,126        1,157,302   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Brunel Residential Mortgage Securitisation PLC
Series 2007-1A, Class A4C

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.200%)

  

 

1.08%, 01/13/39 (Call 01/13/17)a

  $ 640      $ 637,792   

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-CD4, Class A4

   

5.32%, 12/11/49

    6,085        6,105,777   

CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-CD5, Class A4

   

5.89%, 11/15/44b

    4,156        4,247,920   

CDGJ Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-BXCH, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.400%)

   

1.93%, 12/15/27a

    6,374        6,383,741   

COMM Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2006-C8, Class AM

   

5.35%, 12/10/46

    2,966        2,963,640   

Series 2007-C9, Class A4

   

5.81%, 12/10/49b

    797        810,920   

Series 2014-FL5, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.370%)

   

1.90%, 10/15/31a

    1,375        1,348,542   

Series 2014-PAT, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.800%)

   

1.33%, 08/13/27a

    3,570        3,553,214   

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-GG11, Class A4

   

5.74%, 12/10/49

    1,480        1,513,269   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2008-C1, Class A3

   

6.06%, 02/15/41b

    4,942        5,074,897   

DBRR Trust
Series 2013-EZ3, Class A

   

1.64%, 12/18/49a,b

    100        99,688   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2006-GG8, Class AM

   

5.59%, 11/10/39

    273        272,564   

Hilton USA Trust
Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX

   

2.66%, 11/05/30a

    14,363        14,368,716   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

Series 2006-LDP9, Class A3

   

5.34%, 05/15/47

  $ 479      $ 478,325   

Series 2007-CB18, Class A1A

   

5.43%, 06/12/47b

    127        127,680   

Series 2007-CB18, Class A4

   

5.44%, 06/12/47

    1,862        1,866,784   

Series 2007-CB20, Class A4

   

5.79%, 02/12/51b

    1,213        1,238,231   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3

   

5.42%, 01/15/49

    8,138        8,180,437   

Series 2013-WT, Class A

   

2.80%, 02/16/25a

    3,889        3,897,677   

Series 2015-CSMO, Class A

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.250%)

   

1.78%, 01/15/32a

    6,930        6,930,087   

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-C3, Class A1A

   

5.87%, 07/15/44b

    3,547        3,609,214   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2007-C2, Class A1A

   

5.39%, 02/15/40

    2,086        2,103,136   

Series 2007-C2, Class A3

   

5.43%, 02/15/40

    1,004        1,010,111   

LMREC Inc.
Series 2016-CRE2, Class A
FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.700%)

   

1.00%, 11/24/31a

    3,410        3,410,000   

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

Series 2006-4, Class AM

   

5.20%, 12/12/49

    55        55,007   

Series 2007-9, Class A4

   

5.70%, 09/12/49

    3,423        3,514,486   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

   

Series 2006-IQ12, Class A1A

   

5.32%, 12/15/43

    18        18,469   

Series 2007-HQ11, Class A4FL

   

FRN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 0.135%)

   

0.67%, 02/12/44

    752        750,885   

Series 2007-IQ13, Class A1A

   

5.31%, 03/15/44

    3,263        3,279,934   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series 2007-IQ15, Class A4

   

5.91%, 06/11/49b

  $ 2,853      $ 2,919,196   

Series 2007-IQ16 Class A4

   

5.81%, 12/12/49

    5,278        5,404,334   

Series 2007-T25, Class A3

   

5.51%, 11/12/49b

    28        28,018   

Series 2007-T27, Class A4

   

5.64%, 06/11/42b

    8,234        8,379,436   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $139,392,448)

      138,348,878   

COMMERCIAL PAPERc — 2.40%

  

AXA Financial Inc.

   

0.00%, 08/21/17

    5,400        5,336,320   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

0.00%, 08/28/17

    5,000        4,944,148   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

0.00%, 07/12/17

    10,000        9,927,398   

0.00%, 09/13/17

    2,000        1,980,962   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

0.00%, 02/01/17

    4,000        3,992,322   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   

0.00%, 07/21/17

    10,000        9,915,840   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

0.00%, 05/26/17

    3,500        3,475,951   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   

0.00%, 10/05/17

    9,000        8,890,249   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

  

(Cost: $48,402,943)

      48,463,190   

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 43.22%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.01%

  

L-3 Communications Corp.

   

3.95%, 11/15/16

    161        161,142   
   

 

 

 
      161,142   

AGRICULTURE — 0.88%

   

BAT International Finance PLC

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.510%)

  

 

1.36%, 06/15/18a

    2,000        2,002,580   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

2.30%, 08/21/17

    15,574        15,698,623   
   

 

 

 
      17,701,203   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

AIRLINES — 0.05%

   

UAL 2009-1 Pass Through Trust

   

10.40%, 05/01/18

  $ 84      $ 84,335   

UAL 2009-2A Pass Through Trust Class A

   

9.75%, 07/15/18

    900        915,489   
   

 

 

 
      999,824   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 1.64%

  

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.340%)

  

 

1.10%, 08/01/17a

    1,700        1,701,144   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.710%)

  

 

1.47%, 08/03/17a

    6,450        6,471,762   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.740%)

  

 

1.60%, 07/05/19a

    3,500        3,518,655   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

2.63%, 07/10/17d

    12,965        13,069,109   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.450%)

  

 

2.24%, 05/09/19

    8,000        8,049,632   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

  

 

1.39%, 03/03/17a

    250        250,428   
   

 

 

 
      33,060,730   

BANKS — 18.58%

   

American Express Centurion Bank

   

6.00%, 09/13/17

    7,900        8,215,518   

Bank of America Corp.

   

1.35%, 11/21/16

    1,300        1,300,313   

1.70%, 08/25/17

    5,200        5,211,929   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.610%)

  

 

1.44%, 08/25/17

    1,250        1,251,541   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.870%)

  

 

1.72%, 04/01/19d

    4,000        4,012,456   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.070%)

  

 

1.94%, 03/22/18d

    6,750        6,807,118   

Bank of America N.A.

   

1.25%, 02/14/17

    4,800        4,802,621   

Bank of Montreal

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.610%)

  

 

1.36%, 07/31/18

    3,350        3,359,534   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.650%)

  

 

1.53%, 07/18/19

  $ 3,500      $ 3,506,734   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.560%)

  

 

1.32%, 08/01/18d

    10,000        10,034,610   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

1.75%, 03/22/17a

    7,407        7,428,310   

1.95%, 01/30/17a

    20,000        20,039,840   

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)

  

 

1.73%, 01/20/17a

    1,000        1,001,381   

Barclays Bank PLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.580%)

   

 

1.38%, 02/17/17

    7,150        7,157,808   

BB&T Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.860%)

   

 

1.71%, 06/15/18 (Call 05/15/18)

    23,775        23,938,620   

BNP Paribas SA
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.590%)

   

 

1.44%, 12/12/16d

    750        750,600   

BPCE SA

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.630%)

  

 

1.49%, 06/17/17

    700        701,116   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)

  

 

1.66%, 02/10/17

    1,900        1,903,257   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.300%)

   

 

1.12%, 05/23/17

    2,000        1,999,456   

Capital One N.A./Mclean VA
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.680%)

   

 

1.46%, 02/05/18 (Call 01/05/18)d

    500        500,481   

Capital One N.A./Mclean VA

   

1.50%, 09/05/17 (Call 08/05/17)

    6,000        6,003,318   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.150%)

  

 

1.95%, 08/17/18 (Call 07/18/18)

    6,250        6,308,619   

Citigroup Inc.

   

1.55%, 08/14/17

    1,750        1,753,269   

1.85%, 11/24/17d

    15,000        15,051,030   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.680%)

  

 

1.41%, 04/27/18d

  $ 10,035      $ 10,037,378   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.690%)

  

 

1.44%, 01/29/18d

    1,250        1,252,111   

Deutsche Bank AG/London

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.470%)

  

 

1.30%, 05/30/17

    1,000        993,140   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.680%)

  

 

1.50%, 02/13/18

    3,000        2,945,163   

Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH

   

1.35%, 06/01/17 (Call 05/01/17)

    20,000        20,018,700   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

5.95%, 01/18/18c

    5,000        5,260,680   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.040%)

  

 

1.92%, 04/25/19

    14,000        14,092,610   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.200%)

  

 

1.95%, 04/30/18

    7,000        7,064,785   

HSBC Bank PLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.640%)

   

 

1.46%, 05/15/18a

    5,000        5,001,235   

HSBC USA Inc.

   

1.30%, 06/23/17

    4,000        3,999,400   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.450%)

  

 

1.29%, 03/03/17

    3,000        3,000,936   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.770%)

  

 

1.56%, 08/07/18

    3,250        3,254,725   

Huntington National Bank (The)

   

1.38%, 04/24/17 (Call 03/24/17)d

    4,575        4,580,444   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.425%)

  

 

1.31%, 04/24/17 (Call 03/25/17)

    1,405        1,404,268   

ING Bank NV

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

  

 

1.40%, 03/16/18a

    4,250        4,253,702   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.610%)

  

 

1.43%, 08/15/19a

    3,000        2,997,294   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2.00%, 08/15/17

    10,000        10,061,980   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

  

 

1.43%, 04/25/18

    3,000        2,999,706   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.590%)

   

 

1.45%, 09/23/19 (Call 08/23/19)

  $ 11,500      $ 11,515,973   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

4.20%, 03/28/17

    1,100        1,113,376   

Morgan Stanley

   

5.45%, 01/09/17

    5,000        5,040,780   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.740%)

  

 

1.60%, 01/05/18

    1,600        1,602,382   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.280%)

  

 

2.16%, 04/25/18

    6,282        6,348,696   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.375%)

  

 

2.13%, 02/01/19

    15,000        15,225,810   

MUFG Union Bank N.A.

   

2.13%, 06/16/17

    4,000        4,022,304   

Nordea Bank AB
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.840%)

   

 

1.70%, 09/17/18a

    10,000        10,067,920   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.480%)

  

 

1.23%, 07/29/19

    5,000        5,013,460   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.540%)

  

 

1.29%, 07/30/18

    3,400        3,406,120   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

  

 

1.55%, 12/10/18

    2,300        2,312,823   

Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.940%)

    

 

1.78%, 03/31/17

    1,150        1,149,284   

Santander UK PLC

   

1.38%, 03/13/17

    4,000        3,998,200   

State Street Corp.

   

5.38%, 04/30/17

    4,000        4,084,676   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.940%)

   

 

1.82%, 01/18/19

    5,500        5,531,273   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.540%)

   

 

1.42%, 07/23/18d

    5,700        5,714,746   

U.S. Bancorp.

   

1.65%, 05/15/17 (Call 04/15/17)

    11,000        11,024,145   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

UBS AG/Stamford CT
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

   

 

1.56%, 03/26/18

  $ 6,950      $ 6,977,341   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

1.40%, 09/08/17d

    17,000        17,001,819   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%)

  

 

1.26%, 09/14/18

    4,325        4,315,334   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.630%)

  

 

1.51%, 04/23/18c

    4,000        4,012,920   
   

 

 

 
      375,737,118   

BEVERAGES — 0.57%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

1.38%, 07/15/17

    9,700        9,728,528   

Heineken NV

   

1.40%, 10/01/17a

    1,775        1,777,302   
   

 

 

 
      11,505,830   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.23%

  

Amgen Inc.

   

1.25%, 05/22/17

    7,250        7,257,540   

2.13%, 05/15/17

    4,090        4,113,104   

2.50%, 11/15/16

    10,000        10,005,470   

5.85%, 06/01/17

    3,500        3,595,092   
   

 

 

 
      24,971,206   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.14%

  

Synchrony Financial

   

1.88%, 08/15/17 (Call 07/15/17)

    2,728        2,734,648   
   

 

 

 
      2,734,648   

COMPUTERS — 0.83%

  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.180%)

   

 

3.04%, 10/05/18a

    16,340        16,725,624   
   

 

 

 
      16,725,624   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.43%

  

American Express Credit Corp.

   

1.13%, 06/05/17d

    17,100        17,109,610   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

1.68%, 09/08/17d

    7,000        7,005,670   

1.72%, 12/06/17

    15,000        15,002,130   

3.00%, 06/12/17

    2,000        2,019,352   

8.00%, 12/15/16

    2,000        2,015,500   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.570%)

  

 

1.41%, 12/06/17

  $ 1,000      $ 999,368   

Synchrony Financial
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.400%)

   

 

2.19%, 11/09/17d

    5,000        5,035,295   
   

 

 

 
      49,186,925   

ELECTRIC — 0.19%

  

Dominion Resources Inc./VA

   

1.25%, 03/15/17

    1,265        1,265,659   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

1.63%, 08/15/17d

    1,892        1,897,224   

2.15%, 11/15/16

    715        715,211   
   

 

 

 
      3,878,094   

FOOD — 1.12%

  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

2.25%, 06/05/17

    2,500        2,513,195   

Wm Wrigley Jr Co.

   

2.00%, 10/20/17a

    20,000        20,137,600   
   

 

 

 
      22,650,795   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 0.11%

  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

1.45%, 04/01/17

    2,250        2,251,098   
   

 

 

 
      2,251,098   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.69%

  

Aetna Inc.

   

1.75%, 05/15/17 (Call 04/15/17)

    5,066        5,080,509   

Coventry Health Care Inc.

   

5.95%, 03/15/17

    11,271        11,465,661   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

1.45%, 07/17/17

    14,450        14,507,439   

6.00%, 06/15/17

    3,018        3,110,484   
   

 

 

 
      34,164,093   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.10%

  

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.570%)

   

 

1.36%, 02/09/18 (Call 01/09/18)

    2,000        1,993,552   
   

 

 

 
      1,993,552   

HOME FURNISHINGS — 0.50%

  

Whirlpool Corp.

   

1.35%, 03/01/17

    10,150        10,159,257   
   

 

 

 
      10,159,257   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

INSURANCE — 1.82%

  

American International Group Inc.

   

5.85%, 01/16/18

  $ 8,813      $ 9,264,931   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.690%)

   

 

1.54%, 03/15/19

    10,000        10,127,120   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

5.38%, 03/15/17

    12,177        12,348,050   

Voya Financial Inc.

   

2.90%, 02/15/18

    5,000        5,082,375   
   

 

 

 
      36,822,476   

LEISURE TIME — 0.77%

  

Carnival Corp.

   

1.88%, 12/15/17d

    15,400        15,498,699   
   

 

 

 
      15,498,699   

MEDIA — 1.51%

  

Comcast Corp.

   

6.30%, 11/15/17d

    7,500        7,890,457   

6.50%, 01/15/17d

    16,000        16,180,720   

Cox Communications Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/01/16a

    6,350        6,373,419   
   

 

 

 
      30,444,596   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.43%

  

AbbVie Inc.

   

1.75%, 11/06/17

    25,992        26,084,791   

Actavis Funding SCS

   

1.85%, 03/01/17

    12,000        12,028,044   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.080%)

  

 

1.93%, 03/12/18d

    2,000        2,018,052   

Actavis Inc.

   

1.88%, 10/01/17d

    9,000        9,035,451   
   

 

 

 
      49,166,338   

PIPELINES — 0.15%

  

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC

   

5.90%, 04/01/17a

    3,000        3,050,337   
   

 

 

 
      3,050,337   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 1.94%

  

ERP Operating LP

   

5.75%, 06/15/17

    17,174        17,648,981   
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
         Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Simon Property Group LP

     

2.80%, 01/30/17 (Call 11/01/16)d

    $ 13,686      $ 13,686,000   

Ventas Realty LP

     

1.25%, 04/17/17

      7,920        7,921,362   
     

 

 

 
        39,256,343   

RETAIL — 0.56%

  

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

     

5.90%, 12/01/16

      5,230        5,250,141   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     

1.75%, 11/17/17

      6,000        6,026,316   
     

 

 

 
        11,276,457   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 2.16%

  

AT&T Inc.

     

1.40%, 12/01/17

      7,000        7,001,687   

2.40%, 03/15/17

      13,500        13,568,715   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     

1.35%, 06/09/17

      15,000        15,014,970   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%)

  

 

1.23%, 06/09/17

      3,500        3,506,027   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.750%)

  

 

2.61%, 09/14/18

      4,500        4,620,600   
     

 

 

 
        43,711,999   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.62%

  

Ryder System Inc.

     

2.50%, 03/01/17 (Call 02/01/17)

      10,920        10,955,687   

5.85%, 11/01/16

      1,600        1,600,000   
     

 

 

 
        12,555,687   

TRUCKING & LEASING — 1.19%

  

GATX Corp.

     

1.25%, 03/04/17

      5,350        5,351,477   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

     

3.75%, 05/11/17a

      18,520        18,744,888   
     

 

 

 
        24,096,365   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost: $872,312,142)

   

    873,760,436   
    
    
Security
         Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 5.80%

  

JAPAN — 3.79%

     

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

     

0.00%, 11/14/16c

    JPY        4,000,000      $ 38,064,157   

0.00%, 11/21/16c

    JPY        1,960,000        18,652,165   

0.00%, 01/10/17c

    JPY        2,080,000        19,802,150   
     

 

 

 
        76,518,472   

MEXICO — 2.01%

     

Mexico Cetes

     

0.00%, 02/16/17

    MXN        776,000        40,674,242   
     

 

 

 
        40,674,242   

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $120,566,608)

        117,192,714   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.48%

  

Mizuho Securities USA Inc., 1.99%, 11/01/16b (Purchased on 10/31/16 to be repurchased at $30,001,656, collateralized by non-agency asset-backed security, 0.00%, due 09/01/21, par and fair value of $120,373,052 and $34,500,000, respectively)e

      30,000        30,000,000   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(Cost: $30,000,000)

   

    30,000,000   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.58%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

1.00%, 04/27/18 (Call 04/27/17)

      23,630        23,620,879   

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

5.00%, 01/01/20

      8,205        8,421,993   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $32,102,915)

        32,042,872   
 

 

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
         Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.08%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.72%f,g,h

    $ 35,208      $ 35,211,258   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%f,g

      27,110        27,109,677   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

  

 

(Cost: $62,317,548)

        62,320,935   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 100.69%

     

(Cost: $2,037,053,530)i

      $ 2,035,845,322   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.69)%

  

    (13,952,616
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS —100.00%

      $ 2,021,892,706   
     

 

 

 

FRN  —  Floating Rate Note

Currency abbreviations:

JPY  —  Japanese Yen

MXN  —  Mexican Peso

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
c  Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase.
d  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
e  Maturity date represents next reset date.
f  Affiliated money market fund.
g  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
h  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
i  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $2,033,679,635. Net unrealized appreciation was $2,165,687, of which $7,330,879 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $5,165,192 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Forward Currency Contracts (Note 5)

Forward currency contracts outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Currency purchased

    

Currency sold

     Counterparty    Settlement date      Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
  USD        39,687,083         JPY        4,000,000,000       MS      11/14/2016       $ 1,607,692   
  USD        19,638,216         JPY        1,960,000,000       CSI      11/21/2016         975,072   
  USD        20,578,210         JPY        2,080,000,000       DB      01/10/2017         725,527   
  USD        41,046,365         MXN        776,000,000       GS      02/16/2017         261,342   
               

 

 

 
                  3,569,633   
               

 

 

 
         Net unrealized appreciation       $ 3,569,633   
               

 

 

 
                                                     

Counterparties:

CSI — Credit Suisse International

DB — Deutsche Bank AG London

GS — Goldman Sachs International

MS — Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC

Currency abbreviations:

JPY — Japanese Yen

MXN — Mexican Peso

USD — United States Dollar

 

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 2 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Asset-backed securities

   $       $ 659,815,219       $ 35,871,580       $ 695,686,799   

Certificates of deposit

             38,029,498                 38,029,498   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

             134,938,878         3,410,000         138,348,878   

Commercial paper

             48,463,190                 48,463,190   

Corporate bonds & notes

             873,760,436                 873,760,436   

Foreign government obligations

             117,192,714                 117,192,714   

Repurchase agreements

             30,000,000                 30,000,000   

U.S. government agency obligations

             32,042,872                 32,042,872   

Money market funds

     62,320,935                         62,320,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 62,320,935       $ 1,934,242,807       $ 39,281,580       $ 2,035,845,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

           

Assets:

           

Forward currency contracts

   $       $ 3,569,633       $       $ 3,569,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 3,569,633       $       $ 3,569,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

The following table includes a rollforward for the year ended October 31, 2016 of investments whose values are classified as Level 3 as of the beginning or end of the year.

 

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF    Asset-Backed
Securities
    Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 102,441      $ 3,771   

Realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     165,545          

Purchases

     35,705,970        3,410,000   

Sales

     (102,376     (3,771

Transfers ina

              

Transfers outa

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 35,871,580      $ 3,410,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at end of period

   $ 119,810      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

 

  a    Represents the value as of the beginning of the reporting period.

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing a single broker quote without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY MUNICIPAL BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 104.41%

  

ARIZONA — 1.32%

  

 

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 60 Higley GOL

   

3.00%, 07/01/17 (AGM)

  $ 455      $ 461,488   
   

 

 

 
      461,488   

ARKANSAS — 0.41%

  

City of Little Rock AR Sewer Revenue RB

   

1.15%, 12/01/18

    145        145,113   
   

 

 

 
      145,113   

COLORADO — 0.29%

  

City & County of Denver CO COP

   

3.00%, 12/01/16

    100        100,187   
   

 

 

 
      100,187   

FLORIDA — 3.47%

  

Village Community Development District No. 7 RB

   

3.00%, 05/01/17

    585        590,183   

Volusia County Educational Facility Authority RB

   

3.00%, 10/15/17

    110        112,129   

5.00%, 06/01/17

    500        511,985   
   

 

 

 
      1,214,297   

GEORGIA — 4.95%

  

Burke County Development Authority RB

   

2.20%, 10/01/32

    1,700        1,732,640   
   

 

 

 
      1,732,640   

ILLINOIS — 6.78%

  

Illinois Finance Authority RB

   

3.00%, 11/15/17

    150        153,137   

4.00%, 09/01/17

    100        102,204   

4.00%, 09/01/18

    150        156,595   

4.00%, 11/15/18

    100        105,675   

4.00%, 09/01/19

    145        154,128   

5.00%, 08/15/17

    375        385,826   

Series A

   

5.00%, 10/01/20

    100        113,713   

Illinois State University RB

   

2.00%, 04/01/17 (AGM)

    1,200        1,204,296   
   

 

 

 
      2,375,574   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

INDIANA — 0.30%

  

City of Indianapolis Department of Public Utilities Water System Revenue RB
Series B

   

4.00%, 10/01/18

  $ 100      $ 105,454   
   

 

 

 
      105,454   

KENTUCKY — 1.18%

  

Hardin County School District Finance Corp. RB

   

4.00%, 02/01/18

    400        414,304   
   

 

 

 
      414,304   

LOUISIANA — 0.82%

  

City of Ruston LA RB

   

2.00%, 06/01/18 (AGM)

    185        187,488   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority RB

   

0.50%, 12/01/43 (Call 10/31/16)

    100        100,000   
   

 

 

 
      287,488   

MARYLAND — 4.71%

  

Maryland Community Development Administration RB

   

0.63%, 11/01/38 (Call 11/01/16)

    1,650        1,650,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,650,000   

MICHIGAN — 7.85%

  

County of Genesee MI GOL
Series B

   

5.00%, 02/01/19 (BAM)

    100        107,852   

Lawton Community Schools GO

   

2.00%, 05/01/17

    605        608,618   

Macomb Township Building Authority RB

   

3.00%, 04/01/17

    500        504,500   

3.00%, 04/01/18

    500        514,100   

Michigan Strategic Fund RB

   

5.00%, 03/01/17

    1,000        1,013,640   
   

 

 

 
      2,748,710   

NEW HAMPSHIRE — 3.15%

  

County of Cheshire NH GO

   

2.00%, 12/29/16

    1,100        1,102,134   
   

 

 

 
      1,102,134   

NEW JERSEY — 29.00%

  

City of Cape May NJ GO

   

2.00%, 07/14/17

    1,100        1,107,524   
 

 

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY MUNICIPAL BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

City of Newark NJ RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/17

  $ 2,000      $ 2,054,840   

Hudson County Improvement Authority RB
Series B-1

   

2.00%, 06/27/17 (GTD)

    500        503,500   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB

   

Series A

   

3.00%, 07/15/17

    150        151,682   

5.00%, 05/01/17

    1,240        1,262,729   

Series EE

   

5.00%, 09/01/17 (ETM)

    610        631,435   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority RB
Series F

   

4.00%, 07/01/20

    255        279,666   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/19

    160        176,130   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority RB

   

5.00%, 12/15/17

    2,350        2,446,256   

Series A

   

5.00%, 06/15/19

    495        532,966   

Township of Wayne NJ GO

   

2.00%, 07/14/17

    1,000        1,007,760   
   

 

 

 
      10,154,488   

NEW YORK — 10.28%

  

Corning City School District

   

2.00%, 06/22/17 (SAW)

    1,000        1,005,620   

County of Broome NY GOL

   

2.00%, 05/05/17

    1,000        1,005,510   

Elmira City School District GO

   

5.00%, 06/15/17

    300        307,941   

New York State Dormitory Authority RB Series K

   

4.00%, 10/01/18

    225        236,909   

Troy Capital Resource Corp. RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/18

    975        1,042,090   
   

 

 

 
      3,598,070   

NORTH CAROLINA — 0.70%

  

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The) RB

   

5.00%, 01/15/19

    225        243,749   
   

 

 

 
      243,749   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

OHIO — 4.91%

  

City of Avon OH Water System Revenue RB
Series 2

   

0.85%, 02/02/17

  $ 1,000      $ 999,980   

Urbana City School District GO

   

5.00%, 12/01/17

    690        719,580   
   

 

 

 
      1,719,560   

OKLAHOMA — 4.60%

  

Cleveland County Justice Authority RB

   

3.00%, 03/01/17

    1,205        1,213,110   

Norman Regional Hospital Authority RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/18

    380        397,434   
   

 

 

 
      1,610,544   

PENNSYLVANIA — 5.20%

  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority RB

   

4.00%, 03/15/19

    1,000        1,067,220   

Pottsgrove School District GOL

   

3.00%, 08/15/17

    740        752,906   
   

 

 

 
      1,820,126   

RHODE ISLAND — 5.06%

  

Providence Redevelopment Agency RB Series A

   

3.00%, 04/01/17

    1,210        1,218,942   

Town of Coventry RI GO

   

4.00%, 03/15/17

    545        551,393   
   

 

 

 
      1,770,335   

TENNESSEE — 0.75%

  

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/18

    250        261,938   
   

 

 

 
      261,938   

TEXAS — 4.05%

  

Harris County Hospital District RB

   

5.00%, 02/15/20

    300        334,617   

Texas Public Finance Authority RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/19

    1,000        1,082,810   
   

 

 

 
      1,417,427   

UTAH — 0.74%

  

West Valley City Municipal Building Authority RB

   

2.00%, 02/01/17 (AGM)

    260        260,645   
   

 

 

 
      260,645   
 

 

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iSHARES® SHORT MATURITY MUNICIPAL BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
    
Security
 

Principal

or Shares
(000s)

    Value  

WASHINGTON — 2.92%

  

Tobacco Settlement Authority RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/17

  $ 1,000      $ 1,023,670   
   

 

 

 
      1,023,670   

WEST VIRGINIA — 0.97%

  

Berkeley County Public Service District RB

   

2.00%, 12/01/17

    335        338,484   
   

 

 

 
      338,484   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

  

 

(Cost: $36,576,728)

      36,556,425   

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.28%

  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds: MuniCash

  

 

0.46%a,b

    97,740        97,750   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

  

(Cost: $97,747)

      97,750   
   

 

 

 
    
    
    
       Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 104.69%

   

(Cost: $36,674,475)c

    $ 36,654,175   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.69)%

    (1,641,847
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 35,012,328   
   

 

 

 

COP — Certificates of Participation

ETM — Escrowed to Maturity

GTD — Guaranteed by the Commonwealth, County or State

GO — General Obligation

GOL — General Obligation Limited

RB — Revenue Bond

SAW — State Aid Withholding

Insured by:

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

BAM — Build America Mutual Assurance Co.

 

a  Affiliated money market fund.
b  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
c  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $36,674,475. Net unrealized depreciation was $20,300, of which $18,165 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $38,465 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Municipal debt obligations

   $       $ 36,556,425       $       $ 36,556,425   

Money market funds

     97,750                         97,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 97,750       $ 36,556,425       $       $ 36,654,175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security

  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.48%

  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2016-2, Class A2

   

1.13%, 09/17/18 (Call 06/15/19)

  $ 120      $ 120,070   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

  

 

(Cost: $119,997)

  

    120,070   

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 19.20%

  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NV

   

1.31%, 09/08/17

    500        500,882   

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

1.22%, 04/24/17

    500        500,467   

Dexia Credit Local SA/New York NY

   

1.07%, 05/24/17

    350        349,980   

Mizuho Bank Ltd./NY

   

0.52%, 04/24/17

    600        600,147   

Natixis SA

   

1.56%, 09/18/17

    250        250,507   

Norinchukin Bank (The)

   

1.55%, 09/22/17

    250        250,131   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

1.21%, 03/10/17

    350        350,478   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

1.28%, 04/21/17

    250        250,413   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

   

0.83%, 05/25/17

    250        250,378   

1.53%, 09/01/17

    250        250,128   

1.57%, 09/08/17

    250        250,194   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

1.12%, 02/15/17

    500        500,263   

1.28%, 04/13/17

    250        250,287   

1.34%, 09/22/17

    250        250,388   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

  

 

(Cost: $4,799,897)

  

    4,804,643   

COMMERCIAL PAPERa — 36.98%

  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC

   

1.25%, 03/01/17

    350        348,761   

1.26%, 03/06/17

    250        249,067   

AXA Financial Inc.

   

1.71%, 10/10/17

    250        246,493   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

1.26%, 02/21/17

    575        573,296   

Security

  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Barton Capital SA

   

1.00%, 12/13/16

  $ 750      $ 749,438   

CAFCO LLC

   

1.27%, 03/02/17

    500        498,212   

CHEVRON Corp.

   

1.06%, 04/03/17

    250        249,327   

Ciesco LLC

   

0.90%, 12/13/16

    350        349,720   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

0.98%, 03/01/17

    250        249,426   

0.98%, 06/27/17

    400        397,321   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

1.29%, 09/01/17

    500        500,578   

ING U.S. Funding LLC

   

1.08%, 02/06/17

    500        498,934   

1.16%, 02/22/17

    500        498,626   

1.25%, 06/23/17

    250        250,222   

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC

   

0.90%, 11/29/16

    500        499,760   

Matchpoint Finance PLC

   

1.33%, 03/06/17

    250        249,075   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   

1.44%, 06/06/17

    500        496,346   

Natixis SA

   

1.23%, 03/01/17

    350        348,913   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

   

1.26%, 02/16/17

    500        498,530   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

0.95%, 01/06/17

    500        499,378   

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

0.98%, 12/08/16

    500        499,661   

1.00%, 12/22/16

    500        499,485   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

  

 

(Cost: $9,243,982)

  

    9,250,569   

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 38.25%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.00%

   

United Technologies Corp.

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.350%)

   

1.00%, 11/01/19

    500        500,303   
   

 

 

 
      500,303   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security

  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 4.22%

   

Daimler Finance North America LLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.620%)

   

1.00%, 10/30/19b

  $ 250      $ 250,313   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.800%)

   

1.66%, 04/06/18b

    300        301,366   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.010%)

   

1.85%, 03/08/19b

    250        252,622   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.380%)

   

1.24%, 04/06/18

    250        250,431   
   

 

 

 
      1,054,732   

BANKS — 22.55%

   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.440%)

   

1.32%, 01/16/18b

    400        400,238   

Bank of America N.A.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.470%)

   

1.29%, 11/14/16

    500        499,971   

BNP Paribas SA

   

1.25%, 12/12/16

    250        250,157   

2.38%, 09/14/17

    250        252,197   

BPCE SA
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.850%)

   

1.66%, 02/10/17

    400        400,686   

Citigroup Inc.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.860%)

   

1.69%, 12/07/18

    400        401,598   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.400%)

   

1.25%, 03/12/18b

    300        299,756   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

3.38%, 01/19/17

    350        351,785   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

1.35%, 02/15/17

    300        300,228   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

   

1.43%, 04/25/18

    400        399,961   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.450%)

   

1.31%, 09/21/18 (Call 08/21/18)

    250        250,162   

Security

  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

4.20%, 03/28/17

  $ 150      $ 151,824   

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

   

5.00%, 02/22/17b

    325        328,586   

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

   

1.50%, 05/17/17

    600        601,278   

Nordea Bank AB

   

1.25%, 04/04/17b

    250        250,271   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

1.30%, 01/10/17

    250        250,143   

Westpac Banking Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.710%)

   

1.53%, 05/13/19

    250        251,145   
   

 

 

 
      5,639,986   

COMPUTERS — 2.00%

  

 

Apple Inc.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.250%)

   

1.01%, 05/03/18

    500        501,142   
   

 

 

 
      501,142   

INSURANCE — 0.86%

  

 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.550%)

   

1.38%, 03/07/18

    100        100,394   

1.45%, 03/07/18

    115        115,572   
   

 

 

 
      215,966   

MACHINERY — 2.81%

  

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.700%)

   

1.52%, 02/23/18

    300        302,110   

John Deere Capital Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.450%)

   

1.33%, 07/11/17

    400        400,978   
   

 

 

 
      703,088   

OIL & GAS — 1.81%

  

 

BP Capital Markets PLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.350%)

   

1.16%, 02/10/17

    100        100,006   

Exxon Mobil Corp.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

   

1.43%, 02/28/18

    350        352,429   
   

 

 

 
      452,435   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security

  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.60%

  

 

Bayer U.S. Finance LLC
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.280%)

   

1.14%, 10/06/17b

  $ 400      $ 399,867   
   

 

 

 
      399,867   

RETAIL — 0.40%

  

 

Lowe’s Companies Inc.
FRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.600%)

   

1.46%, 09/14/18

    100        100,875   
   

 

 

 
      100,875   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $9,541,910)

  

    9,568,394   

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 4.93%

  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.00%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   

1.05%, 07/27/18 (Call 01/27/17)

    250        250,045   
   

 

 

 
      250,045   

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 3.93%

  

 

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond

   

0.63%, 06/30/17

    135        135,016   

0.88%, 06/15/19

    850        848,074   
   

 

 

 
      983,090   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $1,233,958)

  

    1,233,135   
   

 

 

 
            Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 99.84%

   

 

(Cost: $24,939,744)c

  

  $ 24,976,811   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.16%

  

    41,232   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 25,018,043   
   

 

 

 

FRN — Floating Rate Note

 

a  Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $24,939,744. Net unrealized appreciation was $37,067, of which $38,595 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $1,528 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Asset-backed securities

   $       $ 120,070       $       $ 120,070   

Certificates of deposit

             4,804,643                 4,804,643   

Commercial paper

             9,250,569                 9,250,569   

Corporate bonds & notes

             9,568,394                 9,568,394   

U.S. government & agency obligations

             1,233,135                 1,233,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 24,976,811       $       $ 24,976,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

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iSHARES® ULTRA SHORT-TERM BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

The following table includes a rollforward for the year ended October 31, 2016 of investments whose values are classified as Level 3 as of the beginning or end of the year.

 

iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF    Corporate Bonds
& Notes
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 250,000   

Realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

       

Purchases

       

Sales

     (250,000

Transfers ina

       

Transfers outa

       
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at end of period

   $   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents the value as of the beginning of the reporting period.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

October 31, 2016

 

      iShares
Short Maturity
Bond ETF
    iShares
Short Maturity
Municipal
Bond ETF
    iShares
Ultra
Short-Term
Bond ETF
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at cost:

      

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,944,735,982      $ 36,576,728      $ 24,939,744   

Repurchase agreements — unaffiliated

     30,000,000                 

Affiliated (Note 2)

     62,317,548        97,747          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 2,037,053,530      $ 36,674,475      $ 24,939,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

  

   

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,943,524,387      $ 36,556,425      $ 24,976,811   

Repurchase agreements — unaffiliated

     30,000,000                 

Affiliated (Note 2)

     62,320,935        97,750          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     2,035,845,322        36,654,175        24,976,811   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     25,142                 

Cash

     8,536,578               505,578   

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

     13,854,188                 

Interest

     6,167,883        286,029        39,465   

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 6)

     3,569,633                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,067,998,746        36,940,204        25,521,854   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

     10,465,073        1,920,688        500,000   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     35,207,545                 

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     433,422        7,188        3,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     46,106,040        1,927,876        503,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,021,892,706      $ 35,012,328      $ 25,018,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,019,137,213      $ 35,018,885      $ 24,964,099   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,190,183        23,331        30,202   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (796,079     (9,588     (13,325

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,361,389        (20,300     37,067   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,021,892,706      $ 35,012,328      $ 25,018,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingc

     40,300,000        700,000        500,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 50.17      $ 50.02      $ 50.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $34,356,427, $  — and $  —, respectively. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $25,178, $  — and $  —, respectively.
c  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

      iShares
Short Maturity
Bond ETF
    iShares
Short Maturity
Municipal
Bond ETF
    iShares
Ultra
Short-Term
Bond ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 425,841      $ 116      $ 1,057   

Interest — unaffiliated

     26,183,837        322,748        150,761   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     96,621                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     26,706,299        322,864        151,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     5,319,552        77,985        24,539   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,319,552        77,985        24,539   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

            (80       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,319,552        77,905        24,539   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     21,386,747        244,959        127,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     9,921,339        (486     (13,325

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     326                 

Foreign currency transactions

     (10,358,567              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (436,902     (486     (13,325
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

      

Investments

     2,466,412        (49,031     43,430   

Forward currency contracts

     3,515,316                 

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (146              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,981,582        (49,031     43,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     5,544,680        (49,517     30,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 26,931,427      $ 195,442      $ 157,384   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

     iShares
Short Maturity
Bond ETF
    iShares
Short Maturity
Municipal
Bond ETF
 
      Year ended
October 31, 2016
   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

   

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Period from
March 3, 2015a

to

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 21,386,747      $ 7,948,845      $ 244,959      $ 150,269   

Net realized loss

     (436,902     (182,842     (486     (9,083

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,981,582        (3,217,775     (49,031     28,731   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     26,931,427        4,548,228        195,442        169,917   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (21,492,109     (7,132,332     (245,082     (126,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (21,492,109     (7,132,332     (245,082     (126,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,159,167,574        1,445,296,850        5,007,945        45,000,000   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (924,020,501     (80,138,822     (4,994,826     (9,994,234
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     235,147,073        1,365,158,028        13,119        35,005,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     240,586,391        1,362,573,924        (36,521     35,048,849   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of year

     1,781,306,315        418,732,391        35,048,849          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 2,021,892,706      $ 1,781,306,315      $ 35,012,328      $ 35,048,849   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 1,190,183      $ 1,113,916      $ 23,331      $ 23,435   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     23,150,000        28,850,000        100,000        900,000   

Shares redeemed

     (18,450,000     (1,600,000     (100,000     (200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     4,700,000        27,250,000               700,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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     iShares
Ultra
Short-Term

Bond ETF
 
     

Year ended
October 31, 2016

   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 127,279      $ 60,917   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (13,325     5,153   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     43,430        (25,041
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     157,384        41,029   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (103,710     (62,833

From net realized gain

            (9,825
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (103,710     (72,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     22,457,685          

Cost of shares redeemed

     (9,986,485     (2,499,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     12,471,200        (2,499,161
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     12,524,874        (2,530,790

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of year

     12,493,169        15,023,959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 25,018,043      $ 12,493,169   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 30,202      $ 6,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     450,000          

Shares redeemed

     (200,000     (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     250,000        (50,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF  
      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
   

Period from
Sep. 25, 2013a

to
Oct. 31, 2013

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 50.04      $ 50.15      $ 50.07      $ 50.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

        

Net investment incomeb

     0.50        0.44        0.44        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     0.14        (0.13     0.04        0.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.64        0.31        0.48        0.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.51     (0.42     (0.40       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.51     (0.42     (0.40       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 50.17      $ 50.04      $ 50.15      $ 50.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     1.28     0.62     0.96     0.14 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,021,893      $ 1,781,306      $ 418,732      $ 102,634   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     1.01     0.87     0.87     0.42

Portfolio turnover ratef

     79     23     35     2

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
   

Period from
Mar. 3, 2015a

to
Oct. 31, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 50.07      $ 50.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.39        0.20   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.04     0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.35        0.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.40     (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.40     (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 50.02      $ 50.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.69     0.48 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 35,012      $ 35,049   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.25     0.25

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.25     0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.79     0.59

Portfolio turnover ratef

     100     184

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF
      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
   

Period from
Dec. 11, 2013a

to
Oct. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 49.97      $ 50.08      $ 49.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     0.47        0.24        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.02     (0.07     0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.45        0.17        0.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.38     (0.24     (0.13

Net realized gain

            (0.04       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.38     (0.28     (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 50.04      $ 49.97      $ 50.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.90     0.32     0.45 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 25,018      $ 12,493      $ 15,024   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.18     0.18     0.18

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     0.93     0.47     0.35

Portfolio turnover ratef

     139     41     71

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

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

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

Short Maturity Bond

   Non-diversified

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

   Diversified

Ultra Short-Term Bond

   Diversified

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

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    Forward currency contracts are valued based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies. Interpolated forward exchange rates are used for contracts with interim settlement dates for which quotations are not available.

 

    Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. On a daily basis, the counterparty is required to maintain collateral subject to the agreement and in value no less than the agreed repurchase amount. The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book entry system or held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. In the event the counterparty defaults and the fair value of the collateral declines, the Fund could experience losses, delays and costs in liquidating the collateral.

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Funds under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”). The MRA permits the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held by and/or posted to the counterparty. As a result, one single net payment is created. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Based on the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price at maturity. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund would recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral. The liability reflects the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s open repurchase agreements as of October 31, 2016 which are subject to offset under an MRA:

 

iShares ETF    Market Value of
Repurchase
Agreements
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received
 a
     Net
Amount
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 30,000,000       $ 30,000,000       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of repurchase agreements is not presented in this table. The total collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

 

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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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 October 31, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 value of the loaned securities plus the interest accrued on such securities, if any, 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 plus accrued interest, if any. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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.

On October 11, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) implemented changes required by amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the operations of U.S. money market funds. The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting the cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of October 31, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. Cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2016 and the total value of the related cash collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

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 Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by

 

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BlackRock. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of October 31, 2016:

 

iShares ETF

and Counterparty

   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
 

Short Maturity Bond

        

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International Ltd.

   $ 317,803       $ 317,803       $   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     6,896,198         6,896,198           

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     2,463,385         2,463,385           

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     4,172,834         4,172,834           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     2,007         2,007           

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     1,887,409         1,887,409           

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     15,614,361         15,614,361           

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     3,002,430         3,002,430           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 34,356,427       $ 34,356,427       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  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.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

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

 

iShares ETF    Investment
Advisory Fee
 

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     0.18

Short Maturity Bond

     0.25   

 

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Effective December 16, 2016, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF, BFA will be entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.08% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.25% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA’s contractual agreement to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates, if any, expired on February 29, 2016.

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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Fees Paid
to BTC
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 37,169   

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.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

      U.S. Government Obligations      Other Securities  
iShares ETF    Purchases        Sales      Purchases      Sales  

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 164,225,709         $ 131,944,527       $ 1,301,471,108       $ 1,065,891,393   

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

                       27,673,720         29,455,850   

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     1,398,355           165,052         6,481,165         7,205,027   

There were no in-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

4. 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

Each Fund may enter into forward currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against the effects of foreign currencies on the value of such Fund’s assets that are denominated in a non-U.S. currency. A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a currency against another currency at a specified future date at an agreed upon price and quantity. Forward currency 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. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed is recorded. Losses may arise if there are unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or if the counterparties do not meet the terms of the agreement. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts also involves the risks of imperfect correlation between the value of its currency positions and its other investments or the Fund failing to close out its position due to an illiquid market.

 

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The following table shows the value of forward currency contracts held by the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  

Forward currency contracts:

  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts/ Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 3,569,633   
  

 

 

 
          

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on forward currency contracts held by the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 

Forward currency contracts:

    

Foreign currency transactions/Forward currency contracts

   $ (11,227,772   $ 3,515,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the average quarter-end amounts purchased and sold in U.S. dollars for the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF were $113,816 and $80,483,377, respectively.

The Funds’ 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 Funds. In order to better define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds to mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. 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 or insolvency.

The collateral requirements under an ISDA Master Agreement 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 the parties. Forward currency contracts held by the Funds generally do not require collateral. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

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The following table presents the exposure of the open forward currency contracts held by the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF that are subject to potential offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as of October 31, 2016:

 

      Derivative
Assets
Subject to
Offsetting
    

Derivatives
Available
for

Offset

    

Net
Amount of

Derivative
Assets

 

Forward currency contracts

   $ 3,569,633       $       $ 3,569,633   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of fixed income investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Mortgage-backed securities and securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than other types of bonds or securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, a fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch or “Baa3” by Moody’s) or are unrated, may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged (indebted) companies, which are generally less able than more financially stable companies to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to government regulation, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, such as those related to education, health care, housing, transportation, utilities, and water and sewer, conditions in these sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets.

 

7. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2016, attributable to the use of amortization methods on fixed income securities, foreign currency transactions and undistributed gains, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF    Paid-in
Capital
     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income
     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $       $ 181,629       $ (181,629

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

             19         (19

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     5,155                 (5,155

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

iShares ETF    2016      2015  

Short Maturity Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ 21,492,109       $ 7,132,332   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

     

Tax-exempt income

   $ 245,046       $ 126,822   

Ordinary income

     36         12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 245,082       $ 126,834   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ $103,710       $ 72,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
   

Capital

Loss
Carryforwards

   

Net

Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 a

    Total  

Short Maturity Bond

  $ 1,408,174      $      $ (818,332   $ 2,165,651      $ 2,755,493   

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

           23,331        (9,588     (20,300     (6,557

Ultra Short-Term Bond

    30,202               (13,325     37,067        53,944   

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the treatment of straddles.

As of October 31, 2016, the following Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Non-

Expiring

 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 818,332   

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

     9,588   

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     13,325   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

8. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF, iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF and iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (the “Funds”) at October 31, 2016, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the following Funds hereby designate the following maximum amounts allowable as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations:

 

iShares ETF    Interest-
Related
Dividends
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 18,299,705   

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

     244,959   

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     93,178   

The following Funds hereby designate the following amounts of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016:

 

iShares ETF    Federal
Obligation
Interest
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 298,373   

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     6,830   

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

 

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I. iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF and iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Funds. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Funds, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Funds, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Funds — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of each Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising such Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the applicable Peer Groups. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the various Peer Groups, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Funds in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Funds were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in their respective Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as any particular Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of such Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

 

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The Board noted that each Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for each Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on each Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that each Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to each Fund’s peer group and benchmark index.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of each Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Funds. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that each Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its respective inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Funds under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Funds and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Funds, on a Fund-by-Fund basis and in the aggregate, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Funds. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Funds’ profitability analyses and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Funds and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Funds’ assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information

 

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provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Funds did not provide for any breakpoints in the Funds’ investment advisory fee rates as the assets of the Funds increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Funds may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do manage Other Accounts with similar investment strategies or investment mandates as the Funds. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Funds, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Funds, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Funds, as publicly traded exchange traded funds, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Funds’ advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rates under the Advisory Contract for the Funds were generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Funds by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Funds’ securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Funds in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Funds. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Funds’ shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that each Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

II. iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

 

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In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its

 

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affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. Further, with respect to comparisons with one or more open-end index mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act managed by BFA (or an affiliate) that track the same index as the Fund and have investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) that are lower than the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the Fund, the Board gave weight to management’s explanations of the relevant circumstances applicable to such mutual funds. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant

 

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to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

      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
 

Short Maturity Bond

   $ 0.506033       $       $       $ 0.506033         100     —       —       100

Short Maturity Municipal Bond

     0.395864                         0.395864         100        —          —          100   

Ultra Short-Term Bond

     0.379578                         0.379578         100        —          —          100   

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds. The information shown for each Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of such Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for each Fund are disclosed in the table for such Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

Period Covered: September 25, 2013 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     761         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

Period Covered: March 3, 2015 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     397         99.00

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     1         0.25   

Less than –1.0%

     3         0.75   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     401         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Period Covered: December 11, 2013 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 0.5%

     1         0.14

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     701         99.58   

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     1         0.14   

Less than –1.0%

     1         0.14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     704         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert 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
During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

   Trustee (since 2011).    President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

   Trustee (since 2013)    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013);

Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b    Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

   Trustee (since 2011); Independent Board Chair (since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair (since 2016).    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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

  

Trustee (since 2015);

Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).

   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 Trust (since 2015); Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

   Trustee (since 2011); Audit Committee Chair (since 2011).   

Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP

(1968-2001).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee (since 2011);

Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2016).    Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Trusteesc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

   Trustee (since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2016).   

Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of

Accounting and Senior Associate

Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford

University Graduate School of

Business (since 2001); Professor of

Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law

School (since 2005); Visiting

Professor, University of Chicago

(2007-2008).

  

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011);

Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c    Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

   President (since 2016).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

   Secretary (since 2015).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc.

(2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

   Executive Vice President (since 2016).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d    Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

 

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Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships
Held by Advisory Board Member
During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

   Advisory Board Member (since 2016).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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iShares U.S. ETF Trust

 

Ø    iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF  |  HYGH  |  NYSE Arca
Ø    iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF  |  LQDH  |  NYSE Arca


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Management’s Discussions of Fund Performance

     5   

About Fund Performance

     10   

Shareholder Expenses

     10   

Schedules of Investments

     11   

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

     11   

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

     13   

Financial Statements

     15   

Financial Highlights

     18   

Notes to Financial Statements

     20   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     30   

Tax Information

     31   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     31   

Supplemental Information

     38   

Trustee and Officer Information

     40   

Additional Financial Information as of October  31, 2016 (Unaudited)

     44   

Schedules of Investments

     45   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     45   

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

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Selected Audited Financial Statements as of February 29, 2016

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

U.S. BOND MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. bond market posted positive returns for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. bond performance, returned 4.37% for the reporting period.

The bond market’s advance reflected continued uncertainty regarding the economic environment. Overall, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 (the most recent data available), decelerating from 2.2% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. Although employment growth remained robust, other segments of the economy struggled. For example, industrial production contracted during the reporting period, while consumer spending increased by just 2.2%. As a result, the economy generated three consecutive quarters of anemic growth before rebounding in the final quarter of the reporting period.

Inflation generally remained muted as the consumer price index (“CPI”) rose by 1.6% for the reporting period. Although low by historical standards, the increase in the CPI was notably higher than the 0.2% increase for the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, reflecting a recovery in energy prices after they bottomed in February 2016.

In this environment, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) ended a seven-year period of near-zero interest rates by raising its short-term interest rate target in December 2015. The Fed’s first interest rate hike since June 2006 increased the federal funds target rate from a range of 0%-0.25% to a range of 0.25%-0.50%. Despite expectations of more Fed rate increases in 2016, the slowing economic environment and lack of inflationary pressure led the Fed to hold rates steady for the remainder of the reporting period.

The combination of decelerating economic growth and low inflation pushed most U.S. bond yields lower and bond prices higher for the reporting period. Longer-term bonds fared best as long-term yields declined the most, while short-term bond yields rose slightly, reflecting the Fed rate hike in late 2015.

Sector performance was driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment. Consequently, corporate bonds — which offer the highest yields in the U.S. bond market — delivered the best returns for the reporting period. Lower-quality corporate bonds outperformed as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market. In particular, high-yield corporate bonds (those with credit ratings below investment grade) returned more than 10% for the reporting period. Within the corporate sector, bonds issued by utility companies produced the highest returns. Industrial bonds also fared well, led by the strong performance of energy and commodity-related securities, while financial bonds lagged.

U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) were also among the leading performers for the reporting period. The rebound in energy prices led to increased investor demand for inflation protection, which aided performance in the TIPS market.

Mortgage-backed securities posted positive returns for the reporting period but trailed the performance of the overall U.S. bond market. Mortgage-backed securities were held in check by prepayment fears as declining interest rates led to concerns about a renewed wave of mortgage refinancing.

U.S. Treasury and government agency bonds posted the lowest returns among U.S. bonds for the reporting period. Limited demand for the relatively low yields of Treasury and agency bonds weighed on their performance, as did the general underperformance of higher-quality securities.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    4.73%        (0.54)%          4.73%        (1.30)%   

Fund Market

    4.81%        (0.52)%          4.81%        (1.27)%   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Interest Rate Hedged Index

    6.65%        0.63%                6.65%        1.53%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/27/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/28/14.

The Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Interest Rate Hedged Index is an unmanaged index that reflects the duration hedged performance of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate debt.

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 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 a
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,054.00         $ 0.15         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,025.00         $ 0.15           0.03%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

 

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 4.73%, net of fees.

The Fund advanced for the reporting period, reflecting the strong performance of high-yield corporate bonds across all sectors. The most important contributing factor to Fund performance was strong investor demand for yield. With U.S. Treasury bond yields near historically low levels, investors shifted into higher-yielding segments of the bond market, and corporate bonds typically offer some of the highest yields. In addition, lower-quality corporate bonds attracted greater demand because of their yield advantage over higher-rated corporate securities.

Every sector of the Index contributed to performance for the reporting period. Industrial bonds, which represented approximately 85% of the Fund on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to Fund performance, led by the communications industry. Energy and basic materials bonds also contributed to performance, benefiting from rising commodities prices in the second half of the reporting period. Outside of the industrial sector, bonds issued by finance and electric utilities companies contributed to the Fund’s performance for the reporting period.

From a credit perspective, the Fund’s higher-risk, lower credit-quality bonds (Caa-rated) delivered a relatively large contribution to the Fund’s return despite being only 13% of the Fund on average for the reporting period.

The Fund’s interest rate hedging activity detracted from Fund performance for the reporting period. Hedging against interest rate risk can improve returns when bond yields rise, but it can be a drag on performance when bond yields decline, as was the case during the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating 2    Percentage of
Total Investments
  3

Baa

     0.61

Ba

     45.59   

B

     39.52   

Caa

     12.83   

Ca

     0.35   

C

     0.09   

Not Rated

     1.01   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY MATURITY 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Maturity   

Percentage of

Total Investments  3

0-1 Year

     0.08

1-5 Years

     35.08   

5-10 Years

     62.83   

10-15 Years

     1.36   

More than 20 Years

     0.65   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Table shown is for the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
  2  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  3  Excludes money market funds.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED CORPORATE BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    2.70%        (0.58)%          2.70%        (1.40)%   

Fund Market

    2.83%        (0.52)%          2.83%        (1.27)%   

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Index

    3.91%        0.42%                3.91%        1.03%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 5/27/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/28/14.

The Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Interest Rate Hedged Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to reflect the duration hedged performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt.

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 10 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 a
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,012.70         $ 0.46         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.46           0.09%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED CORPORATE BOND ETF

 

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 2.70%, net of fees.

The Fund’s performance was largely driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment. Corporate bonds — which offer the highest yields in the U.S. bond market — outperformed all other sectors of the bond market. Higher-quality corporate bonds trailed high-yield corporate bonds, as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market.

Every sector of the Fund contributed positively to performance for the reporting period. Industrial bonds, which represented approximately 65% of the Fund on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to Fund performance, led by the consumer-oriented and communications industries. Financial bonds, which represented approximately 33% of the Fund on average, also helped performance for the reporting period, with the banking and insurance industries contributing the most to performance. The utilities sector was a modest contributor due to its relatively small weighting in the Fund.

From a credit perspective, the Fund’s position in medium-quality bonds — those rated A and Baa, which represented approximately 84% of the Fund on average for the reporting period — delivered the largest contribution to the Fund’s return.

The Fund’s interest rate hedging activity detracted from Fund performance for the reporting period. Hedging against interest rate risk can improve returns when bond yields rise, but it can be a drag on performance when bond yields decline, as was the case during the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating 2    Percentage of
Total Investments
 3

Aaa

     2.95

Aa

     10.40   

A

     40.68   

Baa

     42.02   

Ba

     3.51   

Not Rated

     0.44   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY MATURITY 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Maturity    Percentage of
Total Investments
 3

1-5 Years

     23.96

5-10 Years

     40.93   

10-15 Years

     2.63   

15-20 Years

     5.83   

More than 20 Years

     26.65   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Table shown is for the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
  2  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statisticalrating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  3  Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 96.79%

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 96.79%

  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFa,b

    344,246      $ 29,612,040   
   

 

 

 
      29,612,040   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $32,365,717)

      29,612,040   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 48.25%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 48.25%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.72%c,d,e

    14,096,906        14,098,316   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%c,d

    664,261        664,261   
   

 

 

 
      14,762,577   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $14,762,577)

      14,762,577   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 145.04%

   

 

(Cost: $47,128,294)f

      44,374,617   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (45.04)%

  

    (13,778,916
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 30,595,701   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  Affiliated issuer. See Schedule 1.
c  Affiliated money market fund.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
f  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $47,148,286. Net unrealized depreciation was $2,773,669, of which $ — represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $2,773,669 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED HIGH YIELD BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 1 — Affiliates (Note 2)

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding affiliated money market funds) during the year ended October 31, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliated issuer    Shares
held at
beginning
of year
     Shares
purchased
     Shares sold     Shares
held at end
of year
     Value at end
of year
     Dividend
income
     Net realized
gain (loss)
 

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     551,870         51,670         (259,294     344,246       $ 29,612,040       $ 1,975,757       $ (2,404,768
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Schedule 2 — Swaps Contracts (Note 5)

Centrally cleared short interest rate swaps outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Fixed ratea    Floating ratea      Clearinghouse      Expiration
date
     Notional
amount
    Value      Premiums
paid
(received)
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

1.01%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2018       $ (14,500,000   $ 29,124       $ 3,504      $ 25,620   

1.17%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2021         (11,000,000     109,393         5,479        103,914   

1.44%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2026         (2,750,000     76,409         (2,193     78,602   
                  

 

 

 
    Net unrealized appreciation      $ 208,136   
                  

 

 

 
                                                              

 

  a    The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

Schedule 3 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Investment companies

   $ 29,612,040       $       $       $ 29,612,040   

Money market funds

     14,762,577                         14,762,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,374,617       $       $       $ 44,374,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

           

Assets:

           

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

   $       $ 208,136       $       $ 208,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 208,136       $       $ 208,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED CORPORATE BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 93.84%

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 93.84%

  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFa

    251,108      $ 30,379,046   
   

 

 

 
      30,379,046   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $29,750,331)

      30,379,046   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.53%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.53%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%b,c

    1,142,609        1,142,609   
   

 

 

 
      1,142,609   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $1,142,609)

      1,142,609   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 97.37%

   

 

(Cost: $30,892,940)d

      31,521,655   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.63%

  

    850,017   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 32,371,672   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Affiliated issuer. See Schedule 1.
b  Affiliated money market fund.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
d  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $30,892,940. Net unrealized appreciation was $628,715, of which $628,715 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $ — represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED CORPORATE BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 1 — Affiliates (Note 2)

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding affiliated money market funds) during the year ended October 31, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliated issuer    Shares
held at
beginning
of year
     Shares
purchased
     Shares sold     Shares
held at end
of year
     Value at end
of year
     Dividend
income
     Net realized
gain (loss)
 

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

     151,666         377,044         (277,602     251,108       $ 30,379,046       $ 1,012,567       $ 965,745   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Schedule 2 — Swaps Contracts (Note 5)

Centrally cleared short interest rate swaps outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Fixed ratea    Floating ratea      Clearinghouse      Expiration
date
     Notional
amount
    Value      Premiums
paid
(received)
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

1.01%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2018       $ (5,000,000   $ 10,043       $ 1,030      $ 9,013   

1.17%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2021         (10,000,000     99,449         2,969        96,480   

1.44%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2026         (9,500,000     263,957         4,037        259,920   

1.70%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2036         (4,500,000     252,005         (13,203     265,208   

1.77%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2046         (1,300,000     98,971         (9,213     108,184   
                  

 

 

 
    Net unrealized appreciation      $ 738,805   
                  

 

 

 
                                                              

 

  a    The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

Schedule 3 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Investment companies

   $ 30,379,046       $       $       $ 30,379,046   

Money market funds

     1,142,609                         1,142,609   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 31,521,655       $       $       $ 31,521,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

           

Assets:

           

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

   $       $ 738,805       $       $ 738,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 738,805       $       $ 738,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

October 31, 2016

 

      iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High Yield
Bond ETF
    iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 47,128,294      $ 30,892,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 47,128,294      $ 30,892,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 44,374,617      $ 31,521,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     44,374,617        31,521,655   

Cash

     1,000        9,000   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     321,000        887,000   

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     688          

Dividends

     9,791        238   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     44,707,096        32,417,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     14,098,316          

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,307        2,745   

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     11,772        43,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     14,111,395        46,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,595,701      $ 32,371,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 35,747,898      $ 33,642,660   

Undistributed net investment income

     5,770          

Accumulated net realized loss

     (2,612,426     (2,638,508

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (2,545,541     1,367,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 30,595,701      $ 32,371,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     350,000        350,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 87.42      $ 92.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $13,703,244 and $  —, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

      iShares Interest
Rate Hedged
High Yield
Bond ETF
    iShares Interest
Rate Hedged
Corporate
Bond ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 1,977,100      $ 1,014,009   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     73,162        2,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,050,262        1,016,739   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     228,766        98,162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     228,766        98,162   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (211,056     (65,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     17,710        32,788   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,032,552        983,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     (155,844     (76,905

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

     (2,248,235     1,042,650   

Swap agreements

     (1,004,320     (2,409,631

Realized gain distributions from affiliated funds

     1        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (3,408,398     (1,443,885
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

    

Investments

     1,480,239        1,009,563   

Swap agreements

     514,327        987,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,994,566        1,997,305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,413,832     553,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 618,720      $ 1,537,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

     iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High
Yield Bond ETF
    iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 
      Year ended
October 31, 2016
   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

   

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 2,032,552      $ 4,163,846      $ 983,951      $ 534,132   

Net realized loss

     (3,408,398     (4,670,072     (1,443,885     (625,149

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,994,566        (3,585,724     1,997,305        (536,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     618,720        (4,091,950     1,537,371        (627,387
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

From net investment income

     (1,756,097     (4,084,037     (731,888     (502,154

Return of capital

            (30,974            (24,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,756,097     (4,115,011     (731,888     (526,800
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,362,805        79,304,038        45,014,948        19,042,441   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (20,844,250     (66,501,133     (31,875,441     (9,256,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (16,481,445     12,802,905        13,139,507        9,785,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (17,618,822     4,595,944        13,944,990        8,631,742   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of year

     48,214,523        43,618,579        18,426,682        9,794,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 30,595,701      $ 48,214,523      $ 32,371,672      $ 18,426,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 5,770      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

        

Shares sold

     50,000        850,000        500,000        200,000   

Shares redeemed

     (250,000     (750,000     (350,000     (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (200,000     100,000        150,000        100,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond  ETF

   
      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
   

Period from
May 27, 2014a

to
Oct. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 87.66      $ 96.93      $ 100.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     4.86        4.80        1.86   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.94     (9.29     (2.87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.92        (4.49     (1.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (4.16     (4.74     (2.15

Return of capital

            (0.04     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (4.16     (4.78     (2.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 87.42      $ 87.66      $ 96.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     4.73     (4.77 )%      (1.03 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 30,596      $ 48,215      $ 43,619   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f

     0.05     0.06     0.06

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f

     0.65     0.65     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     5.78     5.21     4.41

Portfolio turnover rateg,h

     0 %i      3     3

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. These ratios do not include these indirect fees and expenses.
g  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
h  Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 171 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund.
i  Rounds to less than 1%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

 

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond  ETF

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
   

Period from
May 27, 2014a

to
Oct. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 92.13      $ 97.95      $ 100.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment incomeb

     2.74        2.95        1.32   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.29     (5.82     (2.36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     2.45        (2.87     (1.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (2.09     (2.81     (1.32

Return of capital

            (0.14     (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.09     (2.95     (1.33
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 92.49      $ 92.13      $ 97.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.70     (2.97 )%      (1.05 )%d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 32,372      $ 18,427      $ 9,795   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f

     0.10     0.11     0.11

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f

     0.30     0.30     0.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     3.01     3.12     3.09

Portfolio turnover rateg,h

     2     8     4

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. These ratios do not include these indirect fees and expenses.
g  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
h  Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 172 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

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

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

  Diversified

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

  Diversified

Currently each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an exchange-traded fund of iShares Trust (an “underlying fund”), an affiliate of the Funds. The financial statements and schedules of investments for the underlying funds can be found elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price.

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

    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.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions from underlying funds, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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.

On October 11, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) implemented changes required by amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the operations of U.S. money market funds. The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting the cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of October 31, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. Cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2016 and the total value of the related cash collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

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 Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund,

 

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as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of October 31, 2016:

 

iShares ETF
and Counterparty
   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received 
a
     Net
Amount
 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

        

JPMorgan Securities LLC

   $ 13,703,244       $ 13,703,244       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  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.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.65% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the investment management fee is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses that would have been experienced by the Fund related to its investments in the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (“HYG”), after taking into account any fee waivers by HYG, plus 0.05%.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.30% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays acquired fund fees and expenses. BFA has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the investment advisory fee is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses that would have been experienced by the Fund related to its investments in the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (“LQD”), after taking into account any fee waivers by LQD, plus 0.10%.

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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of fees and other payments to

 

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and from borrowers of securities, and less the collateral investment fees. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 19,011   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     1,153   

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.

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 included in “Dividends — affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 132,354       $ 793,767   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     648,809           2,235,585   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 4,241,372       $ 20,266,905   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     43,066,190         30,732,632   

 

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4. 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

Each Fund may enter into short positions in interest rate swaps in an attempt to mitigate interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of fixed rate bonds, which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. Each Fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate swaps.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (“CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Funds’ counterparty on the swap. Each Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, each Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the schedules of investments and cash deposited is recorded on the statements of assets and liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the statements of assets and liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the CCP, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the statements of operations.

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.

 

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The following table shows the value of interest rate swaps held as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  
      iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High Yield
Bond ETF
     iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

     

Variation margin / Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)a

   $ 208,136       $ 738,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of centrally cleared interest rate swaps as reported in the schedules of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statements of assets and liabilities.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps held during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized Gain (Loss)  
      iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High Yield
Bond ETF
    iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

    

Swap agreements

   $ (1,004,320   $ (2,409,631
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
      Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 
      iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High Yield
Bond ETF
    iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

    

Swap agreements

   $ 514,327      $ 987,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open interest rate swaps for the year ended October 31, 2016:

 

      iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged High Yield
Bond ETF
     iShares
Interest Rate
Hedged Corporate
Bond ETF
 

Average notional value – pays fixed rate

   $ 34,929,000       $ 27,329,000   
                   

 

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6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

7. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of

 

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October 31, 2016, attributable to distributions paid in excess of taxable income, the accounting for swap agreements and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   

Paid-in

Capital

   

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/Distributions

in Excess of Net

Investment Income

    Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ (2,299,919   $ (270,685   $ 2,570,604   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     898,761        (252,063     (646,698

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

iShares ETF    2016      2015  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,756,097       $ 4,084,037   

Return of capital

             30,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,756,097       $ 4,115,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ 731,888       $ 502,154   

Return of capital

             24,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 731,888       $ 526,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    

Capital

Loss
Carryforwards

   

Net

Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 a

    Total  

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 5,770       $ (2,592,434   $ (2,565,533   $ (5,152,197

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

             (2,638,508     1,367,520        (1,270,988

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of October 31, 2016, the following Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 2,592,434   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     2,638,508   

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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8. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF and iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (the “Funds”) at October 31, 2016, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Funds hereby designate the following maximum amounts allowable as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations:

 

iShares ETF    Interest-
Related
Dividends
 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 1,140,319   

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     677,227   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

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I. iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would

 

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not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board further noted that the Fund’s pricing reflects its interest rate hedging strategy, as compared to the competitor funds as determined by Broadridge, which are not interest rate hedged.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

 

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Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive”

 

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nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

II. iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

 

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Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board further noted that the Fund’s Peer Group contained only four comparison funds identified by Broadridge, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above

 

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considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that

 

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the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

      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

 

Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond

   $ 3.952917       $       $ 0.203537       $ 4.156454         95     —       5     100

Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond

     2.038168                 0.049303         2.087471         98        —          2        100  

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the Funds. The information shown for each Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of such Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for each Fund are disclosed in the table for such Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Period Covered: May 27, 2014 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 1.5%

     4         0.67

Greater than 1.0% and Less than 1.5%

     5         0.84   

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

     15         2.53   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     567         95.45   

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     1         0.17   

Less than –1.0% and Greater than –1.5%

     2         0.34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     594         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

Period Covered: May 27, 2014 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 2.0%

     16         2.69

Greater than –1.5% and Less than –2.0%

     1         0.17   

Greater than –1.0% and Less than –1.5%

     8         1.35   

Greater than –0.5% and Less than –1.0%

     9         1.52   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     556         93.59   

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     2         0.34   

Less than –1.0%

     2         0.34   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     594         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert 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
During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

  

Trustee

(since 2011).

   President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

  

Trustee

(since 2013)

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013); Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b    Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Independent Board Chair (since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair (since 2016).

   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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

  

Trustee

(since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).

   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 Trust (since 2015); Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Audit Committee Chair (since 2011).

   Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP (1968-2001).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Trusteesc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (since 2001); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (since 2005); Visiting Professor, University of Chicago (2007-2008).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011); Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c    Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

  

President

(since 2016).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

  

Secretary

(since 2015).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2016).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(since 2011).

   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d    Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

  

Other Directorships

Held by Advisory Board Member

During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

  

Advisory Board Member

(since 2016).

   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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iSHARES® iBOXX $ HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 97.40%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.43%

  

 

inVentiv Health Inc.

   

9.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)a

  $ 8,225      $ 8,327,813   

Lamar Media Corp.

   

5.00%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)b

    8,737        9,150,151   

5.38%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)b

    8,923        9,346,842   

5.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/17)b

    7,996        8,275,860   

Series WI

   

5.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/21)b

    6,513        6,956,861   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

   

5.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    9,315        9,687,600   

5.63%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)

    8,342        8,633,970   

5.88%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/19)b

    7,530        7,852,117   
   

 

 

 
    68,231,214   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.72%

  

 

KLX Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)a,b

    21,119        21,552,499   

Meccanica Holdings USA Inc.

   

6.25%, 07/15/19a,b

    7,160        7,840,200   

TransDigm Inc.

   

5.50%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,200        9,467,056   

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    19,476        20,297,887   

6.38%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/21)a,b

    17,057        17,471,485   

6.50%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)b

    20,302        21,255,896   

6.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)b

    8,120        8,465,100   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

  $ 8,068      $ 8,539,086   
   

 

 

 
    114,889,209   

AIRLINES — 0.28%

  

 

Air Canada

   

7.75%, 04/15/21a,b

    6,527        7,181,060   

American Airlines Group Inc.

   

4.63%, 03/01/20a,b

    8,303        8,352,299   

5.50%, 10/01/19a,b

    12,669        13,080,742   

6.13%, 06/01/18b

    7,763        8,075,137   

Continental Airlines Inc. 2012-3 Pass Through Trust Class C

   

6.13%, 04/29/18

    7,023        7,367,127   
   

 

 

 
    44,056,365   

APPAREL — 0.31%

  

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)a,b

    15,188        15,479,792   

4.88%, 05/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)a,b

    15,301        15,543,903   

Levi Strauss & Co.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)

    8,736        9,026,869   

6.88%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)b

    8,821        9,278,984   
   

 

 

 
    49,329,548   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 0.69%

  

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobile NV

   

4.50%, 04/15/20b

    25,543        26,152,104   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

   

5.25%, 04/15/23b

    24,990        25,489,800   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

   

3.50%, 03/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)a,b

    9,200        9,352,611   

4.13%, 12/15/18a,b

    12,222        12,516,765   

4.25%, 11/15/19a,b

    8,640        8,965,080   

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

    7,950        8,208,375   

Navistar International Corp.

   

8.25%, 11/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    19,907        19,556,553   
   

 

 

 
    110,241,288   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT — 1.17%

  

 

Allison Transmission Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a

  $ 17,160      $ 17,503,200   

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

   

6.25%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    6,239        6,498,587   

6.63%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    9,025        9,510,094   

Dana Inc.

   

5.38%, 09/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    7,202        7,490,080   

5.50%, 12/15/24 (Call 12/15/19)b

    9,550        9,863,139   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

   

5.00%, 05/31/26 (Call 05/31/21)b

    15,045        15,124,123   

5.13%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)b

    17,575        18,090,505   

7.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)

    10,196        10,753,301   

Lear Corp.

   

4.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)b

    1,567        1,625,762   

5.25%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)

    1,827        1,959,457   

Schaeffler Finance BV

   

4.25%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/17)a

    12,850        13,219,437   

4.75%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    9,100        9,361,625   

ZF North America Capital Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/29/20a,b

    18,049        19,019,134   

4.50%, 04/29/22a,b

    18,394        19,459,741   

4.75%, 04/29/25a

    25,176        26,560,680   
   

 

 

 
    186,038,865   

BANKS — 2.07%

  

 

BPCE SA

   

VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 12.980%)

  

 

12.50%, 08/29/49 (Call 09/30/19)a,b,c

    7,610        9,624,824   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

CIT Group Inc.

   

3.88%, 02/19/19b

  $ 18,158      $ 18,428,607   

4.25%, 08/15/17b

    1,694        1,716,662   

5.00%, 08/15/22b

    21,634        23,013,167   

5.00%, 08/01/23b

    15,455        16,461,121   

5.25%, 03/15/18b

    24,294        25,053,187   

5.38%, 05/15/20b

    12,687        13,576,345   

5.50%, 02/15/19a

    31,276        32,882,948   

6.63%, 04/01/18a

    12,401        13,087,420   

Credit Agricole SA

   

VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.982%)

  

 

8.38%, 10/29/49 (Call 10/13/19)a,b,c

    18,488        20,805,317   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.033%)

  

 

5.10%, 12/29/49 (Call 06/30/23)b,c

    10,141        9,783,479   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  

5.13%, 05/28/24b

    40,110        39,591,093   

6.00%, 12/19/23b

    35,652        36,735,585   

6.10%, 06/10/23

    16,987        17,586,283   

6.13%, 12/15/22

    39,652        41,835,525   

Royal Bank of Scotland NV (The)

   

4.65%, 06/04/18b

    9,150        9,381,888   
   

 

 

 
    329,563,451   

BEVERAGES — 0.52%

  

 

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

3.75%, 05/01/21b

    8,420        8,902,466   

3.88%, 11/15/19b

    5,186        5,445,300   

4.25%, 05/01/23

    18,335        19,343,425   

4.75%, 11/15/24b

    8,231        9,040,872   

4.75%, 12/01/25b

    6,309        6,933,053   

6.00%, 05/01/22

    11,180        12,946,839   

Cott Beverages Inc.

   

5.38%, 07/01/22 (Call 07/01/17)b

    9,028        9,215,143   

6.75%, 01/01/20 (Call 01/01/17)b

    10,030        10,418,663   
   

 

 

 
    82,245,761   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.10%

  

 

Concordia International Corp.

   

7.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    13,401        8,048,976   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

9.50%, 10/21/22 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

  $ 13,570      $ 8,321,520   
   

 

 

 
    16,370,496   

BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.84%

  

 

Builders FirstSource Inc.

   

5.63%, 09/01/24 (Call 09/01/19)a,b

    13,040        13,182,865   

Masco Corp.

   

3.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)b

    7,115        7,285,760   

4.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)b

    8,100        8,455,333   

4.45%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    9,150        9,573,188   

5.95%, 03/15/22b

    6,677        7,579,730   

7.13%, 03/15/20b

    8,615        9,874,944   

Standard Industries Inc./NJ

   

5.13%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a,b

    8,473        8,891,354   

5.38%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a,b

    19,446        20,156,994   

5.50%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/19)a,b

    7,935        8,252,400   

6.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

    20,117        21,534,243   

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.

   

6.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    10,507        10,795,943   

USG Corp.

   

9.50%, 01/15/18

    8,314        9,015,494   
   

 

 

 
    134,598,248   

CHEMICALS — 1.62%

  

 

Ashland LLC

   

3.88%, 04/15/18 (Call 03/15/18)b

    10,400        10,660,000   

4.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)b

    23,123        23,917,969   

Blue Cube Spinco Inc.

   

9.75%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/20)

    12,222        14,277,740   

10.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)b

    8,729        10,428,536   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Chemours Co. (The)

   

6.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

  $ 22,135      $ 21,477,460   

7.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)

    13,020        12,581,592   

Hexion Inc.

  

6.63%, 04/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    26,051        22,665,412   

8.88%, 02/01/18 (Call 12/01/16)

    15,352        14,630,324   

Hexion Inc./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC

   

9.00%, 11/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)

    10,627        7,690,184   

Huntsman International LLC

   

4.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)b

    11,095        11,544,347   

5.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)b

    7,260        7,494,130   

INEOS Group Holdings SA

   

5.63%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/19)a,b

    10,000        9,897,500   

5.88%, 02/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    10,425        10,620,469   

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 01/31/25)a,b

    8,555        8,651,244   

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)a,b

    8,159        8,281,385   

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

   

6.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

    19,752        19,159,440   

10.38%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/18)a

    7,929        8,581,491   

Tronox Finance LLC

   

6.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    15,500        13,911,250   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a

    9,935        8,939,070   

WR Grace & Co.-Conn

   

5.13%, 10/01/21a,b

    12,382        13,195,674   
   

 

 

 
    258,605,217   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

COAL — 0.33%

  

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

   

5.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)

  $ 31,976      $ 29,596,186   

8.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    8,670        8,615,451   

Murray Energy Corp.

   

11.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)a

    19,000        14,582,500   
   

 

 

 
    52,794,137   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 3.25%

  

 

ADT Corp. (The)

   

3.50%, 07/15/22b

    17,492        16,591,162   

4.13%, 06/15/23b

    11,356        11,104,010   

6.25%, 10/15/21b

    17,316        18,955,825   

APX Group Inc.

   

6.38%, 12/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    16,379        16,890,844   

7.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/18)b

    9,220        9,698,938   

8.75%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    15,674        15,212,686   

Ashtead Capital Inc.

   

5.63%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a,b

    9,135        9,614,588   

6.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    17,011        17,882,814   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.

   

5.13%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)a,b

    6,577        6,461,903   

5.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    11,341        11,246,492   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.

   

10.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    20,980        16,784,000   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

   

9.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a

    12,447        10,642,185   

Herc Rentals Inc.

   

7.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    10,596        10,648,980   

7.75%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    10,737        10,898,055   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Hertz Corp. (The)

   

5.50%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a,b

  $ 16,360      $ 15,910,100   

5.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    11,417        11,730,968   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    8,265        8,445,551   

6.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    8,546        8,704,725   

7.38%, 01/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    8,350        8,599,240   

Iron Mountain Inc.

  

5.75%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/17)b

    16,773        17,156,682   

6.00%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)b

    9,811        10,445,211   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC

   

6.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)a

    18,628        18,737,439   

Laureate Education Inc.

   

10.00%, 09/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    24,682        23,127,508   

Leidos Holdings Inc.

   

4.45%, 12/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)b

    7,280        7,425,600   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc.

   

9.25%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

    55,896        59,362,603   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

6.00%, 04/01/24

    6,820        6,479,000   

7.00%, 02/15/22

    1,360        1,371,560   

7.88%, 03/15/21b

    7,395        7,949,625   

Service Corp. International/U.S.

   

5.38%, 01/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    7,310        7,608,491   

5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    15,675        16,548,322   

United Rentals North America Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    18,470        19,063,349   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)b

  $ 13,714      $ 13,885,425   

5.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)

    3,210        3,193,950   

5.75%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    14,503        15,046,862   

5.88%, 09/15/26 (Call 09/15/21)b

    12,572        12,778,181   

6.13%, 06/15/23 (Call 12/15/17)b

    15,988        16,722,270   

7.63%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)b

    23,480        24,968,162   
   

 

 

 
    517,893,306   

COMPUTERS — 1.25%

  

 

Dell Inc.

   

4.63%, 04/01/21b

    8,162        8,410,686   

5.65%, 04/15/18

    8,444        8,781,841   

5.88%, 06/15/19b

    10,248        10,936,081   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    28,931        30,400,695   

7.13%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a,b

    28,642        31,265,060   

NCR Corp.

   

4.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/17)b

    8,163        8,285,288   

5.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    10,139        10,227,716   

5.88%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)b

    6,835        7,185,294   

6.38%, 12/15/23 (Call 12/15/18)b

    12,702        13,454,964   

Western Digital Corp.

   

10.50%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)a,b

    60,737        70,378,999   
   

 

 

 
    199,326,624   

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.16%

  

Avon International Operations Inc.

   

7.88%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/19)a

    8,263        8,882,725   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Avon Products Inc.

   

6.60%, 03/15/20b

  $ 7,803      $ 8,015,144   

7.00%, 03/15/23b

    8,833        8,383,748   
   

 

 

 
    25,281,617   

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE — 0.25%

  

 

HD Supply Inc.

   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a

    21,602        22,918,890   

5.75%, 04/15/24 (Call 04/15/19)a,b

    16,832        17,673,600   
   

 

 

 
    40,592,490   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 4.44%

  

Aircastle Ltd.

   

4.63%, 12/15/18b

    7,119        7,412,616   

5.00%, 04/01/23b

    8,685        8,961,791   

5.13%, 03/15/21b

    9,655        10,284,299   

5.50%, 02/15/22

    8,201        8,800,232   

6.25%, 12/01/19b

    8,200        8,917,500   

Ally Financial Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/13/18

    10,132        10,175,930   

3.25%, 11/05/18

    12,766        12,718,127   

3.50%, 01/27/19b

    12,659        12,674,824   

3.60%, 05/21/18b

    16,755        16,879,573   

3.75%, 11/18/19b

    13,561        13,594,902   

4.13%, 03/30/20b

    12,740        12,947,025   

4.13%, 02/13/22b

    11,281        11,307,830   

4.25%, 04/15/21b

    10,382        10,472,843   

4.63%, 05/19/22b

    8,183        8,382,854   

4.63%, 03/30/25b

    8,602        8,730,489   

4.75%, 09/10/18b

    12,275        12,618,782   

5.13%, 09/30/24b

    13,193        13,901,258   

5.75%, 11/20/25 (Call 10/20/25)b

    17,758        18,187,680   

6.25%, 12/01/17

    14,530        15,088,551   

7.50%, 09/15/20

    9,425        10,646,625   

8.00%, 12/31/18b

    8,725        9,537,516   

8.00%, 03/15/20b

    17,625        19,985,492   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

4.88%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

    22,818        22,766,504   

5.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)b

    23,446        22,369,460   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 02/01/17)b

  $ 29,587      $ 29,383,619   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.

   

6.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    7,130        6,746,763   

7.38%, 04/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    11,321        11,236,093   

7.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 10/15/17)a,b

    7,550        7,390,911   

Lincoln Finance Ltd.

   

7.38%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    8,350        8,984,531   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.

   

6.50%, 08/01/18 (Call 12/01/16)b

    7,808        7,915,360   

6.50%, 07/01/21 (Call 01/01/17)b

    10,190        10,069,891   

7.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    6,350        6,482,103   

Navient Corp.

   

4.63%, 09/25/17

    682        692,230   

4.88%, 06/17/19b

    16,790        16,978,887   

5.00%, 10/26/20b

    8,262        8,169,053   

5.50%, 01/15/19

    21,455        21,937,737   

5.50%, 01/25/23b

    15,691        14,200,355   

5.88%, 03/25/21b

    8,764        8,742,090   

5.88%, 10/25/24

    8,683        7,749,578   

6.13%, 03/25/24b

    14,905        13,638,075   

6.63%, 07/26/21b

    12,395        12,472,469   

7.25%, 01/25/22b

    14,743        14,908,859   

7.25%, 09/25/23

    9,755        9,584,288   

8.00%, 03/25/20

    26,054        28,268,590   

8.45%, 06/15/18b

    40,817        44,133,381   

OneMain Financial Holdings LLC

   

6.75%, 12/15/19 (Call 12/15/16)a

    11,856        12,270,960   

7.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a,b

    13,330        13,796,550   

Quicken Loans Inc.

   

5.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    21,529        21,201,873   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

5.25%, 12/15/19b

  $ 13,343      $ 13,387,476   

6.90%, 12/15/17

    17,622        18,443,901   

7.75%, 10/01/21b

    11,250        11,700,000   

8.25%, 12/15/20b

    17,035        18,473,251   
   

 

 

 
    706,321,577   

ELECTRIC — 3.31%

  

 

AES Corp./VA

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    12,038        11,974,078   

5.50%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)b

    12,549        12,657,549   

5.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)b

    11,309        11,366,427   

6.00%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)b

    8,515        8,790,770   

7.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

    16,933        19,091,958   

8.00%, 06/01/20b

    9,025        10,469,000   

Calpine Corp.

   

5.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 06/01/21)a,b

    11,053        11,218,795   

5.38%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)b

    21,272        21,059,280   

5.50%, 02/01/24 (Call 02/01/19)b

    11,450        11,188,752   

5.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/19)b

    27,307        26,590,191   

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 11/01/18)a,b

    8,351        8,804,340   

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    13,030        13,620,389   

7.88%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    8,283        8,666,886   

DPL Inc.

   

7.25%, 10/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)b

    13,707        14,306,681   

Dynegy Inc.

   

5.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    8,681        7,655,557   

6.75%, 11/01/19 (Call 05/01/17)b

    37,573        37,991,837   

7.38%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)b

    31,269        30,252,757   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

7.63%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/19)b

  $ 23,473      $ 22,534,080   

8.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    15,100        14,571,500   

Enel SpA

   

VRN, (5 year USD Swap + 5.880%)

  

 

8.75%, 09/24/73 (Call 09/24/23)a,b,c

    22,857        26,685,548   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

Series A

   

2.75%, 03/15/18 (Call 02/15/18)

    9,400        9,496,879   

Series B

   

4.25%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)b

    12,675        13,434,684   

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

   

4.35%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a,b

    10,350        10,939,972   

GenOn Energy Inc.

   

9.50%, 10/15/18

    10,730        8,516,938   

9.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    8,850        6,609,844   

IPALCO Enterprises Inc.

   

3.45%, 07/15/20 (Call 06/15/20)b

    5,186        5,302,166   

5.00%, 05/01/18 (Call 04/01/18)b

    6,250        6,515,625   

NRG Energy Inc.

   

6.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)b

    16,984        16,933,580   

6.25%, 05/01/24 (Call 05/01/19)b

    13,118        12,757,255   

6.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 09/15/17)b

    16,486        16,444,785   

6.63%, 01/15/27 (Call 07/15/21)a,b

    22,365        20,918,208   

7.25%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)a,b

    18,212        17,896,204   

7.88%, 05/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    4,787        5,002,415   

Talen Energy Supply LLC

   

4.60%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)b

    12,327        10,100,470   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

4.63%, 07/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

  $ 20,941      $ 19,893,202   

6.50%, 05/01/18

    7,075        7,330,639   

6.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

    10,895        9,009,375   
   

 

 

 
    526,598,616   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.18%

  

Anixter Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/21b

    6,514        6,803,995   

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

4.70%, 05/19/21b

    11,424        12,022,915   

4.70%, 05/24/22

    9,140        9,514,486   
   

 

 

 
    28,341,396   

ENERGY – ALTERNATE SOURCES — 0.10%

  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC

   

6.38%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a,b,d

    15,659        15,698,148   
   

 

 

 
    15,698,148   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.38%

  

AECOM

   

5.75%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    13,580        14,190,602   

5.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)b

    13,525        14,180,962   

SBA Communications Corp.

   

4.88%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    13,057        13,318,140   

4.88%, 09/01/24 (Call 09/01/19)a

    18,270        18,270,000   
   

 

 

 
    59,959,704   

ENTERTAINMENT — 1.52%

  

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

   

5.88%, 11/15/26

    6,390        6,413,963   

Cinemark USA Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    13,134        13,068,330   

5.13%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)b

    7,110        7,305,525   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/01/18 (Call 08/01/18)b

    9,191        9,533,508   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

4.38%, 04/15/21b

  $ 7,661      $ 8,071,170   

4.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)b

    17,509        18,690,858   

5.38%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    9,214        9,858,980   

5.38%, 04/15/26

    17,830        19,024,528   

International Game Technology

   

7.50%, 06/15/19b

    9,233        10,227,584   

International Game Technology PLC

   

5.63%, 02/15/20 (Call 11/15/19)a,b

    11,102        11,749,042   

6.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    25,191        26,756,293   

6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)a,b

    21,878        23,737,630   

Regal Entertainment Group

   

5.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    13,232        13,696,671   

Scientific Games International Inc.

   

7.00%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)a,b

    17,216        18,256,707   

10.00%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/18)b

    38,115        35,351,662   

WMG Acquisition Corp.

   

6.75%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    9,916        10,463,859   
   

 

 

 
    242,206,310   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.30%

  

 

Clean Harbors Inc.

   

5.13%, 06/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    13,908        14,220,930   

5.25%, 08/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    12,983        13,298,627   

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

5.88%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)b

    6,997        6,848,755   

6.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)b

    7,237        7,363,647   

7.25%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    6,104        6,271,860   
   

 

 

 
    48,003,819   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

FOOD — 1.06%

  

 

Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway Inc./New Albertson’s Inc./Albertson’s LLC

   

5.75%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/19)a

  $ 21,430      $ 21,128,694   

6.63%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a

    24,216        25,124,100   

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.75%, 03/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    891        916,616   

Post Holdings Inc.

   

5.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    30,610        29,500,388   

6.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a

    11,170        11,761,662   

6.75%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/17)a

    16,230        17,317,642   

7.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/18)a,b

    14,156        15,642,380   

8.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)a

    7,930        9,013,294   

Smithfield Foods Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/01/18 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    1,506        1,520,369   

6.63%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    15,287        16,119,099   

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

   

4.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)

    7,054        7,316,762   

6.00%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)a

    13,038        13,787,685   
   

 

 

 
    169,148,691   

FOOD SERVICE — 0.11%

  

 

Aramark Services Inc.

   

4.75%, 06/01/26 (Call 06/01/21)a,b

    9,478        9,409,758   

5.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)

    6,866        7,192,135   

5.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a

    570        597,075   
   

 

 

 
    17,198,968   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

GAS — 0.22%

  

 

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 05/20/24 (Call 03/20/24)b

  $ 11,709      $ 12,298,953   

5.88%, 08/20/26 (Call 05/20/26)b

    13,116        13,777,006   

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.

   

7.50%, 11/01/23 (Call 11/01/19)a

    923        925,308   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

   

6.50%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/30/16)b

    7,055        7,308,133   
   

 

 

 
    34,309,400   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.26%

  

 

Alere Inc.

   

6.38%, 07/01/23 (Call 07/01/18)a,b

    7,430        7,706,936   

6.50%, 06/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)

    7,333        7,457,161   

7.25%, 07/01/18 (Call 12/01/16)b

    7,350        7,497,000   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA

   

10.50%, 12/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)a

    13,057        13,163,322   

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.

   

8.13%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    16,985        15,579,877   

Hologic Inc.

   

5.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)a,b

    17,348        18,303,875   

Kinetic Concepts Inc./KCI USA Inc.

   

7.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a,b

    9,526        10,315,070   

9.63%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/18)a

    33,850        32,707,562   

12.50%, 11/01/21 (Call 05/01/19)a

    8,680        8,376,200   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA

   

4.75%, 04/15/23b

    10,897        9,507,632   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

   

4.88%, 04/15/20 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

  $ 12,295      $ 12,355,451   

5.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a,b

    12,741        11,725,702   

5.63%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)a,b

    13,084        12,285,876   

5.75%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)a,b

    15,260        14,458,850   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA

   

6.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    22,587        19,368,352   
   

 

 

 
    200,808,866   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 6.91%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.

   

5.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)b

    10,766        10,779,458   

Amsurg Corp.

   

5.63%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    18,222        18,586,440   

Centene Corp.

   

4.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/19)

    17,563        17,870,353   

4.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)

    8,005        7,969,978   

5.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)

    24,122        25,418,558   

6.13%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)b

    17,352        18,479,880   

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

5.13%, 08/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)b

    12,215        12,071,856   

5.13%, 08/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)b

    17,669        16,476,343   

6.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)b

    53,478        39,907,957   

7.13%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/17)b

    21,614        17,507,340   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

8.00%, 11/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

  $ 33,004      $ 28,936,257   

DaVita Inc.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)b

    27,780        26,668,800   

5.13%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)

    30,652        29,924,015   

5.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    21,048        21,626,820   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc.

   

4.13%, 10/15/20 (Call 07/17/20)a

    8,650        9,014,201   

4.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/17/24)a,b

    6,995        7,274,800   

5.63%, 07/31/19a,b

    13,233        14,346,778   

5.88%, 01/31/22a,b

    12,149        13,746,755   

6.50%, 09/15/18a,b

    6,450        6,971,321   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance Inc.

   

5.75%, 02/15/21a,b

    11,222        12,524,220   

HCA Holdings Inc.

   

6.25%, 02/15/21b

    17,024        18,296,071   

HCA Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/15/19b

    20,476        20,967,791   

4.25%, 10/15/19b

    10,972        11,396,308   

4.50%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/26)

    20,340        20,143,253   

4.75%, 05/01/23b

    22,316        23,208,640   

5.00%, 03/15/24b

    35,299        36,877,864   

5.25%, 04/15/25b

    25,055        26,370,388   

5.25%, 06/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    26,399        27,652,952   

5.38%, 02/01/25b

    47,014        48,030,678   

5.88%, 03/15/22b

    25,659        28,224,900   

5.88%, 05/01/23b

    22,533        23,892,078   

5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/25)b

    26,604        27,971,613   

6.50%, 02/15/20b

    53,602        59,431,217   

7.50%, 02/15/22

    34,730        39,479,327   

8.00%, 10/01/18b

    8,250        9,135,289   

HealthSouth Corp.

   

5.75%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/17)b

    20,807        21,440,964   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

   

6.38%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)b

  $ 8,321      $ 7,712,527   

8.00%, 01/15/20b

    12,871        12,960,726   

8.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)b

    10,584        10,319,400   

LifePoint Health Inc.

   

5.38%, 05/01/24 (Call 05/01/19)a,b

    8,905        8,860,475   

5.50%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    18,782        19,423,597   

5.88%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)b

    8,195        8,356,179   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

   

7.13%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a

    18,949        20,242,743   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.38%, 10/01/21b

    19,370        19,273,150   

4.50%, 04/01/21b

    15,353        15,353,000   

4.75%, 06/01/20b

    9,021        9,223,973   

5.00%, 03/01/19b

    18,672        18,152,732   

5.50%, 03/01/19b

    7,669        7,506,490   

6.00%, 10/01/20b

    31,238        32,905,484   

6.25%, 11/01/18b

    17,820        18,808,055   

6.75%, 06/15/23b

    33,071        30,425,320   

8.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    13,551        13,463,765   

8.13%, 04/01/22b

    48,944        47,750,990   
   

 

 

 
    1,099,360,069   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.68%

  

HRG Group Inc.

   

7.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    15,198        15,843,915   

7.88%, 07/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

    14,721        15,433,497   

Leucadia National Corp.

   

5.50%, 10/18/23 (Call 01/18/23)b

    12,580        13,175,639   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg Sarl (The)

   

5.50%, 10/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    10,506        10,933,535   

Noble Group Ltd.

   

6.75%, 01/29/20a,b

    21,467        17,817,610   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

PetSmart Inc.

   

7.13%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

  $ 33,852      $ 35,417,655   
   

 

 

 
    108,621,851   

HOME BUILDERS — 1.32%

  

 

Beazer Homes USA Inc.

   

8.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/19)a,b

    8,240        8,730,966   

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

   

6.50%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    9,645        9,933,489   

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp.

   

6.13%, 07/01/22 (Call 07/01/17)a,b

    9,709        9,854,635   

CalAtlantic Group Inc.

   

8.38%, 05/15/18b

    9,002        9,813,430   

8.38%, 01/15/21b

    6,988        8,280,780   

DR Horton Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/18 (Call 11/15/17)b

    1,410        1,431,150   

3.75%, 03/01/19 (Call 12/01/18)

    3,773        3,886,190   

4.00%, 02/15/20b

    1,401        1,461,495   

5.75%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    1,572        1,747,891   

K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.

   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    9,838        8,854,639   

KB Home

   

4.75%, 05/15/19 (Call 02/15/19)b

    6,952        7,120,369   

7.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)b

    6,993        7,507,860   

Lennar Corp.

   

4.50%, 06/15/19 (Call 04/16/19)b

    8,375        8,732,682   

4.50%, 11/15/19 (Call 08/15/19)b

    10,686        11,126,798   

4.75%, 04/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)b

    9,292        9,843,759   

4.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)b

    10,468        10,882,358   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

4.75%, 05/30/25 (Call 02/28/25)

  $ 8,460      $ 8,588,411   

4.88%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)b

    6,783        6,939,662   

PulteGroup Inc.

   

4.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)b

    12,470        13,031,150   

5.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)

    10,015        9,964,925   

5.50%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)b

    11,868        12,342,720   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc.

   

5.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    8,921        9,171,903   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

   

4.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)b

    6,430        6,530,437   

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)b

    7,151        7,875,000   

8.91%, 10/15/17b

    1,611        1,707,660   

TRI Pointe Group Inc./TRI Pointe Homes Inc.

   

4.38%, 06/15/19

    7,439        7,632,207   

5.88%, 06/15/24b

    7,600        7,875,500   
   

 

 

 
    210,868,066   

HOME FURNISHINGS — 0.12%

  

 

Tempur Sealy International Inc.

   

5.50%, 06/15/26 (Call 06/15/21)b

    10,241        10,548,230   

5.63%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)

    7,894        8,177,339   
   

 

 

 
    18,725,569   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES — 0.90%

  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc.

   

9.00%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)a

    10,150        10,429,125   

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

   

5.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    57,206        58,841,279   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

  $ 16,432      $ 16,997,391   

8.25%, 02/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    16,727        17,422,743   

9.88%, 08/15/19 (Call 11/06/16)

    9,672        9,914,411   

Spectrum Brands Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)b

    18,658        20,197,285   

6.63%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

    9,544        10,209,373   
   

 

 

 
    144,011,607   

INSURANCE — 0.50%

  

 

Genworth Holdings Inc.

   

4.80%, 02/15/24

    8,431        6,871,265   

4.90%, 08/15/23

    6,771        5,542,966   

6.52%, 05/22/18b

    10,185        10,282,678   

7.20%, 02/15/21

    6,129        5,665,494   

7.63%, 09/24/21

    12,585        11,814,310   

7.70%, 06/15/20

    6,650        6,465,565   

HUB International Ltd.

   

7.88%, 10/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    20,478        20,938,755   

Voya Financial Inc.

   

VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.580%)

  

 

5.65%, 05/15/53 (Call 05/15/23)b,c

    12,214        12,147,760   
   

 

 

 
    79,728,793   

INTERNET — 1.07%

  

 

Equinix Inc.

   

4.88%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/17)b

    8,366        8,644,866   

5.38%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)b

    12,300        13,056,450   

5.38%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    18,164        18,958,675   

5.75%, 01/01/25 (Call 01/01/20)b

    7,830        8,301,758   

Netflix Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/15/26a

    10,865        10,688,444   

5.38%, 02/01/21b

    8,025        8,671,299   

5.50%, 02/15/22

    11,825        12,784,438   

5.75%, 03/01/24b

    7,460        8,064,382   

5.88%, 02/15/25b

    13,751        15,221,026   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

VeriSign Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)b

  $ 12,255      $ 12,632,454   

5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    8,748        9,294,750   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital Inc.

   

6.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    26,243        27,555,150   

6.38%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)b

    15,344        16,133,251   
   

 

 

 
    170,006,943   

IRON & STEEL — 1.27%

  

 

AK Steel Corp.

   

7.63%, 05/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,005        9,060,531   

7.63%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)b

    6,517        6,502,948   

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

   

5.95%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)b

    8,585        7,926,816   

7.88%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    8,808        8,400,630   

ArcelorMittal

   

6.13%, 06/01/25b

    9,189        10,075,690   

6.25%, 08/05/20

    7,050        7,650,425   

6.50%, 03/01/21

    17,700        19,474,860   

7.25%, 02/25/22b

    20,097        22,776,149   

10.85%, 06/01/19

    18,068        21,662,490   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

   

7.75%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/17)a,b

    7,091        6,756,147   

8.25%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/18)a

    8,783        9,540,534   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

7.35%, 08/15/18b

    5,570        5,987,750   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)b

    11,934        12,411,360   

5.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)

    6,695        6,944,389   

5.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)b

    8,650        9,104,125   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.13%, 08/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

  $ 5,572      $ 5,745,603   

U.S. Steel Corp.

   

7.38%, 04/01/20b

    6,727        6,702,708   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    6,245        5,998,670   

8.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 07/01/18)a

    18,772        19,912,009   
   

 

 

 
    202,633,834   

LEISURE TIME — 0.26%

  

 

NCL Corp. Ltd.

   

4.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/17)a,b

    10,283        10,381,702   

5.25%, 11/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    10,800        11,019,506   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

5.25%, 11/15/22b

    11,037        12,057,923   

Sabre GLBL Inc.

   

5.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)a,b

    8,161        8,375,226   
   

 

 

 
    41,834,357   

LODGING — 2.23%

  

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

6.38%, 04/01/26 (Call 04/01/21)a,b

    13,424        14,355,626   

6.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

    12,579        13,474,625   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties

   

8.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    17,271        17,918,662   

11.00%, 10/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    19,718        21,320,087   

Diamond Resorts International Inc.

   

7.75%, 09/01/23 (Call 09/01/19)a,b

    7,985        7,843,044   

10.75%, 09/01/24 (Call 09/01/19)a,b

    10,900        10,211,938   

Felcor Lodging LP

   

5.63%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)

    9,545        9,820,503   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

  $ 8,165      $ 8,501,806   

Hilton Domestic Operating Co. Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/01/24 (Call 09/01/19)a,b

    17,076        17,159,855   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 11/16/16)b

    25,246        25,935,294   

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc.

   

5.63%, 05/01/24 (Call 02/01/24)a,b

    17,814        19,038,712   

MGM Resorts International

   

4.63%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    8,795        8,478,773   

5.25%, 03/31/20b

    9,225        9,791,803   

6.00%, 03/15/23b

    22,256        24,052,716   

6.63%, 12/15/21

    23,883        26,704,299   

6.75%, 10/01/20b

    17,319        19,224,090   

7.75%, 03/15/22

    17,060        19,746,950   

8.63%, 02/01/19b

    14,516        16,266,993   

11.38%, 03/01/18

    7,220        8,085,799   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/30/23 (Call 02/28/23)a,b

    8,350        8,025,742   

5.38%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    15,706        16,196,813   

5.50%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)a,b

    32,118        32,178,221   
   

 

 

 
    354,332,351   

MACHINERY — 0.84%

  

 

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    12,660        11,081,119   

Case New Holland Industrial Inc.

   

7.88%, 12/01/17b

    18,425        19,530,500   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

   

3.38%, 07/15/19b

  $ 8,166      $ 8,175,064   

3.63%, 04/15/18b

    10,470        10,561,613   

3.88%, 07/16/18

    9,275        9,379,344   

3.88%, 10/15/21

    10,100        10,024,250   

4.38%, 11/06/20b

    10,148        10,350,960   

4.88%, 04/01/21b

    8,594        8,945,817   

CNH Industrial NV

   

4.50%, 08/15/23

    9,550        9,563,179   

Terex Corp.

   

6.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    15,785        16,103,519   

Zebra Technologies Corp.

   

7.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    17,931        19,365,480   
   

 

 

 
    133,080,845   

MANUFACTURING — 0.86%

  

 

Bombardier Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/15/19a,b

    10,437        10,397,576   

5.50%, 09/15/18a

    13,309        13,722,134   

5.75%, 03/15/22a

    8,350        7,389,750   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    20,685        18,377,669   

6.13%, 01/15/23a

    23,341        20,306,670   

7.50%, 03/15/18a,b

    11,075        11,724,756   

7.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 03/15/20)a

    26,326        23,475,170   

7.75%, 03/15/20 a,b

    14,955        15,180,260   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.

   

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    18,208        17,206,560   
   

 

 

 
    137,780,545   

MEDIA — 10.61%

  

 

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.

   

5.38%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)a

    17,181        17,610,525   

5.50%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)a

    27,211        27,790,594   

AMC Networks Inc.

   

4.75%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

    9,890        10,083,935   

5.00%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/20)b

    16,575        16,790,475   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Cablevision Systems Corp.

   

5.88%, 09/15/22b

  $ 10,663      $ 9,809,960   

7.75%, 04/15/18

    12,513        13,180,574   

8.00%, 04/15/20b

    9,000        9,562,500   

8.63%, 09/15/17

    3,967        4,145,515   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)b

    16,953        17,540,394   

5.13%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    20,038        20,689,235   

5.25%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    8,625        8,950,398   

5.25%, 09/30/22 (Call 09/30/17)

    21,394        22,303,245   

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    13,147        13,545,792   

5.50%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/21)a

    27,028        27,771,270   

5.75%, 09/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)

    9,075        9,562,781   

5.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)b

    17,275        18,268,313   

5.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/21)a,b

    45,107        47,024,047   

5.88%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)a,b

    30,543        32,278,233   

5.88%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/21)a,b

    13,726        14,349,807   

6.63%, 01/31/22 (Call 01/31/17)

    8,820        9,200,025   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    21,276        20,882,030   

6.38%, 09/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    25,879        26,655,370   

7.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)a

    9,261        9,927,607   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.

   

6.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)b

    47,927        48,577,867   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Series B

   

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

  $ 34,491      $ 33,456,270   

CSC Holdings LLC

   

5.25%, 06/01/24b

    12,845        12,010,075   

5.50%, 04/15/27 (Call 04/15/22)a,b

    22,525        22,907,925   

6.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a

    17,355        18,830,175   

6.75%, 11/15/21

    18,427        19,389,092   

8.63%, 02/15/19b

    8,901        9,905,623   

10.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    30,776        34,699,940   

10.88%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

    35,157        40,442,268   

DISH DBS Corp.

   

4.25%, 04/01/18b

    20,489        20,990,638   

5.00%, 03/15/23b

    27,110        26,668,107   

5.13%, 05/01/20b

    19,171        19,841,985   

5.88%, 07/15/22b

    35,307        36,366,210   

5.88%, 11/15/24b

    34,674        34,825,699   

6.75%, 06/01/21

    35,944        38,783,576   

7.75%, 07/01/26b

    35,531        39,017,657   

7.88%, 09/01/19

    24,368        27,137,911   

Gray Television Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a

    9,540        9,280,402   

5.88%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/21)a,b

    12,222        12,189,890   

iHeartCommunications Inc.

   

9.00%, 12/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    27,938        21,197,958   

9.00%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    30,860        22,064,900   

9.00%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)b

    18,005        12,854,531   

10.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)b

    14,277        10,136,670   

10.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)b

    17,453        12,566,160   

11.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,026        6,842,836   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Nexstar Broadcasting Inc.

   

6.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)

  $ 3,162      $ 3,273,461   

Nexstar Escrow Corp.

  

5.63%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/19)a,b

    16,360        16,237,300   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

   

4.50%, 10/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    14,050        14,313,438   

5.00%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    42,770        43,625,400   

Quebecor Media Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/15/23b

    14,806        15,472,270   

SFR Group SA

   

6.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    75,459        77,156,827   

6.25%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

    25,466        25,481,789   

7.38%, 05/01/26 (Call 05/01/21)a,b

    96,404        97,368,040   

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

   

5.13%, 02/15/27 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    7,650        7,332,525   

5.38%, 04/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,500        9,844,375   

5.63%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/19)a,b

    9,269        9,405,928   

6.13%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    8,388        8,807,400   

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

   

4.25%, 05/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    8,556        8,744,232   

4.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    10,286        10,376,003   

5.38%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    17,290        17,592,575   

5.38%, 07/15/26 (Call 07/15/21)a,b

    17,658        18,034,115   

5.75%, 08/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    10,425        10,894,125   

6.00%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)a,b

    25,774        27,417,092   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

TEGNA Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

  $ 9,798      $ 10,079,693   

5.13%, 07/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    10,227        10,587,786   

6.38%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)b

    11,057        11,738,388   

Tribune Media Co.

   

5.88%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)b

    18,465        18,426,532   

Unitymedia GmbH

   

6.13%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    18,628        19,311,027   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

   

5.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    9,460        9,554,600   

5.50%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a,b

    16,161        16,496,341   

Univision Communications Inc.

   

5.13%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    20,640        20,962,500   

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    28,126        28,196,315   

6.75%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a,b

    20,760        21,981,898   

8.50%, 05/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)a

    2,449        2,515,001   

Videotron Ltd.

   

5.00%, 07/15/22b

    16,250        17,013,170   

5.38%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)a,b

    10,384        10,866,137   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

5.50%, 08/15/26 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    12,819        12,867,071   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.

   

10.25%, 07/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    6,002        6,302,186   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV

   

5.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    6,800        6,716,583   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.00%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)a,b

  $ 9,725      $ 9,534,861   

Ziggo Secured Finance BV

   

5.50%, 01/15/27 (Call 01/15/22)a,b

    36,400        35,877,889   
   

 

 

 
    1,689,311,863   

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE — 0.31%

  

Novelis Corp.

   

5.88%, 09/30/26 (Call 09/30/21)a,b

    28,270        28,439,620   

6.25%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/19)a

    20,051        20,781,705   
   

 

 

 
    49,221,325   

MINING — 3.20%

  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV

   

6.75%, 09/30/24 (Call 09/30/19)a,b

    13,900        14,317,000   

7.00%, 09/30/26 (Call 09/30/21)a,b

    11,225        11,559,505   

Aleris International Inc.

   

9.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    8,698        9,324,528   

Anglo American Capital PLC

   

3.63%, 05/14/20a,b

    13,892        13,920,430   

4.13%, 04/15/21a

    7,850        7,896,119   

4.13%, 09/27/22a

    10,936        10,825,729   

4.45%, 09/27/20a

    9,000        9,189,855   

4.88%, 05/14/25a

    11,997        12,204,948   

9.38%, 04/08/19a,b

    13,259        15,161,667   

Arconic Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)b

    21,559        22,385,065   

5.40%, 04/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)b

    21,423        22,759,504   

5.72%, 02/23/19

    12,440        13,260,263   

5.87%, 02/23/22b

    10,505        11,249,441   

6.15%, 08/15/20b

    16,664        18,142,097   

6.75%, 07/15/18

    12,582        13,450,158   

Constellium NV

   

5.75%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

    8,536        7,624,946   

7.88%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    8,040        8,572,221   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

8.00%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a

  $ 7,490      $ 7,354,604   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

   

6.88%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)a,b

    8,545        8,815,947   

9.75%, 03/01/22 (Call 03/01/18)a,b

    38,932        45,161,120   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

   

2.38%, 03/15/18b

    26,284        26,034,302   

3.10%, 03/15/20b

    19,391        18,575,959   

3.55%, 03/01/22 (Call 12/01/21)b

    34,303        31,473,003   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)b

    33,978        30,750,090   

4.00%, 11/14/21b

    12,464        11,757,706   

4.55%, 11/14/24 (Call 08/14/24)b

    15,101        13,872,591   

Kinross Gold Corp.

   

5.13%, 09/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

    8,864        9,192,706   

5.95%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)b

    8,627        9,015,215   

Lundin Mining Corp.

   

7.50%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/17)a,b

    9,554        10,121,932   

7.88%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)a

    7,845        8,433,375   

Teck Resources Ltd.

   

3.00%, 03/01/19b

    1,800        1,773,000   

3.75%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)b

    12,455        11,754,406   

4.50%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)

    8,972        9,016,860   

4.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)

    11,430        11,337,188   

8.00%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/18)a

    10,201        11,153,306   

8.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    10,314        11,951,348   
   

 

 

 
    509,388,134   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.19%

  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

   

5.00%, 09/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)b

  $ 8,539      $ 8,766,060   

5.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/24)b

    8,787        9,229,074   

6.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    10,990        11,714,195   
   

 

 

 
    29,709,329   

OIL & GAS — 8.48%

  

 

Antero Resources Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    18,829        19,017,290   

5.38%, 11/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    18,465        18,741,975   

5.63%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)b

    13,991        14,308,712   

6.00%, 12/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    8,294        8,501,350   

California Resources Corp.

   

8.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/18)a

    40,046        27,131,165   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)b

    15,668        12,358,135   

11.50%, 01/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)a

    7,093        8,002,424   

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

   

6.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)b

    10,920        11,302,200   

7.50%, 09/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,591        9,962,651   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

   

3.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    8,511        8,270,826   

3.80%, 09/15/23 (Call 06/15/23)

    7,900        7,786,079   

5.70%, 10/15/19

    23,595        25,428,138   

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

   

7.00%, 06/30/24a,b

    23,864        25,467,374   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

6.63%, 08/15/20

  $ 3,611      $ 3,412,395   

8.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    41,296        42,031,482   

Citgo Holding Inc.

   

10.75%, 02/15/20a

    26,934        27,437,889   

Concho Resources Inc.

   

5.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    12,400        12,768,166   

5.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 10/01/17)b

    26,562        27,206,128   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)b

    9,725        10,054,483   

Continental Resources Inc./OK

   

3.80%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)b

    17,642        16,017,858   

4.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    26,926        25,986,495   

5.00%, 09/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    35,346        34,701,087   

7.13%, 04/01/21 (Call 11/10/16)

    6,350        6,581,775   

Denbury Resources Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)

    10,964        7,976,310   

5.50%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)

    14,405        11,379,950   

9.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    11,058        11,527,965   

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

   

5.88%, 05/01/19

    1,650        1,721,521   

Ensco PLC

   

4.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

    12,495        10,042,856   

4.70%, 03/15/21b

    13,613        12,516,481   

5.20%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)b

    10,800        8,791,848   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

   

6.38%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/18)b

    10,736        7,300,480   

9.38%, 05/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    28,158        22,104,030   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC/FCX Oil & Gas Inc.

   

6.50%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/17)b

  $ 11,178      $ 11,426,177   

6.75%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/17)

    8,260        8,464,244   

6.88%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)b

    13,350        13,793,554   

Gulfport Energy Corp.

   

6.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a,b

    5,860        5,969,875   

Halcon Resources Corp.

   

8.63%, 02/01/20 (Call 02/01/17)a,b

    7,294        7,385,175   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

   

5.00%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    8,423        8,211,264   

5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 04/01/20)a,b

    8,405        8,466,062   

Jupiter Resources Inc.

   

8.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

    19,720        16,556,583   

Laredo Petroleum Inc.

   

5.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)b

    7,520        7,364,019   

7.38%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)b

    9,126        9,391,202   

MEG Energy Corp.

   

6.38%, 01/30/23 (Call 07/30/17)a

    14,422        11,862,095   

6.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

    13,391        11,466,044   

7.00%, 03/31/24 (Call 09/30/18)a,b

    17,551        14,391,820   

Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)

    7,650        3,060,000   

7.63%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/17)

    11,501        4,801,668   

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

4.00%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)b

    9,384        8,860,225   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

4.70%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)b

  $ 10,971      $ 10,527,998   

6.88%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/19)b

    9,415        9,854,132   

Nabors Industries Inc.

   

4.63%, 09/15/21

    13,500        13,312,033   

5.00%, 09/15/20

    11,809        11,850,428   

6.15%, 02/15/18

    14,367        14,916,025   

Newfield Exploration Co.

   

5.38%, 01/01/26 (Call 10/01/25)b

    12,520        12,864,300   

5.63%, 07/01/24b

    17,670        18,402,156   

5.75%, 01/30/22b

    13,549        14,133,301   

Noble Holding International Ltd.

   

3.95%, 03/15/22

    7,850        6,044,500   

4.90%, 08/01/20b

    7,740        6,860,256   

7.20%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    8,326        6,785,690   

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

   

6.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)b

    16,211        16,048,890   

Pacific Drilling SA

   

5.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    9,797        2,682,871   

Pacific Drilling V Ltd.

   

7.25%, 12/01/17 (Call 12/01/16)a

    9,075        3,576,306   

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)a,b

    8,585        7,984,314   

8.25%, 02/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    11,732        11,995,970   

Permian Resources LLC

   

13.00%, 11/30/20 (Call 11/30/18)a

    9,287        10,882,256   

Permian Resources LLC/AEPB Finance Corp.

   

7.13%, 11/01/20 (Call 01/31/17)a

    11,647        8,640,618   

7.38%, 11/01/21 (Call 07/31/17)a

    11,205        8,323,214   

Precision Drilling Corp.

   

5.25%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    6,975        6,138,000   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)

  $ 10,766      $ 10,506,943   

Pride International Inc.

   

6.88%, 08/15/20b

    14,550        14,707,450   

8.50%, 06/15/19b

    5,754        6,232,669   

Puma International Financing SA

   

6.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)a

    19,600        20,188,280   

QEP Resources Inc.

   

5.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

    10,622        10,451,435   

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)b

    9,039        8,956,142   

6.88%, 03/01/21b

    11,037        11,596,279   

Range Resources Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)b

    12,941        12,426,173   

5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)a,b

    10,867        10,595,325   

5.00%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)a,b

    12,774        12,410,937   

5.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)a

    8,830        8,959,993   

Rowan Companies Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 10/15/23)

    8,278        6,956,279   

4.88%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)

    11,737        10,152,505   

7.88%, 08/01/19b

    6,419        6,911,166   

Sanchez Energy Corp.

   

6.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    20,270        17,330,850   

7.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)b

    11,111        10,341,563   

Seven Generations Energy Ltd.

   

6.75%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    7,335        7,749,428   

6.88%, 06/30/23 (Call 06/30/18)a,b

    8,075        8,589,781   

SM Energy Co.

   

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)b

    8,728        8,173,928   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

5.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

  $ 9,124      $ 8,772,959   

6.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/18)b

    10,035        10,003,641   

6.75%, 09/15/26 (Call 09/15/21)b

    8,135        8,348,544   

Southwestern Energy Co.

   

4.10%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)b

    19,202        17,377,810   

5.80%, 01/23/20 (Call 12/23/19)b

    15,223        15,308,629   

6.70%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)b

    17,138        16,366,790   

7.50%, 02/01/18

    2,205        2,309,738   

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/17)b

    9,571        9,738,493   

6.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)b

    13,846        14,192,150   

6.38%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    14,282        14,639,050   

Tesoro Corp.

   

4.25%, 10/01/17 (Call 09/01/17)b

    1,559        1,586,370   

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    7,447        7,670,410   

Transocean Inc.

   

3.75%, 10/15/17

    2,225        2,219,438   

5.05%, 10/15/22 (Call 07/15/22)b

    10,062        8,603,010   

6.00%, 03/15/18b

    12,551        12,561,032   

6.50%, 11/15/20b

    9,350        9,040,281   

7.13%, 12/15/21b

    11,060        10,661,287   

9.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/20)a,b

    22,317        21,819,331   

Tullow Oil PLC

   

6.00%, 11/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    12,920        11,991,164   

6.25%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    11,285        10,280,715   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/15/18)

    16,225        15,387,232   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

5.75%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/15/20)b

  $ 15,715      $ 14,619,341   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)b

    6,964        6,419,067   

WPX Energy Inc.

   

5.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)b

    9,030        8,548,400   

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)b

    18,875        18,827,813   

7.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 07/01/20)

    9,014        9,473,919   

8.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)b

    9,607        10,351,543   
   

 

 

 
      1,349,486,066   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.38%

  

 

CGG SA

   

6.50%, 06/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    10,382        5,195,326   

6.88%, 01/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    7,998        3,993,002   

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.

   

7.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/20)a

    3,725        3,887,969   

Weatherford International Ltd.

   

4.50%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)b

    12,368        11,038,440   

7.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)b

    12,979        13,206,132   

8.25%, 06/15/23 (Call 03/15/23)b

    12,593        13,010,143   

9.63%, 03/01/19

    8,994        9,578,610   
   

 

 

 
      59,909,622   

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS — 1.86%

  

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

    17,515        17,733,937   

6.00%, 06/30/21 (Call 06/30/17)a,b

    8,972        9,196,300   

6.25%, 01/31/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    6,775        6,885,094   

6.75%, 01/31/21 (Call 01/31/17)a

    7,710        7,960,575   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

7.25%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

  $ 29,068      $ 30,666,740   

Ball Corp.

   

4.00%, 11/15/23b

    18,175        18,344,327   

4.38%, 12/15/20b

    16,905        18,003,423   

5.00%, 03/15/22b

    14,793        15,913,218   

5.25%, 07/01/25

    16,877        17,974,005   

Berry Plastics Corp.

   

5.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    11,975        12,184,562   

5.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)b

    8,068        8,386,136   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/18)

    7,520        7,955,534   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 09/30/26 (Call 03/31/26)a,b

    7,950        7,805,029   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

   

4.50%, 01/15/23b

    16,658        17,157,740   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

5.00%, 01/15/22a,b

    8,765        9,129,927   

5.88%, 08/15/23a,b

    11,670        12,428,550   

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

   

5.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/19)a,b

    27,077        27,855,464   

7.00%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)a,b

    13,053        13,999,342   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

4.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)a,b

    8,083        8,525,358   

5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a,b

    7,185        7,610,289   

5.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a,b

    7,665        8,105,738   

5.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a,b

    7,220        7,742,535   

6.50%, 12/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)a,b

    4,200        4,809,000   
   

 

 

 
      296,372,823   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.35%

  

 

DPx Holdings BV

   

7.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/17)a

  $ 1,130      $ 1,189,325   

Endo Finance LLC

   

5.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    11,711        10,539,900   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

   

5.38%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    13,340        11,439,050   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

   

6.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)a

    29,689        25,903,652   

6.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 02/01/20)a,b

    21,640        18,123,500   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd.

   

5.25%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)b

    19,033        19,830,801   

NBTY Inc.

   

7.63%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    18,097        17,724,415   

Quintiles IMS Inc.

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    4,600        4,743,750   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

   

5.38%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/17)a

    35,713        30,891,745   

5.50%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)a

    17,314        13,631,889   

5.63%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

    15,328        12,547,062   

5.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a

    58,273        45,926,117   

6.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    58,868        46,536,143   

6.38%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    39,417        34,365,522   

6.75%, 08/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    27,183        26,639,340   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

  $ 11,195      $ 9,684,412   

7.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    11,740        10,573,827   

7.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 12/01/16)a

    10,044        8,738,280   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

    27,815        24,477,200   
   

 

 

 
      373,505,930   

PIPELINES — 4.01%

   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.

   

6.13%, 03/01/22 (Call 11/16/16)

    7,794        7,988,850   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    12,173        12,315,019   

DCP Midstream LLC

   

4.75%, 09/30/21a,b

    8,086        8,262,373   

5.35%, 03/15/20a

    5,250        5,416,250   

VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.850%)

  

 

5.85%, 05/21/43 (Call 05/21/23)a,b,c

    11,613        9,783,953   

DCP Midstream Operating LP

   

2.50%, 12/01/17 (Call 11/01/17)

    8,208        8,175,257   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    9,462        9,213,192   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

   

5.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)b

    16,845        16,255,425   

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 10/15/23)

    20,065        20,393,564   

7.50%, 10/15/20

    21,794        23,918,915   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

   

2.70%, 04/01/19 (Call 03/01/19)

    6,910        6,909,582   

4.15%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    13,112        12,774,099   

4.40%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    10,107        10,035,876   

4.85%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)b

    8,950        9,105,142   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

  $ 6,990      $ 7,038,348   

6.75%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/18)

    13,082        13,523,525   

NGPL PipeCo LLC

   

7.12%, 12/15/17a

    22,003        22,993,135   

9.63%, 06/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    8,775        9,187,425   

NuStar Logistics LP

   

4.80%, 09/01/20

    7,555        7,630,634   

ONEOK Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/01/22 (Call 11/02/21)b

    9,511        9,390,131   

7.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    9,908        11,289,225   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

   

5.63%, 04/15/20a,b

    13,602        14,307,876   

6.00%, 01/15/19a,b

    8,280        8,569,800   

6.85%, 07/15/18a,b

    9,220        9,727,100   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.00%, 03/15/27 (Call 09/15/26)a,b

    25,300        25,789,256   

5.63%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/01/20)b

    34,986        36,735,300   

5.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)b

    25,514        27,041,942   

5.63%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)

    35,138        37,246,280   

5.75%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)b

    36,536        38,535,663   

5.88%, 06/30/26a,b

    25,641        27,545,513   

6.25%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)b

    17,548        19,151,996   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

   

5.38%, 02/01/27 (Call 02/01/22)a,b

    7,570        7,570,000   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

   

4.13%, 11/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

    12,199        12,305,741   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

  $ 9,574      $ 9,073,235   

5.13%, 02/01/25 (Call 02/01/20)a,b

    9,360        9,336,600   

5.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 11/01/17)

    11,730        11,769,100   

6.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/19)b

    9,583        10,178,515   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 10/15/19 (Call 09/15/19)

    7,997        8,527,515   

5.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    7,930        8,151,888   

6.13%, 10/15/21 (Call 11/16/16)b

    13,713        14,264,157   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/18)b

    13,554        14,411,595   

6.38%, 05/01/24 (Call 05/01/19)b

    8,109        8,705,138   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

   

3.70%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/22)b

    16,321        15,790,567   

4.55%, 06/24/24 (Call 03/24/24)b

    21,066        21,434,655   
   

 

 

 
      637,769,352   

REAL ESTATE — 0.17%

   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.

   

4.50%, 04/15/19a,b

    7,380        7,655,432   

4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)a,b

    8,566        8,583,845   

5.25%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/17)a,b

    9,849        10,299,592   
   

 

 

 
      26,538,869   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 1.17%

  

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc./CSL Capital LLC

   

6.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    9,656        10,044,654   

8.25%, 10/15/23 (Call 04/15/19)b

    18,865        19,902,575   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Equinix Inc.

   

5.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/21)b

  $ 18,873      $ 20,104,463   

ESH Hospitality Inc.

   

5.25%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    21,971        21,758,156   

Iron Mountain Inc.

   

4.38%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/18)a

    7,869        8,124,743   

6.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

    16,970        17,928,097   

iStar Inc.

   

4.00%, 11/01/17 (Call 08/01/17)b

    9,545        9,549,338   

5.00%, 07/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    12,789        12,677,096   

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)a

    8,633        8,497,339   

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/21)b

    7,868        8,025,360   

6.38%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)b

    9,705        10,510,212   

Vereit Operating Partnership LP

   

3.00%, 02/06/19 (Call 01/06/19)b

    12,957        13,073,798   

4.13%, 06/01/21 (Call 05/01/21)b

    6,377        6,630,941   

4.60%, 02/06/24 (Call 11/06/23)

    8,650        8,952,750   

4.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)b

    10,202        10,714,637   
   

 

 

 
      186,494,159   

RETAIL — 3.30%

   

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/01/17)a

    20,819        21,473,812   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.00%, 04/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

  $ 42,524      $ 44,474,525   

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 05/20/22 (Call 05/20/17)b

    15,942        16,789,317   

Claire’s Stores Inc.

   

9.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    19,446        9,880,999   

Dollar Tree Inc.

   

5.25%, 03/01/20 (Call 03/01/17)

    12,422        12,853,369   

5.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)b

    46,376        49,390,440   

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 05/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    9,015        8,383,950   

6.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/01/16)b

    8,484        7,953,750   

6.75%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/19)

    8,218        7,555,424   

JC Penney Corp. Inc.

   

5.65%, 06/01/20b

    6,797        6,726,481   

5.88%, 07/01/23 (Call 07/01/19)a,b

    7,820        8,062,746   

8.13%, 10/01/19b

    6,315        6,874,328   

KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC

   

5.00%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    18,109        18,776,014   

5.25%, 06/01/26 (Call 06/01/21)a

    18,992        19,739,810   

L Brands Inc.

   

5.63%, 02/15/22b

    17,050        18,673,160   

5.63%, 10/15/23b

    9,875        10,874,844   

6.63%, 04/01/21b

    17,579        20,172,681   

7.00%, 05/01/20

    6,833        7,808,838   

8.50%, 06/15/19b

    8,650        10,060,080   

Michaels Stores Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a

    7,655        7,865,513   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

   

8.00%, 10/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

  $ 16,764      $ 13,830,300   

Penske Automotive Group Inc.

   

5.50%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)b

    8,807        8,713,849   

5.75%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)

    9,194        9,525,193   

QVC Inc.

   

3.13%, 04/01/19b

    6,840        7,000,051   

4.38%, 03/15/23b

    13,166        13,194,869   

4.45%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)b

    10,322        10,156,818   

4.85%, 04/01/24

    10,040        10,166,296   

5.13%, 07/02/22b

    9,441        9,872,569   

Rite Aid Corp.

   

6.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    35,690        37,724,330   

6.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    12,900        13,512,750   

9.25%, 03/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    12,979        13,660,397   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.

   

5.63%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/20)b

    12,859        13,775,590   

5.75%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    14,828        15,445,215   

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)b

    9,572        9,779,712   

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC

   

8.50%, 12/01/17 (Call 11/03/16)

    13,316        13,316,000   

TRU Taj LLC/TRU Taj Finance Inc.

   

12.00%, 08/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a

    11,656        11,961,970   
   

 

 

 
      526,025,990   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 1.56%

   

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

   

7.00%, 07/01/24 (Call 07/01/19)

    8,812        8,712,865   
 

 

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Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

7.50%, 08/15/22

  $ 3,705      $ 3,918,037   

Micron Technology Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a

    17,727        17,348,085   

5.25%, 01/15/24 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    9,696        9,495,010   

5.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 08/01/19)b

    19,772        19,450,705   

5.63%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    8,200        7,986,800   

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    10,649        10,999,352   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC

   

3.75%, 06/01/18a

    13,037        13,384,110   

3.88%, 09/01/22a

    18,207        19,226,259   

4.13%, 06/15/20a,b

    8,320        8,799,232   

4.13%, 06/01/21a

    23,593        25,088,367   

4.63%, 06/15/22a

    8,022        8,743,980   

4.63%, 06/01/23a

    15,219        16,654,286   

5.75%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/17)a,b

    8,097        8,410,759   

5.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

    9,872        10,513,680   

Qorvo Inc.

   

6.75%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)b

    7,926        8,619,525   

7.00%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/20)b

    8,598        9,371,820   

Sensata Technologies BV

   

4.88%, 10/15/23a,b

    8,800        9,132,200   

5.00%, 10/01/25a,b

    12,771        13,122,202   

5.63%, 11/01/24a,b

    7,940        8,422,355   

Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC

   

6.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/21)a,b

    10,284        11,132,430   
   

 

 

 
      248,532,059   

SHIPBUILDING — 0.14%

   

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

   

5.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a,b

    10,325        10,841,043   

5.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/20)a,b

    10,254        10,785,978   
   

 

 

 
      21,627,021   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

SOFTWARE — 2.60%

   

BMC Software Finance Inc.

   

8.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

  $ 28,952      $ 26,491,080   

First Data Corp.

   

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    34,244        34,757,660   

5.38%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)a,b

    22,367        23,062,981   

5.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    39,587        40,296,399   

6.75%, 11/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    18,852        19,532,557   

7.00%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)a,b

    59,855        62,922,569   

Inception Merger Sub Inc./Rackspace Hosting Inc.

   

8.63%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a

    9,995        9,995,000   

Infor U.S. Inc.

   

5.75%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/17)a,b

    8,640        9,059,236   

6.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/18)b

    28,778        29,821,202   

MSCI Inc.

   

4.75%, 08/01/26 (Call 08/01/21)a,b

    8,419        8,467,267   

5.25%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a

    14,570        15,298,500   

5.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/20)a,b

    13,777        14,681,460   

Nuance Communications Inc.

   

5.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    17,393        17,838,783   

Open Text Corp.

   

5.63%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a

    13,250        13,755,090   

5.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 06/01/21)a,b

    10,411        11,078,605   

Quintiles IMS Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/26 (Call 10/15/21)a

    19,700        20,364,875   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Solera LLC/Solera Finance Inc.

   

10.50%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)a

  $ 31,714      $ 35,519,680   

Veritas U.S. Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.

   

7.50%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/19)a

    7,700        7,366,334   

10.50%, 02/01/24 (Call 02/01/19)a

    15,121        14,112,933   
   

 

 

 
      414,422,211   

STORAGE & WAREHOUSING — 0.16%

  

 

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC

   

8.50%, 10/15/18 (Call 12/01/16)a

    18,575        16,903,250   

10.75%, 10/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    12,550        8,026,394   
   

 

 

 
      24,929,644   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 12.72%

  

 

Altice Financing SA

   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/16)a

    14,780        15,448,795   

6.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)a

    34,724        35,787,596   

7.50%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)a,b

    49,081        50,489,625   

Altice Finco SA

   

8.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    6,672        6,838,800   

9.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a

    7,550        7,929,286   

Altice Luxembourg SA

   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a,b

    25,989        26,884,833   

7.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    48,625        50,721,953   

Avaya Inc.

   

7.00%, 04/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    18,393        14,873,332   

10.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a,b

    23,336        7,700,880   

CenturyLink Inc.

   

5.63%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    9,650        9,095,125   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

5.80%, 03/15/22b

  $ 24,404      $ 24,953,090   

6.45%, 06/15/21b

    21,297        22,734,547   

Series V

   

5.63%, 04/01/20b

    18,212        19,441,310   

Series W

   

6.75%, 12/01/23b

    12,750        13,291,875   

Series Y

   

7.50%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)b

    17,769        18,546,394   

CommScope Inc.

   

4.38%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/17)a,b

    8,134        8,354,635   

5.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a,b

    12,375        12,724,594   

5.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a

    12,077        12,627,953   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC

   

6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/20)a,b

    26,278        27,559,052   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

6.25%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)b

    13,090        12,520,719   

6.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    12,620        10,569,250   

7.13%, 03/15/19b

    6,875        7,356,250   

7.13%, 01/15/23

    14,534        13,066,650   

7.63%, 04/15/24b

    12,375        11,112,750   

8.13%, 10/01/18b

    9,600        10,457,184   

8.50%, 04/15/20b

    16,961        18,105,867   

8.75%, 04/15/22b

    8,545        8,458,525   

8.88%, 09/15/20 (Call 06/15/20)b

    16,890        17,956,181   

9.25%, 07/01/21b

    8,350        8,818,321   

10.50%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)b

    35,369        36,999,681   

11.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)b

    67,809        69,080,419   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26a

    13,266        13,037,432   

6.50%, 06/15/19

    17,112        18,694,860   

6.63%, 08/01/26a,b

    13,970        13,797,348   

7.63%, 06/15/21

    15,605        17,069,049   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

Inmarsat Finance PLC

   

4.88%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

  $ 17,654      $ 16,859,570   

6.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a,b

    7,100        7,187,641   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

   

5.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)

    34,016        22,535,600   

7.25%, 04/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)b

    25,303        20,400,544   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    38,020        28,728,862   

7.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    20,720        15,229,200   

8.00%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)a,b

    24,138        24,363,232   

9.50%, 09/30/22a

    8,000        8,863,008   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA

   

6.75%, 06/01/18 (Call 06/01/17)b

    8,483        5,853,270   

7.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/17)b

    38,501        12,512,825   

8.13%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    17,932        5,872,730   

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

VRN, (10 year USD Swap + 5.330%)

  

 

7.00%, 03/28/73 (Call 03/28/23)a,b,c

    10,210        11,179,950   

Level 3 Communications Inc.

   

5.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)b

    10,035        10,375,047   

Level 3 Financing Inc.

   

5.13%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)

    11,690        11,847,545   

5.25%, 03/15/26 (Call 03/15/21)a

    13,483        13,702,099   

5.38%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    16,555        17,051,650   

5.38%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)

    15,487        15,796,037   

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)b

    14,115        14,397,300   

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)b

    8,445        8,719,463   
Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.13%, 01/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

  $ 8,290      $ 8,571,860   

Nokia OYJ

   

5.38%, 05/15/19

    17,200        18,382,978   

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

4.50%, 04/15/20a,b

    47,124        48,576,833   

Sprint Communications Inc.

   

6.00%, 11/15/22

    39,667        36,915,300   

7.00%, 03/01/20a

    17,167        18,669,112   

7.00%, 08/15/20

    26,554        27,612,272   

8.38%, 08/15/17

    753        784,061   

9.00%, 11/15/18a

    53,849        59,166,589   

11.50%, 11/15/21

    16,651        19,522,715   

Sprint Corp.

   

7.13%, 06/15/24b

    44,906        42,211,640   

7.25%, 09/15/21

    40,510        41,460,284   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)b

    26,132        25,201,047   

7.88%, 09/15/23

    76,507        75,741,930   

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

5.25%, 09/01/18 (Call 11/14/16)b

    8,450        8,566,452   

6.00%, 03/01/23 (Call 09/01/18)

    22,465        23,644,412   

6.00%, 04/15/24 (Call 04/15/19)

    18,316        19,463,087   

6.13%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/18)b

    16,803        17,760,319   

6.25%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)b

    30,622        31,961,712   

6.38%, 03/01/25 (Call 09/01/19)b

    31,283        33,625,055   

6.46%, 04/28/19 (Call 11/14/16)

    15,857        16,094,855   

6.50%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)b

    17,100        18,318,375   

6.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/21)b

    35,171        38,616,443   

6.54%, 04/28/20 (Call 11/14/16)

    23,827        24,571,594   

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/14/16)

    16,999        17,477,799   

6.63%, 04/28/21 (Call 04/28/17)b

    21,067        22,054,511   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

Principal
(000s)

    Value  

6.63%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

  $ 30,494      $ 32,399,875   

6.73%, 04/28/22 (Call 04/28/17)

    21,291        22,302,322   

6.84%, 04/28/23 (Call 04/28/18)

    10,208        10,902,144   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

   

7.00%, 06/04/18b

    11,787        12,685,759   

7.18%, 06/18/19b

    11,653        13,104,611   

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano

   

5.30%, 05/30/24a,b

    28,370        28,791,314   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.

   

5.38%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    20,545        20,750,450   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd.

   

6.88%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    7,438        7,735,390   

Virgin Media Finance PLC

   

5.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a

    7,005        6,960,545   

6.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a

    9,100        9,270,625   

6.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    8,677        8,872,233   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

5.25%, 01/15/21b

    8,122        8,661,255   

5.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    15,995        15,875,038   

5.38%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    13,921        14,443,245   

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    7,872        8,042,232   

West Corp.

   

4.75%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/18)a,b

    6,600        6,757,842   

5.38%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    16,977        16,340,362   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA

   

4.75%, 07/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    34,409        34,495,022   

6.50%, 04/30/20 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    11,264        11,728,640   
Security  

Principal

or Shares

(000s)

    Value  

7.38%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)a,b

  $ 50,347      $ 51,495,415   

Windstream Services LLC

   

6.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)

    9,803        8,700,163   

7.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    7,819        7,439,792   

7.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 12/01/16)b

    1,223        1,146,563   

7.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    11,851        12,047,915   

7.75%, 10/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    14,034        13,882,184   
   

 

 

 
      2,024,381,905   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.36%

   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp.

   

6.75%, 05/01/19 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    14,385        14,530,289   

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S. Inc.

   

7.38%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

    10,242        5,351,445   

XPO Logistics Inc.

   

6.13%, 09/01/23 (Call 09/01/19)a

    8,380        8,592,293   

6.50%, 06/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    28,349        29,376,651   
   

 

 

 
      57,850,678   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $15,910,125,171)

  

    15,505,115,141   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 29.84%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 29.84%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,

  

 

SL Agency Shares

   

0.72%e,f,g

    4,518,260        4,518,712,300   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security  

    
Shares

(000s)

    Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,

  

 

SL Agency Shares

   

0.29%e,f

  $ 231,365      $ 231,364,816   
   

 

 

 
      4,750,077,116   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $4,749,625,290)

      4,750,077,116   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 127.24%

   

(Cost: $20,659,750,461)h

      20,255,192,257   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (27.24)%

  

    (4,336,375,138
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 15,918,817,119   
   

 

 

 

VRN — Variable Rate Note

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan.
c  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
d  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
e  Affiliated money market fund.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
h  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $20,661,349,133. Net unrealized depreciation was $406,156,876, of which $122,673,684 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $528,830,560 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

   $       $ 15,505,115,141       $       $ 15,505,115,141   

Money market funds

     4,750,077,116                         4,750,077,116   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,750,077,116       $ 15,505,115,141       $       $ 20,255,192,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

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iSHARES® iBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 98.80%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.25%

  

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

   

3.60%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

  $ 15,100      $ 15,682,848   

3.63%, 05/01/22

    16,694        17,753,274   

3.65%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    11,508        12,060,347   

4.45%, 08/15/20

    9,690        10,514,740   

WPP Finance 2010

   

3.75%, 09/19/24a

    7,675        8,029,664   

4.75%, 11/21/21a

    11,560        12,883,832   
   

 

 

 
    76,924,705   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.15%

  

 

Boeing Co. (The)

   

4.88%, 02/15/20a

    9,049        10,009,202   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

2.25%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    11,755        11,903,511   

L-3 Communications Corp.

   

4.75%, 07/15/20

    9,868        10,708,744   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

2.50%, 11/23/20 (Call 10/23/20)a

    15,935        16,325,544   

2.90%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)a

    10,190        10,333,585   

3.35%, 09/15/21

    12,669        13,450,898   

3.55%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    22,550        23,918,974   

3.80%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    9,830        9,730,652   

4.07%, 12/15/42

    16,044        16,459,867   

4.25%, 11/15/19

    8,143        8,789,825   

4.70%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)a

    24,030        27,267,305   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

3.25%, 08/01/23a

    12,883        13,579,191   

4.75%, 06/01/43a

    13,408        15,253,983   

Raytheon Co.

   

2.50%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    12,549        12,866,856   

3.13%, 10/15/20a

    12,342        12,982,339   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

United Technologies Corp.

   

2.65%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

  $ 4,160      $ 4,161,705   

3.10%, 06/01/22

    23,156        24,365,716   

3.75%, 11/01/46 (Call 05/01/46)

    5,000        4,973,350   

4.15%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/16/44)a

    8,150        8,570,520   

4.50%, 04/15/20

    16,074        17,603,801   

4.50%, 06/01/42

    39,969        43,667,032   

5.70%, 04/15/40a

    13,169        16,710,496   

6.13%, 07/15/38a

    13,191        17,344,174   
   

 

 

 
    350,977,270   

AGRICULTURE — 1.28%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

   

2.63%, 01/14/20 (Call 12/14/19)

    10,390        10,672,665   

2.63%, 09/16/26 (Call 03/16/26)a

    1,365        1,353,220   

2.85%, 08/09/22

    22,220        22,890,520   

3.88%, 09/16/46 (Call 03/16/46)

    3,000        2,952,471   

4.00%, 01/31/24

    18,832        20,638,742   

4.25%, 08/09/42

    17,077        17,760,712   

4.75%, 05/05/21

    23,146        25,822,534   

5.38%, 01/31/44

    24,052        29,238,831   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

1.88%, 02/25/21 (Call 01/25/21)a

    8,115        8,106,511   

2.50%, 08/22/22a

    9,370        9,525,193   

2.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    11,700        11,794,724   

2.90%, 11/15/21a

    14,866        15,472,878   

3.25%, 11/10/24

    14,409        15,134,276   

3.38%, 08/11/25 (Call 05/11/25)a

    3,450        3,656,681   

3.88%, 08/21/42a

    7,286        7,208,449   

4.13%, 03/04/43

    8,339        8,543,326   

4.25%, 11/10/44a

    15,206        15,933,999   

4.38%, 11/15/41a

    12,686        13,454,183   

4.50%, 03/26/20a

    13,864        15,128,290   

4.88%, 11/15/43

    6,961        7,932,115   

6.38%, 05/16/38a

    18,146        24,434,095   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Reynolds American Inc.

   

3.25%, 06/12/20

  $ 7,971      $ 8,294,241   

4.00%, 06/12/22

    8,999        9,685,249   

4.45%, 06/12/25 (Call 03/12/25)

    33,049        36,276,565   

5.70%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)a

    9,900        11,908,472   

5.85%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    28,518        35,638,525   
   

 

 

 
    389,457,467   

APPAREL — 0.08%

  

 

NIKE Inc.

   

2.38%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    13,500        13,359,195   

3.88%, 11/01/45 (Call 05/01/45)

    10,800        11,365,232   
   

 

 

 
    24,724,427   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 2.18%

  

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

1.70%, 09/09/21

    11,685        11,539,302   

2.45%, 09/24/20a

    9,600        9,819,680   

Daimler Finance North America LLC

   

8.50%, 01/18/31a

    17,116        27,396,681   

Ford Motor Co.

   

4.75%, 01/15/43a

    20,148        20,126,865   

7.45%, 07/16/31a

    21,619        28,244,545   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.60%, 11/04/19a

    15,591        15,750,201   

3.10%, 05/04/23a

    10,500        10,480,495   

3.16%, 08/04/20a

    19,700        20,165,377   

3.20%, 01/15/21a

    13,255        13,493,579   

3.22%, 01/09/22

    12,900        13,108,762   

3.34%, 03/18/21a

    21,648        22,235,358   

3.66%, 09/08/24

    9,425        9,541,648   

4.13%, 08/04/25a

    17,750        18,390,842   

4.25%, 09/20/22

    15,945        16,965,242   

4.38%, 08/06/23a

    14,696        15,628,833   

4.39%, 01/08/26a

    12,800        13,486,323   

5.75%, 02/01/21

    13,920        15,576,718   

5.88%, 08/02/21

    18,964        21,452,407   

8.13%, 01/15/20

    18,071        21,187,395   

General Motors Co.

   

4.88%, 10/02/23a

    13,285        14,271,033   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 04/01/35

  $ 10,935      $ 11,105,447   

5.20%, 04/01/45

    14,919        15,122,143   

6.25%, 10/02/43

    25,715        29,448,679   

6.60%, 04/01/36 (Call 10/01/35)

    15,450        18,183,959   

6.75%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    8,455        10,315,945   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

  

3.15%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    19,640        20,040,077   

3.20%, 07/13/20 (Call 06/13/20)a

    19,753        20,045,897   

3.20%, 07/06/21 (Call 06/06/21)a

    4,700        4,754,490   

3.45%, 04/10/22 (Call 02/10/22)

    19,831        20,006,479   

3.70%, 11/24/20 (Call 10/24/20)

    19,760        20,413,463   

3.70%, 05/09/23 (Call 03/09/23)a

    12,675        12,793,448   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    14,570        14,609,147   

4.00%, 10/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)

    3,000        2,996,250   

4.20%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)a

    21,790        22,896,034   

4.30%, 07/13/25 (Call 04/13/25)a

    9,410        9,625,066   

4.38%, 09/25/21a

    11,750        12,466,368   

5.25%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)a

    12,880        14,012,119   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

   

1.90%, 04/08/21

    18,836        18,883,964   

2.15%, 03/12/20a

    14,966        15,354,411   

3.30%, 01/12/22a

    10,900        11,595,223   

3.40%, 09/15/21

    14,002        14,965,100   

Series B

   

4.50%, 06/17/20

    6,104        6,687,458   
   

 

 

 
    665,182,453   

BANKS — 26.66%

  

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./New York NY

   

2.30%, 06/01/21

    15,750        15,892,397   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.70%, 11/16/20a

  $ 13,100      $ 13,446,964   

3.70%, 11/16/25a

    11,500        12,397,989   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

3.00%, 10/20/20a

    13,300        13,666,166   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.50%, 10/21/22 (Call 10/21/21)

    15,440        15,426,413   

2.63%, 10/19/20

    31,900        32,413,392   

2.63%, 04/19/21a

    25,150        25,484,797   

3.25%, 10/21/27 (Call 10/21/26)

    12,935        12,953,887   

3.30%, 01/11/23a

    53,511        54,994,004   

3.50%, 04/19/26a

    33,175        34,056,841   

3.88%, 08/01/25a

    44,629        47,029,563   

4.00%, 04/01/24a

    24,544        26,226,189   

4.00%, 01/22/25a

    33,150        34,075,044   

4.10%, 07/24/23

    28,576        30,680,397   

4.13%, 01/22/24

    31,863        34,194,416   

4.20%, 08/26/24

    42,027        43,975,960   

4.25%, 10/22/26a

    31,818        33,381,082   

4.45%, 03/03/26a

    22,220        23,666,842   

4.88%, 04/01/44a

    15,582        17,605,274   

5.00%, 05/13/21

    26,520        29,412,091   

5.00%, 01/21/44

    24,870        28,173,365   

5.63%, 07/01/20

    38,695        43,242,313   

5.70%, 01/24/22

    19,973        23,037,779   

5.88%, 01/05/21a

    18,570        21,141,991   

5.88%, 02/07/42a

    20,365        25,807,172   

6.11%, 01/29/37

    30,334        36,738,882   

7.75%, 05/14/38

    24,777        35,003,427   

Series L

   

2.25%, 04/21/20a

    21,035        21,121,776   

3.95%, 04/21/25a

    35,144        36,024,396   

Bank of America N.A.

   

6.00%, 10/15/36

    12,865        16,191,167   

Bank of Montreal

   

1.90%, 08/27/21

    27,836        27,588,705   

2.55%, 11/06/22 (Call 10/06/22)

    11,243        11,387,419   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

2.05%, 05/03/21 (Call 04/03/21)

    150        150,316   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.20%, 08/16/23 (Call 06/16/23)

  $ 13,850      $ 13,621,145   

2.45%, 11/27/20 (Call 10/27/20)

    15,705        15,994,093   

2.45%, 08/17/26 (Call 05/17/26)a

    10,500        10,272,029   

2.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 03/15/21)

    15,800        16,109,366   

2.60%, 08/17/20 (Call 07/17/20)

    12,816        13,141,051   

2.80%, 05/04/26 (Call 02/04/26)

    9,525        9,607,247   

3.00%, 02/24/25 (Call 01/24/25)a

    7,410        7,622,588   

3.55%, 09/23/21 (Call 08/23/21)

    17,942        19,134,519   

3.65%, 02/04/24 (Call 01/05/24)

    12,076        12,949,761   

Series G

   

2.15%, 02/24/20 (Call 01/24/20)a

    16,781        16,989,564   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

2.35%, 10/21/20

    12,000        12,185,917   

2.45%, 03/22/21

    17,125        17,402,048   

2.80%, 07/21/21a

    19,151        19,748,496   

4.38%, 01/13/21a

    4,074        4,451,511   

4.50%, 12/16/25a

    8,600        9,040,010   

Barclays Bank PLC

   

5.14%, 10/14/20

    10,484        11,303,241   

Barclays PLC

   

2.75%, 11/08/19a

    16,850        16,992,881   

2.88%, 06/08/20a

    17,050        17,173,009   

3.20%, 08/10/21

    7,450        7,496,066   

3.25%, 01/12/21

    20,700        20,959,816   

3.65%, 03/16/25a

    37,915        37,195,620   

4.38%, 09/11/24a

    22,335        22,420,224   

4.38%, 01/12/26a

    34,976        36,010,160   

5.20%, 05/12/26a

    12,300        12,647,352   

5.25%, 08/17/45a

    20,184        21,982,867   

BB&T Corp.

   

2.05%, 05/10/21 (Call 04/09/21)a

    11,450        11,478,466   

2.45%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    10,100        10,311,598   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.63%, 06/29/20 (Call 05/29/20)

  $ 16,226      $ 16,646,422   

BNP Paribas SA

   

2.38%, 05/21/20

    21,895        22,151,817   

4.25%, 10/15/24a

    14,230        14,653,029   

5.00%, 01/15/21

    32,158        35,710,514   

BNP Paribas/BNP Paribas U.S. Medium-Term Note Program LLC

   

3.25%, 03/03/23a

    8,774        9,134,875   

BPCE SA

   

2.25%, 01/27/20a

    15,750        15,909,995   

2.65%, 02/03/21a

    3,250        3,330,906   

4.00%, 04/15/24a

    20,300        21,985,933   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

   

3.63%, 09/16/25 (Call 08/16/25)

    12,270        12,936,025   

3.80%, 10/30/26 (Call 09/30/26)

    14,425        15,421,899   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

3.20%, 02/05/25 (Call 01/05/25)a

    18,250        18,381,597   

3.50%, 06/15/23a

    12,512        12,942,953   

3.75%, 04/24/24 (Call 03/24/24)a

    16,750        17,512,127   

3.75%, 07/28/26 (Call 06/28/26)a

    9,700        9,644,575   

4.20%, 10/29/25 (Call 09/29/25)a

    15,407        15,996,800   

4.75%, 07/15/21

    11,039        12,150,276   

Capital One N.A./Mclean VA

   

2.95%, 07/23/21 (Call 06/23/21)

    16,740        17,166,415   

Capital One NA/Mclean VA

   

2.25%, 09/13/21 (Call 08/13/21)

    9,350        9,305,501   

Citigroup Inc.

   

2.35%, 08/02/21a

    14,500        14,500,203   

2.40%, 02/18/20a

    21,072        21,283,913   

2.65%, 10/26/20a

    33,600        34,095,886   

2.70%, 03/30/21

    28,040        28,467,487   

3.20%, 10/21/26 (Call 07/21/26)

    10,000        9,987,800   

3.30%, 04/27/25

    17,959        18,235,709   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.40%, 05/01/26a

  $ 27,758      $ 28,199,932   

3.50%, 05/15/23a

    19,669        20,160,798   

3.70%, 01/12/26a

    29,025        30,181,614   

3.75%, 06/16/24

    1,681        1,770,309   

3.88%, 10/25/23

    16,611        17,643,585   

3.88%, 03/26/25a

    15,119        15,457,874   

4.00%, 08/05/24a

    15,488        15,998,114   

4.05%, 07/30/22

    11,256        11,881,366   

4.13%, 07/25/28a

    15,300        15,659,201   

4.30%, 11/20/26a

    15,245        15,905,634   

4.40%, 06/10/25

    32,269        34,056,006   

4.45%, 09/29/27a

    44,245        46,501,384   

4.50%, 01/14/22

    36,279        39,806,335   

4.60%, 03/09/26

    19,715        21,051,338   

4.65%, 07/30/45

    11,594        12,685,215   

4.75%, 05/18/46

    11,750        12,097,310   

5.30%, 05/06/44

    13,200        14,561,270   

5.38%, 08/09/20a

    17,850        19,884,054   

5.50%, 09/13/25

    13,964        15,652,788   

5.88%, 01/30/42

    14,910        18,783,889   

6.63%, 06/15/32

    13,750        16,779,856   

6.68%, 09/13/43a

    13,303        17,063,153   

8.13%, 07/15/39

    18,533        28,216,828   

Citizens Bank N.A./Providence RI

   

2.45%, 12/04/19 (Call 11/04/19)

    1,500        1,520,664   

2.55%, 05/13/21 (Call 04/13/21)a

    7,550        7,645,353   

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

   

4.30%, 12/03/25 (Call 11/03/25)a

    10,253        10,652,980   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York NY

   

2.30%, 03/12/20a

    16,109        16,306,047   

2.40%, 11/02/20a

    8,580        8,707,943   

2.55%, 03/15/21a

    12,835        13,076,023   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

3.75%, 07/21/26a

    3,800        3,806,086   

3.88%, 02/08/22a

    35,300        38,133,439   

3.95%, 11/09/22

    27,040        28,242,912   

4.38%, 08/04/25a

    22,734        23,884,495   

4.50%, 01/11/21a

    12,335        13,537,407   

4.63%, 12/01/23a

    19,804        21,283,010   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.25%, 05/24/41

  $ 11,708      $ 14,317,334   

5.25%, 08/04/45a

    20,375        22,922,696   

5.75%, 12/01/43a

    14,978        18,032,125   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY

   

2.25%, 01/14/20

    14,250        14,463,619   

2.50%, 01/19/21

    38,300        39,035,237   

3.38%, 05/21/25a

    15,952        16,811,658   

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

3.00%, 10/29/21a

    20,795        21,291,408   

3.63%, 09/09/24a

    32,625        33,805,108   

4.38%, 08/05/20a

    16,155        17,405,754   

5.40%, 01/14/20

    11,511        12,493,645   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

   

2.75%, 03/26/20a

    24,400        24,427,069   

3.13%, 12/10/20b

    1,000        1,010,017   

3.13%, 12/10/20

    28,450        28,628,120   

3.45%, 04/16/21a,b

    20,850        21,211,862   

3.75%, 03/26/25a

    32,800        32,475,211   

3.80%, 09/15/22a

    23,303        23,686,943   

3.80%, 06/09/23a,b

    1,250        1,260,930   

4.55%, 04/17/26a,b

    36,500        38,229,458   

4.88%, 05/15/45a

    29,900        31,385,285   

Deutsche Bank AG

   

2.95%, 08/20/20

    12,650        12,363,027   

3.13%, 01/13/21

    5,480        5,335,703   

3.38%, 05/12/21a

    21,200        20,859,009   

4.10%, 01/13/26

    1,480        1,444,444   

4.50%, 04/01/25a

    18,530        17,256,744   

Deutsche Bank AG/London

   

3.70%, 05/30/24a

    14,304        13,675,368   

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE

   

3.10%, 06/04/20 (Call 05/04/20)

    16,630        17,071,656   

3.20%, 08/09/21 (Call 07/09/21)a

    12,494        12,829,755   

3.45%, 07/27/26 (Call 04/27/26)

    6,150        6,151,228   

4.20%, 08/08/23a

    17,295        18,562,839   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

2.88%, 07/27/20 (Call 06/27/20)a

    11,823        12,201,607   

4.30%, 01/16/24 (Call 12/16/23)

    9,205        9,814,278   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.25%, 03/01/38

  $ 11,898      $ 17,193,023   

Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH

   

2.25%, 06/14/21 (Call 05/14/21)a

    1,100        1,110,891   

2.88%, 10/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)a

    17,200        17,824,167   

3.85%, 03/15/26 (Call 02/15/26)

    14,950        15,677,234   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

2.35%, 11/15/21 (Call 11/15/20)a

    14,490        14,404,266   

2.55%, 10/23/19

    7,294        7,436,916   

2.60%, 04/23/20 (Call 03/23/20)

    25,602        26,041,663   

2.63%, 04/25/21 (Call 03/25/21)a

    14,740        14,888,360   

2.75%, 09/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)a

    27,825        28,408,972   

2.88%, 02/25/21 (Call 01/25/21)a

    13,930        14,245,350   

3.50%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)a

    31,116        31,850,045   

3.63%, 01/22/23a

    27,887        29,241,084   

3.75%, 05/22/25 (Call 02/22/25)a

    30,373        31,582,571   

3.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)a

    23,175        24,220,656   

3.85%, 07/08/24 (Call 04/08/24)a

    23,028        24,262,492   

4.00%, 03/03/24a

    39,319        41,903,371   

4.25%, 10/21/25a

    25,995        27,176,753   

4.75%, 10/21/45 (Call 04/21/45)

    19,630        21,506,432   

4.80%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

    18,481        20,215,582   

5.15%, 05/22/45a

    23,075        24,896,637   

5.25%, 07/27/21

    48,515        54,469,120   

5.38%, 03/15/20a

    35,348        39,093,750   

5.75%, 01/24/22a

    49,387        57,048,356   

5.95%, 01/15/27

    12,616        14,785,627   

6.00%, 06/15/20a

    22,921        25,924,096   

6.13%, 02/15/33a

    31,496        38,984,448   

6.25%, 02/01/41

    32,660        41,812,325   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.45%, 05/01/36

  $ 22,511      $ 27,365,153   

6.75%, 10/01/37

    66,435        83,745,808   

HSBC Bank USA N.A./New York NY

   

4.88%, 08/24/20a

    20,935        22,579,886   

5.63%, 08/15/35

    9,763        11,365,396   

5.88%, 11/01/34a

    8,250        9,850,423   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

2.65%, 01/05/22a

    6,135        6,097,209   

2.95%, 05/25/21a

    37,575        38,114,630   

3.40%, 03/08/21a

    34,455        35,561,922   

3.60%, 05/25/23a

    29,275        30,210,380   

3.90%, 05/25/26

    35,450        36,627,075   

4.00%, 03/30/22a

    33,625        35,613,431   

4.25%, 03/14/24a

    15,914        16,302,349   

4.25%, 08/18/25a

    18,350        18,809,130   

4.30%, 03/08/26

    36,020        38,247,920   

4.88%, 01/14/22

    5,702        6,256,600   

5.10%, 04/05/21

    29,664        32,625,787   

5.25%, 03/14/44a

    33,159        36,349,214   

6.10%, 01/14/42a

    8,918        11,540,107   

6.50%, 05/02/36a

    27,758        34,658,395   

6.50%, 09/15/37

    29,989        37,533,426   

6.80%, 06/01/38a

    12,310        15,889,653   

HSBC USA Inc.

   

2.35%, 03/05/20

    19,418        19,489,460   

2.38%, 11/13/19

    13,150        13,258,027   

2.75%, 08/07/20a

    20,570        20,911,143   

3.50%, 06/23/24a

    11,300        11,646,301   

5.00%, 09/27/20a

    13,390        14,415,059   

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

   

2.30%, 01/14/22 (Call 12/14/21)

    17,500        17,336,599   

3.15%, 03/14/21 (Call 02/14/21)a

    6,075        6,268,661   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

5.25%, 01/12/24a

    15,962        17,224,768   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2.20%, 10/22/19a

    25,206        25,560,006   

2.25%, 01/23/20 (Call 12/23/19)

    41,458        41,820,347   

2.30%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/20)a

    3,800        3,799,311   

2.40%, 06/07/21 (Call 05/07/21)a

    6,050        6,093,680   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.55%, 10/29/20 (Call 09/29/20)

  $ 27,865      $ 28,269,073   

2.55%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)a

    31,250        31,707,122   

2.70%, 05/18/23 (Call 03/18/23)

    29,925        29,964,713   

2.75%, 06/23/20 (Call 05/23/20)

    25,674        26,269,953   

2.95%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)a

    19,390        19,196,212   

3.13%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)a

    35,979        36,175,460   

3.20%, 01/25/23a

    17,343        17,898,266   

3.20%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a

    10,400        10,500,977   

3.25%, 09/23/22a

    40,419        41,885,232   

3.30%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    40,605        41,351,896   

3.38%, 05/01/23a

    26,368        26,957,549   

3.63%, 05/13/24a

    29,309        30,806,590   

3.88%, 02/01/24a

    27,373        29,262,952   

3.88%, 09/10/24

    38,080        39,674,524   

3.90%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    37,059        39,440,845   

4.13%, 12/15/26a

    11,750        12,396,117   

4.25%, 10/15/20a

    35,475        38,239,758   

4.25%, 10/01/27a

    17,600        18,745,718   

4.35%, 08/15/21

    35,815        39,043,626   

4.40%, 07/22/20a

    28,868        31,195,283   

4.50%, 01/24/22

    45,229        49,837,772   

4.63%, 05/10/21

    26,637        29,239,547   

4.85%, 02/01/44a

    13,664        15,867,759   

4.95%, 03/25/20

    23,173        25,347,744   

4.95%, 06/01/45a

    13,228        14,527,101   

5.40%, 01/06/42a

    17,641        21,363,099   

5.50%, 10/15/40

    20,261        24,710,303   

5.60%, 07/15/41

    18,071        22,371,103   

5.63%, 08/16/43

    19,662        23,119,050   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    21,878        29,484,228   

KeyBank N.A./Cleveland OH

   

2.25%, 03/16/20a

    20,050        20,299,406   

2.50%, 12/15/19

    8,500        8,684,487   

3.30%, 06/01/25

    2,550        2,644,144   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

KeyCorp

   

2.90%, 09/15/20a

  $ 11,100      $ 11,458,235   

5.10%, 03/24/21a

    20,400        22,853,182   

Lloyds Bank PLC

  

2.40%, 03/17/20

    17,400        17,658,569   

2.70%, 08/17/20a

    7,350        7,557,793   

3.50%, 05/14/25a

    21,900        23,216,847   

6.38%, 01/21/21a

    7,486        8,743,143   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

3.10%, 07/06/21a

    6,500        6,685,693   

4.50%, 11/04/24

    14,850        15,336,952   

4.58%, 12/10/25a,b

    15,626        15,891,642   

4.65%, 03/24/26a

    21,753        22,385,314   

5.30%, 12/01/45a,b

    10,400        10,920,084   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

   

2.10%, 02/06/20 (Call 01/06/20)

    8,650        8,708,594   

2.90%, 02/06/25 (Call 01/06/25)

    13,600        13,685,957   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   

2.19%, 09/13/21

    19,250        19,089,409   

2.76%, 09/13/26

    10,000        9,818,061   

2.95%, 03/01/21

    36,050        36,964,387   

3.85%, 03/01/26

    39,700        42,559,583   

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

   

2.27%, 09/13/21

    12,350        12,277,071   

2.84%, 09/13/26a

    12,000        11,876,286   

Morgan Stanley

   

2.50%, 04/21/21a

    27,685        27,897,349   

2.65%, 01/27/20

    27,252        27,716,298   

2.80%, 06/16/20a

    29,045        29,700,845   

3.13%, 07/27/26a

    26,050        26,013,678   

3.70%, 10/23/24

    38,360        40,169,161   

3.75%, 02/25/23a

    28,308        29,841,071   

3.88%, 01/27/26a

    42,796        45,027,726   

3.95%, 04/23/27a

    25,915        26,655,907   

4.00%, 07/23/25a

    38,650        41,175,944   

4.10%, 05/22/23a

    26,399        27,795,856   

4.30%, 01/27/45a

    27,724        29,071,924   

4.35%, 09/08/26

    37,129        39,333,085   

4.88%, 11/01/22

    26,893        29,535,783   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 11/24/25a

  $ 26,149      $ 28,895,152   

5.50%, 01/26/20a

    25,627        28,250,275   

5.50%, 07/24/20

    7,141        7,946,775   

5.50%, 07/28/21

    30,005        34,091,897   

5.75%, 01/25/21

    35,018        39,691,614   

6.38%, 07/24/42a

    26,409        35,270,236   

7.25%, 04/01/32

    13,848        18,914,112   

Series F

   

3.88%, 04/29/24

    36,159        38,207,624   

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York

   

1.88%, 07/12/21

    8,000        7,917,835   

2.50%, 07/12/26a

    2,700        2,623,171   

2.63%, 07/23/20a

    18,550        18,981,926   

2.63%, 01/14/21

    19,800        20,233,628   

3.00%, 01/20/23a

    14,039        14,409,593   

3.38%, 01/14/26

    5,775        6,015,076   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

3.95%, 10/30/25

    6,400        6,950,782   

PNC Bank N.A.

   

2.15%, 04/29/21 (Call 03/30/21)a,c

    15,750        15,889,389   

2.30%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/02/20)a,c

    3,850        3,913,832   

2.40%, 10/18/19 (Call 09/18/19)c

    5,750        5,874,190   

2.45%, 11/05/20 (Call 10/06/20)c

    11,100        11,320,272   

2.60%, 07/21/20 (Call 06/21/20)c

    12,330        12,645,585   

2.70%, 11/01/22 (Call 10/01/22)a,c

    13,487        13,594,588   

2.95%, 01/30/23 (Call 12/30/22)c

    8,300        8,427,370   

2.95%, 02/23/25 (Call 01/24/25)c

    17,500        17,810,438   

3.25%, 06/01/25 (Call 05/02/25)c

    6,750        7,021,352   

3.80%, 07/25/23 (Call 06/25/23)c

    10,153        10,858,716   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

3.30%, 03/08/22 (Call 02/06/22)c

    12,319        13,024,985   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.90%, 04/29/24 (Call 03/29/24)c

  $ 9,990      $ 10,594,822   

4.38%, 08/11/20c

    10,774        11,723,417   

5.13%, 02/08/20a,c

    4,565        5,029,522   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

2.15%, 03/06/20

    12,000        12,140,162   

2.35%, 10/30/20a

    21,265        21,596,317   

2.50%, 01/19/21a

    17,760        18,214,223   

4.65%, 01/27/26a

    14,000        15,166,767   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

3.88%, 09/12/23a

    30,855        30,220,171   

4.80%, 04/05/26a

    24,375        24,888,472   

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

   

2.65%, 04/17/20 (Call 03/17/20)

    10,220        10,217,929   

4.50%, 07/17/25 (Call 04/17/25)a

    16,795        17,019,823   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

2.88%, 10/16/20a

    13,127        13,179,579   

2.88%, 08/05/21

    11,200        11,150,472   

3.13%, 01/08/21

    18,640        18,885,470   

Santander UK PLC

   

2.38%, 03/16/20a

    10,317        10,371,770   

4.00%, 03/13/24

    13,448        14,464,626   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

   

1.88%, 09/13/21a

    1,250        1,235,222   

2.63%, 03/15/21

    13,600        13,906,500   

State Street Corp.

   

1.95%, 05/19/21

    6,600        6,606,618   

2.55%, 08/18/20

    10,974        11,292,182   

2.65%, 05/19/26

    9,090        9,070,208   

3.10%, 05/15/23a

    12,313        12,638,846   

3.30%, 12/16/24a

    14,040        14,788,842   

3.55%, 08/18/25a

    16,361        17,576,985   

3.70%, 11/20/23

    9,520        10,312,141   

4.38%, 03/07/21

    8,590        9,431,505   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

2.45%, 01/16/20a

    30,450        30,791,040   

2.65%, 07/23/20a

    11,000        11,195,169   

3.20%, 07/18/22

    10,474        10,870,885   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   

2.06%, 07/14/21a

  $ 15,450      $ 15,214,942   

2.44%, 10/19/21

    14,500        14,556,840   

2.63%, 07/14/26a

    22,700        21,985,790   

2.93%, 03/09/21

    27,100        27,722,105   

3.01%, 10/19/26

    15,000        14,990,250   

3.78%, 03/09/26a

    19,655        20,887,642   

SunTrust Bank/Atlanta GA

   

3.30%, 05/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)a

    9,350        9,412,522   

SunTrust Banks Inc.

   

2.90%, 03/03/21 (Call 02/03/21)a

    10,545        10,894,121   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

1.88%, 09/07/21a

    1,250        1,238,067   

2.40%, 10/01/20

    26,350        26,823,257   

2.45%, 03/30/21

    16,860        17,121,278   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   

1.80%, 07/13/21a

    14,550        14,450,284   

2.13%, 04/07/21

    24,175        24,324,750   

2.25%, 11/05/19a

    12,380        12,610,649   

2.50%, 12/14/20

    18,350        18,766,044   

U.S. Bancorp.

  

2.35%, 01/29/21 (Call 12/29/20)

    3,900        3,980,062   

2.95%, 07/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    17,312        17,970,602   

3.00%, 03/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    16,764        17,573,493   

3.10%, 04/27/26 (Call 03/27/26)a

    5,950        6,060,639   

3.70%, 01/30/24 (Call 12/29/23)

    13,340        14,390,087   

4.13%, 05/24/21 (Call 04/23/21)

    10,294        11,297,172   

Series F

   

3.60%, 09/11/24 (Call 08/11/24)

    16,810        17,826,154   

Series V

   

2.38%, 07/22/26 (Call 06/22/26)a

    8,800        8,557,424   

U.S. Bank N.A./Cincinnati OH

   

2.13%, 10/28/19 (Call 09/28/19)

    2,735        2,779,588   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.80%, 01/27/25 (Call 12/27/24)

  $ 20,217      $ 20,586,229   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

   

2.35%, 03/26/20a

    24,330        24,720,409   

4.88%, 08/04/20a

    9,475        10,457,496   

Wachovia Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/01/35

    9,017        10,282,989   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.10%, 07/26/21a

    25,050        24,899,237   

2.50%, 03/04/21a

    28,375        28,681,121   

2.55%, 12/07/20a

    21,075        21,441,140   

2.60%, 07/22/20a

    28,230        28,785,366   

3.00%, 01/22/21

    16,779        17,297,164   

3.00%, 02/19/25a

    42,060        42,078,363   

3.00%, 04/22/26a

    51,600        51,322,717   

3.00%, 10/23/26

    22,795        22,689,460   

3.30%, 09/09/24

    30,011        30,842,266   

3.50%, 03/08/22a

    35,198        37,066,486   

3.55%, 09/29/25

    41,103        42,546,792   

3.90%, 05/01/45

    23,695        23,733,168   

4.10%, 06/03/26a

    31,520        33,097,762   

4.13%, 08/15/23a

    20,814        22,136,728   

4.30%, 07/22/27a

    33,365        35,388,007   

4.40%, 06/14/46a

    19,200        19,302,563   

4.60%, 04/01/21

    31,190        34,200,646   

4.65%, 11/04/44

    24,350        25,128,735   

4.90%, 11/17/45

    27,970        30,082,294   

5.38%, 02/07/35

    7,866        9,312,192   

5.38%, 11/02/43

    22,590        25,668,436   

5.61%, 01/15/44

    30,615        35,991,977   

Series M

   

3.45%, 02/13/23a

    23,157        23,741,705   

Series N

   

2.15%, 01/30/20a

    26,579        26,696,224   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

5.85%, 02/01/37

    11,100        13,555,846   

6.60%, 01/15/38

    21,134        28,060,736   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

2.00%, 08/19/21

    28,450        28,249,348   

2.10%, 05/13/21

    11,645        11,614,923   

2.30%, 05/26/20a

    11,325        11,455,085   

2.60%, 11/23/20

    21,150        21,606,859   

2.70%, 08/19/26

    18,600        18,287,715   

2.85%, 05/13/26a

    20,150        20,077,621   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.88%, 11/19/19

  $ 12,457      $ 13,553,581   
   

 

 

 
    8,138,538,794   

BEVERAGES — 4.06%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

2.63%, 01/17/23a

    13,523        13,625,105   

2.65%, 02/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    86,875        88,827,976   

3.30%, 02/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)a

    73,200        76,442,218   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)a

    141,340        148,487,564   

3.70%, 02/01/24a

    21,276        22,730,112   

4.00%, 01/17/43

    6,428        6,440,238   

4.63%, 02/01/44

    10,075        11,125,595   

4.70%, 02/01/36 (Call 08/01/35)

    72,103        80,038,022   

4.90%, 02/01/46 (Call 08/01/45)a

    134,657        153,791,814   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

2.50%, 07/15/22a

    36,923        37,284,314   

3.75%, 07/15/42

    11,191        10,862,720   

5.00%, 04/15/20a

    14,912        16,561,600   

5.38%, 01/15/20

    26,147        29,040,566   

6.88%, 11/15/19

    7,677        8,832,137   

8.20%, 01/15/39

    15,762        24,911,439   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

1.55%, 09/01/21

    10,850        10,765,129   

1.88%, 10/27/20a

    16,795        16,969,275   

2.25%, 09/01/26a

    7,890        7,712,518   

2.45%, 11/01/20a

    14,384        14,851,540   

2.50%, 04/01/23

    9,596        9,761,342   

2.88%, 10/27/25a

    26,500        27,373,649   

3.15%, 11/15/20

    12,197        12,925,616   

3.20%, 11/01/23a

    17,025        18,039,779   

3.30%, 09/01/21a

    17,133        18,325,025   

Diageo Capital PLC

   

2.63%, 04/29/23 (Call 01/29/23)

    16,665        17,104,823   

Diageo Investment Corp.

   

2.88%, 05/11/22

    15,484        16,159,921   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   

2.10%, 07/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    14,100        14,061,695   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

  $ 25,350      $ 25,109,327   

4.20%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    23,750        23,707,172   

5.00%, 05/01/42

    9,250        10,316,104   

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (The) Series B

   

7.00%, 03/01/29

    16,315        23,204,896   

PepsiCo Inc.

   

1.70%, 10/06/21 (Call 09/06/21)

    3,315        3,299,652   

1.85%, 04/30/20 (Call 03/30/20)

    10,000        10,080,223   

2.15%, 10/14/20 (Call 09/14/20)

    11,360        11,551,297   

2.38%, 10/06/26 (Call 07/06/26)

    7,550        7,426,482   

2.75%, 03/05/22

    18,143        18,900,989   

2.75%, 03/01/23

    21,313        22,021,470   

2.75%, 04/30/25 (Call 01/30/25)a

    15,009        15,397,020   

2.85%, 02/24/26 (Call 11/24/25)a

    12,285        12,640,310   

3.00%, 08/25/21

    9,196        9,664,901   

3.10%, 07/17/22 (Call 05/17/22)

    15,865        16,739,390   

3.13%, 11/01/20

    11,199        11,814,690   

3.45%, 10/06/46 (Call 04/06/46)

    13,300        12,703,894   

3.60%, 03/01/24 (Call 12/01/23)

    20,505        22,177,978   

4.00%, 03/05/42

    6,239        6,514,007   

4.45%, 04/14/46 (Call 10/14/45)

    18,470        20,591,401   

4.50%, 01/15/20a

    12,980        14,155,339   

4.88%, 11/01/40a

    10,436        12,172,884   

5.50%, 01/15/40

    11,774        14,799,781   
   

 

 

 
    1,238,040,939   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.46%

  

 

Amgen Inc.

   

1.85%, 08/19/21 (Call 07/19/21)a

    13,340        13,143,078   

2.13%, 05/01/20 (Call 04/01/20)a

    10,378        10,485,260   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.25%, 08/19/23 (Call 06/19/23)a

  $ 10,600      $ 10,372,765   

2.60%, 08/19/26 (Call 05/19/26)

    11,450        11,004,998   

3.13%, 05/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)

    15,000        15,181,659   

3.45%, 10/01/20a

    8,670        9,130,038   

3.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    4,236        4,497,312   

3.63%, 05/22/24 (Call 02/22/24)

    19,165        20,097,594   

3.88%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)

    24,313        26,105,580   

4.10%, 06/15/21 (Call 03/15/21)

    12,831        13,830,740   

4.40%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)

    28,089        28,560,670   

4.56%, 06/15/48 (Call 12/15/47)b

    18,817        19,216,534   

4.66%, 06/15/51 (Call 12/15/50)b

    45,568        46,596,538   

5.15%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    4,300        4,748,577   

Biogen Inc.

   

2.90%, 09/15/20a

    14,915        15,354,942   

3.63%, 09/15/22

    18,900        20,089,311   

4.05%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a

    19,641        20,927,108   

5.20%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    20,640        23,138,633   

Celgene Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/20

    9,057        9,341,528   

3.25%, 08/15/22

    8,276        8,565,350   

3.55%, 08/15/22a

    13,261        13,960,534   

3.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)a

    15,166        15,651,411   

3.88%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)a

    35,125        36,876,276   

4.63%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    8,890        9,011,620   

5.00%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)a

    32,150        34,447,024   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

2.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    6,000        5,971,081   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.55%, 09/01/20

  $ 22,609      $ 23,120,088   

2.95%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)a

    18,800        18,592,029   

3.25%, 09/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    14,950        15,658,322   

3.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    28,697        29,846,917   

3.65%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    31,162        32,674,095   

3.70%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    17,690        18,693,034   

4.00%, 09/01/36 (Call 03/01/36)a

    5,250        5,222,717   

4.15%, 03/01/47 (Call 09/01/46)

    25,985        25,687,903   

4.40%, 12/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)a

    19,264        21,310,538   

4.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    9,254        10,160,957   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)a

    18,893        19,692,180   

4.60%, 09/01/35 (Call 03/01/35)a

    17,878        19,149,905   

4.75%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)a

    30,209        32,656,938   

4.80%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)a

    20,745        22,531,962   

5.65%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    7,920        9,583,750   
   

 

 

 
    750,887,496   

CHEMICALS — 1.29%

  

 

CF Industries Inc.

   

3.45%, 06/01/23a

    100        93,500   

4.95%, 06/01/43a

    100        83,852   

5.15%, 03/15/34a

             

5.38%, 03/15/44a

             

7.13%, 05/01/20

    2,235        2,471,038   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   

3.00%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a

    11,622        11,931,571   

3.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)a

    13,264        13,876,728   

4.13%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)

    17,523        19,016,429   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.25%, 11/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)

  $ 16,329      $ 17,587,737   

4.38%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    17,340        17,429,478   

5.25%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)a

    8,688        9,512,609   

7.38%, 11/01/29a

    6,242        8,387,585   

9.40%, 05/15/39

    9,976        15,955,239   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

2.70%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    12,583        12,812,786   

3.60%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    8,326        8,735,648   

3.80%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    10,070        10,471,033   

4.65%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)a

    9,285        9,277,572   

Ecolab Inc.

   

2.70%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    6,000        5,971,560   

4.35%, 12/08/21a

    19,750        21,974,680   

5.50%, 12/08/41

    5,408        6,651,325   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   

2.80%, 02/15/23

    19,774        19,976,246   

3.63%, 01/15/21a

    10,403        11,080,334   

4.15%, 02/15/43a

    7,774        7,658,247   

4.63%, 01/15/20a

    12,298        13,510,342   

LYB International Finance BV

   

4.00%, 07/15/23a

    12,156        13,051,400   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    14,291        15,086,221   

5.25%, 07/15/43a

    7,753        8,530,534   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

   

4.63%, 02/26/55 (Call 08/26/54)

    17,846        16,882,732   

5.75%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)a

    9,720        11,353,932   

6.00%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/17/21)

    8,653        10,058,807   

Monsanto Co.

   

3.38%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)a

    10,359        10,603,942   

4.40%, 07/15/44 (Call 01/15/44)a

    11,100        11,020,729   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.70%, 07/15/64 (Call 01/15/64)

  $ 10,735      $ 9,980,652   

Mosaic Co. (The)

   

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)a

    15,215        15,502,372   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    10,217        10,520,133   

Rohm & Haas Co.

   

7.85%, 07/15/29

    9,631        13,458,821   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   

3.60%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)b

    3,500        3,498,085   
   

 

 

 
    394,013,899   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.14%

  

 

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

   

2.25%, 09/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)a

    11,432        11,693,457   

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a

    9,633        10,290,945   

S&P Global Inc.

   

4.40%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    9,550        10,557,703   

Total System Services Inc.

   

3.80%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)a

    5,150        5,429,305   

4.80%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)a

    3,550        3,889,961   
   

 

 

 
    41,861,371   

COMPUTERS — 3.69%

  

 

Apple Inc.

   

1.55%, 02/07/20a

    13,928        13,937,836   

1.55%, 08/04/21 (Call 07/04/21)

    5,700        5,629,902   

2.00%, 05/06/20a

    9,529        9,662,735   

2.15%, 02/09/22a

    20,220        20,335,119   

2.25%, 02/23/21 (Call 01/23/21)a

    35,610        36,206,079   

2.40%, 05/03/23

    67,690        67,919,198   

2.45%, 08/04/26 (Call 05/04/26)a

    23,318        22,850,122   

2.50%, 02/09/25

    19,653        19,523,461   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.70%, 05/13/22

  $ 15,319      $ 15,806,985   

2.85%, 05/06/21a

    38,661        40,394,049   

2.85%, 02/23/23 (Call 12/23/22)a

    19,295        20,002,364   

3.20%, 05/13/25a

    26,007        27,222,864   

3.25%, 02/23/26 (Call 11/23/25)

    47,280        49,434,691   

3.45%, 05/06/24a

    28,379        30,251,058   

3.45%, 02/09/45a

    28,881        26,679,664   

3.85%, 05/04/43a

    40,400        39,778,652   

3.85%, 08/04/46 (Call 02/04/46)

    24,705        23,987,023   

4.38%, 05/13/45

    19,010        19,921,588   

4.45%, 05/06/44a

    17,512        18,782,634   

4.50%, 02/23/36 (Call 08/23/35)a

    7,855        8,757,930   

4.65%, 02/23/46 (Call 08/23/45)

    47,195        52,195,320   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.

   

4.42%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)b

    49,264        51,547,175   

5.45%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)b

    48,151        51,562,985   

6.02%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a,b

    58,240        63,148,409   

8.10%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)b

    19,175        22,884,099   

8.35%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)b

    23,695        28,705,943   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

3.60%, 10/15/20 (Call 09/15/20)a,b

    39,155        40,644,801   

4.40%, 10/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a,b

    18,750        20,194,382   

4.90%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)a,b

    28,940        30,747,176   

6.20%, 10/15/35 (Call 04/15/35)b

    7,410        7,681,673   

6.35%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)a,b

    18,525        19,213,120   

HP Inc.

   

4.30%, 06/01/21

    17,222        18,501,994   

4.38%, 09/15/21a

    8,280        8,899,487   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.65%, 12/09/21

  $ 17,749      $ 19,348,937   

6.00%, 09/15/41a

    15,202        15,386,081   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

1.63%, 05/15/20a

    6,827        6,834,071   

1.88%, 08/01/22a

    8,451        8,329,538   

2.25%, 02/19/21a

    12,550        12,803,529   

2.88%, 11/09/22

    13,675        14,214,662   

3.38%, 08/01/23a

    15,375        16,314,348   

3.45%, 02/19/26a

    23,900        25,355,027   

3.63%, 02/12/24a

    36,295        38,961,619   

4.00%, 06/20/42a

    5,644        5,739,779   

4.70%, 02/19/46a

    1,000        1,115,930   

8.38%, 11/01/19a

    5,457        6,553,980   

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

4.75%, 06/01/23a

    14,473        14,400,635   

4.75%, 01/01/25

    8,686        8,305,988   
   

 

 

 
    1,126,674,642   

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.18%

  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   

1.70%, 11/03/21

    2,805        2,799,250   

2.30%, 02/06/22

    10,624        10,838,504   

2.45%, 11/03/26

    5,000        4,992,950   

3.10%, 08/15/23a

    11,869        12,591,277   

5.55%, 03/05/37a

    16,273        22,274,661   
   

 

 

 
    53,496,642   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.79%

  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

3.95%, 02/01/22 (Call 01/01/22)a

    12,900        13,147,938   

4.50%, 05/15/21a

    15,900        16,555,875   

5.00%, 10/01/21a

    17,400        18,487,500   

Air Lease Corp.

   

3.00%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)

    12,500        12,388,250   

American Express Co.

  

2.65%, 12/02/22

    22,253        22,621,910   

4.05%, 12/03/42

    10,384        10,508,728   

American Express Credit Corp.

   

2.25%, 05/05/21 (Call 04/04/21)a

    26,700        26,916,016   

2.38%, 05/26/20 (Call 04/25/20)

    17,450        17,749,082   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series F

   

2.60%, 09/14/20 (Call 08/14/20)

  $ 14,769      $ 15,111,409   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

   

4.00%, 10/15/23

    12,373        13,356,755   

5.30%, 03/15/20

    3,520        3,890,764   

Capital One Bank USA N.A.

   

3.38%, 02/15/23

    15,290        15,595,886   

CME Group Inc.

   

3.00%, 09/15/22

    10,848        11,444,560   

3.00%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    9,669        10,012,965   

5.30%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    7,331        9,085,533   

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

   

2.34%, 11/15/20b

    200        203,991   

2.34%, 11/15/20a

    74,514        75,982,365   

3.37%, 11/15/25a

    35,791        38,112,819   

4.42%, 11/15/35a

    141,047        153,837,960   

HSBC Finance Corp.

   

6.68%, 01/15/21

    30,746        35,094,121   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

   

2.75%, 12/01/20 (Call 11/01/20)

    16,705        17,246,633   

3.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)a

    18,179        19,398,275   

4.00%, 10/15/23a

    4,975        5,390,895   

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 08/15/22a

    9,450        10,407,096   

8.25%, 12/15/20a

    11,000        13,057,180   

Jefferies Group LLC

   

6.88%, 04/15/21a

    11,752        13,631,875   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   

6.70%, 03/04/20a

    14,233        16,246,621   

Synchrony Financial

   

2.70%, 02/03/20 (Call 01/03/20)a

    9,235        9,354,017   

3.70%, 08/04/26 (Call 05/04/26)a

    880        869,414   

3.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)a

    8,990        9,430,412   

4.25%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)

    12,295        12,791,567   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.50%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/24/25)

  $ 14,950      $ 15,679,772   

Visa Inc.

   

2.20%, 12/14/20 (Call 11/14/20)

    33,340        33,925,977   

2.80%, 12/14/22 (Call 10/14/22)

    31,695        32,906,579   

3.15%, 12/14/25 (Call 09/14/25)a

    49,050        51,156,555   

4.15%, 12/14/35 (Call 06/14/35)a

    24,169        26,729,222   

4.30%, 12/14/45 (Call 06/14/45)

    38,830        43,300,009   
   

 

 

 
    851,626,526   

ELECTRIC — 1.72%

  

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)a

    11,421        12,547,402   

5.15%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    11,719        13,990,870   

6.13%, 04/01/36a

    22,605        29,549,572   

6.50%, 09/15/37a

    8,226        11,176,087   

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.

   

4.45%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    10,436        11,532,872   

4.63%, 12/01/54 (Call 06/01/54)a

    9,890        11,021,840   

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

   

3.88%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)

    600        612,516   

5.30%, 02/15/40a

    8,867        10,882,121   

Duke Energy Corp.

  

1.80%, 09/01/21 (Call 08/01/21)

    12,815        12,656,340   

2.65%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)a

    15,095        14,694,353   

3.75%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)

    15,626        16,557,135   

3.75%, 09/01/46 (Call 03/01/46)a

    14,385        13,717,460   

Duke Energy Florida LLC

   

6.40%, 06/15/38a

    11,036        15,152,297   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Emera U.S. Finance LP

   

2.70%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a,b

  $ 11,575      $ 11,783,279   

3.55%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a,b

    12,153        12,427,379   

4.75%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)a,b

    11,600        12,329,385   

Exelon Corp.

   

2.85%, 06/15/20 (Call 05/15/20)

    13,401        13,795,324   

3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)a

    9,675        9,990,632   

3.95%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a

    8,575        9,144,854   

4.45%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)

    7,150        7,434,188   

5.10%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)a

    1,799        2,029,650   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

   

2.95%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    9,325        9,637,071   

5.60%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)a

    7,708        7,863,541   

6.25%, 10/01/39

    11,891        12,945,785   

Fortis Inc.

   

3.06%, 10/04/26 (Call 07/04/26)b

    5,000        4,915,000   

Georgia Power Co.

   

4.30%, 03/15/42

    17,602        18,652,998   

NiSource Finance Corp.

   

4.80%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    7,341        8,051,702   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

   

7.00%, 09/01/22

    9,223        11,580,085   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

   

3.50%, 10/01/20 (Call 07/01/20)

    10,722        11,364,042   

5.40%, 01/15/40

    12,281        15,182,383   

5.80%, 03/01/37

    11,486        14,684,627   

6.05%, 03/01/34a

    35,026        45,895,622   

Southern California Edison Co.

   

4.65%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)a

    10,506        12,236,753   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Southern Co. (The)

   

2.35%, 07/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

  $ 19,150      $ 19,324,757   

2.95%, 07/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)a

    16,650        17,064,180   

3.25%, 07/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)a

    19,035        19,552,897   

4.40%, 07/01/46 (Call 01/01/46)

    23,375        24,637,019   

Virginia Electric & Power Co. Series A

   

3.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    17,251        17,842,687   
   

 

 

 
    524,456,705   

ELECTRONICS — 0.25%

  

 

Fortive Corp.

   

2.35%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a,b

    1,975        1,981,880   

3.15%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)b

    16,240        16,354,211   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

1.85%, 11/01/21 (Call 10/01/21)

    18,000        17,956,800   

2.50%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    18,000        17,783,100   

4.25%, 03/01/21a

    7,899        8,698,018   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

3.75%, 03/15/22

    12,131        13,052,590   
   

 

 

 
    75,826,599   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.07%

  

ABB Finance USA Inc.

   

2.88%, 05/08/22

    14,963        15,493,925   

4.38%, 05/08/42a

    4,367        4,890,576   
   

 

 

 
    20,384,501   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.09%

  

Republic Services Inc.

   

3.55%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)

    8,895        9,491,050   

5.00%, 03/01/20a

    9,132        10,048,932   

Waste Management Inc.

   

4.10%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    9,024        9,518,892   
   

 

 

 
    29,058,874   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FOOD — 1.42%

  

 

General Mills Inc.

   

3.15%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

  $ 12,224      $ 12,849,051   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

   

3.50%, 10/15/21

    25        26,570   

3.50%, 03/15/25a

    21,535        22,648,713   

Kellogg Co.

   

3.25%, 04/01/26a

    6,450        6,582,355   

4.00%, 12/15/20

    7,827        8,439,514   

Series B

   

7.45%, 04/01/31

    1,456        1,995,393   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

2.80%, 07/02/20 (Call 06/02/20)a

    21,350        21,957,565   

3.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)a

    25,080        24,815,539   

3.50%, 06/06/22a

    24,081        25,423,533   

3.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    15,645        16,501,586   

3.95%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)a

    18,465        19,729,825   

4.38%, 06/01/46 (Call 12/01/45)

    42,100        42,746,757   

5.00%, 07/15/35 (Call 01/15/35)

    12,957        14,409,719   

5.00%, 06/04/42a

    21,903        24,195,721   

5.20%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)

    22,420        25,242,678   

5.38%, 02/10/20

    9,830        10,856,499   

6.50%, 02/09/40

    13,519        17,578,712   

6.88%, 01/26/39

    9,540        12,750,085   

Kroger Co. (The)

   

2.65%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    1,000        971,890   

6.15%, 01/15/20

    6,827        7,701,651   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

4.00%, 02/01/24 (Call 11/01/23)a

    18,924        21,022,959   

6.50%, 02/09/40a

    1,961        2,594,168   

Sysco Corp.

   

2.60%, 10/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)

    9,320        9,533,381   

3.30%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)a

    12,685        12,928,358   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)

  $ 9,418      $ 9,913,583   

Tyson Foods Inc.

   

3.95%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)a

    9,600        10,157,843   

4.50%, 06/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)

    17,245        18,925,413   

Unilever Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 02/10/21

    14,063        15,502,070   

5.90%, 11/15/32

    11,159        15,154,580   
   

 

 

 
    433,155,711   

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 0.15%

  

International Paper Co.

   

3.00%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)a

    13,900        13,694,174   

3.65%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)

    5,965        6,180,002   

4.40%, 08/15/47 (Call 02/15/47)a

    14,935        14,521,017   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    9,500        9,670,318   

7.30%, 11/15/39a

    1,050        1,371,310   
   

 

 

 
    45,436,821   

GAS — 0.04%

  

 

Sempra Energy

   

6.00%, 10/15/39a

    10,195        12,713,387   
   

 

 

 
    12,713,387   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.75%

  

Abbott Laboratories

   

2.00%, 03/15/20a

    11,229        11,301,314   

2.55%, 03/15/22a

    8,408        8,555,116   

2.95%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    10,270        10,323,988   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

2.68%, 12/15/19

    6,441        6,635,966   

3.13%, 11/08/21

    10,316        10,785,287   

3.73%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    27,790        29,565,792   

4.69%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    16,775        18,298,163   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

3.85%, 05/15/25a

    7,405        7,751,508   

6.00%, 01/15/20

    6,931        7,758,409   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Medtronic Inc.

   

2.50%, 03/15/20a

  $ 30,843      $ 31,584,237   

3.15%, 03/15/22a

    34,655        36,434,926   

3.50%, 03/15/25

    47,719        50,617,137   

3.63%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    5,744        6,132,008   

4.38%, 03/15/35

    28,734        31,541,841   

4.45%, 03/15/20a

    12,143        13,185,511   

4.63%, 03/15/45

    49,628        56,147,144   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

   

3.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)a

    6,142        6,266,112   

Stryker Corp.

   

2.63%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    10,960        11,158,183   

3.38%, 11/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)

    7,328        7,607,937   

3.50%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)a

    17,265        17,988,757   

4.63%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)a

    9,940        10,643,253   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   

2.95%, 09/19/26 (Call 06/19/26)a

    9,120        8,974,984   

3.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)a

    15,015        15,233,371   

3.15%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/22)

    7,998        8,153,771   

3.30%, 02/15/22a

    11,042        11,541,505   

3.60%, 08/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a

    9,856        10,421,578   

4.15%, 02/01/24 (Call 11/01/23)a

    12,866        13,876,026   

4.50%, 03/01/21

    11,056        12,099,959   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

2.70%, 04/01/20 (Call 03/01/20)

    9,870        10,017,858   

3.15%, 04/01/22 (Call 02/01/22)a

    12,350        12,655,879   

3.55%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    25,003        25,475,217   

4.45%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    17,190        16,940,822   
   

 

 

 
    535,673,559   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.64%

  

Aetna Inc.

   

2.40%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a

  $ 22,675      $ 22,877,615   

2.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a

    13,797        14,022,087   

2.80%, 06/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    18,025        18,285,440   

3.20%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    35,915        36,124,539   

3.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)a

    11,000        11,458,265   

3.95%, 09/01/20a

    1,755        1,874,786   

4.25%, 06/15/36 (Call 12/15/35)

    20,422        20,798,069   

4.38%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)

    28,350        28,592,302   

6.63%, 06/15/36

    6,873        8,984,398   

Anthem Inc.

   

3.13%, 05/15/22a

    11,635        11,993,564   

3.30%, 01/15/23

    11,290        11,641,286   

3.50%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)

    8,225        8,508,711   

4.63%, 05/15/42

    8,814        9,170,038   

4.65%, 01/15/43

    11,675        12,373,944   

4.65%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)a

    12,214        13,003,260   

5.85%, 01/15/36a

    9,657        11,479,645   

6.38%, 06/15/37

    890        1,132,271   

Cigna Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)a

    11,590        11,711,746   

4.00%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    6,314        6,766,721   

5.38%, 02/15/42 (Call 08/15/41)

    10,385        12,124,568   

Humana Inc.

   

4.95%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)a

    7,985        8,603,701   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

3.60%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    10,071        10,433,641   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.70%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

  $ 12,605      $ 13,439,096   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

2.13%, 03/15/21

    8,246        8,315,476   

2.70%, 07/15/20

    15,415        15,883,431   

2.88%, 12/15/21

    8,750        9,106,089   

2.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)a

    13,562        14,079,278   

2.88%, 03/15/23a

    6,777        6,968,101   

3.10%, 03/15/26a

    14,650        15,022,825   

3.35%, 07/15/22a

    18,392        19,536,847   

3.75%, 07/15/25

    26,487        28,653,157   

4.25%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    5,679        6,031,662   

4.63%, 07/15/35a

    12,810        14,488,663   

4.75%, 07/15/45a

    29,446        33,908,930   

5.80%, 03/15/36a

    4,150        5,275,659   

6.88%, 02/15/38

    12,520        17,423,136   
   

 

 

 
    500,092,947   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.03%

  

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.

   

2.25%, 02/10/20 (Call 01/10/20)

    9,071        9,130,840   
   

 

 

 
    9,130,840   

HOUSEWARES — 0.28%

   

Newell Brands Inc.

   

3.15%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)a

    12,600        13,094,651   

3.85%, 04/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)a

    19,050        20,216,100   

4.20%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)a

    26,275        28,333,612   

5.50%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)a

    20,520        24,293,068   
   

 

 

 
    85,937,431   

INSURANCE — 1.90%

  

 

Aflac Inc.

   

3.63%, 11/15/24a

    9,618        10,272,477   

American International Group Inc.

   

3.30%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)a

    17,101        17,865,175   

3.75%, 07/10/25 (Call 04/10/25)a

    5,425        5,664,106   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.88%, 01/15/35 (Call 07/15/34)a

  $ 17,173      $ 16,682,163   

3.90%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)a

    18,615        19,553,421   

4.13%, 02/15/24

    16,495        17,726,983   

4.38%, 01/15/55 (Call 07/15/54)

    7,926        7,428,286   

4.50%, 07/16/44 (Call 01/16/44)

    31,443        31,936,262   

4.80%, 07/10/45 (Call 01/10/45)a

    6,895        7,306,343   

4.88%, 06/01/22

    17,864        19,944,465   

6.25%, 05/01/36

    13,057        16,001,924   

Aon PLC

   

3.88%, 12/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)

    7,000        7,406,808   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

3.00%, 05/15/22

    5,660        5,947,165   

4.25%, 01/15/21a

    4,921        5,408,112   

5.75%, 01/15/40a

    9,588        12,495,206   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

   

2.20%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)a

    10,300        10,512,839   

2.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)a

    32,397        33,360,678   

3.13%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)a

    33,380        34,638,399   

4.50%, 02/11/43a

    11,443        12,886,156   

Chubb Corp. (The)

   

6.00%, 05/11/37

    8,601        11,353,311   

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

   

2.30%, 11/03/20 (Call 10/03/20)

    17,720        18,078,821   

2.88%, 11/03/22 (Call 09/03/22)

    10,124        10,528,925   

3.15%, 03/15/25a

    11,350        11,747,990   

3.35%, 05/03/26 (Call 02/03/26)a

    10,285        10,808,727   

4.35%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)a

    22,435        24,966,756   

Manulife Financial Corp.

   

4.15%, 03/04/26

    15,925        17,363,585   

5.38%, 03/04/46

    9,300        11,058,617   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MetLife Inc.

   

3.60%, 04/10/24a

  $ 9,762      $ 10,339,526   

4.05%, 03/01/45a

    9,795        9,664,258   

4.13%, 08/13/42a

    8,328        8,372,140   

4.60%, 05/13/46 (Call 11/13/45)a

    8,150        8,839,223   

4.75%, 02/08/21a

    15,061        16,741,383   

4.88%, 11/13/43a

    13,215        14,652,828   

5.70%, 06/15/35

    7,175        8,692,810   

5.88%, 02/06/41

    11,295        13,842,444   

6.38%, 06/15/34

    8,149        10,412,542   

Series D

   

4.37%, 09/15/23a

    13,810        15,273,019   

Prudential Financial Inc.

   

4.60%, 05/15/44a

    12,620        13,377,903   

5.70%, 12/14/36

    3,970        4,725,080   

Series D

   

6.63%, 12/01/37

    9,350        12,278,914   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

   

5.35%, 11/01/40

    7,925        9,862,023   

6.25%, 06/15/37

    9,255        12,542,193   
   

 

 

 
    578,559,986   

INTERNET — 0.58%

  

 

Alphabet Inc.

   

2.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)a

    20,889        20,153,640   

3.38%, 02/25/24a

    1,000        1,080,731   

3.63%, 05/19/21a

    3,200        3,484,484   

Amazon.com Inc.

   

2.50%, 11/29/22 (Call 08/29/22)a

    15,622        15,981,703   

2.60%, 12/05/19 (Call 11/05/19)

    14,629        15,103,901   

3.30%, 12/05/21 (Call 10/05/21)a

    13,989        14,833,526   

3.80%, 12/05/24 (Call 09/05/24)

    18,082        19,811,189   

4.80%, 12/05/34 (Call 06/05/34)a

    16,915        19,311,615   

4.95%, 12/05/44 (Call 06/05/44)a

    9,552        11,211,194   

eBay Inc.

   

2.60%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)

    12,175        12,162,193   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.88%, 08/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)a

  $ 5,643      $ 5,773,445   

3.45%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/01/24)a

    9,955        10,175,008   

3.80%, 03/09/22 (Call 02/09/22)a

    5,500        5,832,965   

4.00%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)

    10,297        9,087,337   

Expedia Inc.

   

5.00%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)b

    12,100        12,568,808   
   

 

 

 
    176,571,739   

LODGING — 0.04%

  

 

Marriott International Inc./MD

   

2.30%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)a

    7,650        7,651,290   

Series R

   

3.13%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)

    4,700        4,680,240   
   

 

 

 
    12,331,530   

MACHINERY — 0.37%

  

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

   

1.70%, 08/09/21

    15,400        15,104,320   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

3.40%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)a

    9,745        10,357,390   

3.80%, 08/15/42a

    20,092        20,204,172   

3.90%, 05/27/21a

    13,022        14,078,165   

5.20%, 05/27/41a

    9,498        11,325,481   

Deere & Co.

   

2.60%, 06/08/22 (Call 03/08/22)

    15,559        15,976,633   

3.90%, 06/09/42 (Call 12/09/41)

    9,671        10,073,760   

4.38%, 10/16/19

    3,171        3,429,959   

John Deere Capital Corp.

   

2.80%, 03/06/23

    12,900        13,293,939   
   

 

 

 
    113,843,819   

MANUFACTURING — 1.39%

  

 

3M Co.

   

5.70%, 03/15/37

    8,151        10,760,279   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Eaton Corp.

   

2.75%, 11/02/22

  $ 20,055      $ 20,436,873   

4.15%, 11/02/42a

    9,440        9,704,445   

General Electric Co.

   

2.20%, 01/09/20 (Call 12/09/19)

    4,989        5,056,825   

2.70%, 10/09/22

    31,192        32,190,568   

3.10%, 01/09/23

    18,967        20,031,181   

3.15%, 09/07/22a

    11,685        12,252,865   

3.38%, 03/11/24a

    10,843        11,573,515   

3.45%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/13/24)

    1,140        1,218,774   

4.13%, 10/09/42a

    27,934        29,628,110   

4.38%, 09/16/20

    17,386        19,119,958   

4.50%, 03/11/44a

    25,970        29,136,346   

4.63%, 01/07/21a

    16,838        18,746,518   

4.65%, 10/17/21

    8,485        9,580,267   

5.30%, 02/11/21

    18,853        21,431,072   

5.50%, 01/08/20

    10,163        11,344,809   

5.88%, 01/14/38

    27,309        35,490,708   

6.15%, 08/07/37

    14,197        19,048,471   

6.88%, 01/10/39

    26,481        38,737,696   

Series A

   

6.75%, 03/15/32a

    35,061        48,229,621   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

   

2.65%, 11/15/26

    10,000        9,968,500   

3.90%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)

    11,480        12,132,139   
   

 

 

 
    425,819,540   

MEDIA — 4.89%

  

 

21st Century Fox America Inc.

   

3.00%, 09/15/22a

    14,752        15,183,387   

4.50%, 02/15/21a

    9,338        10,260,845   

6.15%, 03/01/37a

    7,729        9,415,518   

6.15%, 02/15/41a

    22,186        27,338,827   

6.20%, 12/15/34a

    11,364        14,123,218   

6.40%, 12/15/35a

    12,155        15,237,075   

6.65%, 11/15/37

    15,746        20,278,281   

CBS Corp.

   

3.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    2,565        2,637,025   

4.00%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    7,970        8,471,115   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.88%, 07/30/30

  $ 9,645      $ 13,508,290   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

   

3.58%, 07/23/20 (Call 06/23/20)a,b

    31,413        32,528,161   

4.46%, 07/23/22 (Call 05/23/22)b

    34,451        36,778,833   

4.91%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/23/25)b

    55,595        60,056,382   

6.38%, 10/23/35 (Call 04/23/35)a,b

    28,630        33,050,873   

6.48%, 10/23/45 (Call 04/23/45)b

    37,800        44,389,345   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc.

   

9.46%, 11/15/22

    17,093        23,847,485   

Comcast Corp.

   

2.35%, 01/15/27 (Call 10/15/26)

    14,470        13,997,855   

2.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)a

    8,175        8,390,135   

2.85%, 01/15/23

    13,570        13,993,023   

3.13%, 07/15/22a

    11,895        12,458,781   

3.15%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)a

    26,220        27,125,662   

3.20%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)a

    13,710        13,027,386   

3.38%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    9,408        9,899,350   

3.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)a

    17,310        18,134,794   

3.40%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)a

    19,580        18,059,852   

3.60%, 03/01/24a

    19,171        20,527,227   

4.20%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

    21,131        22,626,468   

4.25%, 01/15/33a

    19,726        21,210,847   

4.40%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    13,505        14,828,242   

4.60%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)a

    20,665        22,778,534   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.65%, 07/15/42

  $ 15,551      $ 17,248,647   

4.75%, 03/01/44

    6,568        7,315,800   

5.15%, 03/01/20a

    16,843        18,715,974   

5.65%, 06/15/35

    12,102        15,073,025   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    7,825        10,520,992   

6.40%, 03/01/40a

    7,181        9,756,318   

6.45%, 03/15/37

    16,601        22,198,862   

6.50%, 11/15/35

    11,527        15,457,048   

6.55%, 07/01/39

    12,203        16,632,854   

6.95%, 08/15/37

    22,321        31,600,581   

7.05%, 03/15/33

    12,060        16,722,921   

Discovery Communications LLC

   

4.88%, 04/01/43

    10,279        9,758,980   

5.05%, 06/01/20

    16,515        17,990,757   

6.35%, 06/01/40a

    7,575        8,268,116   

Historic TW Inc.

   

6.63%, 05/15/29

    15,471        19,676,067   

NBCUniversal Media LLC

   

2.88%, 01/15/23a

    13,180        13,579,732   

4.38%, 04/01/21a

    22,752        25,027,696   

4.45%, 01/15/43a

    15,093        16,385,026   

5.15%, 04/30/20a

    23,787        26,467,055   

5.95%, 04/01/41

    17,124        22,162,908   

6.40%, 04/30/40

    10,693        14,512,409   

Time Warner Cable LLC

   

4.00%, 09/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

    12,968        13,640,227   

4.50%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    12,630        11,728,658   

5.00%, 02/01/20

    19,401        20,836,230   

5.50%, 09/01/41 (Call 03/01/41)a

    18,083        18,958,291   

5.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    15,296        16,598,487   

6.55%, 05/01/37

    20,741        24,060,178   

6.75%, 06/15/39

    14,272        17,113,555   

7.30%, 07/01/38

    16,635        20,913,213   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

   

8.38%, 03/15/23

    11,020        14,203,959   

8.38%, 07/15/33

    9,555        12,826,339   

Time Warner Inc.

   

2.95%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    13,505        13,300,503   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.55%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)

  $ 9,925      $ 10,266,255   

3.60%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    24,200        24,994,133   

4.70%, 01/15/21

    11,303        12,385,659   

4.75%, 03/29/21a

    12,285        13,483,646   

4.85%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)

    4,050        4,302,163   

4.88%, 03/15/20

    13,684        14,936,725   

6.10%, 07/15/40

    11,120        13,368,669   

6.25%, 03/29/41

    17,770        21,659,387   

6.50%, 11/15/36a

    11,588        14,395,595   

7.63%, 04/15/31

    14,204        19,584,191   

7.70%, 05/01/32a

    28,400        38,931,348   

Viacom Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)a

    22,729        24,079,921   

4.38%, 03/15/43

    24,710        22,714,860   

5.85%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)a

    12,892        14,398,430   

6.88%, 04/30/36

    9,944        11,713,578   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   

1.85%, 07/30/26a

    18,530        17,351,952   

2.15%, 09/17/20a

    9,025        9,205,005   

2.30%, 02/12/21a

    8,905        9,113,461   

2.35%, 12/01/22a

    11,527        11,777,084   

2.75%, 08/16/21

    5,423        5,664,136   

3.00%, 02/13/26a

    14,225        14,706,363   

3.15%, 09/17/25a

    9,050        9,522,529   

4.13%, 06/01/44a

    10,737        11,533,354   
   

 

 

 
    1,493,502,668   

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE — 0.07%

  

Precision Castparts Corp.

   

2.50%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/22)

    7,887        7,996,770   

3.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    13,497        14,232,683   
   

 

 

 
    22,229,453   

MINING — 0.87%

  

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

5.25%, 04/01/42

    11,800        12,926,539   

Barrick North America Finance LLC

   

4.40%, 05/30/21

    8,902        9,724,059   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.70%, 05/30/41

  $ 14,845      $ 16,948,973   

5.75%, 05/01/43a

    6,111        7,098,541   

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.

   

5.95%, 10/15/39

    7,580        8,569,229   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

   

2.88%, 02/24/22a

    11,743        12,211,387   

3.25%, 11/21/21

    16,496        17,423,413   

3.85%, 09/30/23a

    17,127        18,533,652   

4.13%, 02/24/42

    11,615        11,723,592   

5.00%, 09/30/43a

    30,765        35,058,862   

Goldcorp Inc.

   

3.70%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)a

    13,095        13,476,172   

Newmont Mining Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)a

    13,457        14,190,407   

4.88%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)a

    13,996        14,519,152   

6.25%, 10/01/39

    9,099        10,717,114   

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

   

6.13%, 12/15/33

    4,400        5,052,404   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

   

3.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a

    9,691        10,272,413   

4.13%, 05/20/21

    2,058        2,239,497   

5.20%, 11/02/40a

    14,705        16,712,880   

7.13%, 07/15/28

    9,348        12,379,554   

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

   

2.88%, 08/21/22 (Call 05/21/22)

    1,730        1,784,574   

3.50%, 03/22/22 (Call 12/22/21)

    2,457        2,610,936   

4.13%, 08/21/42 (Call 02/21/42)a

    11,894        11,973,785   
   

 

 

 
    266,147,135   

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.04%

  

Xerox Corp.

   

4.50%, 05/15/21a

    12,102        12,932,385   
   

 

 

 
    12,932,385   

OIL & GAS — 6.81%

  

 

Anadarko Finance Co.

   

7.50%, 05/01/31

    10,335        13,244,924   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

4.85%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)a

  $ 6,310      $ 6,848,117   

5.55%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)a

    13,500        15,297,575   

6.20%, 03/15/40

    8,271        9,476,970   

6.45%, 09/15/36

    25,439        30,006,651   

6.60%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)a

    13,315        16,352,948   

Apache Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    10,017        10,271,273   

4.25%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    6,074        5,962,142   

4.75%, 04/15/43 (Call 10/15/42)

    19,226        20,216,660   

5.10%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)

    17,015        18,103,574   

6.00%, 01/15/37

    15,059        17,618,092   

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

2.11%, 09/16/21 (Call 08/16/21)a

    10,335        10,345,386   

2.32%, 02/13/20a

    9,266        9,393,281   

2.50%, 11/06/22

    15,763        15,805,521   

2.52%, 01/15/20a

    20,205        20,583,559   

2.75%, 05/10/23a

    13,616        13,735,478   

3.02%, 01/16/27 (Call 10/16/26)a

    12,250        12,278,197   

3.06%, 03/17/22a

    18,530        19,238,810   

3.12%, 05/04/26 (Call 02/04/26)a

    15,950        16,111,964   

3.25%, 05/06/22

    26,353        27,517,347   

3.51%, 03/17/25a

    8,983        9,398,919   

3.54%, 11/04/24a

    10,263        10,740,250   

3.56%, 11/01/21a

    16,379        17,446,434   

3.81%, 02/10/24a

    6,117        6,525,014   

3.99%, 09/26/23a

    7,126        7,715,317   

4.50%, 10/01/20

    20,987        22,940,797   

4.74%, 03/11/21a

    15,673        17,423,665   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

6.25%, 03/15/38

    10,848        12,315,881   

Chevron Corp.

   

1.96%, 03/03/20 (Call 02/03/20)

    24,016        24,193,529   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.10%, 05/16/21 (Call 04/15/21)

  $ 20,950      $ 21,082,546   

2.19%, 11/15/19 (Call 10/15/19)

    4,663        4,746,370   

2.36%, 12/05/22 (Call 09/05/22)

    22,223        22,359,265   

2.42%, 11/17/20 (Call 10/17/20)

    15,865        16,185,146   

2.43%, 06/24/20 (Call 05/24/20)a

    8,839        9,037,449   

2.57%, 05/16/23 (Call 03/16/23)

    5,500        5,579,922   

2.95%, 05/16/26 (Call 02/16/26)a

    30,265        30,727,955   

3.19%, 06/24/23 (Call 03/24/23)a

    30,030        31,556,218   

3.33%, 11/17/25 (Call 08/17/25)a

    9,590        10,080,656   

ConocoPhillips

   

6.00%, 01/15/20

    14,978        16,741,625   

6.50%, 02/01/39

    31,849        40,384,570   

ConocoPhillips Co.

   

2.40%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    8,475        8,402,864   

2.88%, 11/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    9,700        9,953,481   

3.35%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)a

    13,611        13,811,019   

4.20%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)a

    12,475        13,494,362   

4.30%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)a

    13,565        13,549,294   

4.95%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)a

    18,050        20,198,937   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

   

6.95%, 04/15/29

    17,106        21,507,728   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

3.25%, 05/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)a

    13,402        13,446,609   

4.75%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    6,361        5,991,903   

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    11,705        11,373,940   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.60%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)

  $ 16,818      $ 17,343,310   

5.85%, 12/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)a

    6,125        7,020,635   

7.95%, 04/15/32

    13,019        16,302,107   

Devon Financing Co. LLC

   

7.88%, 09/30/31

    15,473        19,570,824   

Encana Corp.

   

6.50%, 08/15/34

    3,450        3,723,342   

EOG Resources Inc.

   

2.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)a

    17,215        17,158,595   

4.10%, 02/01/21a

    5,036        5,395,785   

4.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    8,750        9,478,382   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

1.91%, 03/06/20 (Call 02/06/20)

    8,425        8,502,029   

2.22%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    37,233        37,749,693   

2.40%, 03/06/22 (Call 01/06/22)

    10,700        10,889,904   

2.71%, 03/06/25 (Call 12/06/24)

    25,952        26,292,238   

2.73%, 03/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a

    18,150        18,518,302   

3.04%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)a

    31,621        32,690,969   

3.18%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)a

    11,935        12,459,888   

3.57%, 03/06/45 (Call 09/06/44)a

    12,780        12,752,087   

4.11%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)a

    29,585        31,906,088   

Hess Corp.

   

4.30%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    13,450        13,389,206   

5.60%, 02/15/41

    13,724        13,569,273   

6.00%, 01/15/40

    12,733        13,088,760   

Husky Energy Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)a

    16,963        17,853,435   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

2.80%, 11/01/22 (Call 08/01/22)a

    10,040        9,526,814   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

  $ 6,284      $ 6,034,788   

6.60%, 10/01/37

    10,206        10,804,911   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

3.63%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

    11,900        11,795,461   

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    9,392        8,314,873   

5.13%, 03/01/21a

    12,730        14,052,504   

6.50%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)a

    12,285        13,248,822   

Nexen Energy ULC

   

5.88%, 03/10/35

    0        0   

Noble Energy Inc.

   

4.15%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    11,835        12,549,790   

5.05%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    9,254        9,349,689   

5.25%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    13,095        13,576,290   

6.00%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    11,991        13,247,843   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

2.70%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    15,856        16,053,832   

3.13%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    9,588        10,010,232   

3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)a

    13,990        14,558,376   

3.50%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a

    10,350        10,903,876   

4.40%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)a

    14,580        15,564,396   

4.63%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    8,155        8,872,647   

Series 1

   

4.10%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/01/20)a

    14,720        15,893,598   

Petro-Canada

   

6.80%, 05/15/38a

    7,972        10,394,236   

Phillips 66

   

4.30%, 04/01/22a

    17,044        18,715,929   

4.65%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    8,650        9,114,933   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.88%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)a

  $ 17,565      $ 18,740,445   

5.88%, 05/01/42a

    22,600        27,462,456   

Shell International Finance BV

   

1.75%, 09/12/21a

    5,250        5,188,548   

1.88%, 05/10/21a

    20,079        19,937,638   

2.13%, 05/11/20a

    16,472        16,614,639   

2.25%, 11/10/20a

    13,685        13,837,471   

2.25%, 01/06/23

    16,542        16,348,067   

2.38%, 08/21/22

    17,901        17,919,755   

2.50%, 09/12/26a

    10,019        9,703,660   

2.88%, 05/10/26a

    24,550        24,589,638   

3.25%, 05/11/25a

    33,259        34,496,298   

3.40%, 08/12/23a

    17,858        18,747,127   

3.75%, 09/12/46a

    7,800        7,420,562   

4.00%, 05/10/46a

    30,275        29,870,590   

4.13%, 05/11/35a

    20,038        20,723,227   

4.38%, 03/25/20

    17,255        18,666,335   

4.38%, 05/11/45a

    36,068        37,496,985   

4.55%, 08/12/43

    12,995        13,872,355   

5.50%, 03/25/40a

    14,666        17,519,254   

6.38%, 12/15/38a

    32,302        42,422,607   

Statoil ASA

   

2.25%, 11/08/19

    8,470        8,605,218   

2.45%, 01/17/23a

    8,905        8,956,778   

2.65%, 01/15/24

    13,516        13,605,206   

2.75%, 11/10/21

    1,730        1,789,789   

2.90%, 11/08/20

    9,527        9,888,617   

3.15%, 01/23/22

    13,264        13,926,077   

3.70%, 03/01/24

    9,920        10,697,947   

3.95%, 05/15/43

    4,442        4,451,011   

4.80%, 11/08/43a

    11,031        12,444,158   

5.10%, 08/17/40

    8,502        9,871,475   

Suncor Energy Inc.

   

3.60%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)

    7,049        7,321,261   

6.50%, 06/15/38a

    16,910        21,679,261   

6.85%, 06/01/39

    7,920        10,591,816   

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

   

2.75%, 07/15/23a

    14,542        14,837,107   

Total Capital International SA

   

2.70%, 01/25/23a

    12,441        12,689,182   

2.75%, 06/19/21a

    10,850        11,240,373   

2.88%, 02/17/22a

    12,716        13,170,720   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.70%, 01/15/24a

  $ 10,050      $ 10,855,583   

3.75%, 04/10/24a

    15,197        16,443,779   

Total Capital SA

   

4.45%, 06/24/20a

    18,331        19,967,548   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    12,110        11,831,721   

6.13%, 02/01/20a

    8,579        9,620,044   

6.63%, 06/15/37a

    21,143        24,759,413   

7.50%, 04/15/32a

    8,826        11,015,458   
   

 

 

 
    2,077,396,025   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.59%

  

Baker Hughes Inc.

   

3.20%, 08/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a

    1,554        1,623,183   

5.13%, 09/15/40

    14,122        16,182,863   

Halliburton Co.

   

3.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    11,996        12,383,402   

3.80%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)a

    20,895        21,631,405   

4.75%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)a

    13,941        14,586,431   

4.85%, 11/15/35 (Call 05/15/35)a

    9,825        10,538,129   

5.00%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)a

    21,115        22,989,427   

6.70%, 09/15/38a

    9,417        11,997,782   

7.45%, 09/15/39

    14,616        20,095,324   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

   

2.60%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)a

    19,021        17,931,412   

3.95%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)a

    8,714        6,641,367   

Schlumberger Investment SA

   

3.65%, 12/01/23 (Call 09/01/23)

    22,202        23,735,197   
   

 

 

 
    180,335,922   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 6.07%

  

AbbVie Inc.

   

2.30%, 05/14/21 (Call 04/14/21)

    18,035        18,012,611   

2.50%, 05/14/20 (Call 04/14/20)

    38,602        39,046,985   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.85%, 05/14/23 (Call 03/14/23)

  $ 16,800      $ 16,817,395   

2.90%, 11/06/22a

    38,114        38,572,816   

3.20%, 11/06/22 (Call 09/06/22)a

    14,043        14,445,346   

3.20%, 05/14/26 (Call 02/14/26)a

    26,240        25,869,213   

3.60%, 05/14/25 (Call 02/14/25)

    49,995        50,986,316   

4.30%, 05/14/36 (Call 11/14/35)

    10,550        10,512,869   

4.40%, 11/06/42a

    28,502        27,982,238   

4.45%, 05/14/46 (Call 11/14/45)

    23,835        23,585,178   

4.50%, 05/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)a

    32,415        33,071,193   

4.70%, 05/14/45 (Call 11/14/44)

    32,435        33,272,686   

Actavis Funding SCS

   

3.00%, 03/12/20 (Call 02/12/20)a

    45,903        47,281,582   

3.45%, 03/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    34,280        35,582,613   

3.80%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    53,032        54,938,156   

3.85%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)

    18,400        19,174,055   

4.55%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)a

    28,605        29,531,556   

4.75%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    30,690        32,069,141   

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    22,184        23,281,755   

Actavis Inc.

   

3.25%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)a

    15,908        16,311,904   

4.63%, 10/01/42 (Call 04/01/42)

    7,644        7,789,231   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

2.38%, 11/16/20

    19,842        20,182,409   

3.38%, 11/16/25a

    22,860        23,799,041   

4.00%, 09/18/42a

    5,017        5,052,486   

4.38%, 11/16/45a

    18,685        19,773,958   

6.45%, 09/15/37

    33,865        45,627,544   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Baxalta Inc.

   

2.88%, 06/23/20 (Call 05/23/20)a

  $ 14,130      $ 14,430,619   

4.00%, 06/23/25 (Call 03/23/25)

    18,825        19,698,241   

5.25%, 06/23/45 (Call 12/23/44)

    17,204        19,532,804   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

2.00%, 08/01/22

    11,188        11,172,153   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2.75%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    11,868        12,294,975   

3.70%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    10,463        10,702,135   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

   

3.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)a

    14,220        14,166,664   

3.40%, 03/01/27 (Call 12/01/26)a

    18,650        18,385,013   

3.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)

    15,812        16,237,030   

3.90%, 02/15/22a

    8,442        9,024,747   

4.50%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/27/25)a

    14,740        15,794,281   

4.75%, 11/15/21

    15,786        17,474,832   

4.80%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)a

    18,150        18,176,189   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

   

2.80%, 03/18/23

    18,724        19,276,596   

6.38%, 05/15/38

    33,534        46,718,331   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC

   

2.85%, 05/08/22

    22,570        23,449,185   

Johnson & Johnson

   

1.65%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    11,010        11,039,410   

2.45%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    28,352        28,603,686   

3.38%, 12/05/23a

    8,401        9,131,601   

3.55%, 03/01/36 (Call 09/01/35)a

    13,592        14,433,280   

3.70%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    21,752        23,215,955   

4.38%, 12/05/33 (Call 06/05/33)

    8,670        10,029,237   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.95%, 08/15/37a

  $ 11,974      $ 16,799,757   

McKesson Corp.

   

3.80%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)a

    12,316        13,035,145   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    7,104        7,676,680   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

   

3.00%, 11/15/20

    4,010        4,139,357   

4.13%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)

    9,070        9,683,485   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   

1.85%, 02/10/20a

    9,624        9,730,855   

2.35%, 02/10/22

    12,545        12,761,109   

2.40%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    19,496        19,815,438   

2.75%, 02/10/25 (Call 11/10/24)

    33,956        34,607,772   

2.80%, 05/18/23

    21,487        22,130,110   

3.70%, 02/10/45 (Call 08/10/44)a

    21,078        21,460,216   

3.88%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)a

    10,129        10,941,953   

4.15%, 05/18/43

    17,421        19,117,340   

Mylan NV

   

3.15%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)a,b

    21,750        22,114,506   

3.95%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a,b

    35,530        35,425,791   

5.25%, 06/15/46 (Call 12/15/45)a,b

    12,340        12,493,238   

Novartis Capital Corp.

   

2.40%, 09/21/22a

    22,395        22,876,441   

3.00%, 11/20/25 (Call 08/20/25)a

    17,215        17,958,803   

3.40%, 05/06/24

    26,475        28,536,370   

4.00%, 11/20/45 (Call 05/20/45)a

    18,095        19,411,386   

4.40%, 04/24/20

    8,577        9,363,648   

4.40%, 05/06/44

    21,830        24,652,787   

Perrigo Co. PLC

   

4.00%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)a

    10,590        10,905,354   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

   

3.90%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    2,721        2,754,359   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Pfizer Inc.

   

1.95%, 06/03/21a

  $ 13,877      $ 13,933,121   

2.75%, 06/03/26a

    24,750        25,208,672   

3.00%, 06/15/23

    11,323        11,890,283   

3.40%, 05/15/24a

    11,040        11,867,725   

4.30%, 06/15/43a

    11,525        12,714,132   

4.40%, 05/15/44

    6,550        7,353,538   

7.20%, 03/15/39a

    31,034        46,020,191   

Sanofi

   

4.00%, 03/29/21

    28,226        30,802,100   

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC

   

2.40%, 09/23/21 (Call 08/23/21)a

    38,250        37,893,380   

2.88%, 09/23/23 (Call 07/23/23)a

    31,700        31,215,513   

3.20%, 09/23/26 (Call 06/23/26)

    36,250        35,515,724   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

2.20%, 07/21/21

             

2.80%, 07/21/23

             

3.15%, 10/01/26

    330        320,842   

4.10%, 10/01/46

             

Wyeth LLC

   

5.95%, 04/01/37

    20,710        26,920,059   

6.50%, 02/01/34a

    10,170        13,613,626   

Zoetis Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)a

    21,255        21,644,647   

4.50%, 11/13/25 (Call 08/13/25)a

    6,800        7,518,189   

4.70%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    13,305        13,620,918   
   

 

 

 
    1,852,001,801   

PIPELINES — 2.60%

   

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

   

3.30%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)a

    8,880        9,160,509   

4.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    11,611        12,516,837   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

   

3.60%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

    9,744        9,617,897   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.05%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

  $ 11,055      $ 10,918,816   

4.15%, 10/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)

    6,310        6,611,146   

4.65%, 06/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)

    8,933        9,565,088   

4.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    13,935        14,350,653   

5.15%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    15,944        14,709,072   

5.20%, 02/01/22 (Call 11/01/21)

    13,655        14,899,787   

6.13%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    10,510        10,924,131   

6.50%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)a

    12,956        13,714,045   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

   

3.35%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    14,367        14,654,284   

3.70%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)a

    12,620        12,845,555   

3.75%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)a

    13,452        13,897,459   

3.90%, 02/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

    11,640        12,155,027   

3.95%, 02/15/27 (Call 11/15/26)a

    2,170        2,257,777   

4.45%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    11,988        11,551,277   

4.85%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    11,947        12,137,280   

4.85%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    18,135        18,308,173   

4.90%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    7,810        8,038,515   

5.10%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)

    13,644        14,410,569   

5.20%, 09/01/20

    13,343        14,862,047   

5.95%, 02/01/41

    9,835        11,252,968   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

3.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    11,062        11,351,903   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.95%, 09/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)a

  $ 14,169      $ 14,822,054   

5.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    14,886        15,051,190   

6.95%, 01/15/38

    10,469        11,955,423   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

   

3.05%, 12/01/19 (Call 11/01/19)

    14,840        15,202,878   

4.30%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    21,231        22,029,126   

5.05%, 02/15/46 (Call 08/15/45)

    15,625        15,121,931   

5.30%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

    7,504        7,545,995   

5.55%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)a

    18,225        18,915,946   

7.75%, 01/15/32

    10,269        12,520,600   

MPLX LP

   

4.50%, 07/15/23 (Call 04/15/23)

    11,650        11,990,996   

4.88%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a

    11,540        12,060,583   

4.88%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    15,235        15,911,434   

ONEOK Partners LP

   

3.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    11,801        12,022,508   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

3.60%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    13,684        13,482,361   

3.65%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)

    6,701        6,900,205   

4.65%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)a

    11,570        12,260,525   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 03/01/22 (Call 12/01/21)a

    13,141        14,686,112   

Spectra Energy Partners LP

   

4.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    9,345        10,210,728   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

   

5.35%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

  $ 12,760      $ 12,870,110   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

2.50%, 08/01/22a

    7,609        7,592,558   

3.80%, 10/01/20a

    13,288        14,121,017   

4.63%, 03/01/34 (Call 12/01/33)a

    14,914        16,329,052   

4.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    12,705        14,557,422   

6.10%, 06/01/40

    8,567        10,897,879   

6.20%, 10/15/37a

    10,910        13,850,163   

7.63%, 01/15/39

    17,446        25,803,412   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

   

7.85%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)b

    5,400        6,881,272   

Williams Partners LP

   

3.35%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    8,831        8,797,379   

3.60%, 03/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    10,615        10,802,959   

3.90%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    9,636        9,565,831   

4.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    8,665        8,645,543   

4.30%, 03/04/24 (Call 12/04/23)

    14,030        14,329,931   

5.10%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    10,195        9,760,168   

5.25%, 03/15/20

    18,218        19,686,886   

6.30%, 04/15/40

    16,828        17,807,756   

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 12/15/17)

    18,750        18,984,375   

4.88%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)

    15,850        16,167,000   

6.13%, 07/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    8,570        8,867,522   
   

 

 

 
    793,719,645   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

REAL ESTATE — 0.07%

   

Prologis LP

   

3.75%, 11/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)a

  $ 8,950      $ 9,558,278   

4.25%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)a

    9,900        10,742,441   
   

 

 

 
    20,300,719   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 1.05%

  

American Tower Corp.

   

2.80%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)

    8,860        9,030,155   

3.30%, 02/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)a

    8,429        8,748,975   

3.38%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    3,550        3,532,032   

3.50%, 01/31/23a

    14,346        14,779,080   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    13,577        14,277,944   

4.70%, 03/15/22a

    2,100        2,313,591   

5.00%, 02/15/24

    12,371        13,777,048   

Boston Properties LP

   

2.75%, 10/01/26 (Call 07/01/26)

    5,000        4,820,033   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/03/25)

    12,350        12,827,717   

3.85%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)a

    13,758        14,525,950   

4.13%, 05/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    11,621        12,537,802   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

2.25%, 09/01/21 (Call 08/01/21)a

    2,480        2,458,620   

3.40%, 02/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)

    605        628,737   

3.70%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a

    2,450        2,511,141   

4.45%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    3,765        4,066,117   

4.88%, 04/15/22a

    7,575        8,351,884   

5.25%, 01/15/23

    34,265        38,323,141   

ERP Operating LP

   

4.50%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)

    6,423        6,894,117   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.63%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

  $ 13,711      $ 15,288,492   

HCP Inc.

   

2.63%, 02/01/20 (Call 11/01/19)a

    6,637        6,714,914   

3.88%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/17/24)

    9,015        9,252,032   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    11,275        11,501,598   

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    10,628        11,115,264   

5.38%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/03/20)

    9,970        11,080,314   

Simon Property Group LP

   

3.30%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    9,800        10,217,022   

3.38%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)a

    7,899        8,266,479   

4.38%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/20)

    10,149        11,111,495   

5.65%, 02/01/20 (Call 11/01/19)

    17,271        19,211,082   

Welltower Inc.

   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    13,975        14,571,678   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

7.38%, 03/15/32a

    14,489        19,031,984   
   

 

 

 
    321,766,438   

RETAIL — 4.26%

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

1.70%, 12/15/19

    9,887        9,952,590   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.13%, 06/01/21 (Call 05/01/21)a

    22,325        22,340,866   

2.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    16,655        16,944,705   

2.80%, 07/20/20 (Call 06/20/20)a

    32,095        33,063,932   

2.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    18,700        18,558,602   

3.50%, 07/20/22 (Call 05/20/22)a

    18,477        19,490,207   

3.88%, 07/20/25 (Call 04/20/25)

    37,838        40,368,034   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.00%, 12/05/23 (Call 09/05/23)a

  $ 18,952      $ 20,525,814   

4.88%, 07/20/35 (Call 01/20/35)a

    1,763        1,979,686   

5.13%, 07/20/45 (Call 01/20/45)a

    42,160        48,951,002   

5.30%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)

    7,340        8,652,996   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

2.00%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)a

    13,140        13,297,154   

2.13%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)a

    6,505        6,267,688   

2.63%, 06/01/22 (Call 05/01/22)

    16,479        16,983,498   

2.70%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a

    10,243        10,515,545   

3.00%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)a

    15,975        16,570,182   

3.35%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    12,400        13,227,396   

3.50%, 09/15/56 (Call 03/15/56)

    8,980        8,324,986   

3.75%, 02/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

    20,041        21,835,415   

4.20%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    13,753        14,879,202   

4.25%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)a

    20,584        22,473,119   

4.40%, 04/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    15,518        17,131,866   

4.40%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    13,765        15,383,149   

4.88%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    8,665        10,252,204   

5.88%, 12/16/36

    38,257        50,505,594   

5.95%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)a

    14,252        19,000,840   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

   

2.50%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)

    16,036        15,845,832   

3.12%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)a

    6,544        6,873,049   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

  $ 16,635      $ 17,668,564   

3.70%, 04/15/46 (Call 10/15/45)a

    13,735        13,541,199   

4.38%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    8,825        9,619,994   

4.65%, 04/15/42 (Call 10/15/41)a

    6,056        6,799,301   

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

   

2.88%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)a

    10,990        10,596,337   

McDonald’s Corp.

   

2.63%, 01/15/22

    11,473        11,744,688   

2.75%, 12/09/20 (Call 11/09/20)

    15,550        16,029,326   

3.70%, 01/30/26 (Call 10/30/25)a

    15,830        16,713,923   

4.70%, 12/09/35 (Call 06/09/35)a

    11,177        12,263,504   

4.88%, 12/09/45 (Call 06/09/45)a

    19,834        22,197,404   

6.30%, 10/15/37

    8,626        11,076,282   

6.30%, 03/01/38a

    10,000        12,853,640   

Starbucks Corp.

   

2.10%, 02/04/21 (Call 01/04/21)

    15,265        15,467,721   

3.85%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)

    450        496,043   

Target Corp.

   

2.50%, 04/15/26a

    17,013        16,944,691   

2.90%, 01/15/22a

    9,579        9,994,875   

3.50%, 07/01/24

    15,750        16,961,893   

3.63%, 04/15/46a

    10,390        10,247,325   

3.88%, 07/15/20

    6,956        7,514,680   

4.00%, 07/01/42a

    16,894        17,631,663   

6.50%, 10/15/37

    1,000        1,394,749   

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

   

2.25%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    10,000        9,617,300   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

   

2.55%, 04/11/23 (Call 01/11/23)

    23,124        23,678,590   

3.25%, 10/25/20a

    18,968        20,201,603   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.30%, 04/22/24 (Call 01/22/24)a

  $ 19,684      $ 21,057,071   

3.63%, 07/08/20a

    22,591        24,272,143   

4.00%, 04/11/43 (Call 10/11/42)a

    13,515        14,445,258   

4.25%, 04/15/21a

    15,019        16,648,694   

4.30%, 04/22/44 (Call 10/22/43)a

    5,943        6,664,324   

4.75%, 10/02/43 (Call 04/02/43)a

    9,512        11,301,219   

4.88%, 07/08/40

    10,744        12,802,069   

5.00%, 10/25/40

    17,538        21,186,390   

5.25%, 09/01/35

    33,639        42,940,315   

5.63%, 04/01/40

    18,675        24,258,261   

5.63%, 04/15/41

    20,223        26,438,353   

5.88%, 04/05/27a

    5,979        7,682,727   

6.20%, 04/15/38

    26,411        36,692,440   

6.50%, 08/15/37a

    32,635        46,703,958   

7.55%, 02/15/30

    9,952        14,814,734   

Walgreen Co.

   

3.10%, 09/15/22

    13,109        13,527,560   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

   

2.60%, 06/01/21 (Call 05/01/21)a

    10,225        10,339,542   

2.70%, 11/18/19 (Call 10/18/19)a

    16,125        16,537,213   

3.10%, 06/01/23 (Call 04/01/23)a

    9,750        9,895,566   

3.30%, 11/18/21 (Call 09/18/21)

    19,000        19,857,924   

3.45%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)a

    24,350        24,854,783   

3.80%, 11/18/24 (Call 08/18/24)a

    23,625        24,838,267   

4.80%, 11/18/44 (Call 05/18/44)a

    20,945        22,351,928   
   

 

 

 
    1,301,561,187   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 1.11%

   

Applied Materials Inc.

   

4.30%, 06/15/21

    11,249        12,425,571   

Intel Corp.

   

2.45%, 07/29/20a

    23,410        24,080,736   

2.60%, 05/19/26 (Call 02/19/26)a

    12,100        12,149,331   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.70%, 12/15/22a

  $ 21,347      $ 22,062,052   

3.10%, 07/29/22

    7,615        8,039,278   

3.30%, 10/01/21

    23,915        25,437,929   

3.70%, 07/29/25 (Call 04/29/25)a

    28,420        31,039,895   

4.00%, 12/15/32a

    4,589        4,910,632   

4.10%, 05/19/46 (Call 11/19/45)a

    13,510        13,945,807   

4.25%, 12/15/42

    15,433        16,287,994   

4.80%, 10/01/41a

    17,434        19,831,911   

4.90%, 07/29/45 (Call 01/29/45)a

    23,509        26,858,844   

Lam Research Corp.

   

2.80%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)

    7,975        8,120,631   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

2.20%, 09/16/21 (Call 08/16/21)a

    6,000        5,990,013   

3.20%, 09/16/26 (Call 06/16/26)

    6,750        6,741,675   

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

2.25%, 05/20/20

    24,444        24,801,068   

3.00%, 05/20/22a

    27,559        28,738,341   

3.45%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)a

    13,333        13,985,680   

4.65%, 05/20/35 (Call 11/20/34)

    15,945        17,242,945   

4.80%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    14,240        15,643,845   
   

 

 

 
    338,334,178   

SOFTWARE — 3.91%

   

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)b

    10,500        10,447,500   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

2.25%, 08/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)

    1,900        1,897,743   

3.00%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)

    14,015        13,694,076   

3.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)a

    10,630        11,062,032   

3.63%, 10/15/20 (Call 09/15/20)

    25,225        26,596,783   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)a

  $ 23,250      $ 26,118,025   

Fiserv Inc.

   

2.70%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)

    7,700        7,875,065   

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    12,850        13,653,191   

Microsoft Corp.

   

1.55%, 08/08/21 (Call 07/08/21)

    39,925        39,463,611   

1.85%, 02/12/20 (Call 01/12/20)

    14,878        15,034,639   

2.00%, 11/03/20 (Call 10/03/20)a

    23,700        24,049,288   

2.00%, 08/08/23 (Call 06/08/23)

    9,100        8,958,033   

2.13%, 11/15/22a

    6,842        6,854,266   

2.38%, 02/12/22 (Call 01/12/22)

    18,720        19,081,232   

2.38%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)a

    13,740        13,876,648   

2.40%, 08/08/26 (Call 05/08/26)

    46,590        45,736,206   

2.65%, 11/03/22 (Call 09/03/22)

    11,500        11,876,790   

2.70%, 02/12/25 (Call 11/12/24)a

    26,482        26,977,931   

3.00%, 10/01/20

    8,563        9,000,275   

3.13%, 11/03/25 (Call 08/03/25)

    33,972        35,593,823   

3.45%, 08/08/36 (Call 02/08/36)a

    25,560        25,246,849   

3.50%, 02/12/35 (Call 08/12/34)

    24,182        24,262,354   

3.50%, 11/15/42a

    9,882        9,375,004   

3.63%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)a

    25,097        27,250,674   

3.70%, 08/08/46 (Call 02/08/46)

    57,125        55,890,095   

3.75%, 02/12/45 (Call 08/12/44)a

    28,735        28,341,339   

3.95%, 08/08/56 (Call 02/08/56)a

    30,450        29,739,787   

4.00%, 02/12/55 (Call 08/12/54)a

    19,795        19,484,610   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.20%, 11/03/35 (Call 05/03/35)a

  $ 13,875      $ 15,238,388   

4.45%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)a

    39,629        43,574,380   

4.50%, 10/01/40a

    9,400        10,356,119   

4.75%, 11/03/55 (Call 05/03/55)

    7,770        8,720,262   

5.20%, 06/01/39a

    12,719        15,361,367   

5.30%, 02/08/41a

    11,208        13,794,695   

Oracle Corp.

   

1.90%, 09/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)a

    53,390        53,202,452   

2.40%, 09/15/23 (Call 07/15/23)a

    17,600        17,532,583   

2.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)a

    27,038        27,465,173   

2.50%, 10/15/22a

    37,745        38,324,956   

2.65%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)a

    38,950        38,516,132   

2.80%, 07/08/21

    14,772        15,316,599   

2.95%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    37,340        38,070,113   

3.40%, 07/08/24 (Call 04/08/24)a

    29,358        30,989,568   

3.63%, 07/15/23a

    15,163        16,228,848   

3.85%, 07/15/36 (Call 01/15/36)a

    6,425        6,456,949   

3.88%, 07/15/20

    13,981        15,068,809   

3.90%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    12,985        13,196,769   

4.00%, 07/15/46 (Call 01/15/46)

    36,950        36,473,404   

4.13%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    26,706        26,918,337   

4.30%, 07/08/34 (Call 01/08/34)

    21,941        23,392,375   

4.38%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)

    23,829        24,585,199   

4.50%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)a

    10,437        11,065,291   

5.38%, 07/15/40

    20,285        24,196,068   

6.13%, 07/08/39

    17,662        22,916,816   

6.50%, 04/15/38a

    13,489        18,109,117   
   

 

 

 
    1,192,508,638   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 7.73%

  

AT&T Corp.

   

8.25%, 11/15/31a

  $ 1,396      $ 1,995,183   

AT&T Inc.

   

2.45%, 06/30/20 (Call 05/30/20)a

    33,910        34,099,255   

2.63%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    14,387        14,176,117   

2.80%, 02/17/21 (Call 01/17/21)a

    29,125        29,489,779   

3.00%, 02/15/22a

    22,083        22,328,620   

3.00%, 06/30/22 (Call 04/30/22)

    35,140        35,603,395   

3.40%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)a

    65,368        65,178,649   

3.60%, 02/17/23 (Call 12/17/22)a

    29,205        29,986,184   

3.80%, 03/15/22a

    19,122        20,107,181   

3.88%, 08/15/21a

    19,303        20,411,606   

3.90%, 03/11/24 (Call 12/11/23)

    16,267        16,930,889   

3.95%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    16,910        17,551,007   

4.13%, 02/17/26 (Call 11/17/25)a

    35,623        37,251,566   

4.30%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    21,670        19,952,986   

4.35%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    37,225        34,027,372   

4.45%, 05/15/21a

    14,125        15,267,961   

4.45%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)a

    16,046        17,223,998   

4.50%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    25,544        25,342,555   

4.50%, 03/09/48 (Call 09/09/47)b

    20,206        18,920,378   

4.55%, 03/09/49 (Call 09/09/48)b

    20,300        19,139,246   

4.60%, 02/15/21 (Call 11/15/20)

    11,955        12,898,907   

4.75%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)a

    33,869        33,143,706   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    35,465        34,913,363   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 03/01/21a

  $ 15,754      $ 17,299,671   

5.15%, 03/15/42a

    18,913        19,424,054   

5.20%, 03/15/20a

    16,705        18,297,732   

5.35%, 09/01/40

    26,208        27,685,604   

5.55%, 08/15/41a

    17,323        18,737,007   

5.65%, 02/15/47 (Call 08/15/46)a

    17,350        19,124,908   

6.00%, 08/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    16,395        18,596,350   

6.30%, 01/15/38

    21,113        24,308,216   

6.38%, 03/01/41

    19,477        22,964,818   

6.50%, 09/01/37

    2,650        3,158,251   

6.55%, 02/15/39a

    15,050        17,843,280   

British Telecommunications PLC

   

9.38%, 12/15/30a

    30,556        48,663,296   

CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp.

   

3.85%, 04/15/23a

    18,519        19,429,305   

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

1.85%, 09/20/21 (Call 08/20/21)

    19,400        19,332,692   

2.20%, 02/28/21

    26,353        26,805,481   

2.20%, 09/20/23 (Call 07/20/23)

    21,750        21,647,686   

2.45%, 06/15/20a

    22,060        22,628,506   

2.50%, 09/20/26 (Call 06/20/26)

    13,917        13,805,706   

2.95%, 02/28/26a

    7,060        7,302,279   

3.63%, 03/04/24a

    14,646        15,870,316   

4.45%, 01/15/20

    30,110        32,718,619   

5.50%, 01/15/40a

    30,883        38,827,130   

5.90%, 02/15/39a

    20,568        26,945,719   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

   

8.75%, 06/15/30

    40,446        61,479,190   

New Cingular Wireless Services Inc.

   

8.75%, 03/01/31a

    10,368        15,815,629   

Orange SA

   

4.13%, 09/14/21

    14,224        15,539,030   

5.38%, 01/13/42

    10,717        12,662,586   

5.50%, 02/06/44 (Call 08/06/43)a

    10,744        13,073,299   

9.00%, 03/01/31

    28,843        44,813,929   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Rogers Communications Inc.

   

4.10%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)a

  $ 12,064      $ 13,178,103   

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    11,725        13,208,667   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

   

4.57%, 04/27/23

    15,725        17,212,585   

5.13%, 04/27/20

    15,514        17,008,456   

5.46%, 02/16/21

    21,138        23,805,326   

7.05%, 06/20/36

    23,325        29,687,150   

Telefonica Europe BV

   

8.25%, 09/15/30

    10,293        14,618,941   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

1.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)a

    13,200        12,920,373   

2.45%, 11/01/22 (Call 08/01/22)a

    25,556        25,536,209   

2.63%, 02/21/20a

    42,078        42,806,307   

2.63%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)a

    13,950        13,326,289   

3.00%, 11/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)

    17,009        17,478,438   

3.45%, 03/15/21a

    10,825        11,322,495   

3.50%, 11/01/21

    28,846        30,448,404   

3.50%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)a

    37,425        38,950,136   

3.85%, 11/01/42 (Call 05/01/42)

    7,969        7,305,476   

4.13%, 08/15/46 (Call 02/15/46)a

    4,635        4,417,231   

4.15%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)a

    14,709        15,940,841   

4.27%, 01/15/36a

    34,343        34,305,188   

4.40%, 11/01/34 (Call 05/01/34)a

    27,909        28,210,292   

4.50%, 09/15/20

    50,096        54,501,357   

4.52%, 09/15/48

    68,300        68,334,935   

4.60%, 04/01/21a

    17,499        19,230,195   

4.67%, 03/15/55

    70,700        69,170,335   

4.75%, 11/01/41

    9,448        9,781,852   

4.86%, 08/21/46a

    60,522        63,715,419   

5.01%, 08/21/54a

    65,990        68,193,175   

5.05%, 03/15/34 (Call 12/15/33)a

    14,237        15,449,300   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.15%, 09/15/23

  $ 106,142      $ 121,408,404   

5.85%, 09/15/35

    17,581        20,781,683   

6.00%, 04/01/41

    9,543        11,426,269   

6.40%, 09/15/33

    16,426        20,625,414   

6.40%, 02/15/38a

    8,662        10,782,928   

6.55%, 09/15/43

    52,918        69,355,717   

6.90%, 04/15/38

    1,895        2,465,717   

7.75%, 12/01/30

    5,872        8,271,987   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

2.50%, 09/26/22

    11,548        11,497,750   

2.95%, 02/19/23a

    19,152        19,341,557   

4.38%, 02/19/43a

    23,582        22,731,060   

6.15%, 02/27/37

    16,988        20,039,189   
   

 

 

 
    2,359,531,342   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.79%

   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

   

3.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    950        980,932   

3.85%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    6,514        7,097,170   

3.90%, 08/01/46 (Call 02/01/46)a

    10,040        10,234,576   

4.15%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    10,006        10,538,259   

4.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    11,262        12,284,552   

4.55%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)

    7,670        8,482,761   

4.90%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    12,890        14,966,885   

5.75%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    12,302        15,638,856   

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

   

6.13%, 09/15/15 (Call 03/15/15)a

    11,688        14,047,694   

CSX Corp.

   

2.60%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)

    8,300        8,132,664   

4.10%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    10,450        10,616,061   

FedEx Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)a

    5,200        5,384,257   
Security  

Principal

or Shares

(000s)

    Value  

4.00%, 01/15/24

  $ 8,039      $ 8,799,772   

4.55%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)a

    14,280        15,156,349   

4.75%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    16,830        18,272,124   

5.10%, 01/15/44a

    13,380        15,268,897   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

4.16%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)

    8,618        9,556,691   

United Parcel Service Inc.

   

2.45%, 10/01/22a

    12,471        12,779,928   

3.13%, 01/15/21

    19,586        20,815,752   

6.20%, 01/15/38

    16,855        23,347,586   
   

 

 

 
    242,401,766   

WATER — 0.01%

   

American Water Capital Corp.

   

6.59%, 10/15/37

    2,585        3,621,216   
   

 

 

 
    3,621,216   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $29,881,212,597)

  

    30,159,691,138   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.75%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 10.75%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,

  

 

SL Agency Shares

   

0.72%d,e,f

    3,086,600        3,086,908,217   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,

  

 

SL Agency Shares

   

0.29%d,e

    193,002        193,001,855   
   

 

 

 
      3,279,910,072   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $3,279,603,689)

      3,279,910,072   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 109.55%

   

 

(Cost: $33,160,816,286)g

      33,439,601,210   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (9.55)%

  

    (2,913,850,650
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 30,525,750,560   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Schedule 1.
d  Affiliated money market fund.
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral.
g  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $33,168,717,160. Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation was $270,884,050 of which $442,846,661 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $171,962,611 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding affiliated money market funds) during the period ended October 31, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliated issuer    Principal
held at
beginning
of period
(000s)
     Principal
purchased
(000s)
     Principal sold
(000s)
    Principal
held at end
of period
(000s)
     Value at end
of period
     Interest
income
     Net realized
gain (loss)
 

PNC Bank N.A.

                   

2.15%, 04/29/21

   $       $ 15,750       $      $ 15,750       $ 15,889,389       $ 86,206       $   

2.20%, 01/28/19

     6,275            (6,275                     2,602         (53,213

2.25%, 07/02/19

     7,750         1,400         (9,150                     78,263         157,912   

2.30%, 06/01/20

             3,850                3,850         3,913,832         9,136           

2.40%, 10/18/19

     12,750         3,000         (10,000     5,750         5,874,190         218,569         120,941   

2.45%, 11/05/20

     2,400         8,700                11,100         11,320,272         120,222           

2.60%, 07/21/20

     11,000         1,330                12,330         12,645,585         192,392           

2.70%, 11/01/22

     9,587         7,775         (3,875     13,487         13,594,588         260,067         92,946   

2.95%, 01/30/23

     7,300         1,000                8,300         8,427,370         149,416           

2.95%, 02/23/25

     17,300         4,850         (4,650     17,500         17,810,438         377,688         247,878   

3.25%, 06/01/25

             6,750                6,750         7,021,352         12,864           

3.80%, 07/25/23

     15,653         6,000         (11,500     10,153         10,858,716         249,607         622,894   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

                   

3.30%, 03/08/22

     9,569         2,750                12,319         13,024,985         197,442           

3.90%, 04/29/24

     12,540         2,750         (5,300     9,990         10,594,822         359,382         320,396   

4.38%, 08/11/20

     10,724         50                10,774         11,723,417         196,330           

5.13%, 02/08/20

     3,965         600                4,565         5,029,522         85,142           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 147,728,478       $ 2,595,328       $ 1,509,754   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                              

Schedule 2 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

   $       $ 30,159,691,138       $       $ 30,159,691,138   

Money market funds

     3,279,910,072                         3,279,910,072   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,279,910,072       $ 30,159,691,138       $       $ 33,439,601,210   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

October 31, 2016

 

      iShares iBoxx
$ High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
    iShares iBoxx
$ Investment
Grade Corporate
Bond ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 15,910,125,171      $ 29,735,533,957   

Affiliated

     4,749,625,290        3,425,282,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 20,659,750,461      $ 33,160,816,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana)

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 15,505,115,141      $ 30,011,962,660   

Affiliated

     4,750,077,116        3,427,638,550   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     20,255,192,257        33,439,601,210   

Cash

     221,719          

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     4,217,122        28,070,146   

Due from custodian

     10,738,536        206,412   

Interest

     253,904,838        296,601,644   

Capital shares sold

     161        4,094,267   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     20,524,274,633        33,768,573,679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     62,807,475        136,764,988   

Collateral for securities on loan

     4,518,235,642        3,086,569,901   

Capital shares redeemed

     15,654,477        15,406,036   

Securities related to in-kind transactions

     1,287,853          

Investment advisory fees

     7,472,067        4,082,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     4,605,457,514        3,242,823,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,918,817,119      $ 30,525,750,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 16,622,678,989      $ 29,694,706,575   

Undistributed net investment income

     59,212,355        75,616,442   

Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss)

     (358,516,021     476,642,619   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (404,558,204     278,784,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,918,817,119      $ 30,525,750,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     184,800,000        252,600,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 86.14      $ 120.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $ 4,420,047,554 and $ 3,016,790,100 respectively.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

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February 29, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 97.16%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.51%

  

 

inVentiv Health Inc.

   

9.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a

  $ 10,800      $ 11,016,000   

Lamar Media Corp.

   

5.00%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)b

    11,347        11,421,465   

5.38%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)b

    10,275        10,493,087   

5.75%, 02/01/26 (Call 02/01/21)a,b

    7,655        7,908,534   

5.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/17)b

    8,200        8,528,929   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

   

5.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    9,975        10,226,569   

5.63%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)

    11,200        11,620,000   

5.88%, 03/15/25 (Call 09/15/19)b

    7,900        8,137,000   
   

 

 

 
      79,351,584   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.73%

  

 

KLX Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)a,b

    26,840        25,766,623   

Meccanica Holdings USA Inc.

   

6.25%, 07/15/19a,b

    9,750        10,188,750   

TransDigm Inc.

   

5.50%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    10,100        9,948,500   

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    24,410        23,891,287   

6.50%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)b

    23,510        22,901,679   

6.50%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)a

    9,300        8,986,125   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)b

    10,654        10,946,985   
   

 

 

 
      112,629,949   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

AIRLINES — 0.37%

   

Air Canada

   

6.75%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

  $ 9,225      $ 9,465,583   

7.75%, 04/15/21a

    7,180        6,947,527   

American Airlines Group Inc.

   

4.63%, 03/01/20a

    9,015        8,699,475   

5.50%, 10/01/19a

    15,090        15,174,806   

6.13%, 06/01/18b

    10,110        10,539,675   

Continental Airlines Inc. 2012-3 Pass Through Trust Class C

   

6.13%, 04/29/18

    6,750        6,975,501   
   

 

 

 
      57,802,567   

APPAREL — 0.22%

  

 

Hanesbrands Inc.

   

6.38%, 12/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    13,030        13,481,962   

Levi Strauss & Co.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)b

    11,115        11,116,112   

6.88%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)b

    9,246        9,916,335   
   

 

 

 
      34,514,409   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 0.72%

  

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobile NV

   

4.50%, 04/15/20b

    27,675        27,591,975   

5.25%, 04/15/23b

    28,140        26,592,300   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

   

3.50%, 03/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)a,b

    10,600        10,374,750   

4.13%, 12/15/18 a,b

    12,400        12,756,500   

4.25%, 11/15/19 a,b

    10,240        10,214,400   

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

    9,200        9,223,000   

Navistar International Corp.

   

8.25%, 11/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    25,531        14,999,462   
   

 

 

 
      111,752,387   

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT — 1.45%

  

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

  

 

6.25%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    6,806        6,882,908   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.63%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

  $ 12,875      $ 13,093,875   

Dana Holding Corp.

   

5.38%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/16)b

    8,150        7,890,178   

5.50%, 12/15/24 (Call 12/15/19)b

    8,800        8,151,000   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

   

5.13%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)b

       19,120        19,669,700   

6.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    16,943        17,843,181   

7.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)b

    13,245        14,155,655   

Lear Corp.

   

4.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)b

    9,908        10,094,457   

5.25%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)b

    15,255        16,082,584   

Schaeffler Finance BV

   

4.25%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    12,900        13,145,100   

4.75%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)a,b

    17,550        17,695,840   

4.75%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    11,600        11,320,476   

ZF North America Capital Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/29/20a,b

    19,100        19,153,719   

4.50%, 04/29/22a,b

    19,450        19,450,000   

4.75%, 04/29/25a

    31,455        30,000,206   
   

 

 

 
      224,628,879   

BANKS — 3.09%

  

 

BBVA International Preferred SAU

   

5.92%, 04/29/49 (Call 04/18/17)b,c

    9,641        9,368,033   

BPCE SA

   

12.50%, 08/29/49 (Call 09/30/19)a,b,c

    7,400        9,029,480   

CIT Group Inc.

   

3.88%, 02/19/19b

    20,900        20,795,500   

4.25%, 08/15/17

    35,855        36,464,535   

5.00%, 05/15/17b

    19,067        19,519,841   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 08/15/22b

  $ 25,850      $ 26,011,563   

5.00%, 08/01/23b

    14,880        14,871,398   

5.25%, 03/15/18

    32,980        33,886,950   

5.38%, 05/15/20b

    15,010        15,486,739   

5.50%, 02/15/19a,b

    36,324        37,595,340   

6.63%, 04/01/18a,b

    14,101        14,815,382   

Commerzbank AG

   

8.13%, 09/19/23a,b

    19,850        21,735,750   

Credit Agricole SA

   

6.64%, 05/29/49 (Call 05/31/17)a,b,c

    12,051        11,629,215   

8.38%, 10/29/49 (Call 10/13/19)a,c

    20,929        22,603,320   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

5.10%, 12/29/49 (Call 06/30/23)b,c

    13,275        11,930,906   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

5.13%, 05/28/24b

    44,238        42,269,086   

6.00%, 12/19/23

    39,732        40,127,147   

6.10%, 06/10/23b

    20,262        20,570,337   

6.13%, 12/15/22

    46,433        48,277,676   

Royal Bank of Scotland NV

   

4.65%, 06/04/18

    8,350        8,417,635   

Societe Generale SA

   

5.92%, 12/31/49 (Call 04/05/17)a,b,c

    14,723        14,502,155   
   

 

 

 
      479,907,988   

BEVERAGES — 0.69%

  

 

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

3.75%, 05/01/21b

    8,170        8,310,424   

3.88%, 11/15/19b

    7,625        7,894,981   

4.25%, 05/01/23b

    20,495        21,227,354   

4.75%, 11/15/24

    9,631        10,027,833   

4.75%, 12/01/25b

    7,125        7,427,813   

6.00%, 05/01/22b

    14,250        16,104,077   

7.25%, 09/01/16

    775        797,010   

7.25%, 05/15/17b

    10,674        11,290,532   

Cott Beverages Inc.

   

5.38%, 07/01/22 (Call 07/01/17)b

    11,025        10,914,750   

6.75%, 01/01/20 (Call 01/01/17)b

    12,455        12,841,624   
   

 

 

 
      106,836,398   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.19%

  

 

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

   

7.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

  $ 14,700      $ 12,642,000   

9.50%, 10/21/22 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    17,400        16,704,000   
   

 

 

 
      29,346,000   

BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.88%

  

 

Builders FirstSource Inc.

   

7.63%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)a

    11,267        11,456,460   

10.75%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)a

    10,250        9,553,000   

Lafarge SA

   

6.50%, 07/15/16

    1,100        1,119,211   

Masco Corp.

   

4.45%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    9,500        9,428,750   

5.95%, 03/15/22b

    8,777        9,592,795   

6.13%, 10/03/16

    1,353        1,384,146   

7.13%, 03/15/20b

    8,645        9,949,213   

Standard Industries Inc./NJ

   

5.13%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a

    2,475        2,521,406   

5.38%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a,b

    25,610        26,074,053   

5.50%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/19)a

    2,185        2,216,713   

6.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

    22,475        22,881,957   

USG Corp.

   

6.30%, 11/15/16b

    169        174,281   

9.75%, 01/15/18b

    8,148        9,080,596   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

4.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)b

    6,875        6,884,114   

7.50%, 06/15/21b

    12,700        14,827,250   
   

 

 

 
      137,143,945   

CHEMICALS — 1.85%

  

 

Ashland Inc.

   

3.88%, 04/15/18 (Call 03/15/18)b

    10,700        11,048,820   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)b

  $ 22,300      $ 22,132,750   

Axiall Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    8,830        8,525,365   

Blue Cube Spinco Inc.

   

9.75%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/20)a

    14,950        16,669,250   

10.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

    9,100        10,078,250   

Chemours Co. (The)

   

6.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    28,390        20,772,296   

7.00%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)a

    13,870        10,055,750   

Eagle Spinco Inc.

   

4.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)b

    14,975        14,813,270   

Hexion Inc.

   

6.63%, 04/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    33,898        26,779,420   

8.88%, 02/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)

    23,970        15,820,200   

Hexion Inc./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC

   

9.00%, 11/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)

    9,400        3,717,272   

Huntsman International LLC

   

4.88%, 11/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)b

    15,315        14,509,431   

5.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a,b

    7,350        6,706,875   

INEOS Group Holdings SA

   

5.88%, 02/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,475        12,368,963   

6.13%, 08/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,825        12,825,000   

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 01/31/25)a,b

    9,605        9,315,992   

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)a,b

    10,850        10,670,576   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

   

6.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

  $ 21,925      $ 17,814,062   

10.38%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    9,765        8,910,563   

Tronox Finance LLC

   

6.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    16,300        10,309,812   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a

    13,253        8,274,842   

WR Grace & Co.-Conn

   

5.13%, 10/01/21a,b

    15,175        15,774,412   
   

 

 

 
      287,893,171   

COAL — 0.19%

  

 

CONSOL Energy Inc.

   

5.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)b

    31,410        20,495,025   

8.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    8,500        5,657,812   

Murray Energy Corp.

   

11.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    20,000        2,300,000   

Peabody Energy Corp.

   

6.00%, 11/15/18

    21,240        557,550   

6.25%, 11/15/21

    21,528        565,110   

6.50%, 09/15/20

    9,145        148,606   

10.00%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

    14,055        456,788   
   

 

 

 
      30,180,891   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 3.14%

  

 

ADT Corp. (The)

   

2.25%, 07/15/17b

    8,573        8,603,364   

3.50%, 07/15/22b

    22,306        18,858,902   

4.13%, 04/15/19b

    10,325        10,905,781   

4.13%, 06/15/23b

    12,825        10,822,989   

6.25%, 10/15/21b

    18,260        17,820,664   

APX Group Inc.

   

6.38%, 12/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    21,150        20,304,000   

8.75%, 12/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    17,291        14,003,981   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ashtead Capital Inc.

   

5.63%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a,b

  $ 10,535      $ 10,366,733   

6.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    16,430        16,881,825   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc.

   

5.13%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)a,b

    9,089        8,498,215   

5.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    14,500        13,703,675   

Global A&T Electronics Ltd.

   

10.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a

    19,950        14,064,750   

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

   

9.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a

    13,956        9,131,211   

Hertz Corp. (The)

   

5.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    14,479        14,136,954   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    9,400        8,941,750   

6.75%, 04/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    24,690        24,655,604   

7.38%, 01/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    9,898        9,850,198   

7.50%, 10/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    14,500        14,610,265   

Iron Mountain Inc.

   

5.75%, 08/15/24 (Call 08/15/17)b

    20,159        20,335,391   

6.00%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)b

    11,215        11,915,938   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC

   

6.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)a,b

    22,669        22,954,543   

Laureate Education Inc.

   

9.25%, 09/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    21,800        10,682,000   

Leidos Holdings Inc.

   

4.45%, 12/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)b

    7,200        6,988,143   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

6.00%, 04/01/24

  $ 8,450      $ 6,253,000   

7.00%, 02/15/22

    7,350        6,192,375   

7.88%, 03/15/21b

    8,025        7,483,313   

Service Corp. International/U.S.

   

5.38%, 01/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    7,750        8,098,750   

5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    16,620        17,679,525   

United Rentals North America Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    20,945        20,945,000   

5.50%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)b

    17,920        17,059,840   

5.75%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    17,677        17,235,075   

6.13%, 06/15/23 (Call 12/15/17)b

    20,014        20,524,557   

7.38%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)b

    14,454        15,158,633   

7.63%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)b

    26,295        27,954,740   

8.25%, 02/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    4,156        4,363,800   
   

 

 

 
      487,985,484   

COMPUTERS — 0.46%

  

 

Dell Inc.

   

4.63%, 04/01/21b

    7,660        7,066,350   

5.65%, 04/15/18

    7,209        7,461,315   

5.88%, 06/15/19b

    14,850        15,295,500   

NCR Corp.

   

4.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/17)b

    9,979        9,504,997   

5.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    10,914        10,341,015   

5.88%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)b

    7,475        7,344,188   

6.38%, 12/15/23 (Call 12/15/18)b

    15,295        14,989,100   
   

 

 

 
      72,002,465   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.07%

  

Avon Products Inc.

   

6.35%, 03/15/20b

  $ 8,850      $ 6,383,062   

6.75%, 03/15/23

    7,168        4,296,432   
   

 

 

 
      10,679,494   

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE — 0.48%

  

 

HD Supply Inc.

   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a,b

    23,515        24,631,963   

7.50%, 07/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)b

    26,982        28,380,250   

11.50%, 07/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)

    19,895        21,983,975   
   

 

 

 
      74,996,188   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 6.68%

  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

2.75%, 05/15/17b

    9,000        8,935,785   

3.75%, 05/15/19b

    24,800        24,800,000   

4.25%, 07/01/20b

    9,600        9,624,000   

4.50%, 05/15/21b

    20,820        20,976,150   

4.63%, 10/30/20b

    20,640        20,975,400   

4.63%, 07/01/22b

    10,455        10,481,138   

5.00%, 10/01/21b

    16,660        17,097,325   

Aircastle Ltd.

   

4.63%, 12/15/18b

    8,200        8,284,608   

5.13%, 03/15/21b

    11,300        11,328,250   

5.50%, 02/15/22b

    11,262        11,219,768   

6.25%, 12/01/19b

    10,000        10,565,333   

6.75%, 04/15/17b

    7,900        8,207,536   

Ally Financial Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/13/18b

    12,360        12,242,580   

3.25%, 11/05/18

    17,150        16,849,875   

3.50%, 01/27/19b

    14,800        14,590,333   

3.60%, 05/21/18b

    21,100        20,994,500   

3.75%, 11/18/19b

    15,750        15,572,812   

4.13%, 03/30/20b

    13,490        13,464,774   

4.13%, 02/13/22b

    12,495        12,474,290   

4.63%, 05/19/22b

    8,000        7,980,000   

4.63%, 03/30/25b

    9,100        8,825,895   

4.75%, 09/10/18

    17,375        17,700,781   

5.13%, 09/30/24b

    15,425        15,502,125   

5.50%, 02/15/17b

    11,017        11,223,569   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.75%, 11/20/25 (Call 10/20/25)b

  $ 15,575      $ 15,110,687   

6.25%, 12/01/17

    18,060        18,827,550   

7.50%, 09/15/20

    10,100        11,185,750   

8.00%, 12/31/18

    8,975        9,749,094   

8.00%, 03/15/20b

    19,110        21,289,585   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.

   

5.38%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

    1,380        1,434,358   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/15/17 (Call 02/15/17)b

    25,405        25,341,487   

4.88%, 03/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)

    25,775        23,938,531   

5.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)b

    28,490        24,857,525   

6.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 02/01/17)b

    33,875        32,094,865   

International Lease Finance Corp.

   

3.88%, 04/15/18b

    14,465        14,463,112   

4.63%, 04/15/21

    8,800        8,864,849   

5.88%, 04/01/19b

    15,350        16,229,678   

5.88%, 08/15/22b

    14,825        15,583,797   

6.25%, 05/15/19

    26,158        28,054,455   

8.25%, 12/15/20b

    20,517        23,732,055   

8.63%, 01/15/22b

    13,321        15,647,728   

8.75%, 03/15/17

    20,899        22,056,387   

8.88%, 09/01/17b

    9,390        10,114,485   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.

   

6.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    7,520        5,282,800   

7.38%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/16)a,b

    11,500        8,826,250   

7.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 10/15/17)a,b

    8,550        6,398,222   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.

   

6.50%, 08/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    8,800        8,536,000   

6.50%, 07/01/21 (Call 01/01/17)b

    12,950        11,428,375   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)b

  $ 7,200      $ 6,786,000   

Navient Corp.

   

4.63%, 09/25/17b

    7,921        7,936,842   

4.88%, 06/17/19b

    20,010        19,169,580   

5.00%, 10/26/20b

    8,862        7,754,250   

5.50%, 01/15/19b

    28,200        27,918,000   

5.50%, 01/25/23b

    19,915        16,230,725   

5.88%, 03/25/21b

    12,725        11,166,188   

5.88%, 10/25/24b

    10,800        8,748,000   

6.00%, 01/25/17

    1,146        1,160,325   

6.13%, 03/25/24b

    19,291        16,011,530   

7.25%, 01/25/22

    13,279        11,917,903   

8.00%, 03/25/20b

    30,810        30,347,850   

8.45%, 06/15/18b

    51,588        54,941,220   

OneMain Financial Holdings Inc.

   

6.75%, 12/15/19 (Call 12/15/16)a

    12,674        11,976,930   

7.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a,b

    16,602        15,529,788   

Quicken Loans Inc.

   

5.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    27,110        25,899,538   

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

5.25%, 12/15/19b

    14,650        12,875,885   

6.90%, 12/15/17

    32,351        31,779,704   

7.75%, 10/01/21b

    13,100        11,429,750   
   

 

 

 
      1,038,544,460   

ELECTRIC — 3.52%

  

 

AES Corp./VA

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    13,780        12,358,938   

5.50%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)b

    13,950        12,721,521   

5.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)b

    11,809        10,657,623   

7.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)b

    19,500        20,377,500   

8.00%, 06/01/20b

    9,065        9,949,109   

Calpine Corp.

   

5.38%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)b

    26,739        24,820,161   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.50%, 02/01/24 (Call 02/01/19)

  $ 11,247      $ 10,055,443   

5.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/19)b

    32,910        29,701,275   

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 11/01/18)a

    11,450        11,631,769   

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 11/01/16)a

    13,516        13,804,750   

7.88%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    10,833        11,449,648   

DPL Inc.

   

6.50%, 10/15/16 (Call 09/15/16)b

    589        596,363   

7.25%, 10/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)

    15,437        15,111,721   

Dynegy Inc.

   

5.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    9,300        7,137,750   

6.75%, 11/01/19 (Call 05/01/17)b

    44,865        41,948,775   

7.38%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)b

    35,735        29,711,276   

7.63%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/19)b

    24,770        20,497,175   

Enel SpA

   

8.75%, 09/24/73 (Call 09/24/23)a,c

    23,507        25,510,384   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

Series A

   

2.75%, 03/15/18 (Call 02/15/18)b

    9,400        9,430,906   

Series B

   

4.25%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)b

    15,350        15,657,207   

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

   

4.35%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    9,100        9,494,042   

GenOn Energy Inc.

   

7.88%, 06/15/17b

    14,923        12,432,724   

9.50%, 10/15/18

    14,280        9,246,300   

9.88%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)

    9,450        5,481,000   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

IPALCO Enterprises Inc.

   

3.45%, 07/15/20 (Call 06/15/20)b

  $ 3,525      $ 3,508,431   

5.00%, 05/01/18 (Call 04/01/18)b

    6,250        6,511,993   

NRG Energy Inc.

   

6.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)

    21,604        18,255,380   

6.25%, 05/01/24 (Call 05/01/19)b

    19,750        16,441,875   

6.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 09/15/17)b

    20,065        17,005,088   

7.63%, 01/15/18b

    21,480        22,258,650   

7.88%, 05/15/21 (Call 05/15/16)b

    25,468        23,712,745   

8.25%, 09/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    23,650        22,851,812   

Talen Energy Supply LLC

   

4.60%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)b

    15,445        10,155,088   

4.63%, 07/15/19 (Call 07/15/16)a

    26,375        21,231,875   

6.50%, 05/01/18b

    9,350        8,745,641   

6.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

    10,285        7,096,650   
   

 

 

 
      547,558,588   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.20%

  

Anixter Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/21b

    7,645        7,506,778   

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   

4.70%, 05/19/21b

    11,650        12,086,875   

4.70%, 05/24/22

    11,825        11,943,250   
   

 

 

 
      31,536,903   

ENERGY – ALTERNATE SOURCES — 0.09%

  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC

   

5.88%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

    18,660        13,995,000   
   

 

 

 
      13,995,000   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.31%

  

AECOM

   

5.75%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    17,840        17,947,040   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.88%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/15/24)b

  $ 14,824      $ 14,712,820   

SBA Communications Corp.

   

4.88%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    14,692        14,949,110   
   

 

 

 
      47,608,970   

ENTERTAINMENT — 1.59%

  

 

Cinemark USA Inc.

   

4.88%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)b

    10,250        10,250,000   

5.13%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)b

    7,700        7,826,729   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

   

4.38%, 11/01/18 (Call 08/01/18)b

    10,500        10,578,750   

4.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)b

    20,780        21,052,634   

5.38%, 11/01/23 (Call 08/01/23)

    9,200        9,062,000   

International Game Technology

   

7.50%, 06/15/19b

    9,300        9,834,750   

International Game Technology PLC

   

5.63%, 02/15/20 (Call 11/15/19)a,b

    12,380        12,287,150   

6.25%, 02/15/22 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    30,225        28,562,625   

6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)a

    22,840        20,327,600   

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.

   

6.38%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/16)b

    12,940        13,732,575   

7.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    15,805        16,476,712   

Regal Entertainment Group

   

5.75%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    16,950        17,214,844   

Scientific Games International Inc.

   

7.00%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)a,b

    19,160        18,647,104   

10.00%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/18)b

    44,325        34,628,906   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

WMG Acquisition Corp.

   

6.00%, 01/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

  $ 6,889      $ 6,963,631   

6.75%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    10,100        9,430,875   
   

 

 

 
      246,876,885   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.36%

  

 

Clean Harbors Inc.

   

5.13%, 06/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    10,175        10,111,406   

5.25%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/16)b

    17,229        17,530,163   

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

5.88%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)b

    8,550        7,353,000   

6.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)b

    7,225        6,692,326   

7.25%, 12/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)

    8,168        8,082,917   

Tervita Corp.

   

8.00%, 11/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a

    9,350        5,834,400   
   

 

 

 
      55,604,212   

FOOD — 1.16%

  

 

Albertson’s Holdings LLC/Safeway Inc.

   

7.75%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)a

    14,025        14,621,063   

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.75%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    15,200        15,690,200   

Post Holdings Inc.

   

6.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a

    12,700        13,160,375   

6.75%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/17)a

    17,025        18,072,037   

7.38%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    28,360        29,986,162   

7.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/18)a,b

    18,350        19,955,625   

8.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)a,b

    7,620        8,388,325   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Smithfield Foods Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

  $ 7,425      $ 7,548,750   

6.63%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)

    18,119        19,206,140   

7.75%, 07/01/17b

    7,329        7,738,966   

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

   

4.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)

    4,580        4,724,165   

6.00%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)a

    16,805        17,687,263   

U.S. Foods Inc.

   

8.50%, 06/30/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    2,700        2,755,620   
   

 

 

 
      179,534,691   

FOOD SERVICE — 0.05%

  

 

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    7,845        8,207,831   
   

 

 

 
      8,207,831   

GAS — 0.12%

  

 

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.13%, 07/15/19 (Call 06/15/19)b

    10,750        6,315,625   

6.88%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)

    8,450        4,918,604   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

   

6.50%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/16)b

    6,550        6,908,285   

7.50%, 11/30/16b

    100        104,125   
   

 

 

 
      18,246,639   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.42%

  

 

Alere Inc.

   

6.38%, 07/01/23 (Call 07/01/18)a,b

    7,645        8,390,387   

6.50%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/16)

    8,275        8,582,209   

7.25%, 07/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    8,100        8,488,125   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA

   

10.50%, 12/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    13,647        13,902,681   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Crimson Merger Sub Inc.

   

6.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

  $ 26,040      $ 18,748,800   

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.

   

8.13%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    21,365        17,839,775   

Hologic Inc.

   

5.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)a,b

    21,518        22,561,623   

Kinetic Concepts Inc./KCI USA Inc.

   

7.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a

    8,350        8,600,500   

10.50%, 11/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    36,020        33,273,475   

12.50%, 11/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    12,090        9,339,525   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA

   

4.75%, 04/15/23b

    11,850        10,457,625   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

   

4.88%, 04/15/20 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    14,595        14,382,157   

5.50%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a,b

    12,730        11,998,025   

5.63%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)a,b

    16,440        16,111,200   

5.75%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)a,b

    18,700        18,513,000   
   

 

 

 
      221,189,107   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 7.64%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc.

   

5.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)b

    12,674        12,856,189   

Amsurg Corp.

   

5.63%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)b

    22,398        23,235,237   

Centene Corp.

   

4.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/19)

    300        303,189   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Centene Escrow Corp.

   

5.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)a

  $ 12,902      $ 13,523,231   

6.13%, 02/15/24 (Call 02/15/19)a

    17,900        18,951,625   

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.

   

5.13%, 08/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    32,960        33,124,800   

5.13%, 08/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)

    22,779        22,864,421   

6.88%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/18)b

    58,950        50,896,251   

7.13%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)b

    23,940        21,725,550   

8.00%, 11/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    42,061        39,852,798   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

   

5.00%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)b

    31,797        31,826,412   

5.13%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)b

    34,420        34,934,262   

5.75%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    24,750        26,026,011   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc.

   

4.13%, 10/15/20 (Call 07/17/20)a

    12,050        12,291,000   

4.75%, 10/15/24 (Call 07/17/24)a,b

    11,790        11,960,955   

5.63%, 07/31/19a,b

    13,825        15,034,688   

5.88%, 01/31/22a,b

    12,424        13,571,853   

6.50%, 09/15/18a,b

    6,241        6,864,448   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance Inc.

   

5.75%, 02/15/21a,b

    11,000        11,903,038   

6.88%, 07/15/17b

    6,750        7,170,669   

HCA Holdings Inc.

   

6.25%, 02/15/21b

    20,185        21,438,022   

HCA Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/15/19

    32,495        33,101,032   

4.25%, 10/15/19b

    10,700        10,980,064   

4.75%, 05/01/23

    24,365        24,701,237   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 03/15/24b

  $ 41,718      $ 42,708,803   

5.25%, 04/15/25b

    28,005        28,740,131   

5.38%, 02/01/25b

    53,680        54,351,000   

5.88%, 03/15/22b

    26,825        28,870,406   

5.88%, 05/01/23b

    25,650        26,941,408   

5.88%, 02/15/26 (Call 08/15/25)b

    29,449        30,247,033   

6.50%, 02/15/20b

    59,257        65,638,979   

7.50%, 02/15/22b

    39,116        44,201,080   

8.00%, 10/01/18b

    8,600        9,669,668   

HealthSouth Corp.

   

5.75%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/17)b

    16,965        17,134,650   

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

   

6.38%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)b

    11,675        9,412,969   

8.00%, 01/15/20b

    16,300        15,077,500   

8.75%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)b

    11,540        10,357,150   

LifePoint Health Inc.

   

5.50%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    22,500        23,283,254   

5.88%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)b

    9,195        9,588,666   

6.63%, 10/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    6,100        6,317,455   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

   

6.63%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)a,b

    23,631        23,808,233   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.38%, 10/01/21b

    21,270        20,977,538   

4.50%, 04/01/21b

    18,130        18,021,220   

4.75%, 06/01/20

    9,249        9,399,296   

5.00%, 03/01/19b

    23,739        22,670,745   

5.50%, 03/01/19b

    8,900        8,588,500   

6.00%, 10/01/20

    34,594        36,669,640   

6.25%, 11/01/18

    19,310        20,351,286   

6.75%, 06/15/23b

    38,020        34,455,625   

8.00%, 08/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    17,010        17,193,443   

8.13%, 04/01/22b

    55,069        54,070,599   
   

 

 

 
      1,187,883,259   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.59%

  

Argos Merger Sub Inc.

   

7.13%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

  $ 38,515      $ 39,477,875   

HRG Group Inc.

   

7.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    14,074        13,194,375   

7.88%, 07/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    11,480        11,967,900   

Leucadia National Corp.

   

5.50%, 10/18/23 (Call 01/18/23)

    14,200        12,699,211   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg Sarl (The)

   

5.50%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

    13,715        14,180,738   
   

 

 

 
      91,520,099   

HOME BUILDERS — 1.31%

  

 

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

   

6.50%, 12/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    13,225        12,034,750   

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp.

   

6.13%, 07/01/22 (Call 07/01/17)a

    7,900        6,550,120   

CalAtlantic Group Inc.

   

8.38%, 05/15/18

    10,577        11,634,700   

8.38%, 01/15/21b

    9,230        10,522,200   

DR Horton Inc.

   

3.63%, 02/15/18 (Call 11/15/17)b

    6,700        6,841,035   

3.75%, 03/01/19 (Call 12/01/18)b

    8,750        8,912,500   

4.00%, 02/15/20b

    9,408        9,572,640   

5.75%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)b

    7,700        8,108,100   

K. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.

   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,350        9,694,750   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

KB Home

   

4.75%, 05/15/19 (Call 02/15/19)b

  $ 7,374      $ 7,072,571   

7.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)b

    9,463        9,020,388   

Lennar Corp.

   

4.50%, 06/15/19 (Call 04/16/19)b

    9,550        9,828,860   

4.50%, 11/15/19 (Call 08/15/19)b

    12,265        12,571,625   

4.75%, 04/01/21

    9,050        9,095,250   

4.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)b

    13,920        13,920,000   

4.75%, 05/30/25 (Call 02/28/25)b

    9,175        8,899,750   

4.88%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)b

    6,880        6,708,000   

12.25%, 06/01/17

    5,325        5,899,784   

PulteGroup Inc.

   

5.50%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    3,475        3,514,094   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc.

   

5.25%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/16)a,b

    10,150        9,477,562   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

   

4.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)b

    9,850        9,449,035   

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    7,391        7,713,287   

8.91%, 10/15/17b

    5,800        6,366,145   
   

 

 

 
      203,407,146   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES — 1.43%

  

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

   

5.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    67,145        68,991,487   

6.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    21,700        22,486,625   

7.88%, 08/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    12,770        13,312,725   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.25%, 02/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)

  $ 20,755      $ 20,443,675   

8.50%, 05/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    13,460        13,406,665   

9.00%, 04/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    13,000        13,070,417   

9.88%, 08/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    25,161        25,915,830   

Spectrum Brands Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)b

    20,413        21,510,199   

6.38%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/16)b

    9,660        10,205,404   

6.63%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)b

    11,560        12,441,450   
   

 

 

 
      221,784,477   

INSURANCE — 0.50%

  

 

Genworth Holdings Inc.

   

4.80%, 02/15/24

    5,500        3,114,375   

4.90%, 08/15/23

    6,275        3,603,643   

6.15%, 11/15/66 (Call 11/15/16)c

    2,559        537,390   

6.52%, 05/22/18

    10,252        9,149,910   

7.20%, 02/15/21

    6,950        4,608,684   

7.63%, 09/24/21

    16,075        10,609,500   

7.70%, 06/15/20b

    8,600        6,073,750   

HUB International Ltd.

   

7.88%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

    25,705        23,134,500   

Voya Financial Inc.

   

5.65%, 05/15/53 (Call 05/15/23)b,c

    17,925        16,646,947   
   

 

 

 
      77,478,699   

INTERNET — 1.10%

  

 

Equinix Inc.

   

4.88%, 04/01/20 (Call 04/01/17)

    7,500        7,781,250   

5.38%, 01/01/22 (Call 01/01/18)b

    15,300        16,026,750   

5.38%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    19,735        21,116,450   

5.75%, 01/01/25 (Call 01/01/20)b

    9,330        9,656,550   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

IAC/InterActiveCorp

   

4.75%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)

  $ 9,950      $ 8,656,500   

Netflix Inc.

   

5.38%, 02/01/21b

    13,500        14,478,750   

5.50%, 02/15/22b

    14,200        14,927,750   

5.75%, 03/01/24b

    8,475        8,888,156   

5.88%, 02/15/25b

    15,295        16,040,631   

VeriSign Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)b

    13,184        13,085,120   

5.25%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    10,949        10,784,765   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital Inc.

   

6.00%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    28,200        28,115,400   

10.13%, 07/01/20 (Call 07/01/16)

    1,702        1,825,395   
   

 

 

 
      171,383,467   

IRON & STEEL — 1.63%

  

 

AK Steel Corp.

   

7.63%, 05/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    10,875        6,579,375   

7.63%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)b

    7,400        3,845,632   

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

   

5.95%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)b

    7,655        5,588,915   

7.63%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)b

    9,050        6,448,125   

ArcelorMittal

   

5.13%, 06/01/20b

    10,190        9,094,575   

5.50%, 02/25/17

    2,001        2,016,007   

6.13%, 06/01/18b

    28,326        28,001,951   

6.13%, 06/01/25b

    9,045        7,326,450   

6.25%, 08/05/20b

    19,728        17,779,860   

6.50%, 03/01/21b

    29,535        26,581,500   

7.25%, 02/25/22b

    24,925        22,370,187   

10.85%, 06/01/19

    31,396        33,282,900   

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

   

4.88%, 04/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)b

    2,425        279,384   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.75%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/17)a,b

  $ 8,897      $ 1,334,481   

8.25%, 03/31/20 (Call 03/31/18)a,b

    9,955        7,441,362   

Commercial Metals Co.

   

6.50%, 07/15/17

    6,928        7,202,955   

7.35%, 08/15/18

    7,250        7,504,710   

Steel Dynamics Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/17)b

    13,636        13,269,977   

5.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)

    6,875        6,505,469   

5.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)b

    9,300        8,841,231   

6.13%, 08/15/19 (Call 08/15/16)

    7,400        7,533,200   

U.S. Steel Corp.

   

6.05%, 06/01/17

    7,184        6,462,369   

7.00%, 02/01/18b

    9,250        7,307,500   

7.38%, 04/01/20b

    10,900        6,867,000   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    7,175        3,960,600   
   

 

 

 
      253,425,715   

LEISURE TIME — 0.33%

  

 

NCL Corp. Ltd.

   

4.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 11/15/17)a,b

    11,150        10,871,250   

5.25%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/16)a

    15,800        15,928,375   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

5.25%, 11/15/22b

    14,819        15,096,856   

Sabre GLBL Inc.

   

5.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)a,b

    9,335        9,475,025   
   

 

 

 
      51,371,506   

LODGING — 1.99%

  

 

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

6.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    15,735        16,177,547   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Caesars Entertainment Resort
Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties

    

 

8.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)b

  $ 19,550      $ 19,061,250   

11.00%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)b

    23,685        20,724,375   

Felcor Lodging LP

   

5.63%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)

    9,800        9,975,199   

6.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

    8,990        9,227,111   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)b

    30,354        31,492,275   

MGM Resorts International

   

5.25%, 03/31/20b

    10,700        10,914,000   

6.00%, 03/15/23b

    25,685        26,327,125   

6.63%, 12/15/21b

    25,400        26,975,488   

6.75%, 10/01/20b

    22,160        23,678,463   

7.63%, 01/15/17b

    950        989,188   

7.75%, 03/15/22b

    21,150        23,060,056   

8.63%, 02/01/19b

    17,312        19,624,018   

11.38%, 03/01/18b

    7,570        8,729,573   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/30/23 (Call 02/28/23)a,b

    10,700        9,890,866   

5.38%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)b

    18,650        18,650,000   

5.50%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)a,b

    35,562        33,961,710   
   

 

 

 
      309,458,244   

MACHINERY — 0.84%

  

 

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 02/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    16,975        12,434,188   

Case New Holland Industrial Inc.

   

7.88%, 12/01/17b

    29,075        31,146,594   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC

   

3.25%, 02/01/17b

  $ 3,650      $ 3,665,987   

3.38%, 07/15/19b

    9,000        8,466,300   

3.63%, 04/15/18b

    11,400        11,296,260   

3.88%, 07/16/18b

    12,775        12,533,233   

4.38%, 11/06/20b

    12,115        11,537,341   

6.25%, 11/01/16

    845        863,484   

Terex Corp.

   

6.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)b

    17,500        16,493,750   

Zebra Technologies Corp.

   

7.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/17)b

    21,320        22,332,700   
   

 

 

 
      130,769,837   

MANUFACTURING — 0.84%

  

 

Bombardier Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/15/19a

    11,380        9,037,617   

5.50%, 09/15/18a

    15,800        14,417,500   

5.75%, 03/15/22a,b

    8,700        6,052,714   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    25,103        17,752,842   

6.13%, 01/15/23a

    26,076        18,253,200   

7.50%, 03/15/18a

    13,200        12,606,000   

7.50%, 03/15/25 (Call 03/15/20)a,b

    31,930        22,322,416   

7.75%, 03/15/20a

    16,620        13,296,000   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.

   

6.00%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    23,760        17,463,600   
   

 

 

 
      131,201,889   

MEDIA — 10.52%

  

 

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.

   

5.38%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)a

    22,650        22,933,125   

AMC Networks Inc.

   

4.75%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)b

    10,375        10,530,625   

7.75%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)

    11,724        12,406,923   

Cablevision Systems Corp.

   

5.88%, 09/15/22

    15,150        12,006,375   

7.75%, 04/15/18b

    15,570        15,959,250   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.00%, 04/15/20b

  $ 9,400      $ 8,883,000   

8.63%, 09/15/17b

    18,220        19,381,525   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)b

    20,145        20,094,638   

5.13%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)a

    24,125        23,748,047   

5.25%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    10,650        11,036,063   

5.25%, 09/30/22 (Call 09/30/17)b

    25,476        25,762,605   

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a,b

    16,515        16,515,000   

5.75%, 09/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)b

    9,050        9,215,163   

5.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)b

    18,792        19,130,444   

5.88%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)a,b

    23,075        23,594,187   

5.88%, 05/01/27 (Call 05/01/21)a,b

    18,100        18,100,000   

6.50%, 04/30/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    34,186        35,553,440   

6.63%, 01/31/22 (Call 01/31/17)

    15,889        16,691,553   

7.00%, 01/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    7,511        7,673,989   

7.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    12,020        12,500,800   

CCOH Safari LLC

   

5.75%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/21)a,b

    52,410        52,547,838   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)a,b

    24,700        22,415,760   

6.38%, 09/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    31,057        30,435,860   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.

   

6.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

    12,870        11,711,700   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)b

  $ 40,231      $ 39,024,070   

Series A

   

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    500        406,875   

Series B

   

7.63%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    37,180        32,439,550   

CSC Holdings LLC

   

5.25%, 06/01/24b

    15,700        13,462,750   

6.75%, 11/15/21b

    20,445        20,659,673   

8.63%, 02/15/19

    10,314        11,087,550   

DISH DBS Corp.

   

4.25%, 04/01/18

    24,346        24,568,522   

4.63%, 07/15/17b

    15,550        15,899,875   

5.00%, 03/15/23b

    30,325        26,790,266   

5.13%, 05/01/20b

    22,462        22,181,225   

5.88%, 07/15/22

    42,295        40,656,069   

5.88%, 11/15/24b

    39,054        35,154,380   

6.75%, 06/01/21b

    41,885        42,566,993   

7.88%, 09/01/19b

    29,206        31,637,107   

iHeartCommunications Inc.

   

9.00%, 12/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    31,850        22,613,500   

9.00%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)b

    34,350        23,400,937   

9.00%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)b

    18,700        12,549,035   

10.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 07/15/16)b

    12,200        3,886,171   

10.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)b

    19,070        12,745,116   

11.25%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    11,425        7,740,438   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance

   

9.75%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/16)b

    14,609        15,887,288   

Neptune Finco Corp.

   

6.63%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

    22,825        24,080,375   

10.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/19)a

    35,080        37,754,850   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

10.88%, 10/15/25 (Call 10/15/20)a,b

  $ 39,250      $ 42,390,000   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

   

4.50%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)b

    15,350        15,707,288   

5.00%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    44,238        45,025,879   

Numericable-SFR SA

   

4.88%, 05/15/19 (Call 05/15/16)a,b

    48,460        48,429,955   

6.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    84,642        83,795,580   

6.25%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)a,b

    29,300        28,494,250   

Quebecor Media Inc.

   

5.75%, 01/15/23b

    17,142        17,699,115   

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

   

5.38%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/16)b

    10,950        11,020,025   

5.63%, 08/01/24 (Call 08/01/19)a,b

    10,925        10,878,911   

6.13%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    9,955        10,218,005   

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

   

4.25%, 05/15/20 (Call 05/15/16)a,b

    7,400        7,526,654   

4.63%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    10,932        10,651,868   

5.38%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    20,850        20,876,062   

5.75%, 08/01/21 (Call 08/01/16)a,b

    13,125        13,626,063   

5.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)a,b

    11,800        12,323,194   

6.00%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)a,b

    29,250        30,895,312   

TEGNA Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)b

    9,479        10,033,522   

5.13%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)b

    9,300        9,708,053   

6.38%, 10/15/23 (Call 10/15/18)b

    13,696        14,688,960   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Tribune Media Co.

   

5.88%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/18)a,b

  $ 24,430      $ 24,552,150   

Unitymedia GmbH

   

6.13%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    19,100        19,673,000   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

   

5.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    13,460        13,401,045   

5.50%, 01/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)a,b

    20,695        21,620,731   

Univision Communications Inc.

   

5.13%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    23,230        23,055,775   

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a,b

    30,960        30,340,800   

6.75%, 09/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)a

    24,103        25,564,244   

8.50%, 05/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    17,873        17,962,365   

Videotron Ltd.

   

5.00%, 07/15/22

    12,350        12,627,875   

5.38%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)a,b

    10,100        10,258,298   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.

   

10.25%, 07/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    17,375        15,876,406   
   

 

 

 
      1,634,941,910   

MINING — 1.76%

  

 

Alcoa Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)b

    24,440        22,087,650   

5.40%, 04/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)b

    26,129        25,865,097   

5.55%, 02/01/17b

    3,050        3,116,336   

5.72%, 02/23/19b

    16,290        16,493,625   

5.87%, 02/23/22b

    11,655        11,242,857   

6.15%, 08/15/20b

    19,713        19,910,130   

6.75%, 07/15/18b

    14,735        15,348,838   

Aleris International Inc.

   

7.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    1,010        780,162   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

   

6.88%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)a,b

  $ 8,545      $ 5,981,500   

8.25%, 11/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    13,293        11,830,770   

9.75%, 03/01/22 (Call 03/01/18)a,b

    42,910        39,922,808   

Lundin Mining Corp.

   

7.50%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/17)a,b

    12,210        10,866,900   

7.88%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)a

    8,200        6,888,000   

Novelis Inc.

   

8.38%, 12/15/17 (Call 03/31/16)b

    19,793        19,694,035   

8.75%, 12/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    28,398        26,361,083   

Teck Resources Ltd.

   

2.50%, 02/01/18b

    9,200        7,876,810   

3.00%, 03/01/19b

    9,250        7,053,125   

3.75%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

    13,265        8,091,650   

4.50%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)

    7,875        4,925,813   

4.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)

    15,500        9,413,134   
   

 

 

 
      273,750,323   

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.24%

  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

   

5.00%, 09/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)b

    10,535        10,785,207   

5.50%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/24)b

    11,870        12,082,671   

6.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    13,070        13,800,933   
   

 

 

 
      36,668,811   

OIL & GAS — 4.96%

  

 

American Energy-Permian Basin LLC

   

13.00%, 11/30/20 (Call 11/30/18)a,b

    7,675        8,135,500   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

American Energy-Permian Basin LLC/AEPB Finance Corp.

   

7.13%, 11/01/20 (Call 01/31/17)a,b

  $ 10,600      $ 2,544,000   

7.38%, 11/01/21 (Call 07/31/17)a,b

    9,155        2,197,200   

Antero Resources Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    24,232        20,657,780   

5.38%, 11/01/21 (Call 11/01/16)b

    20,150        17,505,312   

5.63%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)a,b

    14,850        12,625,915   

6.00%, 12/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    10,800        9,635,414   

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC

   

6.38%, 09/15/22 (Call 03/15/17)

    9,600        960,000   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp.

   

7.88%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)

    13,100        1,441,000   

California Resources Corp.

   

5.00%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    4,671        607,230   

5.50%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    11,052        1,436,760   

6.00%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)

    12,556        1,632,280   

8.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    40,028        10,007,000   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)b

    19,287        11,620,417   

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

   

6.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)b

    11,085        7,981,200   

7.50%, 09/15/20 (Call 09/15/16)b

    13,650        10,783,500   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Chaparral Energy Inc.

   

7.63%, 11/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)d

  $ 9,200      $ 920,000   

8.25%, 09/01/21 (Call 09/01/16)d

    6,520        652,000   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

7.25%, 12/15/18

    1,500        540,000   

8.00%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    70,406        27,810,370   

Citgo Holding Inc.

   

10.75%, 02/15/20a

    30,052        27,347,320   

Comstock Resources Inc.

   

10.00%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,325        4,529,438   

Concho Resources Inc.

   

5.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    12,850        12,095,062   

5.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 10/01/17)b

    31,041        28,787,756   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)b

    12,425        11,945,648   

7.00%, 01/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    14,317        14,442,274   

Denbury Resources Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/15/23 (Call 01/15/18)

    22,039        6,415,553   

5.50%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)

    19,725        6,213,375   

6.38%, 08/15/21 (Call 08/15/16)b

    6,055        1,913,380   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc.

   

6.88%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)b,d

    6,325        158,125   

9.25%, 12/15/17 (Call 03/31/16)d

    9,075        272,250   

11.00%, 03/15/20 (Call 09/15/17)a,d

    19,750        2,172,500   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance Inc.

   

6.38%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/18)

    13,395        3,595,218   

9.38%, 05/01/20 (Call 05/01/16)

    33,196        9,917,305   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Halcon Resources Corp.

   

8.63%, 02/01/20 (Call 02/01/17)a,b

  $ 13,990      $ 7,729,475   

13.00%, 02/15/22 (Call 08/15/18)a,b

    15,150        2,121,000   

Harvest Operations Corp.

   

6.88%, 10/01/17

    9,294        5,901,690   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.

   

5.00%, 12/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)a,b

    9,245        6,301,947   

5.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 04/01/20)a,b

    9,925        6,773,813   

Jupiter Resources Inc.

   

8.50%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

    17,400        5,655,000   

Laredo Petroleum Inc.

   

5.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)b

    7,925        5,072,000   

7.38%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)b

    12,150        7,715,250   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/17)

    9,875        419,688   

7.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    14,053        597,253   

8.63%, 04/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)

    18,245        775,413   

12.00%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/18)a

    19,595        1,959,500   

MEG Energy Corp.

   

6.38%, 01/30/23 (Call 07/30/17)a,b

    14,972        7,074,270   

6.50%, 03/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    13,475        6,501,688   

7.00%, 03/31/24 (Call 09/30/18)a,b

    21,675        10,241,438   

Memorial Production Partners LP/Memorial Production Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/17)

    9,450        2,055,375   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.63%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/17)

  $ 12,850      $ 2,984,695   

Midstates Petroleum Co. Inc./Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC

   

10.00%, 06/01/20 (Call 06/01/17)b

    11,550        3,060,750   

Newfield Exploration Co.

   

5.38%, 01/01/26 (Call 10/01/25)b

    15,125        13,017,812   

5.63%, 07/01/24b

    19,030        17,269,725   

5.75%, 01/30/22b

    16,570        15,286,032   

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

   

6.50%, 11/01/21 (Call 11/01/16)

    8,350        4,993,300   

6.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 09/15/17)b

    19,075        11,142,980   

6.88%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/17)

    7,967        4,627,499   

7.25%, 02/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    8,465        5,277,928   

Pacific Drilling SA

   

5.38%, 06/01/20 (Call 06/01/16)a,b

    9,775        1,857,861   

Pacific Drilling V Ltd.

   

7.25%, 12/01/17 (Call 03/31/16)a

    9,075        2,484,281   

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 11/15/23 (Call 11/15/18)a,b

    8,335        7,126,425   

8.25%, 02/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    14,800        14,940,600   

Penn Virginia Corp.

   

8.50%, 05/01/20 (Call 05/01/17)

    11,500        977,500   

Precision Drilling Corp.

   

5.25%, 11/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)b

    6,895        4,010,950   

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)

    11,420        7,622,850   

Puma International Financing SA

   

6.75%, 02/01/21 (Call 02/01/17)a

    19,300        17,780,125   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

QEP Resources Inc.

   

5.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

  $ 13,452      $ 9,416,400   

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)b

    8,160        5,574,259   

6.88%, 03/01/21b

    12,821        9,263,173   

Range Resources Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)a,b

    13,100        11,331,500   

5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    13,342        11,307,345   

5.00%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)b

    16,900        13,995,312   

5.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)

    8,622        7,149,075   

Sanchez Energy Corp.

   

6.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    20,635        7,523,438   

7.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)

    10,020        4,058,100   

Seven Generations Energy Ltd.

   

6.75%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    7,915        6,812,554   

Seventy Seven Energy Inc.

   

6.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

    8,365        125,475   

Seventy Seven Operating LLC

   

6.63%, 11/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)

    8,260        1,404,200   

SM Energy Co.

   

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 07/15/18)

    8,105        3,221,738   

5.63%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

    8,824        3,551,660   

6.13%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/18)

    14,025        6,271,840   

6.50%, 01/01/23 (Call 07/01/17)

    9,052        3,598,170   

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 08/01/17)a,b

    10,650        10,224,000   

6.38%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    15,400        14,691,600   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Tesoro Corp.

   

4.25%, 10/01/17 (Call 09/01/17)b

  $ 8,198      $ 8,319,945   

5.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    11,325        10,733,134   

Transocean Inc.

   

3.00%, 10/15/17b

    11,550        10,260,827   

4.30%, 10/15/22 (Call 07/15/22)b

    13,815        6,769,350   

6.00%, 03/15/18b

    19,358        15,631,585   

6.50%, 11/15/20b

    18,250        10,585,000   

7.13%, 12/15/21b

    22,600        12,537,124   

Tullow Oil PLC

   

6.00%, 11/01/20 (Call 11/01/16)a

    14,420        9,409,050   

6.25%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    11,700        7,160,400   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

   

5.75%, 12/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a

    10,320        567,600   

6.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 10/01/19)a

    13,795        758,725   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 12/15/18)b

    21,950        10,920,125   

5.75%, 03/15/21 (Call 12/15/20)b

    24,378        11,396,715   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)b

    14,070        6,437,025   

WPX Energy Inc.

   

5.25%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)b

    9,620        5,050,500   

6.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)b

    20,317        11,631,482   

7.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 07/01/20)

    9,150        5,741,625   

8.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)b

    12,200        7,259,000   
   

 

 

 
      771,543,246   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.12%

  

 

CGG SA

   

6.50%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/16)b

    11,360        3,890,800   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.88%, 01/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)

  $ 9,975      $ 3,370,054   

Weatherford International Ltd./Bermuda

   

4.50%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    2,220        1,454,100   

5.13%, 09/15/20

    6,600        4,607,592   

6.00%, 03/15/18

    5,750        4,884,873   

9.63%, 03/01/19

    600        512,625   
   

 

 

 
      18,720,044   

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS — 1.55%

  

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

   

9.13%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    11,296        11,631,350   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

   

6.00%, 06/30/21 (Call 06/30/17)a,b

    9,550        8,717,028   

6.25%, 01/31/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    8,075        7,893,313   

6.75%, 01/31/21 (Call 01/31/17)a,b

    9,700        9,133,856   

Ball Corp.

   

4.00%, 11/15/23b

    20,096        19,568,480   

4.38%, 12/15/20b

    16,386        17,123,370   

5.00%, 03/15/22b

    18,046        18,734,087   

5.25%, 07/01/25

    20,000        20,850,000   

Berry Plastics Corp.

   

5.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    13,625        13,676,094   

5.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)b

    11,180        11,627,200   

6.00%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/18)a,b

    7,185        7,454,438   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA/Beverage Packaging Holdings II Issuer Inc.

   

6.00%, 06/15/17 (Call 06/15/16)a,b

    8,650        8,574,312   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

   

4.50%, 01/15/23b

    19,912        20,310,240   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

   

5.00%, 01/15/22a,b

  $ 8,800      $ 8,712,000   

5.88%, 08/15/23a,b

    16,200        16,686,000   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

4.88%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)a,b

    8,125        8,321,553   

5.13%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a,b

    9,175        9,496,125   

5.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a,b

    7,850        8,105,880   

5.50%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a,b

    7,785        8,160,407   

6.50%, 12/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)a,b

    6,150        6,852,974   
   

 

 

 
      241,628,707   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.87%

  

 

DPx Holdings BV

   

7.50%, 02/01/22 (Call 02/01/17)a

    8,000        7,520,000   

Endo Finance LLC

   

5.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    15,975        16,051,301   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

   

5.88%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    16,135        16,034,156   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco Inc.

   

6.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)a,b

    31,845        32,123,644   

6.00%, 02/01/25 (Call 02/01/20)a,b

    23,510        23,392,450   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd.

   

5.25%, 04/01/22 (Call 04/01/17)

    20,485        21,176,369   

NBTY Inc.

   

9.00%, 10/01/18 (Call 03/31/16)b

    11,875        12,171,875   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

   

5.38%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/15/17)a

    40,760        37,091,600   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.50%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)a

  $ 19,310      $ 16,196,263   

5.63%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)a,b

    18,995        16,299,989   

5.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    66,367        56,121,594   

6.13%, 04/15/25 (Call 04/15/20)a

    66,255        55,819,837   

6.38%, 10/15/20 (Call 10/15/16)a

    45,975        42,297,000   

6.75%, 08/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    28,908        27,942,210   

6.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,070        11,044,050   

7.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    13,038        12,415,436   

7.25%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/16)a

    9,950        9,138,744   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)a

    34,907        33,096,199   
   

 

 

 
      445,932,717   

PIPELINES — 3.16%

  

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)b

    9,865        7,176,788   

6.13%, 03/01/22 (Call 11/01/16)b

    13,119        9,314,490   

6.25%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    13,300        9,609,250   

DCP Midstream LLC

   

5.85%, 05/21/43 (Call 05/21/23)a,c

    10,011        5,280,803   

DCP Midstream Operating LP

   

2.50%, 12/01/17 (Call 11/01/17)b

    8,100        7,397,036   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    10,225        7,528,156   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

   

5.50%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)b

    20,790        15,696,450   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.88%, 01/15/24 (Call 10/15/23)b

  $ 22,775      $ 18,860,433   

7.50%, 10/15/20

    23,680        21,667,200   

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)b

    7,385        5,683,373   

6.75%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/18)

    16,820        13,960,600   

MPLX LP

   

4.88%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a

    489        399,496   

NGPL PipeCo LLC

   

7.12%, 12/15/17a

    24,940        23,230,064   

9.63%, 06/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    12,175        11,444,500   

NuStar Logistics LP

   

4.80%, 09/01/20

    7,518        6,136,568   

ONEOK Inc.

   

4.25%, 02/01/22 (Call 11/02/21)

    9,388        7,111,410   

7.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    11,075        9,607,562   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

   

5.63%, 04/15/20a,b

    16,346        14,570,416   

6.00%, 01/15/19a,b

    8,575        7,974,750   

6.85%, 07/15/18a,b

    13,295        12,845,606   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.63%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/01/20)b

    39,115        37,067,216   

5.63%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)b

    31,391        29,036,675   

5.63%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)b

    41,070        37,271,025   

5.75%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)b

    41,902        39,204,349   

6.25%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)b

    20,250        19,338,750   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

   

4.13%, 11/15/19 (Call 11/15/16)

    18,100        15,973,250   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

  $ 11,200      $ 8,293,600   

5.00%, 01/15/18 (Call 10/15/17)b

    22,291        21,357,453   

5.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 11/01/17)b

    10,975        8,661,105   

6.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/19)a,b

    12,550        10,345,843   

6.88%, 02/01/21 (Call 03/31/16)

    9,261        8,068,646   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 10/15/19 (Call 09/15/19)a,b

    8,197        7,807,642   

5.88%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/16)

    9,015        8,474,100   

6.13%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)b

    9,600        8,928,000   

6.25%, 10/15/22 (Call 10/15/18)a,b

    16,580        15,253,600   
   

 

 

 
      490,576,205   

REAL ESTATE — 0.07%

  

 

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy
Co-Issuer Corp.

   

4.50%, 04/15/19a,b

    8,450        8,650,687   

5.25%, 12/01/21 (Call 12/01/17)a

    2,355        2,393,269   
   

 

 

 
      11,043,956   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.90%

  

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc./CSL Capital LLC

   

6.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    7,011        6,695,505   

8.25%, 10/15/23 (Call 04/15/19)b

    22,800        20,292,000   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

5.25%, 01/15/23

    969        1,025,929   

Equinix Inc.

   

5.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/21)b

    23,175        24,217,875   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Iron Mountain Inc.

   

6.00%, 10/01/20 (Call 10/01/17)a

  $ 18,975      $ 20,113,500   

iStar Inc.

   

4.00%, 11/01/17 (Call 08/01/17)b

    12,600        11,907,000   

5.00%, 07/01/19 (Call 07/01/16)b

    15,025        14,010,812   

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

   

6.38%, 03/01/24 (Call 03/01/19)

    2,235        2,280,560   

6.88%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/16)

    7,925        8,243,981   

Vereit Operating Partnership LP

   

2.00%, 02/06/17

    9,400        9,226,100   

3.00%, 02/06/19 (Call 01/06/19)b

    12,750        12,112,500   

4.60%, 02/06/24 (Call 11/06/23)

    10,300        9,862,250   
   

 

 

 
      139,988,012   

RETAIL — 3.38%

  

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/01/17)a

    26,644        27,076,965   

6.00%, 04/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)a,b

    44,852        46,758,210   

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

6.75%, 05/20/20 (Call 05/20/16)b

    12,775        12,966,625   

7.00%, 05/20/22 (Call 05/20/17)b

    19,317        19,824,071   

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

6.25%, 08/20/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    7,480        7,454,624   

Claire’s Stores Inc.

   

8.88%, 03/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    6,930        1,022,175   

9.00%, 03/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)a

    16,125        9,288,000   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Dollar Tree Inc.

   

5.25%, 03/01/20 (Call 03/01/17)a

  $ 13,357      $ 14,024,850   

5.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 03/01/18)a,b

    50,830        53,997,726   

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 05/01/21 (Call 05/01/16)b

    8,325        6,327,000   

6.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 11/15/16)b

    8,050        5,826,188   

6.75%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/19)a

    12,595        9,320,300   

JC Penney Corp. Inc.

   

5.65%, 06/01/20b

    8,077        7,471,225   

8.13%, 10/01/19b

    9,615        9,735,187   

L Brands Inc.

   

5.63%, 02/15/22b

    19,847        21,295,831   

5.63%, 10/15/23

    10,400        11,060,041   

6.63%, 04/01/21

    23,702        26,398,102   

6.90%, 07/15/17

    10,262        10,981,366   

7.00%, 05/01/20

    8,360        9,535,347   

8.50%, 06/15/19b

    10,150        11,856,534   

Michaels Stores Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a,b

    8,575        8,838,846   

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

   

8.00%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/16)a,b

    18,500        12,903,750   

QVC Inc.

   

3.13%, 04/01/19

    7,080        7,041,077   

4.38%, 03/15/23

    15,651        15,034,718   

4.45%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)b

    12,086        11,284,695   

4.85%, 04/01/24

    11,340        10,939,527   

5.13%, 07/02/22

    9,015        9,159,632   

Rite Aid Corp.

   

6.13%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    35,570        38,052,786   

6.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/16)b

    14,366        15,197,737   

9.25%, 03/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    12,958        13,657,306   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.

   

5.63%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/20)b

  $ 14,545      $ 15,163,162   

5.75%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    16,218        17,045,595   

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)b

    10,550        9,030,800   

Toys R Us Inc.

   

10.38%, 08/15/17 (Call 03/31/16)b

    7,740        6,493,783   

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC

   

8.50%, 12/01/17 (Call 03/31/16)

    14,375        13,422,656   
   

 

 

 
      525,486,437   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 1.44%

  

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

   

6.75%, 03/01/19

    13,850        10,145,125   

7.00%, 07/01/24 (Call 07/01/19)

    9,831        6,193,530   

7.50%, 08/15/22

    8,100        5,265,000   

7.75%, 08/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    10,935        7,435,800   

Micron Technology Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a,b

    21,320        18,228,600   

5.25%, 01/15/24 (Call 05/01/18)a,b

    10,700        9,041,500   

5.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 08/01/19)b

    22,720        19,084,800   

5.63%, 01/15/26 (Call 05/01/20)a

    8,550        6,925,500   

5.88%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)b

    13,965        12,760,519   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC

   

3.50%, 09/15/16a,b

    2,750        2,760,313   

3.75%, 06/01/18a

    13,716        13,853,160   

4.13%, 06/15/20a,b

    13,270        13,386,112   

4.63%, 06/15/22a,b

    7,800        7,741,500   

5.75%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/17)a,b

    10,075        10,478,000   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.75%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a,b

  $ 9,750      $ 10,091,250   

Qorvo Inc.

   

6.75%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)a,b

    9,650        9,794,750   

7.00%, 12/01/25 (Call 12/01/20)a,b

    11,200        11,396,000   

Sensata Technologies BV

   

4.88%, 10/15/23a,b

    9,808        9,685,400   

5.00%, 10/01/25a,b

    13,500        13,263,750   

5.63%, 11/01/24a,b

    7,930        8,167,900   

Sensata Technologies UK Financing Co. PLC

   

6.25%, 02/15/26 (Call 02/15/21)a,b

    17,350        18,347,625   
   

 

 

 
      224,046,134   

SHIPBUILDING — 0.14%

  

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

   

5.00%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a,b

    9,966        10,489,215   

5.00%, 11/15/25 (Call 11/15/20)a,b

    11,380        11,941,831   
   

 

 

 
      22,431,046   

SOFTWARE — 2.70%

  

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

5.63%, 09/15/21 (Call 09/15/16)a,b

    26,750        28,120,938   

6.13%, 09/15/23 (Call 09/15/18)a,b

    17,075        18,248,906   

Audatex North America Inc.

   

6.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a

    32,661        32,865,131   

6.13%, 11/01/23 (Call 11/01/18)a

    27,583        27,760,320   

BMC Software Finance Inc.

   

8.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 07/15/16)a

    31,945        20,285,075   

First Data Corp.

   

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    19,430        19,733,691   

5.38%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)a,b

    25,890        26,847,930   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.75%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

  $ 46,590      $ 46,881,188   

6.75%, 11/01/20 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    23,152        24,436,936   

7.00%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)a,b

    67,900        67,900,000   

Infor U.S. Inc.

   

5.75%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/17)a,b

    12,240        12,331,800   

6.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    33,160        28,766,300   

MSCI Inc.

   

5.25%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a,b

    17,525        18,598,406   

5.75%, 08/15/25 (Call 08/15/20)a

    15,435        16,592,625   

Nuance Communications Inc.

   

5.38%, 08/15/20 (Call 08/15/16)a,b

    21,315        21,741,300   

Solera LLC/Solera Finance Inc.

   

10.50%, 03/01/24

    9,180        8,721,000   
   

 

 

 
      419,831,546   

STORAGE & WAREHOUSING — 0.12%

  

 

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC

   

8.50%, 10/15/18 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    19,150        14,735,818   

10.75%, 10/15/19 (Call 10/15/16)a

    12,550        3,364,968   
   

 

 

 
      18,100,786   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 13.99%

  

 

Altice Financing SA

   

6.50%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/16)a

    16,649        16,773,868   

6.63%, 02/15/23 (Call 02/15/18)a

    42,386        41,856,175   

7.88%, 12/15/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    10,000        10,410,426   

Altice Finco SA

   

8.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 12/15/18)a,b

    9,550        9,237,238   

9.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a

    8,950        9,531,750   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Altice Luxembourg SA

   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a,b

  $ 28,860      $ 26,406,900   

7.75%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    56,925        54,790,312   

Avaya Inc.

   

7.00%, 04/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)a,b

    20,516        12,610,929   

10.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 03/01/17)a,b

    21,695        5,694,938   

CenturyLink Inc.

   

5.63%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    9,500        8,326,750   

5.80%, 03/15/22b

    28,539        27,718,504   

6.00%, 04/01/17b

    7,100        7,418,790   

6.45%, 06/15/21b

    24,725        25,111,204   

Series V

   

5.63%, 04/01/20b

    22,305        22,519,574   

Series W

   

6.75%, 12/01/23b

    15,350        15,004,625   

CommScope Inc.

   

4.38%, 06/15/20 (Call 06/15/17)a,b

    9,786        10,030,650   

5.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/17)a,b

    12,825        12,632,625   

5.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a

    12,460        12,086,200   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC

   

6.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/20)a,b

    28,540        28,254,600   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

6.25%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)b

    18,022        15,971,998   

6.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    16,345        13,688,938   

7.13%, 03/15/19b

    8,200        8,251,988   

7.13%, 01/15/23

    15,890        13,819,374   

7.63%, 04/15/24

    14,650        12,818,750   

8.13%, 10/01/18b

    14,825        15,453,580   

8.25%, 04/15/17b

    9,570        10,072,425   

8.50%, 04/15/20

    20,162        20,580,361   

8.75%, 04/15/22

    9,520        8,883,350   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.88%, 09/15/20 (Call 06/15/20)a,b

  $ 25,154      $ 25,826,419   

9.25%, 07/01/21b

    10,200        10,200,000   

10.50%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)a,b

    42,645        42,956,637   

11.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a,b

    70,915        70,745,513   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

6.50%, 06/15/19

    19,912        22,052,540   

7.63%, 06/15/21

    17,865        19,372,359   

Inmarsat Finance PLC

   

4.88%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a,b

    20,425        20,016,500   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

   

5.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 08/01/18)b

    40,816        26,110,093   

6.63%, 12/15/22 (Call 12/15/17)b

    23,856        11,848,481   

7.25%, 04/01/19 (Call 03/31/16)b

    30,068        22,840,519   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    44,799        30,351,322   

7.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/16)b

    26,295        18,159,090   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA

   

6.75%, 06/01/18 (Call 06/01/16)b

    9,350        5,633,375   

7.75%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/17)

    36,975        11,277,375   

8.13%, 06/01/23 (Call 06/01/18)

    16,655        5,079,775   

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

7.00%, 03/28/73 (Call 03/28/23)a,c

    11,410        11,422,551   

Level 3 Communications Inc.

   

5.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)b

    12,050        12,475,486   

Level 3 Financing Inc.

   

5.13%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)b

    12,590        12,841,800   

5.38%, 08/15/22 (Call 08/15/17)b

    21,109        21,689,497   

5.38%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    21,200        21,677,000   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.38%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)b

  $ 14,625      $ 14,844,375   

5.63%, 02/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)b

    11,980        12,354,375   

6.13%, 01/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)

    13,640        14,270,850   

7.00%, 06/01/20 (Call 06/01/16)

    11,950        12,502,688   

Millicom International Cellular SA

   

6.63%, 10/15/21 (Call 10/15/17)a

    4,460        4,192,400   

Nokia OYJ

   

5.38%, 05/15/19b

    18,800        19,939,265   

Sable International Finance Ltd.

   

6.88%, 08/01/22 (Call 08/01/18)a

    14,830        14,088,500   

SBA Communications Corp.

   

5.63%, 10/01/19 (Call 10/01/16)b

    8,150        8,496,375   

SBA Telecommunications Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)b

    16,307        16,907,290   

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

4.50%, 04/15/20a,b

    48,945        48,406,605   

Sprint Communications Inc.

   

6.00%, 12/01/16

    850        846,813   

6.00%, 11/15/22

    44,460        31,733,325   

7.00%, 03/01/20a,b

    22,518        22,179,406   

7.00%, 08/15/20b

    32,298        24,542,562   

8.38%, 08/15/17

    26,478        25,749,855   

9.00%, 11/15/18a

    61,947        64,307,181   

9.13%, 03/01/17b

    14,973        15,202,237   

11.50%, 11/15/21

    22,339        18,960,226   

Sprint Corp.

   

7.13%, 06/15/24

    50,425        35,864,781   

7.25%, 09/15/21

    43,607        32,923,285   

7.63%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    32,345        23,026,405   

7.88%, 09/15/23

    86,055        63,895,837   

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

5.25%, 09/01/18 (Call 03/11/16)b

    9,150        9,365,025   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.00%, 03/01/23 (Call 09/01/18)b

  $ 27,097      $ 28,020,685   

6.13%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/18)

    20,000        20,558,126   

6.25%, 04/01/21 (Call 04/01/17)b

    34,668        36,314,730   

6.38%, 03/01/25 (Call 09/01/19)b

    34,242        34,969,642   

6.46%, 04/28/19 (Call 03/11/16)b

    20,737        21,307,267   

6.50%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)b

    21,375        22,016,250   

6.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/21)

    39,695        40,290,425   

6.54%, 04/28/20 (Call 04/28/16)b

    25,484        26,439,650   

6.63%, 11/15/20 (Call 03/11/16)b

    22,020        22,900,800   

6.63%, 04/28/21 (Call 04/28/17)b

    25,174        26,569,989   

6.63%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)b

    36,328        38,012,809   

6.73%, 04/28/22 (Call 04/28/17)b

    24,929        26,140,549   

6.84%, 04/28/23 (Call 04/28/18)

    11,355        11,844,528   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

   

7.00%, 06/04/18

    11,540        12,402,957   

7.18%, 06/18/19b

    14,785        16,448,313   

Telecom Italia SpA

   

5.30%, 05/30/24a,b

    32,950        31,920,312   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.

   

5.38%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    24,532        24,286,680   

UPCB Finance V Ltd.

   

7.25%, 11/15/21 (Call 11/15/16)a

    12,029        12,711,940   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd.

   

6.88%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a,b

    11,048        11,648,010   

Virgin Media Finance PLC

   

5.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    7,605        7,509,938   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a

  $ 9,400      $ 9,461,100   

6.38%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a,b

    10,250        10,685,625   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

5.25%, 01/15/21

    8,000        8,420,000   

5.25%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/20)a,b

    19,507        19,551,866   

5.38%, 04/15/21 (Call 04/15/17)a,b

    12,822        13,303,136   

5.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/19)a,b

    9,850        9,925,268   

West Corp.

   

5.38%, 07/15/22 (Call 07/15/17)a,b

    21,522        19,208,385   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA

   

4.75%, 07/15/20 (Call 07/15/16)a,b

    39,825        38,331,562   

6.50%, 04/30/20 (Call 04/30/16)a,b

    12,242        12,401,316   

7.38%, 04/23/21 (Call 04/23/17)a,b

    55,025        50,347,875   

Windstream Services LLC

   

6.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)b

    14,300        10,467,457   

7.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    9,100        7,052,500   

7.50%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/16)b

    12,900        9,746,079   

7.75%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    13,480        11,133,806   

7.75%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/16)b

    19,550        15,818,795   

7.88%, 11/01/17b

    21,647        22,621,115   
   

 

 

 
      2,173,922,300   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.50%

  

 

CHC Helicopter SA

   

9.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 03/31/16)b

    14,210        5,044,586   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp.

   

6.75%, 05/01/19 (Call 05/01/16)a,b

    17,931        18,110,310   
Security  

Principal

or Shares

(000s)

    Value  

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S. Inc.

   

7.38%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

  $ 11,850      $ 3,799,406   

XPO Logistics Inc.

   

6.50%, 06/15/22
(Call 06/15/18)a,b

    32,218        30,365,465   

7.88%, 09/01/19
(Call 09/01/16)a,b

    19,700        20,340,250   
   

 

 

 
    77,660,017   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $16,754,317,237)

  

    15,102,511,620   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 27.41%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 27.41%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.50%e,f,g

    3,799,592        3,799,592,031   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.49%e,f,g

    336,520        336,519,974   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.27%e,f

    124,421        124,421,145   
   

 

 

 
      4,260,533,150   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $4,260,533,150)

  

    4,260,533,150   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 124.57%

   

 

(Cost: $21,014,850,387)

  

    19,363,044,770   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (24.57)%

  

    (3,819,122,373
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 15,543,922,397   
   

 

 

 

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
d  Issuer is in default of interest payments.
e  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 98.42%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.24%

  

Omnicom Group Inc.

   

3.63%, 05/01/22a

  $ 13,819      $ 13,959,824   

3.65%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    11,133        11,187,418   

4.45%, 08/15/20

    9,490        10,175,301   

WPP Finance 2010

   

3.75%, 09/19/24a

    12,325        12,244,967   

4.75%, 11/21/21

    10,660        11,580,542   
   

 

 

 
    59,148,052   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.43%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

   

4.88%, 02/15/20

    7,824        8,687,791   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

2.25%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    4,480        4,423,616   

L-3 Communications Corp.

   

4.75%, 07/15/20

    16,718        17,238,012   

5.20%, 10/15/19

    7,915        8,417,900   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

2.50%, 11/23/20 (Call 10/23/20)a

    18,130        18,458,305   

2.90%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)a

    4,190        4,165,064   

3.35%, 09/15/21

    16,444        17,246,421   

3.55%, 01/15/26
(Call 10/15/25)a

    20,460        21,493,662   

3.80%, 03/01/45
(Call 09/01/44)a

    7,673        7,186,424   

4.07%, 12/15/42

    16,044        15,561,684   

4.25%, 11/15/19

    6,443        6,952,908   

4.70%, 05/15/46
(Call 11/15/45)

    31,330        33,821,769   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

3.25%, 08/01/23

    9,583        9,855,196   

4.75%, 06/01/43

    14,498        15,572,038   

Raytheon Co.

   

2.50%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    7,924        8,016,338   

3.13%, 10/15/20

    16,042        16,867,046   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

United Technologies Corp.

   

3.10%, 06/01/22

  $ 32,502      $ 33,880,657   

4.15%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/16/44)

    7,150        6,971,449   

4.50%, 04/15/20a

    17,800        19,497,036   

4.50%, 06/01/42

    43,887        45,057,905   

5.70%, 04/15/40

    6,869        8,189,450   

6.13%, 02/01/19

    16,038        17,970,154   

6.13%, 07/15/38

    9,991        12,343,881   
   

 

 

 
    357,874,706   

AGRICULTURE — 1.42%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

   

2.63%, 01/14/20 (Call 12/14/19)a

    7,575        7,708,452   

2.85%, 08/09/22a

    26,259        26,401,424   

4.00%, 01/31/24a

    13,257        14,243,160   

4.25%, 08/09/42

    15,977        15,238,043   

4.75%, 05/05/21

    20,319        22,480,328   

5.38%, 01/31/44

    19,677        22,143,390   

9.25%, 08/06/19

    13,828        16,934,415   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

1.88%, 01/15/19a

    5,133        5,185,091   

1.88%, 02/25/21 (Call 01/25/21)

    5,000        4,973,541   

2.50%, 08/22/22

    9,020        9,091,321   

2.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    8,000        8,074,354   

2.90%, 11/15/21a

    17,716        18,378,368   

3.25%, 11/10/24

    12,300        12,864,500   

3.88%, 08/21/42

    10,586        10,136,052   

4.13%, 03/04/43

    7,649        7,546,659   

4.25%, 11/10/44a

    4,801        4,906,061   

4.38%, 11/15/41

    13,736        14,141,771   

4.50%, 03/26/20a

    9,614        10,602,973   

4.88%, 11/15/43a

    9,450        10,453,197   

6.38%, 05/16/38

    16,296        20,858,249   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

3.25%, 06/12/20

    4,446        4,613,130   

4.00%, 06/12/22a

    17,085        18,433,087   

4.45%, 06/12/25 (Call 03/12/25)

    22,540        24,501,870   

5.70%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    9,600        10,845,718   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.85%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)a

  $ 29,100      $ 34,153,820   

6.88%, 05/01/20

    1,226        1,424,430   

8.13%, 06/23/19 a

    369        434,385   
   

 

 

 
    356,767,789   

APPAREL — 0.04%

  

 

NIKE Inc.

   

3.88%, 11/01/45 (Call 05/01/45)

    8,700        8,858,727   
   

 

 

 
    8,858,727   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 1.60%

  

 

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

2.25%, 08/15/19a

    14,128        14,310,767   

2.45%, 09/24/20

    5,900        5,977,504   

Daimler Finance North America LLC

   

8.50%, 01/18/31

    18,401        27,512,435   

Ford Motor Co.

   

4.75%, 01/15/43a

    25,743        23,780,212   

7.45%, 07/16/31

    20,844        25,532,187   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.16%, 08/04/20

    8,350        8,315,871   

3.20%, 01/15/21

    4,700        4,667,594   

3.22%, 01/09/22

    9,100        8,852,004   

4.13%, 08/04/25

    25,500        25,383,136   

4.39%, 01/08/26

    7,700        7,807,515   

General Motors Co.

   

4.88%, 10/02/23

    21,250        21,497,562   

5.00%, 04/01/35

    5,535        4,833,937   

5.20%, 04/01/45a

    19,869        17,144,364   

6.25%, 10/02/43

    19,210        18,766,249   

6.60%, 04/01/36 (Call 10/01/35)a

    2,525        2,609,260   

6.75%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    9,805        10,310,806   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

3.15%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)a

    21,573        21,046,187   

3.20%, 07/13/20 (Call 06/13/20)

    16,378        15,875,195   

3.45%, 04/10/22 (Call 02/10/22)

    19,850        18,707,633   

3.50%, 07/10/19

    3,250        3,240,120   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.70%, 11/24/20 (Call 10/24/20)

  $ 4,535      $ 4,450,150   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    16,400        15,165,421   

4.20%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/20)

    8,000        8,027,298   

4.30%, 07/13/25 (Call 04/13/25)a

    2,100        1,987,587   

4.38%, 09/25/21

    15,500        15,494,420   

5.25%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    4,830        4,870,128   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

   

2.10%, 01/17/19a

    347        351,737   

2.13%, 07/18/19a

    14,850        15,011,045   

2.15%, 03/12/20a

    16,016        16,210,553   

3.30%, 01/12/22

    11,532        12,088,887   

3.40%, 09/15/21

    12,652        13,357,320   

4.25%, 01/11/21

    975        1,068,005   

Series B

   

4.50%, 06/17/20

    5,604        6,161,093   
   

 

 

 
    400,414,182   

BANKS — 25.65%

  

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC/United Kingdom

   

2.35%, 09/10/19

    11,758        11,701,579   

2.38%, 03/16/20a

    18,767        18,566,505   

4.00%, 03/13/24a

    12,166        12,966,890   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd./New York NY

   

2.25%, 06/13/19

    19,070        19,199,039   

2.70%, 11/16/20a

    9,000        9,134,361   

3.70%, 11/16/25a

    9,000        9,526,244   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   

3.00%, 10/20/20a

    19,500        19,170,645   

Bank of America Corp.

   

2.63%, 10/19/20a

    23,280        23,134,027   

2.65%, 04/01/19

    29,409        29,659,335   

3.30%, 01/11/23

    28,011        27,934,208   

3.88%, 08/01/25a

    47,589        48,948,004   

4.00%, 04/01/24a

    41,622        42,957,034   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.00%, 01/22/25

  $ 39,950      $ 38,845,586   

4.10%, 07/24/23

    28,476        29,741,528   

4.13%, 01/22/24

    35,341        36,851,382   

4.20%, 08/26/24

    39,352        39,438,079   

4.25%, 10/22/26

    35,643        35,320,762   

4.45%, 03/03/26

    3,525        3,525,000   

4.88%, 04/01/44a

    14,167        14,743,498   

5.00%, 05/13/21a

    26,330        28,766,576   

5.00%, 01/21/44

    16,795        17,838,720   

5.63%, 07/01/20

    14,385        15,918,465   

5.70%, 01/24/22

    27,223        30,705,783   

5.88%, 01/05/21a

    16,670        18,810,011   

5.88%, 02/07/42

    19,115        21,934,222   

6.11%, 01/29/37

    25,602        27,833,368   

7.63%, 06/01/19

    34,640        40,005,875   

7.75%, 05/14/38a

    19,277        24,636,237   

Series L

   

2.25%, 04/21/20a

    31,495        30,954,927   

3.95%, 04/21/25

    23,894        23,115,271   

Bank of America N.A.

   

6.00%, 10/15/36

    9,815        11,636,028   

Bank of Montreal

   

2.55%, 11/06/22 (Call 10/06/22)

    16,293        16,194,771   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

2.20%, 05/15/19 (Call 04/15/19)

    11,941        12,020,694   

2.30%, 09/11/19 (Call 08/11/19)

    5,618        5,682,735   

2.45%, 11/27/20 (Call 10/27/20)

    5,030        5,070,091   

2.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 03/15/21)a

    5,000        5,021,374   

2.60%, 08/17/20 (Call 07/17/20)

    21,421        21,775,149   

3.00%, 02/24/25 (Call 01/24/25)a

    9,710        9,739,069   

3.55%, 09/23/21 (Call 08/23/21)

    20,452        21,504,943   

3.65%, 02/04/24 (Call 01/05/24)

    7,826        8,215,204   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series G

   

2.15%, 02/24/20 (Call 01/24/20)a

  $ 16,317      $ 16,349,867   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

2.05%, 06/05/19

    11,003        11,002,799   

2.35%, 10/21/20a

    16,750        16,760,420   

2.80%, 07/21/21

    18,301        18,672,241   

4.38%, 01/13/21a

    3,674        3,991,780   

4.50%, 12/16/25

    14,150        13,851,567   

Barclays Bank PLC

   

2.50%, 02/20/19

    366        366,912   

5.14%, 10/14/20a

    10,234        10,977,488   

6.75%, 05/22/19

    17,214        19,507,497   

Barclays PLC

   

2.75%, 11/08/19

    30,900        29,999,370   

2.88%, 06/08/20

    41,700        40,056,682   

3.25%, 01/12/21

    11,500        11,141,465   

3.65%, 03/16/25

    19,640        18,014,497   

4.38%, 09/11/24a

    21,335        19,529,263   

4.38%, 01/12/26

    5,720        5,502,042   

5.25%, 08/17/45a

    26,219        25,145,896   

BB&T Corp.

   

2.45%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    17,825        17,982,275   

2.63%, 06/29/20 (Call 05/29/20)a

    10,131        10,254,112   

BNP Paribas SA

   

2.38%, 05/21/20

    18,870        18,623,184   

2.45%, 03/17/19

    6,865        6,876,282   

3.25%, 03/03/23a

    16,334        16,723,982   

4.25%, 10/15/24

    18,305        17,805,264   

5.00%, 01/15/21

    24,143        26,880,420   

BPCE SA

   

2.25%, 01/27/20a

    15,500        15,380,118   

2.50%, 07/15/19

    7,750        7,801,534   

4.00%, 04/15/24a

    23,700        25,002,355   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

   

3.63%, 09/16/25 (Call 08/16/25)

    8,670        8,949,066   

3.80%, 10/30/26 (Call 09/30/26)

    13,800        14,529,618   

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

2.45%, 04/24/19 (Call 03/24/19)a

    7,217        7,225,678   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.20%, 02/05/25 (Call 01/05/25)a

  $ 13,200      $ 12,647,938   

3.50%, 06/15/23

    5,000        4,964,588   

3.75%, 04/24/24 (Call 03/24/24)

    12,725        12,730,289   

4.20%, 10/29/25 (Call 09/29/25)

    6,882        6,757,384   

4.75%, 07/15/21

    16,667        17,982,718   

Capital One N.A./Mclean VA

   

2.40%, 09/05/19 (Call 08/05/19)

    18,375        18,152,859   

2.95%, 07/23/21 (Call 06/23/21)

    13,140        13,019,810   

Citigroup Inc.

   

2.40%, 02/18/20

    32,712        32,377,160   

2.50%, 07/29/19

    26,324        26,325,622   

2.55%, 04/08/19

    21,660        21,755,538   

2.65%, 10/26/20a

    39,825        39,679,272   

3.30%, 04/27/25

    4,234        4,209,389   

3.38%, 03/01/23

    2,708        2,725,450   

3.50%, 05/15/23a

    17,775        17,459,689   

3.70%, 01/12/26a

    5,900        6,027,318   

3.75%, 06/16/24a

    16,956        17,375,425   

3.88%, 10/25/23

    30,286        31,543,656   

3.88%, 03/26/25

    13,444        12,879,083   

4.00%, 08/05/24

    17,388        17,555,339   

4.05%, 07/30/22a

    20,096        20,423,141   

4.30%, 11/20/26

    12,645        12,516,505   

4.40%, 06/10/25a

    35,694        35,596,505   

4.45%, 09/29/27

    44,870        44,145,726   

4.50%, 01/14/22

    18,829        20,246,859   

4.65%, 07/30/45a

    15,944        15,995,403   

5.30%, 05/06/44

    7,850        7,805,941   

5.38%, 08/09/20a

    7,250        8,047,204   

5.50%, 09/13/25

    21,439        22,974,086   

5.88%, 01/30/42a

    8,910        10,158,347   

6.13%, 08/25/36

    1,620        1,773,005   

6.63%, 06/15/32

    13,000        14,879,094   

6.68%, 09/13/43a

    10,803        12,573,303   

8.13%, 07/15/39

    21,858        31,289,749   

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

   

4.30%, 12/03/25 (Call 11/03/25)

    4,335        4,448,752   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York NY

   

2.25%, 03/13/19

  $ 14,750      $ 14,834,354   

2.30%, 09/06/19a

    16,070        16,127,773   

2.30%, 03/12/20a

    14,609        14,589,228   

2.40%, 11/02/20a

    7,580        7,590,335   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY

   

2.25%, 01/14/20

    6,750        6,750,416   

2.50%, 01/19/21a

    9,900        9,933,429   

3.38%, 05/21/25a

    10,200        10,240,915   

3.88%, 02/08/22

    25,710        27,118,656   

3.95%, 11/09/22

    21,990        21,961,727   

4.38%, 08/04/25a

    14,250        14,297,655   

4.50%, 01/11/21a

    21,185        23,143,865   

4.63%, 12/01/23

    19,750        20,149,647   

5.25%, 05/24/41a

    17,958        20,698,132   

5.25%, 08/04/45a

    21,950        22,178,686   

5.75%, 12/01/43

    15,628        17,240,275   

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

2.30%, 05/28/19

    25,990        25,794,249   

3.00%, 10/29/21a

    15,295        15,314,334   

3.63%, 09/09/24

    45,950        46,129,223   

4.38%, 08/05/20a

    20,930        22,205,439   

5.30%, 08/13/19

    6,552        7,126,293   

5.40%, 01/14/20a

    25,351        26,746,131   

Deutsche Bank AG

   

2.95%, 08/20/20a

    12,900        12,491,964   

3.13%, 01/13/21

    17,855        17,436,132   

4.50%, 04/01/25a

    4,930        4,222,121   

Series 1254

   

4.10%, 01/13/26a

    11,880        11,568,656   

Deutsche Bank AG/London

   

2.50%, 02/13/19a

    2,413        2,355,661   

3.70%, 05/30/24a

    22,740        21,826,134   

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE

   

3.10%, 06/04/20 (Call 05/04/20)

    18,180        18,134,570   

3.20%, 08/09/21 (Call 07/09/21)

    12,494        12,292,604   

4.20%, 08/08/23

    9,045        9,192,977   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

2.88%, 07/27/20 (Call 06/27/20)

    11,698        11,784,943   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.30%, 01/16/24 (Call 12/16/23)

  $ 11,235      $ 11,579,993   

8.25%, 03/01/38

    9,348        13,314,666   

Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH

   

2.38%, 04/25/19 (Call 03/25/19)

    13,850        13,907,446   

2.88%, 10/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)

    12,250        12,357,560   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

2.55%, 10/23/19

    36,669        36,750,666   

2.60%, 04/23/20 (Call 03/23/20)

    4,877        4,862,947   

2.63%, 01/31/19

    721        726,547   

2.75%, 09/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)a

    32,600        32,591,997   

2.88%, 02/25/21 (Call 01/25/21)

    4,380        4,392,748   

3.50%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)

    31,551        31,246,381   

3.63%, 01/22/23

    11,782        12,001,875   

3.75%, 05/22/25 (Call 02/22/25)a

    22,573        22,914,426   

3.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    12,915        13,061,270   

3.85%, 07/08/24 (Call 04/08/24)

    38,673        39,547,880   

4.00%, 03/03/24

    33,044        34,230,815   

4.25%, 10/21/25

    28,210        28,072,809   

4.75%, 10/21/45 (Call 04/21/45)a

    18,430        18,737,025   

4.80%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)a

    12,481        12,560,349   

5.15%, 05/22/45a

    27,875        26,663,703   

5.25%, 07/27/21

    38,705        42,980,625   

5.38%, 03/15/20

    28,748        31,545,692   

5.75%, 01/24/22

    59,425        67,451,119   

5.95%, 01/15/27

    15,626        17,353,570   

6.00%, 06/15/20a

    28,446        32,003,736   

6.13%, 02/15/33

    28,671        33,545,939   

6.25%, 02/01/41

    37,216        44,615,471   

6.45%, 05/01/36

    19,156        20,891,518   

6.75%, 10/01/37

    60,715        69,428,434   

7.50%, 02/15/19

    15,179        17,313,120   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HSBC Bank USA N.A./New York NY

   

4.88%, 08/24/20

  $ 21,260      $ 22,593,678   

5.63%, 08/15/35

    8,493        9,096,771   

5.88%, 11/01/34a

    7,000        7,719,865   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

4.00%, 03/30/22

    15,773        16,456,372   

4.25%, 03/14/24a

    5,100        5,005,143   

4.25%, 08/18/25a

    26,800        25,932,361   

4.88%, 01/14/22

    18,502        20,097,168   

5.10%, 04/05/21

    25,885        28,522,311   

5.25%, 03/14/44a

    21,359        20,325,113   

6.10%, 01/14/42

    6,668        8,237,313   

6.50%, 05/02/36a

    19,327        21,372,604   

6.50%, 09/15/37

    31,784        35,371,180   

6.80%, 06/01/38

    22,310        25,264,138   

HSBC USA Inc.

   

2.25%, 06/23/19a

    10,000        9,863,187   

2.35%, 03/05/20

    30,857        30,201,116   

2.38%, 11/13/19

    11,400        11,281,826   

2.75%, 08/07/20a

    7,900        7,830,373   

3.50%, 06/23/24

    11,300        11,347,104   

5.00%, 09/27/20

    9,090        9,772,849   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

3.88%, 01/15/19a

    400        406,106   

5.25%, 01/12/24a

    10,610        11,036,432   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

2.20%, 10/22/19

    15,006        14,964,998   

2.25%, 01/23/20 (Call 12/23/19)

    42,358        42,227,720   

2.35%, 01/28/19a

    860        867,669   

2.55%, 10/29/20 (Call 09/29/20)a

    12,800        12,820,568   

2.55%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    7,000        6,996,343   

2.75%, 06/23/20 (Call 05/23/20)a

    21,359        21,632,015   

3.13%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)a

    31,672        31,600,624   

3.20%, 01/25/23

    29,493        29,746,534   

3.25%, 09/23/22a

    38,369        38,898,715   

3.38%, 05/01/23a

    26,718        26,249,585   

3.63%, 05/13/24

    19,509        20,058,467   

3.88%, 02/01/24a

    25,323        26,583,176   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.88%, 09/10/24

  $ 22,555      $ 22,648,502   

3.90%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)a

    27,909        29,403,346   

4.13%, 12/15/26

    23,200        23,527,292   

4.25%, 10/15/20

    38,675        41,307,232   

4.25%, 10/01/27

    27,432        27,788,322   

4.35%, 08/15/21a

    37,737        40,648,172   

4.40%, 07/22/20a

    27,368        29,404,831   

4.50%, 01/24/22

    33,979        36,785,944   

4.63%, 05/10/21a

    29,887        32,565,739   

4.85%, 02/01/44a

    12,014        13,282,170   

4.95%, 03/25/20a

    24,888        27,121,905   

4.95%, 06/01/45a

    14,065        14,145,102   

5.40%, 01/06/42a

    22,600        25,801,656   

5.50%, 10/15/40

    12,561        14,493,654   

5.60%, 07/15/41

    21,081        24,719,237   

5.63%, 08/16/43

    7,168        7,819,905   

6.30%, 04/23/19

    29,942        33,591,008   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    17,578        22,188,068   

KeyBank N.A./Cleveland OH

   

2.25%, 03/16/20

    14,250        14,176,541   

2.50%, 12/15/19

    8,500        8,470,643   

KeyCorp

   

2.90%, 09/15/20

    7,000        7,009,421   

5.10%, 03/24/21a

    15,950        17,500,094   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

2.35%, 09/05/19a

    6,576        6,579,642   

2.40%, 03/17/20

    23,300        23,221,654   

2.70%, 08/17/20

    6,250        6,275,931   

3.50%, 05/14/25a

    21,700        22,038,817   

6.38%, 01/21/21

    6,486        7,597,706   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

4.50%, 11/04/24a

    28,200        27,887,482   

4.58%, 12/10/25b

    14,826        14,714,805   

5.30%, 12/01/45b

    3,000        2,907,439   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

   

2.10%, 02/06/20 (Call 01/06/20)

    12,900        12,715,536   

2.30%, 01/30/19 (Call 12/30/18)

    5,630        5,642,767   

2.90%, 02/06/25 (Call 01/06/25)

    13,600        13,287,317   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Morgan Stanley

   

2.38%, 07/23/19a

  $ 28,260      $ 28,150,306   

2.65%, 01/27/20a

    32,087        32,075,648   

2.80%, 06/16/20a

    29,645        29,789,765   

3.70%, 10/23/24

    37,550        38,054,492   

3.75%, 02/25/23a

    31,743        32,549,964   

3.88%, 01/27/26

    4,281        4,384,116   

3.95%, 04/23/27a

    25,290        24,432,123   

4.00%, 07/23/25

    35,150        36,286,456   

4.10%, 05/22/23

    29,749        30,343,977   

4.30%, 01/27/45a

    29,839        28,632,621   

4.35%, 09/08/26

    35,779        35,829,287   

4.88%, 11/01/22

    22,843        24,111,705   

5.00%, 11/24/25

    26,924        28,382,344   

5.50%, 01/26/20

    21,477        23,609,383   

5.50%, 07/24/20

    30,541        33,791,793   

5.50%, 07/28/21

    32,430        36,395,634   

5.63%, 09/23/19

    34,277        37,487,031   

5.75%, 01/25/21

    18,518        20,845,757   

6.38%, 07/24/42

    26,263        32,738,258   

7.25%, 04/01/32

    6,732        8,913,645   

7.30%, 05/13/19

    33,130        37,857,038   

Series F

   

3.88%, 04/29/24a

    38,282        39,516,625   

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York

   

2.63%, 07/23/20a

    14,600        14,791,549   

2.63%, 01/14/21

    6,750        6,822,665   

3.00%, 01/20/23a

    13,539        13,719,478   

3.38%, 01/14/26a

    500        515,386   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

3.95%, 10/30/25a

    11,650        12,462,876   

PNC Bank N.A.

   

2.20%, 01/28/19 (Call 12/29/18)a,c

    6,275        6,315,815   

2.25%, 07/02/19 (Call 06/02/19)a,c

    7,750        7,808,335   

2.40%, 10/18/19 (Call 09/18/19)c

    12,750        12,900,191   

2.45%, 11/05/20
(Call 10/06/20)a,c

    2,400        2,424,218   

2.60%, 07/21/20
(Call 06/21/20)a,c

    11,000        11,174,466   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.70%, 11/01/22 (Call 10/01/22)c

  $ 9,587      $ 9,419,403   

2.95%, 01/30/23 (Call 12/30/22)c

    7,300        7,301,418   

2.95%, 02/23/25
(Call 01/24/25)a,c

    17,300        17,177,729   

3.80%, 07/25/23 (Call 06/25/23)c

    15,653        16,476,149   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

3.90%, 04/29/24 (Call 03/29/24)c

    12,540        12,946,641   

PNC Funding Corp.

   

3.30%, 03/08/22
(Call 02/06/22)a,c

    9,569        9,922,566   

4.38%, 08/11/20c

    10,724        11,629,478   

5.13%, 02/08/20c

    3,965        4,366,776   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

2.15%, 03/15/19a

    13,114        13,192,079   

2.15%, 03/06/20

    11,000        11,028,447   

2.35%, 10/30/20a

    30,250        30,468,472   

2.50%, 01/19/21

    12,260        12,389,486   

4.65%, 01/27/26

    6,000        6,001,462   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

6.40%, 10/21/19

    22,812        24,581,461   

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

   

2.65%, 04/17/20 (Call 03/17/20)a

    16,275        15,735,817   

4.50%, 07/17/25 (Call 04/17/25)

    16,195        15,881,573   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

2.88%, 10/16/20

    12,225        12,034,568   

3.13%, 01/08/21

    8,990        8,929,025   

State Street Corp.

   

2.55%, 08/18/20a

    6,430        6,514,069   

3.10%, 05/15/23a

    22,013        22,105,835   

3.30%, 12/16/24

    11,615        11,973,467   

3.55%, 08/18/25

    8,461        8,993,642   

3.70%, 11/20/23

    9,565        10,126,256   

4.38%, 03/07/21

    12,465        13,622,228   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

   

2.25%, 07/11/19

    11,000        11,005,567   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.45%, 01/10/19a

  $ 8,085      $ 8,160,225   

2.45%, 01/16/20a

    24,900        24,944,150   

2.65%, 07/23/20

    10,500        10,588,172   

3.20%, 07/18/22

    7,449        7,589,551   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

2.25%, 06/17/19a

    10,102        10,159,993   

2.40%, 10/01/20a

    21,750        21,833,479   

2.50%, 01/25/19a

    2,875        2,918,338   

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

   

2.13%, 07/02/19a

    10,955        11,059,794   

2.25%, 11/05/19

    25,530        25,754,084   

2.50%, 12/14/20a

    20,525        20,735,589   

U.S. Bancorp.

   

2.20%, 04/25/19 (Call 03/25/19)

    16,654        16,873,357   

2.95%, 07/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    17,547        17,742,972   

3.00%, 03/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    11,114        11,513,207   

3.70%, 01/30/24 (Call 12/29/23)

    16,950        18,236,274   

4.13%, 05/24/21 (Call 04/23/21)

    12,719        13,901,223   

Series F

   

3.60%, 09/11/24 (Call 08/11/24)a

    15,010        15,542,962   

U.S. Bank N.A./Cincinnati OH

   

2.13%, 10/28/19 (Call 09/28/19)

    19,085        19,232,869   

2.80%, 01/27/25 (Call 12/27/24)

    6,950        6,983,184   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

   

2.35%, 03/26/20a

    19,930        19,917,516   

2.38%, 08/14/19a

    32,706        32,754,631   

4.88%, 08/04/20a

    9,225        10,177,891   

Wachovia Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/01/35

    9,017        9,931,804   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.13%, 04/22/19

    21,925        22,089,716   

2.55%, 12/07/20a

    22,250        22,418,206   

2.60%, 07/22/20a

    37,860        38,338,486   

3.00%, 01/22/21

    13,339        13,716,128   

3.00%, 02/19/25a

    25,135        25,112,042   

3.30%, 09/09/24a

    27,761        28,313,921   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.50%, 03/08/22a

  $ 32,677      $ 34,222,312   

3.55%, 09/29/25a

    31,250        32,492,241   

3.90%, 05/01/45a

    31,955        30,865,124   

4.10%, 06/03/26a

    30,674        31,492,527   

4.13%, 08/15/23

    23,044        24,389,502   

4.30%, 07/22/27

    32,540        33,744,214   

4.60%, 04/01/21a

    28,240        31,075,474   

4.65%, 11/04/44

    15,210        14,907,797   

4.90%, 11/17/45a

    17,815        18,050,812   

5.38%, 02/07/35

    4,074        4,708,363   

5.38%, 11/02/43

    26,200        27,995,939   

5.61%, 01/15/44

    29,835        32,934,257   

Series M

   

3.45%, 02/13/23

    24,666        25,018,117   

Series N

   

2.15%, 01/30/20

    19,679        19,601,410   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

5.85%, 02/01/37

    10,850        13,067,012   

6.60%, 01/15/38

    18,684        24,417,998   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

2.25%, 01/17/19a

    2,243        2,260,943   

2.30%, 05/26/20a

    12,325        12,386,626   

2.60%, 11/23/20a

    21,500        21,741,525   

4.88%, 11/19/19a

    20,507        22,375,951   
   

 

 

 
    6,429,687,664   

BEVERAGES — 4.14%

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

2.15%, 02/01/19a

    13,121        13,303,440   

2.63%, 01/17/23a

    13,248        13,101,347   

2.65%, 02/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    65,825        66,941,642   

3.30%, 02/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)

    59,350        60,999,633   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    121,500        125,318,696   

3.70%, 02/01/24a

    26,146        27,664,212   

4.00%, 01/17/43a

    10,767        10,102,690   

4.63%, 02/01/44a

    12,725        13,150,177   

4.70%, 02/01/36 (Call 08/01/35)

    70,848        74,313,714   

4.90%, 02/01/46 (Call 08/01/45)a

    111,365        119,405,553   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

   

2.50%, 07/15/22a

  $ 51,268      $ 50,748,137   

3.75%, 07/15/42

    7,141        6,459,931   

5.00%, 04/15/20

    12,712        13,992,664   

5.38%, 01/15/20a

    23,947        26,682,813   

6.88%, 11/15/19

    20,277        23,703,835   

7.75%, 01/15/19a

    11,803        13,683,347   

8.20%, 01/15/39

    15,162        22,231,552   

Bottling Group LLC

   

5.13%, 01/15/19

    1,332        1,463,965   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

1.88%, 10/27/20

    20,670        20,872,275   

2.45%, 11/01/20a

    17,009        17,554,395   

2.50%, 04/01/23a

    5,971        6,067,822   

2.88%, 10/27/25a

    19,560        19,999,292   

3.15%, 11/15/20a

    15,006        15,952,775   

3.20%, 11/01/23a

    21,075        22,438,529   

3.30%, 09/01/21a

    13,238        14,139,649   

Diageo Capital PLC

   

2.63%, 04/29/23 (Call 01/29/23)

    15,314        15,372,221   

Diageo Investment Corp.

   

2.88%, 05/11/22

    14,584        14,838,656   

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (The) Series B

   

7.00%, 03/01/29

    11,865        16,272,424   

PepsiCo Inc.

   

1.85%, 04/30/20 (Call 03/30/20)a

    16,350        16,426,876   

2.15%, 10/14/20 (Call 09/14/20)

    12,285        12,468,726   

2.75%, 03/05/22

    15,188        15,687,517   

2.75%, 03/01/23

    13,713        14,044,966   

2.75%, 04/30/25 (Call 01/30/25)

    11,909        12,076,789   

2.85%, 02/24/26 (Call 11/24/25)

    8,735        8,868,139   

3.00%, 08/25/21

    8,446        8,847,306   

3.10%, 07/17/22 (Call 05/17/22)

    13,000        13,639,723   

3.13%, 11/01/20

    16,579        17,449,834   

3.50%, 07/17/25 (Call 04/17/25)a

    550        587,626   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.60%, 03/01/24 (Call 12/01/23)a

  $ 10,380      $ 11,216,160   

4.00%, 03/05/42

    5,814        5,728,631   

4.45%, 04/14/46 (Call 10/14/45)

    17,320        18,632,574   

4.50%, 01/15/20

    13,950        15,375,460   

4.88%, 11/01/40

    7,786        8,671,845   

5.50%, 01/15/40

    9,496        11,267,261   
   

 

 

 
    1,037,764,819   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.56%

   

Amgen Inc.

   

2.13%, 05/01/20 (Call 04/01/20)a

    10,678        10,626,931   

2.20%, 05/22/19 (Call 04/22/19)

    14,815        15,003,971   

3.13%, 05/01/25 (Call 02/01/25)a

    16,050        15,906,032   

3.45%, 10/01/20a

    10,810        11,262,326   

3.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    2,486        2,571,490   

3.63%, 05/22/24 (Call 02/22/24)

    16,950        17,482,983   

3.88%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)a

    31,023        33,009,620   

4.10%, 06/15/21 (Call 03/15/21)

    12,491        13,375,929   

4.40%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)a

    17,324        16,560,190   

5.15%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    26,932        27,683,430   

5.38%, 05/15/43 (Call 11/15/42)a

    14,507        15,495,640   

5.65%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    11,708        12,903,768   

5.70%, 02/01/19

    3,374        3,738,495   

6.38%, 06/01/37a

    3,834        4,489,044   

6.40%, 02/01/39a

    12,062        14,254,439   

Biogen Inc.

   

2.90%, 09/15/20

    7,525        7,607,810   

3.63%, 09/15/22a

    20,500        21,160,836   

4.05%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a

    22,200        22,905,474   

5.20%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    22,340        22,834,677   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Celgene Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/20

  $ 22,400      $ 22,733,708   

3.25%, 08/15/22

    4,976        4,995,135   

3.55%, 08/15/22

    13,650        14,051,419   

3.63%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)

    14,376        14,557,071   

3.88%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)a

    24,450        25,228,828   

4.63%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    15,020        14,416,103   

5.00%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)a

    23,450        24,010,931   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

2.55%, 09/01/20

    21,359        21,709,089   

3.25%, 09/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    11,700        12,141,075   

3.50%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    25,772        26,843,814   

3.65%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)a

    32,262        33,677,695   

3.70%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    18,550        19,535,591   

4.40%, 12/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)

    13,014        14,323,543   

4.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)a

    11,054        12,228,127   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    18,343        18,564,380   

4.60%, 09/01/35 (Call 03/01/35)

    13,528        14,014,487   

4.75%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)a

    25,100        26,466,695   

4.80%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    17,345        18,051,852   

5.65%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    13,145        15,277,302   
   

 

 

 
    641,699,930   

CHEMICALS — 1.72%

   

CF Industries Inc.

   

3.45%, 06/01/23a

    7,819        7,161,271   

4.95%, 06/01/43

    4,996        3,954,340   

5.15%, 03/15/34

    20,455        17,464,479   

5.38%, 03/15/44a

    9,913        8,417,426   

7.13%, 05/01/20

    4,810        5,419,191   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   

3.00%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

  $ 20,922      $ 20,926,235   

3.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)a

    11,114        11,122,315   

4.13%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)

    15,548        16,427,163   

4.25%, 11/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)

    16,470        17,440,291   

4.38%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    11,965        10,642,401   

5.25%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    8,015        7,914,951   

7.38%, 11/01/29

    10,977        13,842,573   

8.55%, 05/15/19a

    17,112        20,110,440   

9.40%, 05/15/39

    11,976        16,990,178   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

2.70%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    8,203        8,134,115   

3.60%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    14,376        14,330,179   

3.80%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    10,520        10,222,311   

4.65%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)a

    7,245        6,211,182   

Ecolab Inc.

   

4.35%, 12/08/21

    10,800        11,731,999   

5.50%, 12/08/41a

    10,708        11,958,181   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   

2.80%, 02/15/23a

    9,029        8,916,443   

3.63%, 01/15/21a

    15,313        16,077,845   

4.15%, 02/15/43a

    7,774        6,804,322   

4.63%, 01/15/20a

    13,623        14,799,921   

LYB International Finance BV

   

4.00%, 07/15/23a

    8,411        8,465,918   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    13,210        11,890,929   

5.25%, 07/15/43

    10,128        9,501,026   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

   

4.63%, 02/26/55 (Call 08/26/54)a

    11,985        9,843,772   

5.00%, 04/15/19 (Call 01/15/19)

    18,350        19,357,973   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.75%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)

  $ 12,870      $ 14,406,763   

6.00%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/17/21)

    12,653        14,078,243   

Monsanto Co.

   

3.38%, 07/15/24 (Call 04/15/24)a

    12,309        12,158,068   

4.40%, 07/15/44 (Call 01/15/44)a

    11,000        9,536,730   

4.70%, 07/15/64 (Call 01/15/64)

    4,235        3,382,833   

Mosaic Co. (The)

   

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)a

    9,990        9,795,608   

Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan Inc.

   

3.63%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    12,792        12,566,481   

Rohm & Haas Co.

   

7.85%, 07/15/29

    7,306        9,439,032   
   

 

 

 
    431,443,128   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.32%

  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

   

2.25%, 09/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)a

    9,557        9,764,149   

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    15,368        16,310,716   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

   

4.40%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    7,250        7,615,849   

Synchrony Financial

   

3.00%, 08/15/19 (Call 07/15/19)

    17,346        17,314,845   

3.75%, 08/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    8,990        9,032,028   

4.25%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)a

    20,845        20,840,752   
   

 

 

 
    80,878,339   

COMPUTERS — 3.24%

   

Apple Inc.

   

1.55%, 02/07/20a

    18,038        17,931,709   

2.00%, 05/06/20a

    11,824        11,966,819   

2.10%, 05/06/19

    20,995        21,412,754   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.15%, 02/09/22

  $ 16,641      $ 16,571,719   

2.25%, 02/23/21 (Call 01/23/21)

    19,710        20,048,787   

2.40%, 05/03/23a

    67,620        66,957,892   

2.50%, 02/09/25

    32,013        31,378,112   

2.70%, 05/13/22a

    15,044        15,375,656   

2.85%, 05/06/21a

    42,121        43,886,219   

2.85%, 02/23/23 (Call 12/23/22)

    19,095        19,509,379   

3.20%, 05/13/25a

    29,807        30,760,368   

3.25%, 02/23/26 (Call 11/23/25)

    18,755        19,373,669   

3.45%, 05/06/24

    28,364        29,901,031   

3.45%, 02/09/45

    26,372        22,764,002   

3.85%, 05/04/43

    29,500        27,484,787   

4.38%, 05/13/45a

    16,615        16,767,929   

4.45%, 05/06/44

    12,412        12,656,516   

4.50%, 02/23/36 (Call 08/23/35)

    18,300        19,085,361   

4.65%, 02/23/46 (Call 08/23/45)

    30,225        31,638,732   

EMC Corp./MA

   

2.65%, 06/01/20a

    23,235        21,073,058   

3.38%, 06/01/23 (Call 03/01/23)a

    8,264        6,775,552   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

3.60%, 10/15/20 (Call 09/15/20)a,b

    31,855        31,692,600   

4.40%, 10/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)a,b

    8,900        8,689,654   

4.90%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)b

    29,200        27,720,083   

6.20%, 10/15/35 (Call 04/15/35)b

    12,200        10,528,036   

6.35%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)b

    23,400        19,901,546   

HP Inc.

   

3.75%, 12/01/20a

    2,297        2,338,262   

4.30%, 06/01/21

    14,447        14,599,566   

4.38%, 09/15/21a

    15,055        15,202,673   

4.65%, 12/09/21a

    18,068        18,414,302   

6.00%, 09/15/41a

    7,027        5,808,277   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

1.63%, 05/15/20a

    13,005        12,933,774   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

1.88%, 08/01/22a

  $ 16,651      $ 16,006,380   

1.95%, 02/12/19a

    856        863,935   

2.25%, 02/19/21

    10,000        10,083,941   

2.88%, 11/09/22

    15,675        16,029,735   

3.38%, 08/01/23

    21,075        21,870,958   

3.45%, 02/19/26

    10,550        10,754,249   

3.63%, 02/12/24a

    15,795        16,593,602   

4.00%, 06/20/42a

    13,679        13,090,081   

4.70%, 02/19/46

    5,000        5,231,454   

8.38%, 11/01/19a

    6,537        8,052,065   

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

4.75%, 06/01/23a

    11,310        9,132,825   

4.75%, 01/01/25

    16,325        12,447,812   
   

 

 

 
    811,305,861   

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.24%

  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   

2.30%, 02/06/22

    19,463        19,765,973   

3.10%, 08/15/23a

    5,004        5,289,644   

4.70%, 02/15/19

    16,216        17,699,782   

5.55%, 03/05/37

    13,348        16,732,346   
   

 

 

 
    59,487,745   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 4.51%

  

American Express Co.

   

2.65%, 12/02/22

    21,978        21,343,831   

4.05%, 12/03/42a

    15,894        15,167,806   

American Express Credit Corp.

   

2.13%, 03/18/19

    14,491        14,489,180   

2.25%, 08/15/19a

    13,115        13,118,577   

2.38%, 05/26/20 (Call 04/25/20)

    21,245        21,190,490   

Series F

   

2.60%, 09/14/20 (Call 08/14/20)

    10,529        10,573,715   

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

   

4.00%, 10/15/23

    17,473        18,562,726   

5.30%, 03/15/20

    3,270        3,641,575   

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

2.52%, 01/15/20

    11,380        11,197,238   

Capital One Bank USA N.A.

   

2.25%, 02/13/19 (Call 01/13/19)

    520        515,209   

3.38%, 02/15/23a

    30,240        29,574,599   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CME Group Inc./IL

   

3.00%, 09/15/22

  $ 5,098      $ 5,277,888   

3.00%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

    14,769        14,798,067   

5.30%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    9,081        10,515,914   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.38%, 03/12/19a

    19,400        19,082,038   

2.60%, 11/04/19a

    9,541        9,375,769   

3.66%, 09/08/24a

    16,300        15,826,086   

4.25%, 09/20/22

    16,695        17,070,796   

4.38%, 08/06/23

    13,287        13,601,959   

5.75%, 02/01/21

    12,070        13,197,561   

5.88%, 08/02/21a

    30,129        33,239,762   

8.13%, 01/15/20

    9,121        10,604,615   

GE Capital International Funding Co.

   

2.34%, 11/15/20a,b

    42,414        42,856,849   

3.37%, 11/15/25b

    25,481        26,636,419   

4.42%, 11/15/35b

    68,347        71,161,222   

General Electric Co.

   

2.20%, 01/09/20 (Call 12/09/19)

    10,089        10,277,248   

2.30%, 01/14/19

    550        565,244   

3.10%, 01/09/23a

    14,660        15,360,276   

3.15%, 09/07/22a

    11,735        12,305,693   

3.45%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/13/24)a

    1,140        1,214,144   

4.38%, 09/16/20

    10,736        11,865,835   

4.63%, 01/07/21

    16,486        18,344,948   

4.65%, 10/17/21

    31,035        35,160,582   

5.30%, 02/11/21

    23,553        26,955,224   

5.50%, 01/08/20a

    10,848        12,346,051   

5.88%, 01/14/38

    52,359        65,868,957   

6.00%, 08/07/19

    5,966        6,834,032   

6.15%, 08/07/37

    16,797        21,678,171   

6.88%, 01/10/39

    37,981        52,856,779   

Series A

   

5.55%, 05/04/20a

    938        1,073,905   

6.75%, 03/15/32

    46,346        61,396,020   

HSBC Finance Corp.

   

6.68%, 01/15/21

    42,418        47,196,426   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

   

2.75%, 12/01/20 (Call 11/01/20)a

  $ 8,730      $ 8,866,492   

3.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)

    19,075        19,734,240   

4.00%, 10/15/23

    6,725        7,062,703   

Jefferies Group LLC

   

6.88%, 04/15/21

    7,752        8,658,215   

8.50%, 07/15/19a

    8,391        9,483,836   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   

2.75%, 03/19/19a

    8,930        8,983,428   

6.70%, 03/04/20

    17,383        19,940,264   

Synchrony Financial

   

2.70%, 02/03/20 (Call 01/03/20)

    4,985        4,887,539   

4.50%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/24/25)

    7,550        7,641,721   

Visa Inc.

   

2.20%, 12/14/20 (Call 11/14/20)

    36,515        37,220,945   

2.80%, 12/14/22 (Call 10/14/22)

    23,320        24,016,475   

3.15%, 12/14/25 (Call 09/14/25)a

    46,600        48,445,602   

4.15%, 12/14/35 (Call 06/14/35)a

    13,450        14,282,790   

4.30%, 12/14/45 (Call 06/14/45)

    44,040        47,283,665   
   

 

 

 
    1,130,427,341   

ELECTRIC — 1.08%

   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    12,796        12,796,981   

5.15%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)a

    8,819        9,704,641   

6.13%, 04/01/36

    18,280        21,774,436   

6.50%, 09/15/37

    11,286        14,037,290   

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.

   

4.45%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    9,379        9,853,922   

4.63%, 12/01/54 (Call 06/01/54)

    8,165        8,374,129   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

   

5.30%, 02/15/40

  $ 7,767      $ 9,168,942   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

3.75%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)a

    6,426        6,614,394   

Duke Energy Florida LLC

   

6.40%, 06/15/38

    14,536        19,094,430   

Exelon Corp.

   

2.85%, 06/15/20 (Call 05/15/20)

    7,932        7,984,904   

3.95%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a,b

    15,700        15,892,776   

5.10%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)b

    1,724        1,760,733   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

   

2.95%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)a

    3,550        3,553,733   

5.60%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)a

    4,608        4,166,759   

6.25%, 10/01/39a

    11,895        11,820,436   

Georgia Power Co.

   

4.30%, 03/15/42

    10,277        10,083,509   

NiSource Finance Corp.

   

4.80%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    6,791        6,998,635   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

   

7.00%, 09/01/22

    10,623        12,934,542   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

   

3.50%, 10/01/20 (Call 07/01/20)

    3,087        3,258,813   

5.40%, 01/15/40

    10,531        12,286,388   

5.80%, 03/01/37

    10,093        12,125,764   

6.05%, 03/01/34

    34,965        42,912,142   

Southern California Edison Co.

   

4.65%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)

    9,396        10,382,292   

Virginia Electric & Power Co. Series A

   

3.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    2,000        2,049,535   
   

 

 

 
    269,630,126   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ELECTRONICS — 0.46%

   

Honeywell International Inc.

   

4.25%, 03/01/21

  $ 5,849      $ 6,480,548   

5.00%, 02/15/19

    11,524        12,698,411   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

3.75%, 03/15/22

    9,781        10,115,953   

6.88%, 03/11/38

    13,444        15,715,729   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   

2.40%, 02/01/19a

    3,397        3,408,998   

3.15%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/22)

    6,398        6,268,631   

3.30%, 02/15/22

    9,592        9,587,498   

3.60%, 08/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)

    18,306        18,728,684   

4.15%, 02/01/24 (Call 11/01/23)

    21,901        22,829,173   

4.50%, 03/01/21

    8,706        9,357,524   
   

 

 

 
    115,191,149   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.09%

  

ABB Finance USA Inc.

   

2.88%, 05/08/22

    18,088        18,357,336   

4.38%, 05/08/42a

    4,367        4,561,459   
   

 

 

 
    22,918,795   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.14%

  

Republic Services Inc.

   

3.55%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)

    12,795        13,403,969   

5.00%, 03/01/20a

    9,032        9,864,505   

Waste Management Inc.

   

4.10%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    11,874        11,539,713   
   

 

 

 
    34,808,187   

FOOD — 1.64%

   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

   

3.20%, 01/25/23 (Call 10/25/22)

    821        814,841   

General Mills Inc.

  

3.15%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    17,474        18,201,416   

5.65%, 02/15/19

    8,850        9,781,973   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

   

3.50%, 10/15/21

    25        26,112   

3.50%, 03/15/25a

    21,365        22,025,836   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Kellogg Co.

   

4.00%, 12/15/20a

  $ 8,252      $ 8,801,282   

Series B

   

7.45%, 04/01/31

    10,256        13,152,369   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

   

3.50%, 06/06/22

    19,031        19,606,170   

5.00%, 06/04/42

    26,003        26,912,822   

5.38%, 02/10/20

    22,280        24,667,661   

6.50%, 02/09/40

    13,169        15,681,096   

6.88%, 01/26/39

    13,990        17,172,490   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

2.80%, 07/02/20 (Call 06/02/20)a,b

    20,900        21,146,217   

3.50%, 07/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)b

    17,245        17,775,879   

3.95%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)a,b

    10,515        11,018,861   

5.00%, 07/15/35 (Call 01/15/35)b

    9,095        9,496,379   

5.20%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)b

    17,550        18,893,191   

Kroger Co. (The)

   

6.15%, 01/15/20

    7,777        8,921,219   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

2.25%, 02/01/19 (Call 01/01/19)

    9,384        9,445,015   

4.00%, 02/01/24 (Call 11/01/23)

    20,874        21,749,547   

6.50%, 02/09/40a

    1,961        2,451,922   

Sysco Corp.

   

2.60%, 10/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)

    8,845        8,853,590   

3.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)a

    13,520        13,995,853   

Tyson Foods Inc.

   

2.65%, 08/15/19 (Call 07/15/19)

    13,270        13,448,962   

3.95%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)

    15,500        16,352,257   

4.50%, 06/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)

    10,520        11,339,829   

Unilever Capital Corp.

   

2.20%, 03/06/19

    14,061        14,412,071   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.25%, 02/10/21

  $ 11,963      $ 13,287,257   

4.80%, 02/15/19

    7,814        8,564,076   

5.90%, 11/15/32

    9,709        12,653,150   
   

 

 

 
    410,649,343   

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 0.07%

  

International Paper Co.

   

3.65%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)a

    10,325        10,067,559   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    8,600        7,229,791   

7.30%, 11/15/39

    1,050        1,136,034   
   

 

 

 
    18,433,384   

GAS — 0.04%

   

Sempra Energy

   

6.00%, 10/15/39

    10,045        11,071,396   
   

 

 

 
    11,071,396   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.62%

  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

2.68%, 12/15/19a

    19,641        20,051,359   

3.13%, 11/08/21

    11,291        11,572,136   

3.73%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)

    12,770        13,161,383   

4.69%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    13,625        14,046,771   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

3.85%, 05/15/25

    11,305        11,331,017   

6.00%, 01/15/20a

    8,806        9,852,002   

Covidien International Finance SA

   

2.95%, 06/15/23 (Call 03/15/23)

    6,069        6,123,575   

6.55%, 10/15/37

    12,486        16,077,602   

Medtronic Inc.

   

2.50%, 03/15/20a

    21,518        21,994,421   

2.75%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)

    22,564        22,631,507   

3.15%, 03/15/22

    24,330        25,375,241   

3.50%, 03/15/25a

    45,894        48,182,348   

3.63%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    10,994        11,650,569   

4.00%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    8,486        8,168,474   

4.38%, 03/15/35

    28,388        29,362,994   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.45%, 03/15/20

  $ 17,143      $ 18,738,605   

4.63%, 03/15/45

    43,123        45,843,712   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

   

3.25%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    4,542        4,561,392   

Stryker Corp.

   

3.38%, 11/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)

    6,535        6,482,261   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

2.70%, 04/01/20 (Call 03/01/20)

    20,695        20,718,061   

3.15%, 04/01/22 (Call 02/01/22)a

    8,300        8,262,793   

3.55%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    24,520        24,240,568   

4.45%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    9,340        8,597,546   
   

 

 

 
    407,026,337   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.53%

  

Aetna Inc.

   

2.75%, 11/15/22 (Call 08/15/22)

    15,510        15,162,492   

3.50%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)

    5,400        5,429,096   

3.95%, 09/01/20

    11,115        11,789,937   

6.63%, 06/15/36

    11,323        13,688,556   

Anthem Inc.

   

2.25%, 08/15/19

    10,295        10,177,796   

3.13%, 05/15/22

    15,185        14,919,053   

3.30%, 01/15/23

    8,275        8,171,867   

3.50%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)a

    9,375        9,325,811   

4.63%, 05/15/42

    12,134        11,377,971   

4.65%, 01/15/43

    12,975        12,174,427   

4.65%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    12,394        11,682,547   

5.85%, 01/15/36a

    9,582        10,323,643   

6.38%, 06/15/37

    5,790        6,719,855   

Cigna Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/15/25 (Call 01/15/25)a

    13,690        13,458,892   

4.00%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    8,289        8,749,044   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.38%, 02/15/42 (Call 08/15/41)

  $ 10,385      $ 11,474,402   

Humana Inc.

   

4.95%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)a

    8,785        8,656,280   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

3.60%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)a

    8,821        8,730,697   

4.70%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)a

    14,155        13,341,894   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

2.13%, 03/15/21

    3,850        3,845,936   

2.70%, 07/15/20

    24,579        25,196,764   

2.88%, 12/15/21a

    5,150        5,318,966   

2.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)

    10,180        10,384,277   

2.88%, 03/15/23a

    13,227        13,401,456   

3.10%, 03/15/26

    7,500        7,557,160   

3.35%, 07/15/22

    5,700        5,959,364   

3.75%, 07/15/25

    27,623        29,398,217   

4.25%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)a

    8,139        8,164,179   

4.63%, 07/15/35

    14,660        15,762,910   

4.75%, 07/15/45

    28,116        30,624,493   

5.80%, 03/15/36a

    4,000        4,780,593   

6.88%, 02/15/38

    14,009        18,801,875   
   

 

 

 
    384,550,450   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.05%

  

MUFG Americas Holdings Corp.

   

2.25%, 02/10/20 (Call 01/10/20)

    12,771        12,604,844   
   

 

 

 
    12,604,844   

INSURANCE — 1.79%

   

ACE INA Holdings Inc.

   

2.30%, 11/03/20 (Call 10/03/20)a

    10,720        10,836,935   

2.88%, 11/03/22 (Call 09/03/22)

    14,000        14,250,496   

3.15%, 03/15/25

    12,425        12,516,708   

3.35%, 05/03/26 (Call 02/03/26)

    18,875        19,339,676   

4.35%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)a

    18,085        18,841,803   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Aflac Inc.

   

3.63%, 11/15/24

  $ 13,043      $ 13,520,130   

American International Group Inc.

   

2.30%, 07/16/19 (Call 06/16/19)

    9,381        9,297,745   

3.30%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    2,655        2,683,022   

3.38%, 08/15/20

    455        460,332   

3.75%, 07/10/25 (Call 04/10/25)

    3,457        3,376,673   

3.88%, 01/15/35 (Call 07/15/34)a

    13,023        10,880,989   

4.13%, 02/15/24

    17,895        18,121,966   

4.38%, 01/15/55 (Call 07/15/54)

    9,889        7,942,530   

4.50%, 07/16/44 (Call 01/16/44)

    31,634        27,465,838   

4.80%, 07/10/45 (Call 01/10/45)

    8,500        7,824,604   

4.88%, 06/01/22

    19,914        21,646,064   

6.25%, 05/01/36

    12,807        14,000,117   

6.40%, 12/15/20

    1,357        1,550,170   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

3.00%, 05/15/22

    14,795        15,268,544   

4.25%, 01/15/21a

    9,871        10,812,755   

5.75%, 01/15/40a

    8,388        9,951,443   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

   

2.10%, 08/14/19a

    10,680        10,895,156   

4.50%, 02/11/43a

    6,943        6,986,771   

Chubb Corp. (The)

   

6.00%, 05/11/37

    4,851        6,040,056   

MetLife Inc.

   

3.60%, 04/10/24

    8,175        8,210,690   

4.05%, 03/01/45a

    13,685        12,148,032   

4.13%, 08/13/42

    7,128        6,450,817   

4.60%, 05/13/46 (Call 12/13/45)a

    8,100        7,897,912   

4.75%, 02/08/21

    16,361        17,923,829   

4.88%, 11/13/43

    17,765        18,190,303   

5.70%, 06/15/35a

    4,725        5,301,653   

5.88%, 02/06/41a

    8,300        9,475,081   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.38%, 06/15/34

  $ 8,149      $ 9,711,093   

7.72%, 02/15/19

    1,805        2,088,297   

Series D

   

4.37%, 09/15/23

    14,360        15,400,452   

Prudential Financial Inc.

   

4.60%, 05/15/44a

    15,320        14,744,334   

5.70%, 12/14/36

    170        183,466   

7.38%, 06/15/19

    9,607        11,069,543   

Series D

   

6.63%, 12/01/37

    11,845        14,018,555   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

   

5.35%, 11/01/40

    7,925        9,396,428   

6.25%, 06/15/37

    9,055        11,651,744   
   

 

 

 
    448,372,752   

INTERNET — 0.67%

   

Amazon.com Inc.

   

2.50%, 11/29/22 (Call 08/29/22)a

    19,569        19,451,195   

2.60%, 12/05/19 (Call 11/05/19)

    13,170        13,497,110   

3.30%, 12/05/21 (Call 10/05/21)

    5,348        5,640,551   

3.80%, 12/05/24 (Call 09/05/24)a

    16,582        17,771,589   

4.80%, 12/05/34 (Call 06/05/34)

    11,370        12,281,935   

4.95%, 12/05/44 (Call 06/05/44)a

    19,828        21,915,153   

eBay Inc.

   

2.20%, 08/01/19 (Call 07/01/19)a

    18,400        18,265,976   

2.60%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)a

    7,234        6,766,388   

2.88%, 08/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)a

    5,418        5,354,855   

3.45%, 08/01/24 (Call 05/01/24)a

    15,030        14,256,788   

4.00%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)a

    6,647        5,069,156   

Expedia Inc.

   

5.00%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)a,b

    4,000        3,812,765   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Google Inc.

   

3.38%, 02/25/24a

  $ 10,865      $ 11,733,192   

3.63%, 05/19/21a

    12,310        13,372,304   
   

 

 

 
    169,188,957   

MACHINERY — 0.46%

  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

   

2.10%, 06/09/19

    12,478        12,584,762   

7.15%, 02/15/19

    11,015        12,653,952   

Caterpillar Inc.

   

3.40%, 05/15/24 (Call 02/15/24)a

    12,620        12,875,635   

3.80%, 08/15/42a

    20,048        18,313,804   

3.90%, 05/27/21a

    11,872        12,681,791   

5.20%, 05/27/41

    8,798        9,535,654   

7.90%, 12/15/18

    892        1,036,363   

Deere & Co.

   

2.60%, 06/08/22 (Call 03/08/22)

    11,809        11,837,477   

3.90%, 06/09/42 (Call 12/09/41)a

    15,296        14,485,736   

4.38%, 10/16/19

    8,171        8,859,285   

John Deere Capital Corp.

   

1.95%, 12/13/18

    259        260,670   
   

 

 

 
    115,125,129   

MANUFACTURING — 0.64%

   

3M Co.

   

5.70%, 03/15/37

    5,651        7,191,077   

Eaton Corp.

   

2.75%, 11/02/22

    19,448        19,048,939   

4.15%, 11/02/42a

    12,640        12,008,191   

General Electric Co.

   

2.70%, 10/09/22a

    48,952        50,363,908   

3.38%, 03/11/24a

    8,293        8,838,092   

4.13%, 10/09/42

    22,758        22,838,939   

4.50%, 03/11/44

    28,250        30,043,479   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

   

3.90%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)a

    9,680        9,507,450   
   

 

 

 
    159,840,075   

MEDIA — 6.12%

   

21st Century Fox America Inc.

   

3.00%, 09/15/22

    15,152        15,176,943   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.50%, 02/15/21

  $ 9,121      $ 9,934,716   

6.15%, 03/01/37

    5,690        6,152,552   

6.15%, 02/15/41

    20,231        21,823,766   

6.20%, 12/15/34

    12,114        13,494,933   

6.40%, 12/15/35

    14,805        16,677,738   

6.65%, 11/15/37

    13,696        15,536,527   

CBS Corp.

   

3.50%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    2,065        2,006,316   

4.00%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    12,270        12,302,884   

7.88%, 07/30/30

    7,295        9,411,989   

CCO Safari II LLC

   

3.58%, 07/23/20 (Call 06/23/20)b

    22,160        22,196,801   

4.46%, 07/23/22 (Call 05/23/22)b

    39,050        39,635,145   

4.91%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/23/25)b

    53,470        54,684,138   

6.38%, 10/23/35 (Call 04/23/35)a,b

    19,400        20,157,892   

6.48%, 10/23/45 (Call 04/23/45)a,b

    35,210        37,096,615   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc.

   

9.46%, 11/15/22

    13,268        18,544,613   

Comcast Corp.

   

2.75%, 03/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

    6,000        6,113,286   

2.85%, 01/15/23

    9,820        10,092,474   

3.13%, 07/15/22a

    15,205        15,914,563   

3.15%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    10,620        10,890,232   

3.38%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)

    8,048        8,425,532   

3.38%, 08/15/25 (Call 05/15/25)a

    15,760        16,553,347   

3.60%, 03/01/24

    14,671        15,623,422   

4.20%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

    14,640        14,780,405   

4.25%, 01/15/33

    22,926        23,478,583   

4.40%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)a

    11,690        12,147,160   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.60%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)a

  $ 15,709      $ 16,535,364   

4.65%, 07/15/42

    5,811        6,162,972   

4.75%, 03/01/44

    12,148        12,929,423   

5.15%, 03/01/20a

    20,368        22,842,956   

5.65%, 06/15/35a

    12,002        14,081,583   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    4,200        5,313,617   

6.40%, 03/01/40a

    11,979        15,053,901   

6.45%, 03/15/37

    23,361        29,513,734   

6.50%, 11/15/35

    12,069        15,324,411   

6.55%, 07/01/39

    16,503        21,311,519   

6.95%, 08/15/37

    16,321        21,695,099   

7.05%, 03/15/33

    8,910        11,667,407   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc.

   

3.80%, 03/15/22

    15,522        15,938,831   

3.95%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)a

    8,135        8,257,481   

4.45%, 04/01/24 (Call 01/01/24)

    22,571        23,888,016   

4.60%, 02/15/21 (Call 11/15/20)

    9,130        9,789,414   

5.00%, 03/01/21

    26,079        28,446,736   

5.15%, 03/15/42

    16,388        15,423,737   

5.20%, 03/15/20

    16,405        17,982,131   

5.88%, 10/01/19

    4,574        5,110,858   

6.00%, 08/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    13,495        13,980,001   

6.38%, 03/01/41

    10,827        11,619,759   

Discovery Communications LLC

   

4.88%, 04/01/43a

    9,384        7,532,573   

5.05%, 06/01/20

    14,315        15,083,180   

6.35%, 06/01/40a

    10,810        10,406,366   

Historic TW Inc.

   

6.63%, 05/15/29

    12,271        14,164,644   

NBCUniversal Media LLC

   

2.88%, 01/15/23

    16,030        16,400,323   

4.38%, 04/01/21

    27,652        30,553,519   

4.45%, 01/15/43

    19,213        19,369,803   

5.15%, 04/30/20

    10,537        11,847,160   

5.95%, 04/01/41

    18,024        21,730,511   

6.40%, 04/30/40

    7,743        9,818,166   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Time Warner Cable Inc.

   

4.00%, 09/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

  $ 19,118      $ 19,490,893   

4.50%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)a

    15,880        12,986,905   

5.00%, 02/01/20

    18,186        19,532,093   

5.50%, 09/01/41 (Call 03/01/41)

    16,373        14,566,718   

5.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    16,391        15,260,827   

6.55%, 05/01/37a

    25,897        26,106,714   

6.75%, 06/15/39a

    14,453        14,698,766   

7.30%, 07/01/38a

    16,270        17,392,207   

8.25%, 04/01/19

    8,564        9,811,196   

8.75%, 02/14/19a

    15,724        18,029,583   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

   

8.38%, 03/15/23

    12,104        14,755,024   

8.38%, 07/15/33

    6,340        7,506,918   

Time Warner Inc.

   

3.55%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)

    12,575        12,439,035   

3.60%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)a

    27,550        26,966,403   

4.70%, 01/15/21a

    11,103        11,953,339   

4.75%, 03/29/21

    13,510        14,585,722   

4.85%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)

    13,500        12,577,176   

4.88%, 03/15/20

    8,301        8,962,231   

6.10%, 07/15/40a

    7,870        8,290,626   

6.25%, 03/29/41a

    15,870        17,052,620   

6.50%, 11/15/36

    13,748        14,806,647   

7.63%, 04/15/31

    8,804        10,690,867   

7.70%, 05/01/32

    23,691        28,601,540   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

4.52%, 09/15/48a

    48,750        44,320,156   

4.67%, 03/15/55

    53,675        46,998,490   

Viacom Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)a

    19,275        18,933,929   

4.38%, 03/15/43

    16,920        11,483,020   

5.85%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)

    20,517        17,387,926   

6.88%, 04/30/36a

    7,644        7,192,694   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   

1.85%, 05/30/19a

  $ 13,113      $ 13,380,723   

2.15%, 09/17/20

    4,400        4,484,706   

2.30%, 02/12/21

    10,605        10,838,560   

2.35%, 12/01/22a

    20,627        20,764,359   

2.75%, 08/16/21

    7,358        7,642,607   

3.00%, 02/13/26a

    8,500        8,899,807   

3.15%, 09/17/25

    6,350        6,720,119   

4.13%, 06/01/44

    9,500        9,834,677   
   

 

 

 
    1,534,573,590   

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE — 0.11%

  

Precision Castparts Corp.

   

2.50%, 01/15/23 (Call 10/15/22)

    16,437        16,268,818   

3.25%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    10,669        10,921,386   
   

 

 

 
    27,190,204   

MINING — 1.36%

   

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

5.25%, 04/01/42a

    6,150        4,755,957   

Barrick North America Finance LLC

   

4.40%, 05/30/21

    15,477        15,169,947   

5.70%, 05/30/41

    12,345        9,727,464   

5.75%, 05/01/43a

    10,161        8,445,691   

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.

   

5.95%, 10/15/39

    11,480        9,217,795   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

   

2.88%, 02/24/22a

    7,918        7,639,861   

3.25%, 11/21/21a

    13,586        13,574,747   

3.85%, 09/30/23a

    21,817        21,767,619   

4.13%, 02/24/42a

    7,465        6,571,497   

5.00%, 09/30/43

    34,465        33,558,226   

6.50%, 04/01/19a

    21,397        23,490,127   

Goldcorp Inc.

   

3.70%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)a

    11,545        11,099,304   

Newmont Mining Corp.

   

3.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)a

    14,694        13,999,585   

4.88%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    18,946        14,567,619   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.13%, 10/01/19a

  $ 10,079      $ 10,567,037   

6.25%, 10/01/39

    5,749        5,106,676   

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

   

6.13%, 12/15/33

    3,100        3,157,358   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

   

3.50%, 11/02/20a

    5,902        5,883,807   

3.75%, 09/20/21a

    15,480        15,310,141   

3.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a

    6,616        6,320,685   

4.13%, 05/20/21a

    9,438        9,557,335   

5.20%, 11/02/40a

    13,755        12,988,976   

7.13%, 07/15/28

    8,298        9,440,519   

9.00%, 05/01/19

    19,707        22,776,324   

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

   

2.25%, 12/14/18 (Call 11/14/18)a

    114        110,713   

2.88%, 08/21/22 (Call 05/21/22)a

    14,797        13,788,910   

3.50%, 03/22/22 (Call 12/22/21)a

    21,030        20,464,880   

4.13%, 08/21/42 (Call 02/21/42)a

    14,994        12,616,626   
   

 

 

 
    341,675,426   

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.05%

  

Xerox Corp.

   

4.50%, 05/15/21a

    12,662        12,137,131   
   

 

 

 
    12,137,131   

OIL & GAS — 6.23%

   

Anadarko Finance Co.

   

7.50%, 05/01/31

    6,685        6,083,350   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

6.20%, 03/15/40

    6,121        4,802,771   

6.45%, 09/15/36

    25,689        21,493,904   

Apache Corp.

   

3.25%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    13,017        11,328,767   

4.25%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    11,224        8,022,146   

4.75%, 04/15/43 (Call 10/15/42)

    8,219        6,238,632   

5.10%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)

    15,015        11,008,081   

6.00%, 01/15/37

    11,884        9,846,134   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

2.24%, 05/10/19

  $ 2,871      $ 2,835,020   

2.32%, 02/13/20a

    21,012        20,434,430   

2.50%, 11/06/22

    15,163        14,143,070   

2.75%, 05/10/23a

    13,626        12,884,386   

3.06%, 03/17/22a

    10,230        9,962,649   

3.25%, 05/06/22

    17,103        16,846,534   

3.51%, 03/17/25a

    12,995        12,657,368   

3.54%, 11/04/24

    11,338        10,971,588   

3.56%, 11/01/21a

    15,629        15,797,054   

3.81%, 02/10/24a

    18,828        18,792,381   

3.99%, 09/26/23a

    3,440        3,486,535   

4.50%, 10/01/20a

    17,587        18,539,950   

4.74%, 03/11/21

    18,583        19,817,123   

4.75%, 03/10/19

    10,957        11,535,234   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

6.25%, 03/15/38

    14,048        10,321,347   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

   

4.45%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    1,353        791,505   

Chevron Corp.

   

1.96%, 03/03/20 (Call 02/03/20)a

    19,009        18,678,631   

2.19%, 11/15/19 (Call 10/15/19)

    6,000        5,986,268   

2.36%, 12/05/22 (Call 09/05/22)

    15,208        14,723,243   

2.42%, 11/17/20 (Call 10/17/20)a

    12,270        12,304,585   

2.43%, 06/24/20 (Call 05/24/20)a

    12,739        12,738,097   

3.19%, 06/24/23 (Call 03/24/23)a

    23,255        23,392,549   

3.33%, 11/17/25 (Call 08/17/25)a

    15,790        15,839,870   

4.95%, 03/03/19

    23,109        25,064,021   

ConocoPhillips

   

5.75%, 02/01/19a

    17,343        18,046,132   

6.00%, 01/15/20a

    11,428        11,981,245   

6.50%, 02/01/39a

    33,959        33,568,244   

ConocoPhillips Co.

   

2.20%, 05/15/20 (Call 04/15/20)a

    1,740        1,602,555   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.40%, 12/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

  $ 9,125      $ 7,934,644   

2.88%, 11/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    8,900        8,084,174   

3.35%, 11/15/24 (Call 08/15/24)a

    15,861        13,977,643   

4.30%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)a

    9,555        7,618,877   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

   

6.95%, 04/15/29

    12,856        13,755,920   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

3.25%, 05/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)a

    12,702        9,781,225   

4.75%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    6,383        4,093,826   

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)a

    14,200        9,339,696   

5.60%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)

    18,418        12,561,584   

5.85%, 12/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)a

    5,000        4,347,250   

7.95%, 04/15/32

    10,414        8,314,121   

Devon Financing Co. LLC

   

7.88%, 09/30/31

    12,813        10,266,416   

Ensco PLC

   

4.70%, 03/15/21a

    24,110        12,922,237   

5.75%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    4,121        1,955,002   

EOG Resources Inc.

   

2.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)a

    15,222        13,738,164   

4.10%, 02/01/21

    9,146        9,315,397   

4.15%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    2,300        2,269,274   

5.63%, 06/01/19

    11,769        12,411,091   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

1.82%, 03/15/19 (Call 02/15/19)a

    18,420        18,566,058   

1.91%, 03/06/20 (Call 02/06/20)

    16,275        16,244,790   

2.22%, 03/01/21

    3,190        3,190,000   

2.40%, 03/06/22 (Call 01/06/22)

    15,650        15,582,705   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.71%, 03/06/25 (Call 12/06/24)a

  $ 19,200      $ 18,876,900   

3.04%, 03/01/26

    2,335        2,335,000   

3.18%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    11,535        11,861,843   

3.57%, 03/06/45 (Call 09/06/44)a

    14,380        13,119,635   

4.11%, 03/01/46

    1,440        1,440,000   

Hess Corp.

   

5.60%, 02/15/41

    14,948        10,777,215   

6.00%, 01/15/40

    7,733        5,789,306   

7.30%, 08/15/31

    11,263        9,786,602   

8.13%, 02/15/19

    4,573        4,816,895   

Husky Energy Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/15/24 (Call 01/15/24)a

    17,413        14,221,197   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

2.80%, 11/01/22 (Call 08/01/22)a

    9,240        6,052,200   

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    11,834        8,138,242   

6.60%, 10/01/37

    9,256        6,254,221   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

3.63%, 09/15/24 (Call 06/15/24)

    11,400        9,291,000   

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    6,892        4,455,885   

5.13%, 03/01/21

    15,330        15,320,198   

6.50%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    6,075        4,733,640   

Nexen Energy ULC

   

5.88%, 03/10/35

    9,023        9,677,326   

6.40%, 05/15/37

    16,830        19,029,604   

Noble Energy Inc.

   

4.15%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    11,810        10,300,546   

5.05%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    10,560        7,806,586   

5.25%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    14,295        10,565,625   

6.00%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    9,075        6,824,218   

8.25%, 03/01/19

    5,502        5,612,040   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

2.70%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

  $ 11,256      $ 10,658,973   

3.13%, 02/15/22 (Call 11/15/21)

    10,238        10,134,335   

3.50%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)a

    13,900        13,483,623   

4.63%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)a

    11,155        10,670,128   

Series 1

   

4.10%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/01/20)

    10,370        10,932,528   

Petro-Canada

   

6.80%, 05/15/38

    11,872        10,962,737   

Phillips 66

   

4.30%, 04/01/22a

    15,094        15,448,256   

4.65%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    15,300        13,728,919   

4.88%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)a

    20,445        18,755,630   

5.88%, 05/01/42

    17,650        16,967,651   

Pride International Inc.

   

6.88%, 08/15/20a

    5,300        3,107,125   

Shell International Finance BV

   

2.13%, 05/11/20

    20,842        20,348,707   

2.25%, 11/10/20a

    8,410        8,244,057   

2.25%, 01/06/23

    21,592        20,181,364   

2.38%, 08/21/22a

    13,651        13,191,169   

3.25%, 05/11/25a

    38,859        37,858,913   

3.40%, 08/12/23a

    8,958        8,922,483   

4.13%, 05/11/35a

    22,778        21,162,425   

4.30%, 09/22/19

    19,646        20,710,039   

4.38%, 03/25/20

    11,474        12,165,104   

4.38%, 05/11/45

    31,555        29,160,427   

4.55%, 08/12/43a

    15,852        15,014,081   

5.50%, 03/25/40a

    11,416        12,062,545   

6.38%, 12/15/38

    25,327        29,020,720   

Southwestern Energy Co.

   

4.05%, 01/23/20 (Call 12/23/19)

    7,413        4,818,450   

Statoil ASA

   

2.25%, 11/08/19

    8,470        8,373,743   

2.45%, 01/17/23a

    15,303        14,396,825   

2.65%, 01/15/24

    9,849        9,172,418   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

2.75%, 11/10/21

  $ 1,880      $ 1,818,423   

2.90%, 11/08/20

    9,377        9,305,303   

3.15%, 01/23/22

    9,792        9,717,575   

3.70%, 03/01/24a

    9,170        9,230,602   

3.95%, 05/15/43

    9,867        8,582,696   

4.80%, 11/08/43a

    9,331        9,217,019   

5.10%, 08/17/40

    7,752        7,891,146   

5.25%, 04/15/19

    14,518        15,679,228   

Suncor Energy Inc.

   

3.60%, 12/01/24 (Call 09/01/24)a

    9,109        8,330,706   

6.50%, 06/15/38a

    11,135        10,157,792   

6.85%, 06/01/39

    6,470        5,998,633   

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

   

2.75%, 07/15/23a

    9,962        9,531,149   

Total Capital International SA

   

2.10%, 06/19/19a

    16,250        16,038,292   

2.13%, 01/10/19a

    2,150        2,133,006   

2.70%, 01/25/23a

    7,891        7,555,909   

2.75%, 06/19/21a

    14,300        14,280,406   

2.88%, 02/17/22a

    15,812        15,640,527   

3.70%, 01/15/24a

    16,300        16,587,027   

3.75%, 04/10/24a

    10,406        10,577,617   

Total Capital SA

   

4.45%, 06/24/20

    3,356        3,590,305   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

6.13%, 02/01/20a

    12,629        13,508,736   

6.63%, 06/15/37

    18,893        18,769,062   

7.50%, 04/15/32

    8,826        9,368,299   

9.38%, 03/15/19a

    2,604        3,023,969   
   

 

 

 
    1,562,108,219   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.80%

  

 

Baker Hughes Inc.

   

3.20%, 08/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)

    8,663        8,644,675   

5.13%, 09/15/40a

    19,997        17,973,366   

Halliburton Co.

   

2.70%, 11/15/20 (Call 10/15/20)a

    8,805        8,643,634   

3.38%, 11/15/22 (Call 09/15/22)

    16,405        16,168,230   

3.50%, 08/01/23 (Call 05/01/23)

    13,851        13,159,474   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.80%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)a

  $ 25,765      $ 24,398,705   

4.75%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    3,274        2,712,308   

4.85%, 11/15/35 (Call 05/15/35)a

    14,900        13,317,332   

5.00%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)a

    20,100        17,878,673   

6.15%, 09/15/19

    13,716        14,927,308   

6.70%, 09/15/38a

    9,165        9,562,587   

7.45%, 09/15/39

    11,616        13,389,532   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

   

2.60%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)a

    18,651        15,196,122   

3.95%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)a

    10,574        7,031,710   

Schlumberger Investment SA

   

3.65%, 12/01/23 (Call 09/01/23)

    17,802        18,282,981   
   

 

 

 
    201,286,637   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 6.12%

  

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

2.00%, 03/15/20a

    14,639        14,548,306   

2.55%, 03/15/22

    4,883        4,857,162   

2.95%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    17,870        17,679,225   

5.13%, 04/01/19

    6,835        7,506,686   

AbbVie Inc.

   

2.50%, 05/14/20 (Call 04/14/20)

    47,147        47,281,190   

2.90%, 11/06/22

    41,439        41,133,495   

3.20%, 11/06/22 (Call 09/06/22)a

    9,915        10,056,457   

3.60%, 05/14/25 (Call 02/14/25)a

    41,945        42,805,590   

4.40%, 11/06/42

    27,347        26,188,685   

4.50%, 05/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)

    33,240        32,965,800   

4.70%, 05/14/45 (Call 11/14/44)

    31,620        31,735,739   

Actavis Funding SCS

   

3.00%, 03/12/20 (Call 02/12/20)

    35,145        35,729,862   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.45%, 03/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

  $ 45,264      $ 46,188,264   

3.80%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)

    57,584        59,303,239   

3.85%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)

    14,700        15,180,887   

4.55%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)

    16,160        16,311,431   

4.75%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    34,065        34,895,730   

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    19,815        20,219,161   

Actavis Inc.

   

3.25%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    25,608        25,686,086   

4.63%, 10/01/42 (Call 04/01/42)

    5,464        5,410,119   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

1.95%, 09/18/19a

    12,427        12,364,650   

2.38%, 11/16/20

    21,240        21,360,497   

3.38%, 11/16/25a

    25,100        25,535,658   

4.00%, 09/18/42a

    12,712        12,189,094   

4.38%, 11/16/45

    11,510        11,646,644   

6.45%, 09/15/37a

    31,550        40,130,966   

Baxalta Inc.

   

2.88%, 06/23/20 (Call 05/23/20)b

    14,130        13,839,986   

3.60%, 06/23/22 (Call 04/23/22)a,b

    815        811,726   

4.00%, 06/23/25 (Call 03/23/25)b

    22,225        21,966,561   

5.25%, 06/23/45 (Call 12/23/44)b

    9,040        8,649,401   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

2.00%, 08/01/22a

    12,238        12,108,184   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2.75%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    12,300        12,557,028   

3.70%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)a

    10,813        10,732,277   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

   

2.25%, 06/15/19

    13,131        13,060,255   

3.50%, 06/15/24 (Call 03/15/24)

    13,162        12,606,157   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.90%, 02/15/22

  $ 13,302      $ 13,606,430   

4.50%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    9,000        9,077,133   

4.75%, 11/15/21

    18,036        19,300,015   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

   

2.80%, 03/18/23a

    15,224        15,617,973   

6.38%, 05/15/38

    30,434        39,217,493   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC

   

2.85%, 05/08/22

    31,120        32,015,011   

Johnson & Johnson

   

1.65%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    4,585        4,587,844   

2.45%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    1,465        1,469,927   

3.38%, 12/05/23a

    4,161        4,568,651   

4.38%, 12/05/33 (Call 06/05/33)

    11,400        12,751,397   

5.95%, 08/15/37a

    9,474        12,629,009   

McKesson Corp.

   

2.28%, 03/15/19

    16,782        16,836,798   

3.80%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    4,116        4,198,113   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    14,654        14,599,997   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

   

3.00%, 11/15/20

    14,720        14,938,710   

4.13%, 11/15/25 (Call 08/15/25)a

    8,620        8,924,210   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   

1.85%, 02/10/20a

    20,885        21,116,038   

2.35%, 02/10/22

    12,045        12,165,516   

2.40%, 09/15/22 (Call 06/15/22)

    11,146        11,204,866   

2.75%, 02/10/25 (Call 11/10/24)a

    32,818        33,044,513   

2.80%, 05/18/23

    26,487        27,034,950   

3.70%, 02/10/45 (Call 08/10/44)

    18,862        17,999,458   

3.88%, 01/15/21 (Call 10/15/20)a

    10,379        11,212,414   

4.15%, 05/18/43

    18,721        19,254,148   

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

   

5.00%, 06/30/19

    11,607        12,912,951   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Novartis Capital Corp.

   

2.40%, 09/21/22

  $ 5,045      $ 5,110,814   

3.00%, 11/20/25 (Call 08/20/25)a

    26,650        27,449,439   

3.40%, 05/06/24

    26,325        28,064,151   

4.00%, 11/20/45 (Call 05/20/45)a

    19,120        19,491,142   

4.40%, 04/24/20

    8,387        9,272,151   

4.40%, 05/06/44

    20,883        22,532,318   

Novartis Securities Investment Ltd.

   

5.13%, 02/10/19

    24,036        26,517,104   

Perrigo Co. PLC

   

4.00%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    6,290        6,228,703   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

   

3.90%, 12/15/24 (Call 09/15/24)a

    3,721        3,615,149   

Pfizer Inc.

   

2.10%, 05/15/19a

    19,470        19,859,729   

3.00%, 06/15/23a

    11,233        11,594,671   

3.40%, 05/15/24a

    14,525        15,267,386   

4.30%, 06/15/43a

    12,075        12,438,878   

6.20%, 03/15/19

    33,823        38,127,531   

7.20%, 03/15/39

    27,103        37,638,646   

Sanofi

   

4.00%, 03/29/21a

    21,651        23,496,639   

Wyeth LLC

   

5.95%, 04/01/37

    20,120        24,643,676   

6.50%, 02/01/34

    8,495        10,874,450   

Zoetis Inc.

   

3.25%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

    21,105        20,377,635   

4.50%, 11/13/25 (Call 08/13/25)

    5,600        5,773,518   

4.70%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    13,080        11,425,145   
   

 

 

 
    1,535,324,638   

PIPELINES — 2.35%

   

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

   

3.30%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)b

    11,850        11,055,316   

4.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)b

    10,111        9,171,258   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

   

3.60%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)

  $ 3,844      $ 3,139,933   

4.05%, 03/15/25 (Call 12/15/24)a

    13,505        11,185,921   

4.15%, 10/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)a

    7,820        7,097,432   

4.65%, 06/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)

    10,483        8,989,173   

4.75%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    15,545        13,329,837   

5.15%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    11,145        8,050,535   

5.20%, 02/01/22 (Call 11/01/21)

    8,505        7,271,775   

6.13%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)a

    17,300        14,186,519   

6.50%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    5,610        4,542,417   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

   

2.55%, 10/15/19 (Call 09/15/19)a

    12,800        12,426,671   

3.35%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    17,077        15,970,547   

3.70%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)a

    10,570        9,865,827   

3.75%, 02/15/25 (Call 11/15/24)a

    3,852        3,630,763   

3.90%, 02/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)

    6,495        6,177,721   

4.45%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    8,488        6,827,550   

4.85%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    9,497        8,085,817   

4.85%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    17,860        15,178,948   

4.90%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    11,720        10,317,468   

5.10%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)a

    15,891        13,987,648   

5.20%, 09/01/20

    9,643        10,153,974   

5.95%, 02/01/41a

    10,985        10,333,431   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

2.65%, 02/01/19

  $ 10,792      $ 10,090,520   

3.50%, 03/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    12,361        11,155,802   

3.95%, 09/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)a

    15,351        13,870,243   

5.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    11,160        9,082,120   

6.95%, 01/15/38

    14,269        12,873,349   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

   

3.05%, 12/01/19 (Call 11/01/19)a

    10,290        9,497,717   

4.30%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    12,200        11,156,900   

5.05%, 02/15/46 (Call 08/15/45)a

    9,050        6,980,537   

5.30%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

    11,754        9,266,736   

5.55%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)a

    20,425        16,945,193   

7.75%, 01/15/32

    9,569        9,092,688   

ONEOK Partners LP

   

3.38%, 10/01/22 (Call 07/01/22)

    13,601        10,744,532   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

3.60%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)

    11,230        8,749,242   

3.65%, 06/01/22 (Call 03/01/22)a

    13,811        11,359,547   

4.65%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)a

    5,190        4,364,933   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.88%, 03/01/22 (Call 12/01/21)

    13,800        12,119,160   

Spectra Energy Partners LP

   

4.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)

    14,645        14,626,351   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

   

5.35%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)a

    13,060        9,670,669   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

2.50%, 08/01/22a

  $ 15,719      $ 14,538,773   

3.80%, 10/01/20a

    7,538        7,615,231   

4.63%, 03/01/34 (Call 12/01/33)

    14,214        12,952,458   

4.88%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)

    9,305        9,605,337   

6.10%, 06/01/40

    7,217        7,327,103   

6.20%, 10/15/37

    12,810        12,938,195   

7.13%, 01/15/19

    197        216,272   

7.63%, 01/15/39

    10,271        11,811,650   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

   

7.85%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)b

    2,000        2,104,107   

Williams Partners LP

   

3.35%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)a

    11,806        8,972,560   

3.60%, 03/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    20,300        15,935,500   

3.90%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    9,950        7,460,486   

4.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a

    2,615        1,989,780   

4.30%, 03/04/24 (Call 12/04/23)

    10,620        8,294,857   

5.10%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    5,845        3,977,464   

5.25%, 03/15/20

    22,868        20,391,167   

6.30%, 04/15/40

    13,428        10,154,925   

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 12/15/17)

    11,500        9,372,500   

4.88%, 03/15/24 (Call 03/15/19)

    11,975        9,588,981   

6.13%, 07/15/22 (Call 01/15/17)a

    2,300        2,024,000   
   

 

 

 
    589,894,066   

REAL ESTATE — 0.03%

   

Prologis LP

   

3.75%, 11/01/25 (Call 08/01/25)a

    8,100        8,243,202   
   

 

 

 
    8,243,202   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 1.04%

  

American Tower Corp.

   

2.80%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)a

  $ 5,925      $ 5,882,536   

3.30%, 02/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)

    4,700        4,704,585   

3.40%, 02/15/19

    5,909        6,003,899   

3.50%, 01/31/23

    11,246        11,032,543   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    15,551        15,489,566   

4.70%, 03/15/22

    2,100        2,221,868   

5.00%, 02/15/24

    14,210        15,174,008   

Boston Properties LP

   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    3,000        3,031,953   

3.85%, 02/01/23 (Call 11/01/22)a

    11,183        11,565,266   

4.13%, 05/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    7,021        7,445,172   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

5.25%, 01/15/23a

    19,950        21,143,409   

ERP Operating LP

   

4.50%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)

    11,775        12,164,136   

4.63%, 12/15/21 (Call 09/15/21)

    10,487        11,727,408   

HCP Inc.

   

2.63%, 02/01/20 (Call 11/01/19)

    15,326        15,020,617   

3.88%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/17/24)

    11,070        10,397,382   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)a

    1,000        946,752   

4.25%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    5,975        5,827,284   

5.38%, 02/01/21 (Call 11/03/20)a

    25,420        27,270,190   

Prologis LP

   

4.25%, 08/15/23 (Call 05/15/23)

    3,600        3,828,590   

Simon Property Group LP

   

3.30%, 01/15/26 (Call 10/15/25)a

    2,800        2,822,145   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.38%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)a

  $ 15,184      $ 15,449,334   

4.38%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/20)

    10,759        11,725,544   

5.65%, 02/01/20 (Call 11/01/19)

    12,171        13,637,746   

Welltower Inc.

   

4.00%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    8,000        7,855,170   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

7.38%, 03/15/32a

    16,014        18,784,838   
   

 

 

 
    261,151,941   

RETAIL — 4.35%

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

1.70%, 12/15/19a

    12,883        12,968,007   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.25%, 08/12/19 (Call 07/12/19)a

    12,014        12,122,649   

2.75%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    18,358        18,291,287   

2.80%, 07/20/20 (Call 06/20/20)

    32,865        33,654,769   

3.50%, 07/20/22 (Call 05/20/22)

    13,045        13,655,573   

3.88%, 07/20/25 (Call 04/20/25)a

    27,021        28,797,977   

4.00%, 12/05/23 (Call 09/05/23)a

    9,793        10,581,564   

4.88%, 07/20/35 (Call 01/20/35)

    26,975        28,846,342   

5.13%, 07/20/45 (Call 01/20/45)

    42,810        48,030,311   

5.30%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)

    11,500        12,956,759   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

2.00%, 06/15/19 (Call 05/15/19)

    9,548        9,734,982   

2.00%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)

    8,000        8,048,849   

2.63%, 06/01/22 (Call 05/01/22)a

    21,354        21,735,972   

2.70%, 04/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)a

    12,843        13,171,457   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.00%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

  $ 10,000      $ 10,326,196   

3.35%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    5,050        5,353,483   

3.75%, 02/15/24 (Call 11/15/23)a

    17,791        19,457,141   

4.20%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)a

    15,728        16,292,546   

4.25%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    23,330        24,377,844   

4.40%, 04/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    10,618        11,841,348   

4.40%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    12,415        13,168,977   

4.88%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    12,820        14,588,801   

5.88%, 12/16/36

    38,602        48,214,438   

5.95%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)

    2,552        3,228,693   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

   

3.12%, 04/15/22 (Call 01/15/22)

    6,844        7,132,064   

3.38%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)a

    7,985        8,384,628   

4.38%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    14,750        15,460,158   

4.65%, 04/15/42 (Call 10/15/41)

    5,106        5,481,533   

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

   

2.88%, 02/15/23 (Call 11/15/22)

    8,790        7,925,012   

McDonald’s Corp.

   

2.63%, 01/15/22

    10,123        10,248,600   

2.75%, 12/09/20 (Call 11/09/20)a

    6,225        6,405,696   

3.70%, 01/30/26 (Call 10/30/25)a

    12,930        13,460,868   

4.70%, 12/09/35 (Call 06/09/35)

    8,777        9,072,151   

4.88%, 12/09/45 (Call 06/09/45)a

    10,680        11,189,400   

6.30%, 10/15/37

    11,276        13,438,968   

6.30%, 03/01/38

    22,400        26,728,726   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Target Corp.

   

2.30%, 06/26/19a

  $ 10,264      $ 10,538,860   

2.90%, 01/15/22

    12,014        12,462,742   

3.50%, 07/01/24a

    11,500        12,341,525   

3.88%, 07/15/20

    16,231        17,731,366   

4.00%, 07/01/42a

    17,993        18,322,841   

6.50%, 10/15/37

    15,714        20,816,347   

7.00%, 01/15/38

    4,393        6,127,426   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

   

1.95%, 12/15/18

    217        220,781   

2.55%, 04/11/23 (Call 01/11/23)a

    21,302        21,821,811   

3.25%, 10/25/20

    14,638        15,610,260   

3.30%, 04/22/24 (Call 01/22/24)a

    20,461        21,731,200   

3.63%, 07/08/20a

    14,679        15,807,686   

4.00%, 04/11/43 (Call 10/11/42)

    16,465        16,464,705   

4.25%, 04/15/21

    19,069        21,298,650   

4.30%, 04/22/44 (Call 10/22/43)a

    5,943        6,245,459   

4.75%, 10/02/43 (Call 04/02/43)

    8,112        8,993,736   

4.88%, 07/08/40

    8,244        9,136,852   

5.00%, 10/25/40

    12,188        13,730,907   

5.25%, 09/01/35a

    31,086        36,856,805   

5.63%, 04/01/40

    21,075        25,489,808   

5.63%, 04/15/41

    19,533        23,963,168   

5.88%, 04/05/27a

    5,929        7,487,218   

6.20%, 04/15/38

    20,287        25,956,298   

6.50%, 08/15/37

    32,583        42,784,770   

7.55%, 02/15/30

    14,752        21,165,385   

Walgreen Co.

   

3.10%, 09/15/22a

    18,159        17,885,903   

5.25%, 01/15/19a

    1,748        1,885,806   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

   

2.70%, 11/18/19 (Call 10/18/19)a

    10,325        10,412,187   

3.30%, 11/18/21 (Call 09/18/21)

    15,550        15,657,370   

3.80%, 11/18/24 (Call 08/18/24)

    23,025        23,085,480   

4.80%, 11/18/44 (Call 05/18/44)

    16,315        14,843,137   
   

 

 

 
    1,091,250,258   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

SEMICONDUCTORS — 1.09%

   

Applied Materials Inc.

   

4.30%, 06/15/21

  $ 2,089      $ 2,275,844   

Intel Corp.

   

2.45%, 07/29/20a

    26,135        26,690,902   

2.70%, 12/15/22a

    15,947        16,191,823   

3.10%, 07/29/22

    5,715        5,986,212   

3.30%, 10/01/21a

    25,728        27,268,384   

3.70%, 07/29/25 (Call 04/29/25)a

    21,020        22,699,710   

4.00%, 12/15/32a

    14,754        14,894,828   

4.25%, 12/15/42a

    10,033        9,942,636   

4.80%, 10/01/41

    14,209        15,122,438   

4.90%, 07/29/45 (Call 01/29/45)

    24,784        26,855,469   

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

2.25%, 05/20/20a

    19,989        20,180,659   

3.00%, 05/20/22

    16,159        16,379,407   

3.45%, 05/20/25 (Call 02/20/25)a

    24,783        24,971,517   

4.65%, 05/20/35 (Call 11/20/34)

    13,670        13,136,766   

4.80%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    23,435        21,673,253   

Texas Instruments Inc.

   

1.65%, 08/03/19

    7,770        7,783,148   
   

 

 

 
    272,052,996   

SOFTWARE — 3.20%

   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

3.50%, 04/15/23 (Call 01/15/23)

    10,080        9,729,371   

3.63%, 10/15/20 (Call 09/15/20)

    27,750        28,333,868   

5.00%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)

    12,600        13,079,125   

Fiserv Inc.

   

2.70%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)

    5,100        5,138,603   

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

    13,500        13,926,655   

Microsoft Corp.

   

1.63%, 12/06/18a

    241        244,160   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

1.85%, 02/12/20 (Call 01/12/20)a

  $ 21,128      $ 21,442,249   

2.00%, 11/03/20 (Call 10/03/20)

    20,540        20,875,574   

2.13%, 11/15/22a

    11,777        11,717,461   

2.38%, 02/12/22 (Call 01/12/22)

    16,570        16,926,583   

2.38%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

    13,390        13,494,786   

2.65%, 11/03/22 (Call 09/03/22)

    17,050        17,573,911   

2.70%, 02/12/25 (Call 11/12/24)a

    33,430        34,066,029   

3.00%, 10/01/20a

    14,063        14,885,265   

3.13%, 11/03/25 (Call 08/03/25)a

    21,170        22,196,853   

3.50%, 02/12/35 (Call 08/12/34)a

    25,132        24,243,596   

3.50%, 11/15/42

    7,882        7,227,825   

3.63%, 12/15/23 (Call 09/15/23)a

    16,622        18,126,318   

3.75%, 02/12/45 (Call 08/12/44)

    24,635        23,805,298   

4.00%, 02/12/55 (Call 08/12/54)

    15,825        14,614,759   

4.20%, 06/01/19

    7,933        8,650,131   

4.20%, 11/03/35 (Call 05/03/35)

    14,575        15,267,343   

4.45%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)

    40,380        43,495,503   

4.50%, 10/01/40

    11,450        12,205,086   

4.75%, 11/03/55 (Call 05/03/55)a

    5,930        6,257,756   

5.20%, 06/01/39

    11,719        13,609,001   

5.30%, 02/08/41a

    14,044        16,732,039   

Oracle Corp.

   

2.25%, 10/08/19a

    18,561        19,027,828   

2.50%, 05/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)

    30,738        30,980,744   

2.50%, 10/15/22

    25,195        25,263,037   

2.80%, 07/08/21a

    27,927        28,974,486   

2.95%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    33,390        33,694,126   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.40%, 07/08/24 (Call 04/08/24)a

  $ 18,258      $ 19,138,436   

3.63%, 07/15/23

    13,243        14,146,784   

3.88%, 07/15/20

    5,974        6,470,675   

3.90%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)a

    13,230        12,793,673   

4.13%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    15,831        15,591,127   

4.30%, 07/08/34 (Call 01/08/34)

    26,041        26,633,842   

4.38%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)

    19,639        18,803,936   

4.50%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)a

    8,887        9,140,334   

5.00%, 07/08/19

    23,804        26,425,575   

5.38%, 07/15/40a

    31,610        35,931,722   

6.13%, 07/08/39

    16,860        20,959,614   

6.50%, 04/15/38

    7,764        9,970,780   
   

 

 

 
    801,811,867   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 7.38%

  

AT&T Corp.

   

8.25%, 11/15/31

    17,919        24,150,065   

AT&T Inc.

   

2.30%, 03/11/19

    11,865        11,970,421   

2.45%, 06/30/20 (Call 05/30/20)

    18,910        18,821,808   

2.63%, 12/01/22 (Call 09/01/22)

    21,087        20,549,661   

2.80%, 02/17/21 (Call 01/17/21)

    15,000        15,120,923   

3.00%, 02/15/22

    27,983        27,859,648   

3.00%, 06/30/22 (Call 04/30/22)

    26,106        25,885,057   

3.40%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    60,488        59,432,001   

3.88%, 08/15/21

    20,453        21,489,268   

3.90%, 03/11/24 (Call 12/11/23)a

    20,045        20,713,591   

4.13%, 02/17/26 (Call 11/17/25)

    15,500        15,992,495   

4.30%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    23,705        20,135,705   

4.35%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    42,519        36,217,348   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.45%, 05/15/21

  $ 17,635      $ 18,870,684   

4.50%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    37,494        34,530,287   

4.75%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)a

    44,244        40,399,657   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)a

    18,230        16,601,658   

5.35%, 09/01/40

    48,808        47,378,716   

5.55%, 08/15/41a

    13,217        13,192,497   

5.65%, 02/15/47 (Call 08/15/46)

    8,000        8,278,324   

5.80%, 02/15/19

    3,775        4,155,584   

6.30%, 01/15/38

    19,390        20,842,623   

6.50%, 09/01/37

    8,750        9,679,643   

6.55%, 02/15/39a

    19,925        21,753,372   

British Telecommunications PLC

   

2.35%, 02/14/19

    1,370        1,382,489   

9.63%, 12/15/30

    31,156        44,776,515   

CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp.

   

3.85%, 04/15/23

    20,119        20,294,564   

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

2.13%, 03/01/19a

    6,065        6,186,019   

2.20%, 02/28/21

    16,210        16,363,366   

2.45%, 06/15/20a

    13,810        14,142,577   

2.95%, 02/28/26

    6,385        6,478,957   

3.50%, 06/15/25a

    940        998,905   

3.63%, 03/04/24a

    13,131        14,124,740   

4.45%, 01/15/20

    30,510        33,501,924   

4.95%, 02/15/19

    141        154,859   

5.50%, 01/15/40

    22,083        26,222,935   

5.90%, 02/15/39a

    28,295        34,966,531   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

   

6.00%, 07/08/19

    4,761        5,352,139   

8.75%, 06/15/30

    43,296        60,520,682   

GTE Corp.

   

6.94%, 04/15/28

    2,424        2,904,589   

New Cingular Wireless Services Inc.

   

8.75%, 03/01/31a

    14,643        20,380,578   

Orange SA

   

2.75%, 02/06/19

    3,319        3,390,282   

4.13%, 09/14/21a

    14,724        15,773,497   
 

 

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iSHARES® iBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.38%, 07/08/19

  $ 7,051      $ 7,775,797   

5.38%, 01/13/42a

    14,527        15,411,731   

5.50%, 02/06/44 (Call 08/06/43)a

    8,044        8,859,506   

9.00%, 03/01/31a

    33,093        46,085,054   

Qwest Corp.

   

6.75%, 12/01/21a

    8,271        8,808,615   

6.88%, 09/15/33 (Call 03/31/16)

    16,409        15,200,272   

Rogers Communications Inc.

   

4.10%, 10/01/23 (Call 07/01/23)a

    15,039        16,078,772   

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    10,925        11,192,065   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

   

4.57%, 04/27/23a

    15,500        16,393,398   

5.13%, 04/27/20

    13,064        14,018,815   

5.46%, 02/16/21

    14,138        15,490,216   

5.88%, 07/15/19a

    12,061        13,211,268   

7.05%, 06/20/36a

    24,025        28,541,820   

Telefonica Europe BV

  

8.25%, 09/15/30

    14,628        19,171,862   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

2.45%, 11/01/22 (Call 08/01/22)a

    19,056        18,442,174   

2.63%, 02/21/20

    37,328        37,873,765   

3.00%, 11/01/21 (Call 09/01/21)

    14,719        14,981,160   

3.45%, 03/15/21a

    12,550        13,060,569   

3.50%, 11/01/21a

    18,952        19,919,200   

3.50%, 11/01/24 (Call 08/01/24)a

    23,400        23,912,338   

3.85%, 11/01/42 (Call 05/01/42)

    11,600        9,682,434   

4.15%, 03/15/24 (Call 12/15/23)a

    18,134        19,312,015   

4.27%, 01/15/36a

    31,950        28,684,272   

4.40%, 11/01/34 (Call 05/01/34)

    22,044        20,576,970   

4.50%, 09/15/20

    39,146        42,645,512   

4.60%, 04/01/21a

    9,349        10,220,498   

4.75%, 11/01/41

    7,450        7,115,646   

4.86%, 08/21/46

    44,222        43,175,800   

5.01%, 08/21/54

    54,690        50,598,176   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.05%, 03/15/34 (Call 12/15/33)

  $ 7,852      $ 7,860,180   

5.15%, 09/15/23

    87,020        98,471,197   

5.85%, 09/15/35

    17,675        19,148,704   

6.00%, 04/01/41

    6,743        7,400,824   

6.25%, 04/01/37

    9,082        10,190,960   

6.35%, 04/01/19

    12,385        13,981,460   

6.40%, 09/15/33

    23,351        27,068,762   

6.40%, 02/15/38

    6,262        7,007,585   

6.55%, 09/15/43

    65,193        79,469,387   

6.90%, 04/15/38

    2,045        2,483,400   

7.75%, 12/01/30a

    12,872        17,145,565   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

2.50%, 09/26/22

    15,448        14,718,076   

2.95%, 02/19/23a

    18,610        17,901,212   

4.38%, 02/19/43a

    14,313        11,925,456   

5.45%, 06/10/19

    16,400        17,985,304   

6.15%, 02/27/37a

    18,388        18,949,378   
   

 

 

 
    1,850,084,354   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.78%

   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

   

3.00%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)a

    2,400        2,394,045   

3.85%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)a

    6,824        7,316,661   

4.15%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    15,616        15,085,960   

4.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    6,746        6,796,706   

4.55%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)a

    9,679        9,979,338   

4.70%, 10/01/19

    6,497        7,096,240   

4.90%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    12,340        13,281,675   

5.75%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    10,117        11,890,047   

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

   

6.13%, 09/15/15 (Call 03/15/15)

    6,988        7,227,904   

CSX Corp.

   

4.10%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)a

    7,450        6,868,795   
 

 

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iSHARES® iBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

Security   Principal
or Shares
(000s)
    Value  

FedEx Corp.

   

4.00%, 01/15/24a

  $ 12,589      $ 13,311,551   

4.75%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)a

    17,130        17,081,296   

5.10%, 01/15/44

    4,780        4,920,395   

8.00%, 01/15/19

    1,835        2,121,676   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

4.16%, 07/15/22 (Call 04/15/22)

    7,218        7,938,570   

United Parcel Service Inc.

   

2.45%, 10/01/22a

    5,296        5,388,342   

3.13%, 01/15/21

    22,211        23,527,271   

5.13%, 04/01/19

    11,821        13,106,269   

6.20%, 01/15/38

    15,950        21,188,548   
   

 

 

 
    196,521,289   

WATER — 0.02%

   

American Water Capital Corp.

   

6.59%, 10/15/37

    3,085        4,115,793   
   

 

 

 
    4,115,793   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $25,097,060,245)

  

    24,674,590,818   

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 0.15%

  

U.S. Treasury Note/Bond

   

2.50%, 02/15/46

    40,000        39,040,799   
   

 

 

 
    39,040,799   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $39,050,080)

      39,040,799   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.30%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 10.30%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.50%c,d,e

    2,156,532        2,156,531,783   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.49%c,d,e

    190,998        190,998,405   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.27%c,d

    234,943        234,942,632   
   

 

 

 
      2,582,472,820   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $2,582,472,820)

  

    2,582,472,820   
   

 

 

 
              
    
Value
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 108.87%

 

(Cost: $27,718,583,145)

  $ 27,296,104,437   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (8.87)%

    (2,224,806,584
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 25,071,297,853   
   

 

 

 

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
d  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
e  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® TRUST

February 29, 2016

 

      iShares iBoxx
$ High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
    iShares iBoxx
$ Investment Grade
Corporate
Bond ETF
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at cost:

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 16,754,317,237      $ 25,007,557,416   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     4,260,533,150        2,711,025,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 21,014,850,387      $ 27,718,583,145   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

    

Unaffiliated

   $ 15,102,511,620      $ 24,583,768,432   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     4,260,533,150        2,712,336,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     19,363,044,770        27,296,104,437   

Cash

     11,160,154          

Receivables:

    

Investment securities sold

     5,560,527        132,061,922   

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     25,001,157        8,815,583   

Interest

     300,763,992        263,685,439   

Capital shares sold

     59,465,163        80,374,217   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     19,764,995,763        27,781,041,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment securities purchased

     79,578,674        359,082,803   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     4,136,112,005        2,347,530,188   

Due to custodian

            320,943   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     5,382,687        2,809,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     4,221,073,366        2,709,743,745   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,543,922,397      $ 25,071,297,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 17,600,331,698      $ 25,565,142,074   

Undistributed net investment income

     62,175,544        67,846,436   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (466,779,228     (139,211,949

Net unrealized depreciation

     (1,651,805,617     (422,478,708
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,543,922,397      $ 25,071,297,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     196,500,000        218,400,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 79.10      $ 114.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with values of $3,993,687,354 and $2,278,227,168, respectively. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

iSHARES® TRUST

Year ended February 29, 2016

 

      iShares iBoxx
$ High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
    iShares iBoxx
$ Investment Grade
Corporate
Bond ETF
 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Interest — unaffiliated

   $ 875,263,829      $ 802,130,623   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     86,964        3,599,626   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     14,457,750        4,013,102   

Other income

     79,572          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     889,888,115        809,743,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     72,764,253        33,482,363   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     72,764,253        33,482,363   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     817,123,862        776,260,988   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (338,936,075     (121,676,354

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

            (121,254

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     (211,608,352     97,565,737   

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

            298,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (550,544,427     (23,933,659
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,614,136,767     (1,243,443,520
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (2,164,681,194     (1,267,377,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,347,557,332   $ (491,116,191
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

    iShares iBoxx
$ High Yield
Corporate
Bond ETF
    iShares iBoxx
$ Investment Grade
Corporate
Bond ETF
 
     Year ended
February 29, 2016
   

Year ended

February 28, 2015

   

Year ended

February 29, 2016

   

Year ended

February 28, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income

  $ 817,123,862      $ 732,892,833      $ 776,260,988      $ 618,202,082   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (550,544,427     89,571,496        (23,933,659     243,946,253   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (1,614,136,767     (443,808,309     (1,243,443,520     422,605,288   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,347,557,332     378,656,020        (491,116,191     1,284,753,623   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

       

From net investment income

    (826,678,362     (728,101,752     (766,535,606     (608,603,942
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (826,678,362     (728,101,752     (766,535,606     (608,603,942
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    15,759,326,271        10,814,656,864        21,273,520,436        9,047,865,314   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (16,062,347,566     (6,024,890,999     (16,988,727,472     (4,578,159,032
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (303,021,295     4,789,765,865        4,284,792,964        4,469,706,282   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    (2,477,256,989     4,440,320,133        3,027,141,167        5,145,855,963   

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of year

    18,021,179,386        13,580,859,253        22,044,156,686        16,898,300,723   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 15,543,922,397      $ 18,021,179,386      $ 25,071,297,853      $ 22,044,156,686   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

  $ 62,175,544      $ 71,730,044      $ 67,846,436      $ 58,121,054   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

       

Shares sold

    188,200,000        117,800,000        183,000,000        75,600,000   

Shares redeemed

    (188,200,000     (64,800,000     (146,100,000     (38,500,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

           53,000,000        36,900,000        37,100,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF  
     Year ended
Feb. 29, 2016
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2015
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2014
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2013
    Year ended
Feb. 29, 2012
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 91.71      $ 94.64      $ 93.71      $ 91.40      $ 91.75   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment incomea

    4.79        4.96        5.58        6.15        6.74   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

    (12.62     (2.89     0.98        2.31        (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (7.83     2.07        6.56        8.46        6.29   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    (4.78     (5.00     (5.63     (6.15     (6.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (4.78     (5.00     (5.63     (6.15     (6.64
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 79.10      $ 91.71      $ 94.64      $ 93.71      $ 91.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (8.76 )%      2.22     7.31     9.68     7.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

         

Net assets, end of year (000s)

  $ 15,543,922      $ 18,021,179      $ 13,580,859      $ 15,077,490      $ 14,258,718   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50     0.50

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    5.60     5.37     6.01     6.73     7.60

Portfolio turnover ratec

    11     11     11     19     13

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF  
      Year ended
Feb. 29, 2016
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2015
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2014
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2013
    Year ended
Feb. 29, 2012
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 121.46      $ 117.02      $ 120.06      $ 116.86      $ 108.74   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomea

     4.00        4.06        4.25        4.60        5.00   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (6.70     4.42        (2.94     3.22        8.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (2.70     8.48        1.31        7.82        13.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (3.96     (4.04     (4.35     (4.61     (4.96

Net realized gain

                          (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (3.96     (4.04     (4.35     (4.62     (4.96
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 114.80      $ 121.46      $ 117.02      $ 120.06      $ 116.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (2.19 )%      7.35     1.19     6.81     12.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000s)

   $ 25,071,298      $ 22,044,157      $ 16,898,301      $ 24,037,003      $ 19,563,089   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15     0.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.44     3.42     3.66     3.87     4.48

Portfolio turnover ratec

     13     9     6     5     4

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

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

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

  Diversified

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

  Diversified

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

   

Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services

 

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generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

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.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.

 

iShares ETF    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

           

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 15,102,511,620       $       $ 15,102,511,620   

Money Market Funds

     4,260,533,150                         4,260,533,150   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,260,533,150       $ 15,102,511,620       $       $ 19,363,044,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

           

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 24,674,590,818       $       $ 24,674,590,818   

U.S. Government Obligations

             39,040,799                 39,040,799   

Money Market Funds

     2,582,472,820                         2,582,472,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,582,472,820       $ 24,713,631,617       $       $ 27,296,104,437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 value of the loaned securities plus the interest accrued on such securities, if any, 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 plus accrued interest, if any. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.

 

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Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.

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 Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:

 

iShares ETF
and Counterparty
   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

        

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 296,417,330       $ 296,417,330       $   

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc.

     72,772,181         72,772,181           

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     485,805,448         485,805,448           

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     271,989,843         271,989,843           

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     294,828,347         294,828,347           

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     286,014,330         286,014,330           

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     8,316,690         8,316,690           

Jefferies LLC

     76,387,638         76,387,638           

JPMorgan Clearing Corp.

     971,899,231         971,899,231           

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     357,497,235         357,497,235           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     190,153,020         190,153,020           

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     228,861,166         228,861,166           

National Financial Services LLC

     92,061         92,061           

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     300,277,712         300,277,712           

SG Americas Securities LLC

     95,580,875         95,580,875           

UBS Securities LLC

     22,143,887         22,143,887           

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     34,650,360         34,650,360           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,993,687,354       $ 3,993,687,354       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

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iShares ETF

and Counterparty

   Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

        

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 207,388,148       $ 207,388,148       $   

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc.

     26,281,887         26,281,887           

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     151,176,634         151,176,634           

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     47,598,754         47,598,754           

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     88,999,057         88,999,057           

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     492,213,605         492,213,605           

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     129,228,878         129,228,878           

Jefferies LLC

     51,276,550         51,276,550           

JPMorgan Clearing Corp.

     141,557,798         141,557,798           

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     260,366,516         260,366,516           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     79,318,064         79,318,064           

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     67,036,945         67,036,945           

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     356,760,596         356,760,596           

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

     6,992,109         6,992,109           

SG Americas Securities LLC

     77,475,092         77,475,092           

UBS Securities LLC

     2,580,055         2,580,055           

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     91,976,480         91,976,480           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,278,227,168       $ 2,278,227,168       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

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

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.5000 %     

First $19 billion

    0.4750 a     

Over $19 billion, up to and including $33  billion

    0.4513 a     

Over $33 billion, up to and including $58 billion

    0.4287 a     

Over $58 billion

 

  a    Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.1500 %     

First $121 billion

    0.1425 a     

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

    0.1354 a     

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

    0.1287 a     

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

    0.1222 a     

Over $281 billion

 

  a    Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level.

Prior to July 1, 2015, for its investment advisory services to the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.1500 %     

First $121 billion

    0.1425 a     

Over $121 billion, up to and including $211  billion

    0.1354 a     

Over $211 billion

 

  a    Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income 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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For the year ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

Fees Paid

to BTC

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 4,577,634   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     1,631,385   

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.

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 February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $       $ 25,783,754   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     60,471,393         1,047,265,433   

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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.

 

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Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the year ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF and
Name of Affiliated
Issuer
   Principal Held
at Beginning
of Year
(000s)
     Principal
Purchased
(000s)
     Principal
Sold
(000s)
    Principal Held
at End of
Year (000s)
     Value at
End
of Year
     Interest
Income
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

                   

PNC Bank N.A.

                   

2.20%, 01/28/19

   $ 17,525       $       $ (11,250   $ 6,275       $ 6,315,815       $ 327,445       $ 50,451   

2.25%, 07/02/19

     5,250         2,500                7,750         7,808,335         131,849           

2.40%, 10/18/19

     2,250         10,500                12,750         12,900,191         150,093           

2.45%, 11/05/20

             2,400                2,400         2,424,218                   

2.60%, 07/21/20

             11,000                11,000         11,174,466         153,135           

2.70%, 11/01/22

     25,550         19,287         (35,250     9,587         9,419,403         619,444         (40,252

2.95%, 01/30/23

     5,800         1,500                7,300         7,301,418         177,735           

2.95%, 02/23/25

             17,300                17,300         17,177,729         286,878           

3.80%, 07/25/23

     19,928         1,225         (5,500     15,653         16,476,149         630,157         166,759   

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

                   

3.90%, 04/29/24

     10,470         2,070                12,540         12,946,641         431,415           

PNC Funding Corp.

                   

3.30%, 03/08/22

     8,069         1,500                9,569         9,922,566         238,355           

4.38%, 08/11/20

     3,773         6,951                10,724         11,629,478         241,583           

5.13%, 02/08/20

     3,965                        3,965         4,366,776         122,210           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 129,863,185       $ 3,510,299       $ 176,958   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

      U.S. Government Obligations      Other Securities  
iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $       $       $ 2,190,025,940       $ 1,565,472,187   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     103,148,598         84,873,565         4,556,107,390         2,758,811,257   

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 14,673,838,874       $ 15,561,804,233   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     19,211,417,256         16,674,166,978   

 

4. 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

5. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

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

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in fixed income instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

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.

Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in fixed-income securities. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions, may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, each Fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

The iShares $ iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF invests a substantial portion of its assets in high yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (including those bonds rated lower than “BBB- “ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch or “Baa3” by Moody’s), or are unrated which may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged (indebted) companies, which are generally less able than more financially stable companies to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

 

6. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

February 29, 2016, attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF    Paid-in
Capital
    

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income

    

Undistributed

Net Realized

Gain/Accumulated

Net Realized Loss

 

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ (211,898,459    $       $ 211,898,459   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     88,030,167                 (88,030,167

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended February 29, 2016 and February 28, 2015 was as follows:

 

iShares ETF    2016      2015  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ 826,678,362       $ 728,101,752   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     

Ordinary income

   $ 766,535,606       $ 608,603,942   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of February 29, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
    Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 a
    Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 b
    Total  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 62,175,544       $ (280,131,210   $ (1,653,404,289   $ (185,049,346   $ (2,056,409,301

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     67,846,436         (29,965,426     (430,379,582     (101,345,649     (493,844,221

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
  b    The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of February 29, 2016, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Non-
Expiring
 a
     Expiring
2017
     Expiring
2018
     Total  

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 273,456,668       $ 6,496,723       $ 177,819       $ 280,131,210   

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     29,965,426                         29,965,426   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

 

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iSHARES® TRUST

 

As of February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

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

iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond

   $ 21,016,449,059       $ 56,792,719       $ (1,710,197,008   $ (1,653,404,289

iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond

     27,726,484,019         233,621,968         (664,001,550     (430,379,582

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

7. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (the “Funds”) at February 29, 2016, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 29, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

April 20, 2016

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

 

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

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

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

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.

©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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iShares U.S. ETF Trust

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     5   

About Fund Performance

     8   

Shareholder Expenses

     8   

Schedule of Investments

     9   

Financial Statements

     11   

Financial Highlights

     14   

Notes to Financial Statements

     15   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     22   

Tax Information

     23   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     23   

Supplemental Information

     27   

Trustee and Officer Information

     29   

Additional Financial Information as of October  31, 2016 (Unaudited) — iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

     34   

Schedule of Investments

     35   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     70   

Selected Audited Financial Statements as of February 29, 2016

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

U.S. BOND MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. bond market posted positive returns for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. bond performance, returned 4.37% for the reporting period.

The bond market’s advance reflected continued uncertainty regarding the economic environment. Overall, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 (the most recent data available), decelerating from 2.2% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. Although employment growth remained robust, other segments of the economy struggled. For example, industrial production contracted during the reporting period, while consumer spending increased by just 2.2%. As a result, the economy generated three consecutive quarters of anemic growth before rebounding in the final quarter of the reporting period.

Inflation generally remained muted as the consumer price index (“CPI”) rose by 1.6% for the reporting period. Although low by historical standards, the increase in the CPI was notably higher than the 0.2% increase for the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, reflecting a recovery in energy prices after they bottomed in February 2016.

In this environment, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) ended a seven-year period of near-zero interest rates by raising its short-term interest rate target in December 2015. The Fed’s first interest rate hike since June 2006 increased the federal funds target rate from a range of 0%-0.25% to a range of 0.25%-0.50%. Despite expectations of more Fed rate increases in 2016, the slowing economic environment and lack of inflationary pressure led the Fed to hold rates steady for the remainder of the reporting period.

The combination of decelerating economic growth and low inflation pushed most U.S. bond yields lower and bond prices higher for the reporting period. Longer-term bonds fared best as long-term yields declined the most, while short-term bond yields rose slightly, reflecting the Fed rate hike in late 2015.

Sector performance was driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment. Consequently, corporate bonds — which offer the highest yields in the U.S. bond market — delivered the best returns for the reporting period. Lower-quality corporate bonds outperformed as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market. In particular, high-yield corporate bonds (those with credit ratings below investment grade) returned more than 10% for the reporting period. Within the corporate sector, bonds issued by utility companies produced the highest returns. Industrial bonds also fared well, led by the strong performance of energy and commodity-related securities, while financial bonds lagged.

U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) were also among the leading performers for the reporting period. The rebound in energy prices led to increased investor demand for inflation protection, which aided performance in the TIPS market.

Mortgage-backed securities posted positive returns for the reporting period but trailed the performance of the overall U.S. bond market. Mortgage-backed securities were held in check by prepayment fears as declining interest rates led to concerns about a renewed wave of mortgage refinancing.

U.S. Treasury and government agency bonds posted the lowest returns among U.S. bonds for the reporting period. Limited demand for the relatively low yields of Treasury and agency bonds weighed on their performance, as did the general underperformance of higher-quality securities.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    2.49%        (0.61)%          2.49%        (0.77)%   

Fund Market

    2.71%        (0.54)%          2.71%        (0.69)%   

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit Interest Rate Swaps Hedged Index

    3.89%        (0.07)%                3.89%        (0.08)%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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The inception date of the Fund was 7/22/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 7/23/15.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit Interest Rate Swaps Hedged Index (formerly the Barclays U.S. Long Credit Interest Rate Swaps Hedged Index) is an unmanaged index that consists of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit Index plus interest rate swaps that intend to hedge the interest rate exposure of the existing Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Credit 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 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
      

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/16)

       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
      

Beginning
Account Value

(5/1/16)

      

Ending
Account Value

(10/31/16)

       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 a
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,014.90         $ 0.46         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.46           0.09%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds and U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, including those of non-U.S. corporations and governments, with remaining maturities greater than ten years. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 2.49%, net of fees.

The Fund’s performance was largely driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment, which narrowed the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and corporate bonds. Corporate bonds — which typically offer higher yields than U.S. Treasuries — outperformed all other sectors of the bond market. Higher-quality corporate bonds trailed high-yield bonds, as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market.

Every sector of the Fund contributed positively to performance for the reporting period. Corporate bonds, which represented approximately 82% of the Fund on average during the reporting period, contributed the majority of the Fund’s return. Within the corporate sector, industrial bonds contributed the most to Fund performance, led by the consumer-oriented and communications industries. The Fund’s energy bonds also performed well as oil and gas prices rebounded in the second half of the reporting period. Financial bonds also helped Fund performance for the reporting period, with the banking and insurance industries contributing the most to performance.

Non-corporate credit securities also contributed to the Fund’s return for the reporting period. These securities tend to be higher quality than corporate bonds, and consequently offer lower yields.

From a credit quality perspective, the Fund’s position in medium-quality bonds — those rated A and Baa, which represented approximately 80% of the Fund on average for the reporting period — delivered the largest contribution to the Fund’s return.

The Fund’s interest rate hedging activity detracted from Fund performance for the reporting period. Hedging against interest rate risk can improve returns when bond yields rise, but it can be a drag on performance when bond yields decline, as was the case during the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY INVESTMENT TYPE 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Investment Type    Percentage of
Total Investments
  2

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     86.46

Municipal Debt Obligations

     7.97   

Foreign Government Obligations

     5.57   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY 1

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating 3    Percentage of
Total Investments
  2

Aaa

     3.69

Aa

     12.78   

A

     36.40   

Baa

     42.61   

Ba

     3.44   

B

     0.01   

Not Rated

     1.07   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Table shown is for the iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
  2 Excludes money market funds.
  3  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table 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. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 91.01%

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 91.01%

  

 

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETFa

    124,896      $ 7,666,116   
   

 

 

 
      7,666,116   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $7,252,392)

  

    7,666,116   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.49%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.49%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%b,c

    377,931        377,931   
   

 

 

 
      377,931   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $377,931)

  

    377,931   
   

 

 

 
            Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 95.50%

   

 

(Cost: $7,630,323)d

    $ 8,044,047   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 4.50%

  

    379,159   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 8,423,206   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Affiliated issuer. See Schedule 1.
b  Affiliated money market fund.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
d  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $7,630,882. Net unrealized appreciation was $413,165, of which $413,165 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $  — represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Affiliates (Note 2)

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding affiliated money market funds) during the year ended October 31, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliated issuer    Shares
held at
beginning
of year
     Shares
purchased
     Shares sold     Shares
held at end
of year
     Value at end
of year
     Dividend
income
     Net realized
gain (loss)
 

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

     134,996         27,692         (37,792     124,896       $ 7,666,116       $ 300,645       $ (22,436
                   

 

 

 
                                                               

Schedule 2 — Swaps Contracts (Note 5)

Centrally cleared short interest rate swaps outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Fixed rate a    Floating rate a      Clearinghouse      Expiration
date
     Notional
amount
    Value      Premiums
paid
(received)
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

1.01%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2018       $ (500,000   $ 1,004       $ 60      $ 944   

1.17%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2021         (1,000,000     9,945         86        9,859   

1.44%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2026         (2,150,000     59,738         (2,042     61,780   

1.70%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2036         (2,500,000     140,002         (10,052     150,054   

1.77%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2046         (1,500,000     114,197         (12,718     126,915   
                  

 

 

 
              Net unrealized appreciation      $ 349,552   
                  

 

 

 
                                                              

 

  a    The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 3 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Investment companies

   $ 7,666,116       $       $       $ 7,666,116   

Money market funds

     377,931                         377,931   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8,044,047       $       $       $ 8,044,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

           

Assets:

           

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

   $       $ 349,552       $       $ 349,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 349,552       $       $ 349,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 7,630,323   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 7,630,323   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (Note 1):

  

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 8,044,047   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     8,044,047   

Cash

     6,000   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     395,000   

Receivables:

  

Dividends

     61   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     8,445,108   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     714   

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     21,188   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     21,902   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,423,206   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 8,497,973   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (838,043

Net unrealized appreciation

     763,276   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,423,206   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandinga

     350,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 24.07   
  

 

 

 

 

a  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 301,142   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     301,142   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     27,175   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     27,175   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (19,375
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     7,800   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     293,342   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     (317

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2)

     (22,122

Swap agreements

     (914,198

Realized gain distributions from affiliated funds

     1   
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (936,636
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     381,314   

Swap agreements

     407,714   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     789,028   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (147,608
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 145,734   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

     

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Period from
July 22, 2015a

to
October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 293,342      $ 40,904   

Net realized loss

     (936,636     (35,744

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     789,028        (25,752
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     145,734        (20,592
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (200,730     (22,101

Return of capital

     (6,500     (11,253
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (207,230     (33,354
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,201,441        8,483,227   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,146,020       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     55,421        8,483,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (6,075     8,429,281   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     8,429,281          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 8,423,206      $ 8,429,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     50,000        350,000   

Shares redeemed

     (50,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

            350,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
   

Period from
Jul. 22, 2015a

to
Oct. 31, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.08      $ 25.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     0.89        0.26   

Net realized and unrealized lossc

     (0.28     (1.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.61        (0.83
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.60     (0.13

Return of capital

     (0.02     (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.62     (0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.07      $ 24.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     2.49 %d      (3.19 )%d,e 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 8,423      $ 8,429   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf,g

     0.10     0.12

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesf,g

     0.35     0.35

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf

     3.78     3.80

Portfolio turnover rateh,i

     9     4

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  The total return disclosed is based on the net asset value (“NAV”) calculated daily for the creation and redemption of shares in the Fund, which may differ from the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes. Based on the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes, the total returns for the year ended October 31, 2016 and the period ended October 31, 2015 were 2.62% and -3.31%, respectively.
e  Not annualized.
f  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
g  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. These ratios do not include these indirect fees and expenses.
h  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
i  Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

Interest Rate Hedged 10+ Year Credit Bond

   Diversified

Currently the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an exchange-traded fund of iShares Trust (an “underlying fund”), an affiliate of the Fund. The financial statements and schedules of investments for the underlying fund can be found elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

    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.

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.35% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the investment advisory fee is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses that would be been experienced by the Fund related to its investments in the iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (“CLY”), after taking into account any fee waivers by CLY, plus 0.10%.

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.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $611,569 and $1,120,948, respectively.

In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $1,129,399 and $1,075,051, respectively.

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.

 

5. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

The Fund may enter into short positions in interest rate swaps in an attempt to mitigate interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of fixed rate bonds, which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. The Fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate swaps.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (“CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty on the swap. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, 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 the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the schedule of investments and cash deposited is recorded on the statement of assets and liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the CCP, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the statement of operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the statement 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.

The following table shows the value of interest rate swaps held by the Fund as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

  

Variation margin / Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciationa

   $ 349,552   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of centrally cleared interest rate swaps as reported in the schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps held by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

    

Swap agreements

   $ (914,198   $ 407,714   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the average quarter-end notional amount of open interest rate swaps for the Fund (where the Fund pays the fixed rate), was $6,386,000.

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2016, attributable to the accounting for swap agreements and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Paid-in
Capital
    

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income

      

Undistributed

Net Realized

Gain/Accumulated

Net Realized Loss

 
$(22,922)      $ (92,612)         $ 115,534   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 200,730       $ 22,101   

Return of capital

     6,500         11,253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 207,230       $ 33,354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
     Net
Unrealized
Gains  (Losses)
 a
       Total  
$(837,484)      $ 762,717         $ (74,767)   

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards in amount of $837,484 available to offset future realized capital gains.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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8. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Interest Rate Hedged 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $194,233 as the maximum amount allowable as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory

Contract

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Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and

 

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reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board further noted that the Fund’s Peer Group contained only four comparison funds identified by Broadridge, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and

 

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ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in

 

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connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

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
 
$ 0.603924       $       $ 0.019899       $ 0.623823         97     —       3     100

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund. The information shown for the Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of the Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for the Fund are disclosed in the table for the Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

Period Covered: July 22, 2015 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 1.5% and Less than 2.0%

     1         0.33

Greater than 1.0% and Less than 1.5%

     5         1.65   

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

     11         3.63   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     274         90.43   

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     12         3.96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     303         100
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). The Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and officers may be found in the Fund’s 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
During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

   Trustee (since 2011).    President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

   Trustee (since 2013)    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013); Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b  Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

   Trustee (since 2011); Independent Board Chair (since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair (since 2016).    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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009);

Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

  

Trustee (since 2015);

Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).

   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 Trust (since 2015); Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

   Trustee (since 2011); Audit Committee Chair (since 2011).   

Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP

(1968-2001).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee (since 2011);

Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2016).    Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Directorsc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

   Trustee (since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2016).   

Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of

Accounting and Senior Associate

Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford

University Graduate School of

Business (since 2001); Professor of

Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law

School (since 2005); Visiting

Professor, University of Chicago

(2007-2008).

  

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011);

Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

   President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

   Secretary
(since 2015).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

   Executive Vice President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

   Chief Compliance Officer
(since 2011).
   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d  Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships
Held by Advisory Board Member
During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

   Advisory Board Member
(since 2016).
   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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Additional Financial Information

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

October 31, 2016

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

October 31, 2016

Audited Financial Statements

February 29, 2016

iShares Trust

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF  |  CLY  |  NYSE Arca

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 84.55%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.03%

  

WPP Finance 2010

  

5.13%, 09/07/42

    $ 55      $ 58,149   

5.63%, 11/15/43

      229        264,179   
     

 

 

 
        322,328   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.59%

  

Boeing Co. (The)

  

3.30%, 03/01/35

  (Call 09/01/34)     275        272,377   

3.38%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)     600        579,636   

3.50%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     403        398,531   

6.63%, 02/15/38

      16        22,603   

6.88%, 03/15/39a

      282        413,181   

General Dynamics Corp.

  

3.60%, 11/15/42

  (Call 05/15/42)     406        406,755   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  

3.60%, 03/01/35

  (Call 09/01/34)     419        415,849   

3.80%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     624        620,081   

4.07%, 12/15/42

      1,450        1,501,171   

4.50%, 05/15/36

  (Call 11/15/35)a     775        864,520   

4.70%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     1,009        1,145,558   

4.85%, 09/15/41

      400        453,940   

Series B

     

6.15%, 09/01/36

      189        245,980   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  

3.85%, 04/15/45

  (Call 10/15/44)     100        100,783   

4.75%, 06/01/43

      451        512,512   

5.05%, 11/15/40

      311        358,633   

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

  

7.75%, 02/15/31

      555        806,498   

Raytheon Co.

  

4.20%, 12/15/44

  (Call 06/15/44)     218        240,441   

4.70%, 12/15/41

      378        438,703   

4.88%, 10/15/40

      112        131,772   

7.20%, 08/15/27

      155        213,551   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

  

4.80%, 12/15/43

  (Call 06/15/43)     261        291,172   

United Technologies Corp.

  

3.75%, 11/01/46

  (Call 05/01/46)     500        497,335   

4.15%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/16/44)     625        659,719   

4.50%, 06/01/42

      2,700        2,952,801   

5.40%, 05/01/35

      11        13,262   

5.70%, 04/15/40

      572        727,887   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.05%, 06/01/36

    $ 196      $ 253,054   

6.13%, 07/15/38

      18        23,892   

6.70%, 08/01/28

      775        1,056,496   

7.50%, 09/15/29

      114        167,396   
     

 

 

 
        16,786,089   

AGRICULTURE — 1.14%

  

Altria Group Inc.

  

3.88%, 09/16/46

  (Call 03/16/46)     350        345,450   

4.25%, 08/09/42

      400        415,244   

4.50%, 05/02/43

      411        444,196   

5.38%, 01/31/44

      1,702        2,076,338   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  

4.02%, 04/16/43

      799        836,633   

4.54%, 03/26/42

      378        423,874   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

  

4.25%, 09/15/44

  (Call 03/15/44)     407        436,064   

Philip Morris International Inc.

  

3.88%, 08/21/42

      26        25,727   

4.13%, 03/04/43

      217        222,069   

4.25%, 11/10/44a

      1,850        1,946,903   

4.38%, 11/15/41

      86        91,242   

4.50%, 03/20/42

      171        184,907   

4.88%, 11/15/43

      430        489,056   

6.38%, 05/16/38

      929        1,249,951   

Reynolds American Inc.

  

5.70%, 08/15/35

  (Call 02/15/35)     136        164,065   

5.85%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     1,300        1,621,243   

6.15%, 09/15/43

      381        488,202   

7.25%, 06/15/37a

      403        553,549   
     

 

 

 
        12,014,713   

AIRLINES — 0.40%

  

American Airlines 2014-1 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.70%, 04/01/28a

      0        0   

American Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.38%, 11/01/28

      1,207        1,230,937   

American Airlines 2016-1 Pass Through Trust Class AA

   

3.58%, 07/15/29

      18        18,876   

American Airlines 2016-2 Pass Through Trust Class AA

   

3.20%, 12/15/29

      84        85,380   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2016-3, Class AA

   

3.00%, 04/15/30

    $ 1,000      $ 1,006,180   

Latam Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust A

   

4.20%, 08/15/29

      484        475,263   

United Airlines 2014-2 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.75%, 03/03/28a

      565        593,075   

United Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust Class AA

   

3.45%, 06/01/29

      79        82,944   

United Airlines 2016-2 Class AA Pass Through Trust
Series AA

   

2.88%, 04/07/30

      750        751,320   
     

 

 

 
        4,243,975   

APPAREL — 0.15%

  

NIKE Inc.

  

3.38%, 11/01/46

  (Call 05/01/46)     250        242,602   

3.63%, 05/01/43

  (Call 11/01/42)     300        303,261   

3.88%, 11/01/45

  (Call 05/01/45)     600        626,964   

VF Corp.

  

6.00%, 10/15/33

      150        186,642   

6.45%, 11/01/37

      201        268,444   
     

 

 

 
        1,627,913   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 0.86%

  

Daimler Finance North America LLC

  

8.50%, 01/18/31

      950        1,521,378   

Ford Holdings LLC

  

9.30%, 03/01/30

      300        425,067   

Ford Motor Co.

  

4.75%, 01/15/43a

      1,186        1,185,087   

6.38%, 02/01/29

      350        421,438   

6.63%, 10/01/28a

      16        19,863   

7.40%, 11/01/46

      114        159,963   

7.45%, 07/16/31

      1,300        1,703,910   

General Motors Co.

  

5.00%, 04/01/35a

      102        103,657   

5.20%, 04/01/45

      800        813,000   

6.25%, 10/02/43

      700        801,500   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.60%, 04/01/36

  (Call 10/01/35)   $ 1,400      $ 1,646,750   

6.75%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     190        232,750   
     

 

 

 
        9,034,363   

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.22%

  

BorgWarner Inc.

  

4.38%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)     185        186,597   

Delphi Automotive PLC    

  

4.40%, 10/01/46

  (Call 04/01/46)     700        689,640   

Johnson Controls Inc.

  

4.63%, 07/02/44

  (Call 01/02/44)     300        317,046   

4.95%, 07/02/64

  (Call 01/02/64)     107        107,471   

5.25%, 12/01/41

  (Call 06/01/41)     5        5,692   

5.70%, 03/01/41

      5        5,939   

6.00%, 01/15/36

      791        960,701   
     

 

 

 
        2,273,086   

BANKS — 7.86%

  

Bank of America Corp.

  

3.25%, 10/21/27

  (Call 10/21/26)     2,000        2,002,920   

4.25%, 10/22/26

               

4.88%, 04/01/44

      1,360        1,545,314   

5.00%, 01/21/44

      1,603        1,828,751   

5.88%, 02/07/42

      570        719,123   

6.11%, 01/29/37

      1,400        1,694,476   

6.75%, 06/01/28

      14        17,148   

7.75%, 05/14/38

      800        1,131,896   

Series L

     

4.75%, 04/21/45a

      8        8,328   

Bank of America N.A.

  

6.00%, 10/15/36

      250        313,933   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

  

3.00%, 10/30/28

  (Call 07/30/28)     85        84,926   

Bank One Corp.

  

7.63%, 10/15/26

      481        633,818   

8.00%, 04/29/27

      229        308,032   

Barclays PLC

  

5.25%, 08/17/45

      810        882,835   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

  

3.80%, 10/30/26

  (Call 09/30/26)     528        565,947   

Citigroup Inc.

  

4.13%, 07/25/28a

      350        358,284   

4.30%, 11/20/26

      1,250        1,303,425   

4.45%, 09/29/27a

      2,425        2,552,846   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.65%, 07/30/45

    $ 750      $ 823,245   

4.75%, 05/18/46

      250        256,432   

5.30%, 05/06/44

      515        564,950   

5.88%, 02/22/33

      266        304,514   

5.88%, 01/30/42

      900        1,143,837   

6.00%, 10/31/33

      266        311,643   

6.13%, 08/25/36

      500        592,855   

6.63%, 01/15/28

      11        13,678   

6.63%, 06/15/32

      575        715,260   

6.68%, 09/13/43

      296        378,871   

6.88%, 02/15/98

      100        137,055   

8.13%, 07/15/39

      1,510        2,307,824   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

  

5.25%, 05/24/41

      1,050        1,281,871   

5.25%, 08/04/45

      291        326,528   

5.75%, 12/01/43

      850        1,019,592   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

   

4.88%, 05/15/45a

      1,036        1,085,148   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

  

8.25%, 03/01/38

      544        784,747   

First Republic Bank/CA

  

4.38%, 08/01/46

  (Call 02/01/46)     250        237,752   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

4.75%, 10/21/45

  (Call 04/21/45)     1,200        1,314,204   

4.80%, 07/08/44

  (Call 01/08/44)     1,100        1,195,964   

5.15%, 05/22/45a

      1,000        1,078,420   

5.95%, 01/15/27

      850        992,367   

6.13%, 02/15/33

      1,700        2,102,390   

6.25%, 02/01/41

      1,500        1,926,990   

6.45%, 05/01/36

      650        789,445   

6.75%, 10/01/37

      2,965        3,732,401   

HSBC Bank PLC

  

7.65%, 05/01/25

      100        123,984   

HSBC Bank USA N.A./New York NY

   

5.63%, 08/15/35

      1,750        2,044,998   

HSBC Holdings PLC

  

5.25%, 03/14/44

      1,400        1,535,758   

6.10%, 01/14/42

      416        538,346   

6.50%, 05/02/36

      1,056        1,314,467   

6.50%, 09/15/37

      1,007        1,260,532   

6.80%, 06/01/38

      600        777,276   

7.63%, 05/17/32

      371        491,957   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  

2.95%, 10/01/26

  (Call 07/01/26)   $      $   

4.13%, 12/15/26

      1,321        1,395,663   

4.25%, 10/01/27a

      1,718        1,830,254   

4.85%, 02/01/44a

      1,543        1,793,799   

4.95%, 06/01/45a

      718        787,129   

5.40%, 01/06/42

      1,862        2,254,938   

5.50%, 10/15/40

      517        631,598   

5.60%, 07/15/41

      746        925,525   

5.63%, 08/16/43

      419        491,428   

6.40%, 05/15/38

      945        1,270,165   

KfW

  

0.01%, 04/18/36

      1,500        871,050   

0.01%, 06/29/37a

      1,200        676,884   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

  

5.30%, 12/01/45b

      500        523,565   

Morgan Stanley

  

3.95%, 04/23/27

      1,350        1,387,368   

4.30%, 01/27/45

      1,200        1,257,696   

4.35%, 09/08/26

      400        423,628   

6.38%, 07/24/42

      1,155        1,544,224   

7.25%, 04/01/32

      1,000        1,366,970   

Regions Financial Corp.

  

7.38%, 12/10/37

      475        591,071   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

  

4.30%, 08/25/45

  (Call 02/25/45)     175        194,050   

Wachovia Corp.

  

5.50%, 08/01/35

      481        547,787   

6.55%, 10/15/35

      150        187,790   

7.50%, 04/15/35

      57        75,853   

Wells Fargo & Co.

  

3.90%, 05/01/45

      2,463        2,467,729   

4.30%, 07/22/27a

      2,385        2,535,732   

4.40%, 06/14/46

      500        502,335   

4.65%, 11/04/44

      2,430        2,510,773   

4.90%, 11/17/45

      940        1,010,303   

5.38%, 02/07/35

      341        402,390   

5.38%, 11/02/43

      400        456,352   

5.61%, 01/15/44

      1,956        2,298,124   

Wells Fargo Capital X

  

5.95%, 12/01/86

      311        336,965   
     

 

 

 
        83,006,441   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BEVERAGES — 2.50%

  

Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC

  

5.95%, 01/15/33

    $ 21      $ 25,542   

6.45%, 09/01/37

      200        263,558   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

  

4.00%, 01/17/43

      200        200,532   

4.63%, 02/01/44

      245        269,936   

4.70%, 02/01/36

  (Call 08/01/35)     4,200        4,673,844   

4.90%, 02/01/46

  (Call 08/01/45)     6,550        7,479,314   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

  

3.75%, 07/15/42

      1,200        1,172,808   

6.38%, 01/15/40

      300        398,994   

8.00%, 11/15/39

      136        211,525   

8.20%, 01/15/39

      935        1,473,448   

Brown-Forman Corp.

  

3.75%, 01/15/43

  (Call 07/15/42)     309        300,577   

4.50%, 07/15/45

  (Call 01/15/45)a     118        130,286   

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV

  

5.25%, 11/26/43

      271        317,422   

Diageo Capital PLC

  

3.88%, 04/29/43

  (Call 10/29/42)     136        138,229   

5.88%, 09/30/36

      650        839,397   

Diageo Investment Corp.

  

4.25%, 05/11/42

      507        546,064   

7.45%, 04/15/35

      11        16,121   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

  

4.50%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     300        325,635   

7.45%, 05/01/38

      90        129,131   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

  

4.38%, 05/10/43

      364        371,033   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

  

4.20%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)     915        919,227   

5.00%, 05/01/42

      906        1,013,678   

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (The)
Series B

   

7.00%, 03/01/29

      950        1,356,933   

PepsiAmericas Inc.

  

5.50%, 05/15/35

      11        13,514   

PepsiCo Inc.

  

3.45%, 10/06/46

  (Call 04/06/46)     500        477,590   

3.60%, 08/13/42

      532        526,717   

4.00%, 03/05/42

      207        216,537   

4.25%, 10/22/44

  (Call 04/22/44)     509        551,883   

4.45%, 04/14/46

  (Call 10/14/45)     1,075        1,203,785   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.60%, 07/17/45

  (Call 01/17/45)   $ 280      $ 319,724   

4.88%, 11/01/40

      196        228,193   

5.50%, 01/15/40

      246        310,191   
     

 

 

 
        26,421,368   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.66%

  

Amgen Inc.

  

4.40%, 05/01/45

  (Call 11/01/44)     1,094        1,114,337   

4.56%, 06/15/48

  (Call 12/15/47)b     1,250        1,279,888   

4.66%, 06/15/51

  (Call 12/15/50)b     3,800        3,921,752   

4.95%, 10/01/41

      205        221,289   

5.15%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     125        138,353   

Biogen Inc.

  

5.20%, 09/15/45

  (Call 03/15/45)     1,050        1,184,368   

Celgene Corp.

  

4.63%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     525        530,308   

5.00%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     1,100        1,184,370   

5.25%, 08/15/43

      500        549,140   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

  

2.95%, 03/01/27

  (Call 12/01/26)     1,250        1,236,350   

4.15%, 03/01/47

  (Call 09/01/46)     950        939,151   

4.50%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     1,426        1,486,776   

4.60%, 09/01/35

  (Call 03/01/35)     764        822,828   

4.75%, 03/01/46

  (Call 09/01/45)     1,469        1,592,940   

4.80%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)     593        644,425   

5.65%, 12/01/41

  (Call 06/01/41)     536        648,758   
     

 

 

 
        17,495,033   

BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.04%

  

Owens Corning

  

7.00%, 12/01/36

      299        373,954   

Vulcan Materials Co.

  

7.15%, 11/30/37

      7        8,558   
     

 

 

 
        382,512   

CHEMICALS — 1.44%

  

Agrium Inc.

  

4.13%, 03/15/35

  (Call 09/15/34)     87        84,464   

4.90%, 06/01/43

  (Call 12/01/42)     436        453,266   

5.25%, 01/15/45

  (Call 07/15/44)     254        280,408   

6.13%, 01/15/41

  (Call 07/15/40)a     268        318,770   

7.13%, 05/23/36a

      100        127,871   

Albemarle Corp.

  

5.45%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)     261        291,764   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

  

4.25%, 10/01/34

  (Call 04/01/34)a     900        912,879   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.38%, 11/15/42

  (Call 05/15/42)   $ 86      $ 86,310   

4.63%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)a     1,000        1,043,500   

5.25%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     535        587,912   

7.38%, 11/01/29

      250        337,240   

9.40%, 05/15/39

      400        639,312   

Eastman Chemical Co.

  

4.65%, 10/15/44

  (Call 04/15/44)a     700        704,900   

4.80%, 09/01/42

  (Call 03/01/42)     280        282,114   

Ecolab Inc.

  

5.50%, 12/08/41

      538        666,399   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

  

4.15%, 02/15/43

      423        417,552   

4.90%, 01/15/41

      496        538,309   

5.60%, 12/15/36a

      11        12,969   

Lubrizol Corp.

  

6.50%, 10/01/34

      120        157,896   

LYB International Finance BV

  

4.88%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     710        751,464   

5.25%, 07/15/43

      200        220,428   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

  

4.63%, 02/26/55

  (Call 08/26/54)     700        667,464   

Methanex Corp.

  

5.65%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)a     200        171,750   

Monsanto Co.

  

3.60%, 07/15/42

  (Call 01/15/42)     240        209,995   

3.95%, 04/15/45

  (Call 10/15/44)     215        202,992   

4.20%, 07/15/34

  (Call 01/15/34)     573        567,196   

4.40%, 07/15/44

  (Call 01/15/44)     800        798,896   

4.65%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     24        24,076   

4.70%, 07/15/64

  (Call 01/15/64)     275        256,806   

5.88%, 04/15/38

      11        12,680   

Series 1

     

5.50%, 07/30/35a

      100        112,140   

Mosaic Co. (The)

  

5.45%, 11/15/33

  (Call 05/15/33)a     208        210,246   

5.63%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)a     486        492,308   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

  

5.63%, 12/01/40a

      569        649,781   

5.88%, 12/01/36

      101        118,161   

PPG Industries Inc.

  

5.50%, 11/15/40a

      14        16,487   

Praxair Inc.

  

3.55%, 11/07/42

  (Call 05/07/42)     400        397,656   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Rohm & Haas Co.

  

7.85%, 07/15/29

    $ 221      $ 309,716   

RPM International Inc.

  

5.25%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)     11        11,143   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

  

4.00%, 12/15/42

  (Call 06/15/42)     350        328,178   

Valspar Corp. (The)

  

4.40%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     211        203,674   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

  

5.00%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)b     500        495,450   
     

 

 

 
        15,172,522   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.69%

  

Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (The)

   

3.46%, 05/01/47

      16        16,570   

California Institute of Technology

  

4.32%, 08/01/45

      12        13,373   

4.70%, 11/01/11

      100        102,893   

Catholic Health Initiatives

  

4.35%, 11/01/42

      500        483,215   

Cleveland Clinic Foundation (The)

  

4.86%, 01/01/14

      247        262,302   

Equifax Inc.

  

7.00%, 07/01/37

      11        13,896   

George Washington University (The)

  

4.87%, 09/15/45

      16        18,203   

Series 2016

     

3.55%, 09/15/46

      450        414,679   

Johns Hopkins University
Series 2013

   

4.08%, 07/01/53

      11        11,583   

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   

3.96%, 07/01/38

      9        9,979   

4.68%, 07/01/14

      511        564,026   

5.60%, 07/01/11

      550        719,994   

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The)
Series 2015

   

3.40%, 07/01/45

      113        111,748   

Moody’s Corp.

  

5.25%, 07/15/44

      250        293,283   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Northwestern University

  

3.69%, 12/01/38

    $ 586      $ 626,827   

3.87%, 12/01/48

      11        12,064   

President and Fellows of Harvard College

  

3.15%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)     250        245,697   

3.30%, 07/15/56

  (Call 01/15/56)     250        245,010   

3.62%, 10/01/37

      200        211,096   

Princeton University

  

5.70%, 03/01/39

      350        488,887   

S&P Global Inc.

  

2.95%, 01/22/27

  (Call 10/22/26)a,b     560        552,608   

6.55%, 11/15/37

      61        74,815   

Tufts University
Series 2012

   

5.02%, 04/15/12

      200        223,360   

University of Notre Dame du Lac
Series 2015

   

3.44%, 02/15/45

      9        9,247   

University of Southern California

  

3.03%, 10/01/39

      250        237,368   

5.25%, 10/01/11

      250        313,073   

Verisk Analytics Inc.

  

5.50%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     111        115,451   

Western Union Co. (The)

  

6.20%, 11/17/36

      150        156,609   

6.20%, 06/21/40a

      300        309,066   

William Marsh Rice University

  

3.57%, 05/15/45

      421        438,253   
     

 

 

 
        7,295,175   

COMPUTERS — 1.79%

  

Apple Inc.

  

3.45%, 02/09/45

      1,870        1,728,198   

3.85%, 05/04/43

      975        958,912   

3.85%, 08/04/46

  (Call 02/04/46)     745        730,301   

4.38%, 05/13/45

      1,300        1,377,909   

4.45%, 05/06/44

      673        723,226   

4.50%, 02/23/36

  (Call 08/23/35)     1,750        1,943,340   

4.65%, 02/23/46

  (Call 08/23/45)     2,150        2,373,493   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.

   

8.10%, 07/15/36

  (Call 01/15/36)b     800        955,096   

8.35%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)b     1,200        1,455,984   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

  

6.20%, 10/15/35

  (Call 04/15/35)b   $ 287      $ 297,260   

6.60%, 10/15/45

  (Call 04/15/45)b     900        924,579   

HP Enterprise Services LLC

  

7.45%, 10/15/29

      410        495,641   

HP Inc.

  

6.00%, 09/15/41a

      653        662,939   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

4.00%, 06/20/42

      600        610,182   

4.70%, 02/19/46a

      900        1,004,337   

5.60%, 11/30/39a

      374        463,139   

5.88%, 11/29/32

      261        335,985   

6.22%, 08/01/27

      400        516,232   

6.50%, 01/15/28

      505        670,322   

Seagate HDD Cayman

  

4.88%, 06/01/27

  (Call 03/01/27)     300        271,107   

5.75%, 12/01/34

  (Call 06/01/34)     425        366,503   
     

 

 

 
        18,864,685   

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.29%

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

4.00%, 08/15/45

      367        403,124   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The)

   

3.70%, 08/15/42

      200        197,748   

4.38%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     300        329,688   

6.00%, 05/15/37

      200        254,112   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

  

5.50%, 02/01/34a

      117        154,880   

5.55%, 03/05/37

      1,128        1,540,182   

5.80%, 08/15/34

      131        180,598   
     

 

 

 
        3,060,332   

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE — 0.09%

  

WW Grainger Inc.

  

3.75%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     303        304,954   

4.60%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     600        680,868   
     

 

 

 
        985,822   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.35%

  

American Express Co.

  

4.05%, 12/03/42

      675        682,216   

AXA Financial Inc.

  

7.00%, 04/01/28

      14        17,796   

CME Group Inc.

  

5.30%, 09/15/43

  (Call 03/15/43)     400        494,936   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Credit Suisse USA Inc.

  

7.13%, 07/15/32

    $ 468      $ 631,491   

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

   

4.42%, 11/15/35

      6,150        6,710,265   

Goldman Sachs Capital I

  

6.35%, 02/15/34

      526        634,114   

Invesco Finance PLC

  

5.38%, 11/30/43

      16        18,390   

Jefferies Group LLC

  

6.25%, 01/15/36

      300        305,307   

6.45%, 06/08/27

      500        558,450   

6.50%, 01/20/43

      150        155,107   

Legg Mason Inc.

  

5.63%, 01/15/44

      300        303,291   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

   

4.02%, 11/01/32

  (Call 05/01/32)     100        105,442   

Series C

     

8.00%, 03/01/32

      271        396,313   

Visa Inc.

  

4.15%, 12/14/35

  (Call 06/14/35)     900        993,564   

4.30%, 12/14/45

  (Call 06/14/45)     2,000        2,230,160   
     

 

 

 
        14,236,842   

ELECTRIC — 9.95%

  

AEP Texas Central Co.
Series E

   

6.65%, 02/15/33

      250        314,710   

Alabama Power Co.

  

3.75%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     634        642,591   

3.85%, 12/01/42

      50        50,787   

4.10%, 01/15/42

      11        11,508   

4.15%, 08/15/44

  (Call 02/15/44)     462        493,518   

4.30%, 01/02/46

  (Call 07/02/45)     600        654,780   

6.00%, 03/01/39

      126        161,986   

6.13%, 05/15/38

      273        352,992   

Series 11-C

     

5.20%, 06/01/41

      911        1,085,766   

Ameren Illinois Co.

  

4.15%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)a     257        280,706   

4.80%, 12/15/43

  (Call 06/15/43)     11        12,833   

Appalachian Power Co.

  

4.40%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     11        11,562   

4.45%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)     200        214,558   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.38%, 04/01/36

    $ 761      $ 956,782   

7.00%, 04/01/38

      231        314,627   

Series L

     

5.80%, 10/01/35

      5        5,930   

Series P

     

6.70%, 08/15/37

      11        14,553   

Arizona Public Service Co.

  

3.75%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     425        428,204   

4.50%, 04/01/42

  (Call 10/01/41)     201        223,405   

4.70%, 01/15/44

  (Call 07/15/43)     150        171,555   

5.05%, 09/01/41

  (Call 03/01/41)     100        118,968   

5.50%, 09/01/35

      250        305,500   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

  

4.50%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     1,250        1,369,975   

5.15%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     790        939,041   

5.95%, 05/15/37

      350        444,206   

6.13%, 04/01/36a

      1,750        2,283,330   

6.50%, 09/15/37

      200        272,850   

8.48%, 09/15/28

      374        566,322   

Black Hills Corp.

  

3.15%, 01/15/27

  (Call 07/15/26)     280        279,796   

4.20%, 09/15/46

  (Call 03/15/46)     250        249,000   

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

   

3.55%, 08/01/42

  (Call 02/01/42)     1,025        1,012,997   

4.50%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)a     300        344,208   

Cleco Power LLC

  

6.00%, 12/01/40

      441        569,715   

CMS Energy Corp.

  

2.95%, 02/15/27

      55        54,808   

4.70%, 03/31/43

  (Call 09/30/42)     3        3,310   

4.88%, 03/01/44

  (Call 09/01/43)     200        229,008   

Commonwealth Edison Co.

  

3.70%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     1,225        1,227,487   

3.80%, 10/01/42

  (Call 04/01/42)     311        314,660   

4.35%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     100        109,775   

4.60%, 08/15/43

  (Call 02/15/43)     233        264,257   

4.70%, 01/15/44

  (Call 07/15/43)     461        533,022   

5.88%, 02/01/33

      100        125,509   

5.90%, 03/15/36

      514        658,542   

Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The)

   

4.30%, 04/15/44

  (Call 10/15/43)     361        394,541   

6.35%, 06/01/36

      155        206,152   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.

   

3.85%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)   $ 925      $ 940,605   

3.95%, 03/01/43

  (Call 09/01/42)     727        749,820   

4.45%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     600        663,984   

4.50%, 12/01/45

  (Call 06/01/45)     207        231,014   

5.50%, 12/01/39

      200        246,474   

5.70%, 06/15/40

      295        375,951   

6.30%, 08/15/37

      8        10,569   

Series 05-A

     

5.30%, 03/01/35

      100        119,246   

Series 06-A

     

5.85%, 03/15/36

      325        412,981   

Series 06-B

     

6.20%, 06/15/36

      461        597,862   

Series 06-E

     

5.70%, 12/01/36

      544        673,015   

Series 08-B

     

6.75%, 04/01/38

      200        279,862   

Series 12-A

     

4.20%, 03/15/42

      8        8,455   

Consumers Energy Co.

  

3.25%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)     500        477,535   

3.95%, 05/15/43

  (Call 11/15/42)a     75        79,500   

4.10%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)a     255        278,516   

4.35%, 08/31/64

  (Call 02/28/64)     11        11,878   

Delmarva Power & Light Co.

  

4.00%, 06/01/42

  (Call 12/01/41)     755        775,929   

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC

  

4.80%, 11/01/43

  (Call 05/01/43)     165        176,291   

Dominion Resources Inc./VA

  

4.70%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)     625        684,919   

6.30%, 03/15/33

      275        332,340   

7.00%, 06/15/38

      380        504,587   

Series B

     

5.95%, 06/15/35

      290        349,053   

Series C

     

4.05%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)a     155        153,326   

4.90%, 08/01/41

  (Call 02/01/41)     7        7,696   

Series F

     

5.25%, 08/01/33

      819        908,304   

DTE Electric Co.

  

3.70%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)     216        220,903   

3.70%, 06/01/46

  (Call 12/01/45)     135        137,611   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.95%, 06/15/42

  (Call 12/15/41)   $ 164      $ 173,481   

4.30%, 07/01/44

  (Call 01/01/44)     103        114,778   

5.70%, 10/01/37

      231        294,396   

Series A

     

4.00%, 04/01/43

  (Call 10/01/42)     208        222,352   

6.63%, 06/01/36

      206        285,256   

DTE Energy Co.

  

6.38%, 04/15/33

      135        171,739   

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

  

3.75%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)     540        542,851   

3.88%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)     1,000        1,020,860   

4.00%, 09/30/42

  (Call 03/30/42)     718        746,483   

4.25%, 12/15/41

  (Call 06/15/41)     344        370,378   

5.30%, 02/15/40a

      500        611,880   

6.00%, 01/15/38

      57        74,488   

6.05%, 04/15/38

      900        1,187,010   

6.10%, 06/01/37

      500        638,260   

6.45%, 10/15/32

      86        113,056   

Series A

     

6.00%, 12/01/28

      16        20,249   

Duke Energy Corp.

  

3.75%, 09/01/46

  (Call 03/01/46)     80        76,074   

4.80%, 12/15/45

  (Call 06/15/45)     100        111,301   

Duke Energy Florida LLC

  

3.40%, 10/01/46

  (Call 04/01/46)a     750        716,467   

3.85%, 11/15/42

  (Call 05/15/42)     280        284,519   

5.65%, 04/01/40

      100        127,062   

6.35%, 09/15/37

      100        135,918   

6.40%, 06/15/38

      200        274,782   

Duke Energy Florida Project Finance LLC

   

Series 2026

     

2.54%, 09/01/31

      750        748,725   

Duke Energy Indiana LLC

  

3.75%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     1,000        1,002,030   

6.12%, 10/15/35

      76        96,769   

6.35%, 08/15/38

      21        28,481   

6.45%, 04/01/39

      418        570,424   

Duke Energy Progress LLC

  

3.70%, 10/15/46

  (Call 04/15/46)     500        496,920   

4.10%, 05/15/42

  (Call 11/15/41)     396        417,812   

4.10%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     186        194,253   

4.15%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)     800        844,296   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.20%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)   $ 475      $ 507,951   

4.38%, 03/30/44

  (Call 09/30/43)     359        392,825   

6.30%, 04/01/38

      250        336,927   

El Paso Electric Co.

  

5.00%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)     250        279,717   

6.00%, 05/15/35

      154        184,694   

Emera U.S. Finance LP

  

4.75%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)b     700        741,419   

Entergy Louisiana LLC

  

3.05%, 06/01/31

  (Call 03/01/31)     450        452,155   

3.25%, 04/01/28

  (Call 01/01/28)     475        490,851   

4.95%, 01/15/45

  (Call 01/15/25)     100        104,907   

Entergy Mississippi Inc.

  

2.85%, 06/01/28

  (Call 03/01/28)     300        299,940   

Entergy Texas Inc.

  

5.15%, 06/01/45

  (Call 06/01/25)     11        11,828   

Exelon Corp.

  

4.45%, 04/15/46

  (Call 10/15/45)a     555        579,931   

4.95%, 06/15/35

  (Call 12/15/34)     350        383,512   

5.10%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     15        16,923   

5.63%, 06/15/35

      371        430,657   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

  

5.60%, 06/15/42

  (Call 12/15/41)a     671        685,896   

6.25%, 10/01/39

      655        715,542   

Florida Power & Light Co.

  

3.80%, 12/15/42

  (Call 06/15/42)     200        206,958   

4.05%, 06/01/42

  (Call 12/01/41)     930        1,003,516   

4.05%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     750        809,467   

4.13%, 02/01/42

  (Call 08/01/41)     456        494,669   

4.95%, 06/01/35

      200        234,926   

5.25%, 02/01/41

  (Call 08/01/40)     421        523,484   

5.65%, 02/01/37

      96        122,442   

5.69%, 03/01/40

      99        129,441   

5.95%, 02/01/38

      213        283,117   

Georgia Power Co.

  

4.30%, 03/15/42

      439        465,371   

4.30%, 03/15/43

      21        22,086   

5.40%, 06/01/40

      200        238,734   

5.95%, 02/01/39

      114        143,931   

Series 07-A

     

5.65%, 03/01/37

      100        121,401   

Series 10-C

     

4.75%, 09/01/40

      200        222,056   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Hydro-Quebec

  

9.50%, 11/15/30a

    $ 200      $ 335,948   

Iberdrola International BV

  

6.75%, 07/15/36a

      300        388,227   

Idaho Power Co.

  

3.65%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     11        11,077   

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

  

6.05%, 03/15/37

      5        6,169   

Series K

     

4.55%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)     500        543,430   

Interstate Power & Light Co.

  

3.70%, 09/15/46

  (Call 03/15/46)     500        488,465   

6.25%, 07/15/39

      5        6,619   

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.

  

6.15%, 06/01/37

      100        114,805   

John Sevier Combined Cycle Generation LLC

   

4.63%, 01/15/42

      234        265,742   

Kansas City Power & Light Co.

  

5.30%, 10/01/41

  (Call 04/01/41)     307        343,441   

Series B

     

6.05%, 11/15/35

      5        6,151   

Kentucky Utilities Co.

  

4.38%, 10/01/45

  (Call 04/01/45)     100        110,276   

5.13%, 11/01/40

  (Call 05/01/40)     284        341,027   

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

  

4.38%, 10/01/45

  (Call 04/01/45)     209        230,096   

4.65%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     151        172,755   

5.13%, 11/15/40

  (Call 05/15/40)     150        179,143   

MidAmerican Energy Co.

  

4.25%, 05/01/46

  (Call 11/01/45)a     111        121,632   

4.40%, 10/15/44

  (Call 04/15/44)     225        252,412   

4.80%, 09/15/43

  (Call 03/15/43)     378        443,836   

5.75%, 11/01/35

      11        13,833   

6.75%, 12/30/31

      11        15,404   

Mississippi Power Co.
Series 12-A

   

4.25%, 03/15/42

      356        323,942   

Nevada Power Co.

  

5.38%, 09/15/40

  (Call 03/15/40)     8        9,674   

5.45%, 05/15/41

  (Call 11/15/40)     606        749,792   

6.65%, 04/01/36

      100        136,427   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

NiSource Finance Corp.

   

4.80%, 02/15/44

  (Call 08/15/43)   $ 615      $ 673,880   

5.25%, 02/15/43

  (Call 08/15/42)     325        376,100   

5.65%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     6        7,468   

5.80%, 02/01/42

  (Call 08/01/41)a     250        302,385   

5.95%, 06/15/41

  (Call 12/15/40)     256        311,890   

Northern States Power Co./MN

   

3.40%, 08/15/42

  (Call 02/15/42)     700        680,225   

3.60%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     50        50,243   

4.00%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     90        96,284   

4.13%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     7        7,597   

4.85%, 08/15/40

  (Call 02/15/40)     300        355,080   

5.25%, 07/15/35

      50        61,022   

5.35%, 11/01/39

      5        6,252   

6.25%, 06/01/36

      106        143,932   

NSTAR Electric Co.

  

4.40%, 03/01/44

  (Call 09/01/43)     100        110,705   

5.50%, 03/15/40

      211        264,204   

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

  

4.25%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     500        514,455   

4.55%, 06/01/44a

      550        575,900   

5.25%, 09/01/50

      25        28,114   

5.38%, 11/01/40

      150        176,995   

5.95%, 11/01/39

      5        6,249   

Ohio Edison Co.

  

6.88%, 07/15/36

      200        253,340   

8.25%, 10/15/38a

      11        15,987   

Ohio Power Co.
Series G

   

6.60%, 02/15/33

      10        12,654   

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.

   

4.00%, 12/15/44

  (Call 06/15/44)     335        348,092   

4.55%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     186        210,492   

5.25%, 05/15/41

  (Call 11/15/40)     200        244,540   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

  

4.55%, 12/01/41

  (Call 06/01/41)     250        280,002   

5.25%, 09/30/40

      305        372,570   

5.30%, 06/01/42

  (Call 12/01/41)     473        587,669   

7.25%, 01/15/33

      411        576,958   

7.50%, 09/01/38

      148        217,070   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

  

4.25%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)a     11        11,928   

4.30%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)a     107        116,664   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.45%, 04/15/42

  (Call 10/15/41)   $ 800      $ 877,232   

4.50%, 12/15/41

  (Call 06/15/41)a     270        297,216   

4.60%, 06/15/43

  (Call 12/15/42)     13        14,505   

4.75%, 02/15/44

  (Call 08/15/43)     382        436,710   

5.13%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     396        475,398   

5.40%, 01/15/40

      421        520,739   

5.80%, 03/01/37

      16        20,410   

6.05%, 03/01/34

      2,750        3,603,737   

6.25%, 03/01/39

      261        345,752   

6.35%, 02/15/38

      21        28,207   

PacifiCorp

  

4.10%, 02/01/42

  (Call 08/01/41)     245        261,655   

6.00%, 01/15/39

      425        558,688   

6.10%, 08/01/36

      105        137,495   

6.25%, 10/15/37a

      121        161,839   

PECO Energy Co.

   

4.15%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     255        272,845   

5.95%, 10/01/36

      111        143,298   

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

  

6.15%, 10/01/38

      100        114,374   

Potomac Electric Power Co.

  

4.15%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     66        69,682   

6.50%, 11/15/37

      175        239,540   

7.90%, 12/15/38

      11        16,779   

PPL Capital Funding Inc.

  

4.70%, 06/01/43

  (Call 12/01/42)     676        707,887   

5.00%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     365        404,190   

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

  

5.20%, 07/15/41

  (Call 01/15/41)     350        424,725   

6.25%, 05/15/39

      61        82,418   

Progress Energy Inc.

  

7.75%, 03/01/31

      9        12,377   

PSEG Power LLC

  

8.63%, 04/15/31

      720        935,273   

Public Service Co. of Colorado

  

3.55%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)     950        939,626   

3.60%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)     246        245,038   

4.30%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     411        455,035   

6.25%, 09/01/37

      60        81,509   

6.50%, 08/01/38

      100        139,887   

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

  

3.65%, 09/01/42

  (Call 03/01/42)     25        25,173   

3.80%, 03/01/46

  (Call 09/01/45)     450        469,516   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.95%, 05/01/42

  (Call 11/01/41)   $ 270      $ 284,364   

4.05%, 05/01/45

  (Call 11/01/44)     125        134,849   

4.15%, 11/01/45

  (Call 05/01/45)     16        17,495   

5.38%, 11/01/39

      100        124,091   

5.50%, 03/01/40

      107        135,547   

5.80%, 05/01/37

      216        281,109   

Series I

     

4.00%, 06/01/44

  (Call 12/01/43)a     220        233,977   

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

  

4.30%, 05/20/45

  (Call 11/20/44)     111        121,932   

4.43%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     125        138,497   

5.48%, 06/01/35

      308        371,411   

5.64%, 04/15/41

  (Call 10/15/40)     360        461,012   

5.76%, 10/01/39

      281        362,147   

5.76%, 07/15/40

      150        192,219   

5.80%, 03/15/40

      56        71,887   

6.27%, 03/15/37

      5        6,584   

6.72%, 06/15/36

      150        206,760   

7.02%, 12/01/27

      300        402,315   

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

   

3.95%, 11/15/41

      261        273,776   

4.30%, 04/01/42

  (Call 10/01/41)a     158        174,587   

4.50%, 08/15/40

      191        216,947   

5.35%, 05/15/35

      125        153,424   

5.35%, 05/15/40

      75        93,336   

6.00%, 06/01/39

      150        200,466   

6.13%, 09/15/37

      100        133,702   

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

   

4.10%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)     500        518,490   

4.35%, 02/01/42

  (Call 08/01/41)a     244        257,086   

4.50%, 06/01/64

  (Call 12/01/63)     261        264,717   

4.60%, 06/15/43

  (Call 12/15/42)     116        126,587   

5.10%, 06/01/65

  (Call 12/01/64)     150        168,882   

5.30%, 05/15/33

      5        5,810   

5.45%, 02/01/41

  (Call 08/01/40)a     420        505,096   

6.05%, 01/15/38

      248        315,446   

Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC

   

3.85%, 08/15/33

      2        1,832   

Southern California Edison Co.

   

3.90%, 12/01/41

  (Call 06/01/41)     106        111,504   

4.05%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     50        53,642   

4.50%, 09/01/40

  (Call 03/01/40)     23        25,957   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.65%, 10/01/43

  (Call 04/01/43)   $ 391      $ 457,650   

5.50%, 03/15/40

      217        274,978   

5.63%, 02/01/36

      75        94,080   

5.75%, 04/01/35

      105        132,231   

6.00%, 01/15/34a

      266        344,209   

6.05%, 03/15/39

      150        201,246   

6.65%, 04/01/29

      321        417,265   

Series 05-B

     

5.55%, 01/15/36

      55        68,449   

Series 05-E

     

5.35%, 07/15/35

      639        780,130   

Series 06-E

     

5.55%, 01/15/37

      180        224,645   

Series 08-A

     

5.95%, 02/01/38

      632        835,043   

Series 13-A

     

3.90%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     205        216,095   

Series C

     

3.60%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     600        605,550   

Southern Co. (The)

  

4.25%, 07/01/36

  (Call 01/01/36)a     750        779,565   

4.40%, 07/01/46

  (Call 01/01/46)     775        816,571   

Southern Power Co.

  

5.15%, 09/15/41

      200        212,428   

Southwestern Electric Power Co.

   

3.90%, 04/01/45

  (Call 10/01/44)     611        593,477   

6.20%, 03/15/40

      140        174,703   

Southwestern Public Service Co.

  

3.40%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)     500        479,645   

4.50%, 08/15/41

  (Call 02/15/41)     100        112,096   

6.00%, 10/01/36

      561        696,386   

Tampa Electric Co.

  

4.10%, 06/15/42

  (Call 12/15/41)     300        307,989   

4.20%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/15/44)a     11        11,477   

4.35%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     560        596,574   

6.55%, 05/15/36

      5        6,637   

Toledo Edison Co. (The)

   

6.15%, 05/15/37

      200        242,210   

TransAlta Corp.

  

6.50%, 03/15/40a

      211        197,285   

Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Inc.

   

4.25%, 06/01/46

  (Call 12/01/45)     350        357,080   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Union Electric Co.

  

3.90%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)   $ 920      $ 963,111   

8.45%, 03/15/39

      111        182,000   

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

  

4.00%, 01/15/43

  (Call 07/15/42)a     266        275,488   

4.20%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/15/44)a     7        7,508   

4.45%, 02/15/44

  (Call 08/15/43)     170        189,587   

8.88%, 11/15/38

      700        1,160,488   

Series A

     

6.00%, 05/15/37

      284        372,071   

Series B

     

6.00%, 01/15/36

      250        320,465   

Series D

     

4.65%, 08/15/43

  (Call 02/15/43)     21        24,087   

Westar Energy Inc.

  

4.10%, 04/01/43

  (Call 10/01/42)     105        109,428   

4.13%, 03/01/42

  (Call 09/01/41)     347        363,607   

4.25%, 12/01/45

  (Call 06/01/45)     400        427,560   

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

  

3.65%, 12/15/42

  (Call 06/15/42)     100        99,361   

4.25%, 06/01/44

  (Call 12/01/43)     100        108,905   

4.30%, 12/15/45

  (Call 06/15/45)     600        657,216   

Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

  

4.10%, 10/15/44

  (Call 04/15/44)     600        629,190   

6.38%, 08/15/37

      140        190,557   

Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

  

4.75%, 11/01/44

  (Call 05/01/44)     305        356,209   

Xcel Energy Inc.

  

4.80%, 09/15/41

  (Call 03/15/41)     5        5,620   

6.50%, 07/01/36

      50        66,100   
     

 

 

 
        105,056,941   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.02%

  

Emerson Electric Co.

  

6.00%, 08/15/32

      135        170,162   

6.13%, 04/15/39

      12        15,801   
     

 

 

 
        185,963   

ELECTRONICS — 0.23%

  

Fortive Corp.

  

4.30%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)b     225        231,937   

Honeywell International Inc.

  

5.38%, 03/01/41

      500        640,355   

5.70%, 03/15/36

      11        14,044   

5.70%, 03/15/37

      600        770,082   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Koninklijke Philips NV

  

5.00%, 03/15/42

    $ 519      $ 559,539   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

  

5.30%, 02/01/44

  (Call 08/01/43)a     208        245,332   
     

 

 

 
        2,461,289   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.03%

  

ABB Finance USA Inc.

  

4.38%, 05/08/42

      257        284,612   
     

 

 

 
        284,612   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.12%

  

Waste Management Inc.

   

3.90%, 03/01/35

  (Call 09/01/34)     763        794,390   

4.10%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     183        193,738   

6.13%, 11/30/39

      207        273,530   

7.00%, 07/15/28

      18        23,939   
     

 

 

 
        1,285,597   

FOOD — 1.56%

  

Ahold Finance USA LLC

   

6.88%, 05/01/29

      11        14,135   

Campbell Soup Co.

  

3.80%, 08/02/42

      6        5,813   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

  

7.00%, 10/01/28

      230        295,447   

7.13%, 10/01/26

               

8.25%, 09/15/30

      200        275,630   

Delhaize America LLC

  

9.00%, 04/15/31

      5        6,784   

General Mills Inc.

  

4.15%, 02/15/43

  (Call 08/15/42)     5        5,171   

5.40%, 06/15/40

      656        787,843   

Hershey Co. (The)

  

3.38%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)     250        235,847   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

  

4.25%, 03/15/35

      600        636,456   

4.38%, 03/15/45

      124        131,811   

Kellogg Co.

  

4.50%, 04/01/46

      335        348,809   

Series B

     

7.45%, 04/01/31

      500        678,920   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

   

5.70%, 10/01/40

      500        586,320   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

  

4.38%, 06/01/46

  (Call 12/01/45)     1,700        1,716,847   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 07/15/35

  (Call 01/15/35)   $ 400      $ 445,988   

5.00%, 06/04/42

      1,750        1,929,410   

5.20%, 07/15/45

  (Call 01/15/45)     850        952,918   

6.50%, 02/09/40

      456        591,551   

6.88%, 01/26/39

      571        770,747   

Kroger Co. (The)

  

3.88%, 10/15/46

  (Call 04/15/46)a     300        286,599   

5.00%, 04/15/42

  (Call 10/15/41)     100        111,405   

5.15%, 08/01/43

  (Call 02/01/43)     500        568,215   

5.40%, 07/15/40

  (Call 01/15/40)     300        348,999   

6.90%, 04/15/38

      253        339,493   

7.50%, 04/01/31

      322        447,989   

Mondelez International Inc.

  

6.50%, 02/09/40a

      222        293,679   

6.88%, 01/26/39

      400        540,105   

Sysco Corp.

  

4.50%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     500        527,130   

4.85%, 10/01/45

  (Call 04/01/45)     100        109,935   

5.38%, 09/21/35

      500        581,400   

6.63%, 03/17/39

      11        14,380   

Tyson Foods Inc.

  

4.88%, 08/15/34

  (Call 02/15/34)     425        457,938   

5.15%, 08/15/44

  (Call 02/15/44)     305        344,650   

Unilever Capital Corp.

  

5.90%, 11/15/32

      778        1,058,391   
     

 

 

 
        16,446,755   

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 0.51%

  

Domtar Corp.

  

6.75%, 02/15/44

  (Call 08/15/43)     205        226,459   

Georgia-Pacific LLC

  

7.75%, 11/15/29

      803        1,130,785   

8.88%, 05/15/31

      14        21,922   

International Paper Co.

  

3.00%, 02/15/27

  (Call 11/15/26)     500        492,985   

4.40%, 08/15/47

  (Call 02/15/47)     500        489,580   

4.80%, 06/15/44

  (Call 12/15/43)     525        536,424   

5.00%, 09/15/35

  (Call 03/15/35)a     50        53,907   

5.15%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     190        205,073   

6.00%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     786        912,735   

7.30%, 11/15/39

      240        313,442   

8.70%, 06/15/38

      246        360,402   

WestRock MWV LLC

  

7.95%, 02/15/31

      11        14,645   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

8.20%, 01/15/30

    $ 430      $ 580,315   
     

 

 

 
        5,338,674   

GAS — 0.57%

  

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

4.13%, 10/15/44

  (Call 04/15/44)     713        737,834   

4.15%, 01/15/43

  (Call 07/15/42)     100        104,100   

5.50%, 06/15/41

  (Call 12/15/40)     5        6,121   

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC

   

4.60%, 12/15/44

  (Call 06/15/44)a     350        367,150   

KeySpan Corp.

  

5.80%, 04/01/35

      208        244,069   

8.00%, 11/15/30

      130        179,962   

ONE Gas Inc.

  

4.66%, 02/01/44

  (Call 08/01/43)a     354        392,558   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.

  

4.10%, 09/18/34

  (Call 03/18/34)     207        213,181   

4.65%, 08/01/43

  (Call 02/01/43)     153        167,198   

Sempra Energy

  

6.00%, 10/15/39

      875        1,089,882   

Southern California Gas Co.

  

3.75%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)     5        5,096   

Series KK

     

5.75%, 11/15/35

      225        284,177   

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.

   

3.95%, 10/01/46

  (Call 04/01/46)     600        591,480   

4.40%, 06/01/43

  (Call 12/01/42)     6        6,213   

5.88%, 03/15/41

  (Call 09/15/40)     643        780,538   

6.00%, 10/01/34

      95        115,830   

Southwest Gas Corp.

  

3.80%, 09/29/46

  (Call 03/29/46)     365        355,590   

Washington Gas Light Co.
Series K

   

3.80%, 09/15/46

  (Call 03/15/46)a     400        398,300   
     

 

 

 
        6,039,279   

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS — 0.03%

  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.    

  

5.20%, 09/01/40

      255        292,503   
     

 

 

 
        292,503   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.20%

  

Baxter International Inc.

  

3.50%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)     685        615,699   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

4.69%, 12/15/44

  (Call 06/15/44)     450        493,713   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.88%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)   $ 490      $ 542,156   

5.00%, 11/12/40

      200        220,580   

6.00%, 05/15/39

      100        122,824   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

7.00%, 11/15/35

      250        316,562   

7.38%, 01/15/40

      200        261,618   

Danaher Corp.

  

4.38%, 09/15/45

  (Call 03/15/45)     400        447,868   

Medtronic Inc.

  

4.38%, 03/15/35

      1,711        1,883,332   

4.50%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     86        94,347   

4.63%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     650        731,692   

4.63%, 03/15/45

      2,500        2,821,150   

5.55%, 03/15/40

      291        354,260   

6.50%, 03/15/39

      100        136,660   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

  

4.75%, 04/15/43

  (Call 10/15/42)     420        439,530   

Stryker Corp.

  

4.10%, 04/01/43

  (Call 10/01/42)     350        347,193   

4.38%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     135        139,452   

4.63%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)a     725        778,404   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

  

4.25%, 08/15/35

  (Call 02/15/35)     437        428,942   

4.45%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     504        498,607   

5.75%, 11/30/39

      900        1,038,339   
     

 

 

 
        12,712,928   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.92%

  

Aetna Inc.

  

4.13%, 11/15/42

  (Call 05/15/42)     200        198,592   

4.25%, 06/15/36

  (Call 12/15/35)     1,300        1,323,985   

4.38%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)     1,500        1,526,430   

4.50%, 05/15/42

  (Call 11/15/41)     250        261,508   

4.75%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     225        243,848   

6.63%, 06/15/36

      200        261,176   

6.75%, 12/15/37a

      185        247,941   

Anthem Inc.

  

4.63%, 05/15/42

      600        626,388   

4.65%, 01/15/43

      871        923,940   

4.65%, 08/15/44

  (Call 02/15/44)     200        213,578   

4.85%, 08/15/54

  (Call 02/15/54)     475        514,629   

5.10%, 01/15/44

      225        253,944   

5.85%, 01/15/36

      21        24,903   

5.95%, 12/15/34

      382        452,372   

6.38%, 06/15/37

      300        380,925   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ascension Health

  

3.95%, 11/15/46

    $ 508      $ 529,433   

4.85%, 11/15/53

      11        12,834   

Baylor Scott & White Holdings

   

3.97%, 11/15/46

  (Call 05/15/46)     250        252,895   

4.19%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     16        16,834   

Cigna Corp.

  

5.38%, 02/15/42

  (Call 08/15/41)     247        288,056   

5.88%, 03/15/41

  (Call 09/15/40)     403        490,898   

6.15%, 11/15/36

      100        122,309   

7.88%, 05/15/27

      11        15,101   

Dignity Health

  

4.50%, 11/01/42

      100        100,543   

5.27%, 11/01/64

      196        213,085   

Humana Inc.

  

4.63%, 12/01/42

  (Call 06/01/42)     350        357,315   

4.95%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     200        215,042   

8.15%, 06/15/38

      240        343,808   

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

  

4.88%, 04/01/42

      334        390,232   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

4.70%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)a     398        423,787   

Mayo Clinic
Series 2013

   

4.00%, 11/15/47

      11        11,356   

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

   

Series 2015

     

4.20%, 07/01/55

      522        553,957   

New York and Presbyterian Hospital (The)

   

4.02%, 08/01/45

      21        21,901   

4.06%, 08/01/56

      750        767,805   

4.76%, 08/01/16

      500        511,915   

Northwell Healthcare Inc.

  

3.98%, 11/01/46

  (Call 11/01/45)     500        488,020   

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

  

5.90%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/15/44)     11        13,770   

Premier Health Partners
Series G

   

2.91%, 11/15/26

  (Call 05/15/26)     250        245,085   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Providence St Joseph Health Obligated Group

   

Series I

     

3.74%, 10/01/47

    $ 250      $ 244,720   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

  

4.70%, 03/30/45

  (Call 09/30/44)     22        22,858   

Texas Health Resources

  

4.33%, 11/15/55

      9        9,758   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

  

3.95%, 10/15/42

  (Call 04/15/42)a     7        7,132   

4.25%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     500        532,890   

4.38%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     500        540,510   

4.63%, 07/15/35

      255        289,264   

4.63%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     180        199,386   

4.75%, 07/15/45

      1,300        1,503,281   

5.70%, 10/15/40

  (Call 04/15/40)a     461        576,743   

5.80%, 03/15/36

      695        887,557   

5.95%, 02/15/41

  (Call 08/15/40)a     536        694,951   

6.50%, 06/15/37

      146        197,783   

6.63%, 11/15/37a

      111        153,685   

6.88%, 02/15/38

      400        559,112   
     

 

 

 
        20,259,770   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.02%

  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.

   

7.45%, 11/24/33b

      50        71,823   

Leucadia National Corp.

  

6.63%, 10/23/43

  (Call 07/23/43)     175        174,344   
     

 

 

 
        246,167   

HOME FURNISHINGS — 0.05%

  

Whirlpool Corp.

  

4.50%, 06/01/46

  (Call 12/01/45)     300        311,055   

5.15%, 03/01/43

      155        174,504   
     

 

 

 
        485,559   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES — 0.13%

  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  

3.20%, 07/30/46

  (Call 01/30/46)     800        748,608   

3.70%, 06/01/43

      18        18,444   

5.30%, 03/01/41

      6        7,580   

6.63%, 08/01/37

      400        573,388   
     

 

 

 
        1,348,020   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HOUSEWARES — 0.15%

  

Newell Brands Inc.

  

5.38%, 04/01/36

  (Call 10/01/35)   $ 590      $ 683,019   

5.50%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     800        943,480   
     

 

 

 
        1,626,499   

INSURANCE — 3.49%

  

ACE Capital Trust II

  

9.70%, 04/01/30

      100        150,464   

Aflac Inc.

  

4.00%, 10/15/46

  (Call 04/15/46)     500        496,290   

6.45%, 08/15/40

      400        526,968   

Alleghany Corp.

  

4.90%, 09/15/44

  (Call 03/15/44)     200        201,412   

Allstate Corp. (The)

  

4.50%, 06/15/43

      1,000        1,132,000   

5.35%, 06/01/33

      68        81,529   

5.55%, 05/09/35

      326        402,463   

5.95%, 04/01/36

      50        64,574   

American International Group Inc.

  

3.88%, 01/15/35

  (Call 07/15/34)     1,515        1,473,640   

4.38%, 01/15/55

  (Call 07/15/54)     250        234,907   

4.50%, 07/16/44

  (Call 01/16/44)     1,011        1,029,784   

4.70%, 07/10/35

  (Call 01/10/35)     700        748,797   

4.80%, 07/10/45

  (Call 01/10/45)     286        304,556   

6.25%, 05/01/36

      532        653,099   

Aon Corp.

  

8.21%, 01/01/27

      314        414,172   

Aon PLC

  

4.45%, 05/24/43

  (Call 02/24/43)     600        602,790   

4.60%, 06/14/44

  (Call 03/14/44)     300        315,081   

4.75%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/15/44)a     246        258,871   

Arch Capital Group U.S. Inc.

  

5.14%, 11/01/43

      475        505,609   

Assurant Inc.

  

6.75%, 02/15/34

      235        285,894   

AXA SA

  

8.60%, 12/15/30

      767        1,076,860   

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC

  

5.15%, 04/01/45

      5        5,200   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

4.30%, 05/15/43a

      118        129,362   

4.40%, 05/15/42a

      504        557,202   

5.75%, 01/15/40

      430        560,587   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

  

4.50%, 02/11/43a

    $ 700      $ 789,971   

Chubb Corp. (The)

  

6.00%, 05/11/37

      485        638,221   

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

  

4.15%, 03/13/43

      485        520,260   

4.35%, 11/03/45

  (Call 05/03/45)     1,250        1,395,488   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

6.92%, 05/15/28

      11        14,224   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

   

7.00%, 07/15/34

      230        276,702   

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.

   

4.87%, 06/01/44

      261        262,723   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

4.30%, 04/15/43

      14        13,429   

5.95%, 10/15/36

      281        323,819   

6.10%, 10/01/41

      490        587,539   

6.63%, 03/30/40

      100        125,954   

Lincoln National Corp.

  

6.15%, 04/07/36

      225        258,842   

6.30%, 10/09/37

      16        18,881   

7.00%, 06/15/40

      481        613,179   

Loews Corp.

   

4.13%, 05/15/43

  (Call 11/15/42)     308        306,207   

6.00%, 02/01/35

      150        184,478   

Manulife Financial Corp.

  

5.38%, 03/04/46

      431        512,006   

Markel Corp.

  

5.00%, 03/30/43

      3        3,124   

5.00%, 04/05/46

      475        497,714   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

   

5.88%, 08/01/33

      205        252,619   

MetLife Inc.

  

4.05%, 03/01/45a

      1,155        1,141,925   

4.13%, 08/13/42

      348        346,232   

4.60%, 05/13/46

  (Call 11/13/45)a     850        918,349   

4.72%, 12/15/44

      618        676,710   

4.88%, 11/13/43

      489        542,907   

5.70%, 06/15/35a

      431        525,277   

6.40%, 12/15/66

  (Call 12/15/31)     820        918,695   

6.50%, 12/15/32

      458        588,901   

10.75%, 08/01/69

  (Call 08/01/34)     16        26,140   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

  

4.35%, 05/15/43a

    $ 600      $ 598,062   

4.63%, 09/15/42

      5        5,155   

6.05%, 10/15/36

      166        202,900   

Progressive Corp. (The)

  

2.45%, 01/15/27

      900        878,148   

3.70%, 01/26/45a

      200        200,122   

4.35%, 04/25/44

      236        259,860   

6.25%, 12/01/32

      173        222,736   

Protective Life Corp.

  

8.45%, 10/15/39a

      200        277,128   

Prudential Financial Inc.

  

4.60%, 05/15/44a

      700        740,908   

5.10%, 08/15/43

      11        12,288   

5.40%, 06/13/35

      445        511,750   

5.63%, 05/12/41

      13        15,378   

5.70%, 12/14/36

      300        355,743   

5.80%, 11/16/41

      150        181,158   

5.90%, 03/17/36

      210        251,880   

6.20%, 11/15/40

      200        251,472   

6.63%, 06/21/40

      5        6,537   

Series B

     

5.75%, 07/15/33

      8        9,387   

Series D

     

6.63%, 12/01/37

      1,006        1,320,194   

Transatlantic Holdings Inc.

  

8.00%, 11/30/39

      200        267,486   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

  

3.75%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     600        611,418   

4.60%, 08/01/43

      66        75,961   

5.35%, 11/01/40

      300        374,406   

6.25%, 06/15/37

      1,000        1,351,890   

6.75%, 06/20/36

      50        70,278   

Travelers Property Casualty Corp.

  

6.38%, 03/15/33

      110        146,016   

Trinity Acquisition PLC

  

6.13%, 08/15/43

      100        111,400   

Unum Group

  

5.75%, 08/15/42

      305        338,239   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

  

8.88%, 01/26/40

      134        182,562   

Voya Financial Inc.

  

4.80%, 06/15/46

      100        98,260   

5.70%, 07/15/43

      290        315,210   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

WR Berkley Corp.

  

4.75%, 08/01/44a

    $ 50      $ 50,118   

6.25%, 02/15/37

      400        477,944   

XLIT Ltd.

  

5.50%, 03/31/45

      500        482,305   

6.25%, 05/15/27

      86        101,870   
     

 

 

 
        36,848,796   

INTERNET — 0.23%

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

  

4.50%, 11/28/34

  (Call 05/28/34)a     400        422,103   

Amazon.com Inc.

  

4.80%, 12/05/34

  (Call 06/05/34)     800        913,176   

4.95%, 12/05/44

  (Call 06/05/44)     750        882,405   

eBay Inc.

  

4.00%, 07/15/42

  (Call 01/15/42)     300        264,165   
     

 

 

 
        2,481,849   

IRON & STEEL — 0.44%

  

Nucor Corp.

  

5.20%, 08/01/43

  (Call 02/01/43)     314        353,828   

6.40%, 12/01/37

      286        353,181   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

  

6.85%, 11/15/36

      100        108,949   

Vale Overseas Ltd.

  

6.88%, 11/21/36

      1,700        1,710,625   

6.88%, 11/10/39

      1,400        1,380,750   

8.25%, 01/17/34a

      255        287,194   

Vale SA

  

5.63%, 09/11/42a

      535        464,112   
     

 

 

 
        4,658,639   

LEISURE TIME — 0.02%

  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

  

4.63%, 07/28/45

  (Call 01/28/45)     216        227,204   
     

 

 

 
        227,204   

LODGING — 0.02%

  

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC

   

4.50%, 10/01/34

  (Call 04/01/34)     186        188,001   
     

 

 

 
        188,001   

MACHINERY — 0.48%

  

Caterpillar Inc.

  

3.80%, 08/15/42a

      1,277        1,288,825   

4.30%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)a     386        418,768   

4.75%, 05/15/64

  (Call 11/15/63)     203        224,412   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.20%, 05/27/41

    $ 500      $ 599,275   

5.30%, 09/15/35

      11        12,999   

6.05%, 08/15/36

      111        142,953   

Cummins Inc.

  

4.88%, 10/01/43

  (Call 04/01/43)     200        230,416   

Deere & Co.

  

3.90%, 06/09/42

  (Call 12/09/41)     900        938,736   

5.38%, 10/16/29

      405        510,656   

7.13%, 03/03/31

      111        153,249   

8.10%, 05/15/30

      50        73,921   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

  

6.70%, 01/15/28

      200        265,100   

XYLEM Inc.

  

4.38%, 11/01/46

  (Call 05/01/46)     250        251,080   
     

 

 

 
        5,110,390   

MANUFACTURING — 1.57%

  

3M Co.

  

3.13%, 09/19/46

  (Call 03/19/46)     515        482,581   

3.88%, 06/15/44

      200        213,042   

5.70%, 03/15/37

      292        387,767   

6.38%, 02/15/28

      140        187,645   

Dover Corp.

  

5.38%, 03/01/41

  (Call 12/01/40)     365        450,425   

Eaton Corp.

  

4.00%, 11/02/32

      1,073        1,106,778   

4.15%, 11/02/42

      166        171,616   

General Electric Co.

  

4.13%, 10/09/42a

      577        612,451   

4.50%, 03/11/44

      1,050        1,182,143   

5.88%, 01/14/38

      1,300        1,698,970   

6.15%, 08/07/37

      997        1,336,947   

6.88%, 01/10/39

      1,246        1,822,636   

Series A

     

6.75%, 03/15/32

      2,600        3,573,492   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

  

3.90%, 09/01/42

  (Call 03/01/42)     850        899,334   

4.88%, 09/15/41

  (Call 03/15/41)     313        369,587   

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.

   

5.75%, 06/15/43

      236        288,099   

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance SA

   

4.65%, 11/01/44

  (Call 05/01/44)     200        215,476   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

  

4.20%, 11/21/34

  (Call 05/21/34)   $ 336      $ 363,928   

4.45%, 11/21/44

  (Call 05/21/44)     428        486,829   

Series A

     

6.25%, 05/15/38

      100        135,142   

Tyco Electronics Group SA

   

7.13%, 10/01/37

      236        324,358   

Tyco International Finance SA

   

5.13%, 09/14/45

  (Call 03/14/45)     271        310,656   
     

 

 

 
        16,619,902   

MEDIA — 5.13%

  

21st Century Fox America Inc.

  

4.75%, 09/15/44

  (Call 03/15/44)     600        636,084   

4.95%, 10/15/45

  (Call 04/15/45)     456        500,569   

5.40%, 10/01/43

      456        522,904   

6.15%, 03/01/37

      400        489,820   

6.15%, 02/15/41

      426        529,723   

6.20%, 12/15/34a

      740        917,038   

6.40%, 12/15/35

      202        253,759   

6.55%, 03/15/33

      640        804,691   

6.65%, 11/15/37

      780        1,006,099   

6.90%, 08/15/39

      11        14,442   

7.75%, 12/01/45

      533        762,142   

7.85%, 03/01/39

      350        489,325   

8.15%, 10/17/36

      100        142,751   

CBS Corp.

  

2.90%, 01/15/27

  (Call 10/15/26)     445        433,808   

4.60%, 01/15/45

  (Call 07/15/44)     200        202,568   

4.85%, 07/01/42

  (Call 01/01/42)     342        355,246   

4.90%, 08/15/44

  (Call 02/15/44)     100        104,474   

5.50%, 05/15/33

      604        662,781   

5.90%, 10/15/40

  (Call 04/15/40)     211        247,834   

7.88%, 07/30/30

      438        613,896   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

   

6.38%, 10/23/35

  (Call 04/23/35)b     975        1,126,856   

6.48%, 10/23/45

  (Call 04/23/45)b     2,090        2,449,605   

6.83%, 10/23/55

  (Call 04/23/55)b     321        378,902   

Comcast Corp.

   

2.35%, 01/15/27

  (Call 10/15/26)     1,000        968,130   

3.20%, 07/15/36

  (Call 01/15/36)a     535        507,881   

3.40%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)     365        336,567   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.20%, 08/15/34

  (Call 02/15/34)   $ 1,510      $ 1,617,467   

4.25%, 01/15/33

      942        1,012,499   

4.40%, 08/15/35

  (Call 02/15/35)     100        109,959   

4.50%, 01/15/43

      711        770,880   

4.60%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     1,825        2,019,417   

4.65%, 07/15/42

      870        963,838   

4.75%, 03/01/44

      1,316        1,474,091   

5.65%, 06/15/35

      11        13,730   

6.40%, 05/15/38

      206        277,161   

6.40%, 03/01/40

      216        295,056   

6.45%, 03/15/37

      278        373,123   

6.50%, 11/15/35

      511        690,744   

6.55%, 07/01/39

      264        362,773   

6.95%, 08/15/37

      633        899,531   

7.05%, 03/15/33

      161        222,705   

Discovery Communications LLC

   

4.88%, 04/01/43

      250        238,280   

4.95%, 05/15/42

      175        168,436   

6.35%, 06/01/40

      840        907,435   

Grupo Televisa SAB

  

5.00%, 05/13/45

  (Call 11/13/44)a     800        758,728   

6.13%, 01/31/46

  (Call 07/31/45)     400        439,520   

6.63%, 01/15/40

      400        457,236   

Historic TW Inc.

  

6.63%, 05/15/29

      1,280        1,628,787   

NBCUniversal Media LLC

  

4.45%, 01/15/43

      816        878,661   

5.95%, 04/01/41

      675        874,247   

6.40%, 04/30/40

      832        1,130,646   

TCI Communications Inc.

  

7.13%, 02/15/28

      400        551,844   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

  

5.50%, 08/15/35

      150        168,048   

5.65%, 11/23/43

  (Call 05/23/43)     186        212,520   

5.85%, 04/15/40

      600        687,126   

Time Warner Cable LLC

  

4.50%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)     525        491,731   

5.50%, 09/01/41

  (Call 03/01/41)     650        691,840   

5.88%, 11/15/40

  (Call 05/15/40)     821        897,435   

6.55%, 05/01/37

      300        351,291   

6.75%, 06/15/39

      811        965,788   

7.30%, 07/01/38

      1,050        1,318,527   

Time Warner Companies Inc.

   

6.95%, 01/15/28

      21        27,194   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

   

8.38%, 07/15/33

    $ 1,000      $ 1,347,670   

Time Warner Inc.

  

4.65%, 06/01/44

  (Call 12/01/43)     1,400        1,451,534   

4.85%, 07/15/45

  (Call 01/15/45)     1,232        1,319,226   

4.90%, 06/15/42

      243        259,638   

5.35%, 12/15/43

      400        453,428   

5.38%, 10/15/41a

      250        279,900   

6.10%, 07/15/40

      175        210,530   

6.20%, 03/15/40

      164        199,608   

6.25%, 03/29/41

      200        245,398   

6.50%, 11/15/36

      300        370,971   

7.63%, 04/15/31

      500        697,205   

7.70%, 05/01/32

      800        1,102,344   

Viacom Inc.

  

4.38%, 03/15/43

      1,025        941,381   

4.50%, 02/27/42

      125        116,745   

4.85%, 12/15/34

  (Call 06/15/34)     290        292,230   

4.88%, 06/15/43

  (Call 12/15/42)     100        98,203   

5.25%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)     375        394,136   

5.85%, 09/01/43

  (Call 03/01/43)     650        723,983   

6.88%, 04/30/36

      850        1,009,851   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

  

3.00%, 07/30/46

      125        111,356   

3.70%, 12/01/42

      275        276,936   

4.13%, 06/01/44

      350        377,080   

4.38%, 08/16/41

      500        549,640   

7.00%, 03/01/32

      391        547,771   

Series E

     

4.13%, 12/01/41

      387        412,171   
     

 

 

 
        54,195,124   

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE — 0.10%

  

Precision Castparts Corp.

  

3.90%, 01/15/43

  (Call 07/15/42)     166        173,689   

4.20%, 06/15/35

  (Call 12/15/34)     500        543,460   

4.38%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     11        12,395   

Valmont Industries Inc.

  

5.00%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     205        193,092   

5.25%, 10/01/54

  (Call 04/01/54)     130        119,642   
     

 

 

 
        1,042,278   

MINING — 1.22%

  

Barrick Gold Corp.

  

5.25%, 04/01/42

      740        810,204   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Barrick North America Finance LLC

   

5.70%, 05/30/41

    $ 555      $ 631,962   

5.75%, 05/01/43

      500        583,580   

7.50%, 09/15/38

      200        243,108   

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.

   

5.95%, 10/15/39

      700        802,515   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

  

4.13%, 02/24/42

      880        889,346   

5.00%, 09/30/43

      1,173        1,335,707   

Goldcorp Inc.

  

5.45%, 06/09/44

  (Call 12/09/43)     161        171,148   

Newmont Mining Corp.

  

4.88%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     315        327,408   

5.88%, 04/01/35a

      351        398,009   

6.25%, 10/01/39

      960        1,129,824   

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

  

5.75%, 06/01/35

      11        11,864   

6.13%, 12/15/33

      11        12,457   

7.25%, 03/15/31

      225        274,921   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

  

5.20%, 11/02/40

      980        1,119,532   

7.13%, 07/15/28

      292        386,450   

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

  

4.13%, 08/21/42

  (Call 02/21/42)     731        740,379   

4.75%, 03/22/42

  (Call 09/22/41)a     155        168,820   

Southern Copper Corp.

  

5.25%, 11/08/42

      740        699,981   

5.88%, 04/23/45

      800        799,216   

6.75%, 04/16/40

      800        869,720   

7.50%, 07/27/35

      400        473,400   

Vale Canada Ltd.

  

7.20%, 09/15/32

      50        50,937   
     

 

 

 
        12,930,488   

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.04%

  

Xerox Corp.

  

4.80%, 03/01/35a

      161        150,851   

6.75%, 12/15/39a

      250        256,995   
     

 

 

 
        407,846   

OIL & GAS — 6.41%

  

Anadarko Finance Co.

  

7.50%, 05/01/31

      475        603,160   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  

4.50%, 07/15/44

  (Call 01/15/44)   $ 325      $ 305,471   

6.20%, 03/15/40

      750        863,062   

6.45%, 09/15/36

      900        1,061,928   

6.60%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)a     1,000        1,230,580   

Apache Corp.

  

4.25%, 01/15/44

  (Call 07/15/43)     225        221,607   

4.75%, 04/15/43

  (Call 10/15/42)     1,300        1,366,521   

5.10%, 09/01/40

  (Call 03/01/40)     1,000        1,058,700   

6.00%, 01/15/37

      750        875,730   

BP Capital Markets PLC

  

3.02%, 01/16/27

  (Call 10/16/26)a     400        401,224   

Burlington Resources Finance Co.

  

7.20%, 08/15/31

      614        798,912   

7.40%, 12/01/31

      500        662,530   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

  

5.85%, 02/01/35

      225        239,488   

6.25%, 03/15/38

      1,130        1,287,115   

6.45%, 06/30/33

      200        221,864   

7.20%, 01/15/32

      450        526,513   

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC

   

4.88%, 04/30/44a

      1,000        1,103,033   

Conoco Funding Co.

  

7.25%, 10/15/31

      400        520,616   

ConocoPhillips

  

5.90%, 10/15/32

      13        15,282   

6.50%, 02/01/39

      1,081        1,378,902   

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co. I

   

5.95%, 10/15/36

      350        409,223   

ConocoPhillips Co.

  

4.15%, 11/15/34

  (Call 05/15/34)     415        409,759   

4.30%, 11/15/44

  (Call 05/15/44)     725        726,784   

5.95%, 03/15/46

  (Call 09/15/45)a     250        311,410   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

   

6.95%, 04/15/29

      1,300        1,644,448   

Devon Energy Corp.

  

4.75%, 05/15/42

  (Call 11/15/41)     1,625        1,531,562   

5.00%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     500        484,375   

5.60%, 07/15/41

  (Call 01/15/41)     375        388,125   

7.95%, 04/15/32

      80        100,300   

Devon Financing Co. LLC

   

7.88%, 09/30/31

      550        695,750   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ecopetrol SA

  

5.88%, 05/28/45

    $ 900      $ 795,051   

7.38%, 09/18/43

      750        772,215   

Encana Corp.

  

6.50%, 08/15/34

      1,050        1,131,375   

6.50%, 02/01/38

      500        538,125   

Eni USA Inc.

  

7.30%, 11/15/27

      205        246,748   

EOG Resources Inc.

  

3.90%, 04/01/35

  (Call 10/01/34)     300        295,842   

5.10%, 01/15/36

  (Call 07/15/35)     250        281,413   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  

3.57%, 03/06/45

  (Call 09/06/44)     334        333,115   

4.11%, 03/01/46

  (Call 09/01/45)a     1,450        1,564,463   

Hess Corp.

  

4.30%, 04/01/27

  (Call 01/01/27)     500        497,500   

5.60%, 02/15/41

      500        495,625   

5.80%, 04/01/47

  (Call 10/01/46)a     1,050        1,076,250   

6.00%, 01/15/40

      200        206,000   

7.13%, 03/15/33

      225        258,469   

7.30%, 08/15/31

      621        728,122   

Kerr-McGee Corp.

  

7.88%, 09/15/31

      14        17,718   

Marathon Oil Corp.

  

5.20%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)     300        280,125   

6.60%, 10/01/37

      630        673,312   

6.80%, 03/15/32

      26        28,177   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  

4.75%, 09/15/44

  (Call 03/15/44)     650        578,032   

5.00%, 09/15/54

  (Call 03/15/54)     200        169,496   

5.85%, 12/15/45

  (Call 06/15/45)     125        125,304   

6.50%, 03/01/41

  (Call 09/01/40)     615        662,503   

Nexen Energy ULC

  

6.40%, 05/15/37

      904        1,148,523   

7.50%, 07/30/39

      375        534,248   

7.88%, 03/15/32

      160        224,325   

Noble Energy Inc.

  

5.25%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     820        857,671   

6.00%, 03/01/41

  (Call 09/01/40)     735        809,580   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  

4.40%, 04/15/46

  (Call 10/15/45)     950        1,018,542   

4.63%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     200        219,194   

Petro-Canada

  

5.35%, 07/15/33

      125        139,689   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.95%, 05/15/35

    $ 11      $ 13,085   

6.80%, 05/15/38

      1,250        1,644,888   

Petroleos Mexicanos

  

5.50%, 06/27/44

      1,323        1,139,937   

5.63%, 01/23/46

      1,550        1,339,076   

6.38%, 01/23/45a

      1,400        1,335,278   

6.50%, 06/02/41

      1,850        1,798,515   

6.63%, 06/15/35

      1,755        1,771,058   

6.63%, 06/15/38

      300        299,901   

6.75%, 09/21/47a,b

      1,892        1,879,570   

Phillips 66

  

4.65%, 11/15/34

  (Call 05/15/34)     629        664,891   

4.88%, 11/15/44

  (Call 05/15/44)     1,350        1,453,815   

5.88%, 05/01/42

      365        446,490   

Shell International Finance BV

  

3.75%, 09/12/46a

      500        478,295   

4.00%, 05/10/46

      1,300        1,285,648   

4.13%, 05/11/35

      565        585,058   

4.38%, 05/11/45a

      2,000        2,100,760   

4.55%, 08/12/43

      1,881        2,004,412   

5.50%, 03/25/40

      346        410,937   

6.38%, 12/15/38

      931        1,224,777   

Statoil ASA

  

3.95%, 05/15/43

      800        802,392   

4.25%, 11/23/41

      250        260,172   

4.80%, 11/08/43

      450        509,341   

5.10%, 08/17/40

      380        443,870   

6.50%, 12/01/28b

      100        130,095   

6.80%, 01/15/28

      75        100,062   

7.15%, 01/15/29

      350        488,568   

Suncor Energy Inc.

  

5.95%, 12/01/34

      150        177,407   

6.50%, 06/15/38

      600        771,798   

6.85%, 06/01/39

      600        805,680   

Tosco Corp.

  

7.80%, 01/01/27

      364        467,751   

8.13%, 02/15/30

      61        83,397   

Valero Energy Corp.

  

4.90%, 03/15/45a

      545        534,100   

6.63%, 06/15/37a

      1,100        1,289,134   

7.50%, 04/15/32

      258        322,768   

10.50%, 03/15/39

      11        17,066   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

XTO Energy Inc.

  

6.75%, 08/01/37

    $ 350      $ 492,761   
     

 

 

 
        67,723,479   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.49%

  

Baker Hughes Inc.

  

5.13%, 09/15/40

      490        563,358   

Halliburton Co.

  

4.50%, 11/15/41

  (Call 05/15/41)     672        676,254   

4.75%, 08/01/43

  (Call 02/01/43)     825        865,021   

4.85%, 11/15/35

  (Call 05/15/35)a     1,033        1,107,397   

5.00%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     265        290,983   

6.70%, 09/15/38

      21        26,841   

7.45%, 09/15/39

      825        1,131,941   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

   

3.95%, 12/01/42

  (Call 06/01/42)     705        539,790   
     

 

 

 
        5,201,585   

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS — 0.03%

  

Sonoco Products Co.

  

5.75%, 11/01/40

  (Call 05/01/40)     253        286,525   
     

 

 

 
        286,525   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 4.93%

  

Abbott Laboratories

  

5.30%, 05/27/40

      603        701,982   

6.00%, 04/01/39

      450        563,386   

AbbVie Inc.

  

4.30%, 05/14/36

  (Call 11/14/35)     750        750,960   

4.40%, 11/06/42

      1,500        1,478,145   

4.45%, 05/14/46

  (Call 11/14/45)     800        795,024   

4.50%, 05/14/35

  (Call 11/14/34)a     1,850        1,898,988   

4.70%, 05/14/45

  (Call 11/14/44)a     1,675        1,723,089   

Actavis Funding SCS

  

4.55%, 03/15/35

  (Call 09/15/34)a     1,850        1,908,164   

4.75%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)a     2,200        2,305,798   

4.85%, 06/15/44

  (Call 12/15/43)     450        473,036   

Actavis Inc.

  

4.63%, 10/01/42

  (Call 04/01/42)     300        307,896   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

  

4.25%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     336        346,977   

AstraZeneca PLC

  

4.00%, 09/18/42

      650        659,406   

4.38%, 11/16/45

      800        852,912   

6.45%, 09/15/37

      1,200        1,630,464   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Baxalta Inc.

  

5.25%, 06/23/45

  (Call 12/23/44)   $ 600      $ 679,488   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  

3.25%, 08/01/42

      19        18,461   

4.50%, 03/01/44

  (Call 09/01/43)     518        602,009   

5.88%, 11/15/36

      820        1,064,868   

Cardinal Health Inc.

  

4.50%, 11/15/44

  (Call 05/15/44)     200        208,252   

4.60%, 03/15/43

      650        687,362   

Eli Lilly & Co.

  

3.70%, 03/01/45

  (Call 09/01/44)     732        752,335   

5.50%, 03/15/27

      459        572,130   

5.55%, 03/15/37

      166        207,820   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

  

3.40%, 03/01/27

  (Call 12/01/26)     1,175        1,156,835   

4.80%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)a     500        500,010   

6.13%, 11/15/41

      400        475,172   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

  

4.20%, 03/18/43a

      5        5,501   

5.38%, 04/15/34

      200        241,070   

6.38%, 05/15/38

      2,326        3,242,770   

Johnson & Johnson

  

3.55%, 03/01/36

  (Call 09/01/35)     1,270        1,346,098   

3.70%, 03/01/46

  (Call 09/01/45)     725        779,049   

4.38%, 12/05/33

  (Call 06/05/33)     1,250        1,452,313   

4.50%, 09/01/40

      508        608,589   

4.50%, 12/05/43

  (Call 06/05/43)     379        455,334   

4.85%, 05/15/41

      11        13,775   

4.95%, 05/15/33

      261        320,210   

5.85%, 07/15/38

      213        296,302   

5.95%, 08/15/37

      200        280,632   

6.95%, 09/01/29

      14        20,264   

McKesson Corp.

  

4.88%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     634        690,527   

6.00%, 03/01/41

  (Call 09/01/40)     80        98,795   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

  

4.60%, 06/01/44

  (Call 12/01/43)     203        208,061   

5.90%, 11/01/39

      340        404,314   

Merck & Co. Inc.

  

3.60%, 09/15/42

  (Call 03/15/42)     11        11,079   

3.70%, 02/10/45

  (Call 08/10/44)     1,600        1,640,544   

4.15%, 05/18/43

      700        768,551   

6.50%, 12/01/33

      344        468,958   

6.55%, 09/15/37

      207        288,252   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

  

5.75%, 11/15/36

    $ 500      $ 628,755   

5.85%, 06/30/39

      11        14,280   

5.95%, 12/01/28

      400        510,532   

Mylan Inc.

  

5.40%, 11/29/43

  (Call 05/29/43)     200        211,394   

Mylan NV

  

5.25%, 06/15/46

  (Call 12/15/45)b     950        962,008   

Novartis Capital Corp.

  

3.70%, 09/21/42

      200        202,888   

4.00%, 11/20/45

  (Call 05/20/45)a     600        649,050   

4.40%, 05/06/44

      1,300        1,479,530   

Perrigo Co. PLC

  

5.30%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     250        255,940   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

  

4.90%, 12/15/44

  (Call 06/15/44)     221        215,871   

Pfizer Inc.

  

4.30%, 06/15/43

      371        411,131   

4.40%, 05/15/44

      806        906,428   

5.60%, 09/15/40

      100        126,032   

7.20%, 03/15/39

      1,500        2,233,620   

Pharmacia LLC

  

6.60%, 12/01/28

      900        1,215,000   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC

   

6.15%, 02/01/36a

      600        736,404   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

3.15%, 10/01/26

      1,000        972,250   

4.10%, 10/01/46a

      1,240        1,150,261   

Wyeth LLC

  

5.95%, 04/01/37

      1,225        1,596,763   

6.00%, 02/15/36

      21        27,008   

6.50%, 02/01/34

      18        24,057   

Zoetis Inc.

  

4.70%, 02/01/43

  (Call 08/01/42)     590        604,756   
     

 

 

 
        52,095,915   

PIPELINES — 3.47%

  

Buckeye Partners LP

  

5.60%, 10/15/44

  (Call 04/15/44)     100        103,574   

5.85%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     350        371,161   

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

  

5.85%, 01/15/41

  (Call 07/15/40)     100        119,159   

6.63%, 11/01/37

      11        13,514   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

  

5.80%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)   $ 175      $ 207,400   

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC

  

8.38%, 06/15/32

      11        13,773   

Enable Midstream Partners LP

   

5.00%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     125        105,938   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

   

5.50%, 09/15/40

  (Call 03/15/40)     200        206,650   

Series B

     

7.50%, 04/15/38

      461        566,352   

Enbridge Inc.

  

4.50%, 06/10/44

  (Call 12/10/43)     200        182,982   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

  

4.90%, 03/15/35

  (Call 09/15/34)     220        205,414   

5.15%, 02/01/43

  (Call 08/01/42)     355        329,064   

5.15%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)     550        512,682   

6.05%, 06/01/41

  (Call 12/01/40)     50        50,658   

6.13%, 12/15/45

  (Call 06/15/45)     625        653,500   

6.50%, 02/01/42

  (Call 08/01/41)     1,080        1,150,351   

6.63%, 10/15/36

      135        146,788   

7.50%, 07/01/38

      511        585,688   

8.25%, 11/15/29

  (Call 08/15/29)     100        124,487   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

  

5.05%, 04/01/45

  (Call 10/01/44)     250        221,250   

5.60%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)     180        171,450   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

  

3.95%, 02/15/27

  (Call 11/15/26)     220        228,899   

4.45%, 02/15/43

  (Call 08/15/42)     875        843,124   

4.85%, 08/15/42

  (Call 02/15/42)     225        228,942   

4.85%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     700        705,754   

4.90%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     1,045        1,081,084   

4.95%, 10/15/54

  (Call 04/15/54)     950        931,808   

5.10%, 02/15/45

  (Call 08/15/44)     750        792,345   

5.70%, 02/15/42

      470        528,477   

5.95%, 02/01/41

      298        339,994   

6.13%, 10/15/39

      145        166,406   

7.55%, 04/15/38

      212        275,519   

Series D

     

6.88%, 03/01/33

      264        324,208   

Series H

     

6.65%, 10/15/34

      111        132,295   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

  

4.70%, 11/01/42

  (Call 05/01/42)     215        197,288   

5.00%, 08/15/42

  (Call 02/15/42)     250        239,020   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 03/01/43

  (Call 09/01/42)   $ 100      $ 95,724   

5.40%, 09/01/44

  (Call 03/01/44)     360        358,438   

5.50%, 03/01/44

  (Call 09/01/43)     250        253,050   

5.80%, 03/15/35

      775        811,805   

6.38%, 03/01/41

      230        247,411   

6.55%, 09/15/40

      100        108,753   

6.95%, 01/15/38

      900        1,026,729   

7.30%, 08/15/33

      11        12,968   

7.40%, 03/15/31

      118        138,151   

7.50%, 11/15/40

      416        495,236   

7.75%, 03/15/32

      100        119,743   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

   

5.05%, 02/15/46

  (Call 08/15/45)     425        412,628   

5.30%, 12/01/34

  (Call 06/01/34)     1,950        1,974,433   

5.55%, 06/01/45

  (Call 12/01/44)     2,100        2,173,941   

7.75%, 01/15/32

      25        30,516   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

   

4.20%, 12/01/42

  (Call 06/01/42)     200        190,798   

4.20%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)     350        334,632   

4.25%, 09/15/46

  (Call 03/15/46)     320        311,427   

5.15%, 10/15/43

  (Call 04/15/43)     250        269,965   

ONEOK Partners LP

   

6.13%, 02/01/41

  (Call 08/01/40)     545        602,100   

6.20%, 09/15/43

  (Call 03/15/43)     25        28,054   

6.65%, 10/01/36

      450        512,244   

6.85%, 10/15/37

      400        463,864   

Phillips 66 Partners LP

   

4.90%, 10/01/46

  (Call 04/01/46)     500        501,515   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

4.70%, 06/15/44

  (Call 12/15/43)     250        228,528   

4.90%, 02/15/45

  (Call 08/15/44)     725        687,771   

5.15%, 06/01/42

  (Call 12/01/41)     430        412,804   

6.65%, 01/15/37

      350        385,549   

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC

  

8.00%, 03/01/32

      12        15,025   

Spectra Energy Capital LLC

  

7.50%, 09/15/38

      226        279,006   

Spectra Energy Partners LP

   

4.50%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)a     285        283,937   

5.95%, 09/25/43

  (Call 03/25/43)     241        283,751   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

   

4.95%, 01/15/43

  (Call 07/15/42)     750        712,613   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.30%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)   $ 303      $ 302,276   

6.10%, 02/15/42

      175        188,631   

6.85%, 02/15/40

      16        18,300   

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC

   

7.00%, 10/15/28

      375        445,177   

Texas Eastern Transmission LP

   

7.00%, 07/15/32

      276        342,530   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

  

4.63%, 03/01/34

  (Call 12/01/33)     655        721,528   

5.00%, 10/16/43

  (Call 04/16/43)     410        465,653   

5.60%, 03/31/34

      300        357,345   

5.85%, 03/15/36

      100        121,873   

6.10%, 06/01/40

      324        413,213   

6.20%, 10/15/37

      550        696,547   

7.25%, 08/15/38

      400        563,640   

7.63%, 01/15/39

      925        1,359,611   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

   

4.45%, 08/01/42

  (Call 02/01/42)     635        584,759   

5.40%, 08/15/41

  (Call 02/15/41)     26        27,111   

Western Gas Partners LP

   

5.45%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)     380        388,075   

Williams Partners LP

   

4.90%, 01/15/45

  (Call 07/15/44)     825        769,412   

5.10%, 09/15/45

  (Call 03/15/45)     200        191,392   

5.40%, 03/04/44

  (Call 09/04/43)     600        585,258   

5.80%, 11/15/43

  (Call 05/15/43)     50        50,784   

6.30%, 04/15/40

      250        267,780   
     

 

 

 
        36,681,002   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.69%

  

American Tower Corp.

   

3.13%, 01/15/27

  (Call 10/15/26)     500        487,475   

3.38%, 10/15/26

  (Call 07/15/26)     410        407,966   

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

   

3.90%, 10/15/46

  (Call 04/15/46)a     350        341,299   

Boston Properties LP

   

2.75%, 10/01/26

  (Call 07/01/26)     500        483,565   

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP

   

4.55%, 10/01/29

  (Call 07/01/29)     5        5,138   

ERP Operating LP

   

4.50%, 07/01/44

  (Call 01/01/44)     640        683,328   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   

4.50%, 12/01/44

  (Call 06/01/44)   $ 267      $ 290,280   

HCP Inc.

     

6.75%, 02/01/41

  (Call 08/01/40)     230        279,080   

Kilroy Realty LP

     

4.25%, 08/15/29

  (Call 05/15/29)     14        14,494   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

4.25%, 04/01/45

  (Call 10/01/44)     200        199,412   

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

   

4.50%, 04/01/27

  (Call 01/01/27)     302        300,345   

Realty Income Corp.

   

5.88%, 03/15/35

      250        298,857   

Simon Property Group LP

   

4.25%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     14        14,954   

4.75%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     280        319,556   

6.75%, 02/01/40

  (Call 11/01/39)     550        776,495   

Ventas Realty LP

   

4.38%, 02/01/45

  (Call 08/01/44)     447        439,562   

5.70%, 09/30/43

  (Call 03/30/43)     11        12,918   

Welltower Inc.

     

5.13%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)a     205        219,692   

6.50%, 03/15/41

  (Call 09/15/40)     200        250,774   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  

6.88%, 12/15/33

      325        411,973   

6.95%, 10/01/27a

      278        345,148   

7.38%, 03/15/32

      516        683,623   
     

 

 

 
        7,265,934   

RETAIL — 3.93%

  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

  

4.92%, 08/01/34

  (Call 02/01/34)a     350        350,416   

5.17%, 08/01/44

  (Call 02/01/44)     425        405,450   

CVS Health Corp.

  

4.88%, 07/20/35

  (Call 01/20/35)     1,100        1,240,525   

5.13%, 07/20/45

  (Call 01/20/45)     2,325        2,705,277   

5.30%, 12/05/43

  (Call 06/05/43)     18        21,161   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

  

6.80%, 10/15/37

      210        243,600   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

  

3.50%, 09/15/56

  (Call 03/15/56)     640        595,821   

4.20%, 04/01/43

  (Call 10/01/42)     121        131,450   

4.25%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     1,150        1,267,369   

4.40%, 03/15/45

  (Call 09/15/44)     700        781,634   

4.88%, 02/15/44

  (Call 08/15/43)     711        840,857   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.40%, 09/15/40

  (Call 03/15/40)   $ 21      $ 26,108   

5.88%, 12/16/36

      1,525        2,017,987   

5.95%, 04/01/41

  (Call 10/01/40)     963        1,286,655   

Kohl’s Corp.

  

5.55%, 07/17/45

  (Call 01/17/45)     300        291,222   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

  

3.70%, 04/15/46

  (Call 10/15/45)     800        790,144   

4.38%, 09/15/45

  (Call 03/15/45)     750        817,350   

4.65%, 04/15/42

  (Call 10/15/41)     400        452,396   

5.00%, 09/15/43

  (Call 03/15/43)     600        705,396   

5.50%, 10/15/35

      11        13,510   

5.80%, 10/15/36

      16        20,239   

5.80%, 04/15/40

  (Call 10/15/39)a     300        386,676   

6.65%, 09/15/37

      100        139,665   

6.88%, 02/15/28

      600        803,034   

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

  

4.30%, 02/15/43

  (Call 08/15/42)     76        63,195   

4.50%, 12/15/34

  (Call 06/15/34)a     107        97,492   

5.13%, 01/15/42

  (Call 07/15/41)a     200        186,366   

6.38%, 03/15/37a

      213        224,116   

6.70%, 07/15/34

      200        214,484   

6.90%, 04/01/29a

      850        958,936   

6.90%, 01/15/32

      50        55,342   

McDonald’s Corp.

  

3.63%, 05/01/43

      11        10,239   

3.70%, 02/15/42

      518        491,266   

4.60%, 05/26/45

  (Call 11/26/44)a     300        321,507   

4.70%, 12/09/35

  (Call 06/09/35)     675        742,000   

4.88%, 07/15/40

      6        6,566   

4.88%, 12/09/45

  (Call 06/09/45)     1,450        1,623,608   

5.70%, 02/01/39

      275        330,660   

6.30%, 10/15/37

      360        461,779   

6.30%, 03/01/38

      200        257,116   

Nordstrom Inc.

  

5.00%, 01/15/44

  (Call 07/15/43)     257        261,734   

6.95%, 03/15/28

      450        561,105   

QVC Inc.

  

5.45%, 08/15/34

  (Call 02/15/34)a     350        323,312   

5.95%, 03/15/43

      100        93,875   

Starbucks Corp.

  

4.30%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)     197        222,159   

Target Corp.

  

3.63%, 04/15/46a

      1,505        1,482,786   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.00%, 07/01/42a

    $ 1,100      $ 1,154,197   

6.35%, 11/01/32

      282        374,832   

Tiffany & Co.

  

4.90%, 10/01/44

  (Call 04/01/44)     83        80,810   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

  

4.00%, 04/11/43

  (Call 10/11/42)     1,475        1,576,790   

4.30%, 04/22/44

  (Call 10/22/43)a     900        1,012,500   

4.75%, 10/02/43

  (Call 04/02/43)     566        670,557   

4.88%, 07/08/40

      168        199,685   

5.00%, 10/25/40

      348        421,289   

5.25%, 09/01/35

      1,200        1,533,072   

5.63%, 04/01/40

      116        151,039   

5.63%, 04/15/41

      314        411,949   

5.88%, 04/05/27

      21        26,959   

6.20%, 04/15/38

      2,250        3,119,985   

6.50%, 08/15/37

      1,700        2,433,329   

7.55%, 02/15/30

      683        1,021,440   

Walgreen Co.

  

4.40%, 09/15/42

      125        126,634   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

  

4.50%, 11/18/34

  (Call 05/18/34)     150        155,883   

4.65%, 06/01/46

  (Call 12/01/45)     750        787,125   

4.80%, 11/18/44

  (Call 05/18/44)     900        966,267   
     

 

 

 
        41,547,927   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.72%

  

Analog Devices Inc.

  

5.30%, 12/15/45

  (Call 06/15/45)     300        323,496   

Applied Materials Inc.

  

5.10%, 10/01/35

  (Call 04/01/35)     400        462,944   

5.85%, 06/15/41

      311        383,342   

Intel Corp.

  

4.00%, 12/15/32

      386        412,391   

4.10%, 05/19/46

  (Call 11/19/45)a     450        464,976   

4.25%, 12/15/42

      371        391,527   

4.80%, 10/01/41

      1,080        1,226,869   

4.90%, 07/29/45

  (Call 01/29/45)     1,400        1,608,614   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

  

5.65%, 11/01/34

  (Call 07/01/34)a     200        217,996   

QUALCOMM Inc.

  

4.65%, 05/20/35

  (Call 11/20/34)     850        923,823   

4.80%, 05/20/45

  (Call 11/20/44)     1,060        1,166,890   
     

 

 

 
        7,582,868   
 

 

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Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

SOFTWARE — 2.37%

  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

4.50%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)   $ 250      $ 245,645   

Microsoft Corp.

  

3.45%, 08/08/36

  (Call 02/08/36)     1,000        989,460   

3.50%, 02/12/35

  (Call 08/12/34)a     1,300        1,302,652   

3.50%, 11/15/42

      350        333,102   

3.70%, 08/08/46

  (Call 02/08/46)     3,250        3,180,937   

3.75%, 05/01/43

  (Call 11/01/42)     623        614,502   

3.75%, 02/12/45

  (Call 08/12/44)     428        421,516   

3.95%, 08/08/56

  (Call 02/08/56)     500        489,135   

4.00%, 02/12/55

  (Call 08/12/54)     1,500        1,483,215   

4.20%, 11/03/35

  (Call 05/03/35)     521        570,391   

4.45%, 11/03/45

  (Call 05/03/45)     1,900        2,091,444   

4.50%, 10/01/40

      404        446,994   

4.75%, 11/03/55

  (Call 05/03/55)     500        563,795   

4.88%, 12/15/43

  (Call 06/15/43)a     504        581,853   

5.20%, 06/01/39

      322        389,733   

5.30%, 02/08/41

      623        766,115   

Oracle Corp.

  

3.25%, 05/15/30

  (Call 02/15/30)a     836        854,141   

3.85%, 07/15/36

  (Call 01/15/36)     1,000        1,009,020   

3.90%, 05/15/35

  (Call 11/15/34)     1,007        1,020,816   

4.00%, 07/15/46

  (Call 01/15/46)     1,595        1,574,201   

4.13%, 05/15/45

  (Call 11/15/44)     1,400        1,404,438   

4.30%, 07/08/34

  (Call 01/08/34)a     982        1,047,824   

4.38%, 05/15/55

  (Call 11/15/54)a     354        365,112   

4.50%, 07/08/44

  (Call 01/08/44)     717        764,200   

5.38%, 07/15/40

      1,069        1,273,724   

6.13%, 07/08/39

      946        1,227,662   

6.50%, 04/15/38a

      40        54,005   
     

 

 

 
        25,065,632   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 7.08%

  

America Movil SAB de CV

  

4.38%, 07/16/42a

      643        632,841   

6.13%, 11/15/37

      125        147,684   

6.13%, 03/30/40

      1,721        2,062,171   

6.38%, 03/01/35

      145        177,173   

AT&T Corp.

  

8.25%, 11/15/31

      501        723,945   

AT&T Inc.

  

4.30%, 12/15/42

  (Call 06/15/42)     851        789,677   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.35%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)   $ 829      $ 764,628   

4.50%, 05/15/35

  (Call 11/15/34)     1,208        1,193,842   

4.50%, 03/09/48

  (Call 09/09/47)b     5,048        4,764,908   

4.55%, 03/09/49

  (Call 09/09/48)b     1,281        1,204,691   

4.75%, 05/15/46

  (Call 11/15/45)     2,000        1,954,700   

4.80%, 06/15/44

  (Call 12/15/43)     1,820        1,803,256   

5.15%, 03/15/42

      1,016        1,039,541   

5.35%, 09/01/40

      657        693,188   

5.65%, 02/15/47

  (Call 08/15/46)a     1,250        1,386,025   

6.00%, 08/15/40

  (Call 05/15/40)     259        291,362   

6.30%, 01/15/38

      858        1,000,334   

6.35%, 03/15/40

      325        378,202   

6.38%, 03/01/41

      633        745,104   

6.50%, 09/01/37

      376        454,456   

AT&T Mobility LLC

  

7.13%, 12/15/31a

      650        863,844   

BellSouth Telecommunications LLC

   

6.38%, 06/01/28a

      200        240,012   

British Telecommunications PLC

  

9.38%, 12/15/30

      1,391        2,220,384   

Cisco Systems Inc.

  

5.50%, 01/15/40a

      1,750        2,209,340   

5.90%, 02/15/39

      767        1,009,257   

Corning Inc.

  

4.70%, 03/15/37a

      75        77,599   

4.75%, 03/15/42

      347        354,207   

5.75%, 08/15/40

      248        288,042   

7.25%, 08/15/36

  (Call 08/15/26)     205        248,210   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

   

8.75%, 06/15/30

      1,954        2,979,850   

9.25%, 06/01/32

      219        353,043   

Harris Corp.

  

4.85%, 04/27/35

  (Call 10/27/34)     442        477,334   

5.05%, 04/27/45

  (Call 10/27/44)     475        519,816   

6.15%, 12/15/40

      105        128,249   

Juniper Networks Inc.

  

5.95%, 03/15/41a

      250        258,318   

Koninklijke KPN NV

  

8.38%, 10/01/30

      501        684,927   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

  

5.50%, 09/01/44

      246        236,197   

New Cingular Wireless Services Inc.

   

8.75%, 03/01/31

      556        836,569   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Orange SA

  

5.38%, 01/13/42

    $ 350      $ 413,983   

5.50%, 02/06/44

  (Call 08/06/43)a     670        818,003   

9.00%, 03/01/31

      1,605        2,519,850   

Qwest Corp.

  

6.88%, 09/15/33

  (Call 12/01/16)     710        702,900   

7.13%, 11/15/43

  (Call 12/01/16)a     323        323,000   

7.25%, 10/15/35

  (Call 12/01/16)     11        11,000   

Rogers Communications Inc.

  

4.50%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     150        155,805   

5.00%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     620        698,628   

5.45%, 10/01/43

  (Call 04/01/43)     21        24,483   

7.50%, 08/15/38

      595        827,264   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

  

7.05%, 06/20/36

      1,275        1,620,092   

Telefonica Europe BV

  

8.25%, 09/15/30

      593        845,244   

TELUS Corp.

  

2.80%, 02/16/27

  (Call 11/16/26)     250        245,133   

Verizon Communications Inc.

  

3.85%, 11/01/42

  (Call 05/01/42)     1,176        1,079,568   

4.13%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)a     120        114,685   

4.27%, 01/15/36

      1,700        1,698,980   

4.40%, 11/01/34

  (Call 05/01/34)     2,500        2,534,475   

4.52%, 09/15/48

      2,550        2,551,887   

4.67%, 03/15/55

      3,000        2,945,610   

4.75%, 11/01/41

      515        536,403   

4.86%, 08/21/46

      2,900        3,075,247   

5.01%, 08/21/54

      2,677        2,764,832   

5.05%, 03/15/34

  (Call 12/15/33)     851        925,028   

5.85%, 09/15/35

      730        871,394   

6.00%, 04/01/41

      948        1,143,629   

6.25%, 04/01/37

      16        19,806   

6.40%, 09/15/33

      800        999,576   

6.40%, 02/15/38

      401        499,626   

6.55%, 09/15/43

      2,400        3,161,664   

6.90%, 04/15/38

      1,000        1,301,170   

Vodafone Group PLC

  

4.38%, 02/19/43

      1,145        1,103,379   

6.15%, 02/27/37

      1,035        1,220,213   

6.25%, 11/30/32

      400        479,692   

7.88%, 02/15/30

      302        411,146   
     

 

 

 
        74,836,321   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

TEXTILES — 0.03%

  

Cintas Corp. No. 2

  

6.15%, 08/15/36

    $ 249      $ 308,817   
     

 

 

 
        308,817   

TOYS, GAMES & HOBBIES — 0.09%

  

Hasbro Inc.

  

5.10%, 05/15/44

  (Call 11/15/43)     151        155,557   

6.35%, 03/15/40

      295        352,708   

Mattel Inc.

  

5.45%, 11/01/41

  (Call 05/01/41)     350        363,839   

6.20%, 10/01/40a

      61        69,240   
     

 

 

 
        941,344   

TRANSPORTATION — 2.80%

  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

  

3.90%, 08/01/46

  (Call 02/01/46)     415        422,752   

4.15%, 04/01/45

  (Call 10/01/44)     700        738,241   

4.38%, 09/01/42

  (Call 03/01/42)     437        472,012   

4.40%, 03/15/42

  (Call 09/15/41)     463        502,239   

4.45%, 03/15/43

  (Call 09/15/42)     11        12,038   

4.55%, 09/01/44

  (Call 03/01/44)     457        506,091   

4.70%, 09/01/45

  (Call 03/01/45)     600        685,116   

4.90%, 04/01/44

  (Call 10/01/43)     1,100        1,277,089   

4.95%, 09/15/41

  (Call 03/15/41)a     114        133,045   

5.05%, 03/01/41

  (Call 09/01/40)     26        30,654   

5.15%, 09/01/43

  (Call 03/01/43)     173        208,005   

5.40%, 06/01/41

  (Call 12/01/40)     420        512,198   

5.75%, 05/01/40

  (Call 11/01/39)     466        592,873   

6.15%, 05/01/37

      161        213,452   

6.20%, 08/15/36

      350        465,822   

Canadian National Railway Co.

   

3.20%, 08/02/46

  (Call 02/02/46)     450        425,884   

3.50%, 11/15/42

  (Call 05/15/42)     170        166,252   

4.50%, 11/07/43

  (Call 05/07/43)     205        232,505   

6.20%, 06/01/36

      250        341,410   

6.25%, 08/01/34

      111        149,323   

6.38%, 11/15/37

      200        276,350   

6.90%, 07/15/28

      700        979,251   

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

   

4.80%, 09/15/35

  (Call 03/15/35)     122        137,027   

4.80%, 08/01/45

  (Call 02/01/45)     100        113,823   

5.75%, 03/15/33

      107        124,041   

5.75%, 01/15/42

      261        326,963   

5.95%, 05/15/37

      16        19,783   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.13%, 09/15/15

  (Call 03/15/15)   $ 256      $ 307,794   

7.13%, 10/15/31

      790        1,070,300   

CSX Corp.

  

3.95%, 05/01/50

  (Call 11/01/49)     300        291,096   

4.10%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     900        915,606   

4.25%, 11/01/66

  (Call 05/01/66)     500        486,505   

4.40%, 03/01/43

  (Call 09/01/42)     200        210,524   

4.50%, 08/01/54

  (Call 02/01/54)     500        522,525   

4.75%, 05/30/42

  (Call 11/30/41)     500        550,495   

5.50%, 04/15/41

  (Call 10/15/40)     70        83,399   

6.00%, 10/01/36

      450        563,972   

6.15%, 05/01/37

      75        94,850   

6.22%, 04/30/40

      105        135,356   

FedEx Corp.

  

3.88%, 08/01/42

      309        297,091   

3.90%, 02/01/35a

      1,000        993,440   

4.10%, 04/15/43

      52        51,599   

4.10%, 02/01/45

      200        199,040   

4.50%, 02/01/65

      86        84,514   

4.55%, 04/01/46

  (Call 10/01/45)     775        826,863   

4.75%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     600        652,032   

4.90%, 01/15/34

      338        376,762   

5.10%, 01/15/44

      416        475,355   

Kansas City Southern

  

4.30%, 05/15/43

  (Call 11/15/42)     100        99,967   

4.95%, 08/15/45

  (Call 02/15/45)     450        494,109   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  

4.45%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)a     441        479,640   

4.65%, 01/15/46

  (Call 07/15/45)a     585        653,556   

4.80%, 08/15/43

  (Call 02/15/43)     1,024        1,158,062   

4.84%, 10/01/41

      479        542,439   

6.00%, 03/15/05

      11        12,812   

6.00%, 05/23/11

      436        504,932   

NorthWestern Corp.

   

4.18%, 11/15/44

  (Call 05/15/44)     161        169,409   

Union Pacific Corp.

  

3.35%, 08/15/46

  (Call 02/15/46)     250        236,667   

3.38%, 02/01/35

  (Call 08/01/34)     516        513,853   

3.88%, 02/01/55

  (Call 08/01/54)     675        663,781   

4.05%, 11/15/45

  (Call 05/15/45)     300        315,573   

4.05%, 03/01/46

  (Call 09/01/45)     420        442,827   

4.15%, 01/15/45

  (Call 07/15/44)a     75        80,019   

4.30%, 06/15/42

  (Call 12/15/41)     550        591,893   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.38%, 11/15/65

  (Call 05/15/65)   $ 6      $ 6,397   

4.75%, 09/15/41

  (Call 03/15/41)     8        9,075   

4.75%, 12/15/43

  (Call 06/15/43)     100        114,147   

4.82%, 02/01/44

  (Call 08/01/43)     570        658,909   

4.85%, 06/15/44

  (Call 12/15/43)     14        16,218   

6.63%, 02/01/29

      307        411,825   

United Parcel Service Inc.

  

3.40%, 11/15/46

  (Call 05/15/46)     110        107,306   

3.63%, 10/01/42

      105        106,636   

4.88%, 11/15/40

  (Call 05/15/40)     530        633,191   

6.20%, 01/15/38

      700        967,603   

United Parcel Service of America Inc.

   

8.38%, 04/01/30c

      214        310,567   
     

 

 

 
        29,554,770   

TRUCKING & LEASING — 0.04%

  

GATX Corp.

  

4.50%, 03/30/45

  (Call 09/30/44)     200        184,084   

5.20%, 03/15/44

  (Call 09/15/43)     250        258,285   
     

 

 

 
        442,369   

WATER — 0.14%

  

American Water Capital Corp.

   

4.30%, 12/01/42

  (Call 06/01/42)a     16        17,603   

4.30%, 09/01/45

  (Call 03/01/45)     500        552,740   

6.59%, 10/15/37

      239        335,295   

United Utilities PLC

  

6.88%, 08/15/28

      275        316,583   

Veolia Environnement SA

  

6.75%, 06/01/38

      225        290,765   
     

 

 

 
        1,512,986   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

 

(Cost: $876,303,523)

      893,051,746   

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONSd — 5.44%

  

CANADA — 0.14%

   

Province of Quebec Canada

  

7.50%, 09/15/29

      1,000        1,481,410   
     

 

 

 
        1,481,410   

CHILE — 0.04%

  

Chile Government International Bond

   

3.63%, 10/30/42a

      450        458,649   
     

 

 

 
        458,649   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

COLOMBIA — 0.60%

  

Colombia Government International Bond

   

5.00%, 06/15/45

  (Call 12/15/44)   $ 650      $ 663,000   

5.63%, 02/26/44

  (Call 08/26/43)     2,200        2,413,642   

6.13%, 01/18/41a

      1,500        1,721,970   

7.38%, 09/18/37a

      800        1,029,504   

10.38%, 01/28/33

      300        457,854   
     

 

 

 
        6,285,970   

HUNGARY — 0.07%

  

Hungary Government International Bond

   

7.63%, 03/29/41

      500        758,125   
     

 

 

 
        758,125   

ISRAEL — 0.08%

  

Israel Government International Bond

   

4.50%, 01/30/43

      800        881,480   
     

 

 

 
        881,480   

ITALY — 0.12%

  

Republic of Italy Government International Bond

   

5.38%, 06/15/33

      1,092        1,287,140   
     

 

 

 
        1,287,140   

MEXICO — 1.33%

  

Mexico Government International Bond

   

4.35%, 01/15/47

      700        664,496   

4.60%, 01/23/46

      2,600        2,549,326   

4.75%, 03/08/44

      3,140        3,131,365   

5.55%, 01/21/45

      1,300        1,457,989   

5.75%, 10/12/49

      2,130        2,179,587   

6.05%, 01/11/40

      700        832,314   

6.75%, 09/27/34a

      1,025        1,329,712   

7.50%, 04/08/33

      477        663,068   

8.30%, 08/15/31

      800        1,278,832   
     

 

 

 
        14,086,689   

PANAMA — 0.41%

  

Panama Government International Bond

   

6.70%, 01/26/36

      1,480        1,969,037   

8.88%, 09/30/27

      500        736,835   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

9.38%, 04/01/29a

    $ 1,030      $ 1,565,950   
     

 

 

 
        4,271,822   

PERU — 0.60%

  

Peruvian Government International Bond

   

4.13%, 08/25/27a

      1,100        1,227,875   

5.63%, 11/18/50a

      1,475        1,869,857   

6.55%, 03/14/37a

      495        678,893   

8.75%, 11/21/33a

      1,650        2,598,667   
     

 

 

 
        6,375,292   

PHILIPPINES — 0.97%

  

Philippine Government International Bond

   

3.95%, 01/20/40

      1,400        1,501,500   

5.00%, 01/13/37

      1,400        1,711,500   

6.38%, 01/15/32

      1,400        1,909,250   

6.38%, 10/23/34

      1,600        2,224,000   

7.75%, 01/14/31

      1,400        2,108,750   

9.50%, 02/02/30

      450        750,938   
     

 

 

 
        10,205,938   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.19%

  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

   

5.00%, 10/12/46

      1,000        968,750   

5.38%, 07/24/44a

      800        832,000   

6.25%, 03/08/41

      200        233,000   
     

 

 

 
        2,033,750   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.10%

  

Export-Import Bank of Korea

  

2.38%, 04/21/27

      200        196,736   

Korea International Bond

  

4.13%, 06/10/44a

      700        887,370   
     

 

 

 
        1,084,106   

SUPRANATIONAL — 0.33%

  

Asian Development Bank

  

5.82%, 06/16/28

      310        408,571   

European Investment Bank

  

4.88%, 02/15/36

      845        1,125,202   

Inter-American Development Bank

  

3.20%, 08/07/42

      300        313,374   

3.88%, 10/28/41

      500        586,030   

4.38%, 01/24/44

      400        503,900   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

   

4.75%, 02/15/35

    $ 440      $ 571,705   
     

 

 

 
        3,508,782   

URUGUAY — 0.46%

  

Uruguay Government International Bond

   

4.13%, 11/20/45

    300        273,594   

4.38%, 10/27/27

    1,500        1,590,825   

5.10%, 06/18/50a

    1,750        1,746,780   

7.63%, 03/21/36a

    865        1,191,572   
     

 

 

 
        4,802,771   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $56,893,050)

      57,521,924   

MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 7.80%

  

CALIFORNIA — 2.50%

  

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority RB BAB

   

7.05%, 12/01/44

      135        193,585   

Bay Area Toll Authority RB BAB

  

6.26%, 04/01/49

      700        1,015,301   

Series S-1

   

6.79%, 04/01/30

      250        319,625   

7.04%, 04/01/50

      850        1,303,084   

Series S-3

   

6.91%, 10/01/50

      100        152,750   

California State Public Works Board RB BAB
Series G-2

   

8.36%, 10/01/34

      360        539,258   

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports RB BAB

   

6.58%, 05/15/39

      530        707,916   

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue RB BAB

   

6.95%, 11/01/50

      320        473,872   

County of Sonoma CA RB
Series A

   

6.00%, 12/01/29

  (GTD)     550        665,021   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue RB BAB
Series B

   

5.87%, 06/01/40

    $ 340      $ 455,478   

Los Angeles Community College District/CA GO BAB

   

6.60%, 08/01/42

      350        520,719   

6.75%, 08/01/49

      300        457,986   

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority RB BAB
Series A

   

5.74%, 06/01/39

      400        511,084   

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority RB BAB

   

7.62%, 08/01/40

      350        520,251   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power RB BAB

   

Series A

   

6.60%, 07/01/50

      550        824,532   

Series D

   

6.57%, 07/01/45

      400        587,308   

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA GO BAB

   

5.75%, 07/01/34

      800        1,032,648   

6.76%, 07/01/34

      550        775,538   

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue RB BAB

   

6.55%, 05/15/48

      550        763,873   

Sacramento Municipal Utility District RB BAB

   

6.16%, 05/15/36

      100        129,346   

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission RB BAB

   

5.91%, 04/01/48

      300        408,417   

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp. RB BAB

   

6.14%, 05/01/49

      400        551,476   

State of California GO BAB

  

7.30%, 10/01/39

      845        1,244,474   

7.35%, 11/01/39

      700        1,032,479   

7.50%, 04/01/34

      2,475        3,639,413   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.55%, 04/01/39

    $ 1,550      $ 2,387,465   

7.60%, 11/01/40

      800        1,251,616   

7.63%, 03/01/40

      300        459,417   

7.95%, 03/01/36

  (Call 03/01/20)     750        893,775   

University of California RB

   

Series AD

     

4.86%, 05/15/12

      780        815,311   

Series AN

     

4.77%, 05/15/44

  (Call 05/15/24)     650        704,561   

University of California RB BAB

  

5.77%, 05/15/43

      200        256,516   

5.95%, 05/15/45

      650        844,883   
     

 

 

 
        26,438,978   

COLORADO — 0.10%

  

Colorado Bridge Enterprise RB BAB
Series A

   

6.08%, 12/01/40

      300        395,928   

Denver City & County School District No. 1 COP
Series B

   

7.02%, 12/15/37

      435        604,211   
     

 

 

 
        1,000,139   

CONNECTICUT — 0.13%

  

State of Connecticut GO
Series A

   

5.85%, 03/15/32

      200        252,252   

State of Connecticut GO BAB

  

5.09%, 10/01/30

      200        237,900   

5.63%, 12/01/29

      720        878,141   
     

 

 

 
        1,368,293   

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.02%

  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority RB

   

4.81%, 10/01/14

      200        222,240   
     

 

 

 
        222,240   

GEORGIA — 0.17%

  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia RB BAB

   

Project J, Series 2010-A

   

6.64%, 04/01/57

      350        455,917   

Project P, Series 2010A

   

7.06%, 04/01/57

      1,150        1,360,588   
     

 

 

 
        1,816,505   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ILLINOIS — 0.86%

  

Chicago Transit Authority RB

   

Series A

     

6.90%, 12/01/40

    $ 600      $ 773,634   

Series B

     

6.90%, 12/01/40

      225        288,684   

Chicago Transit Authority RB BAB
Series B

   

6.20%, 12/01/40

      120        146,497   

City of Chicago IL GO
Series C

   

7.78%, 01/01/35

      1,000        1,105,320   

County of Cook IL GO BAB

   

6.23%, 11/15/34

      200        244,996   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority RB BAB

   

6.18%, 01/01/34

      580        754,232   

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago GOL BAB

   

5.72%, 12/01/38

      500        635,385   

State of Illinois GO

  

5.10%, 06/01/33

      4,370        4,143,328   

5.65%, 12/01/38

      725        712,668   

State of Illinois GO BAB
Series 3

   

6.73%, 04/01/35

      300        316,536   
     

 

 

 
        9,121,280   

KANSAS — 0.04%

  

Kansas Development Finance Authority RB
Series H

   

4.73%, 04/15/37

      100        107,983   

State of Kansas Department of Transportation RB BAB

   

4.60%, 09/01/35

      300        352,656   
     

 

 

 
        460,639   

KENTUCKY — 0.02%

  

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District RB BAB

   

6.25%, 05/15/43

      145        199,339   
     

 

 

 
        199,339   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MARYLAND — 0.03%

  

 

Maryland State Transportation Authority RB BAB

   

5.89%, 07/01/43

    $ 200      $ 263,882   
     

 

 

 
        263,882   

MASSACHUSETTS — 0.34%

  

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts GOL BAB

   

4.91%, 05/01/29

      240        293,496   

Series E

     

5.46%, 12/01/39

      695        911,847   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue RB BAB
Series A

   

5.73%, 06/01/40

      350        469,353   

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (The) RB BAB
Series B

   

5.19%, 08/01/40

      550        659,197   

Massachusetts School Building Authority RB BAB

   

5.72%, 08/15/39

      450        597,861   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority RB BAB

   

5.45%, 11/01/40

      550        694,034   
     

 

 

 
        3,625,788   

MISSOURI — 0.14%

  

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri RB

   

3.09%, 09/15/51

      100        92,448   

Series A

     

3.65%, 01/15/46

      250        258,460   

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission RB BAB

   

5.45%, 05/01/33

      500        614,140   

University of Missouri RB BAB

   

5.79%, 11/01/41

      400        541,508   
     

 

 

 
        1,506,556   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

NEVADA — 0.02%

  

County of Clark Department of Aviation RB BAB
Series C

   

6.82%, 07/01/45

    $ 120      $ 180,130   
     

 

 

 
        180,130   

NEW JERSEY — 0.51%

  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB
Series A

   

7.43%, 02/15/29

  (NPFGC)     675        840,895   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority RB BAB

   

7.10%, 01/01/41

      1,225        1,800,284   

Series F

   

7.41%, 01/01/40

      750        1,138,425   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority RB BAB
Series C

   

5.75%, 12/15/28

      1,020        1,129,099   

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey RB BAB

   

5.67%, 05/01/40

      350        434,774   
     

 

 

 
        5,343,477   

NEW YORK — 1.32%

  

City of New York NY GO BAB

  

5.85%, 06/01/40

      290        392,820   

5.99%, 12/01/36

      145        189,316   

6.27%, 12/01/37

      625        858,025   

Series C-1

   

5.52%, 10/01/37

      185        237,076   

Housing Development Corp./NY RB

   

3.71%, 02/15/48

      500        512,435   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority RB BAB

   

6.09%, 11/15/40

      250        333,895   

Series 2010-A

   

6.67%, 11/15/39

      225        313,432   

Series A

   

5.87%, 11/15/39

      350        443,055   

Series B

   

6.65%, 11/15/39

      350        481,999   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series C-1

   

6.69%, 11/15/40

    $ 475      $ 659,908   

Series E

   

6.81%, 11/15/40

      300        418,968   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue RB
Series G-3

   

5.27%, 05/01/27

      450        545,535   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue RB BAB

   

5.51%, 08/01/37

      200        254,252   

5.57%, 11/01/38

      250        319,263   

New York City Water & Sewer System RB BAB

   

5.44%, 06/15/43

      350        460,691   

5.75%, 06/15/41

      275        370,722   

5.88%, 06/15/44

      550        765,572   

6.01%, 06/15/42

      350        488,467   

New York State Dormitory Authority RB BAB

   

5.39%, 03/15/40

      625        806,837   

5.50%, 03/15/30

      200        248,218   

5.63%, 03/15/39

      350        445,924   

New York State Urban Development Corp. RB BAB

   

5.84%, 03/15/40

      350        450,943   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey RB

   

4.46%, 10/01/62

    835        912,146   

4.82%, 06/01/45

  (Call 06/01/25)     100        108,098   

4.93%, 10/01/51

      1,000        1,198,340   

Series 182

   

5.31%, 08/01/46

  (Call 08/01/24)     1,250        1,389,012   

Series 192

   

4.81%, 10/15/65

      300        346,299   
     

 

 

 
        13,951,248   

OHIO — 0.35%

  

American Municipal Power Inc. RB BAB

   

7.50%, 02/15/50

    620        893,029   

8.08%, 02/15/50

      500        801,750   
Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ohio State University (The) RB

   

Series A

   

3.80%, 12/01/46

    $ 500      $ 520,030   

4.80%, 06/01/11

      200        212,056   

Ohio State University (The) RB BAB

   

4.91%, 06/01/40

    550        671,847   

Ohio University RB

   

5.59%, 12/01/14

    150        170,193   

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund RB BAB

   

4.88%, 12/01/34

    400        466,124   
     

 

 

 
        3,735,029   

OREGON — 0.11%

  

Oregon School Boards Association GOL

   

Series B

   

5.55%, 06/30/28

  (NPFGC)     250        302,215   

5.68%, 06/30/28

  (NPFGC)     500        613,760   

State of Oregon Department of Transportation RB BAB
Series 2010-A

   

5.83%, 11/15/34

    175        232,213   
     

 

 

 
        1,148,188   

PENNSYLVANIA — 0.10%

  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania GO BAB

   

5.45%, 02/15/30

    300        368,799   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission RB BAB
Series B

   

5.56%, 12/01/49

    480        620,482   
     

 

 

 
        989,281   

SOUTH CAROLINA — 0.05%

  

South Carolina Public Service Authority RB
Series C

   

5.78%, 12/01/41

    400        500,516   
     

 

 

 
        500,516   

TEXAS — 0.81%

  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue RB
Series B

   

3.83%, 05/15/28

    300        329,637   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security            
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

City of Houston TX GOL
Series A

   

6.29%, 03/01/32

  $ 495      $ 611,647   

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue RB

   

4.43%, 02/01/42

    250        285,318   

5.81%, 02/01/41

      550        729,740   

Dallas Area Rapid Transit RB BAB

   

6.00%, 12/01/44

    425        593,326   

Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. RB BAB

   

7.09%, 01/01/42

    340        471,767   

Dallas County Hospital District GOL BAB
Series C

   

5.62%, 08/15/44

    250        322,565   

Dallas Independent School District GO BAB

   

6.45%, 02/15/35

  (Call 02/15/21)
(PSF)
    550        649,033   

North Texas Tollway Authority RB BAB

   

6.72%, 01/01/49

    200        299,084   

8.91%, 02/01/30

  (Call 02/01/20)     550        657,189   

State of Texas GO BAB

   

5.52%, 04/01/39

    675        904,851   

Series A

   

4.63%, 04/01/33

      500        594,005   

4.68%, 04/01/40

      300        362,670   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund RB BAB
Series B

   

5.18%, 04/01/30

    825        1,030,276   

University of Texas System (The) RB BAB

   

Series B

   

6.28%, 08/15/41

  (Call 08/15/19)     370        414,914   

Series D

   

5.13%, 08/15/42

      250        316,335   
     

 

 

 
        8,572,357   
Security        Principal
or Shares
(000s)
    Value  

UTAH — 0.03%

  

Utah Transit Authority RB BAB
Series B

   

5.94%, 06/15/39

  $ 250      $ 339,875   
     

 

 

 
        339,875   

VIRGINIA — 0.04%

  

University of Virginia RB BAB

   

6.20%, 09/01/39

    300        432,753   
     

 

 

 
        432,753   

WASHINGTON — 0.11%

  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority RB BAB

   

5.49%, 11/01/39

    150        198,152   

State of Washington GO BAB

   

5.14%, 08/01/40

    750        958,836   
     

 

 

 
        1,156,988   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS

  

 

(Cost: $80,225,090)

      82,373,481   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 10.13%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 10.13%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.72%e,f,g

    93,013        93,022,294   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%e,f

      13,981        13,980,754   
     

 

 

 
        107,003,048   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $106,994,043)

      107,003,048   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

                 Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES —107.92%

   

(Cost: $1,120,415,706)h

    $ 1,139,950,199   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (7.92)%

  

    (83,684,494
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

  $ 1,056,265,705   
     

 

 

 

BAB  —  Build America Bond

COP  —  Certificates of Participation

GO  —  General Obligation

GOL  —  General Obligation Limited

GTD  —  Guaranteed by the Commonwealth, County or State

PSF  —  Permanent School Fund

RB  —  Revenue Bond

Insured by:

NPFGC  —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
d  Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.
e  Affiliated money market fund.
f  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
h  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,120,655,741. Net unrealized appreciation was $19,294,458, of which $ 29,714,842 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $ 10,420,384 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

   $       $ 893,051,746       $       $ 893,051,746   

Foreign government obligations

             57,521,924                 57,521,924   

Municipal debt obligations

             82,373,481                 82,373,481   

Money market funds

     107,003,048                         107,003,048   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 107,003,048       $ 1,032,947,151       $       $ 1,139,950,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,013,421,663   

Affiliated

     106,994,043   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 1,120,415,706   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana)

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 1,032,947,151   

Affiliated

     107,003,048   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     1,139,950,199   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     7,170,592   

Interest

     12,651,262   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,159,772,053   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     10,312,288   

Collateral for securities on loan

     93,013,285   

Investment advisory fees

     180,775   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     103,506,348   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,056,265,705   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,039,179,948   

Undistributed net investment income

     3,115,443   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (5,564,179

Net unrealized appreciation

     19,534,493   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,056,265,705   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     17,200,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 61.41   
  

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with a value of $90,823,398.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 82.24%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.04%

  

 

WPP Finance 2010

   

5.13%, 09/07/42

  $ 55      $ 51,703   

5.63%, 11/15/43

    229        232,708   
   

 

 

 
      284,411   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.66%

  

 

Boeing Co. (The)

   

3.30%, 03/01/35 (Call 09/01/34)

    295        278,624   

3.50%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    403        378,506   

6.63%, 02/15/38

    16        21,898   

6.88%, 03/15/39

    282        399,545   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

3.60%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)a

    406        398,476   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

3.60%, 03/01/35 (Call 09/01/34)

    411        383,558   

3.80%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    374        349,069   

4.07%, 12/15/42

    1,006        980,340   

4.50%, 05/15/36 (Call 11/15/35)

    941        988,927   

4.70%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    509        546,543   

4.85%, 09/15/41

    529        569,560   

Series B

   

6.15%, 09/01/36

    189        233,086   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

3.85%, 04/15/45 (Call 10/15/44)a

    100        95,610   

4.75%, 06/01/43

    451        489,485   

5.05%, 11/15/40

    311        346,784   

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

   

7.75%, 02/15/31

    505        708,055   

Raytheon Co.

   

4.20%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)a

    218        233,037   

4.70%, 12/15/41

    398        452,297   

4.88%, 10/15/40

    100        115,864   

7.20%, 08/15/27

    155        212,429   

Rockwell Collins Inc.

   

4.80%, 12/15/43 (Call 06/15/43)

    261        287,643   

United Technologies Corp.

   

4.15%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/16/44)

    75        72,774   

4.50%, 06/01/42

    2,884        2,951,269   

5.40%, 05/01/35

    11        12,678   

5.70%, 04/15/40

    222        262,422   

6.05%, 06/01/36

    196        237,265   

6.13%, 07/15/38

    18        22,185   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.70%, 08/01/28

  $ 775      $ 1,005,547   

7.50%, 09/15/29

    14        19,368   
   

 

 

 
      13,052,844   

AGRICULTURE — 1.30%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

   

4.25%, 08/09/42

    476        453,473   

4.50%, 05/02/43

    11        10,881   

5.38%, 01/31/44

    1,902        2,145,608   

9.95%, 11/10/38

    121        197,961   

10.20%, 02/06/39

    138        230,878   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

4.02%, 04/16/43a

    649        626,719   

4.54%, 03/26/42

    378        393,668   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

   

4.25%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    307        313,610   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

3.88%, 08/21/42

    26        24,899   

4.13%, 03/04/43

    217        217,185   

4.25%, 11/10/44a

    1,800        1,842,229   

4.38%, 11/15/41

    86        88,352   

4.50%, 03/20/42

    21        21,993   

4.88%, 11/15/43

    230        255,276   

6.38%, 05/16/38

    657        844,106   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

5.70%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    311        350,584   

5.85%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    1,060        1,244,318   

6.15%, 09/15/43

    381        451,928   

7.25%, 06/15/37

    403        507,976   
   

 

 

 
      10,221,644   

AIRLINES — 0.37%

  

 

American Airlines 2014-1 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.70%, 04/01/28

    215        213,931   

American Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.38%, 11/01/28

    1,337        1,290,592   

American Airlines 2016-1 Pass Through Trust Class AA

   

3.58%, 07/15/29

    18        18,135   

United Airlines 2014-1 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

4.00%, 10/11/27a

    353        361,128   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

United Airlines 2014-2 Pass Through Trust Class A

   

3.75%, 03/03/28

  $ 1,026      $ 1,028,565   

United Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust Class AA

   

3.45%, 06/01/29

    4        4,010   
   

 

 

 
      2,916,361   

APPAREL — 0.16%

  

 

NIKE Inc.

   

3.63%, 05/01/43 (Call 11/01/42)

    255        248,327   

3.88%, 11/01/45 (Call 05/01/45)

    525        532,841   

VF Corp.

   

6.00%, 10/15/33

    150        184,869   

6.45%, 11/01/37

    221        290,150   
   

 

 

 
      1,256,187   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 0.77%

  

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC

   

8.50%, 01/18/31

    560        837,149   

Ford Holdings LLC

   

9.30%, 03/01/30a

    100        133,343   

Ford Motor Co.

   

4.75%, 01/15/43a

    900        816,341   

6.38%, 02/01/29

    350        390,372   

6.63%, 10/01/28

    16        18,179   

7.40%, 11/01/46

    114        137,916   

7.45%, 07/16/31

    1,231        1,486,260   

General Motors Co.

   

5.00%, 04/01/35

    102        88,310   

5.20%, 04/01/45

    710        605,593   

6.25%, 10/02/43

    831        798,318   

6.60%, 04/01/36 (Call 10/01/35)

    710        733,693   
   

 

 

 
      6,045,474   

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.17%

  

 

BorgWarner Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    185        164,542   

Johnson Controls Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/02/44 (Call 01/02/44)

    375        340,115   

4.95%, 07/02/64 (Call 01/02/64)

    100        86,838   

5.25%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    5        4,958   

5.70%, 03/01/41

    5        5,268   

6.00%, 01/15/36

    641        699,018   
   

 

 

 
      1,300,739   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BANKS — 8.11%

  

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

4.25%, 10/22/26

  $ 1,953      $ 1,937,849   

4.88%, 04/01/44

    1,314        1,368,542   

5.00%, 01/21/44

    1,153        1,217,563   

5.88%, 02/07/42

    570        659,418   

6.11%, 01/29/37

    600        648,259   

6.75%, 06/01/28

    14        16,235   

7.75%, 05/14/38

    931        1,189,108   

Series L

   

4.75%, 04/21/45

    8        7,339   

Bank One Corp.

   

7.63%, 10/15/26

    231        291,604   

8.00%, 04/29/27

    229        296,557   

Barclays PLC

   

5.25%, 08/17/45a

    810        773,826   

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

   

3.80%, 10/30/26 (Call 09/30/26)

    528        551,827   

Citigroup Inc.

   

4.30%, 11/20/26

    1,000        975,499   

4.45%, 09/29/27

    1,750        1,712,554   

4.65%, 07/30/45

    1,050        1,056,736   

4.95%, 11/07/43

    421        438,531   

5.30%, 05/06/44

    565        564,157   

5.88%, 02/22/33

    16        16,911   

5.88%, 01/30/42

    626        709,036   

6.00%, 10/31/33

    16        17,159   

6.13%, 08/25/36

    422        461,857   

6.63%, 01/15/28

    11        13,718   

6.63%, 06/15/32

    625        710,140   

6.68%, 09/13/43

    296        344,577   

6.88%, 02/15/98

    100        129,074   

8.13%, 07/15/39

    510        727,322   

Comerica Inc.

   

3.80%, 07/22/26

    125        120,399   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY

   

5.25%, 05/24/41

    350        403,251   

5.25%, 08/04/45a

    541        548,329   

5.75%, 12/01/43

    850        943,710   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

   

4.88%, 05/15/45a

    786        716,022   

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE

   

4.25%, 03/13/26

    500        492,318   
 

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

8.25%, 03/01/38

  $ 464      $ 655,186   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

4.75%, 10/21/45 (Call 04/21/45)

    986        1,000,059   

4.80%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

    1,861        1,886,813   

5.15%, 05/22/45

    550        525,217   

5.95%, 01/15/27

    800        884,947   

6.13%, 02/15/33a

    951        1,110,625   

6.25%, 02/01/41

    1,220        1,463,457   

6.45%, 05/01/36

    450        495,274   

6.75%, 10/01/37

    2,465        2,797,327   

HSBC Bank PLC

   

7.65%, 05/01/25

    100        125,225   

HSBC Bank USA N.A./New York NY

   

5.63%, 08/15/35

    1,750        1,849,187   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

5.25%, 03/14/44

    612        581,062   

6.10%, 01/14/42

    416        516,391   

6.50%, 05/02/36

    1,056        1,155,097   

6.50%, 09/15/37

    1,007        1,104,891   

6.80%, 06/01/38

    600        681,761   

7.63%, 05/17/32

    421        502,979   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

4.13%, 12/15/26

    1,821        1,842,091   

4.25%, 10/01/27

    968        980,247   

4.85%, 02/01/44a

    1,543        1,704,284   

4.95%, 06/01/45a

    718        724,644   

5.40%, 01/06/42

    362        413,893   

5.50%, 10/15/40

    517        596,860   

5.60%, 07/15/41

    666        780,637   

5.63%, 08/16/43

    319        348,101   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    945        1,201,666   

KfW

   

0.00%, 04/18/36

    1,200        669,865   

0.00%, 06/29/37

    800        426,846   

Morgan Stanley

   

3.95%, 04/23/27

    800        770,484   

4.30%, 01/27/45

    1,300        1,242,001   

4.35%, 09/08/26

    331        329,856   

6.38%, 07/24/42

    1,055        1,309,536   

7.25%, 04/01/32

    941        1,233,653   

Regions Bank/Birmingham AL

   

6.45%, 06/26/37

    271        317,814   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Regions Financial Corp.

   

7.38%, 12/10/37

  $ 200      $ 246,952   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

   

4.30%, 08/25/45 (Call 02/25/45)

    200        207,448   

Wachovia Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/01/35

    376        408,502   

6.55%, 10/15/35

    150        178,641   

7.50%, 04/15/35

    57        74,329   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

3.90%, 05/01/45

    1,513        1,451,840   

4.10%, 06/03/26

    1,008        1,034,192   

4.30%, 07/22/27

    1,185        1,229,188   

4.65%, 11/04/44a

    2,180        2,126,000   

4.90%, 11/17/45

    590        600,215   

5.38%, 02/07/35

    341        392,489   

5.38%, 11/02/43

    350        371,725   

5.61%, 01/15/44

    2,006        2,200,545   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

5.95%, 08/26/36

    476        574,226   

Wells Fargo Capital X

   

5.95%, 12/01/86

    311        308,779   
   

 

 

 
      63,692,474   

BEVERAGES — 2.46%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC

   

5.95%, 01/15/33

    21        24,140   

6.45%, 09/01/37

    200        246,738   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

4.00%, 01/17/43

    50        46,866   

4.63%, 02/01/44

    245        253,413   

4.70%, 02/01/36 (Call 08/01/35)

    2,814        2,942,206   

4.90%, 02/01/46 (Call 08/01/45)

    4,820        5,165,593   

Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide Inc.

   

3.75%, 07/15/42

    1,400        1,264,899   

6.38%, 01/15/40

    300        371,141   

8.00%, 11/15/39

    136        195,710   

8.20%, 01/15/39

    935        1,363,276   

Brown-Forman Corp.

   

3.75%, 01/15/43 (Call 07/15/42)

    309        292,936   

4.50%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)a

    118        125,118   

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV

   

5.25%, 11/26/43

    271        290,450   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Diageo Capital PLC

   

3.88%, 04/29/43 (Call 10/29/42)a

  $ 136      $ 131,883   

5.88%, 09/30/36

    773        942,975   

Diageo Investment Corp.

   

4.25%, 05/11/42

    202        207,165   

7.45%, 04/15/35

    11        15,202   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

   

4.50%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    363        370,737   

7.45%, 05/01/38

    100        140,045   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

   

4.38%, 05/10/43

    514        471,516   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   

5.00%, 05/01/42

    456        450,738   

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (The)
Series B

   

7.00%, 03/01/29

    1,428        1,957,048   

PepsiAmericas Inc.

   

5.50%, 05/15/35

    11        12,856   

PepsiCo Inc.

   

3.60%, 08/13/42

    502        468,646   

4.00%, 03/05/42

    207        205,025   

4.25%, 10/22/44 (Call 04/22/44)a

    509        518,258   

4.60%, 07/17/45 (Call 01/17/45)

    300        327,945   

4.88%, 11/01/40

    216        236,156   

5.50%, 01/15/40

    246        290,195   
   

 

 

 
      19,328,876   

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.56%

  

 

Amgen Inc.

   

4.40%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)

    546        521,801   

4.95%, 10/01/41

    225        223,065   

5.15%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    1,100        1,121,869   

5.38%, 05/15/43 (Call 11/15/42)

    1,598        1,695,515   

5.65%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    21        23,095   

5.75%, 03/15/40

    300        328,608   

6.38%, 06/01/37

    618        723,032   

6.40%, 02/01/39

    291        343,540   

6.90%, 06/01/38

    41        51,002   

Biogen Inc.

   

5.20%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    863        881,301   

Celgene Corp.

   

4.63%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    275        259,093   

5.00%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    1,050        1,072,738   

5.25%, 08/15/43

    405        413,326   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

  $ 1,376      $ 1,395,970   

4.60%, 09/01/35 (Call 03/01/35)

    514        533,222   

4.75%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    1,594        1,674,902   

4.80%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    613        642,894   

5.65%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    286        331,039   
   

 

 

 
      12,236,012   

BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.04%

  

 

Owens Corning

   

7.00%, 12/01/36

    319        345,793   
   

 

 

 
      345,793   

CHEMICALS — 1.63%

  

 

Agrium Inc.

   

4.13%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)

    87        70,682   

4.90%, 06/01/43 (Call 12/01/42)

    286        247,104   

5.25%, 01/15/45 (Call 07/15/44)

    254        229,284   

6.13%, 01/15/41 (Call 07/15/40)

    268        265,119   

7.13%, 05/23/36

    100        109,836   

Albemarle Corp.

   

5.45%, 12/01/44 (Call 06/01/44)

    261        251,456   

CF Industries Inc.

   

4.95%, 06/01/43

    300        239,032   

5.15%, 03/15/34

    510        437,001   

5.38%, 03/15/44a

    200        169,786   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   

4.25%, 10/01/34 (Call 04/01/34)

    950        865,488   

4.38%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    16        14,361   

4.63%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)a

    416        385,850   

5.25%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    385        382,853   

7.38%, 11/01/29

    336        426,193   

9.40%, 05/15/39

    469        666,540   

Eastman Chemical Co.

   

4.65%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    475        407,981   

4.80%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)

    275        239,354   

Ecolab Inc.

   

5.50%, 12/08/41

    338        379,233   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   

4.15%, 02/15/43a

    443        389,976   

4.90%, 01/15/41

    496        484,833   

5.60%, 12/15/36

    11        11,398   

Lubrizol Corp.

   

6.50%, 10/01/34

    120        156,094   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

LYB International Finance BV

   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

  $ 345      $ 311,634   

5.25%, 07/15/43

    237        221,988   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

   

4.63%, 02/26/55 (Call 08/26/54)

    763        626,086   

Methanex Corp.

   

5.65%, 12/01/44 (Call 06/01/44)

    200        154,485   

Monsanto Co.

   

3.60%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)a

    260        195,783   

3.95%, 04/15/45 (Call 10/15/44)

    235        187,891   

4.20%, 07/15/34 (Call 01/15/34)

    573        511,329   

4.40%, 07/15/44 (Call 01/15/44)

    800        693,881   

4.65%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    16        14,056   

4.70%, 07/15/64 (Call 01/15/64)

    25        19,544   

5.88%, 04/15/38

    11        11,366   

Series 1

   

5.50%, 07/30/35

    100        100,473   

Mosaic Co. (The)

   

5.45%, 11/15/33 (Call 05/15/33)

    208        197,569   

5.63%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    486        451,618   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

   

5.63%, 12/01/40a

    614        649,184   

5.88%, 12/01/36

    101        109,452   

PPG Industries Inc.

   

5.50%, 11/15/40

    14        15,715   

Praxair Inc.

   

3.20%, 01/30/26 (Call 10/30/25)a

    250        261,195   

3.55%, 11/07/42 (Call 05/07/42)

    400        370,023   

Rohm & Haas Co.

   

7.85%, 07/15/29

    221        288,449   

RPM International Inc.

   

5.25%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)

    11        10,822   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   

4.00%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    350        349,434   

Valspar Corp. (The)

   

4.40%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    211        197,566   
   

 

 

 
      12,778,997   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 0.62%

  

 

Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (The)

   

3.46%, 05/01/47

    16        15,849   

California Institute of Technology

   

4.32%, 08/01/45

    12        13,192   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Catholic Health Initiatives

   

4.35%, 11/01/42

  $ 546      $ 536,872   

Cleveland Clinic Foundation (The)

   

4.86%, 01/01/14

    267        278,220   

Equifax Inc.

   

7.00%, 07/01/37

    11        12,737   

George Washington University (The)

   

4.87%, 09/15/45

    16        18,213   

Johns Hopkins University
Series 2013

   

4.08%, 07/01/53

    11        11,580   

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   

3.96%, 07/01/38

    9        9,745   

4.68%, 07/01/14

    511        559,069   

5.60%, 07/01/11

    428        558,945   

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

   

4.40%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    500        524,533   

6.55%, 11/15/37

    11        12,667   

Metropolitan Museum of Art (The)
Series 2015

   

3.40%, 07/01/45

    13        12,509   

Northwestern University

   

3.69%, 12/01/38

    286        293,472   

3.87%, 12/01/48

    11        11,531   

President and Fellows of Harvard College

   

3.62%, 10/01/37

    5        5,120   

6.30%, 10/01/37 (Call 04/01/16)

    291        292,746   

Princeton University

   

5.70%, 03/01/39

    380        510,614   

Tufts University
Series 2012

   

5.02%, 04/15/12

    250        274,730   

University of Notre Dame du Lac
Series 2015

   

3.44%, 02/15/45

    9        8,805   

University of Southern California

   

5.25%, 10/01/11

    250        300,215   

Verisk Analytics Inc.

   

5.50%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)a

    111        102,521   

Western Union Co. (The)

   

6.20%, 11/17/36a

    116        112,572   

6.20%, 06/21/40a

    350        334,764   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

William Marsh Rice University

   

3.57%, 05/15/45

  $ 21      $ 20,870   
   

 

 

 
      4,832,091   

COMPUTERS — 1.30%

  

 

Apple Inc.

   

3.45%, 02/09/45

    1,920        1,662,771   

3.85%, 05/04/43

    425        395,163   

4.38%, 05/13/45

    933        941,461   

4.45%, 05/06/44

    573        583,188   

4.50%, 02/23/36 (Call 08/23/35)

    1,250        1,306,385   

4.65%, 02/23/46 (Call 08/23/45)

    205        215,170   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

6.20%, 10/15/35 (Call 04/15/35)b

    287        250,550   

6.35%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)b

    778        664,013   

HP Enterprise Services LLC

   

7.45%, 10/15/29

    430        489,967   

HP Inc.

   

6.00%, 09/15/41

    553        450,726   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

4.00%, 06/20/42a

    406        386,923   

4.70%, 02/19/46

    500        523,145   

5.60%, 11/30/39a

    324        376,183   

5.88%, 11/29/32

    311        376,966   

6.22%, 08/01/27

    555        702,573   

6.50%, 01/15/28

    355        452,098   

Seagate HDD Cayman

   

4.88%, 06/01/27 (Call 03/01/27)b

    410        287,000   

5.75%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

    250        149,375   
   

 

 

 
      10,213,657   

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE — 0.29%

  

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

4.00%, 08/15/45

    261        277,414   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The)

   

3.70%, 08/15/42

    200        190,896   

4.38%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    11        11,527   

6.00%, 05/15/37

    280        348,928   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   

5.50%, 02/01/34

    61        74,747   

5.55%, 03/05/37

    960        1,208,123   

5.80%, 08/15/34a

    131        165,330   
   

 

 

 
      2,276,965   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE — 0.09%

  

 

WW Grainger Inc.

   

4.60%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

  $ 635      $ 688,363   
   

 

 

 
      688,363   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.30%

  

American Express Co.

   

4.05%, 12/03/42

    687        658,792   

AXA Financial Inc.

   

7.00%, 04/01/28

    14        17,622   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   

3.45%, 02/13/26 (Call 11/13/25)

    90        93,455   

CME Group Inc./IL

   

5.30%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    341        391,625   

Credit Suisse USA Inc.

   

7.13%, 07/15/32a

    468        583,684   

GE Capital International Funding Co.

   

4.42%, 11/15/35b

    5,500        5,719,523   

General Electric Co.

   

5.88%, 01/14/38

    808        1,012,448   

6.15%, 08/07/37

    222        287,996   

6.88%, 01/10/39

    1,271        1,765,111   

Series A

   

6.75%, 03/15/32

    2,469        3,281,122   

Goldman Sachs Capital I

   

6.35%, 02/15/34

    326        366,774   

Invesco Finance PLC

   

5.38%, 11/30/43

    16        17,638   

Jefferies Group LLC

   

6.25%, 01/15/36

    411        354,164   

6.45%, 06/08/27

    271        264,802   

Legg Mason Inc.

   

5.63%, 01/15/44

    218        209,552   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
Series C

   

8.00%, 03/01/32

    271        385,751   

Visa Inc.

   

4.15%, 12/14/35 (Call 06/14/35)

    878        929,630   

4.30%, 12/14/45 (Call 06/14/45)

    1,640        1,753,936   
   

 

 

 
      18,093,625   

ELECTRIC — 9.73%

  

 

Alabama Power Co.

   

3.75%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    471        450,920   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.85%, 12/01/42

  $ 50      $ 49,098   

4.10%, 01/15/42

    11        11,070   

4.15%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    412        423,060   

4.30%, 01/02/46 (Call 07/02/45)

    257        270,249   

6.00%, 03/01/39

    126        157,952   

6.13%, 05/15/38

    273        345,637   

Series 11-C

   

5.20%, 06/01/41

    911        1,058,205   

Ameren Corp.

   

3.65%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    210        215,340   

Ameren Illinois Co.

   

4.15%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)a

    257        270,081   

4.80%, 12/15/43 (Call 06/15/43)

    11        12,533   

Appalachian Power Co.

   

4.40%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    11        10,756   

4.45%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)

    200        199,997   

6.38%, 04/01/36

    761        886,262   

7.00%, 04/01/38

    231        293,804   

Series L

   

5.80%, 10/01/35

    5        5,727   

Series P

   

6.70%, 08/15/37

    11        12,789   

Arizona Public Service Co.

   

4.50%, 04/01/42 (Call 10/01/41)

    151        162,772   

4.70%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    250        280,748   

5.50%, 09/01/35

    150        177,789   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

   

4.50%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    1,250        1,248,006   

5.15%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    810        877,403   

5.95%, 05/15/37

    450        531,025   

6.13%, 04/01/36

    1,040        1,237,318   

6.50%, 09/15/37

    194        242,204   

8.48%, 09/15/28

    224        321,049   

CenterPoint Energy Houston
Electric LLC

   

3.55%, 08/01/42 (Call 02/01/42)

    450        423,474   

4.50%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    335        365,201   

Cleco Power LLC

   

6.00%, 12/01/40

    361        417,000   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

4.70%, 03/31/43 (Call 09/30/42)

    3        3,064   

4.88%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    336        349,815   

Commonwealth Edison Co.

   

3.70%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    1,355        1,283,435   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.80%, 10/01/42 (Call 04/01/42)

  $ 111      $ 107,212   

4.60%, 08/15/43 (Call 02/15/43)

    8        8,663   

4.70%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    461        505,449   

5.88%, 02/01/33

    100        121,366   

5.90%, 03/15/36

    514        634,792   

Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The)

   

4.30%, 04/15/44 (Call 10/15/43)

    311        328,666   

6.35%, 06/01/36

    155        203,681   

Consolidated Edison Co. of
New York Inc.

   

3.95%, 03/01/43 (Call 09/01/42)

    327        320,097   

4.45%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    500        527,888   

4.50%, 12/01/45 (Call 06/01/45)

    257        275,332   

5.50%, 12/01/39

    208        246,292   

5.70%, 06/15/40

    315        391,491   

Series 05-A

   

5.30%, 03/01/35

    50        57,796   

Series 06-A

   

5.85%, 03/15/36

    325        399,182   

Series 06-B

   

6.20%, 06/15/36

    461        574,440   

Series 06-E

   

5.70%, 12/01/36

    544        647,005   

Series 08-B

   

6.75%, 04/01/38

    340        457,420   

Series 12-A

   

4.20%, 03/15/42

    8        8,076   

Consumers Energy Co.

   

3.95%, 05/15/43 (Call 11/15/42)a

    75        76,750   

4.10%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)a

    255        267,501   

4.35%, 08/31/64 (Call 02/28/64)

    11        11,090   

Delmarva Power & Light Co.

   

4.00%, 06/01/42 (Call 12/01/41)

    605        604,032   

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC

   

4.80%, 11/01/43 (Call 05/01/43)

    15        14,864   

Dominion Resources Inc./VA

   

4.70%, 12/01/44 (Call 06/01/44)a

    325        314,537   

6.30%, 03/15/33

    275        322,289   

7.00%, 06/15/38

    350        432,013   

Series B

   

5.95%, 06/15/35

    310        349,885   

Series C

   

4.05%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)a

    5        4,400   

4.90%, 08/01/41 (Call 02/01/41)

    7        6,841   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Series F

   

5.25%, 08/01/33

  $ 319      $ 339,314   

DTE Electric Co.

   

3.70%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    216        210,005   

3.95%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    158        157,743   

4.30%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)

    53        56,957   

5.70%, 10/01/37

    231        283,984   

Series A

   

4.00%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    200        205,306   

6.63%, 06/01/36

    200        268,682   

DTE Energy Co.

   

6.38%, 04/15/33

    135        165,725   

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

   

3.75%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)a

    590        550,235   

4.00%, 09/30/42 (Call 03/30/42)

    718        724,997   

4.25%, 12/15/41 (Call 06/15/41)

    344        359,283   

5.30%, 02/15/40

    545        645,122   

6.00%, 01/15/38

    7        8,956   

6.05%, 04/15/38

    646        826,948   

6.10%, 06/01/37

    400        495,782   

6.45%, 10/15/32

    86        111,280   

Series A

   

6.00%, 12/01/28

    16        19,989   

Duke Energy Florida LLC

   

3.85%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    280        274,952   

6.35%, 09/15/37

    211        277,043   

6.40%, 06/15/38

    251        334,370   

Duke Energy Indiana LLC

   

6.12%, 10/15/35

    76        91,265   

6.35%, 08/15/38

    21        27,855   

6.45%, 04/01/39

    418        559,151   

Duke Energy Progress LLC

   

4.10%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    396        399,776   

4.10%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    136        137,547   

4.15%, 12/01/44 (Call 06/01/44)

    972        978,458   

4.20%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    405        419,539   

4.38%, 03/30/44 (Call 09/30/43)

    359        377,668   

6.30%, 04/01/38

    250        328,968   

El Paso Electric Co.

   

6.00%, 05/15/35

    154        179,995   

Entergy Arkansas Inc.

   

3.50%, 04/01/26 (Call 01/01/26)

    500        525,904   

Entergy Louisiana LLC

   

4.95%, 01/15/45 (Call 01/15/25)

    205        211,052   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Entergy Texas Inc.

   

5.15%, 06/01/45 (Call 06/01/25)

  $ 11      $ 11,317   

Exelon Corp.

   

4.95%, 06/15/35 (Call 12/15/34)b

    350        353,839   

5.10%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)b

    15        15,320   

5.63%, 06/15/35

    21        22,995   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

   

5.60%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    721        651,404   

6.25%, 10/01/39a

    355        348,128   

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.

   

6.80%, 08/15/39

    281        259,142   

Florida Power & Light Co.

   

3.80%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    100        101,504   

4.05%, 06/01/42 (Call 12/01/41)

    930        974,244   

4.05%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    808        844,138   

4.13%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    306        320,080   

4.95%, 06/01/35

    200        231,795   

5.25%, 02/01/41 (Call 08/01/40)

    171        206,839   

5.65%, 02/01/37

    96        120,989   

5.69%, 03/01/40

    99        125,559   

5.95%, 02/01/38

    113        146,923   

Georgia Power Co.

   

4.30%, 03/15/42

    439        431,578   

4.30%, 03/15/43

    21        20,605   

5.40%, 06/01/40

    315        355,071   

5.95%, 02/01/39

    14        16,862   

Series 07-A

   

5.65%, 03/01/37

    100        113,174   

Series 10-C

   

4.75%, 09/01/40

    169        178,345   

Hydro-Quebec

   

9.50%, 11/15/30

    200        340,533   

Iberdrola International BV

   

6.75%, 07/15/36

    346        417,306   

Idaho Power Co.

   

3.65%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    11        10,379   

Indiana Michigan Power Co.

   

6.05%, 03/15/37

    5        5,963   

Series K

   

4.55%, 03/15/46

    250        249,143   

Interstate Power & Light Co.

   

6.25%, 07/15/39

    5        6,588   

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.

   

6.15%, 06/01/37

    186        208,298   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

John Sevier Combined Cycle Generation LLC

   

4.63%, 01/15/42

  $ 236      $ 259,765   

Kansas City Power & Light Co.

   

5.30%, 10/01/41 (Call 04/01/41)

    262        295,883   

Series B

   

6.05%, 11/15/35

    5        6,132   

Kentucky Utilities Co.

   

4.38%, 10/01/45 (Call 04/01/45)

    100        108,404   

5.13%, 11/01/40 (Call 05/01/40)

    184        215,877   

Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

   

4.38%, 10/01/45 (Call 04/01/45)a

    109        117,762   

4.65%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    11        12,316   

5.13%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    100        117,341   

MidAmerican Energy Co.

   

4.25%, 05/01/46 (Call 11/01/45)

    111        115,992   

4.40%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    225        241,704   

4.80%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    28        31,482   

5.75%, 11/01/35

    11        13,485   

6.75%, 12/30/31

    11        14,768   

Mississippi Power Co.
Series 12-A

   

4.25%, 03/15/42

    350        265,686   

Nevada Power Co.

   

5.38%, 09/15/40 (Call 03/15/40)

    8        9,307   

5.45%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    606        713,458   

NiSource Finance Corp.

   

4.80%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    455        479,366   

5.25%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    325        359,267   

5.65%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    6        6,910   

5.80%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    250        296,371   

5.95%, 06/15/41 (Call 12/15/40)

    276        316,883   

Northern States Power Co./MN

   

3.40%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    724        678,267   

4.00%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    90        92,987   

4.13%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    7        7,400   

4.85%, 08/15/40 (Call 02/15/40)

    390        452,019   

5.25%, 07/15/35

    50        59,801   

5.35%, 11/01/39

    5        6,070   

6.25%, 06/01/36

    106        139,236   

NSTAR Electric Co.

   

4.40%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    100        106,814   

5.50%, 03/15/40

    211        257,366   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

   

4.55%, 06/01/44a

  $ 668      $ 661,692   

5.25%, 09/01/50

    25        26,844   

5.38%, 11/01/40

    150        169,191   

5.95%, 11/01/39

    5        5,879   

Ohio Edison Co.

   

6.88%, 07/15/36

    355        444,173   

8.25%, 10/15/38

    11        16,383   

Ohio Power Co. Series G

   

6.60%, 02/15/33

    10        12,059   

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.

   

4.00%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    366        356,225   

4.55%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    186        201,033   

5.25%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    100        116,726   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

   

4.55%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    250        255,294   

5.25%, 09/30/40

    305        335,917   

5.30%, 06/01/42 (Call 12/01/41)

    406        460,600   

7.25%, 01/15/33

    411        537,262   

7.50%, 09/01/38

    168        229,431   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

   

4.25%, 03/15/46 (Call 09/15/45)

    11        11,206   

4.30%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    107        110,767   

4.45%, 04/15/42 (Call 10/15/41)

    466        490,959   

4.50%, 12/15/41 (Call 06/15/41)

    290        305,332   

4.60%, 06/15/43 (Call 12/15/42)

    13        13,919   

4.75%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    382        417,373   

5.13%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    346        392,117   

5.40%, 01/15/40

    421        492,473   

5.80%, 03/01/37

    16        19,273   

6.05%, 03/01/34

    2,075        2,523,972   

6.25%, 03/01/39

    261        331,753   

6.35%, 02/15/38

    21        26,763   

PacifiCorp

   

4.10%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    290        294,141   

6.00%, 01/15/39

    400        506,547   

6.10%, 08/01/36

    105        134,366   

6.25%, 10/15/37

    121        156,832   

PECO Energy Co.

   

4.15%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    255        263,173   

5.95%, 10/01/36

    111        138,297   

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

   

6.15%, 10/01/38

    225        251,281   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Potomac Electric Power Co.

   

4.15%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

  $ 66      $ 67,940   

6.50%, 11/15/37

    175        233,764   

7.90%, 12/15/38

    11        16,673   

PPL Capital Funding Inc.

   

4.70%, 06/01/43 (Call 12/01/42)

    676        688,423   

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    385        405,200   

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

   

5.20%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)

    391        460,388   

6.25%, 05/15/39

    5        6,618   

Progress Energy Inc.

   

7.75%, 03/01/31

    9        12,117   

PSEG Power LLC

   

8.63%, 04/15/31

    720        866,505   

Public Service Co. of Colorado

   

3.60%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    246        237,430   

4.30%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    411        436,460   

6.25%, 09/01/37

    60        80,082   

6.50%, 08/01/38

    100        138,065   

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

   

3.80%, 03/01/46

    250        248,890   

3.95%, 05/01/42 (Call 11/01/41)

    220        226,845   

4.05%, 05/01/45 (Call 11/01/44)a

    125        130,654   

4.15%, 11/01/45 (Call 05/01/45)

    16        16,895   

5.38%, 11/01/39

    100        122,306   

5.50%, 03/01/40

    7        8,723   

5.80%, 05/01/37

    216        274,767   

Series I

   

4.00%, 06/01/44 (Call 12/01/43)

    240        247,352   

Puget Sound Energy Inc.

   

4.30%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    111        117,440   

4.43%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    125        133,770   

5.48%, 06/01/35

    308        362,506   

5.64%, 04/15/41 (Call 10/15/40)

    360        453,139   

5.76%, 10/01/39

    131        163,615   

5.80%, 03/15/40

    56        71,129   

6.27%, 03/15/37

    5        6,472   

6.72%, 06/15/36

    150        203,606   

7.02%, 12/01/27

    271        368,184   

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

   

3.95%, 11/15/41

    11        11,161   

4.30%, 04/01/42 (Call 10/01/41)

    158        168,441   

4.50%, 08/15/40

    211        230,495   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.35%, 05/15/35

  $ 125      $ 150,095   

5.35%, 05/15/40

    75        91,135   

6.13%, 09/15/37

    100        132,050   

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.

   

4.35%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    244        243,630   

4.50%, 06/01/64 (Call 12/01/63)

    261        260,488   

4.60%, 06/15/43 (Call 12/15/42)

    116        121,313   

5.10%, 06/01/65 (Call 12/01/64)

    150        164,213   

5.30%, 05/15/33

    5        5,629   

5.45%, 02/01/41 (Call 08/01/40)

    420        484,908   

6.05%, 01/15/38

    248        302,717   

Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC

   

3.85%, 08/15/33

    2        1,923   

Southern California Edison Co.

   

3.90%, 12/01/41 (Call 06/01/41)

    106        106,169   

4.05%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    50        50,963   

4.50%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)

    23        24,839   

4.65%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)

    341        376,861   

5.50%, 03/15/40

    242        297,733   

5.63%, 02/01/36

    75        91,859   

5.75%, 04/01/35

    5        6,229   

6.00%, 01/15/34a

    266        337,012   

6.05%, 03/15/39

    150        193,075   

6.65%, 04/01/29

    121        156,415   

Series 05-B

   

5.55%, 01/15/36

    55        65,768   

Series 05-E

   

5.35%, 07/15/35

    289        345,164   

Series 06-E

   

5.55%, 01/15/37

    180        216,086   

Series 08-A

   

5.95%, 02/01/38

    664        845,014   

Series 13-A

   

3.90%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    155        155,772   

Series C

   

3.60%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    661        632,343   

Southern Power Co.

   

5.15%, 09/15/41

    200        183,788   

Southwestern Electric Power Co.

   

3.90%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    661        599,024   

6.20%, 03/15/40

    140        167,555   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Southwestern Public Service Co.

   

4.50%, 08/15/41 (Call 02/15/41)

  $ 50      $ 54,091   

6.00%, 10/01/36

    561        685,171   

Tampa Electric Co.

   

4.10%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    315        314,500   

4.20%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    11        11,260   

4.35%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    385        401,501   

6.55%, 05/15/36

    5        6,581   

Toledo Edison Co. (The)

   

6.15%, 05/15/37

    1        1,170   

TransAlta Corp.

   

6.50%, 03/15/40

    136        70,720   

Union Electric Co.

   

3.90%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    940        953,927   

8.45%, 03/15/39

    11        17,723   

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

   

4.00%, 01/15/43 (Call 07/15/42)

    266        263,406   

4.20%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    7        7,201   

4.45%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    120        128,744   

8.88%, 11/15/38

    774        1,240,187   

Series A

   

6.00%, 05/15/37

    284        354,832   

Series B

   

6.00%, 01/15/36

    250        311,784   

Series D

   

4.65%, 08/15/43 (Call 02/15/43)

    21        22,659   

Westar Energy Inc.

   

4.10%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    5        5,140   

4.13%, 03/01/42 (Call 09/01/41)

    335        348,784   

4.25%, 12/01/45 (Call 06/01/45)

    350        375,722   

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

   

3.65%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    265        253,624   

4.25%, 06/01/44 (Call 12/01/43)a

    247        263,318   

4.30%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    195        211,770   

Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

   

4.10%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    663        684,383   

6.38%, 08/15/37

    140        187,346   

Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

   

4.75%, 11/01/44 (Call 05/01/44)

    155        180,087   

Xcel Energy Inc.

   

4.80%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)

    5        5,216   

6.50%, 07/01/36

    50        62,003   
   

 

 

 
      76,410,792   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.02%

  

Emerson Electric Co.

   

6.00%, 08/15/32

  $ 135      $ 164,933   

6.13%, 04/15/39

    12        15,334   
   

 

 

 
      180,267   

ELECTRONICS — 0.27%

  

 

Honeywell International Inc.

   

5.38%, 03/01/41

    611        728,933   

5.70%, 03/15/36

    11        13,339   

5.70%, 03/15/37

    191        232,889   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

5.00%, 03/15/42

    533        517,155   

6.88%, 03/11/38

    354        414,214   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   

5.30%, 02/01/44 (Call 08/01/43)

    208        220,152   
   

 

 

 
      2,126,682   

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION — 0.03%

  

 

ABB Finance USA Inc.

   

4.38%, 05/08/42

    257        269,979   
   

 

 

 
      269,979   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.25%

  

 

Republic Services Inc.

   

5.70%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    691        779,318   

6.09%, 03/15/35

    50        58,241   

6.20%, 03/01/40

    41        49,064   

Waste Management Inc.

  

3.90%, 03/01/35 (Call 09/01/34)

    613        595,372   

4.10%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    203        198,957   

6.13%, 11/30/39

    207        259,632   
   

 

 

 
    1,940,584   

FOOD — 1.56%

  

 

Ahold Finance USA LLC

   

6.88%, 05/01/29

    11        13,646   

Campbell Soup Co.

   

3.80%, 08/02/42

    6        5,450   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

   

7.00%, 10/01/28

    230        278,799   

7.13%, 10/01/26

    57        68,730   

8.25%, 09/15/30

    284        393,332   

Delhaize America LLC

   

9.00%, 04/15/31

    5        6,662   

Delhaize Group

   

5.70%, 10/01/40

    627        662,125   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

General Mills Inc.

   

4.15%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

  $ 5      $ 5,000   

5.40%, 06/15/40

    476        552,060   

Hershey Co. (The)

   

7.20%, 08/15/27

    11        15,061   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

   

4.25%, 03/15/35

    650        653,396   

4.38%, 03/15/45

    118        118,294   

Kellogg Co.

   

4.50%, 04/01/46

    85        85,561   

Series B

   

7.45%, 04/01/31

    726        915,350   

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

   

5.00%, 06/04/42

    1,375        1,434,688   

6.50%, 02/09/40

    306        363,889   

6.88%, 01/26/39

    571        696,403   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

5.00%, 07/15/35 (Call 01/15/35)b

    623        652,591   

5.20%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)b

    650        697,833   

Kroger Co. (The)

   

5.00%, 04/15/42 (Call 10/15/41)

    100        107,399   

5.15%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    250        274,384   

5.40%, 07/15/40 (Call 01/15/40)

    366        407,586   

6.90%, 04/15/38

    253        326,561   

7.50%, 04/01/31

    397        526,832   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

6.50%, 02/09/40

    72        90,025   

6.88%, 01/26/39

    450        567,440   

Sysco Corp.

   

4.85%, 10/01/45 (Call 04/01/45)

    269        274,932   

5.38%, 09/21/35

    400        445,205   

6.63%, 03/17/39

    11        13,763   

Tyson Foods Inc.

   

4.88%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

    549        565,965   

5.15%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    255        272,345   

Unilever Capital Corp.

   

5.90%, 11/15/32

    610        797,634   
   

 

 

 
    12,288,941   

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 0.45%

  

 

Domtar Corp.

   

6.75%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    205        202,209   

Georgia-Pacific LLC

   

7.75%, 11/15/29

    791        1,033,492   

8.88%, 05/15/31

    14        20,027   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

International Paper Co.

   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

  $ 125      $ 106,036   

5.00%, 09/15/35 (Call 03/15/35)

    50        48,425   

5.15%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    210        187,633   

6.00%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    786        769,818   

7.30%, 11/15/39

    260        281,304   

8.70%, 06/15/38

    246        314,059   

WestRock MWV LLC

   

7.95%, 02/15/31

    11        13,606   

8.20%, 01/15/30

    450        572,314   
   

 

 

 
    3,548,923   

GAS — 0.55%

  

 

AGL Capital Corp.

   

4.40%, 06/01/43 (Call 12/01/42)

    6        5,805   

5.88%, 03/15/41 (Call 09/15/40)

    643        735,969   

6.00%, 10/01/34

    95        110,711   

Atmos Energy Corp.

   

4.13%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)a

    713        714,780   

5.50%, 06/15/41 (Call 12/15/40)

    5        5,943   

Dominion Gas Holdings LLC

   

4.60%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)a

    417        394,108   

KeySpan Corp.

   

5.80%, 04/01/35

    228        257,599   

8.00%, 11/15/30

    130        177,841   

ONE Gas Inc.

   

4.66%, 02/01/44 (Call 08/01/43)

    374        410,793   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.

   

4.10%, 09/18/34 (Call 03/18/34)

    207        209,386   

4.65%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    3        3,237   

Sempra Energy

   

6.00%, 10/15/39

    901        991,845   

Southern California Gas Co.

   

3.75%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    5        4,942   

Series KK

   

5.75%, 11/15/35

    225        281,511   
   

 

 

 
    4,304,470   

HAND & MACHINE TOOLS — 0.00%

  

 

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

   

5.20%, 09/01/40

    5        5,653   
   

 

 

 
    5,653   

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 1.18%

  

 

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

4.69%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    496        509,788   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.88%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

  $ 360      $ 371,966   

5.00%, 11/12/40

    150        156,981   

6.00%, 05/15/39

    186        217,602   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

7.00%, 11/15/35

    100        121,181   

7.38%, 01/15/40

    211        267,873   

Covidien International Finance SA

   

6.55%, 10/15/37

    396        510,063   

Danaher Corp.

   

4.38%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    9        9,641   

Medtronic Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    291        278,915   

4.38%, 03/15/35

    1,565        1,615,244   

4.50%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    11        11,322   

4.63%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    420        441,223   

4.63%, 03/15/45

    2,098        2,232,238   

5.55%, 03/15/40

    291        342,270   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/15/43 (Call 10/15/42)

    440        438,020   

Stryker Corp.

   

4.10%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    374        347,402   

4.38%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    135        131,056   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

4.25%, 08/15/35 (Call 02/15/35)

    407        375,992   

4.45%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    524        479,075   

5.75%, 11/30/39

    381        419,880   
   

 

 

 
    9,277,732   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.64%

  

 

Aetna Inc.

   

4.13%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    261        239,788   

4.50%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    359        347,712   

4.75%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    225        228,129   

6.63%, 06/15/36

    311        376,745   

6.75%, 12/15/37

    285        348,129   

Anthem Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/15/42

    776        727,274   

4.65%, 01/15/43

    771        724,828   

4.65%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    241        226,188   

4.85%, 08/15/54 (Call 02/15/54)

    175        163,215   

5.10%, 01/15/44

    175        174,738   

5.85%, 01/15/36

    21        23,063   

5.95%, 12/15/34

    2        2,227   

6.38%, 06/15/37

    458        529,361   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ascension Health

   

4.85%, 11/15/53

  $ 11      $ 12,395   

Baylor Scott & White Holdings

   

4.19%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    16        16,067   

Cigna Corp.

   

5.38%, 02/15/42 (Call 08/15/41)

    241        262,740   

5.88%, 03/15/41 (Call 09/15/40)

    403        455,010   

6.15%, 11/15/36

    100        115,288   

7.88%, 05/15/27

    11        14,593   

Dignity Health

   

4.50%, 11/01/42

    100        100,619   

5.27%, 11/01/64

    216        232,338   

Humana Inc.

   

4.63%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)

    306        284,478   

4.95%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    141        137,629   

8.15%, 06/15/38

    360        501,561   

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

   

4.88%, 04/01/42

    354        391,060   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

4.70%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)a

    398        376,360   

Mayo Clinic
Series 2013

   

4.00%, 11/15/47

    11        10,981   

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Series 2015

   

4.20%, 07/01/55

    272        271,481   

New York and Presbyterian Hospital (The)

   

4.02%, 08/01/45

    21        20,800   

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

   

5.90%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    11        12,477   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

   

4.70%, 03/30/45 (Call 09/30/44)

    16        15,012   

5.75%, 01/30/40

    250        266,557   

Texas Health Resources

   

4.33%, 11/15/55

    9        9,205   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

3.95%, 10/15/42 (Call 04/15/42)

    7        6,657   

4.25%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    291        290,544   

4.38%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    571        581,178   

4.63%, 07/15/35

    255        273,130   

4.63%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    180        190,090   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.75%, 07/15/45

  $ 891      $ 971,675   

5.70%, 10/15/40 (Call 04/15/40)

    561        677,241   

5.80%, 03/15/36

    695        833,049   

5.95%, 02/15/41 (Call 08/15/40)

    536        668,083   

6.50%, 06/15/37

    21        27,020   

6.63%, 11/15/37

    11        14,381   

6.88%, 02/15/38

    535        719,290   
   

 

 

 
    12,870,386   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.02%

  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.

   

7.45%, 11/24/33b

    50        69,781   

Leucadia National Corp.

   

6.63%, 10/23/43 (Call 07/23/43)

    100        75,994   
   

 

 

 
    145,775   

HOME FURNISHINGS — 0.02%

  

 

Whirlpool Corp.

   

5.15%, 03/01/43

    155        158,199   
   

 

 

 
    158,199   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES — 0.09%

  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

3.70%, 06/01/43

    18        17,370   

6.63%, 08/01/37

    518        698,752   
   

 

 

 
    716,122   

INSURANCE — 3.54%

  

 

ACE INA Holdings Inc.

   

4.15%, 03/13/43

    485        478,801   

4.35%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)

    835        868,879   

Aflac Inc.

   

6.45%, 08/15/40

    431        528,439   

Alleghany Corp.

   

4.90%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    263        249,095   

Allstate Corp. (The)

   

4.50%, 06/15/43

    875        915,930   

5.35%, 06/01/33

    5        5,727   

5.55%, 05/09/35

    201        236,209   

American International Group Inc.

   

3.88%, 01/15/35 (Call 07/15/34)

    1,465        1,236,492   

4.38%, 01/15/55 (Call 07/15/54)

    250        201,366   

4.50%, 07/16/44 (Call 01/16/44)

    911        797,402   

4.70%, 07/10/35 (Call 01/10/35)

    514        482,261   

4.80%, 07/10/45 (Call 01/10/45)

    11        10,094   

6.25%, 05/01/36

    532        576,144   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.25%, 03/15/87

  $ 300      $ 309,000   

8.18%, 05/15/68 (Call 05/15/38)a,c

    21        26,197   

Aon Corp.

   

8.21%, 01/01/27

    314        383,080   

Aon PLC

   

4.45%, 05/24/43 (Call 02/24/43)

    361        332,636   

4.60%, 06/14/44 (Call 03/14/44)a

    300        284,975   

4.75%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    246        239,921   

Arch Capital Group U.S. Inc.

   

5.14%, 11/01/43

    495        504,859   

Assurant Inc.

   

6.75%, 02/15/34

    235        272,367   

AXA SA

   

8.60%, 12/15/30

    767        997,100   

AXIS Specialty Finance PLC

   

5.15%, 04/01/45

    5        4,955   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

4.30%, 05/15/43a

    68        66,294   

4.40%, 05/15/42a

    324        320,021   

5.75%, 01/15/40

    400        472,048   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

   

4.50%, 02/11/43a

    853        858,337   

Chubb Corp. (The)

   

6.00%, 05/11/37

    460        567,300   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   

6.92%, 05/15/28

    11        14,088   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

   

7.00%, 07/15/34

    230        267,807   

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc.

   

4.87%, 06/01/44

    261        251,602   

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

   

4.30%, 04/15/43

    14        12,924   

5.95%, 10/15/36

    306        353,497   

6.10%, 10/01/41

    365        436,911   

6.63%, 03/30/40

    105        129,414   

Lincoln National Corp.

   

6.15%, 04/07/36

    225        244,664   

6.30%, 10/09/37

    16        17,692   

7.00%, 06/15/40

    481        565,485   

Loews Corp.

   

4.13%, 05/15/43 (Call 11/15/42)

    308        280,521   

6.00%, 02/01/35a

    150        170,997   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Markel Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/30/43

  $ 3      $ 3,018   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/14/26 (Call 12/14/25)a

    80        81,042   

5.88%, 08/01/33

    205        235,818   

MetLife Inc.

   

4.05%, 03/01/45

    1,155        1,035,156   

4.13%, 08/13/42

    368        333,060   

4.60%, 05/13/46 (Call 12/13/45)a

    274        268,299   

4.72%, 12/15/44

    518        513,138   

4.88%, 11/13/43

    489        497,592   

5.70%, 06/15/35

    451        507,158   

6.40%, 12/15/66 (Call 12/15/31)

    740        725,200   

6.50%, 12/15/32

    458        552,371   

10.75%, 08/01/69 (Call 08/01/34)

    16        23,360   

Principal Financial Group Inc.

   

4.35%, 05/15/43a

    500        454,711   

4.63%, 09/15/42

    5        4,754   

6.05%, 10/15/36

    166        184,613   

Progressive Corp. (The)

   

3.70%, 01/26/45

    250        231,961   

4.35%, 04/25/44

    261        269,181   

6.25%, 12/01/32

    173        216,299   

Protective Life Corp.

   

8.45%, 10/15/39

    249        328,963   

Prudential Financial Inc.

   

4.60%, 05/15/44a

    346        331,235   

5.10%, 08/15/43

    11        10,793   

5.40%, 06/13/35

    470        495,464   

5.63%, 05/12/41

    13        13,714   

5.70%, 12/14/36

    289        314,559   

5.80%, 11/16/41

    100        108,004   

5.90%, 03/17/36

    210        230,660   

6.20%, 11/15/40

    100        112,163   

6.63%, 06/21/40

    5        5,892   

Series B

   

5.75%, 07/15/33

    8        8,730   

Series D

   

6.63%, 12/01/37

    906        1,065,048   

Transatlantic Holdings Inc.

   

8.00%, 11/30/39

    200        265,503   

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

   

4.60%, 08/01/43

    66        71,291   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.35%, 11/01/40

  $ 310      $ 366,557   

6.25%, 06/15/37

    772        991,970   

6.75%, 06/20/36

    50        67,467   

Travelers Property Casualty Corp.

   

6.38%, 03/15/33

    110        140,786   

Trinity Acquisition PLC

   

6.13%, 08/15/43

    100        108,653   

Unum Group

   

5.75%, 08/15/42

    255        263,473   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

   

8.88%, 01/26/40

    134        172,144   

Voya Financial Inc.

   

5.70%, 07/15/43

    290        315,063   

WR Berkley Corp.

   

4.75%, 08/01/44

    16        15,491   

6.25%, 02/15/37

    300        345,797   

XLIT Ltd.

   

5.50%, 03/31/45

    449        423,570   

6.25%, 05/15/27

    86        101,697   
   

 

 

 
    27,782,949   

INTERNET — 0.30%

  

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

   

4.50%, 11/28/34 (Call 05/28/34)a

    414        408,411   

Amazon.com Inc.

   

4.80%, 12/05/34 (Call 06/05/34)

    608        659,050   

4.95%, 12/05/44 (Call 06/05/44)

    900        993,582   

eBay Inc.

   

4.00%, 07/15/42 (Call 01/15/42)

    400        305,107   
   

 

 

 
    2,366,150   

IRON & STEEL — 0.36%

  

 

Nucor Corp.

   

5.20%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    214        200,370   

6.40%, 12/01/37

    286        304,829   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   

6.85%, 11/15/36

    100        99,333   

Vale Overseas Ltd.

   

6.88%, 11/21/36a

    1,830        1,264,988   

6.88%, 11/10/39

    875        596,094   

8.25%, 01/17/34a

    250        193,750   

Vale SA

   

5.63%, 09/11/42a

    285        177,056   
   

 

 

 
    2,836,420   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

LEISURE TIME — 0.03%

  

 

Harley-Davidson Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/28/45 (Call 01/28/45)

  $ 211      $ 208,162   
   

 

 

 
    208,162   

LODGING — 0.02%

  

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

   

4.50%, 10/01/34 (Call 04/01/34)

    206        188,720   
   

 

 

 
    188,720   

MACHINERY — 0.44%

  

 

Caterpillar Inc.

   

3.80%, 08/15/42

    809        725,787   

4.30%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)a

    286        276,908   

4.75%, 05/15/64 (Call 11/15/63)a

    203        193,431   

5.20%, 05/27/41

    614        664,802   

5.30%, 09/15/35

    11        12,045   

6.05%, 08/15/36

    111        131,044   

Cummins Inc.

   

4.88%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)a

    230        243,054   

Deere & Co.

   

3.90%, 06/09/42 (Call 12/09/41)

    746        709,448   

5.38%, 10/16/29

    255        301,843   

7.13%, 03/03/31

    11        14,984   

8.10%, 05/15/30

    50        72,864   

Rockwell Automation Inc.

   

6.70%, 01/15/28a

    100        131,996   
   

 

 

 
    3,478,206   

MANUFACTURING — 0.89%

  

 

3M Co.

   

3.88%, 06/15/44

    291        296,800   

5.70%, 03/15/37

    286        361,828   

6.38%, 02/15/28

    40        53,568   

Dover Corp.

   

5.38%, 03/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)

    365        428,766   

Eaton Corp.

   

4.00%, 11/02/32

    723        710,891   

4.15%, 11/02/42a

    116        110,597   

General Electric Co.

   

4.13%, 10/09/42

    571        574,229   

4.50%, 03/11/44

    1,359        1,439,751   

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

   

3.90%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)a

    714        697,863   

4.88%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)

    163        182,116   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.

   

5.75%, 06/15/43

  $ 236      $ 267,553   

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance SA

   

4.65%, 11/01/44 (Call 05/01/44)

    200        196,575   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

4.20%, 11/21/34 (Call 05/21/34)

    336        346,835   

4.45%, 11/21/44 (Call 05/21/44)a

    278        293,221   

Series A

   

6.25%, 05/15/38

    100        129,756   

Tyco Electronics Group SA

   

7.13%, 10/01/37

    236        306,969   

Tyco International Finance SA

   

3.90%, 02/14/26 (Call 11/14/25)

    305        308,914   

5.13%, 09/14/45 (Call 03/14/45)

    264        270,671   
   

 

 

 
    6,976,903   

MEDIA — 5.54%

  

21st Century Fox America Inc.

   

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    859        803,066   

4.95%, 10/15/45 (Call 04/15/45)

    476        463,018   

5.40%, 10/01/43

    426        422,374   

6.15%, 02/15/41

    446        487,671   

6.20%, 12/15/34

    690        771,188   

6.40%, 12/15/35

    202        230,097   

6.55%, 03/15/33

    656        758,539   

6.65%, 11/15/37

    475        556,407   

6.90%, 08/15/39

    11        12,525   

7.75%, 12/01/45

    308        400,091   

7.85%, 03/01/39

    225        294,969   

8.15%, 10/17/36

    100        133,801   

CBS Corp.

   

4.60%, 01/15/45 (Call 07/15/44)

    200        172,040   

4.85%, 07/01/42 (Call 01/01/42)

    130        114,861   

4.90%, 08/15/44 (Call 02/15/44)

    100        88,930   

5.50%, 05/15/33

    624        623,275   

5.90%, 10/15/40 (Call 04/15/40)

    211        212,074   

7.88%, 07/30/30a

    438        561,427   

CCO Safari II LLC

   

6.38%, 10/23/35 (Call 04/23/35)b

    801        837,549   

6.48%, 10/23/45 (Call 04/23/45)b

    1,790        1,880,498   

6.83%, 10/23/55 (Call 04/23/55)b

    321        329,628   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Comcast Corp.

   

4.20%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

  $ 1,060      $ 1,074,749   

4.25%, 01/15/33

    992        1,009,988   

4.50%, 01/15/43

    711        732,379   

4.60%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)

    1,150        1,214,736   

4.65%, 07/15/42

    877        923,713   

4.75%, 03/01/44

    1,316        1,414,181   

5.65%, 06/15/35

    11        12,965   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    136        172,041   

6.40%, 03/01/40

    16        20,407   

6.45%, 03/15/37

    298        376,035   

6.50%, 11/15/35

    511        650,631   

6.55%, 07/01/39

    14        18,289   

6.95%, 08/15/37

    633        842,886   

7.05%, 03/15/33

    161        213,164   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc.

   

5.15%, 03/15/42

    1,066        999,300   

6.00%, 08/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    226        233,042   

6.35%, 03/15/40

    325        356,535   

6.38%, 03/01/41

    536        586,957   

Discovery Communications LLC

   

4.88%, 04/01/43

    181        144,718   

6.35%, 06/01/40a

    750        717,808   

Grupo Televisa SAB

   

5.00%, 05/13/45 (Call 11/13/44)

    586        499,984   

6.63%, 01/15/40

    271        280,760   

Historic TW Inc.

   

6.63%, 05/15/29

    1,280        1,473,630   

NBCUniversal Media LLC

   

4.45%, 01/15/43

    816        827,653   

5.95%, 04/01/41

    549        673,656   

6.40%, 04/30/40

    832        1,057,635   

TCI Communications Inc.

   

7.13%, 02/15/28

    200        263,613   

7.88%, 02/15/26

    370        507,284   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

   

5.50%, 08/15/35

    150        152,519   

5.65%, 11/23/43 (Call 05/23/43)

    186        188,324   

5.85%, 04/15/40

    616        643,746   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

   

4.50%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    300        243,000   

5.50%, 09/01/41 (Call 03/01/41)

    492        430,586   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

  $ 720      $ 651,893   

6.55%, 05/01/37

    317        314,822   

6.75%, 06/15/39

    811        805,272   

7.30%, 07/01/38

    850        892,344   

Time Warner Companies Inc.

   

6.95%, 01/15/28

    21        25,279   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

   

8.38%, 07/15/33

    973        1,148,767   

Time Warner Inc.

   

4.65%, 06/01/44 (Call 12/01/43)

    1,366        1,207,540   

4.85%, 07/15/45 (Call 01/15/45)

    357        332,701   

4.90%, 06/15/42

    243        219,416   

5.35%, 12/15/43

    466        452,210   

5.38%, 10/15/41

    200        193,646   

6.10%, 07/15/40

    175        180,405   

6.20%, 03/15/40

    14        14,518   

6.25%, 03/29/41a

    286        302,503   

6.50%, 11/15/36

    413        441,853   

7.63%, 04/15/31

    508        615,395   

7.70%, 05/01/32

    764        918,505   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

4.52%, 09/15/48

    1,100        1,001,192   

4.67%, 03/15/55

    1,174        1,028,672   

Viacom Inc.

   

4.38%, 03/15/43

    900        602,176   

4.50%, 02/27/42

    125        86,583   

4.85%, 12/15/34 (Call 06/15/34)

    310        241,171   

4.88%, 06/15/43 (Call 12/15/42)

    100        72,759   

5.25%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    325        253,214   

5.85%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)

    625        521,999   

6.88%, 04/30/36

    290        276,769   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   

4.13%, 06/01/44

    250        259,580   

4.38%, 08/16/41

    505        542,664   

7.00%, 03/01/32

    266        378,925   

Series E

   

4.13%, 12/01/41

    412        427,659   
   

 

 

 
    43,521,374   

METAL FABRICATE & HARDWARE — 0.12%

  

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

   

3.90%, 01/15/43 (Call 07/15/42)

    166        165,189   

4.20%, 06/15/35 (Call 12/15/34)

    500        523,931   

4.38%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    11        11,780   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Valmont Industries Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

  $ 80      $ 71,526   

5.25%, 10/01/54 (Call 04/01/54)

    230        197,799   
   

 

 

 
    970,225   

MINING — 1.07%

  

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

   

5.25%, 04/01/42

    360        276,516   

Barrick North America Finance LLC

   

5.70%, 05/30/41

    575        452,519   

5.75%, 05/01/43

    200        164,379   

7.50%, 09/15/38

    27        23,678   

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.

   

5.95%, 10/15/39

    605        487,201   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

   

4.13%, 02/24/42

    930        793,137   

5.00%, 09/30/43

    1,023        991,745   

Goldcorp Inc.

   

5.45%, 06/09/44 (Call 12/09/43)

    161        138,138   

Newmont Mining Corp.

   

4.88%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    235        183,454   

5.88%, 04/01/35

    176        149,421   

6.25%, 10/01/39

    904        801,590   

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

   

5.75%, 06/01/35

    11        10,798   

6.13%, 12/15/33

    11        11,257   

7.25%, 03/15/31

    225        242,353   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

   

5.20%, 11/02/40a

    900        850,985   

7.13%, 07/15/28

    292        330,186   

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

   

4.13%, 08/21/42 (Call 02/21/42)

    731        613,185   

4.75%, 03/22/42 (Call 09/22/41)

    55        49,605   

Southern Copper Corp.

   

5.25%, 11/08/42

    610        458,263   

5.88%, 04/23/45

    375        298,125   

6.75%, 04/16/40

    800        707,000   

7.50%, 07/27/35a

    388        368,115   

Vale Canada Ltd.

   

7.20%, 09/15/32

    50        27,000   
   

 

 

 
    8,428,650   

OFFICE & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT — 0.04%

  

 

Xerox Corp.

   

4.80%, 03/01/35a

    161        151,255   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.75%, 12/15/39

  $ 175      $ 146,859   
   

 

 

 
    298,114   

OIL & GAS — 5.12%

  

 

Anadarko Finance Co.

   

7.50%, 05/01/31

    400        358,646   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

4.50%, 07/15/44 (Call 01/15/44)

    325        222,116   

6.20%, 03/15/40

    805        636,389   

6.45%, 09/15/36

    730        609,758   

Apache Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    225        159,980   

4.75%, 04/15/43 (Call 10/15/42)

    1,025        775,538   

5.10%, 09/01/40 (Call 03/01/40)

    280        204,914   

6.00%, 01/15/37

    911        750,534   

Burlington Resources Finance Co.

   

7.20%, 08/15/31

    284        299,176   

7.40%, 12/01/31

    591        640,346   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

5.85%, 02/01/35

    225        162,000   

6.25%, 03/15/38

    900        666,000   

6.45%, 06/30/33

    200        151,000   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

   

4.45%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    65        36,887   

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC

   

4.88%, 04/30/44

    1,200        1,240,218   

Conoco Funding Co.

   

7.25%, 10/15/31

    297        314,381   

ConocoPhillips

   

5.90%, 10/15/32

    13        12,201   

6.50%, 02/01/39

    656        649,808   

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co. I

   

5.95%, 10/15/36

    200        187,375   

ConocoPhillips Co.

   

4.15%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    415        339,083   

4.30%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)a

    725        581,511   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

   

6.95%, 04/15/29

    1,491        1,570,892   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

4.75%, 05/15/42 (Call 11/15/41)

    1,575        1,028,053   

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    350        228,828   

5.60%, 07/15/41 (Call 01/15/41)

    125        84,554   

7.95%, 04/15/32

    80        63,204   

Devon Financing Co. LLC

   

7.88%, 09/30/31

    200        157,686   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

   

4.88%, 11/01/43 (Call 05/01/43)a

  $ 260      $ 150,800   

5.70%, 10/15/39a

    150        94,500   

Ecopetrol SA

   

5.38%, 06/26/26 (Call 03/26/26)

    300        243,750   

5.88%, 05/28/45

    300        211,125   

7.38%, 09/18/43

    1,100        874,500   

Eni USA Inc.

   

7.30%, 11/15/27

    205        235,726   

Ensco PLC

   

5.75%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    625        293,750   

EOG Resources Inc.

   

3.90%, 04/01/35 (Call 10/01/34)

    396        323,329   

5.10%, 01/15/36 (Call 07/15/35)

    275        259,889   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

3.57%, 03/06/45 (Call 09/06/44)

    34        31,432   

4.11%, 03/01/46

    145        145,000   

Hess Corp.

   

5.60%, 02/15/41

    301        215,701   

6.00%, 01/15/40

    200        149,059   

7.13%, 03/15/33

    225        186,711   

7.30%, 08/15/31

    1,012        865,938   

7.88%, 10/01/29

    174        155,794   

Kerr-McGee Corp.

   

7.88%, 09/15/31

    14        12,758   

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

5.20%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)

    250        148,750   

6.60%, 10/01/37

    630        415,800   

6.80%, 03/15/32

    26        17,940   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

4.75%, 09/15/44 (Call 03/15/44)

    650        416,122   

5.00%, 09/15/54 (Call 03/15/54)

    200        122,293   

5.85%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    125        90,726   

6.50%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    365        284,903   

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

7.05%, 05/01/29

    200        110,000   

Nexen Energy ULC

   

6.40%, 05/15/37

    324        372,811   

7.50%, 07/30/39

    375        472,095   

7.88%, 03/15/32

    160        206,443   

Noble Energy Inc.

   

5.25%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    570        423,283   

6.00%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    785        612,215   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Noble Holding International Ltd.

   

5.25%, 03/15/42

  $ 460      $ 179,400   

6.05%, 03/01/41

    125        52,500   

6.20%, 08/01/40

    30        12,600   

6.95%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    200        90,000   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

4.63%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    214        204,573   

Petro-Canada

   

5.35%, 07/15/33

    125        101,105   

5.95%, 05/15/35

    11        9,367   

6.80%, 05/15/38

    812        750,068   

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

5.50%, 06/27/44

    825        636,192   

5.50%, 06/27/44b

    1,750        1,346,157   

5.63%, 01/23/46b

    1,100        859,657   

6.38%, 01/23/45

    1,050        911,194   

6.50%, 06/02/41

    750        657,859   

6.63%, 06/15/35

    1,755        1,591,250   

6.63%, 06/15/38

    300        257,193   

Phillips 66

   

4.65%, 11/15/34 (Call 05/15/34)

    379        347,446   

4.88%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    1,168        1,061,623   

5.88%, 05/01/42

    365        351,542   

Rowan Companies Inc.

   

5.40%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)

    25        12,375   

5.85%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    350        178,500   

Shell International Finance BV

   

4.13%, 05/11/35

    585        545,566   

4.38%, 05/11/45

    1,225        1,132,817   

4.55%, 08/12/43

    1,731        1,637,631   

5.50%, 03/25/40

    346        367,049   

6.38%, 12/15/38

    913        1,053,872   

Statoil ASA

   

3.95%, 05/15/43

    850        728,203   

4.25%, 11/23/41

    250        226,036   

4.80%, 11/08/43

    150        147,513   

5.10%, 08/17/40

    380        387,497   

6.50%, 12/01/28b

    100        125,463   

6.80%, 01/15/28

    75        90,794   

7.15%, 01/15/29

    100        124,654   

Suncor Energy Inc.

   

5.95%, 12/01/34

    150        127,982   

6.50%, 06/15/38a

    456        413,305   

6.85%, 06/01/39

    670        621,639   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Tosco Corp.

   

7.80%, 01/01/27

  $ 364      $ 399,117   

8.13%, 02/15/30

    61        68,613   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

4.90%, 03/15/45a

    340        272,728   

6.63%, 06/15/37

    1,002        986,747   

7.50%, 04/15/32

    278        295,169   

10.50%, 03/15/39

    11        13,859   

XTO Energy Inc.

   

6.75%, 08/01/37

    411        563,098   
   

 

 

 
    40,214,174   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.59%

  

 

Baker Hughes Inc.

   

5.13%, 09/15/40

    390        343,734   

6.88%, 01/15/29

    664        734,981   

Cameron International Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/15/43 (Call 06/15/43)

    350        326,228   

5.95%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)

    16        16,186   

Halliburton Co.

   

4.50%, 11/15/41 (Call 05/15/41)

    422        339,092   

4.75%, 08/01/43 (Call 02/01/43)

    725        602,968   

4.85%, 11/15/35 (Call 05/15/35)

    1,025        915,897   

5.00%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    15        13,194   

6.70%, 09/15/38

    21        22,108   

7.45%, 09/15/39

    851        969,122   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

   

3.95%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)a

    530        361,637   
   

 

 

 
    4,645,147   

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS — 0.04%

  

 

Sonoco Products Co.

   

5.75%, 11/01/40 (Call 05/01/40)

    253        279,058   
   

 

 

 
    279,058   

PHARMACEUTICALS — 4.49%

  

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

5.30%, 05/27/40

    523        596,107   

6.00%, 04/01/39

    433        543,020   

AbbVie Inc.

   

4.40%, 11/06/42

    1,540        1,472,393   

4.50%, 05/14/35 (Call 11/14/34)

    1,370        1,362,993   

4.70%, 05/14/45 (Call 11/14/44)

    866        867,341   

Actavis Funding SCS

   

4.55%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)

    1,258        1,264,299   

4.75%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    1,803        1,834,248   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

  $ 399      $ 408,849   

Actavis Inc.

   

4.63%, 10/01/42 (Call 04/01/42)

    281        278,243   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

4.25%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)

    336        314,225   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

4.00%, 09/18/42

    455        436,312   

4.38%, 11/16/45

    460        462,670   

6.45%, 09/15/37a

    1,230        1,566,607   

Baxalta Inc.

   

5.25%, 06/23/45 (Call 12/23/44)b

    655        616,763   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

3.25%, 08/01/42

    7        6,351   

4.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)a

    368        409,047   

5.88%, 11/15/36

    820        1,020,457   

Cardinal Health Inc.

   

4.50%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    136        130,494   

4.60%, 03/15/43

    600        589,981   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

3.70%, 03/01/45 (Call 09/01/44)a

    482        475,267   

5.50%, 03/15/27

    459        566,575   

5.55%, 03/15/37

    166        200,773   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

   

6.13%, 11/15/41a

    208        216,676   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc.

   

4.20%, 03/18/43

    5        5,073   

5.38%, 04/15/34

    200        232,946   

6.38%, 05/15/38

    1,708        2,194,384   

Johnson & Johnson

   

3.55%, 03/01/36 (Call 09/01/35)

    170        170,961   

3.70%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    75        75,407   

4.38%, 12/05/33 (Call 06/05/33)

    1,704        1,893,596   

4.50%, 09/01/40a

    208        232,512   

4.50%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)a

    179        203,124   

4.85%, 05/15/41

    11        12,942   

4.95%, 05/15/33

    261        309,231   

5.85%, 07/15/38

    63        82,800   

5.95%, 08/15/37

    218        287,883   

6.95%, 09/01/29

    14        20,119   

McKesson Corp.

   

4.88%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    684        681,243   

6.00%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    80        90,496   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

   

4.60%, 06/01/44 (Call 12/01/43)

    203        193,732   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.90%, 11/01/39

  $ 360      $ 395,107   

Merck & Co. Inc.

   

3.60%, 09/15/42 (Call 03/15/42)

    11        10,319   

3.70%, 02/10/45 (Call 08/10/44)

    1,424        1,353,531   

4.15%, 05/18/43

    240        245,534   

6.50%, 12/01/33

    364        478,301   

6.55%, 09/15/37

    107        143,152   

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

   

5.75%, 11/15/36

    700        859,002   

5.85%, 06/30/39

    11        13,758   

5.95%, 12/01/28

    506        645,137   

Mylan Inc.

   

5.40%, 11/29/43 (Call 05/29/43)

    247        219,186   

Novartis Capital Corp.

   

3.70%, 09/21/42

    363        353,415   

4.00%, 11/20/45 (Call 05/20/45)a

    21        21,401   

4.40%, 05/06/44

    1,350        1,457,537   

Perrigo Co. PLC

   

5.30%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    250        239,156   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

   

4.90%, 12/15/44 (Call 06/15/44)

    221        198,708   

Pfizer Inc.

   

4.30%, 06/15/43

    196        202,074   

4.40%, 05/15/44a

    281        294,532   

5.60%, 09/15/40

    100        119,422   

7.20%, 03/15/39

    1,802        2,508,400   

Pharmacia Corp.

   

6.60%, 12/01/28

    650        860,420   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC

   

6.15%, 02/01/36a

    426        464,138   

Wyeth LLC

   

5.95%, 04/01/37

    1,030        1,262,429   

6.00%, 02/15/36

    21        25,879   

6.50%, 02/01/34

    18        23,283   

Zoetis Inc.

   

4.70%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)

    590        515,876   
   

 

 

 
    35,235,837   

PIPELINES — 2.97%

  

 

Buckeye Partners LP

   

5.60%, 10/15/44 (Call 04/15/44)

    100        75,035   

5.85%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    445        330,796   

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

   

5.85%, 01/15/41 (Call 07/15/40)

    269        292,602   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.63%, 11/01/37

  $ 11      $ 12,770   

Colonial Pipeline Co.

   

4.20%, 04/15/43 (Call 10/15/42)b

    25        21,968   

Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

   

5.80%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)b

    25        21,122   

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC

   

8.38%, 06/15/32

    11        10,680   

Enable Midstream Partners LP

   

5.00%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    125        71,250   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP Series B

   

7.50%, 04/15/38

    481        411,255   

Enbridge Inc.

   

4.50%, 06/10/44 (Call 12/10/43)

    200        143,328   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

   

4.90%, 03/15/35 (Call 09/15/34)

    230        166,935   

5.15%, 02/01/43 (Call 08/01/42)a

    355        257,174   

5.15%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)a

    500        363,627   

6.05%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)

    136        105,484   

6.13%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    450        369,381   

6.50%, 02/01/42 (Call 08/01/41)

    1,130        923,818   

6.63%, 10/15/36

    145        121,692   

7.50%, 07/01/38

    11        9,997   

8.25%, 11/15/29 (Call 08/15/29)

    50        50,025   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

   

5.60%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    200        122,000   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

   

3.70%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)a

    600        562,214   

4.45%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

    725        587,331   

4.85%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

    125        106,643   

4.85%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    750        637,240   

4.90%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    495        434,368   

4.95%, 10/15/54 (Call 04/15/54)

    950        741,486   

5.10%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)

    200        176,411   

5.70%, 02/15/42

    470        436,445   

5.95%, 02/01/41

    198        187,912   

6.13%, 10/15/39

    145        139,147   

7.55%, 04/15/38

    212        233,664   

Series D

   

6.88%, 03/01/33

    264        276,608   

Series H

   

6.65%, 10/15/34

    111        113,865   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

   

4.70%, 11/01/42 (Call 05/01/42)

    115        84,223   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.00%, 08/15/42 (Call 02/15/42)

  $ 250      $ 192,350   

5.40%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)

    360        288,933   

5.50%, 03/01/44 (Call 09/01/43)

    250        203,979   

5.80%, 03/15/35

    825        669,018   

6.38%, 03/01/41

    230        192,876   

6.55%, 09/15/40

    100        83,958   

6.95%, 01/15/38

    522        465,265   

7.30%, 08/15/33

    11        9,986   

7.40%, 03/15/31

    118        110,971   

7.50%, 11/15/40

    416        372,859   

7.75%, 03/15/32

    100        93,826   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

   

5.05%, 02/15/46 (Call 08/15/45)

    325        252,304   

5.30%, 12/01/34 (Call 06/01/34)

    1,950        1,544,781   

5.55%, 06/01/45 (Call 12/01/44)

    1,450        1,195,831   

7.75%, 01/15/32

    25        23,987   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

   

4.20%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)

    200        153,205   

4.20%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    200        153,935   

5.15%, 10/15/43 (Call 04/15/43)

    250        213,158   

ONEOK Partners LP

   

6.13%, 02/01/41 (Call 08/01/40)

    565        415,081   

6.20%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    25        18,383   

6.65%, 10/01/36

    50        38,843   

6.85%, 10/15/37

    400        315,178   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

   

4.70%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    250        164,894   

4.90%, 02/15/45 (Call 08/15/44)

    325        221,177   

5.15%, 06/01/42 (Call 12/01/41)

    470        323,491   

6.65%, 01/15/37

    350        284,002   

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC

   

8.00%, 03/01/32

    12        11,272   

Spectra Energy Capital LLC

   

7.50%, 09/15/38

    251        248,041   

Spectra Energy Partners LP

   

4.50%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    250        201,349   

5.95%, 09/25/43 (Call 03/25/43)

    241        226,738   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

   

4.95%, 01/15/43 (Call 07/15/42)

    750        523,028   

5.30%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    303        222,303   

6.10%, 02/15/42

    175        134,832   

6.85%, 02/15/40

    16        13,444   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Texas Eastern Transmission LP

   

7.00%, 07/15/32

  $ 296      $ 326,246   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

4.63%, 03/01/34 (Call 12/01/33)

    655        596,338   

5.00%, 10/16/43 (Call 04/16/43)a

    330        306,252   

5.60%, 03/31/34

    100        99,324   

5.85%, 03/15/36

    100        95,905   

6.10%, 06/01/40

    74        73,901   

6.20%, 10/15/37

    384        384,434   

7.25%, 08/15/38

    536        600,922   

7.63%, 01/15/39

    1,025        1,186,950   

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

   

4.45%, 08/01/42 (Call 02/01/42)

    635        463,550   

5.40%, 08/15/41 (Call 02/15/41)

    26        20,930   

Western Gas Partners LP

   

5.45%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    150        99,000   

Williams Partners LP

   

4.90%, 01/15/45 (Call 07/15/44)

    495        329,175   

5.40%, 03/04/44 (Call 09/04/43)

    600        414,000   

5.80%, 11/15/43 (Call 05/15/43)

    50        35,500   

6.30%, 04/15/40

    200        150,000   
   

 

 

 
    23,364,201   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.61%

  

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP

   

4.55%, 10/01/29 (Call 07/01/29)

    5        4,954   

ERP Operating LP

   

4.50%, 07/01/44 (Call 01/01/44)

    660        678,043   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   

4.50%, 12/01/44 (Call 06/01/44)

    111        113,509   

HCP Inc.

   

6.75%, 02/01/41 (Call 08/01/40)

    230        250,085   

Kilroy Realty LP

   

4.25%, 08/15/29 (Call 05/15/29)

    14        14,225   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

4.25%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

    316        297,882   

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

   

4.50%, 04/01/27 (Call 01/01/27)

    302        288,237   

Realty Income Corp.

   

4.13%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    5        5,120   

5.88%, 03/15/35

    250        282,963   

Simon Property Group LP

   

4.25%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)a

    14        13,863   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.75%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

  $ 300      $ 316,970   

6.75%, 02/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    550        726,184   

Ventas Realty LP

   

4.38%, 02/01/45 (Call 08/01/44)

    467        421,963   

5.70%, 09/30/43 (Call 03/30/43)

    11        12,206   

Welltower Inc.

   

5.13%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    225        222,247   

6.50%, 03/15/41 (Call 09/15/40)

    187        217,328   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

6.95%, 10/01/27

    278        321,463   

7.38%, 03/15/32

    541        631,675   
   

 

 

 
    4,818,917   

RETAIL — 4.14%

  

 

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

   

4.92%, 08/01/34 (Call 02/01/34)

    342        288,817   

5.17%, 08/01/44 (Call 02/01/44)

    175        139,026   

CVS Health Corp.

   

4.88%, 07/20/35 (Call 01/20/35)

    679        730,051   

5.13%, 07/20/45 (Call 01/20/45)

    1,981        2,204,135   

5.30%, 12/05/43 (Call 06/05/43)

    18        20,218   

5.75%, 05/15/41 (Call 11/15/40)

    11        12,660   

6.13%, 09/15/39

    746        907,322   

6.25%, 06/01/27

    471        564,264   

Darden Restaurants Inc.

   

7.05%, 10/15/37

    205        225,326   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

4.20%, 04/01/43 (Call 10/01/42)

    21        21,649   

4.25%, 04/01/46 (Call 10/01/45)

    1,050        1,093,450   

4.40%, 03/15/45 (Call 09/15/44)

    776        827,194   

4.88%, 02/15/44 (Call 08/15/43)

    411        463,209   

5.40%, 09/15/40 (Call 03/15/40)

    21        25,077   

5.88%, 12/16/36

    1,075        1,333,311   

5.95%, 04/01/41 (Call 10/01/40)

    1,013        1,290,481   

Kohl’s Corp.

   

5.55%, 07/17/45 (Call 01/17/45)

    105        90,649   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

   

4.38%, 09/15/45 (Call 03/15/45)

    250        261,182   

4.65%, 04/15/42 (Call 10/15/41)

    439        472,705   

5.00%, 09/15/43 (Call 03/15/43)

    440        493,518   

5.50%, 10/15/35

    11        12,786   

5.80%, 10/15/36

    16        19,235   

5.80%, 04/15/40 (Call 10/15/39)

    411        498,424   

6.65%, 09/15/37

    161        211,898   

6.88%, 02/15/28

    650        857,466   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

   

4.30%, 02/15/43 (Call 08/15/42)

  $ 76      $ 54,042   

4.50%, 12/15/34 (Call 06/15/34)

    107        83,871   

5.13%, 01/15/42 (Call 07/15/41)

    236        187,920   

6.38%, 03/15/37a

    213        200,456   

6.70%, 07/15/34a

    255        249,455   

6.90%, 04/01/29

    600        657,508   

6.90%, 01/15/32

    12        13,147   

McDonald’s Corp.

   

3.63%, 05/01/43

    11        9,438   

3.70%, 02/15/42

    518        452,060   

4.60%, 05/26/45 (Call 11/26/44)

    311        311,488   

4.70%, 12/09/35 (Call 06/09/35)

    100        103,473   

4.88%, 12/09/45 (Call 06/09/45)a

    1,521        1,592,911   

5.70%, 02/01/39

    50        56,138   

6.30%, 10/15/37

    360        428,890   

6.30%, 03/01/38

    365        435,561   

Nordstrom Inc.

   

5.00%, 01/15/44 (Call 07/15/43)

    277        260,742   

6.95%, 03/15/28

    180        216,148   

QVC Inc.

   

5.45%, 08/15/34 (Call 02/15/34)

    418        344,305   

Starbucks Corp.

   

4.30%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    217        233,508   

Target Corp.

   

4.00%, 07/01/42

    1,071        1,081,477   

6.35%, 11/01/32

    9        11,555   

6.50%, 10/15/37

    911        1,206,781   

Tiffany & Co.

   

4.90%, 10/01/44 (Call 04/01/44)

    83        76,876   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

   

4.00%, 04/11/43 (Call 10/11/42)a

    1,061        1,064,477   

4.30%, 04/22/44 (Call 10/22/43)a

    942        992,264   

4.75%, 10/02/43 (Call 04/02/43)

    16        17,748   

4.88%, 07/08/40

    168        187,106   

5.00%, 10/25/40

    348        393,961   

5.25%, 09/01/35

    1,265        1,487,214   

5.63%, 04/01/40

    16        19,379   

5.63%, 04/15/41

    289        354,082   

5.88%, 04/05/27

    21        26,454   

6.20%, 04/15/38

    1,914        2,449,025   

6.50%, 08/15/37

    1,764        2,322,087   

7.55%, 02/15/30

    533        765,197   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Walgreen Co.

   

4.40%, 09/15/42

  $ 125      $ 107,325   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

   

4.50%, 11/18/34 (Call 05/18/34)

    226        204,445   

4.80%, 11/18/44 (Call 05/18/44)

    919        831,530   
   

 

 

 
    32,554,097   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.65%

  

 

Analog Devices Inc.

   

5.30%, 12/15/45 (Call 06/15/45)

    87        92,098   

Applied Materials Inc.

   

5.10%, 10/01/35 (Call 04/01/35)

    420        436,698   

5.85%, 06/15/41

    311        349,175   

Intel Corp.

   

4.00%, 12/15/32

    386        393,587   

4.25%, 12/15/42

    21        20,834   

4.80%, 10/01/41

    1,030        1,097,824   

4.90%, 07/29/45 (Call 01/29/45)

    1,201        1,300,781   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   

5.65%, 11/01/34 (Call 07/01/34)

    215        206,372   

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

4.65%, 05/20/35 (Call 11/20/34)

    526        493,519   

4.80%, 05/20/45 (Call 11/20/44)

    760        687,138   
   

 

 

 
    5,078,026   

SOFTWARE — 1.81%

  

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

3.50%, 02/12/35 (Call 08/12/34)

    758        729,487   

3.50%, 11/15/42

    350        320,905   

3.75%, 05/01/43 (Call 11/01/42)

    373        357,042   

3.75%, 02/12/45 (Call 08/12/44)

    178        171,006   

4.00%, 02/12/55 (Call 08/12/54)

    1,523        1,420,735   

4.20%, 11/03/35 (Call 05/03/35)

    521        541,963   

4.45%, 11/03/45 (Call 05/03/45)

    1,201        1,278,518   

4.50%, 10/01/40

    404        432,143   

4.75%, 11/03/55 (Call 05/03/55)

    371        392,265   

4.88%, 12/15/43 (Call 06/15/43)a

    504        566,896   

5.20%, 06/01/39

    322        375,292   

5.30%, 02/08/41

    623        735,822   

Oracle Corp.

   

3.25%, 05/15/30 (Call 02/15/30)a

    1,336        1,303,026   

3.90%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    750        726,305   

4.13%, 05/15/45 (Call 11/15/44)

    350        341,573   

4.30%, 07/08/34 (Call 01/08/34)

    1,382        1,407,946   

4.38%, 05/15/55 (Call 11/15/54)

    264        252,794   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.50%, 07/08/44 (Call 01/08/44)

  $ 717      $ 736,611   

5.38%, 07/15/40

    819        929,673   

6.13%, 07/08/39

    996        1,226,765   
   

 

 

 
    14,246,767   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 7.58%

  

 

Alltel Corp.

   

7.88%, 07/01/32a

    190        235,621   

America Movil SAB de CV

   

4.38%, 07/16/42a

    643        595,110   

6.13%, 11/15/37

    125        137,913   

6.13%, 03/30/40

    1,321        1,472,124   

6.38%, 03/01/35

    145        164,281   

AT&T Corp.

   

8.25%, 11/15/31

    945        1,322,228   

AT&T Inc.

   

4.30%, 12/15/42 (Call 06/15/42)

    501        427,191   

4.35%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    729        622,698   

4.50%, 05/15/35 (Call 11/15/34)

    1,185        1,091,720   

4.75%, 05/15/46 (Call 11/15/45)

    1,195        1,084,824   

4.80%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    2,070        1,882,511   

5.35%, 09/01/40

    1,025        1,000,442   

5.55%, 08/15/41

    307        306,587   

5.65%, 02/15/47 (Call 08/15/46)

    250        258,145   

6.15%, 09/15/34

    667        740,969   

6.30%, 01/15/38

    2,328        2,513,476   

6.40%, 05/15/38

    350        380,154   

6.45%, 06/15/34

    560        620,142   

6.50%, 09/01/37a

    376        417,008   

6.55%, 02/15/39

    606        673,995   

AT&T Mobility LLC

   

7.13%, 12/15/31

    400        494,941   

BellSouth Capital Funding Corp.

   

7.88%, 02/15/30

    36        42,729   

BellSouth LLC

   

6.55%, 06/15/34

    261        284,105   

6.88%, 10/15/31

    311        366,550   

BellSouth Telecommunications LLC

   

6.38%, 06/01/28a

    200        218,393   

British Telecommunications PLC

   

9.63%, 12/15/30

    1,441        2,075,830   

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

5.50%, 01/15/40

    1,591        1,895,492   

5.90%, 02/15/39

    549        679,130   
 

 

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Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Corning Inc.

   

4.70%, 03/15/37a

  $ 75      $ 72,472   

4.75%, 03/15/42

    341        325,802   

5.75%, 08/15/40

    148        157,916   

7.25%, 08/15/36 (Call 08/15/26)

    205        238,717   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

   

8.75%, 06/15/30

    1,580        2,211,461   

9.25%, 06/01/32

    219        324,546   

Embarq Corp.

   

8.00%, 06/01/36

    556        533,760   

GTE Corp.

   

6.94%, 04/15/28

    214        256,992   

Harris Corp.

   

4.85%, 04/27/35 (Call 10/27/34)

    242        245,385   

5.05%, 04/27/45 (Call 10/27/44)

    150        153,768   

6.15%, 12/15/40

    105        119,924   

Juniper Networks Inc.

   

5.95%, 03/15/41

    275        243,766   

Koninklijke KPN NV

   

8.38%, 10/01/30

    426        555,753   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

5.50%, 09/01/44

    266        196,194   

New Cingular Wireless Services Inc.

   

8.75%, 03/01/31

    576        814,129   

Orange SA

   

5.38%, 01/13/42

    271        289,341   

5.50%, 02/06/44 (Call 08/06/43)a

    716        782,733   

9.00%, 03/01/31

    1,155        1,609,557   

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.

   

7.13%, 03/15/26

    675        835,903   

Qwest Corp.

   

6.88%, 09/15/33 (Call 03/31/16)

    680        625,600   

7.13%, 11/15/43 (Call 03/31/16)a

    343        325,850   

7.25%, 10/15/35 (Call 03/31/16)

    11        10,684   

Rogers Communications Inc.

   

4.50%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    150        141,925   

5.00%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    620        631,219   

5.45%, 10/01/43 (Call 04/01/43)

    21        22,855   

7.50%, 08/15/38

    455        591,982   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

   

7.05%, 06/20/36

    1,075        1,276,536   

Telefonica Europe BV

   

8.25%, 09/15/30

    587        761,599   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

3.85%, 11/01/42 (Call 05/01/42)

  $ 476      $ 398,930   

4.27%, 01/15/36a

    500        458,018   

4.40%, 11/01/34 (Call 05/01/34)

    2,089        1,957,272   

4.75%, 11/01/41

    265        251,437   

4.86%, 08/21/46

    2,512        2,435,214   

5.01%, 08/21/54

    3,277        3,027,279   

5.05%, 03/15/34 (Call 12/15/33)

    1,101        1,107,485   

5.85%, 09/15/35

    580        628,901   

6.00%, 04/01/41

    373        415,109   

6.25%, 04/01/37

    16        18,315   

6.40%, 09/15/33

    800        928,776   

6.40%, 02/15/38

    401        461,834   

6.55%, 09/15/43

    3,996        4,841,551   

6.90%, 04/15/38

    800        971,501   

7.35%, 04/01/39

    211        265,244   

7.75%, 12/01/30

    990        1,319,772   

7.75%, 06/15/32

    461        568,216   

Verizon Florida LLC
Series E

   

6.86%, 02/01/28a

    550        514,691   

Verizon Maryland LLC
Series B

   

5.13%, 06/15/33a

    426        434,078   

Verizon New York Inc.
Series B

   

7.38%, 04/01/32

    11        12,534   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

4.38%, 02/19/43

    320        265,404   

6.15%, 02/27/37

    1,041        1,070,851   

6.25%, 11/30/32

    461        465,256   

7.88%, 02/15/30

    302        356,861   
   

 

 

 
    59,535,207   

TEXTILES — 0.05%

  

 

Cintas Corp. No. 2

   

6.15%, 08/15/36

    332        401,740   
   

 

 

 
    401,740   

TOYS, GAMES & HOBBIES — 0.09%

  

 

Hasbro Inc.

   

5.10%, 05/15/44 (Call 11/15/43)

    151        144,261   

6.35%, 03/15/40

    315        350,024   

Mattel Inc.

   

5.45%, 11/01/41 (Call 05/01/41)

    175        172,377   

6.20%, 10/01/40

    11        11,783   
   

 

 

 
    678,445   
 

 

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Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

TRANSPORTATION — 2.83%

  

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

   

4.15%, 04/01/45 (Call 10/01/44)

  $ 523      $ 508,365   

4.38%, 09/01/42 (Call 03/01/42)

    357        357,844   

4.40%, 03/15/42 (Call 09/15/41)

    313        314,926   

4.45%, 03/15/43 (Call 09/15/42)

    11        11,155   

4.55%, 09/01/44 (Call 03/01/44)

    357        367,339   

4.70%, 09/01/45 (Call 03/01/45)

    461        486,681   

4.90%, 04/01/44 (Call 10/01/43)

    1,281        1,380,615   

4.95%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)

    14        15,029   

5.05%, 03/01/41 (Call 09/01/40)

    26        28,273   

5.15%, 09/01/43 (Call 03/01/43)

    173        191,929   

5.40%, 06/01/41 (Call 12/01/40)

    270        306,480   

5.75%, 05/01/40 (Call 11/01/39)

    466        549,524   

6.15%, 05/01/37

    161        196,263   

6.20%, 08/15/36

    350        427,423   

Canadian National Railway Co.

   

3.50%, 11/15/42 (Call 05/15/42)

    170        159,049   

4.50%, 11/07/43 (Call 05/07/43)

    255        278,694   

6.20%, 06/01/36

    170        221,287   

6.25%, 08/01/34

    111        142,991   

6.38%, 11/15/37

    181        240,752   

6.90%, 07/15/28

    490        673,930   

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

   

3.70%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    575        579,604   

4.80%, 09/15/35 (Call 03/15/35)

    114        114,853   

4.80%, 08/01/45 (Call 02/01/45)a

    100        99,845   

5.75%, 03/15/33

    7        7,751   

5.75%, 01/15/42

    261        290,863   

5.95%, 05/15/37

    16        18,063   

6.13%, 09/15/15 (Call 03/15/15)

    6        6,218   

7.13%, 10/15/31

    440        558,744   

CSX Corp.

   

3.95%, 05/01/50 (Call 11/01/49)

    300        255,597   

4.10%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    922        848,443   

4.40%, 03/01/43 (Call 09/01/42)

    137        131,160   

4.50%, 08/01/54 (Call 02/01/54)

    389        355,937   

4.75%, 05/30/42 (Call 11/30/41)

    352        353,555   

5.50%, 04/15/41 (Call 10/15/40)

    70        76,925   

6.00%, 10/01/36

    246        283,276   

6.15%, 05/01/37

    25        29,343   

6.22%, 04/30/40

    105        124,334   

FedEx Corp.

   

3.88%, 08/01/42

    209        182,496   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.90%, 02/01/35

  $ 936      $ 851,613   

4.10%, 04/15/43

    2        1,811   

4.10%, 02/01/45

    261        235,615   

4.50%, 02/01/65

    86        76,326   

4.75%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)

    645        644,968   

4.90%, 01/15/34

    338        347,760   

5.10%, 01/15/44

    166        171,787   

Kansas City Southern

   

4.30%, 05/15/43 (Call 11/15/42)b

    100        91,598   

4.95%, 08/15/45 (Call 02/15/45)b

    496        499,059   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

4.45%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    441        424,230   

4.65%, 01/15/46 (Call 07/15/45)

    605        599,111   

4.80%, 08/15/43 (Call 02/15/43)

    899        908,550   

4.84%, 10/01/41

    479        486,561   

6.00%, 03/15/05

    11        11,801   

6.00%, 05/23/11

    436        467,790   

NorthWestern Corp.

   

4.18%, 11/15/44 (Call 05/15/44)

    161        169,697   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

3.38%, 02/01/35 (Call 08/01/34)

    516        477,384   

3.88%, 02/01/55 (Call 08/01/54)

    725        650,692   

4.05%, 11/15/45 (Call 05/15/45)a

    381        377,093   

4.05%, 03/01/46 (Call 09/01/45)

    170        169,422   

4.15%, 01/15/45 (Call 07/15/44)

    75        75,375   

4.30%, 06/15/42 (Call 12/15/41)

    259        263,875   

4.38%, 11/15/65 (Call 05/15/65)

    6        5,670   

4.75%, 09/15/41 (Call 03/15/41)

    8        8,665   

4.75%, 12/15/43 (Call 06/15/43)

    100        108,711   

4.82%, 02/01/44 (Call 08/01/43)

    570        626,336   

4.85%, 06/15/44 (Call 12/15/43)

    14        15,459   

6.63%, 02/01/29

    307        411,277   

United Parcel Service Inc.

   

3.63%, 10/01/42

    5        4,904   

4.88%, 11/15/40 (Call 05/15/40)

    530        610,475   

6.20%, 01/15/38

    838        1,103,609   

United Parcel Service of America Inc.

   

8.38%, 04/01/30d

    114        166,546   
   

 

 

 
    22,239,326   

TRUCKING & LEASING — 0.04%

  

 

GATX Corp.

   

5.20%, 03/15/44 (Call 09/15/43)

    300        293,082   
   

 

 

 
    293,082   
 

 

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Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

WATER — 0.20%

  

 

American Water Capital Corp.

   

4.30%, 12/01/42 (Call 06/01/42)

  $ 16      $ 16,964   

4.30%, 09/01/45 (Call 03/01/45)a

    500        531,873   

6.59%, 10/15/37

    239        326,851   

United Utilities PLC

   

6.88%, 08/15/28

    300        341,456   

Veolia Environnement SA

   

6.75%, 06/01/38

    250        321,880   
   

 

 

 
      1,539,024   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost: $689,319,216)

   

    645,987,939   

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONSe — 6.65%

  

CANADA — 0.15%

   

Province of Quebec Canada

   

7.50%, 09/15/29

    800        1,206,260   
   

 

 

 
    1,206,260   

CHILE — 0.05%

  

 

Chile Government International Bond

   

3.63%, 10/30/42a

    450        411,434   
   

 

 

 
    411,434   

COLOMBIA — 0.56%

  

 

Colombia Government International Bond

   

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    400        337,393   

5.63%, 02/26/44 (Call 08/26/43)

    2,400        2,179,483   

6.13%, 01/18/41

    950        911,946   

7.38%, 09/18/37a

    900        979,585   
   

 

 

 
    4,408,407   

ISRAEL — 0.06%

  

 

Israel Government International Bond

   

4.50%, 01/30/43

    400        430,520   
   

 

 

 
    430,520   

ITALY — 0.15%

  

 

Italy Government International Bond

   

5.38%, 06/15/33a

    967        1,142,942   
   

 

 

 
    1,142,942   

MEXICO — 1.32%

  

 

Mexico Government International Bond

   

4.60%, 01/23/46

    1,350        1,247,008   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

4.75%, 03/08/44

  $ 1,890      $ 1,781,245   

5.55%, 01/21/45

    550        576,914   

5.75%, 10/12/49

    2,030        1,958,693   

6.05%, 01/11/40

    1,570        1,753,493   

6.75%, 09/27/34

    1,075        1,330,736   

7.50%, 04/08/33

    477        634,794   

8.30%, 08/15/31

    755        1,113,160   
   

 

 

 
    10,396,043   

PANAMA — 0.41%

  

 

Panama Government International Bond

   

6.70%, 01/26/36

    1,230        1,526,148   

7.13%, 01/29/26a

    500        638,056   

9.38%, 04/01/29

    730        1,080,716   
   

 

 

 
    3,244,920   

PERU — 0.51%

  

 

Peruvian Government International Bond

   

4.13%, 08/25/27a

    700        716,337   

5.63%, 11/18/50

    1,275        1,370,249   

6.55%, 03/14/37a

    495        592,065   

8.75%, 11/21/33a

    900        1,296,304   
   

 

 

 
    3,974,955   

PHILIPPINES — 1.11%

  

 

Philippine Government International Bond

   

3.95%, 01/20/40

    1,000        1,070,000   

5.00%, 01/13/37a

    1,600        1,950,000   

5.50%, 03/30/26

    1,400        1,704,500   

6.38%, 01/15/32

    1,400        1,870,750   

6.38%, 10/23/34

    800        1,102,000   

7.75%, 01/14/31

    200        296,250   

9.50%, 02/02/30

    450        741,938   
   

 

 

 
    8,735,438   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.12%

  

 

South Africa Government International Bond

   

5.38%, 07/24/44a

    800        740,000   

6.25%, 03/08/41

    200        205,676   
   

 

 

 
    945,676   

SOUTH KOREA — 0.17%

  

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea

   

3.25%, 08/12/26

    450        468,591   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Korea International Bond

   

4.13%, 06/10/44a

  $ 700      $ 853,963   
   

 

 

 
    1,322,554   

SUPRANATIONAL — 0.38%

  

 

Asian Development Bank

   

5.82%, 06/16/28

    310        411,796   

European Investment Bank

   

4.88%, 02/15/36

    715        939,199   

Inter-American Development Bank

   

3.20%, 08/07/42

    335        348,049   

3.88%, 10/28/41

    395        460,742   

4.38%, 01/24/44

    200        252,778   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

   

4.75%, 02/15/35

    460        593,119   
   

 

 

 
    3,005,683   

TURKEY — 1.20%

  

 

Turkey Government International Bond

   

4.88%, 04/16/43

    500        439,735   

6.63%, 02/17/45

    2,600        2,924,792   

6.75%, 05/30/40

    600        669,186   

6.88%, 03/17/36

    1,150        1,292,646   

7.25%, 03/05/38

    800        939,544   

8.00%, 02/14/34a

    1,500        1,881,540   

11.88%, 01/15/30

    780        1,289,699   
   

 

 

 
    9,437,142   

URUGUAY — 0.46%

  

 

Uruguay Government International Bond

   

4.13%, 11/20/45

    300        245,550   

4.38%, 10/27/27

    900        902,250   

5.10%, 06/18/50a

    1,500        1,350,000   

7.63%, 03/21/36a

    865        1,078,223   
   

 

 

 
    3,576,023   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

(Cost: $54,642,503)

      52,237,997   

MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 8.58%

  

CALIFORNIA — 2.76%

   

Alameda County Joint Powers Authority RB BAB

   

7.05%, 12/01/44

    135        189,529   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Bay Area Toll Authority RB BAB

   

6.26%, 04/01/49

  $ 550      $ 768,377   

Series S1

   

6.79%, 04/01/30

    250        321,648   

7.04%, 04/01/50

    750        1,089,435   

California State Public Works Board RB BAB
Series G-2

   

8.36%, 10/01/34

    360        538,726   

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports RB BAB

   

6.58%, 05/15/39

    280        373,727   

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue RB BAB

   

6.95%, 11/01/50

    360        514,847   

County of Sonoma CA RB
Series A

   

6.00%, 12/01/29 (GTD)

    300        368,973   

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue RB BAB
Series B

   

5.87%, 06/01/40

    330        432,175   

Los Angeles Community College District/CA GO BAB

   

6.75%, 08/01/49

    500        727,855   

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority RB BAB
Series A

   

5.74%, 06/01/39

    400        511,768   

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority RB BAB

   

7.62%, 08/01/40

    350        514,419   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power RB BAB

   

6.57%, 07/01/45

    500        704,330   

6.60%, 07/01/50

    300        428,631   

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA GO BAB

   

5.75%, 07/01/34

    800        997,872   

6.76%, 07/01/34

    550        754,688   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue RB BAB

   

6.55%, 05/15/48

  $ 450      $ 611,604   

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission RB BAB

   

5.91%, 04/01/48

    300        403,599   

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp. RB BAB

   

6.14%, 05/01/49

    400        538,384   

State of California GO BAB

   

7.30%, 10/01/39

    820        1,167,377   

7.35%, 11/01/39

    700        1,003,884   

7.50%, 04/01/34

    2,450        3,515,529   

7.55%, 04/01/39

    900        1,335,888   

7.60%, 11/01/40

    600        905,502   

7.95%, 03/01/36 (Call 03/01/20)

    600        723,546   

University of California RB

   

Series AD

   

4.86%, 05/15/12

    380        389,846   

Series AN

   

4.77%, 05/15/44 (Call 05/15/24)

    650        680,543   

University of California RB BAB

   

5.77%, 05/15/43

    200        255,526   

5.95%, 05/15/45

    700        889,378   
   

 

 

 
    21,657,606   

COLORADO — 0.13%

  

 

Colorado Bridge Enterprise RB BAB
Series A

   

6.08%, 12/01/40

    300        392,493   

Denver City & County School District No. 1 COP
Series B

   

7.02%, 12/15/37

    435        599,043   
   

 

 

 
    991,536   

CONNECTICUT — 0.17%

  

 

State of Connecticut GO
Series A

   

5.85%, 03/15/32

    200        247,988   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

State of Connecticut GO BAB

   

5.09%, 10/01/30

  $ 200      $ 231,622   

5.63%, 12/01/29

    720        862,870   
   

 

 

 
    1,342,480   

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 0.03%

  

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority RB

   

4.81%, 10/01/14

    200        212,662   
   

 

 

 
    212,662   

GEORGIA — 0.19%

  

 

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia RB BAB

   

Project J, Series 2010A

   

6.64%, 04/01/57

    250        303,585   

Project P, Series 2010A

   

7.06%, 04/01/57

    1,025        1,205,687   
   

 

 

 
    1,509,272   

ILLINOIS — 0.96%

  

 

Chicago Transit Authority RB

   

Series A

   

6.90%, 12/01/40

    650        769,249   

Series B

   

6.90%, 12/01/40

    225        266,681   

Chicago Transit Authority RB BAB
Series B

   

6.20%, 12/01/40

    120        133,621   

City of Chicago IL GO
Series C

   

7.78%, 01/01/35

    810        878,623   

County of Cook IL GO BAB

   

6.23%, 11/15/34

    100        109,769   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority RB BAB

   

6.18%, 01/01/34

    580        752,324   

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago GOL BAB

   

5.72%, 12/01/38

    500        605,575   

State of Illinois GO

   

5.10%, 06/01/33a

    3,265        3,035,503   

5.65%, 12/01/38

    725        703,504   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

State of Illinois GO BAB
Series 3

   

6.73%, 04/01/35

  $ 300      $ 328,692   
   

 

 

 
    7,583,541   

KANSAS — 0.04%

  

 

State of Kansas Department of Transportation RB BAB

   

4.60%, 09/01/35

    300        340,014   
   

 

 

 
    340,014   

KENTUCKY — 0.02%

  

 

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District RB BAB

   

6.25%, 05/15/43

    145        190,732   
   

 

 

 
    190,732   

MARYLAND — 0.03%

  

 

Maryland State Transportation Authority RB BAB

   

5.89%, 07/01/43

    200        257,154   
   

 

 

 
    257,154   

MASSACHUSETTS — 0.37%

  

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts GOL BAB

   

4.91%, 05/01/29

    240        289,814   

Series E

   

5.46%, 12/01/39

    745        950,747   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue RB BAB
Series A

   

5.73%, 06/01/40

    300        386,178   

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (The) RB BAB
Series B

   

5.19%, 08/01/40

    550        668,844   

Massachusetts School Building Authority RB BAB

   

5.72%, 08/15/39

    450        577,287   
   

 

 

 
    2,872,870   

MISSOURI — 0.15%

  

 

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission RB BAB

   

5.45%, 05/01/33

    500        615,170   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

University of Missouri RB BAB

   

5.79%, 11/01/41

  $ 400      $ 542,100   
   

 

 

 
    1,157,270   

NEW JERSEY — 0.57%

  

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB
Series A

   

7.43%, 02/15/29 (NPFGC)

    675        808,684   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority RB BAB

   

7.10%, 01/01/41

    1,275        1,815,524   

Series F

   

7.41%, 01/01/40

    250        368,180   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority RB BAB
Series C

   

5.75%, 12/15/28

    1,020        1,065,971   

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey RB BAB

   

5.67%, 05/01/40

    350        430,339   
   

 

 

 
    4,488,698   

NEW YORK — 1.45%

  

 

City of New York NY GO BAB

   

5.85%, 06/01/40

    330        429,172   

5.99%, 12/01/36

    145        185,425   

6.27%, 12/01/37

    625        844,325   

Housing Development Corp./NY RB

   

3.71%, 02/15/48

    500        532,945   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority RB BAB

   

6.09%, 11/15/40

    250        330,080   

6.67%, 11/15/39

    385        519,192   

Series A

   

5.87%, 11/15/39

    100        122,540   

Series B

   

6.65%, 11/15/39

    100        133,374   

Series C-1

   

6.69%, 11/15/40

    275        378,158   

Series E

   

6.81%, 11/15/40

    450        627,349   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue RB

   

5.27%, 05/01/27

    500        596,875   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue RB BAB

   

5.51%, 08/01/37

  $ 200      $ 248,716   

5.57%, 11/01/38

    250        311,865   

New York City Water & Sewer System RB BAB

   

5.44%, 06/15/43

    475        596,956   

5.75%, 06/15/41

    275        360,220   

5.88%, 06/15/44

    350        468,157   

6.01%, 06/15/42

    200        270,410   

New York State Dormitory Authority RB BAB

   

5.39%, 03/15/40

    625        785,462   

5.50%, 03/15/30

    200        244,988   

5.63%, 03/15/39

    200        248,538   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey RB

   

4.46%, 10/01/62

    835        845,638   

4.82%, 06/01/45 (Call 06/01/25)

    100        105,017   

4.93%, 10/01/51

    750        837,862   

Series 182

   

5.31%, 08/01/46 (Call 08/01/24)

    1,250        1,345,287   
   

 

 

 
    11,368,551   

OHIO — 0.31%

  

 

American Municipal Power Inc. RB BAB

   

7.50%, 02/15/50

    570        799,453   

8.08%, 02/15/50

    500        761,705   

Ohio State University (The) RB
Series A

   

4.80%, 06/01/11

    200        208,112   

Ohio State University (The) RB BAB

   

4.91%, 06/01/40

    550        648,483   
   

 

 

 
    2,417,753   

OREGON — 0.15%

  

 

Oregon School Boards Association GOL

   

Series B

   

5.55%, 06/30/28 (NPFGC)

    250        299,342   

5.68%, 06/30/28 (NPFGC)

    500        619,995   
    
    
Security
  Principal
(000s)
    Value  

State of Oregon Department of Transportation RB BAB
Series 2010A

   

5.83%, 11/15/34

  $ 175      $ 230,764   
   

 

 

 
    1,150,101   

PENNSYLVANIA — 0.14%

  

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania GO BAB

   

5.45%, 02/15/30

    300        357,219   

Series B

   

4.65%, 02/15/26

    100        112,730   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission RB BAB
Series B

   

5.56%, 12/01/49

    480        601,550   
   

 

 

 
    1,071,499   

TEXAS — 0.90%

  

 

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue RB
Series B

   

3.83%, 05/15/28

    300        327,144   

City of Houston TX GOL
Series A

   

6.29%, 03/01/32

    400        496,152   

City Public Service Board of San Antonio TX RB BAB

   

5.81%, 02/01/41

    550        710,562   

Dallas Area Rapid Transit RB BAB

   

6.00%, 12/01/44

    425        589,207   

Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. RB BAB

   

7.09%, 01/01/42

    340        455,233   

Dallas County Hospital District GOL BAB
Series C

   

5.62%, 08/15/44

    150        185,898   

Dallas Independent School District GO BAB

   

6.45%, 02/15/35 (Call 02/15/21)                            (PSF)

    550        655,710   

North Texas Tollway Authority RB BAB

   

8.91%, 02/01/30 (Call 02/01/20)

    550        665,561   
 

 

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February 29, 2016

 

    
    
Security
 

Principal

or Shares

(000s)

    Value  

State of Texas GO BAB

   

5.52%, 04/01/39

  $ 425      $ 557,281   

Series A

   

4.63%, 04/01/33

    500        568,880   

4.68%, 04/01/40

    100        117,073   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund RB BAB
Series B

   

5.18%, 04/01/30

    825        1,008,232   

University of Texas System (The) RB BAB

   

Series B

   

6.28%, 08/15/41 (Call 08/15/19)

    370        421,278   

Series D

   

5.13%, 08/15/42

    250        310,678   
   

 

 

 
      7,068,889   

UTAH — 0.05%

   

Utah Transit Authority RB BAB
Series B

   

5.94%, 06/15/39

    300        397,155   
   

 

 

 
      397,155   

VIRGINIA — 0.05%

   

University of Virginia RB BAB

   

6.20%, 09/01/39

    300        430,296   
   

 

 

 
      430,296   

WASHINGTON — 0.11%

   

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority RB BAB

   

5.49%, 11/01/39

    150        194,003   

State of Washington GO BAB

   

5.14%, 08/01/40

    550        685,267   
   

 

 

 
      879,270   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $67,093,989)

   

    67,387,349   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.25%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 8.25%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.50%f,g,h

    45,983        45,982,563   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.49%f,g,h

    4,073        4,072,556   
    
    
Security
 

Shares

(000s)

    Value  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.27%f,g

    14,782      $ 14,782,171   
   

 

 

 
      64,837,290   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $64,837,290)

      64,837,290   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 105.72%
(Cost: $875,892,998)

    

    830,450,575   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.72)%

  

    (44,902,658
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 785,547,917   
   

 

 

 

BAB  —  Build America Bond

COP  —  Certificates of Participation

GO  —  General Obligation

GOL  —  General Obligation Limited

GTD  —  Guaranteed by the Commonwealth, County or State

PSF  —  Permanent School Fund

RB  —  Revenue Bond

Insured by:

NPFGC  —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

 

a  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
b  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
c  Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
d  Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
e  Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.
f  Affiliated issuer. See Note 2.
g  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
h  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

February 29, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 811,055,708   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     64,837,290   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 875,892,998   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 765,613,285   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     64,837,290   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     830,450,575   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     2,866,416   

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     598,991   

Interest

     10,551,259   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     844,467,241   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     8,743,621   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     50,055,119   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     120,584   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     58,919,324   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 785,547,917   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 839,498,015   

Undistributed net investment income

     2,730,710   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (11,238,385

Net unrealized depreciation

     (45,442,423
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 785,547,917   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     13,900,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 56.51   
  

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with a value of $48,524,688. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

Year ended February 29, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest — unaffiliated

   $ 36,162,288   

Interest — affiliated (Note 2)

     10,248   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     106,050   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     36,278,586   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,577,656   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,577,656   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     34,700,930   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (10,263,816

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     6,566   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     (3,001,580
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (13,258,830
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (71,068,547
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (84,327,377
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (49,626,447
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

     

Year ended

February 29, 2016

   

Year ended

February 28, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 34,700,930      $ 22,474,702   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (13,258,830     6,029,769   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (71,068,547     32,857,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (49,626,447     61,361,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (34,627,351     (20,884,615
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (34,627,351     (20,884,615
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     256,417,622        637,059,987   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (236,992,062     (110,709,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     19,425,560        526,350,921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (64,828,238     566,827,971   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of year

     850,376,155        283,548,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 785,547,917      $ 850,376,155   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 2,730,710      $ 2,657,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     4,400,000        10,500,000   

Shares redeemed

     (4,100,000     (1,800,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     300,000        8,700,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Feb. 29, 2016
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2015
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2014
    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2013
    Year ended
Feb. 29, 2012
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 62.53     $ 57.87      $ 61.05      $ 59.51      $ 52.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomea

     2.55        2.59        2.68        2.65        2.72   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     (6.02     4.59        (3.03     1.59        6.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.47     7.18        (0.35     4.24        9.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (2.55     (2.52     (2.74     (2.70     (2.62

Net realized gain

                   (0.09              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.55     (2.52     (2.83     (2.70     (2.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 56.51      $ 62.53      $ 57.87      $ 61.05      $ 59.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (5.53 )%      12.64     (0.41 )%c      7.22     18.81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000s)

   $ 785,548      $ 850,376      $ 283,548      $ 421,254      $ 196,391   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.40     4.28     4.67     4.33     4.79

Portfolio turnover rated

     11     23     12     10     6

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Includes payment from an affiliate. Not including these proceeds, the Fund’s total return would have been -0.43%.
d  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

10+ Year Credit Bond

   Diversified

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the 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.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its schedule of investments.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   $       $ 645,987,939       $       $ 645,987,939   

Foreign Government Obligations

             52,237,997                 52,237,997   

Municipal Debt Obligations

             67,387,349                 67,387,349   

Money Market Funds

     64,837,290                         64,837,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 64,837,290       $ 765,613,285       $       $ 830,450,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 value of the loaned securities plus the interest accrued on such securities, if any, 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 plus accrued interest, if any. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund and any 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. 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.

Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedule of investments. The securities on loan for the Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending is disclosed in the statement of operations.

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

 

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BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:

 

Counterparty    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
 

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc.

   $ 680,662       $ 680,662       $   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     10,247,423         10,247,423           

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     2,877,981         2,877,981           

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     3,177,766         3,177,766           

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     11,975,533         11,975,533           

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     1,084,520         1,084,520           

JPMorgan Clearing Corp.

     4,169,192         4,169,192           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     4,139,725         4,139,725           

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     4,187,080         4,187,080           

SG Americas Securities LLC

     451,483         451,483           

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     5,533,323         5,533,323           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 48,524,688       $ 48,524,688       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  a    Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at year end and is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA,

 

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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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 a securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $43,685.

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.

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 February 29, 2016, the purchase and sales transactions executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were $320,710 and $1,283,829, respectively.

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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding money market funds) during the year ended February 29, 2016 , for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Name of Affiliated Issuer   

Principal
Held
at Beginning
of Year

(000s)

     Principal
Purchased
(000s)
     Principal
Sold
(000s)
   

Principal
Held
at End
of Year

(000s)

     Value at
End
of Year
     Interest
Income
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

PNC Bank N.A.

                   

4.20%, 11/01/25

   $       $ 600       $ (600   $       $       $ 2,971       $ 6,566   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Obligations        Other Securities  
Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  
$ 1,518,108         $ 3,083,197         $ 106,882,756         $ 85,226,923   

In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 
  $231,002,510       $ 230,005,442   

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.

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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

5. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

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.

 

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MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss the Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. The Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in fixed income instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.

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 substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in fixed-income securities. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions, may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, the Fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

6. 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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

 

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iSHARES® 10+ YEAR CREDIT BOND ETF

 

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. The following permanent differences as of February 29, 2016, attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Paid-in
Capital
      

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income/Distributions

in Excess of Net

Investment Income

       Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
 
  $(3,125,136)           $—           $3,125,136   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended February 29, 2016 and February 28, 2015 was as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 34,627,351       $ 20,884,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of February 29, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
      

Capital

Loss
Carryforwards

       Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 a
       Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
  b
       Total  
$ 2,730,710         $ (5,025,605      $ (45,682,458      $ (5,972,745      $ (53,950,098

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
  b    The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of February 29, 2016, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $5,025,605 available to offset future realized capital gains.

As of February 29, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $876,133,033. Net unrealized depreciation was $45,682,458, of which $6,463,875 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $52,146,333 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

7. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at February 29, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 29, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

April 20, 2016

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

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”).

A description of the policies that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also discloses its complete schedule of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Fund’s website.

©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     5   

About Fund Performance

     8   

Shareholder Expenses

     8   

Schedule of Investments

     9   

Financial Statements

     11   

Financial Highlights

     14   

Notes to Financial Statements

     15   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     23   

Tax Information

     24   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     25   

Supplemental Information

     28   

Trustee and Officer Information

     30   

Additional Financial Information — iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

     35   

Schedule of Investments

     36   

Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

GLOBAL BOND MARKET OVERVIEW

Global investment-grade bonds posted positive returns in U.S. dollar terms for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index returned 5.59% for the reporting period.

High-quality bonds benefited from solid investor demand, as generally poor global economic growth, low inflation, and stimulative monetary policies meant bond yields in many countries fell to record low, negative levels. Returns in U.S. dollar terms were mixed, however, reflecting the varied performance of the dollar relative to other developed market currencies.

In terms of growth, the U.S. economy improved over the course of the reporting period, expanding at a 0.8% annual rate in the first quarter of 2016 before reaching a 2.9% annual growth rate in the third quarter. Meanwhile, growth in much of the rest of the developed world was barely positive. The U.K. and Eurozone expanded by 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2016. Similarly, Australia and Japan grew by 0.5% and 0.2%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2016, the latest period for which data were available. Meanwhile, the Chinese economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7% in the third quarter of 2016; however, that was down from 6.9% a year earlier, which was the slowest growth since 1990.

Modest global growth meant inflation remained low. In the U.S., U.K., and the Eurozone, consumer prices increased over the course of the reporting period, reaching the highest levels since 2014, but remained at just 1.6%, 0.9%, and 0.5%, respectively, for the 12 months ended October 2016. In Japan, however, consumer prices were nearly unchanged, gaining by 0.1% for the same period.

To encourage growth and guard against deflation, many central banks around the world took further stimulus measures. Central banks from the U.K., Japan, Eurozone, and Australia all cut interest rates during the period to historic lows. One notable exception was the United States, where the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) raised rates in December 2015 for the first time in almost seven years.

Against that backdrop, Japanese long-term bond yields turned negative in early 2016, while bond yields in the Eurozone reached a record low of -0.47% in September 2016; similarly, German and French bonds set their all-time low negative yields in July 2016. The U.S., U.K. and Australia also saw long-term government bond yields reach historic lows during the reporting period, but their yields remained positive.

From a sector perspective, global Treasury bonds performed best, reflecting the sharp decline in long-term bond yields during the period. Other government-related securities also performed well, followed by investment-grade corporate bonds.

In terms of currency effects, the U.S. dollar appreciated by approximately 21% relative to the British pound, and 7% against the Chinese yuan for the reporting period. The U.S. dollar was little changed against the euro and Swiss franc. The Japanese yen and Australian dollar gained 13% and 6%, respectively, against the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar’s mixed performance reflects differences in expectations for economic growth and monetary policies between the U.S. and other regions.

On a country basis, U.K. bonds were the strongest performers among developed countries in local currency terms, but performed the worst in U.S. dollar terms. Benefiting from the strength of the yen and positive local currency returns, Japanese bonds performed the best in U.S. dollar terms. Australian bonds also performed very well in both Australian and U.S. dollar terms.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    7.49%        3.79%          7.49%        4.88%   

Fund Market

    7.44%        3.79%          7.44%        4.88%   

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Swap Hedged Index

    7.88%        4.03%                7.88%        5.17%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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The inception date of the Fund was 7/22/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 7/23/15.

The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Swap Hedged Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the J.P. Morgan EMBISM Global Core Index plus interest rate swaps that intend to hedge the interest rate exposure of the J.P. Morgan EMBISM Global Core 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 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a,b
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 a
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,050.50         $ 0.46         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,024.70         $ 0.46           0.09%   

 

a  Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.  
b  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, emerging market bonds. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in one underlying fund, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF. The Fund attempts to mitigate the interest rate risk of the underlying fund by holding short positions in U.S. Treasury futures or interest rate swaps. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 7.49%, net of fees.

The Fund generated a positive return for the reporting period as strong investor demand for yield coupled with modest global growth and low interest rates benefited the Fund’s performance.

The Fund’s Latin American bonds, which represented approximately 35% of the Fund on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to Index performance, led by Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. Venezuelan securities carried yields significantly higher than the Fund as a whole because the economic crisis affecting the country increased the likelihood of a bond default. Demand for those higher yields, along with investor belief that the recovery value of the bonds in default would exceed prevailing prices, helped Venezuelan securities during the reporting period. Brazilian bonds benefited from the resolution of impeachment proceedings against Brazil’s president and the initiation of much-anticipated financial reform. Argentina issued bonds for the first time in 15 years, attracting strong demand after resolving a lengthy standoff with creditors over a past debt default.

Emerging market bonds from Eastern Europe and Asia also made significant contributions to the Fund’s return, led by the Russian Federation and Indonesia, respectively. Africa and the Middle East also contributed to performance for the reporting period.

By maturity, longer-term bonds contributed to the Fund’s performance the most due to their higher yields. From a credit perspective, lower-quality bonds outperformed higher-rated securities, reflecting strong investor demand for yield.

The Fund’s interest rate hedging activity detracted from Fund performance for the reporting period. Hedging against interest rate risk can improve returns when bond yields rise, but it can be a drag on performance when bond yields decline, as was the case during the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY1

As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating 2    Percentage of
Total Investments
 3
 

Aa

     4.11

A

     15.58   

Baa

     30.94   

Ba

     23.21   

B

     14.69   

Caa

     5.34   

Not Rated

     6.13   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES1

As of 10/31/16

 

Country    Percentage of
Total Investments
 3
 

Mexico

     6.39

Indonesia

     5.08   

Russia

     4.93   

Turkey

     4.74   

Philippines

     4.66   

Brazil

     4.17   

China

     4.08   

Argentina

     3.96   

Colombia

     3.76   

Hungary

     3.68   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     45.45
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Table shown is for the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
  2  Credit quality ratings shown reflect the ratings assigned by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), a widely used independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of Ba or lower. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.
  3  Excludes money market funds.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table 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. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security   Shares     Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 94.05%

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 94.05%

  

 

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFa

    20,552      $ 2,357,109   
   

 

 

 
      2,357,109   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES

  

 

(Cost: $2,257,244)

  

    2,357,109   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.70%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.70%

  

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

0.29%b,c

    92,850        92,850   
   

 

 

 
      92,850   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $92,850)

  

    92,850   
   

 

 

 
            Value  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 97.75%

   

 

(Cost: $2,350,094)d

  

  $ 2,449,959   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.25%

  

    56,272   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.00%

    $ 2,506,231   
   

 

 

 

 

a  Affiliated issuer. See Schedule 1.
b  Affiliated money market fund.
c  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
d  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $2,350,094. Net unrealized appreciation was $99,865, of which $99,865 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $—represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Affiliates (Note 2)

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding affiliated money market funds) during the year ended October 31, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliated issuer    Shares
held at
beginning
of year
     Shares
purchased
     Shares sold     Shares
held at end
of year
     Value at end
of year
     Dividend
income
     Net realized
gain (loss)
 

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

     21,302         500         (1,250     20,552       $ 2,357,109       $ 116,101       $ 923   
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                                               

Schedule 2 — Swaps Contracts (Note 5)

Centrally cleared short interest rate swaps outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Fixed rate a    Floating rate a      Clearinghouse      Expiration
date
     Notional
amount
    Value      Premiums
paid
(received)
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 

1.01%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2018       $ (150,000   $ 301       $ 19      $ 282   

1.17%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2021         (1,350,000     13,426         837        12,589   

1.44%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2026         (925,000     25,701         (704     26,405   

1.77%

     3-month LIBOR         Chicago Mercantile         12/08/2046         (75,000     5,710         (661     6,371   
                  

 

 

 
              Net unrealized appreciation      $ 45,647   
                  

 

 

 
                                                              

 

  a    The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 3 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Exchange-traded funds

   $ 2,357,109       $       $       $ 2,357,109   

Money market funds

     92,850                         92,850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,449,959       $       $       $ 2,449,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

           

Assets:

           

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps

   $       $ 45,647       $       $ 45,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ 45,647       $       $ 45,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 2,350,094   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 2,350,094   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (Note 1):

  

Affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 2,449,959   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     2,449,959   

Cash

     1,000   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

     58,000   

Receivables:

  

Dividends

     19   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,508,978   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     213   

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     2,534   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,747   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,506,231   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,502,012   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (141,292

Net unrealized appreciation

     145,511   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,506,231   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandinga

     100,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 25.06   
  

 

 

 

 

a  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 116,271   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     3,505   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     119,776   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     18,209   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     18,209   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (15,770
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,439   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     117,337   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     923   

Swap agreements

     (150,069
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (149,146
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     124,788   

Swap agreements

     85,316   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     210,104   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     60,958   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 178,295   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

     

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Period from
July 22, 2015a

to
October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 117,337      $ 32,665   

Net realized loss

     (149,146     (30,617

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     210,104        (64,593
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     178,295        (62,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (88,749     (22,782

Return of capital

     (2,962     (84
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (91,711     (22,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

            2,505,058   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

            2,505,058   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     86,584        2,419,647   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     2,419,647          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,506,231      $ 2,419,647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED

    

Shares sold

            100,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

            100,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
   

Period from
Jul. 22, 2015a

to
Oct. 31, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.20      $ 25.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     1.17        0.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     0.61        (0.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.78        (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.89     (0.23

Return of capital

     (0.03     (0.00 )d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.92     (0.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.06      $ 24.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     7.49     (2.43 )%e 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,506      $ 2,420   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf,g

     0.10     0.12

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesf,g

     0.75     0.75

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf

     4.82     4.86

Portfolio turnover rateh,i

     3     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Rounds to less than $0.01.
e  Not annualized.
f  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
g  The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. These ratios do not include these indirect fees and expenses.
h  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
i  Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 48 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond

  Non-diversified

Currently the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an exchange-traded fund of iShares Trust (an “underlying fund”), an affiliate of the Fund. The financial statements and schedules of investments for the underlying fund can be found elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

    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.

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions from underlying funds, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

 

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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund and any 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.

On October 11, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) implemented changes required by amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the operations of U.S. money market funds. The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting the cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of October 31, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. Cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedule of investments. The securities on loan for the Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2016 and the total value of the related cash collateral are disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending is disclosed in the statement of operations.

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. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

 

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2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.75% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2022 so that the investment advisory fee is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses that would have been experienced by the Fund related to its investments in the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (“EMB”), after taking into account any fee waivers by EMB, plus 0.10%.

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 costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 a securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $706.

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.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $58,141 and $138,010, respectively.

There were no in-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.

 

5. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

The Fund may enter into short positions in interest rate swaps in an attempt to mitigate interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of fixed rate bonds, which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. The Fund enters into centrally cleared interest rate swaps.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (“CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Fund’s counterparty on the swap. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, 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 the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the schedule of investments and cash deposited is recorded on the statement of assets and liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the statement of assets and liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the CCP, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the statement of operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the statement 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.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

The following table shows the value of interest rate swaps held by the Fund as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciationa

   $ 45,647   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of centrally cleared interest rate swaps as reported in the schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps held by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 

Centrally cleared interest rate swaps:

    

Swap agreements

   $ (150,069   $ 85,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the average quarter-end notional amount of open interest rate swaps for the Fund (where the Fund pays the fixed rate) was $2,599,000.

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

 

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iSHARES® INTEREST RATE HEDGED EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2016, attributable to the accounting for swap agreements, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/Distributions

in Excess of Net
Investment Income

     Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
 

$(28,588)

     $ 28,588   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 88,749       $ 22,782   

Return of capital

     2,962         84   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 91,711       $ 22,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
     Net
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
       Total  

$(141,292)

     $ 145,511         $ 4,219   

 

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As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $141,292 available to offset future realized capital gains.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

8. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund intends to pass through to its shareholders foreign source income of $116,271 earned by the underlying fund.

 

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Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in

 

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comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in

 

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providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

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
 
$ 0.859055      $      $ 0.058051      $ 0.917106        94     —       6     100

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund. The information shown for the Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of the Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for the Fund are disclosed in the table for the Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

Period Covered: July 22, 2015 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 1.0% and Less than 1.5%

     1         0.33

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

     10         3.30   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     291         96.04   

Less than –0.5%

     1         0.33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     303         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Fund, 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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). The Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and officers may be found in the Fund’s 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
During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

   Trustee
(since 2011).
   President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

   Trustee
(since 2013)
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013);

Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b  Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

   Trustee (since 2011);
Independent Board Chair (since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair (since 2016).
   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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009);

Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

  

Trustee (since 2015);

Risk Committee Chair
(since 2016).

   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 Trust (since 2015); Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

   Trustee (since 2011); Audit Committee Chair (since 2011).   

Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP

(1968-2001).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee (since 2011);

Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2016).    Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Trusteesc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

   Trustee (since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2016).    Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (since 2001); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (since 2005); Visiting Professor, University of Chicago (2007-2008).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011); Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c  Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

   President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

   Secretary
(since 2015).
  

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc.

(2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

   Executive Vice President (since 2016).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2011).    Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d  Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

 

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Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships
Held by Advisory Board Member
During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

   Advisory Board Member (since 2016).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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Additional Financial Information

Audited Financial Statements

October 31, 2016

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTESa — 16.21%

  

AZERBAIJAN — 0.52%

   

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC

   

6.88%, 03/24/26b

  $ 22,400      $ 25,200,000   
   

 

 

 
    25,200,000   

BRAZIL — 0.15%

  

Caixa Economica Federal

   

4.25%, 05/13/19b

    14,660        14,755,290   
   

 

 

 
    14,755,290   

CHILE — 1.41%

  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

   

3.00%, 07/17/22b

    37,451        36,985,484   

3.75%, 11/04/20b

    21,824        22,878,318   

3.88%, 11/03/21b

    31,418        32,619,110   

4.50%, 09/16/25b

    41,680        43,321,775   
   

 

 

 
    135,804,687   

CHINA — 3.32%

  

Amber Circle Funding Ltd.

   

3.25%, 12/04/22b

    11,430        11,885,185   

Charming Light Investments Ltd.

   

3.75%, 09/03/19b

    17,285        17,919,330   

China Development Bank Corp.

   

1.63%, 06/22/19b

    5,300        5,275,784   

2.13%, 06/01/21b

    14,240        14,311,414   

2.50%, 10/09/20b

    29,600        30,078,890   

CNOOC Curtis Funding No. 1 Pty Ltd.

   

4.50%, 10/03/23b

    15,876        17,346,435   

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co. Ltd.

   

4.50%, 11/12/20b

    12,786        13,763,490   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd.

   

3.90%, 05/17/22b

    26,340        28,133,838   

4.88%, 05/17/42b

    12,809        14,282,837   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.

   

4.38%, 10/17/23b

    17,210        18,798,681   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd.

   

4.38%, 04/10/24b

    10,336        11,255,386   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2015 Ltd.

   

2.50%, 04/28/20b

  $ 54,823      $ 55,609,628   

3.25%, 04/28/25b

    18,320        18,409,911   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2016 Ltd.

   

2.13%, 05/03/19b

    2,500        2,508,022   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd.

   

3.13%, 05/22/23b

    14,010        14,458,950   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd.

   

2.75%, 05/07/19b

    13,042        13,360,126   

4.13%, 05/07/24b

    21,532        23,437,638   

Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands Ltd.

   

3.15%, 06/02/26b

    8,895        8,974,384   
   

 

 

 
    319,809,929   

INDONESIA — 1.32%

  

Majapahit Holding BV

   

7.75%, 01/20/20b

    10,038        11,491,402   

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT

   

4.25%, 05/05/25b

    13,000        13,048,750   

Pertamina Persero PT

   

4.30%, 05/20/23b

    14,769        15,309,250   

4.88%, 05/03/22b

    10,896        11,616,444   

5.25%, 05/23/21b

    4,527        4,885,810   

5.63%, 05/20/43b

    18,703        18,731,522   

6.00%, 05/03/42b

    13,530        14,238,769   

6.45%, 05/30/44b

    16,122        17,761,769   

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT

   

5.25%, 10/24/42b

    9,860        9,805,770   

5.50%, 11/22/21b

    9,380        10,363,774   
   

 

 

 
    127,253,260   

KAZAKHSTAN — 1.30%

  

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC

   

4.13%, 12/10/22b

    32,645        31,828,875   

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV

   

6.95%, 07/10/42b

    28,375        29,297,187   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC

   

6.38%, 04/09/21b

  $ 25,236      $ 27,760,736   

7.00%, 05/05/20b

    32,824        36,434,640   
   

 

 

 
    125,321,438   

MALAYSIA — 1.99%

  

Petronas Capital Ltd.

   

3.50%, 03/18/25b

    27,400        28,906,866   

4.50%, 03/18/45b

    36,956        40,171,061   

5.25%, 08/12/19b

    75,322        82,325,439   

7.88%, 05/22/22b

    31,599        40,576,927   
   

 

 

 
    191,980,293   

MEXICO — 3.16%

  

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC

   

4.38%, 10/14/25b

    7,324        7,580,340   

Comision Federal de Electricidad

   

4.88%, 05/26/21b

    6,086        6,435,945   

4.88%, 01/15/24b

    9,400        9,834,750   

Mexico City Airport Trust

   

4.25%, 10/31/26 (Call 07/31/26)c

    6,500        6,597,500   

5.50%, 10/31/46 (Call 04/30/46)c

    6,500        6,342,700   

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

3.50%, 07/23/20

    10,630        10,628,831   

3.50%, 01/30/23

    15,703        14,831,484   

4.25%, 01/15/25

    2,226        2,142,525   

4.50%, 01/23/26

    12,480        12,005,760   

4.63%, 09/21/23c

    2,500        2,481,950   

4.88%, 01/24/22

    19,355        19,740,164   

4.88%, 01/18/24

    11,384        11,403,694   

5.50%, 01/21/21

    24,806        26,232,345   

5.50%, 06/27/44

    29,672        25,485,281   

5.63%, 01/23/46

    24,939        21,472,479   

6.38%, 02/04/21b

    9,500        10,369,250   

6.38%, 01/23/45

    26,876        25,357,506   

6.50%, 06/02/41

    22,967        22,323,924   

6.63%, 06/15/35

    17,729        17,755,593   

6.75%, 09/21/47c

    2,000        1,980,000   

6.75%, 09/21/47b

    8,000        7,920,000   

6.88%, 08/04/26b

    20,285        22,605,604   

8.00%, 05/03/19

    11,777        13,179,641   
   

 

 

 
    304,707,266   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

OMAN — 0.28%

  

Lamar Funding Ltd.

   

3.96%, 05/07/25b

  $ 28,713      $ 27,420,915   
   

 

 

 
    27,420,915   

PHILIPPINES — 0.46%

  

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

   

7.25%, 05/27/19b

    19,348        21,806,163   

7.39%, 12/02/24b

    16,876        22,612,153   
   

 

 

 
    44,418,316   

RUSSIA — 0.74%

  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

5.70%, 04/05/22b

    12,899        13,769,682   

Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC

   

5.94%, 11/21/23b

    15,800        16,293,750   

6.03%, 07/05/22b

    11,200        11,678,800   

6.80%, 11/22/25b

    11,358        12,138,863   

6.90%, 07/09/20b

    16,378        17,626,822   
   

 

 

 
    71,507,917   

SOUTH AFRICA — 0.96%

  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   

5.75%, 01/26/21b

    29,947        30,059,301   

6.75%, 08/06/23b

    20,038        20,689,235   

7.13%, 02/11/25b

    22,189        22,910,142   

Transnet SOC Ltd.

   

4.00%, 07/26/22b

    19,791        19,345,703   
   

 

 

 
    93,004,381   

VENEZUELA — 0.85%

  

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

   

5.38%, 04/12/27b

    25,397        9,238,232   

5.50%, 04/12/37b

    15,363        5,529,144   

6.00%, 05/16/24b

    40,453        15,169,791   

6.00%, 11/15/26b

    38,503        14,167,179   

9.00%, 11/17/21b

    22,686        11,229,570   

9.75%, 05/17/35b

    26,314        11,617,733   

12.75%, 02/17/22b

    26,264        15,430,100   
   

 

 

 
      82,381,749   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

(Cost: $1,565,827,402)

      1,563,565,441   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONSa — 81.58%

  

ANGOLA — 0.38%

   

Angolan Government International Bond

   

9.50%, 11/12/25b

  $ 37,000      $ 36,213,750   
   

 

 

 
    36,213,750   

ARGENTINA — 3.87%

  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

   

2.50%, 12/31/38d

    61,793        42,019,240   

6.25%, 04/22/19b

    34,382        36,462,111   

6.63%, 07/06/28b

    12,452        12,775,752   

6.88%, 04/22/21b

    52,401        56,593,080   

7.13%, 07/06/36b

    22,080        22,720,320   

7.50%, 04/22/26b

    77,767        84,960,448   

7.63%, 04/22/46b

    34,186        37,262,740   

8.28%, 12/31/33

    20,366        22,097,114   

8.28%, 12/31/33

    52,330        58,609,679   
   

 

 

 
    373,500,484   

AZERBAIJAN — 0.61%

  

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond

   

4.75%, 03/18/24b

    32,835        33,934,973   

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic

   

4.75%, 03/13/23b

    24,845        24,782,887   
   

 

 

 
    58,717,860   

BRAZIL — 3.93%

  

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

   

5.75%, 09/26/23b

    19,523        20,377,131   

6.50%, 06/10/19b

    11,985        12,879,201   

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais

   

5.33%, 02/15/28b

    14,481        14,155,178   

Brazilian Government International Bond

   

2.63%, 01/05/23

    25,664        23,713,536   

4.25%, 01/07/25

    54,112        53,489,712   

4.88%, 01/22/21

    37,251        39,411,558   

5.00%, 01/27/45

    41,639        36,746,417   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.63%, 01/07/41

  $ 26,483      $ 25,489,888   

5.63%, 02/21/47

    18,700        17,905,250   

5.88%, 01/15/19

    22,537        24,368,131   

6.00%, 04/07/26

    18,710        20,618,420   

7.13%, 01/20/37

    23,542        26,896,735   

8.25%, 01/20/34

    20,921        26,255,855   

8.88%, 04/15/24

    12,081        15,569,389   

10.13%, 05/15/27

    14,252        20,914,810   
   

 

 

 
    378,791,211   

CHILE — 0.35%

  

Chile Government International Bond

   

3.13%, 01/21/26

    32,927        34,202,921   
   

 

 

 
    34,202,921   

CHINA — 0.67%

  

Export-Import Bank of China (The)

   

2.00%, 04/26/21b

    16,050        16,043,342   

2.50%, 07/31/19b

    16,140        16,462,800   

2.88%, 04/26/26b

    13,650        13,547,625   

3.63%, 07/31/24b

    17,954        18,950,447   
   

 

 

 
    65,004,214   

COLOMBIA — 3.67%

  

Colombia Government International Bond

   

2.63%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    15,695        15,169,218   

4.00%, 02/26/24 (Call 11/26/23)

    39,041        40,505,037   

4.38%, 07/12/21

    33,214        35,406,124   

4.50%, 01/28/26 (Call 10/28/25)

    26,753        28,558,828   

5.00%, 06/15/45 (Call 12/15/44)

    38,352        38,927,280   

5.63%, 02/26/44 (Call 08/26/43)

    42,905        46,873,712   

6.13%, 01/18/41

    42,695        48,779,037   

7.38%, 03/18/19

    31,794        35,768,250   

7.38%, 09/18/37

    32,167        41,173,760   

8.13%, 05/21/24

    18,118        23,372,220   
   

 

 

 
    354,533,466   

COSTA RICA — 0.78%

  

Costa Rica Government International Bond

   

4.25%, 01/26/23b

    27,084        26,203,770   
 

 

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Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.00%, 04/04/44b

  $ 26,759      $ 27,963,155   

7.16%, 03/12/45b

    20,485        21,509,250   
   

 

 

 
    75,676,175   

CROATIA — 2.10%

  

Croatia Government International Bond

   

5.50%, 04/04/23b

    32,046        34,930,140   

6.00%, 01/26/24b

    48,814        54,964,564   

6.38%, 03/24/21b

    38,531        42,769,410   

6.63%, 07/14/20b

    3,300        3,654,750   

6.63%, 07/14/20b

    21,114        23,383,755   

6.75%, 11/05/19b

    39,143        42,959,442   
   

 

 

 
    202,662,061   

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — 2.46%

  

Dominican Republic International Bond

   

5.50%, 01/27/25b

    37,479        37,947,488   

5.88%, 04/18/24b

    24,164        25,070,150   

6.85%, 01/27/45b

    51,107        53,151,280   

6.88%, 01/29/26b

    39,597        43,655,692   

7.45%, 04/30/44b

    34,046        37,961,290   

7.50%, 05/06/21b

    35,853        39,617,565   
   

 

 

 
    237,403,465   

ECUADOR — 1.33%

  

Ecuador Government International Bond

   

7.95%, 06/20/24b

    64,032        60,190,080   

10.50%, 03/24/20b

    33,386        35,222,230   

10.75%, 03/28/22b

    31,098        32,886,135   
   

 

 

 
    128,298,445   

EGYPT — 0.63%

  

Egypt Government International Bond

   

5.75%, 04/29/20b

    24,754        25,280,023   

5.88%, 06/11/25b

    38,264        35,202,880   
   

 

 

 
    60,482,903   

EL SALVADOR — 0.27%

  

El Salvador Government International Bond

   

7.65%, 06/15/35b

    25,538        26,495,675   
   

 

 

 
    26,495,675   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ETHIOPIA — 0.24%

  

Ethiopia International Bond

   

6.63%, 12/11/24b

  $ 24,240      $ 22,906,800   
   

 

 

 
    22,906,800   

GABON — 0.34%

  

Gabon Government International Bond

   

6.38%, 12/12/24b

    36,134        32,972,275   
   

 

 

 
    32,972,275   

GHANA — 0.50%

  

Ghana Government International Bond

   

7.88%, 08/07/23b

    25,243        24,170,173   

8.13%, 01/18/26b

    24,712        23,661,740   
   

 

 

 
    47,831,913   

HUNGARY — 3.60%

  

Hungary Government International Bond

   

5.38%, 02/21/23

    53,230        60,416,050   

5.38%, 03/25/24

    47,790        54,958,500   

5.75%, 11/22/23

    44,356        51,674,740   

6.25%, 01/29/20

    49,410        55,302,143   

6.38%, 03/29/21

    67,498        77,707,072   

7.63%, 03/29/41

    30,924        47,004,480   
   

 

 

 
    347,062,985   

INDIA — 0.27%

  

Export-Import Bank of India

   

3.38%, 08/05/26b

    26,700        26,447,570   
   

 

 

 
    26,447,570   

INDONESIA — 3.65%

  

Indonesia Government International Bond

   

3.38%, 04/15/23b

    15,020        15,161,639   

3.75%, 04/25/22b

    22,336        23,129,486   

4.13%, 01/15/25b

    16,111        16,886,261   

4.63%, 04/15/43b

    12,632        13,013,297   

4.75%, 01/08/26b

    21,470        23,402,300   

4.88%, 05/05/21b

    23,207        25,233,667   

5.13%, 01/15/45b

    14,429        15,710,151   

5.25%, 01/17/42b

    16,612        18,227,185   

5.38%, 10/17/23b

    12,434        14,045,198   

5.88%, 03/13/20b

    17,149        19,088,380   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

5.88%, 01/15/24b

  $ 21,416      $ 24,840,847   

5.95%, 01/08/46b

    14,597        17,654,780   

6.63%, 02/17/37b

    13,226        16,637,514   

6.75%, 01/15/44b

    21,271        28,049,111   

7.75%, 01/17/38b

    19,501        27,349,956   

8.50%, 10/12/35b

    16,703        24,701,564   

11.63%, 03/04/19b

    17,504        21,263,859   

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III

   

4.35%, 09/10/24b

    7,471        7,872,790   
   

 

 

 
    352,267,985   

IRAQ — 0.58%

  

Iraq International Bond

   

5.80%, 01/15/28b (Call 12/15/16)

    69,364        55,838,020   
   

 

 

 
    55,838,020   

IVORY COAST — 0.88%

  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

   

5.75%, 12/31/32 (Call 12/31/16)b,d

    61,279        60,053,440   

6.38%, 03/03/28b

    24,300        25,357,050   
   

 

 

 
    85,410,490   

JAMAICA — 0.77%

  

Jamaica Government International Bond

   

6.75%, 04/28/28

    32,699        36,868,123   

8.00%, 03/15/39

    32,000        37,320,000   
   

 

 

 
    74,188,123   

KAZAKHSTAN — 1.83%

  

Kazakhstan Government International Bond

   

3.88%, 10/14/24b

    35,816        37,069,560   

4.88%, 10/14/44b

    25,969        26,163,768   

5.13%, 07/21/25b

    61,170        67,822,237   

6.50%, 07/21/45b

    38,092        45,519,940   
   

 

 

 
    176,575,505   

KENYA — 0.50%

  

Kenya Government International Bond

   

6.88%, 06/24/24b

    48,240        48,059,100   
   

 

 

 
    48,059,100   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

LEBANON — 2.42%

  

Lebanon Government International Bond

   

6.00%, 01/27/23b

  $ 27,215      $ 26,330,513   

6.10%, 10/04/22b

    39,133        38,252,507   

6.38%, 03/09/20

    29,983        30,132,915   

6.60%, 11/27/26b

    37,765        36,679,256   

6.65%, 02/26/30b

    37,250        35,946,250   

6.75%, 11/29/27b

    24,971        24,534,008   

8.25%, 04/12/21b

    38,507        41,202,490   
   

 

 

 
    233,077,939   

LITHUANIA — 1.52%

  

Lithuania Government International Bond

   

6.13%, 03/09/21b

    36,580        42,591,191   

6.63%, 02/01/22b

    38,114        46,321,088   

7.38%, 02/11/20b

    48,907        57,467,192   
   

 

 

 
    146,379,471   

MALAYSIA — 0.73%

  

1MDB Global Investments Ltd.

   

4.40%, 03/09/23b

    76,200        66,103,500   

Malaysia Sukuk Global Bhd

   

3.18%, 04/27/26b

    4,507        4,630,943   
   

 

 

 
    70,734,443   

MEXICO — 3.09%

  

Mexico Government International Bond

   

3.50%, 01/21/21

    11,070        11,612,430   

3.60%, 01/30/25

    15,141        15,405,967   

3.63%, 03/15/22

    19,452        20,307,888   

4.00%, 10/02/23

    33,038        34,656,862   

4.13%, 01/21/26

    25,128        26,510,040   

4.35%, 01/15/47

    12,940        12,241,240   

4.60%, 01/23/46

    17,964        17,559,810   

4.75%, 03/08/44

    31,004        30,848,980   

5.13%, 01/15/20

    14,094        15,524,541   

5.55%, 01/21/45

    21,702        24,306,240   

5.75%, 10/12/49

    20,852        21,321,170   

5.95%, 03/19/19

    11,650        12,844,125   

6.05%, 01/11/40

    23,086        27,414,625   

6.75%, 09/27/34

    13,005        16,776,450   

8.30%, 08/15/31

    7,078        11,218,630   
   

 

 

 
    298,548,998   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MONGOLIA — 0.20%

  

Mongolia Government International Bond

   

5.13%, 12/05/22b

  $ 22,215      $ 19,543,979   
   

 

 

 
    19,543,979   

MOROCCO — 0.38%

  

Morocco Government International Bond

   

4.25%, 12/11/22b

    34,303        36,532,695   
   

 

 

 
    36,532,695   

OMAN — 0.98%

  

Oman Government International Bond

   

3.63%, 06/15/21b

    32,900        33,105,625   

4.75%, 06/15/26b

    60,965        61,346,031   
   

 

 

 
    94,451,656   

PAKISTAN — 0.68%

  

Pakistan Government International Bond

   

7.25%, 04/15/19b

    25,978        27,540,187   

8.25%, 04/15/24b

    33,683        37,883,439   
   

 

 

 
    65,423,626   

PANAMA — 2.04%

  

Panama Government International Bond

   

3.75%, 03/16/25 (Call 12/16/24)

    27,711        29,304,383   

3.88%, 03/17/28 (Call 12/17/27)

    31,800        33,708,000   

4.00%, 09/22/24 (Call 06/22/24)

    26,025        27,944,344   

5.20%, 01/30/20

    36,210        39,966,787   

6.70%, 01/26/36

    49,999        66,186,176   
   

 

 

 
    197,109,690   

PARAGUAY — 0.28%

  

Paraguay Government International Bond

   

6.10%, 08/11/44b

    24,616        27,108,370   
   

 

 

 
    27,108,370   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

PERU — 3.09%

  

Peruvian Government International Bond

   

4.13%, 08/25/27

  $ 32,057      $ 35,623,341   

5.63%, 11/18/50

    62,726        79,348,390   

6.55%, 03/14/37

    1,500        2,058,750   

6.55%, 03/14/37

    27,113        37,212,593   

7.35%, 07/21/25

    43,492        59,301,342   

8.75%, 11/21/33

    700        1,100,750   

8.75%, 11/21/33

    53,250        83,735,625   
   

 

 

 
    298,380,791   

PHILIPPINES — 4.10%

  

Philippine Government International Bond

   

3.70%, 03/01/41

    32,211        33,660,495   

3.95%, 01/20/40

    29,774        31,980,849   

4.00%, 01/15/21

    22,903        24,751,959   

4.20%, 01/21/24

    22,543        25,229,449   

5.00%, 01/13/37

    22,466        27,478,839   

5.50%, 03/30/26

    19,432        23,832,765   

6.38%, 01/15/32

    18,230        24,848,949   

6.38%, 10/23/34

    32,920        45,817,394   

7.75%, 01/14/31

    2,000        3,015,180   

7.75%, 01/14/31

    30,075        45,340,769   

8.38%, 06/17/19

    17,243        20,234,661   

9.50%, 02/02/30

    32,242        53,699,370   

10.63%, 03/16/25

    22,196        35,387,973   
   

 

 

 
    395,278,652   

POLAND — 3.45%

  

Republic of Poland Government International Bond

   

3.00%, 03/17/23

    36,737        37,712,000   

3.25%, 04/06/26

    38,986        40,411,328   

4.00%, 01/22/24

    47,264        51,593,855   

5.00%, 03/23/22

    66,230        75,187,608   

5.13%, 04/21/21

    40,723        45,942,467   

6.38%, 07/15/19

    72,837        82,026,116   
   

 

 

 
    332,873,374   

ROMANIA — 1.71%

  

Romanian Government International Bond

   

4.38%, 08/22/23b

    38,002        41,279,672   

4.88%, 01/22/24b

    23,464        26,250,350   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

6.13%, 01/22/44b

  $ 25,986      $ 33,749,318   

6.75%, 02/07/22b

    53,417        63,432,687   
   

 

 

 
    164,712,027   

RUSSIA — 4.08%

  

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond

   

3.50%, 01/16/19b

    17,000        17,318,750   

4.50%, 04/04/22b

    17,600        18,532,800   

4.75%, 05/27/26b

    4,600        4,876,000   

4.88%, 09/16/23b

    39,400        42,305,750   

5.00%, 04/29/20b

    36,400        38,811,500   

5.63%, 04/04/42b

    33,600        37,077,600   

5.88%, 09/16/43b

    19,600        22,344,000   

7.50%, 03/31/30b,d

    135,260        163,664,969   

12.75%, 06/24/28b

    27,939        48,788,479   
   

 

 

 
    393,719,848   

SERBIA — 1.24%

  

Serbia International Bond

   

4.88%, 02/25/20b

    35,928        37,140,570   

5.88%, 12/03/18b

    25,055        26,495,662   

7.25%, 09/28/21b

    49,194        56,450,115   
   

 

 

 
    120,086,347   

SLOVAKIA — 0.42%

  

Slovakia Government International Bond

   

4.38%, 05/21/22b

    35,589        40,200,267   
   

 

 

 
    40,200,267   

SOUTH AFRICA — 2.54%

  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

   

4.30%, 10/12/28

    16,373        15,881,810   

4.67%, 01/17/24

    29,655        31,026,544   

4.88%, 04/14/26

    21,320        22,092,850   

5.00%, 10/12/46

    17,800        17,221,500   

5.38%, 07/24/44

    20,846        21,679,840   

5.50%, 03/09/20

    33,560        36,412,600   

5.88%, 05/30/22

    19,878        22,412,445   

5.88%, 09/16/25

    36,630        41,025,600   

6.88%, 05/27/19

    33,755        37,257,081   
   

 

 

 
    245,010,270   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

SRI LANKA — 1.77%

  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

   

5.88%, 07/25/22b

  $ 26,772      $ 27,353,220   

6.00%, 01/14/19b

    25,884        26,728,465   

6.25%, 10/04/20b

    20,783        21,693,088   

6.25%, 07/27/21b

    24,348        25,392,529   

6.83%, 07/18/26b

    19,600        20,674,962   

6.85%, 11/03/25b

    46,690        49,267,288   
   

 

 

 
    171,109,552   

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — 0.25%

  

Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond

   

4.50%, 08/04/26b

    1,240        1,261,700   

4.50%, 08/04/26c

    22,400        22,792,000   
   

 

 

 
    24,053,700   

TUNISIA — 0.24%

  

Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond

   

5.75%, 01/30/25b

    24,335        23,452,856   
   

 

 

 
    23,452,856   

TURKEY — 4.64%

  

Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS

   

4.49%, 11/25/24b

    1,000        986,250   

Turkey Government International Bond

   

3.25%, 03/23/23

    12,501        11,641,556   

4.25%, 04/14/26

    18,611        17,843,296   

4.88%, 10/09/26

    21,215        21,135,444   

4.88%, 04/16/43

    29,234        25,945,175   

5.13%, 03/25/22

    9,026        9,296,780   

5.63%, 03/30/21

    16,205        17,096,275   

5.75%, 03/22/24

    27,601        29,326,062   

6.00%, 01/14/41

    26,299        27,087,970   

6.25%, 09/26/22

    27,423        29,856,791   

6.63%, 02/17/45

    29,900        33,488,000   

6.75%, 05/30/40

    21,452        24,213,945   

6.88%, 03/17/36

    32,946        37,393,710   

7.00%, 03/11/19

    18,053        19,497,240   

7.00%, 06/05/20

    20,787        22,813,733   

7.25%, 03/05/38

    10,920        12,967,500   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

7.38%, 02/05/25

  $ 36,759      $ 43,008,030   

7.50%, 11/07/19

    14,744        16,347,410   

8.00%, 02/14/34

    17,960        22,607,150   

11.88%, 01/15/30

    15,404        25,070,010   
   

 

 

 
    447,622,327   

UKRAINE — 2.96%

  

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

7.75%, 09/01/19b

    38,037        38,037,000   

7.75%, 09/01/20b

    39,662        39,265,380   

7.75%, 09/01/21b

    26,992        26,620,860   

7.75%, 09/01/22b

    31,856        31,179,060   

7.75%, 09/01/23b

    33,704        32,777,140   

7.75%, 09/01/24b

    28,770        27,691,125   

7.75%, 09/01/25b

    34,528        33,060,560   

7.75%, 09/01/26b

    30,049        28,696,795   

7.75%, 09/01/27b

    29,530        28,090,412   
   

 

 

 
    285,418,332   

URUGUAY — 2.39%

  

Uruguay Government International Bond

   

4.38%, 10/27/27

    51,519        54,610,090   

4.50%, 08/14/24

    38,481        42,040,263   

5.10%, 06/18/50

    96,884        96,399,864   

7.63%, 03/21/36

    27,111        37,243,736   
   

 

 

 
    230,293,953   

VENEZUELA — 1.38%

  

Venezuela Government International Bond

   

6.00%, 12/09/20b

    9,394        4,227,300   

7.00%, 12/01/18b

    10,036        6,084,325   

7.00%, 03/31/38b

    14,546        6,127,503   

7.65%, 04/21/25b

    23,889        10,212,548   

7.75%, 10/13/19b

    21,990        11,270,080   

8.25%, 10/13/24b

    20,489        8,989,549   

9.00%, 05/07/23b

    19,641        8,912,104   

9.25%, 09/15/27

    35,226        17,524,935   

9.25%, 05/07/28b

    16,657        7,683,041   

9.38%, 01/13/34

    15,101        6,965,336   

11.75%, 10/21/26b

    22,181        12,338,181   

11.95%, 08/05/31b

    34,328        19,137,971   

12.75%, 08/23/22b

    22,875        13,267,558   
   

 

 

 
    132,740,431   
Security       
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

VIETNAM — 0.25%

  

Vietnam Government International Bond

   

4.80%, 11/19/24b

  $ 22,812      $ 24,140,799   
   

 

 

 
    24,140,799   

ZAMBIA — 0.55%

  

Zambia Government International Bond

   

8.50%, 04/14/24b

    25,863        25,151,768   

8.97%, 07/30/27b

    28,039        27,443,171   
   

 

 

 
      52,594,939   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $7,831,991,695)

  

    7,872,142,728   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.29%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.29%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%e,f

    27,984        27,984,356   
   

 

 

 
      27,984,356   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $27,984,356)

  

    27,984,356   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 98.08%

   

 

(Cost: $9,425,803,453)g

      9,463,692,525   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.92%

  

    185,603,039   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 9,649,295,564   
   

 

 

 

 

a Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.
b This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
c This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
d Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.
e Affiliated money market fund.
f The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
g The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $9,461,646,001. Net unrealized appreciation was $2,046,524, of which $140,533,275 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $138,486,751 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 1 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

           

Assets:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

   $       $ 1,563,565,441       $       $ 1,563,565,441   

Foreign government obligations

             7,872,142,728                 7,872,142,728   

Money market funds

     27,984,356                         27,984,356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,984,356       $ 9,435,708,169       $       $ 9,463,692,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 9,397,819,097   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     27,984,356   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 9,425,803,453   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (Note 1):

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 9,435,708,169   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     27,984,356   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     9,463,692,525   

Cash

     1,456,262   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     194,457,646   

Due from custodian (Note 4)

     83,425,352   

Interest

     127,500,173   

Capital shares sold

     271,599   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     9,870,803,557   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     217,940,706   

Capital shares redeemed

     359,343   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,207,944   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     221,507,993   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 9,649,295,564   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 9,743,126,455   

Undistributed net investment income

     23,062,495   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (154,782,458

Net unrealized appreciation

     37,889,072   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 9,649,295,564   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandinga

     84,100,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 114.74   
  

 

 

 

 

a  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 39,521   

Interest — unaffiliated

     342,328,200   

Miscellaneous income

     3,258   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     342,370,979   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     39,064,694   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     39,064,694   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (12,802,052
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     26,262,642   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     316,108,337   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (48,027,199

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     128,965,529   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated funds

     46   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     80,938,376   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     255,360,546   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     336,298,922   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 652,407,259   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

     

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 316,108,337      $ 217,885,277   

Net realized gain (loss)

     80,938,376        (60,077,612

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     255,360,546        (222,657,001
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     652,407,259        (64,849,336
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (321,652,097     (220,652,648
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (321,652,097     (220,652,648
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     9,405,191,061        2,970,814,249   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (4,551,094,063     (3,368,836,785
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     4,854,096,998        (398,022,536
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     5,184,852,160        (683,524,520

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of year

     4,464,443,404        5,147,967,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 9,649,295,564      $ 4,464,443,404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 23,062,495      $ 14,319,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     84,000,000        26,900,000   

Shares redeemed

     (41,100,000     (30,800,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     42,900,000        (3,900,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2014
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2013
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2012
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 108.36      $ 114.15      $ 110.96      $ 120.81      $ 109.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment incomea

     5.39        5.08        4.86        5.00        5.25   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b

     6.57        (5.75     3.17        (9.77     11.23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     11.96        (0.67     8.03        (4.77     16.48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (5.58     (5.12     (4.84     (5.08     (5.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (5.58     (5.12     (4.84     (5.08     (5.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 114.74      $ 108.36      $ 114.15      $ 110.96      $ 120.81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     11.35     (0.55 )%      7.45     (4.01 )%      15.50
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000s)

   $ 9,649,296      $ 4,464,443      $ 5,147,968      $ 3,850,273      $ 6,185,433   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.40     0.40     0.59     0.60     0.60

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived fees

     0.59     0.60     0.60     n/a        n/a   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.81     4.61     4.35     4.30     4.61

Portfolio turnover ratec

     32     24     52     32     30

 

a  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

   Non-diversified

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the 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.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 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 October 31, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

 

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iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:

 

Investment Advisory Fee      Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets
    0.6000 %     

First $19 billion

    0.5700 a     

Over $19 billion, up to and including $33 billion

    0.5415 a     

Over $33 billion, up to and including $47 billionb

    0.5145 a     

Over $47 billionb

 

  a    Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level.
  b   Breakpoint level was amended effective July 1, 2016.

The total of the investment advisory fee and any other fund expenses are a fund’s total annual operating expenses. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through February 28, 2018 in order to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.40% of average daily net assets.

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.

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 October 31, 2016, the purchases and sales transactions executed by the Fund, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were $49,154,283 and $57,042,502, respectively.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $2,284,016,435 and $ 2,040,605,263, respectively.

In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $8,957,789,636 and $4,446,849,699, respectively.

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

 

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iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.

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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

5. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

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

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

 

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iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by a fund issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a fund.

Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of fixed income investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Mortgage-backed securities and securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than other types of bonds or securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, a fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch or “Baa3” by Moody’s) or are unrated, may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged (indebted) companies, which are generally less able than more financially stable companies to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

 

6. 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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of

 

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iSHARES® J.P. MORGAN USD EMERGING MARKETS BOND ETF

 

October 31, 2016, attributable to interest accruals on defaulted bonds and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Paid-in
Capital
     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income
      

Undistributed

Net Realized

Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss

 
$102,751,738      $ 14,286,262         $ (117,038,000)   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 321,652,097       $ 220,652,648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
       Net
Unrealized
Gains  (Losses)
 a
       Total  
$23,062,495      $ (118,939,910)         $ 2,046,524         $ (93,830,891)   

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Non-
Expiring
  a
       Expiring
2018
       Total  
$ 118,843,880         $ 96,030         $ 118,939,910   

 

  a    Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

7. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

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”).

A description of the policies that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also discloses its complete schedule of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Fund’s website.

©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

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About Fund Performance

     8   

Shareholder Expenses

     8   

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

     9   

Consolidated Financial Statements

     14   

Consolidated Financial Highlights

     17   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     18   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     28   

Tax Information

     29   

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     30   

Supplemental Information

     34   

Trustee and Officer Information

     36   


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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

GLOBAL EQUITY MARKET OVERVIEW

Global equity markets advanced modestly for the 12 months ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 2.05% for the reporting period.

Early in the reporting period, global stock markets declined broadly amid lower energy prices and weaker global economic growth, including slowdowns in stronger developed economies such as the U.S. and U.K. In response, many of the world’s central banks took more aggressive actions to stimulate economic activity, including expanded quantitative easing measures and negative interest rates.

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) ended a seven-year period of near-zero interest rates by raising its short-term interest rate target in December 2015. The Fed’s first interest rate hike since June 2006 increased the federal funds target rate from a range of 0%-0.25% to a range of 0.25%-0.50%.

After bottoming in mid-February 2016, global equity markets reversed course, rallying sharply over the ensuing six months. Central bank stimulus activity and a recovery in energy prices helped global equity markets rebound, as did signs of stabilization in China, which had experienced a marked economic slowdown that put downward pressure on its currency. Despite the overall upward trend, geopolitical factors — including the “Brexit” referendum (an affirmative vote for the U.K. to leave the European Union), terrorist attacks in France, and an attempted coup in Turkey — contributed to increased equity market volatility.

Global equity markets gave back some gains over the last two months of the reporting period amid uncertainty about Fed interest rate policy, the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, and growth prospects for the global economy.

Among developed markets, the Asia/Pacific region delivered the best returns, gaining approximately 6% overall for the reporting period. New Zealand and Australia were the leading markets in the region, benefiting from improving economic growth during the reporting period, while the laggards included Singapore and Japan. In particular, the Japanese equity market declined by approximately 10%, but a strong rally in the Japanese yen (which appreciated by 15% against the U.S. dollar) helped offset the overall market decline, resulting in a 3% gain in U.S. dollar terms.

The U.S. equity market returned approximately 4% for the reporting period. Although employment growth remained robust, other segments of the U.S. economy struggled, leading to three consecutive quarters of growth below a 1.5% annual rate. As a result, the Fed — which was expected to raise short-term interest rates further in 2016 — held rates steady through the first 10 months of the year. However, improving economic activity late in the reporting period led to expectations of another Fed rate hike before the end of the year.

European stock markets declined by approximately 7% for the reporting period. Markets in Italy and Spain, which were adversely affected by political instability and struggling banking sectors, declined the most, while Austria and Portugal performed the best. In the U.K., the equity market advanced by about 13%, but a sharp decline in the British pound in the wake of the Brexit vote in June led to negative returns in U.S. dollar terms.

Emerging markets stocks outperformed developed markets, advancing by more than 9% for the reporting period in U.S. dollar terms. Latin American equity markets generated the best returns, led by rebounding markets in Peru and Brazil, while emerging markets in Europe and the Middle East lagged.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    (1.23)%        (18.29)%          (1.23)%        (33.86)%   

Fund Market

    (1.20)%        (18.30)%          (1.20)%        (33.88)%   

S&P GSCI Commodity Total Return Index

    (13.73)%        (25.93)%                (13.73)%        (45.81)%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 10/15/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/16/14.

The S&P GSCITM Commodity Total Return Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of general commodity price movements and inflation in the world economy.

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 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
     Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
       Ending
Account Value
(10/31/16)
       Expenses Paid
During Period
 a
       Annualized
Expense Ratio
 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,008.70         $ 2.42       $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.70         $ 2.44           0.48%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

The iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks total return by providing investors with broad commodity exposure. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -1.23%, net of fees.

The Fund declined slightly overall in a volatile period for commodities and commodity-related investments. The Fund maintained its broad commodities exposure by investing approximately 70% in commodity-linked futures contracts and 30% in commodity-related stocks during the reporting period. While the equity component rose for the reporting period, largely due to positive results from metals and mining stocks, the futures portion of the Fund declined, resulting in a negative overall return.

Commodity prices generally fell in late 2015, reflecting a marked slowdown in global economic activity. After bottoming in early 2016, however, commodity prices staged a broad recovery over the remainder of the reporting period in response to increased economic stimulus efforts and improving global economic growth.

Futures in the energy sector, which represented more than 60% of the total futures exposure at the end of the reporting period, detracted the most from the Fund’s performance. Although energy prices stabilized during the reporting period, they declined overall as a result of continued excess supply and weak demand. Agricultural and livestock futures, which represented more than a quarter of the Fund at the end of the reporting period, benefited from changing consumption patterns, rising demand in China and other emerging markets, and increased investment demand.

In the equity component, commodity-related stocks from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and Canada contributed the most to Fund performance. By industry segment, diversified metals and mining companies were the leading contributors, followed by paper and packaging companies and gold miners. On the downside, energy stocks were the largest detractors from the Fund’s performance for the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR

As of 10/31/16

 

Sector/Investment Type   

% of

Net Assets

Base Metal Equities

     10.51

Agriculture Equities

     7.42   

Precious Metals Equities

     5.90   

Timber Equities

     5.05   

Energy Equities

     2.12   

Short-term

     67.03   

Cash

     3.96   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities

     (1.99
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

COMMODITY-LINKED FUTURES

As of 10/31/16

 

Sector Exposure1   

% of

Net Assets

Energy Futures

     41.61

Agriculture Futures

     15.64   

Base Metals Futures

     7.02   

Livestock Futures

     3.57   

Precious Metals Futures

     1.13   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     68.97
  

 

 

 
 

 

  1  Exposures are calculated as the current notional value of the futures contracts as a percentage of net assets.

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table 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. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 30.97%

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.91%

  

Alcoa Inc.a

    101,349      $ 2,910,743   
   

 

 

 
      2,910,743   

AGRICULTURAL & FARM MACHINERY — 1.40%

  

AGCO Corp.

    8,325        425,241   

CNH Industrial NV

    121,395        944,453   

Deere & Co.

    35,342        3,120,699   
   

 

 

 
      4,490,393   

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS — 1.23%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    63,637        2,772,664   

Bunge Ltd.

    15,253        945,839   

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

    3,589        216,596   
   

 

 

 
      3,935,099   

ALUMINUM — 0.14%

  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.a,b

    37,115        349,623   

Constellium NVa

    21,850        114,713   
   

 

 

 
      464,336   

COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.01%

  

Cameco Corp.

    2,371        18,257   

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,549        11,493   
   

 

 

 
      29,750   

COPPER — 0.67%

  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    179,722        2,009,292   

Nevsun Resources Ltd.

    44,524        129,565   
   

 

 

 
      2,138,857   

DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING — 8.78%

  

BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR

    299,480        10,487,790   

BHP Billiton PLC

    197,185        5,962,874   

HudBay Minerals Inc.b

    46,393        197,170   

Rio Tinto PLC ADR

    238,251        8,303,047   

Teck Resources Ltd. Class Bb

    91,668        1,978,196   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a

    193,645        600,300   

Vedanta Ltd. ADR

    53,856        649,503   
   

 

 

 
      28,178,880   

FERTILIZERS & AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS — 4.79%

  

Agrium Inc.

    16,060        1,474,629   

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    26,982        647,838   

FMC Corp.

    15,488        726,232   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.a,b

    60,685        214,218   

Monsanto Co.

    50,646        5,103,597   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    40,533        953,741   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.

    97,538        1,587,919   
Security       
Shares
    Value  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR

    10,729      $ 313,931   

Syngenta AG ADR

    53,964        4,339,785   
   

 

 

 
      15,361,890   

FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.04%

  

Deltic Timber Corp.

    2,381        133,765   
   

 

 

 
      133,765   

GOLD — 5.33%

  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    32,220        1,636,776   

Alamos Gold Inc. Class A

    38,916        305,491   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a

    58,769        807,486   

B2Gold Corp.a,b

    135,668        392,080   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    166,512        2,928,946   

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa

    26,898        357,474   

Eldorado Gold Corp.a,b

    68,482        216,403   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    25,498        1,669,099   

Gold Fields Ltd.

    108,271        449,325   

Goldcorp Inc.

    121,940        1,853,488   

IAMGOLD Corp.a

    64,395        258,224   

Kinross Gold Corp.a

    179,623        693,345   

New Gold Inc.a

    73,280        290,189   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    75,815        2,808,187   

NovaGold Resources Inc.a,b

    31,094        155,470   

Pretium Resources Inc.a

    21,928        214,675   

Randgold Resources Ltd. ADR

    8,781        779,138   

Sibanye Gold Ltd.

    23,733        265,810   

Tahoe Resources Inc.

    44,983        542,495   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    137,071        487,973   
   

 

 

 
      17,112,074   

INTEGRATED OIL & GAS — 1.19%

  

BP PLC ADR

    9,730        345,901   

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    2,954        42,656   

Chevron Corp.

    5,767        604,093   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

    780        56,488   

Ecopetrol SA ADRa

    762        6,622   

Eni SpA

    4,110        119,519   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    12,675        1,056,081   

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    967        31,408   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,335        170,245   

Petrobras Argentina SA ADRa

    202        1,341   

PetroChina Co. Ltd.

    732        49,578   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADRa,b

    4,550        53,099   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A ADR

    6,730        335,221   
 

 

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iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B ADR

    5,839      $ 305,438   

Sasol Ltd.

    1,773        48,775   

Statoil ASA

    3,217        52,244   

Suncor Energy Inc.

    5,088        152,742   

Total SA ADR

    7,703        367,741   

YPF SA ADR

    838        14,883   
   

 

 

 
      3,814,075   

OIL & GAS DRILLING — 0.03%

  

Ensco PLC Class A

    1,070        8,367   

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

    464        29,283   

Nabors Industries Ltd.

    933        11,103   

Noble Corp. PLC

    813        4,016   

Precision Drilling Corp.

    2,379        10,587   

Rowan Companies PLC Class A

    427        5,666   

Seadrill Ltd.a,b

    3,493        7,440   

Transocean Ltd.a

    1,161        11,157   
   

 

 

 
      87,619   

OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.20%

  

Amec Foster Wheeler PLC ADR

    1,091        5,881   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    1,193        66,092   

Core Laboratories NV

    178        17,261   

FMC Technologies Inc.a

    827        26,687   

Frank’s International NVb

    96        1,080   

Halliburton Co.

    2,394        110,124   

McDermott International Inc.a

    1,838        9,447   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    1,223        39,258   

Oceaneering International Inc.

    495        11,781   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    3,877        303,298   

Tenaris SA ADR

    672        18,950   

Weatherford International PLCa

    3,535        17,039   
   

 

 

 
      626,898   

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION — 0.36%

  

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.a

    1,303        8,795   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1,504        89,398   

Antero Resources Corp.a

    369        9,767   

Apache Corp.

    977        58,112   

Baytex Energy Corp.a

    1,952        7,515   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    1,198        25,014   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    3,050        96,716   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.a

    1,798        9,907   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    292        37,706   

CNOOC Ltd.

    461        57,846   

Concho Resources Inc.a

    361        45,825   

ConocoPhillips

    3,327        144,558   
Security       
Shares
    Value  

Continental Resources Inc./OKa,b

    337      $ 16,483   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    1,393        16,605   

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,348        51,076   

Encana Corp.

    2,452        23,392   

Energen Corp.

    356        17,846   

Enerplus Corp.

    1,454        9,771   

EOG Resources Inc.

    1,481        133,912   

EQT Corp.

    528        34,848   

Hess Corp.

    808        38,760   

Kosmos Energy Ltd.a

    1,362        7,096   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,182        28,759   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    623        16,117   

Noble Energy Inc.

    1,107        38,158   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    468        83,781   

Range Resources Corp.

    468        15,814   

Southwestern Energy Co.a

    1,710        17,767   

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    454        17,833   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.a,b

    1,390        11,454   
   

 

 

 
      1,170,631   

OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING — 0.13%

  

Cosan Ltd.

    661        5,883   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    946        23,602   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    2,122        92,498   

Phillips 66

    1,785        144,853   

Tesoro Corp.

    475        40,361   

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,963        116,288   
   

 

 

 
      423,485   

OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION — 0.18%

  

Cheniere Energy Inc.a

    551        20,773   

DHT Holdings Inc.

    226        920   

Dorian LPG Ltd.a,b

    980        5,517   

Enbridge Inc.

    2,185        94,326   

Euronav SAa

    1,028        8,070   

Frontline Ltd./Bermudab

    957        6,862   

GasLog Ltd.

    504        7,736   

Gener8 Maritime Inc.a

    1,349        5,693   

Golar LNG Ltd.

    476        10,420   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

    4,776        97,574   

Navigator Holdings Ltd.a

    88        669   

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.b

    264        2,157   

ONEOK Inc.

    492        23,827   

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,118        34,390   

Scorpio Tankers Inc.

    1,624        6,220   

Ship Finance International Ltd.

    557        7,046   
 

 

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iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

Spectra Energy Corp.

    1,639      $ 68,526   

Teekay Corp.

    838        5,472   

Teekay Tankers Ltd. Class A

    2,476        5,274   

TransCanada Corp.

    2,001        90,605   

Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.

    203        913   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA ADR

    991        22,397   

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    1,783        52,064   
   

 

 

 
      577,451   

PAPER PACKAGING — 2.90%

  

International Paper Co.

    89,097        4,012,038   

Packaging Corp. of America

    20,418        1,684,485   

Sonoco Products Co.

    21,837        1,098,183   

WestRock Co.

    54,493        2,517,031   
   

 

 

 
      9,311,737   

PAPER PRODUCTS — 0.26%

  

Fibria Celulose SA ADR

    49,210        392,696   

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

    19,042        345,422   

Resolute Forest Products Inc.a

    20,656        98,116   
   

 

 

 
      836,234   

PRECIOUS METALS & MINERALS — 0.06%

  

Dominion Diamond Corp.

    23,770        202,283   
   

 

 

 
      202,283   

SILVER — 0.51%

  

First Majestic Silver Corp.a,b

    18,465        148,643   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    17,177        275,347   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    49,685        1,197,906   
   

 

 

 
      1,621,896   

SPECIALIZED REITS — 1.85%

   

Potlatch Corp.

    8,946        343,526   

Rayonier Inc.

    26,622        714,002   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    162,428        4,861,470   
   

 

 

 
      5,918,998   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost: $97,634,391)

      99,347,094   

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.02%

  

INTEGRATED OIL & GAS — 0.02%

  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADRa

    6,911        76,436   
   

 

 

 
      76,436   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

  

 

(Cost: $52,080)

      76,436   
Security       
Principal
    Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 67.03%

  

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 3.43%

  

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA

   

1.20%, 03/16/17

  $ 6,000,000      $ 6,005,660   

DG Bank/NY

   

0.95%, 12/06/16

    5,000,000        5,001,054   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

  

 

(Cost: $11,000,000)

      11,006,714   

COMMERCIAL PAPERc — 50.28%

  

ABN AMRO Funding USA LLC

   

0.91%, 01/09/17

    6,250,000        6,242,623   

Alpine Securitization Ltd.

   

1.08%, 02/03/17

    5,000,000        4,986,806   

American Honda Finance Corp.

   

0.50%, 11/16/16

    3,650,000        3,649,346   

Antalis SA Antalis Sa

   

1.05%, 12/28/16

    4,000,000        3,995,225   

ANZ National International Ltd.

   

0.88%, 02/24/17

    3,100,000        3,090,111   

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC Atlantic Asset Securitization

   

1.05%, 02/21/17

    5,000,000        4,983,741   

AutoZone Inc.

   

0.71%, 11/14/16

    8,600,000        8,597,498   

Barton Capital Corp.

   

0.95%, 11/04/16

    5,000,000        4,999,751   

BPCE SA

   

0.94%, 01/09/17

    7,000,000        6,991,602   

CAFCO LLC

   

0.91%, 12/07/16

    7,000,000        6,995,417   

Caisse des Depots et Consignations

   

0.93%, 02/16/17

    5,000,000        4,986,170   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   

1.02%, 09/25/17

    2,000,000        1,980,095   

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co., LLC

   

1.00%, 01/10/17

    3,000,000        2,995,042   

Crown Point Cap Co.

   

1.12%, 01/04/17

    2,000,000        1,997,147   

Gotham Funding Corp.

   

1.03%, 12/16/16

    6,000,000        5,994,748   

1.07%, 02/03/17

    2,000,000        1,994,722   
 

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Security       
Principal
    Value  

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

   

1.03%, 12/13/16

  $ 5,200,000      $ 5,194,851   

0.97%, 01/06/17

    3,500,000        3,493,675   

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC

   

0.94%, 11/16/16

    5,000,000        4,998,829   

Matchpoint Finance PLC

   

1.02%, 12/14/16

    5,000,000        4,995,969   

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA

   

0.70%, 11/02/16

    2,700,000        2,699,901   

0.74%, 11/08/16

    6,000,000        5,999,104   

Mizuho Bank Ltd./NY

   

0.89%, 01/17/17

    2,600,000        2,595,674   

Mont Blanc Capital Corp.

   

0.92%, 11/10/16

    5,000,000        4,999,312   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   

1.16%, 07/28/17

    1,700,000        1,685,392   

NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc.

   

0.80%, 12/08/16

    8,000,000        7,992,898   

Omnicom Group Inc.

   

0.80%, 11/08/16

    2,000,000        1,999,675   

0.79%, 11/28/16

    6,300,000        6,295,997   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd

   

0.90%, 12/12/16

    7,000,000        6,996,031   

Starbird Funding Corp.

   

1.33%, 03/06/17

    6,000,000        5,977,614   

United Technologies Corp.

   

0.77%, 11/17/16

    2,300,000        2,299,178   

Versailles CDS LLC

   

0.95%, 11/15/16

    5,000,000        4,998,917   

1.00%, 01/17/17

    3,000,000        2,994,189   

Victory Receivables Corp.

   

1.01%, 12/14/16

    6,000,000        5,995,050   

0.65%, 11/07/16

    2,600,000        2,599,757   

Xcel Energy Inc.

   

0.78%, 11/03/16

    2,000,000        1,999,880   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

   

(Cost: $161,261,546)

      161,291,937   
Security   Shares or
Principal
    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.78%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.72%d,e,f

    862,973      $ 863,059   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%d,e,g

    17,693,533        17,693,533   
   

 

 

 
      18,556,592   

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 7.54%

  

U.S. Treasury Billc

   

0.27%, 11/10/16

  $ 800,000        799,975   

0.34%, 12/08/16

    23,400,000        23,395,928   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

  

 

(Cost: $24,191,889)

      24,195,903   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $215,009,942)

      215,051,146   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 98.02%

   

 

(Cost: $312,696,413)h

      314,474,676   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.98%

  

    6,345,138   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 320,819,814   
   

 

 

 

ADR  —  American Depositary Receipts

 

a  Non-income earning security.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  Rates shown are discount rates paid at the time of purchase.
d  Affiliated money market fund.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
g  Includes portion held by the Subsidiary in the amount of $17,545,046.
h  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $315,756,881. Net unrealized depreciation was $1,282,205, of which $7,598,808 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $8,881,013 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 1 — Futures Contracts (Note 5)

Futures contracts outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:i

 

Issue    Number of
long (short)
contracts
     Expiration
date
     Exchange      Initial notional
value
     Current notional
value
     Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
Aluminum      172         Jan. 2017         London Metal       $ 6,906,042       $ 7,461,575       $ 555,533   
Brent Crude Oil      798         Aug. 2017         ICE Futures U.S.         44,183,077         41,456,100         (2,726,977
Cattle Feeder      33         Jan. 2017         Chicago Mercantile Exchange         1,898,691         1,914,000         15,309   
Cocoa      49         Mar. 2017         ICE Futures U.S.         1,432,560         1,295,070         (137,490
Coffee      55         May. 2017         ICE Futures U.S.         3,233,140         3,500,063         266,923   
Copper      72         May. 2017         London Metal         8,662,472         8,759,250         96,778   
Corn      694         Mar. 2017         Chicago Board of Trade         11,952,758         12,587,425         634,667   
Cotton      110         Dec. 2016         NYCE - New York Cotton Exchange         3,737,390         3,787,300         49,910   
Gasoline RBOB      188         Dec. 2016         New York Mercantile         10,579,460         11,208,372         628,912   
Gold      24         Jun. 2017         COMEX         3,037,998         3,080,160         42,162   
KC HRW Wheat      98         May. 2017         Chicago Board of Trade         2,166,316         2,179,275         12,959   
Lead      36         Jun. 2017         London Metal         1,852,343         1,871,100         18,757   
Lean Hogs      148         Dec. 2016         Chicago Mercantile         3,107,767         2,838,640         (269,127
Live Cattle      175         Jun. 2017         Chicago Mercantile         6,584,208         6,695,500         111,292   
Low Sulphur Gasoil      261         Dec. 2016         ICE Futures U.S.         12,269,411         11,516,625         (752,786
Natural Gas      280         Apr. 2017         New York Mercantile         8,561,139         8,604,400         43,261   
Nickel      24         Jun. 2017         London Metal         1,511,556         1,518,480         6,924   
NY Harbor ULSD      168         Apr. 2017         New York Mercantile         10,895,296         10,903,637         8,341   
Silver      6         Mar. 2017         COMEX         527,518         537,420         9,902   
Soybean      194         Jan. 2017         Chicago Board of Trade         9,319,114         9,813,975         494,861   
Sugar      346         Jul. 2017         ICE Futures U.S.         8,413,286         7,967,411         (445,875
Wheat      403         May. 2017         Chicago Board of Trade         8,832,074         9,032,237         200,163   
WTI Crude Oil      993         Jul. 2017         New York Mercantile         53,164,518         49,808,880         (3,355,638
Zinc      47         Jun. 2017         London Metal         2,689,058         2,901,369         212,311   
                 

 

 

 
Net unrealized depreciation       $ (4,278,928
                 

 

 

 
                                                       

 

i  Represents positions held in the Subsidiary.

Schedule 2 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

          

Assets:

          

Common stocks

   $ 99,347,094      $       $         —       $ 99,347,094   

Preferred stocks

     76,436                        76,436   

Certificates of deposit

            11,006,714                 11,006,714   

Commercial paper

            161,291,937                 161,291,937   

U.S. government obligations

            24,195,903                 24,195,903   

Money market funds

     18,556,592                        18,556,592   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 117,980,122      $ 196,494,554       $       $ 314,474,676   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

          

Assets:

          

Futures contracts

   $ 3,408,965      $       $       $ 3,408,965   

Liabilities:

          

Futures contracts

     (7,687,893                     (7,687,893
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (4,278,928   $       $       $ (4,278,928
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 294,139,906   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     18,556,507   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 312,696,413   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 295,918,084   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     18,556,592   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     314,474,676   

Foreign currency, at valueb

     90   

Cash pledged to brokerc

     12,964,603   

Receivables:

  

Dividends and interest

     93,096   

Futures variation marginc

     891,438   

Tax reclaims

     18,768   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     328,442,671   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     1,685,392   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     862,972   

Futures variation marginc

     4,696,826   

Due to custodian

     244,389   

Deferred foreign capital gains taxes (Note 1)

     25   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     133,253   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     7,622,857   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 320,819,814   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 343,238,657   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (852,987

Accumulated net realized loss

     (19,066,299

Net unrealized depreciation

     (2,499,557
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 320,819,814   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandingd

     9,900,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 32.41   
  

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with a value of $813,925. See Note 1.
b  Cost of foreign currency: $90.
c  Represents assets or liabilities held in the Subsidiary.
d  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — unaffiliateda

   $ 1,996,963   

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

     45,372   

Interest — unaffiliated

     480,661   

Miscellaneous income

     57,792   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     66,689   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,647,477   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,286,752   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,286,752   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (4,684
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,282,068   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,365,409   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (16,622,844

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     3   

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated

     971,195   

Futures contracts

     (7,159,652

Foreign currency transactions

     (495

Realized gain distributions from affiliated funds

     138   
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (22,811,655
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investmentsb

     25,687,788   

Futures contracts

     1,373,103   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (3
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     27,060,888   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     4,249,233   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 5,614,642   
  

 

 

 

 

a  Net of foreign withholding tax of $77,867.
b  Net of deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $25.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

     

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Year ended

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,365,409      $ 1,440,157   

Net realized loss

     (22,811,655     (40,320,094

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     27,060,888        (29,819,254
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,614,642        (68,699,191
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (1,347,562     (3,140,724

Return of capital

            (31,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,347,562     (3,171,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     110,450,896        323,459,573   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (47,754,983     (18,004,803
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     62,695,913        305,454,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     66,962,993        233,583,733   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of year

     253,856,821        20,273,088   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 320,819,814      $ 253,856,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ (852,987   $ (1,548,514
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     3,800,000        7,800,000   

Shares redeemed

     (1,600,000     (500,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     2,200,000        7,300,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
    Year ended
Oct. 31, 2015
   

Period from
Oct. 15, 2014a

to
Oct. 31, 2014

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 32.97      $ 50.68      $ 50.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

      

Net investment income (loss)b

     0.16        0.26        (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     (0.57     (17.35     0.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.41     (17.09     0.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.15     (0.61       

Return of capital

            (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.15     (0.62       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.41      $ 32.97      $ 50.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (1.23 )%      (33.88 )%      1.28 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 320,820      $ 253,857      $ 20,273   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.48     0.48     0.48

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.48     0.48     n/a   

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetse

     0.51     0.68     (0.23 )% 

Portfolio turnover ratef

     43     76     0

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

These consolidated financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

Commodities Select Strategy

   Non-diversified

The Fund carries out its investment strategies associated with investment in commodity-linked futures contracts and other derivatives (“commodity-linked investments”) by investing up to 25% of its total assets in iShares Commodities Strategy Cayman Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The investment adviser of the Fund also serves as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary. Investments in the Subsidiary enable the Fund to hold the commodity-linked investments and satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. The accompanying consolidated schedule of investments and consolidated financial statements for the Fund include the positions and accounts, respectively, of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.

The following table shows a summary of selected financial information of the Subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of the Fund, as of and for the year ended October 31, 2016:

 

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities  

Total Assets

   $ 31,405,902   

Total Liabilities

     4,696,826   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 26,709,076   
  

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations  

Net investment income

   $ 102,648   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Futures contracts

     (7,159,652

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Futures contracts

     1,373,102   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (5,683,902
  

 

 

 
          

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect

 

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iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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.

 

    Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

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

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure

 

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hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments is included in its consolidated schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of October 31, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Fund may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.

 

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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 October 31, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund and any 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.

On October 11, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) implemented changes required by amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the operations of U.S. money market funds. The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting the cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of October 31, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. Cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the consolidated schedule of investments. The securities on loan for the Fund are also disclosed in its consolidated schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2016 and the total value of the related cash collateral are disclosed in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending is disclosed in the consolidated statement of operations.

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. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

 

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Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of October 31, 2016:

 

Counterparty    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
  b
 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 50,323       $ 50,323       $   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     101,762         100,533         (1,229

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     254,870         254,870           

Jefferies LLC

     380,226         380,226           

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     18,484         18,484           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     8,260         8,260           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 813,925       $ 812,696       $ (1,229
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  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 consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.
  b    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.

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

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.

BFA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of BFA, under which BFA pays the Sub-Adviser for services it provides to the Fund and the Subsidiary.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.48% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through February 28, 2019 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates, if any.

 

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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 costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 a securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $18,576.

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.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the consolidated statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $35,868,302 and $42,729,759, respectively.

In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016, were $33,782,920 and $14,401,362, respectively.

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.

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

 

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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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.

 

5. FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts as part of its investment strategy. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.

The following table shows the value of futures contracts held as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  

Commodity contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized depreciationa

   $ 3,408,965   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the consolidated schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

 

Liabilities  

Commodity contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized depreciationb

   $ 7,687,893   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  b    Represents cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the consolidated schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 

Commodity contracts:

    

Futures contracts

   $ (7,159,652   $ 1,373,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

 

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The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts for the year ended October 31, 2016:

 

Average value of contracts purchased

   $ 185,937,450   
  

 

 

 
          

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

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.

Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.

The Fund concentrates its investments in securities and derivatives linked to commodities or commodities markets. Commodity prices may be influenced or characterized by unpredictable factors, including, where applicable, high volatility, changes in supply and demand relationships, weather, agriculture, trade, pestilence, political instability, changes in interest rates and monetary and other governmental policies. Securities of companies held by the Fund that are dependent on a single commodity, or are concentrated in a single commodity sector, may typically exhibit volatility attributable to commodity prices.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring

 

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the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

Net income and realized gains from investments held by the Subsidiary are treated as ordinary income for tax purposes and any net income or net gains will pass through to the Fund as such. Accordingly, the net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) reported in the Fund’s financial statements for such investments held by the Subsidiary may differ significantly from distributions. In addition, if a net loss is realized by the Subsidiary in any taxable year, the loss will not be available to offset the Fund’s ordinary income and/or capital gains for that year.

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. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2016, attributable to the characterization of corporate actions, passive foreign investment companies, foreign currency transactions, the character of income (losses) from a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Paid-in
Capital
     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income
       Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain/Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
 
$(7,601,716)      $ 677,680         $ 6,924,036   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 1,347,562       $ 3,140,724   

Return of capital

             31,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,347,562       $ 3,171,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
       Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
       Net
Unrealized
Gains  (Losses)
 a
       Total  
$ 6,157         $ (16,864,975)         $ (5,560,025)         $ (22,418,843)   

 

  a    The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $16,864,975 available to offset future realized capital gains.

The Fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The 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.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

 

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the consolidated financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF and its subsidiary (collectively, the “Fund”) at October 31, 2016, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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The Fund hereby designates the maximum amount of $1,347,562 as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of income dividends paid by the by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 that qualified for the dividends-received deduction was 51.27%.

The Fund hereby designates $205,007 as the amount of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

 

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Contract

iSHARES® COMMODITIES SELECT STRATEGY ETF

 

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”), and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between BFA and BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), on behalf of the Fund. The Advisory Contract and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to hereafter as the “Advisory Agreements”. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Agreements, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Agreements for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board also noted that BFA pays BIL for its sub-advisory services, and that there are no additional fees imposed on the Fund in respect of the services provided under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

 

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The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA and BIL or their Affiliates — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA (and any services provided by BIL on BFA’s behalf or at BFA’s direction) under the Advisory Agreements for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA and BIL during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered the investment philosophy and experience of BFA and BIL, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered the compliance program of BFA and BIL and their compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s and BIL’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures, and BFA’s oversight of the services provided by BIL. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA and BIL to the Fund under the Advisory Agreements supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreements and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

 

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Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA and BIL generally do not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA and BIL (including their affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be

 

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disadvantageous to the Fund’s shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements for the coming year.

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

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
 
$ 0.145454       $       $       $ 0.145454         100     —       —       100

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund. The information shown for the Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of the Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for the Fund are disclosed in the table for the Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

Period Covered: October 15, 2014 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 1.5%

     1         0.20

Greater than 1.0% and Less than 1.5%

     1         0.20   

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

     5         1.01   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     461         93.14   

Less than –0.5% and Greater than –1.0%

     26         5.25   

Less than –1.0% and Greater than –1.5%

     1         0.20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     495         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert 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 During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

   Trustee
(since 2011).
   President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

   Trustee
(since 2013)
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013); Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b  Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

  

Other Directorships Held by

Trustee During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

   Trustee
(since 2011); Independent Board Chair (since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair (since 2016).
   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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005);

Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009);

Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

   Trustee
(since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).
   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 Trust (since 2015); Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

   Trustee
(since 2011); Audit Committee Chair (since 2011).
  

Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP

(1968-2001).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee
(since 2011);

Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

   Trustee
(since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2016).
   Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Trusteesc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

  

Other Directorships Held by

Trustee During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

   Trustee
(since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2016).
  

Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of

Accounting and Senior Associate

Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford

University Graduate School of

Business (since 2001); Professor of

Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law

School (since 2005); Visiting

Professor, University of Chicago

(2007-2008).

  

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011);

Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c  Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

   President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

   Secretary
(since 2015).
  

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc.

(2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

   Executive Vice President
(since 2016).
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

   Chief Compliance Officer
(since 2011).
   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d  Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

 

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Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships
Held by Advisory Board Member
During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

   Advisory Board Member
(since 2016).
   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

 

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”).

A description of the policies that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also discloses its complete schedule of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Fund’s website.

©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

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About Fund Performance

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Shareholder Expenses

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Schedule of Investments

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Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights

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Notes to Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Tax Information

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

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Supplemental Information

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

 

U.S. BOND MARKET OVERVIEW

The U.S. bond market posted positive returns for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016 (the “reporting period”). The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. bond performance, returned 4.37% for the reporting period.

The bond market’s advance reflected continued uncertainty regarding the economic environment. Overall, the U.S. economy grew by 1.5% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 (the most recent data available), decelerating from 2.2% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2015. Although employment growth remained robust, other segments of the economy struggled. For example, industrial production contracted during the reporting period, while consumer spending increased by just 2.2%. As a result, the economy generated three consecutive quarters of anemic growth before rebounding in the final quarter of the reporting period.

Inflation generally remained muted as the consumer price index (“CPI”) rose by 1.6% for the reporting period. Although low by historical standards, the increase in the CPI was notably higher than the 0.2% increase for the 12 months ended October 31, 2015, reflecting a recovery in energy prices after they bottomed in February 2016.

In this environment, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) ended a seven-year period of near-zero interest rates by raising its short-term interest rate target in December 2015. The Fed’s first interest rate hike since June 2006 increased the federal funds target rate from a range of 0%-0.25% to a range of 0.25%-0.50%. Despite expectations of more Fed rate increases in 2016, the slowing economic environment and lack of inflationary pressure led the Fed to hold rates steady for the remainder of the reporting period.

The combination of decelerating economic growth and low inflation pushed most U.S. bond yields lower and bond prices higher for the reporting period. Longer-term bonds fared best as long-term yields declined the most, while short-term bond yields rose slightly, reflecting the Fed rate hike in late 2015.

Sector performance was driven by strong investor demand for yield in a low interest rate environment. Consequently, corporate bonds — which offer the highest yields in the U.S. bond market — delivered the best returns for the reporting period. Lower-quality corporate bonds outperformed as the search for yield led investors to seek out riskier segments of the corporate bond market. In particular, high-yield corporate bonds (those with credit ratings below investment grade) returned more than 10% for the reporting period. Within the corporate sector, bonds issued by utility companies produced the highest returns. Industrial bonds also fared well, led by the strong performance of energy and commodity-related securities, while financial bonds lagged.

U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) were also among the leading performers for the reporting period. The rebound in energy prices led to increased investor demand for inflation protection, which aided performance in the TIPS market.

Mortgage-backed securities posted positive returns for the reporting period but trailed the performance of the overall U.S. bond market. Mortgage-backed securities were held in check by prepayment fears as declining interest rates led to concerns about a renewed wave of mortgage refinancing.

U.S. Treasury and government agency bonds posted the lowest returns among U.S. bonds for the reporting period. Limited demand for the relatively low yields of Treasury and agency bonds weighed on their performance, as did the general underperformance of higher-quality securities.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

Performance as of October 31, 2016

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    1 Year     Since Inception           1 Year     Since Inception  

Fund NAV

    5.32%        3.41%          5.32%        5.81%   

Fund Market

    5.36%        3.51%          5.36%        5.99%   

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    4.37%        2.56%                4.37%        4.35%   

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was 2/24/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/26/15.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index) is a widely recognized unmanaged market-weighted index, comprised of investment-grade corporate bonds rated BBB or better, mortgages and U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

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 8 for more information.

 

Shareholder Expenses  
Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
Beginning
Account Value
(5/1/16)
      

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/16)

      

Expenses Paid

During Period a

      

Beginning

Account Value

(5/1/16)

      

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/16)

      

Expenses Paid

During Period a

      

Annualized

Expense Ratio

 
$ 1,000.00         $ 1,025.60         $ 1.22         $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.90         $ 1.22           0.24%   

 

a  Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information.  

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

 

The iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF) seeks total return and preservation of capital by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. dollar denominated investment-grade and high-yield fixed-income securities that in the aggregate has approximately equal exposure to credit spread risk and interest rate risk. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. For the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 5.32%, net of fees.

The Fund posted a positive return for the reporting period and outpaced the broad U.S. fixed-income market due to a larger allocation to investment-grade and high-yield corporate securities relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The interest rate hedge component detracted from performance as interest rates declined overall during the reporting period. Similarly, the Fund had a shorter duration (less price sensitivity to interest rate changes) relative to the broader U.S. bond market, which detracted from performance compared with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Within the corporate bond allocation, the Fund benefited significantly from an overweight position in financial and industrial securities relative to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. These bonds performed well due to sustained investor demand for higher-yielding securities in an environment of record low interest rates available on U.S. Treasury securities.

An overweight position in government agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) detracted slightly from Fund performance as this segment of the bond market underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. In addition, the Fund’s lower interest rate sensitivity detracted from relative performance.

During the reporting period, risk decreased for MBS and increased for both high-yield and intermediate-term investment-grade corporate securities. Because the managers allocate equal risk among each credit sector, the Fund’s allocation to high-yield and intermediate-term investment-grade corporate bonds declined, while the allocation to MBS increased for the reporting period.

 

ALLOCATION BY SECTOR As of 10/31/16

 

Sector/Investment Type   

Percentage of

Total Investments1

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     36.49

Financial

     23.26   

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     11.87   

Communications

     7.94   

Consumer Cyclical

     4.87   

Energy

     4.83   

Industrial

     3.34   

Utilities

     2.98   

Technology

     2.92   

Basic Materials

     1.38   

Diversified

     0.12   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

ALLOCATION BY CREDIT QUALITY As of 10/31/16

 

Moody’s Credit Rating2   

Percentage of

Total Investments1

 

Aaa

     36.98

Aa

     4.23   

A

     17.21   

Baa

     26.14   

Ba

     9.41   

B

     4.38   

Caa

     1.26   

Not Rated

     0.39   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL

     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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About Fund Performance

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2016 and held through October 31, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table 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. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 81.18%

  

ADVERTISING — 0.15%

  

 

Omnicom Group Inc.

   

3.63%, 05/01/22

  $ 100      $ 106,574   
   

 

 

 
      106,574   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.32%

  

L-3 Communications Corp.

   

4.95%, 02/15/21 (Call 11/15/20)

    200        218,330   

5.20%, 10/15/19

    100        108,860   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

2.50%, 11/23/20 (Call 10/23/20)

    40        41,002   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

1.75%, 06/01/18

    200        201,226   

StandardAero Aviation Holdings Inc.

   

10.00%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)a

    35        37,100   

TransDigm Inc.

   

7.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        105,750   

United Technologies Corp.

   

4.50%, 04/15/20

    200        218,954   
   

 

 

 
      931,222   

AGRICULTURE — 1.56%

  

 

Altria Group Inc.

   

2.63%, 01/14/20 (Call 12/14/19)

    150        154,331   

2.85%, 08/09/22

    150        154,215   

9.25%, 08/06/19

    150        180,691   

Philip Morris International Inc.

   

2.13%, 05/10/23 (Call 03/10/23)

    70        69,046   

2.75%, 02/25/26 (Call 11/25/25)

    70        70,597   

Reynolds American Inc.

   

2.30%, 06/12/18

    140        141,791   

4.00%, 06/12/22

    100        107,706   

8.13%, 06/23/19

    100        116,263   

Vector Group Ltd.

   

7.75%, 02/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        104,750   
   

 

 

 
      1,099,390   

APPAREL — 0.15%

  

 

Levi Strauss & Co.

   

6.88%, 05/01/22 (Call 05/01/17)

    100        105,000   
   

 

 

 
      105,000   

AUTO MANUFACTURERS — 1.61%

  

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

2.46%, 03/27/20

    200        200,568   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

General Motors Co.

   

4.00%, 04/01/25b

  $ 100      $ 100,750   

General Motors Financial Co. Inc.

   

2.40%, 05/09/19

    65        65,081   

3.20%, 07/06/21 (Call 06/06/21)b

    55        55,550   

3.45%, 04/10/22 (Call 02/10/22)

    100        101,125   

3.50%, 07/10/19

    150        154,313   

4.00%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)b

    100        100,375   

4.20%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    100        105,125   

5.25%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    60        65,325   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

   

2.15%, 03/12/20

    180        182,801   
   

 

 

 
      1,131,013   

AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.22%

  

 

ZF North America Capital Inc.

   

4.75%, 04/29/25a

    150        158,250   
   

 

 

 
      158,250   

BANKS — 17.96%

  

 

American Express Credit Corp.

   

1.80%, 07/31/18 (Call 06/30/18)

    85        85,384   

Bank of America Corp.

   

1.70%, 08/25/17

    100        100,229   

5.65%, 05/01/18

    250        264,325   

5.88%, 01/05/21

    250        284,533   

7.63%, 06/01/19

    400        456,128   

Bank of Montreal

   

1.50%, 07/18/19

    140        139,405   

1.90%, 08/27/21

    100        99,147   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   

2.30%, 09/11/19 (Call 08/11/19)b

    250        254,972   

2.60%, 08/17/20 (Call 07/17/20)

    120        123,190   

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

   

1.45%, 04/25/18b

    250        249,998   

2.45%, 03/22/21

    100        101,674   

BB&T Corp.

   

2.05%, 06/19/18 (Call 05/15/18)

    200        201,922   

BNP Paribas SA

   

2.40%, 12/12/18

    100        101,321   

Capital One N.A./Mclean VA

   

1.50%, 09/05/17 (Call 08/05/17)

    250        250,138   

CIT Group Inc.

   

3.88%, 02/19/19

    100        101,531   
 

 

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iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

October 31, 2016

 

    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Citigroup Inc.

   

1.70%, 04/27/18

  $ 100      $ 100,034   

2.05%, 12/07/18

    100        100,552   

2.05%, 06/07/19b

    100        100,504   

2.50%, 09/26/18

    250        253,452   

4.50%, 01/14/22

    100        109,653   

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY

   

2.30%, 05/28/19

    250        252,585   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

   

3.45%, 04/16/21a

    250        254,590   

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE

   

2.00%, 02/21/18

    250        250,733   

Fifth Third Bancorp.

   

5.45%, 01/15/17

    200        201,812   

Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH

   

2.15%, 08/20/18 (Call 07/20/18)

    200        201,928   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

   

2.35%, 11/15/21 (Call 11/15/20)

    45        44,747   

2.55%, 10/23/19

    250        254,727   

2.63%, 01/31/19

    250        254,522   

2.75%, 09/15/20 (Call 08/15/20)

    130        132,816   

3.50%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)b

    300        307,524   

5.25%, 07/27/21

    200        224,632   

5.95%, 01/18/18

    250        262,952   

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

3.40%, 03/08/21b

    400        413,116   

3.90%, 05/25/26

    200        206,896   

HSBC USA Inc.

   

1.50%, 11/13/17

    200        199,972   

1.70%, 03/05/18

    180        180,063   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

1.63%, 05/15/18

    350        350,536   

2.55%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    100        101,516   

3.13%, 01/23/25 (Call 10/23/24)

    350        353,332   

3.88%, 09/10/24

    100        104,160   

4.63%, 05/10/21

    100        109,985   

6.30%, 04/23/19

    350        387,824   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   

6.00%, 10/01/17

    250        260,320   

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

1.75%, 05/14/18

    200        199,998   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

   

2.19%, 09/13/21

  $ 200      $ 198,532   

Morgan Stanley

   

2.20%, 12/07/18

    50        50,464   

2.38%, 07/23/19

    300        304,122   

3.13%, 07/27/26b

    285        284,621   

3.75%, 02/25/23

    200        211,154   

4.88%, 11/01/22

    150        164,582   

Series F

   

5.55%, 04/27/17b

    300        306,511   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

6.13%, 12/15/22

    100        105,584   

State Street Corp.

   

4.96%, 03/15/18

    100        104,087   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

   

2.44%, 10/19/21

    100        100,392   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

   

1.50%, 09/06/19

    250        248,483   

1.88%, 09/07/21

    250        247,643   

U.S. Bancorp.

   

3.00%, 03/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    100        104,863   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.15%, 01/15/19

    250        252,655   

2.50%, 03/04/21b

    100        101,189   

3.00%, 01/22/21

    100        103,063   

4.48%, 01/16/24

    100        107,947   

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

   

1.75%, 05/24/19

    500        501,645   

Westpac Banking Corp.

   

1.60%, 08/19/19

    100        99,779   

1.65%, 05/13/19b

    60        59,973   
   

 

 

 
      12,646,667   

BEVERAGES — 0.69%

  

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

   

2.63%, 01/17/23

    125        126,175   

2.65%, 02/01/21 (Call 01/01/21)

    65        66,456   

3.30%, 02/01/23 (Call 12/01/22)

    100        104,459   

3.65%, 02/01/26 (Call 11/01/25)

    50        52,585   

Constellation Brands Inc.

   

4.75%, 12/01/25b

    35        38,281   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   

3.00%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    100        99,056   
   

 

 

 
      487,012   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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October 31, 2016

 

    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.74%

  

 

Amgen Inc.

   

2.20%, 05/22/19 (Call 04/22/19)

  $ 100      $ 101,526   

Biogen Inc.

   

2.90%, 09/15/20

    30        30,937   

Celgene Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/20

    200        206,392   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

   

2.35%, 02/01/20

    100        101,934   

2.55%, 09/01/20

    75        76,867   
   

 

 

 
      517,656   

BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.73%

  

 

Masco Corp.

   

3.50%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)

    40        40,960   

Owens Corning

   

3.40%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)

    100        98,808   

Standard Industries Inc./NJ

   

5.38%, 11/15/24 (Call 11/15/19)a

    100        103,375   

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.

   

6.13%, 07/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)

    15        15,375   

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

4.50%, 04/01/25 (Call 01/01/25)

    125        135,181   

7.50%, 06/15/21

    100        120,864   
   

 

 

 
      514,563   

CHEMICALS — 0.62%

  

 

Monsanto Co.

   

2.75%, 07/15/21

    200        203,740   

PolyOne Corp.

   

5.25%, 03/15/23

    100        102,350   

RPM International Inc.

   

6.13%, 10/15/19

    100        111,500   

Tronox Finance LLC

   

7.50%, 03/15/22 (Call 03/15/18)a

    25        22,375   
   

 

 

 
      439,965   

COMMERCIAL SERVICES — 1.17%

  

 

ADT Corp. (The)

   

5.25%, 03/15/20

    100        107,750   

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

   

4.88%, 11/01/24 (Call 11/01/19)a

    40        39,900   

7.00%, 09/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    100        103,820   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

6.00%, 04/01/24

  $ 100      $ 95,500   

S&P Global Inc.

   

2.95%, 01/22/27 (Call 10/22/26)a

    25        24,670   

Service Corp. International/U.S.

   

5.38%, 05/15/24 (Call 05/15/19)

    35        36,750   

Synchrony Financial

   

1.88%, 08/15/17 (Call 07/15/17)

    200        200,487   

Total System Services Inc.

   

3.80%, 04/01/21 (Call 03/01/21)

    25        26,377   

United Rentals North America Inc.

   

5.50%, 05/15/27 (Call 05/15/22)

    30        29,850   

Verisk Analytics Inc.

   

4.00%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)b

    150        155,789   
   

 

 

 
      820,893   

COMPUTERS — 1.60%

  

 

Apple Inc.

   

2.25%, 02/23/21 (Call 01/23/21)

    95        96,770   

2.85%, 02/23/23 (Call 12/23/22)

    75        77,847   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.

   

3.48%, 06/01/19a

    50        51,353   

6.02%, 06/15/26 (Call 03/15/26)a,b

    25        27,196   

7.13%, 06/15/24 (Call 06/15/19)a,b

    50        54,773   

Everi Payments Inc.

   

10.00%, 01/15/22 (Call 01/15/18)

    65        61,994   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   

2.85%, 10/05/18a,b

    150        153,562   

3.85%, 10/15/20 (Call 09/15/20)a

    100        105,121   

4.90%, 10/15/25 (Call 07/15/25)a,b

    100        105,899   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

7.63%, 10/15/18

    250        279,523   

Western Digital Corp.

   

10.50%, 04/01/24 (Call 04/01/19)a

    95        109,725   
   

 

 

 
      1,123,763   

DISTRIBUTION & WHOLESALE — 0.15%

  

 

HD Supply Inc.

   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (Call 12/15/17)a

    100        106,250   
   

 

 

 
      106,250   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 4.72%

  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust

   

5.00%, 10/01/21b

  $ 150      $ 159,188   

Ally Financial Inc.

   

5.13%, 09/30/24

    150        158,250   

American Express Credit Corp.

   

2.25%, 08/15/19

    200        203,276   

Capital One Bank USA N.A.

   

2.25%, 02/13/19 (Call 01/13/19)

    250        252,920   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

1.72%, 12/06/17

    250        250,042   

5.00%, 05/15/18

    450        470,961   

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

   

2.34%, 11/15/20

    200        203,856   

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

   

3.75%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)

    35        37,308   

4.00%, 10/15/23b

    150        162,586   

Nasdaq Inc.

   

3.85%, 06/30/26 (Call 03/30/26)

    40        41,343   

4.25%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)

    100        106,040   

5.25%, 01/16/18

    200        208,448   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

   

10.38%, 11/01/18

    200        234,534   

Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp.

   

6.50%, 06/01/22 (Call 12/01/17)

    50        48,625   

Navient Corp.

   

5.00%, 10/26/20b

    100        98,750   

NFP Corp.

   

9.00%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

    100        102,000   

Quicken Loans Inc.

   

5.75%, 05/01/25 (Call 05/01/20)a

    40        39,500   

Synchrony Financial

   

2.70%, 02/03/20 (Call 01/03/20)

    150        152,040   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   

2.95%, 04/01/22 (Call 02/01/22)

    100        103,368   

Visa Inc.

   

2.80%, 12/14/22 (Call 10/14/22)

    75        78,018   

3.15%, 12/14/25 (Call 09/14/25)

    205        213,604   
   

 

 

 
      3,324,657   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

ELECTRIC — 3.75%

  

 

AES Corp./VA

   

7.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

  $ 200      $ 225,500   

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

   

2.80%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)

    100        103,144   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

   

3.75%, 11/15/23 (Call 08/15/23)

    50        54,016   

Black Hills Corp.

   

2.50%, 01/11/19

    45        45,562   

3.95%, 01/15/26 (Call 07/15/25)b

    50        53,003   

Consolidated Edison Inc.

   

2.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 04/15/21)

    100        100,272   

Dominion Resources Inc./VA

   

5.20%, 08/15/19

    100        109,019   

Series A

   

1.40%, 09/15/17

    100        100,041   

Series B

   

1.60%, 08/15/19

    55        54,892   

Duke Energy Corp.

   

2.10%, 06/15/18 (Call 05/15/18)

    200        201,796   

3.55%, 09/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    100        106,714   

Dynegy Inc.

   

7.38%, 11/01/22 (Call 11/01/18)

    100        96,437   

Exelon Corp.

   

1.55%, 06/09/17

    30        30,026   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

   

2.95%, 01/15/20 (Call 12/15/19)

    100        102,631   

MidAmerican Energy Co.

   

2.40%, 03/15/19 (Call 02/15/19)

    100        102,161   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

   

1.65%, 09/01/18

    90        90,211   

Ohio Power Co.

   

Series M

   

5.38%, 10/01/21

    100        114,118   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

   

2.45%, 08/15/22 (Call 05/15/22)b

    100        101,462   

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

   

2.50%, 09/01/22 (Call 06/01/22)

    100        101,425   

PSEG Power LLC

   

3.00%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)b

    150        153,142   

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

   

2.00%, 08/15/19 (Call 07/15/19)

    150        152,389   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Southern Co. (The)

   

2.45%, 09/01/18

  $ 150      $ 152,651   

Southern Power Co.

   

1.85%, 12/01/17

    100        100,484   

4.15%, 12/01/25 (Call 09/01/25)b

    50        53,563   

Talen Energy Supply LLC

   

4.63%, 07/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    100        95,000   

6.50%, 06/01/25 (Call 06/01/20)b

    45        37,575   
   

 

 

 
      2,637,234   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT — 0.21%

  

Energizer Holdings Inc.

   

5.50%, 06/15/25 (Call 06/15/20)a,b

    50        50,625   

General Cable Corp.

   

5.75%, 10/01/22 (Call 10/01/17)b

    100        94,500   
   

 

 

 
      145,125   

ELECTRONICS — 0.33%

  

 

Amphenol Corp.

   

2.55%, 01/30/19 (Call 12/30/18)

    100        101,968   

Flex Ltd.

   

4.75%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    90        97,185   

Fortive Corp.

   

1.80%, 06/15/19a

    35        35,013   
   

 

 

 
      234,166   

ENTERTAINMENT — 0.52%

  

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II Inc.

   

4.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)

    100        106,625   

International Game Technology PLC

   

6.50%, 02/15/25 (Call 08/15/24)a,b

    200        216,460   

Scientific Games International Inc.

   

10.00%, 12/01/22 (Call 12/01/18)

    50        46,250   
   

 

 

 
      369,335   

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL — 0.23%

  

 

Waste Management Inc.

   

6.10%, 03/15/18

    150        159,562   
   

 

 

 
      159,562   

FOOD — 3.31%

  

 

B&G Foods Inc.

   

4.63%, 06/01/21 (Call 12/01/16)b

    100        102,750   

ConAgra Foods Inc.

   

3.20%, 01/25/23 (Call 10/25/22)

    79        80,935   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance Inc.

   

5.88%, 07/15/24 (Call 07/15/19)a

  $ 100      $ 100,500   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

   

1.75%, 03/15/18

    125        125,508   

Kellogg Co.

   

3.25%, 04/01/26

    50        51,087   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

2.00%, 07/02/18

    250        251,828   

2.25%, 06/05/17

    100        100,528   

2.80%, 07/02/20 (Call 06/02/20)

    250        257,127   

3.00%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    150        148,503   

3.95%, 07/15/25 (Call 04/15/25)

    100        106,722   

Kroger Co. (The)

   

2.30%, 01/15/19 (Call 12/15/18)

    150        152,211   

Mondelez International Inc.

   

2.25%, 02/01/19 (Call 01/01/19)

    150        152,131   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   

5.75%, 03/15/25 (Call 03/15/20)a

    100        102,250   

Post Holdings Inc.

   

7.75%, 03/15/24 (Call 09/15/18)a

    25        27,630   

8.00%, 07/15/25 (Call 07/15/20)a

    25        28,500   

Sysco Corp.

   

2.50%, 07/15/21 (Call 06/15/21)

    150        152,157   

2.60%, 10/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)

    190        194,632   

3.30%, 07/15/26 (Call 04/15/26)

    55        56,101   

3.75%, 10/01/25 (Call 07/01/25)

    55        57,919   

Tyson Foods Inc.

   

3.95%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)b

    75        79,219   
   

 

 

 
      2,328,238   

FOOD SERVICE — 0.05%

  

 

Aramark Services Inc.

   

5.13%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a

    35        36,663   
   

 

 

 
      36,663   

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER — 0.14%

  

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.

   

5.38%, 02/01/25a,b

    100        101,000   
   

 

 

 
      101,000   

GAS — 0.07%

  

 

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

5.63%, 05/20/24 (Call 03/20/24)

    45        47,138   
   

 

 

 
      47,138   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HEALTH CARE – PRODUCTS — 2.82%

  

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

2.00%, 03/15/20

  $ 175      $ 175,910   

2.55%, 03/15/22

    90        91,688   

Baxter International Inc.

   

2.60%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)

    50        48,401   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   

1.80%, 12/15/17

    150        150,678   

Boston Scientific Corp.

   

2.85%, 05/15/20

    25        25,634   

3.38%, 05/15/22

    150        156,106   

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.

   

8.13%, 06/15/21 (Call 06/15/18)a

    50        45,875   

Greatbatch Ltd.

   

9.13%, 11/01/23 (Call 11/01/18)a

    45        43,200   

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

   

5.75%, 09/01/23 (Call 09/01/18)a

    85        89,250   

Kinetic Concepts Inc./KCI USA Inc.

   

9.63%, 10/01/21 (Call 10/01/18)a

    100        96,625   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA

   

6.63%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    50        42,875   

St. Jude Medical Inc.

   

2.00%, 09/15/18

    35        35,305   

Stryker Corp.

   

1.30%, 04/01/18

    150        149,991   

2.00%, 03/08/19

    175        176,687   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

   

3.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 02/15/23)

    165        167,749   

Universal Hospital Services Inc.

   

7.63%, 08/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    50        48,000   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

   

1.45%, 04/01/17

    55        55,027   

2.00%, 04/01/18

    150        150,720   

2.70%, 04/01/20 (Call 03/01/20)

    230        233,526   
   

 

 

 
      1,983,247   

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES — 1.79%

  

 

Aetna Inc.

   

1.90%, 06/07/19

    55        55,384   

2.40%, 06/15/21 (Call 05/15/21)

    225        227,430   

Anthem Inc.

   

2.30%, 07/15/18

    100        101,062   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Centene Corp.

   

4.75%, 01/15/25 (Call 01/15/20)

  $ 25      $ 24,891   

5.63%, 02/15/21 (Call 02/15/18)

    30        31,470   

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II Inc.

   

5.63%, 07/31/19a

    100        108,250   

HCA Inc.

   

3.75%, 03/15/19

    100        102,250   

5.38%, 02/01/25

    100        102,070   

Humana Inc.

   

2.63%, 10/01/19

    50        50,964   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

2.63%, 02/01/20

    100        101,517   

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

   

2.50%, 03/30/20 (Call 02/29/20)

    145        147,426   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   

2.13%, 03/15/21

    75        75,635   

2.88%, 03/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)

    100        103,845   

3.10%, 03/15/26

    25        25,718   
   

 

 

 
      1,257,912   

HOLDING COMPANIES – DIVERSIFIED — 0.15%

  

PetSmart Inc.

   

7.13%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    100        104,625   
   

 

 

 
      104,625   

HOME BUILDERS — 0.39%

  

 

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

   

6.38%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)a

    100        99,750   

Lennar Corp.

   

4.50%, 06/15/19 (Call 04/16/19)

    100        104,750   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.

   

5.88%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)a,b

    45        44,212   

6.13%, 04/01/25 (Call 04/01/20)a

    25        24,625   
   

 

 

 
      273,337   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES — 0.37%

  

ACCO Brands Corp.

   

6.75%, 04/30/20 (Call 04/30/17)b

    100        105,250   

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC

   

6.88%, 02/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    150        155,250   
   

 

 

 
      260,500   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

HOUSEWARES — 0.29%

  

 

Newell Brands Inc.

   

2.15%, 10/15/18

  $ 150      $ 151,752   

RSI Home Products Inc.

   

6.50%, 03/15/23 (Call 03/15/18)a

    50        53,000   
   

 

 

 
      204,752   

INSURANCE — 3.69%

  

 

Aflac Inc.

   

2.40%, 03/16/20

    300        306,828   

2.88%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    100        99,631   

Allstate Corp. (The)
VRN, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.938%)

   

5.75%, 08/15/53 (Call 08/15/23)

    25        26,825   

American Financial Group Inc./OH

   

3.50%, 08/15/26 (Call 05/15/26)

    100        99,388   

American International Group Inc.

   

3.30%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    30        31,370   

5.85%, 01/16/18

    250        262,785   

Aon PLC

   

2.80%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    100        101,871   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/21

    150        164,734   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

   

2.20%, 03/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    25        25,544   

Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

   

3.35%, 05/15/24

    75        79,217   

CNO Financial Group Inc.

   

4.50%, 05/30/20

    25        25,656   

First American Financial Corp.

   

4.60%, 11/15/24

    50        50,993   

Markel Corp.

   

3.63%, 03/30/23b

    50        51,217   

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

   

2.35%, 09/10/19 (Call 08/10/19)

    150        151,897   

2.35%, 03/06/20 (Call 02/06/20)

    200        202,320   

3.75%, 03/14/26 (Call 12/14/25)

    100        106,743   

MetLife Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/08/21

    150        166,769   

Old Republic International Corp.

   

3.88%, 08/26/26 (Call 07/26/26)

    95        93,517   

Progressive Corp. (The)

   

2.45%, 01/15/27

    80        78,058   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Radian Group Inc.

   

5.25%, 06/15/20

  $ 100      $ 105,125   

Trinity Acquisition PLC

   

4.40%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)

    100        103,759   

Unum Group

   

3.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 04/15/21)

    40        40,768   

Willis Towers Watson PLC

   

5.75%, 03/15/21

    100        111,674   

XLIT Ltd.

   

5.75%, 10/01/21

    100        113,909   
   

 

 

 
      2,600,598   

INTERNET — 1.88%

  

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

   

1.63%, 11/28/17

    200        199,951   

3.60%, 11/28/24 (Call 08/28/24)

    200        206,151   

Baidu Inc.

   

2.75%, 06/09/19

    250        254,813   

eBay Inc.

   

1.35%, 07/15/17

    100        100,056   

2.20%, 08/01/19 (Call 07/01/19)

    100        100,964   

2.50%, 03/09/18

    100        101,208   

Expedia Inc.

   

4.50%, 08/15/24 (Call 05/15/24)

    100        103,919   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)

   

3.60%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    70        72,625   

VeriSign Inc.

   

4.63%, 05/01/23 (Call 05/01/18)

    100        103,000   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital Inc.

   

6.38%, 05/15/25 (Call 05/15/20)b

    80        84,226   
   

 

 

 
      1,326,913   

IRON & STEEL — 0.27%

  

 

ArcelorMittal

   

10.85%, 06/01/19

    75        89,812   

U.S. Steel Corp.

   

7.38%, 04/01/20b

    48        47,760   

8.38%, 07/01/21 (Call 07/01/18)a

    50        53,125   
   

 

 

 
      190,697   

LODGING — 0.05%

  

 

MGM Resorts International

   

4.63%, 09/01/26 (Call 06/01/26)

    35        33,688   
   

 

 

 
      33,688   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

MACHINERY — 0.34%

  

 

Case New Holland Industrial Inc.

   

7.88%, 12/01/17b

  $ 50      $ 52,938   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

   

2.00%, 03/05/20

    150        151,252   

Roper Technologies Inc.

   

3.85%, 12/15/25 (Call 09/15/25)

    35        36,570   
   

 

 

 
      240,760   

MANUFACTURING — 0.93%

  

 

General Electric Co.

   

4.38%, 09/16/20

    200        219,752   

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.

   

6.88%, 08/15/18

    300        327,864   

Tyco Electronics Group SA

   

6.55%, 10/01/17

    100        104,768   
   

 

 

 
      652,384   

MEDIA — 3.08%

  

 

Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.

   

5.50%, 05/15/26 (Call 05/15/21)a

    200        204,000   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

   

3.58%, 07/23/20 (Call 06/23/20)a

    345        357,727   

4.91%, 07/23/25 (Call 04/23/25)a

    200        215,772   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc.

   

6.50%, 11/15/22 (Call 11/15/17)

    50        50,925   

Comcast Corp.

   

1.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 12/15/21)

    25        24,537   

CSC Holdings LLC

   

5.25%, 06/01/24

    300        280,500   

DISH DBS Corp.

   

5.00%, 03/15/23

    100        98,500   

7.75%, 07/01/26

    100        109,813   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

   

5.00%, 04/15/22 (Call 04/15/17)a

    50        51,000   

SFR Group SA

   

6.00%, 05/15/22 (Call 05/15/17)a

    200        205,064   

Starz LLC/Starz Finance Corp.

   

5.00%, 09/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        101,250   

Time Warner Cable LLC

   

4.00%, 09/01/21 (Call 06/01/21)

    50        52,341   

6.75%, 07/01/18

    100        108,065   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Time Warner Inc.

   

2.10%, 06/01/19

  $ 150      $ 151,074   

Univision Communications Inc.

   

5.13%, 02/15/25 (Call 02/15/20)a

    50        50,125   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.

   

10.25%, 07/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        105,000   
   

 

 

 
      2,165,693   

MINING — 0.73%

  

 

Aleris International Inc.

   

7.88%, 11/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)b

    42        42,000   

Arconic Inc.

   

5.13%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)b

    100        104,252   

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

   

3.88%, 03/15/23 (Call 12/15/22)

    150        135,375   

Southern Copper Corp.

   

3.88%, 04/23/25

    100        100,886   

Teck Resources Ltd.

   

4.75%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)

    100        99,438   

8.00%, 06/01/21 (Call 06/01/18)a

    30        32,775   
   

 

 

 
      514,726   

OIL & GAS — 3.98%

  

 

Antero Resources Corp.

   

5.13%, 12/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)

    100        100,750   

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

1.85%, 05/05/17

    200        200,706   

2.52%, 01/15/20

    150        152,996   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   

3.90%, 02/01/25 (Call 11/01/24)

    100        101,966   

Chevron Corp.

   

1.96%, 03/03/20 (Call 02/03/20)

    150        151,245   

Cimarex Energy Co.

   

4.38%, 06/01/24 (Call 03/01/24)

    100        105,588   

ConocoPhillips

   

5.75%, 02/01/19

    150        163,054   

Denbury Resources Inc.

   

9.00%, 05/15/21 (Call 12/15/18)a

    50        51,500   

Ensco PLC

   

4.50%, 10/01/24 (Call 07/01/24)

    100        80,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

2.22%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    55        55,791   

2.73%, 03/01/23 (Call 01/01/23)

    70        71,680   

3.04%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    50        51,721   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Gulfport Energy Corp.

   

6.00%, 10/15/24 (Call 10/15/19)a

  $ 25      $ 25,469   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

2.70%, 12/14/18

    100        101,677   

3.40%, 12/15/20 (Call 11/15/20)

    95        98,799   

Newfield Exploration Co.

   

5.63%, 07/01/24

    50        52,000   

5.75%, 01/30/22

    50        52,125   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

2.60%, 04/15/22 (Call 03/15/22)

    85        86,836   

3.40%, 04/15/26 (Call 01/15/26)b

    155        161,642   

3.50%, 06/15/25 (Call 03/15/25)

    60        63,208   

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.

   

7.50%, 02/15/22 (Call 02/15/17)a,b

    35        37,231   

QEP Resources Inc.

   

5.25%, 05/01/23 (Call 02/01/23)

    50        49,125   

Sanchez Energy Corp.

   

6.13%, 01/15/23 (Call 07/15/18)b

    50        42,750   

Shell International Finance BV

   

1.38%, 05/10/19

    100        99,447   

2.13%, 05/11/20

    40        40,339   

4.30%, 09/22/19

    250        268,395   

Total Capital SA

   

2.13%, 08/10/18

    250        253,172   

Transocean Inc.

   

8.13%, 12/15/21b

    50        48,260   

WPX Energy Inc.

   

7.50%, 08/01/20 (Call 07/01/20)

    35        36,881   
   

 

 

 
      2,804,353   

OIL & GAS SERVICES — 0.15%

  

 

Halliburton Co.

   

3.25%, 11/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)

    100        103,848   
   

 

 

 
      103,848   

PACKAGING & CONTAINERS — 0.11%

  

 

Ball Corp.

   

4.00%, 11/15/23

    50        50,575   

PaperWorks Industries Inc.

   

9.50%, 08/15/19 (Call 12/01/16)a

    30        27,675   
   

 

 

 
      78,250   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.74%

  

 

AbbVie Inc.

   

1.75%, 11/06/17

  $ 150      $ 150,513   

1.80%, 05/14/18

    50        50,167   

2.30%, 05/14/21 (Call 04/14/21)

    55        54,959   

2.50%, 05/14/20 (Call 04/14/20)

    30        30,427   

Actavis Funding SCS

   

3.00%, 03/12/20 (Call 02/12/20)b

    185        190,715   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   

4.88%, 11/15/19b

    100        108,837   

Baxalta Inc.

   

2.88%, 06/23/20 (Call 05/23/20)b

    45        45,860   

Cardinal Health Inc.

   

1.95%, 06/15/18

    75        75,377   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

   

3.30%, 02/25/21 (Call 01/25/21)

    25        26,167   

McKesson Corp.

   

1.40%, 03/15/18

    150        149,679   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

   

3.00%, 11/15/20

    55        56,791   

Novartis Capital Corp.

   

3.40%, 05/06/24

    150        161,799   

Pfizer Inc.

   

6.20%, 03/15/19

    250        276,842   

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC

   

1.90%, 09/23/19

    200        199,486   

2.40%, 09/23/21 (Call 08/23/21)

    95        94,244   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV

   

3.65%, 11/10/21

    46        48,404   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

1.40%, 07/20/18

    50        49,786   

1.70%, 07/19/19

    25        24,842   

Zoetis Inc.

   

3.45%, 11/13/20 (Call 10/13/20)

    130        134,919   
   

 

 

 
      1,929,814   

PIPELINES — 2.04%

  

 

Boardwalk Pipelines LP

   

5.95%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    80        88,688   

Buckeye Partners LP

   

3.95%, 12/01/26 (Call 09/01/26)

    35        34,996   

4.15%, 07/01/23 (Call 04/01/23)

    50        51,193   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

   

4.15%, 10/01/20 (Call 08/01/20)

  $ 100      $ 104,585   

9.00%, 04/15/19

    100        113,713   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

   

3.70%, 02/15/26 (Call 11/15/25)

    100        102,082   

Kinder Morgan Inc./DE

   

3.05%, 12/01/19 (Call 11/01/19)

    100        102,463   

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

   

5.00%, 03/01/26 (Call 12/01/25)

    100        113,658   

ONEOK Inc.

   

7.50%, 09/01/23 (Call 06/01/23)

    100        114,500   

ONEOK Partners LP

   

3.20%, 09/15/18 (Call 08/15/18)

    100        102,677   

PBF Logistics LP/PBF Logistics Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 05/15/23 (Call 05/15/18)

    35        33,950   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.63%, 03/01/25 (Call 12/01/24)

    100        105,815   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

   

6.13%, 10/15/21 (Call 11/16/16)

    100        104,625   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

   

3.13%, 01/15/19

    60        61,745   

Western Gas Partners LP

   

4.65%, 07/01/26 (Call 04/01/26)b

    100        104,875   

Williams Partners LP

   

4.00%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    100        100,231   
   

 

 

 
      1,439,796   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 3.35%

  

American Tower Corp.

   

2.80%, 06/01/20 (Call 05/01/20)

    100        101,982   

3.38%, 10/15/26 (Call 07/15/26)

    90        89,554   

3.40%, 02/15/19

    100        103,577   

3.50%, 01/31/23

    100        103,227   

5.90%, 11/01/21

    100        115,448   

Boston Properties LP

   

5.88%, 10/15/19 (Call 07/17/19)

    100        110,702   

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc./CSL Capital LLC

   

6.00%, 04/15/23 (Call 04/15/18)a

    45        46,687   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

3.40%, 02/15/21 (Call 01/15/21)

    100        104,268   

4.88%, 04/15/22

    100        110,301   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Digital Realty Trust LP

   

3.40%, 10/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)

  $ 200      $ 207,508   

DuPont Fabros Technology LP

   

5.63%, 06/15/23 (Call 06/15/18)b

    30        31,575   

ERP Operating LP

   

2.85%, 11/01/26 (Call 08/01/26)b

    80        79,250   

HCP Inc.

   

2.63%, 02/01/20 (Call 11/01/19)

    250        252,890   

Hospitality Properties Trust

   

5.00%, 08/15/22 (Call 02/15/22)

    200        216,204   

Simon Property Group LP

   

2.50%, 09/01/20 (Call 06/01/20)

    100        102,488   

4.38%, 03/01/21 (Call 12/01/20)

    150        164,176   

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

   

4.00%, 04/30/19 (Call 01/30/19)

    200        209,760   

Vereit Operating Partnership LP

   

4.88%, 06/01/26 (Call 03/01/26)

    40        42,043   

Welltower Inc.

   

5.25%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/15/21)

    150        169,719   
   

 

 

 
      2,361,359   

RETAIL — 2.73%

  

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance Inc.

   

4.63%, 01/15/22 (Call 10/01/17)a

    100        103,250   

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

   

5.75%, 05/01/20

    200        220,142   

AmeriGas Finance LLC/AmeriGas Finance Corp.

   

7.00%, 05/20/22 (Call 05/20/17)

    100        105,250   

AutoZone Inc.

   

2.50%, 04/15/21 (Call 03/15/21)

    230        233,013   

CVS Health Corp.

   

4.13%, 05/15/21 (Call 02/15/21)

    200        216,362   

Home Depot Inc. (The)

   

2.13%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)

    50        48,178   

3.35%, 09/15/25 (Call 06/15/25)

    35        37,351   

L Brands Inc.

   

6.63%, 04/01/21b

    150        172,500   

McDonald’s Corp.

   

3.63%, 05/20/21

    100        106,637   

Michaels Stores Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/15/20 (Call 12/15/16)a

    100        102,875   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

   

3.55%, 03/15/26 (Call 12/15/25)b

  $ 60      $ 62,329   

Party City Holdings Inc.

   

6.13%, 08/15/23 (Call 08/15/18)a

    45        47,756   

QVC Inc.

   

3.13%, 04/01/19

    250        255,312   

Rite Aid Corp.

   

6.75%, 06/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        105,000   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.

   

5.75%, 06/01/22 (Call 06/01/17)b

    50        52,000   

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.

   

5.50%, 06/01/24 (Call 06/01/19)b

    50        51,000   
   

 

 

 
      1,918,955   

SEMICONDUCTORS — 0.44%

  

 

Applied Materials Inc.

   

2.63%, 10/01/20 (Call 09/01/20)

    50        51,453   

Micron Technology Inc.

   

5.25%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)a

    100        98,000   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

2.20%, 09/16/21 (Call 08/16/21)

    35        34,959   

3.20%, 09/16/26 (Call 06/16/26)

    40        39,978   

QUALCOMM Inc.

   

3.00%, 05/20/22

    85        88,573   
   

 

 

 
      312,963   

SOFTWARE — 1.70%

  

 

Activision Blizzard Inc.

   

2.30%, 09/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)a,b

    25        24,915   

3.40%, 09/15/26 (Call 06/15/26)a

    60        59,550   

Autodesk Inc.

   

3.13%, 06/15/20 (Call 05/15/20)

    30        30,793   

BMC Software Finance Inc.

   

8.13%, 07/15/21 (Call 12/01/16)a

    50        45,750   

Electronic Arts Inc.

   

3.70%, 03/01/21 (Call 02/01/21)

    30        31,682   

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

   

2.00%, 04/15/18

    200        201,408   

First Data Corp.

   

5.00%, 01/15/24 (Call 01/15/19)a

    95        96,425   

6.75%, 11/01/20 (Call 12/01/16)a

    100        103,500   

7.00%, 12/01/23 (Call 12/01/18)a

    80        83,800   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Fiserv Inc.

   

3.85%, 06/01/25 (Call 03/01/25)

  $ 50      $ 53,219   

Microsoft Corp.

   

2.00%, 08/08/23 (Call 06/08/23)

    175        172,305   

2.40%, 08/08/26 (Call 05/08/26)b

    95        93,176   

Oracle Corp.

   

1.90%, 09/15/21 (Call 08/15/21)

    200        199,250   
   

 

 

 
      1,195,773   

TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 5.03%

  

 

AT&T Inc.

   

1.70%, 06/01/17b

    350        351,278   

2.80%, 02/17/21 (Call 01/17/21)

    100        101,385   

3.00%, 06/30/22 (Call 04/30/22)

    50        50,610   

3.40%, 05/15/25 (Call 02/15/25)

    200        199,572   

3.90%, 03/11/24 (Call 12/11/23)

    150        156,316   

5.80%, 02/15/19

    100        108,621   

5.88%, 10/01/19

    300        332,205   

CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp.

   

3.85%, 04/15/23b

    100        105,601   

CenturyLink Inc.

   

6.45%, 06/15/21

    150        160,125   

Cisco Systems Inc.

   

1.85%, 09/20/21 (Call 08/20/21)

    100        99,749   

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

6.88%, 01/15/25 (Call 10/15/24)

    100        83,750   

8.50%, 04/15/20

    100        106,750   

Harris Corp.

   

2.00%, 04/27/18

    45        45,209   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

   

5.25%, 08/01/26a

    35        34,475   

6.63%, 08/01/26a

    80        79,200   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

   

7.25%, 10/15/20 (Call 12/01/16)

    100        75,813   

Juniper Networks Inc.

   

3.30%, 06/15/20 (Call 05/15/20)

    30        30,852   

Motorola Solutions Inc.

   

3.50%, 03/01/23

    150        150,160   

Plantronics Inc.

   

5.50%, 05/31/23 (Call 05/15/18)a,b

    50        50,875   

Qwest Corp.

   

6.75%, 12/01/21b

    100        110,750   
 

 

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Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

Sprint Communications Inc.

   

9.00%, 11/15/18a

  $ 100      $ 110,000   

Sprint Corp.

   

7.88%, 09/15/23

    125        123,750   

T-Mobile USA Inc.

   

6.50%, 01/15/26 (Call 01/15/21)b

    45        49,329   

6.63%, 04/01/23 (Call 04/01/18)

    150        159,402   

6.73%, 04/28/22 (Call 04/28/17)

    100        104,500   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   

1.38%, 08/15/19b

    40        39,669   

3.50%, 11/01/21

    100        105,621   

4.50%, 09/15/20

    100        108,810   

5.15%, 09/15/23

    100        114,458   

Vodafone Group PLC

   

1.63%, 03/20/17

    150        150,207   

Windstream Services LLC

   

6.38%, 08/01/23 (Call 02/01/18)

    50        44,250   
   

 

 

 
      3,543,292   

TOYS, GAMES & HOBBIES — 0.06%

  

 

Mattel Inc.

   

2.35%, 08/15/21 (Call 07/15/21)

    45        45,103   
   

 

 

 
      45,103   

TRANSPORTATION — 0.07%

  

 

OPE KAG Finance Sub Inc.

   

7.88%, 07/31/23 (Call 07/31/18)a

    35        33,075   

XPO Logistics Inc.

   

6.50%, 06/15/22 (Call 06/15/18)a,b

    15        15,600   
   

 

 

 
      48,675   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  

(Cost: $56,471,446)

  

    57,163,349   

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 46.63%

   

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 46.63%

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   

2.50%, 11/01/31c

    925        951,738   

2.50%, 11/01/46c

    25        24,926   

3.00%, 11/01/31c

    825        863,285   

3.00%, 11/01/46c

    2,300        2,367,203   

3.50%, 11/01/31c

    425        448,375   

3.50%, 01/01/46

    1,034        1,084,611   
    
Security
      
Principal
(000s)
    Value  

3.50%, 03/01/46

  $ 512      $ 537,544   

3.50%, 07/01/46

    123        128,785   

3.50%, 09/01/46

    30        31,268   

3.50%, 11/01/46c

    401        420,799   

4.00%, 11/01/31c

    25        25,816   

4.00%, 11/01/45

    407        435,436   

4.00%, 04/01/46

    329        355,648   

4.00%, 11/01/46c

    461        493,054   

4.50%, 11/01/31c

    25        25,609   

4.50%, 11/01/46c

    575        628,277   

5.00%, 11/01/46c

    350        386,969   

Federal National Mortgage Association

   

2.50%, 11/01/31c

    1,020        1,049,644   

2.50%, 11/01/46c

    100        99,750   

3.00%, 02/01/31

    1,015        1,061,987   

3.00%, 11/01/31c

    84        87,898   

3.00%, 11/01/46c

    2,775        2,856,516   

3.50%, 11/01/31c

    529        557,268   

3.50%, 11/01/45

    185        194,109   

3.50%, 02/01/46

    727        763,418   

3.50%, 11/01/46c

    2,614        2,744,292   

4.00%, 11/01/31c

    325        336,324   

4.00%, 01/01/46

    991        1,061,082   

4.00%, 02/01/46

    87        92,958   

4.00%, 03/01/46

    169        181,279   

4.00%, 04/01/46

    213        228,334   

4.00%, 11/01/46c

    963        1,031,162   

4.50%, 11/01/31c

    125        128,281   

4.50%, 11/01/46c

    975        1,065,492   

5.00%, 11/01/31c

    25        25,602   

5.00%, 11/01/46c

    200        221,313   

5.50%, 11/01/46c

    1,025        1,155,367   

Government National Mortgage Association

   

2.50%, 11/01/46c

    25        25,227   

3.00%, 11/01/46c

    1,950        2,030,492   

3.50%, 03/20/46

    259        274,827   

3.50%, 11/01/46c

    2,993        3,169,416   

4.00%, 01/20/46

    114        122,576   

4.00%, 09/20/46

    265        284,949   

4.00%, 11/01/46c

    1,094        1,172,044   

4.50%, 11/20/45

    42        45,113   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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October 31, 2016

 

    
Security
 

Principal

or Shares

(000s)

    Value  

4.50%, 11/01/46c

  $ 820      $ 888,881   

5.00%, 11/01/46c

    625        674,023   
   

 

 

 
      32,838,967   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

  

(Cost: $32,843,427)

  

    32,838,967   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 17.98%

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 17.98%

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.72%d,e,f

    12,559        12,559,972   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

   

 

0.29%d,e

    100        100,000   
   

 

 

 
      12,659,972   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost: $12,658,783)

  

    12,659,972   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES — 145.79%

   

(Cost: $101,973,656)g

  

    102,662,288   

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (45.79)%

  

    (32,244,635
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

    $ 70,417,653   
   

 

 

 

VRN  —  Variable Rate Note

 

a  This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
b  All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1.
c  To-be-announced (TBA). See Note 1.
d  Affiliated money market fund.
e  The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
f  All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1.
g  The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $101,974,467. Net unrealized appreciation was $687,821, of which $931,964 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $244,143 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
 

 

Schedule 1 — Futures Contracts (Note 5)

Futures contracts outstanding as of October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

Issue   

Number of

long (short)

contracts

   

Expiration

date

     Exchange     

Initial notional

value

   

Current notional

value

   

Unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     (1     Dec. 2016         Chicago Board of Trade       $ (218,296   $ (218,141   $ 155   

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1        Dec. 2016         Chicago Board of Trade         120,830        120,797        (33

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     (3     Dec. 2016         Chicago Board of Trade         (393,162     (388,875     4,287   

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     (11     Dec. 2016         Chicago Board of Trade         (2,051,497     (1,935,312     116,185   

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     (1     Dec. 2016         Chicago Board of Trade         (170,389     (162,719     7,670   
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation      $ 128,264   
              

 

 

 
                                                    

 

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October 31, 2016

 

Schedule 2 — Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, see Note 1.

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the schedule of investments above.

 

      Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments:

          

Assets:

          

Corporate bonds & notes

   $      $ 57,163,349       $       $ 57,163,349   

U.S. government & agency obligations

            32,838,967                 32,838,967   

Money market funds

     12,659,972                        12,659,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,659,972      $ 90,002,316       $       $ 102,662,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative financial instrumentsa:

          

Assets:

          

Futures contracts

   $ 128,297      $       $       $ 128,297   

Liabilities:

          

Futures contracts

     (33                     (33
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 128,264      $       $       $ 128,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    

 

  a    Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

October 31, 2016

 

   

ASSETS

  

Investments, at cost:

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 89,314,873   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     12,658,783   
  

 

 

 

Total cost of investments

   $ 101,973,656   
  

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1):

  

Unaffiliated

   $ 90,002,316   

Affiliated (Note 2)

     12,659,972   
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of investments

     102,662,288   

Cash pledged to broker

     72,980   

Receivables:

  

Investment securities sold

     833,072   

Dividends and interest

     610,163   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     104,178,503   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables:

  

Investment securities purchased

     26,882,113   

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1)

     6,852,075   

Futures variation margin

     12,136   

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     14,526   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     33,760,850   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 70,417,653   
  

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 69,990,544   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (389,787

Net unrealized appreciation

     816,896   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 70,417,653   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstandingb

     700,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 100.60   
  

 

 

 

 

a  Securities on loan with a value of $6,632,444. See Note 1.
b  No par value, unlimited number of shares authorized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

Year ended October 31, 2016

 

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — affiliated (Note 2)

   $ 11,736   

Interest — unaffiliated

     2,080,758   

Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)

     18,703   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,111,197   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     174,198   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     174,198   

Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2)

     (2,180
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     172,018   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,939,179   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     57,798   

Investments — affiliated (Note 2)

     100   

Futures contracts

     (433,770

Realized gain distributions from affiliated funds

     461   
  

 

 

 

Net realized loss

     (375,411
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

  

Investments

     1,883,990   

Futures contracts

     113,924   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,997,914   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1,622,503   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 3,561,682   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

 

     

Year ended

October 31, 2016

   

Period from
February 24, 2015a

to

October 31, 2015

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,939,179      $ 1,302,726   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (375,411     29,720   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,997,914        (1,181,018
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     3,561,682        151,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

From net investment income

     (1,954,073     (1,287,832

Return of capital

     (64,951       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,019,024     (1,287,832
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     10,007,595        74,886,750   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (14,882,946       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (4,875,351     74,886,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (3,332,693     73,750,346   

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     73,750,346          
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 70,417,653      $ 73,750,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

   $      $ 14,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED

    

Shares sold

     100,000        750,000   

Shares redeemed

     (150,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (50,000     750,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

a  Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

      Year ended
Oct. 31, 2016
   

Period from
Feb. 24, 2015a

to
Oct. 31, 2015

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 98.33      $ 99.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

    

Net investment incomeb

     2.75        1.74   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c

     2.40        (1.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.15        0.45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (2.79     (1.72

Return of capital

     (0.09       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.88     (1.72
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 100.60      $ 98.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     5.32     0.46 %d 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 70,418      $ 73,750   

Ratio of expenses to average net assetse

     0.25     0.25

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese

     0.25     0.26

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse

     2.78     2.58

Portfolio turnover ratef,g

     569     362

 

a  Commencement of operations.
b  Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
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  Not annualized.
e  Annualized for periods of less than one year.
f  Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
g  Portfolio turnover rates include to-be-announced (TBA) transactions. See Note 1.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

iSHARES® EDGE U.S. FIXED INCOME BALANCED RISK ETF

 

iShares U.S. ETF 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 was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 21, 2011.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF   

Diversification

Classification

Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Riska

   Non-diversified

 

  a    Formerly the iShares U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

 

    Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes.

 

    Open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

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

 

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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.

The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

    Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

    Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and

 

    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability 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 investments.

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 judgement 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. The fair value hierarchy for the Fund’s investments is included in its schedule of investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of values determined for financial instruments are based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on the accrual basis. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source.

 

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WHEN-ISSUED/TBA TRANSACTIONS

The Fund may purchase mortgage pass-through securities on a when-issued or to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. The Fund may enter into a TBA agreement, sell the obligation to purchase the pools stipulated in the TBA agreement prior to the stipulated settlement date and enter into a new TBA agreement for future delivery of pools of mortgage pass-through securities (a “TBA roll”). A TBA roll is treated by the Fund as a purchase transaction and a sale transaction in which the Fund realizes a gain or loss. The Fund’s use of TBA rolls may cause the Fund to experience higher portfolio turnover and higher transaction costs. The Fund could be exposed to possible risk if there are adverse market actions, expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

To mitigate counterparty risk, the Fund has entered into a two-way collateral agreement for TBA transactions with certain counterparties. Under such agreement, the “in-the-money” party of a TBA transaction may at any time require the other party to pledge collateral assets (in the form of cash or securities) to offset any loss the in-the-money party would incur upon cancellation of the TBA transaction. A party is in-the-money if they are the buyer and the market value of the TBA transaction increases or if they are the seller and the market value of the TBA transaction decreases. Cash received as collateral from the counterparty may be reinvested in money market funds, including those managed by the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. Such collateral, if any, is presented in the statement of assets and liabilities as “Investments in securities – affiliated” and “Payable due to broker for TBA collateral.” Securities pledged as collateral by the Fund, if any, are noted in the schedule of investments.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

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.

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

The Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 value of the loaned securities plus the interest accrued on such securities, if any, 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 plus accrued interest, if any. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund and any 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.

On October 11, 2016, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) implemented changes required by amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the operations of U.S. money market funds. The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting the cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00 and which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of October 31, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. government obligations. Cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is

 

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disclosed in the schedule of investments. The securities on loan for the Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of October 31, 2016 and the total value of the related cash collateral are disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending is disclosed in the statement of operations.

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. BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.

The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of October 31, 2016:

 

Counterparty    Market Value of
Securities on Loan
     Cash Collateral
Received
  a
     Net
Amount
 

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc.

   $ 924,125       $ 924,125       $   

BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International Ltd.

     232,469         232,469           

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     628,314         628,314           

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     209,387         209,387           

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     338,284         338,284           

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

     93,176         93,176           

Jefferies LLC

     132,325         132,325           

JPMorgan Securities LLC

     3,156,899         3,156,899           

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     284,542         284,542           

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

     632,923         632,923           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,632,444       $ 6,632,444       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                            

 

  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.

 

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2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.25% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through February 28, 2019 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates, if any.

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 costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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 a securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $6,782.

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.

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 included in “Dividends – affiliated” in the statement of operations.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.

Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.

 

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3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Obligations        Other Securities  
Purchases      Sales        Purchases      Sales  
$ 479,970,718       $ 475,661,303         $ 25,842,010       $ 36,883,532   

There were no in-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

4. 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 for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.

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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.

 

5. FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts as part of its investment strategy. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.

 

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The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the Fund as of October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:

 

Assets  

Interest rate contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciationa

   $ 128,297   
  

 

 

 
          

 

  a    Represents cumulative appreciation of futures contracts as reported in the schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities.
  
Liabilities  

Interest rate contracts:

  

Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciationb

   $ (33
  

 

 

 
          

 

  b    Represents cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the schedule of investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported separately within the statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2016 and the related locations in the statement of operations, presented by risk exposure category:

 

      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation
 

Interest rate contracts:

    

Futures contracts

   $ (433,770   $ 113,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  

The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts for the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2016 :

 

Average value of contracts purchased

   $ 445,172   

Average value of contracts sold

     4,946,653   

 

6. PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.

MARKET RISK

Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss a fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. A fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity, fixed income and/or financial derivative instruments or indirectly by virtue of its investment in underlying funds. The fair value of securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of a fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the fund’s schedule of investments.

 

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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.

Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of fixed income investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. Mortgage-backed securities and securities with longer durations, tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than other types of bonds or securities with shorter durations. Given the environment of historically low interest rates, a fund may be subject to a greater risk of price losses if interest rates rise.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose a fund to issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of a fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.

High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (including those bonds rated lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch or “Baa3” by Moody’s) or are unrated, may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities and high yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged (indebted) companies, which are generally less able than more financially stable companies to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.

 

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 policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

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. The following permanent differences as of October 31, 2016, attributable to undistributed gains were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

Paid-in

Capital

    

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income/Distributions
in Excess of Net
Investment Income

      

Undistributed

Net Realized

Gain/Accumulated

Net Realized Loss

 
$44,096                 $ (44,096)   

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

      2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 1,954,073       $ 1,287,832   

Return of capital

     64,951           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,019,024       $ 1,287,832   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

As of October 31, 2016, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
     Net
Unrealized
Gains  (Losses)
 a
       Total  
$(260,711)      $ 687,820         $ 427,109   

 

  a    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 (losses) on certain futures contracts.

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $260,711 available to offset future realized capital gain.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of October 31, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

8. 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 disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares U.S. ETF Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF (the “Fund”) at October 31, 2016, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

December 21, 2016

 

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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund hereby designates $1,506,314 as the maximum amount allowable as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

The Fund hereby designates $112 as the amount of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

 

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Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Trustees”), is required annually to consider and approve the Investment Advisory Contract between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Trustees requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Trustees, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Contract. A committee of all of the Independent Trustees (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management on April 28, 2016 and May 9, 2016. At these meetings, the 15(c) Committee reviewed and discussed information provided in response to the 15(c) Committee’s initial requests, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on May 17, 2016, management presented information to the Board relating to the continuance of the Advisory Contract, including information requested by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed and discussed such information at length. The Independent Trustees requested from management certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 21-23, 2016, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests. After extensive discussions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA, including the additional information management provided at the request of the Independent Trustees. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Board also noted that the Board and BFA agreed to discuss potential enhancements and adjustments to the 15(c) process for the coming year. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and reached the following conclusions:

Expenses and Performance of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, waivers/reimbursements (if any), and underlying fund fees and expenses (if any) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Broadridge’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-, three-, five-, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the “last quarter” period ended December 31, 2015, to that of such relevant comparison funds for the same periods.

 

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The Board noted that the Fund is an actively managed ETF that does not seek to track the performance of a specified index and that the management team for the Fund manages the Fund’s portfolio in accordance with its investment objective. The Board further noted that during the prior year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its peer group and benchmark index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information on certain specific iShares funds requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with expectations relative to the Fund’s peer group and benchmark index over the relevant periods.

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

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by BFA — Based on management’s representations, including information about recent and proposed enhancements to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, product design and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract for the coming year as compared to the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the June 21-23, 2016 meeting and throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures. The Board noted that the Fund had met its investment objective consistently since its inception date.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board reviewed information about the profitability to BlackRock of the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Contract), and all other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Funds’ operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology for the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation during its meetings. The Board discussed the sources of direct and ancillary revenue with management, including the revenues to BTC from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below). Based on this review, the Board concluded that the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Contract and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, were within a reasonable range in light of the factors considered.

 

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Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets, noting that the issue of economies of scale had been focused on extensively by the 15(c) Committee during its meetings and addressed by management. The Board and the 15(c) Committee reviewed information provided by BFA regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board and the 15(c) Committee received information regarding BlackRock’s historical profitability, including BFA’s and its affiliates’ costs in providing services. The cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and explained how the level of fixed and variable costs, as well as the nature of such costs, may impact the existence or size of scale benefits. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future that are not otherwise shared, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do manage Other Accounts with a similar investment strategy or investment mandate as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — The Board reviewed the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, such as payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s profitability methodology), and payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates, are reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund’s

 

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shareholders and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Advisory Contract for the coming year.

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.

 

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
 
$ 2.620347       $       $ 0.255305       $ 2.875652         91%         —  %         9%         100%   

Premium/Discount Information

The Premium/Discount Information section is intended to present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a fund and that fund’s NAV. NAV is the price at which a fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of a fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which the shares of such fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the fund’s NAV is calculated. A fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of a fund will fluctuate with changes in the fair value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of a fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a fund on a given day, generally at the time the NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency of distributions of premiums and discounts for the Fund. The information shown for the Fund is for five calendar years (or from the inception date of the Fund if less than five years) through the date of the most recent calendar quarter-end. The specific periods covered for the Fund are disclosed in the table for the Fund.

 

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Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

Period Covered: February 24, 2015 through September 30, 2016

 

Premium/Discount Range

   Number
of Days
     Percentage of
Total Days
 

Greater than 1.5%

     6         1.48

Greater than 1.0% and Less than 1.5%

     2         0.49   

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

     23         5.67   

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

     373         91.87   

Less than –0.5%

     2         0.49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     406         100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

iSHARES® U.S. ETF TRUST

 

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. The President, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary shall each hold office until their successors are chosen and qualify, and all other officers shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed. 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 closed-end funds, two complexes of open-end funds and one complex of exchange-traded funds (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the BlackRock Fund Complex referred to as the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares Trust, and, as a result, oversees a total of 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Mr. Lawton also serves as an Advisory Board Member for iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust with respect to 333 funds (as of October 31, 2016) within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Mark Wiedman and Benjamin Archibald, the address of each Trustee, Advisory Board Member and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Wiedman, and Mr. Archibald is c/o BlackRock, Inc., Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055. The Board has designated Cecilia H. Herbert 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
During the Past 5 Years

Robert S. Kapitoa (59)

  

Trustee
(since 2011).

  

President and Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock, Inc.’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); President of the Board of Directors, Periwinkle Theatre for Youth (since 1983).

  

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2009).

Mark Wiedmanb (45)

   Trustee
(since 2013)
   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007); Global Head of iShares (since 2011); Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2013);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2013);

Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (since 2008).

 

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.
b  Mark Wiedman is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

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Independent Trusteesc

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Cecilia H. Herbert (67)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Independent Board Chair

(since 2016); Nominating and Governance Committee Chair

(since 2016).

   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; Member (since 1992) and Chair (1994-2005) of the Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, WNET, the New York public media company (since 2011).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005);

Independent Board Chair of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Forward Funds (23 portfolios) (since 2009);

Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (since 2015).

Jane D. Carlin (60)

  

Trustee

(since 2015);

Risk Committee Chair

(since 2016).

   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 Trust (since 2015);
Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (since 2012).

Charles A. Hurty (73)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Audit Committee Chair

(since 2011).

  

Retired; Partner, KPMG LLP

(1968-2001).

   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005); Director of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio) (since 2002); Director of SkyBridge Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios) (since 2002).

John E. Kerrigan (61)

  

Trustee

(since 2011);

Securities Lending Committee Chair

(since 2016).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005);

Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2005).

John E. Martinez (55)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Fixed Income Plus Committee Chair

(since 2016).

   Director of FirstREX Agreement Corp. (formerly EquityRock, Inc.) (since 2005).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2003).

 

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Independent Trusteesc (Continued)

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
During the Past 5 Years

Madhav V. Rajan (52)

  

Trustee

(since 2011); Equity Plus Committee Chair and 15(c) Committee Chair

(since 2016).

  

Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of

Accounting and Senior Associate

Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford

University Graduate School of

Business (since 2001); Professor of

Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law

School (since 2005); Visiting

Professor, University of Chicago

(2007-2008).

  

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares Trust (since 2011);

Director, Cavium, Inc. (since 2013).

 

c Robert H. Silver served as an Independent Trustee until March 31, 2016.

 

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Officersd

 

     
Name (Age)    Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

Martin Small (41)

  

President

(since 2016).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of U.S. iShares (since 2015); Co-Head of the U.S. Financial Markets Advisory Group, BlackRock, Inc. (2008-2014).

Jack Gee (57)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2011).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Senior Director of Fund Administration of Intermediary Investor Business, BGI (2009).

Benjamin Archibald (41)

  

Secretary

(since 2015).

  

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Director, BlackRock, Inc.

(2010-2013); Secretary of the BlackRock-advised Mutual Funds (since 2012).

Steve Messinger (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2016).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2007-2014 and since 2016); Managing Director, Beacon Consulting Group (2014-2016).

Charles Park (49)

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(since 2011).

   Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex (since 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, BFA (since 2006).

Scott Radell (47)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2012).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Head of Portfolio Solutions, BGI (2007-2009); Credit Portfolio Manager, BGI (2005-2007); Credit Research Analyst, BGI (2003-2005).

Amy Schioldager (54)

  

Executive Vice President

(since 2011).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Global Head of Index Equity, BGI (2008-2009); Global Head of U.S. Indexing, BGI (2006-2008); Head of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, BGI (2001-2006).

 

d  Manish Mehta served as President until October 15, 2016.

 

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Advisory Board Member

 

       
Name (Age)    Position(s)    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Other Directorships
Held by Advisory Board Member
During the Past 5 Years

Drew E. Lawton (57)

  

Advisory Board Member

(since 2016).

   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Advisory Board Member of iShares, Inc. (since 2016); Advisory Board Member of iShares Trust (since 2016); Director of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds (124 portfolios) (March 2016-October 2016).

 

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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737

 

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”).

A description of the policies that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also discloses its complete schedule of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Fund’s website.

©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

iShares U.S. ETF Trust (the “Registrant”) adopted a new code of ethics on July 1, 2016 that applies to persons appointed by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees as the President and/or Chief Financial Officer, and any persons performing similar functions. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, there were no amendments to any provision of the former and new codes of ethics, nor were there any waivers granted from any provision of the former and new codes of ethics. A copy of the new code of ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR under Item 12(a)(1).

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 Charles A. Hurty, John E. Kerrigan and Madhav V. Rajan, all of whom are independent, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2). Robert H. Silver resigned from the Board of Trustees effective March 31, 2016.

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 nine series of the Registrant for which the fiscal year-end is October 31, 2016 (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 $113,240 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 and $121,700 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.

 

  (b) Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2016 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 the review of the Funds’ tax returns and excise tax calculations, were $33,093 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 and $34,029 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.

 

  (d) All Other Fees – There were no other fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2015 and October 31, 2016 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 (including services required by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X) 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 October 31, 2016 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 $3,548,374 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015 and $5,698,275 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016.

 

  (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 were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if any, are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has determined that the provision of these services do not compromise the principal accountant’s independence.


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Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are Charles A. Hurty, John E. Kerrigan and Madhav V. Rajan. Robert H. Silver resigned from the Board of Trustees effective March 31, 2016.

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 Chief Financial Officer (the Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that, based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in Section 4(a) of the attached certification.

(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 second fiscal quarter of 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. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics for Senior Officers that is the subject of Item 2 is attached.

(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a) (3) Not applicable to the Registrant.

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.


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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 U.S. ETF Trust

 

By: /s/ Martin Small

Martin Small, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   December 29, 2016

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/ Martin Small

Martin Small, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:   December 29, 2016

By: /s/ Jack Gee

Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:   December 29, 2016