As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2017

File Nos. 333-179904 and 811-22649

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	☒
Post-Effective Amendment No. 279	☒

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	☒
Amendment No. 279	☒

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

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

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With Copies to:

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ. WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 787 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099 DEEPA DAMRE, ESQ. BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS 400 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

☐ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒ On August 25, 2017, pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

☐ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

If appropriate, check the following box:

☒ The post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Explanatory Note

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A is being filed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), solely for the purpose of delaying, until August 25, 2017, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the iShares iBonds Dec 2024 AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (the “Fund”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 174 on November 2, 2015, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Fund was previously delayed pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act as follows:

PEA No.	Date Filed	Automatic Effective Date
182	January 15, 2016	February 14, 2016
187	February 11, 2016	March 12, 2016
193	March 11, 2016	March 29, 2016
199	March 28, 2016	April 15, 2016
203	April 14, 2016	April 29, 2016
206	April 28, 2016	May 6, 2016
209	May 5, 2016	June 3, 2016
213	June 2, 2016	July 1, 2016
217	June 30, 2016	July 29, 2016
221	July 28, 2016	August 26, 2016
225	August 25, 2016	September 23, 2016
229	September 22, 2016	October 21, 2016
233	October 20, 2016	November 18, 2016
238	November 17, 2016	December 16, 2016
242	December 15, 2016	January 13, 2017
246	January 12, 2017	February 10, 2017
250	February 9, 2017	March 10, 2017
255	March 9, 2017	April 7, 2017
260	April 6, 2017	May 5, 2017
265	May 4, 2017	June 2, 2017
269	June 1, 2017	June 30, 2017
274	June 29, 2017	July 28, 2017

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 174.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 27^th day of July, 2017.

iSHARES U.S. ETF TRUST

By:
	Martin Small*
	President
	Date: July 27, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 279 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By:
	Mark K. Wiedman*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	John E. Martinez*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	Cecilia H. Herbert*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	Charles A. Hurty*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	John E. Kerrigan*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017

	Robert S. Kapito*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	Madhav V. Rajan*
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	Jane D. Carlin*
	Trustee
	Drew E. Lawton**
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	Richard L. Fagnani**
	Trustee
	Date: July 27, 2017
	/s/ Jack Gee
	Jack Gee*
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
	Date: July 27, 2017
*By:	/s/ Jack Gee
	Jack Gee
	Attorney-in-fact
	Date: July 27, 2017

* Powers of Attorney, each dated October 15, 2016, for Martin Small, Jane D. Carlin, Mark Wiedman, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito and Jack Gee are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 236, filed November 15, 2016.

** Powers of Attorney, each dated June 21, 2017, for Drew E. Lawton and Richard L. Fagnani are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 273, filed June 29, 2017.