485BXT 1 d152270d485bxt.htm FORM 485BXT Form 485BXT

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2022

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. 622   
  and/or   
   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  
    Amendment No. 622   

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

iShares U.S. ETF Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

c/o BlackRock Fund Advisors

60 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

(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.   DEEPA DAMRE SMITH, ESQ.

WILLKIE FARR &

GALLAGHER LLP

 

BLACKROCK FUND

ADVISORS

787 SEVENTH AVENUE   400 HOWARD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099   SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

 

 

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

 

☐   Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

  

☒   On February 25, 2022, 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. 622 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 February 25, 2022, the effectiveness of the registration statement for the iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF, iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF and iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (the “Funds”), filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 617 on December 22, 2021, pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485 of the 1933 Act.

The effectiveness of the Registration Statement of the Funds 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

621    February 18, 2022    February 24, 2022

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 622 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 617.


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. 622 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 24th day of February, 2022.

iSHARES U.S. ETF TRUST 

 

By:          

         

  Armando Senra*
  President
  Date: February 24, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 622 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By:          

         

  Salim Ramji*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

         

  John E. Martinez*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
          

         

  Cecilia H. Herbert*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

         

  John E. Kerrigan*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

         

  Robert S. Kapito*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022


 

         

  Madhav V. Rajan*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

 

  Jane D. Carlin*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

 

  Drew E. Lawton*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

 

  Richard L. Fagnani*
  Trustee
  Date: February 24, 2022
 

/s/ Trent W. Walker

  Trent W. Walker*
 

Treasurer and Chief

Financial Officer

  Date: February 24, 2022
*By:          

/s/ Trent W. Walker

  Trent W. Walker
  Attorney-in-fact
  Date February 24, 2022

 

*

Powers of Attorney, each dated January 1, 2020, for Armando Senra, Salim Ramji, Jane D. Carlin, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito, Drew E. Lawton, Richard L. Fagnani and Trent W. Walker are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.554, filed February 25, 2020.