0001752724-19-064803.txt : 20190625 0001752724-19-064803.hdr.sgml : 20190625 20190625162330 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-064803 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190625 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iShares U.S. ETF Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001524513 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-EX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22649 FILM NUMBER: 19918727 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 0001524513 S000061254 iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF C000198374 iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF IECS ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-062901 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_3149077113274687.htm EX-01

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

April 30, 2019

   

iShares® Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

    
Advertising — 0.1%            

Omnicom Group Inc.

     48     $ 3,841  
   

 

 

  
Agriculture — 11.4%            

Altria Group Inc.

     3,075       167,065  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,483       66,142  

Bunge Ltd.

     348       18,238  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     2,311       200,040  

Universal Corp./VA

     63       3,393  

Vector Group Ltd.

     107       1,020  
   

 

 

  
      455,898  
Beverages — 25.8%            

Boston Beer Co. Inc. (The), Class A, NVS(a)

     18       5,580  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

     253       13,232  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

     922       49,133  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     7,499       367,901  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

     414       87,631  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

     772       22,442  

MGP Ingredients Inc.

     33       2,900  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     450       28,886  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     1,794       106,922  

National Beverage Corp.

     45       2,520  

PepsiCo Inc.

     2,718       348,040  
   

 

 

  
      1,035,187  
Biotechnology — 0.1%            

Incyte Corp.(a)

     27       2,074  
   

 

 

  
Chemicals — 1.2%            

Balchem Corp.

     33       3,350  

FMC Corp.

     117       9,250  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     209       28,798  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     72       5,049  
   

 

 

  
      46,447  
Commercial Services — 0.7%            

Ecolab Inc.

     139       25,587  

Medifast Inc.

     17       2,494  

Weight Watchers International Inc.(a)

     54       1,103  
   

 

 

  
      29,184  
Computers — 0.1%            

HP Inc.

     165       3,292  
   

 

 

  
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 9.4%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     1,655       120,468  

Coty Inc., Class A

     528       5,713  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.(a)

     75       3,092  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

     61       10,480  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     2,235       237,983  
   

 

 

  
      377,736  
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%            

Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc.

     69       2,508  
   

 

 

  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%            

CME Group Inc.

     61       10,913  

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

     114       2,345  
   

 

 

  
      13,258  
Electric — 0.3%            

Entergy Corp.

     111       10,756  
   

 

 

  
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.1%            

Energizer Holdings Inc.

     84       4,023  
   

 

 

  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food — 27.2%            

B&G Foods Inc.

     231     $ 6,006  

Calavo Growers Inc.

     33       3,162  

Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

     60       2,467  

Campbell Soup Co.

     639       24,723  

Conagra Brands Inc.

     1,854       57,066  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

     261       5,692  

Dean Foods Co.

     243       413  

Flowers Foods Inc.

     357       7,761  

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

     50       1,476  

General Mills Inc.

     2,563       131,918  

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The)(a)

     312       6,808  

Hershey Co. (The)

     540       67,419  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     812       32,431  

Hostess Brands Inc.(a)

     195       2,613  

Ingredion Inc.

     171       16,202  

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     39       6,130  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     410       50,278  

John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.

     27       1,947  

Kellogg Co.

     1,100       66,330  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     2,637       87,654  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

     420       29,421  

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     51       7,584  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

     350       53,889  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

     4,070       206,959  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)

     138       5,651  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(a)

     90       2,422  

Post Holdings Inc.(a)

     219       24,699  

Sanderson Farms Inc.

     36       5,459  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)(a)

     126       2,830  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.(a)

     135       2,892  

Sysco Corp.

     1,065       74,944  

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

     43       1,670  

TreeHouse Foods Inc.(a)

     192       12,860  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

     908       68,109  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

     357       13,048  

United Natural Foods Inc.(a)(b)

     66       853  
   

 

 

  
      1,091,786  
Food Service — 0.1%            

Aramark

     107       3,326  
   

 

 

  
Health Care – Services — 0.0%            

Tivity Health Inc.(a)

     9       195  
   

 

 

  
Home Furnishings — 0.1%            

Whirlpool Corp.

     42       5,830  
   

 

 

  
Household Products & Wares — 2.6%            

ACCO Brands Corp.

     93       850  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS(a)

     39       955  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

     309       23,159  

Clorox Co. (The)

     149       23,800  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(a)

     23       3,312  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     387       49,683  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc.

     21       1,293  
   

 

 

  
      103,052  
Housewares — 0.1%            

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

     42       3,571  

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     48       1,142  
   

 

 

  
      4,713  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2019

   

iShares® Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery — 0.3%            

AGCO Corp.

     69     $ 4,884  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

     51       6,738  
   

 

 

  
      11,622  
Manufacturing — 0.2%            

AptarGroup Inc.

     27       3,004  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     36       3,952  
   

 

 

  
      6,956  
Mining — 0.0%            

Livent Corp.(a)

     109       1,175  
   

 

 

  
Oil & Gas — 0.2%            

Valero Energy Corp.

     78       7,071  
   

 

 

  
Packaging & Containers — 2.4%            

Ball Corp.

     713       42,737  

Bemis Co. Inc.

     135       7,752  

Berry Global Group Inc.(a)

     132       7,762  

Crown Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

     274       15,928  

Owens-Illinois Inc.

     234       4,624  

Packaging Corp. of America

     39       3,867  

Sealed Air Corp.

     78       3,636  

Silgan Holdings Inc.

     111       3,323  

Sonoco Products Co.

     126       7,946  
   

 

 

  
      97,575  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%            

Elanco Animal Health Inc.(a)

     87       2,741  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

     137       7,240  

Neogen Corp.(a)

     81       4,913  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     40       1,917  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.(a)

     66       1,942  

Zoetis Inc.

     551       56,114  
   

 

 

  
      74,867  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.1%            

Americold Realty Trust

     104       3,329  
   

 

 

  
Retail — 13.7%            

BJ’s Restaurants Inc.

     19       948  

Casey’s General Stores Inc.

     33       4,368  

Cheesecake Factory Inc. (The)

     42       2,084  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(a)

     54       37,154  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     97       23,816  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

     15       2,531  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     105       12,348  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

     10       2,706  

Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc.

     117       8,732  
Security   Shares     Value  
Retail (continued)            

Freshpet Inc.(a)

     53     $ 2,367  

Jack in the Box Inc.

     27       2,082  

McDonald’s Corp.

     954       188,482  

Shake Shack Inc., Class A(a)(b)

     31       1,900  

Starbucks Corp.

     2,318       180,062  

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

     42       2,269  

Walmart Inc.

     79       8,124  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     90       1,675  

Wingstop Inc.

     27       2,032  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

     436       20,728  

Yum! Brands Inc.

     434       45,305  
   

 

 

  
      549,713  
Software — 0.1%            

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     86       4,146  
   

 

 

  
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.2%            

Hasbro Inc.

     39       3,972  

Mattel Inc.(a)

     357       4,352  
   

 

 

  
      8,324  
   

 

 

  

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $3,659,518)

 

     3,957,884  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 1.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 2.59%(c)(d)(e)

     19,114       19,122  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 2.37%(c)(d)

    45,731       45,731  
   

 

 

  
          64,853  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 1.6%
(Cost: $64,853)

       64,853  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost: $3,724,371)

       4,022,737  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.4)%

       (14,880 ) 
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 4,007,857  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(e) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

April 30, 2019

   

iShares® Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the nine months ended April 30, 2019, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer  

Shares

Held at

07/31/18

     Net Activity    

Shares

Held at

04/30/19

    

Value at

04/30/19

     Income    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     10,250       8,864       19,114     $ 19,122     $ 18 (a)    $ (5 )    $ —  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     200,121       (154,390 )      45,731       45,731       996       —       —  
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
        $ 64,853     $ 1,014     $ (5 )    $ —  
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

Includes securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities (excluding collateral investment fees), net of fees and other payments to and from borrowers of securities, and less fees paid to BTC as securities lending agent.

 

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 April 30, 2019. 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

    $ 3,957,884        $ —        $ —        $ 3,957,884  

Money Market Funds

      64,853          —          —          64,853  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 4,022,737        $ —        $ —        $ 4,022,737  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Equity
NVS   Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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