0001752724-20-063968.txt : 20200327 0001752724-20-063968.hdr.sgml : 20200327 20200327153700 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-063968 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200327 PERIOD START: 20201031 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-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22649 FILM NUMBER: 20751436 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 S000061161 iShares Gold Strategy ETF C000198135 iShares Gold Strategy ETF IAUF NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001524513 XXXXXXXX S000061161 C000198135 iShares U.S. ETF Trust 811-22649 0001524513 5493002YECWEEITPWL97 400 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 94105 800-474-2737 iShares Gold Strategy ETF S000061161 549300420ZZ595UNEY71 2020-10-31 2020-01-31 N 8150285.85 1400.02 8148885.83 0.00000000 1870848.75000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 183735.46000000 N BlackRock Funds III 5493008LW2651I1QB503 BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares 066922477 6247000.00000000 NS USD 6247000.00000000 76.66078688943 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Commodities Exchange Center N/A GOLD 100 OZ FUTR APR20 XCEC 20200428 000000000 39.00000000 NC USD 28752.47000000 0.352839278888 N/A DCO US N 1 Commodities Exchange Center N/A Long Gold (100 oz) GCJ0 Comdty 2020-04-28 6164057.53000000 USD 28752.47000000 N N N iShares Gold Trust 5493006UOY7GXQW0IP42 iShares Gold Trust 464285105 110978.00000000 NS USD 1683536.26000000 20.65971097302 Long EC RF US N 1 N N N 2020-03-02 iShares U.S. ETF Trust Ann Frechette Ann Frechette Assistant Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_905762686669031.htm iShares Gold Strategy ETF

Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

January 31, 2020

   

iShares® Gold Strategy ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Grantor Trust

    
Grantor Trust — 20.6%            

iShares Gold Trust(a)(b)

    110,978     $  1,683,536  
   

 

 

  

Total Grantor Trust
(Cost: $1,536,253)

       1,683,536  
   

 

 

  

Short-Term Investments

    
Money Market Funds — 76.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.50%(a)(c)

    6,247,000       6,247,000  
   

 

 

  

Total Short-Term Investments — 76.7%
(Costs: $6,247,000)

       6,247,000  
   

 

 

  

Total Investments in Securities — 97.3%
(Cost: $7,783,253)

       7,930,536  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 2.7%

       218,351  
   

 

 

  

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $    8,148,887  
   

 

 

  

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund during the three months ended January 31, 2020, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer     


 Shares

Held at
10/31/19

 

 
 

     

 Shares
Purchased
  
 
 		     
 Shares
Sold 		 
 		     


 Shares

Held at
01/31/20

 

 
 

     
 Value at
01/31/20 		 
 		      Income       

 Net 

Realized 

Gain (Loss)

  

 

(a) 

     


 Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)		  
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

      6,201,000        46,000 (b)        —        6,247,000      $  6,247,000      $ 21,494      $ —      $ —  

iShares Gold Trust

      121,011        65,440        (75,473 )       110,978        1,683,536        —        86,009        (33,308 ) 
              

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
               $ 7,930,536      $ 21,494      $ 86,009      $ (33,308 ) 
              

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

Includes realized capital gain distributions from an affiliated fund, if any.

 
  (b) 

Net of purchases and sales.

 

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts 		     Expiration
Date 		     Notional
Amount
(000) 		     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)		  

Long Contracts

            

Gold

      39        04/28/20      $  6,193      $  28,752  
           

 

 

  

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 iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at sec.gov.

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2020

   

iShares® Gold Strategy ETF

 

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of January 31, 2020. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                       
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                  

Assets

                  

Grantor Trust

    $  1,683,536        $  —        $ —        $ 1,683,536  

Money Market Funds

      6,247,000          —          —          6,247,000  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  
   $ 7,930,536        $ —        $ —        $ 7,930,536  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                  

Futures Contracts

    $ 28,752        $ —        $  —        $ 28,752  
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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