0001752724-20-064020.txt : 20200327 0001752724-20-064020.hdr.sgml : 20200327 20200327154006 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-064020 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: 20751513 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 S000042863 iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF C000132818 iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF HYGH NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001524513 XXXXXXXX S000042863 C000132818 iShares U.S. ETF Trust 811-22649 0001524513 5493002YECWEEITPWL97 400 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO 94105 800-474-2737 iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF S000042863 549300K03DREBCPJX421 2020-10-31 2020-01-31 N 211002027.93 96152723.02 114849304.91 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 3769259.86000000 N Chicago Mercantile Exchange SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39 SWP: USD 1.821000 09-DEC-2021 000000000 43279000.00000000 OU Notional Amount USD -1347780.81000000 -1.17352108578 N/A DIR US N 2 Chicago Mercantile Exchange SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39 USD - 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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

January 31, 2020

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Investment Companies

 

 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 98.0%        

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(a)(b)

    1,285,719     $ 112,538,984  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 98.0%
(Cost: $113,291,364)

 

    112,538,984  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 
Money Market Funds — 37.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares,
    1.78%(a)(c)(d)

    41,419,665       41,444,517  

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

    1,214,000       1,214,000  
   

 

 

 
      42,658,517  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 37.1%
(Cost: $42,655,209)

 

    42,658,517  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 135.1%
(Cost: $155,946,573)

 

    155,197,501  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (35.1)%

 

    (40,347,411
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   114,850,090  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

(d) 

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

 

 

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: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

    49,926,142             (8,506,477 )(b)      41,419,665     $ 41,444,517     $ 24,496 (c)    $ 6,016     $ (5,227

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares

    1,324,000             (110,000 )(b)      1,214,000       1,214,000       9,680              

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    1,285,719                   1,285,719       112,538,984       1,306,505             925,718  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 155,197,501     $ 1,340,681     $ 6,016     $ 920,491  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Net of purchases and sales.

 
  (c) 

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.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

  

Effective
Date

    

Termination
Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

  

Value

    

Upfront
Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Rate    Frequency    Rate(a)    Frequency
1.82%    Semi-annual    1.75%    Quarterly      N/A        12/09/21      $(43,279)    $ (322,976    $ 516,669      $ (839,645
2.38    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        01/12/23      (11,135)      (332,803      169,042        (501,845
2.46    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        01/12/25      (16,944)      (916,808      269,016        (1,185,824
1.44    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        12/08/26      (138)      (527      2,632        (3,159
2.23    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        12/09/26      (14,275)      (797,677      469,056        (1,266,733
3.25    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        10/18/28      (1,762)      (262,693      (211,632      (51,061

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2020

  

iShares® Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

    

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

  

Effective
Date

    

Termination
Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

 

Value

    

Upfront
Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Rate    Frequency    Rate(a)    Frequency
2.34%    Semi-annual    1.75%    Quarterly      N/A        12/08/36      $(245)     $(26,083      $(12,964      $(13,119
3.33    Semi-annual    1.75    Quarterly      N/A        10/24/48      (10)     (3,838      (14,437      10,599  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    $ (2,663,405    $ 1,187,382        $(3,850,787
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents 3-month LIBOR. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period-end.

 

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.

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 Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                   
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments

                 

Assets

                 

Investment Companies

   $ 112,538,984        $        $        $ 112,538,984  

Money Market Funds

     42,658,517                            42,658,517  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 155,197,501        $        $        $ 155,197,501  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Swaps

   $        $ 10,599        $        $ 10,599  

Liabilities

                 

Swaps

              (3,861,386                 (3,861,386
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (3,850,787      $        $ (3,850,787
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations — Fixed Income
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate

 

 

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