NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_915724215705570.htm iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

July 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 — 97.8%            

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate
Bond ETF(a)

    816,209     $ 69,696,087  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 97.8%
(Cost: $71,870,250)

      69,696,087  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares,
    0.12%(a)(b)

    290,000       290,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments — 0.4%
(Cost: $290,000)

      290,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 98.2%
(Cost: $72,160,250)

      69,986,087  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.8%

      1,269,427  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $    71,255,514  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period-end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2020, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment CompanyAct of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
10/31/19
 
 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sales
 
 
   

Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)

 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
 
 

 

   
Value at
07/31/20
 
 
   

Shares
Held at
07/31/20
 
 
 
    Income      

Capital Gain
Distributions from
Underlying Funds
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)

  $ 49,951,105     $     $ (49,960,971 )(b)    $ 18,399     $ (8,533   $           $ 175,094 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,

                 

SL Agency Shares

    1,324,000             (1,034,000 )(b)                  290,000       290,000       12,653        

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

    111,613,267       839,070       (38,678,718     (3,581,465     (496,067     69,696,087       816,209       3,493,013        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (3,563,066   $ (504,600   $ 69,986,087       $ 3,680,760     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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    0.25%    Quarterly      N/A        12/09/21     $ (22,036   $ (482,842    $ (370,218    $ (112,624
2.38    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        01/12/23       (11,135     (599,000      141,135        (740,135
2.46    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        01/12/25       (11,744     (1,166,218      78,288        (1,244,506
1.44    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        12/08/26       (138     (9,639      2,451        (12,090
2.23    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        12/09/26       (13,175     (1,583,205      419,190        (2,002,395
3.25    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        10/18/28       (1,062     (243,237      (212,382      (30,855
0.77    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        04/01/30       (3,060     (76,101      (13,125      (62,976
0.86    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        03/30/45       (10     (211             (211

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 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
3.33%    Semi-annual    0.25%    Quarterly      N/A        10/24/48     $ (10   $ (6,741    $ (14,278    $ 7,537  
0.87    Semi-annual    0.25    Quarterly      N/A        03/30/50       (10     (268             (268
                  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   $ (4,167,462    $ 31,061      $ (4,198,523
                  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 July 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

   $ 69,696,087        $        $        $ 69,696,087  

Money Market Funds

     290,000                            290,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 69,986,087        $        $        $ 69,986,087  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Swaps

   $        $ 7,537        $        $ 7,537  

Liabilities

                 

Swaps

              (4,206,060                 (4,206,060
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (4,198,523      $        $ (4,198,523
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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