Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF |
January 31, 2021 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | |||||
Investment Companies | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds — 98.5% | |||||||
iShares iBoxx $Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(a)(b) | 3,389,181 | $ | 459,572,944 | ||||
Total Investment Companies — 98.5% | |||||||
(Cost: $448,078,028) | 459,572,944 | ||||||
Short-Term Investments | |||||||
Money Market Funds — 32.7% | |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.14%(a)(c)(d) | 147,056,573 | 147,144,807 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(a)(c) | 5,520,000 | 5,520,000 | |||||
152,664,807 | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments — 32.7% | |||||||
(Cost: $152,664,807) | 152,664,807 | ||||||
Total Investments in Securities — 131.2% | |||||||
(Cost: $600,742,835) | 612,237,751 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (31.2)% | (145,614,376 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 466,623,375 |
(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 affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 10/31/20 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sales |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 01/31/21 |
Shares Held at 01/31/21 |
Income | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | $ | 173,299,904 | $ | — | $ | (26,150,996 | )(a) | $ | (21,419 | ) | $ | 17,318 | $ | 147,144,807 | 147,056,573 | $ | 34,723 | (b) | $ | — | |||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 11,240,000 | — | (5,720,000 | )(a) | — | — | 5,520,000 | 5,520,000 | 2,209 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 445,044,213 | 17,545,184 | (9,322,829 | ) | 1,076,245 | 5,230,131 | 459,572,944 | 3,389,181 | 2,790,740 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,054,826 | $ | 5,247,449 | $ | 612,237,751 | $ | 2,827,672 | $ | — |
(a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(b) | 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) |
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Rate | Frequency | Rate(a) | Frequency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.17% | Semi-annual | 0.20% | Quarterly | N/A | 12/08/21 | $ | (41,731 | ) | $ | (356,568 | ) | $ | (250,587 | ) | $ | (105,981 | ) | |||||||||||
0.23 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/19/22 | (57,770 | ) | (51,511 | ) | 1,648 | (53,159 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
2.38 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 01/12/23 | (14,338 | ) | (614,815 | ) | (439,396 | ) | (175,419 | ) | |||||||||||||||
2.46 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 01/13/25 | (52,048 | ) | (4,257,170 | ) | (2,762,718 | ) | (1,494,452 | ) | |||||||||||||||
0.35 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 09/22/25 | (36,500 | ) | 251,209 | 24,433 | 226,776 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF |
January 31, 2021 |
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) |
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Rate | Frequency | Rate(a) | Frequency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.40% | Semi-annual | 0.20% | Quarterly | N/A | 10/20/25 | $ | (32,500 | ) | $ | 164,133 | $ | 476 | $ | 163,657 | ||||||||||||||
0.49 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 09/22/27 | (55,150 | ) | 1,082,026 | 208,605 | 873,421 | ||||||||||||||||||
3.25 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/18/28 | (24,960 | ) | (4,399,978 | ) | (4,653,947 | ) | 253,969 | ||||||||||||||||
0.77 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 04/01/30 | (18,514 | ) | 491,597 | (149,687 | ) | 641,284 | |||||||||||||||||
0.71 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 08/19/30 | (18,090 | ) | 660,836 | 56,754 | 604,082 | ||||||||||||||||||
0.78 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/21/30 | (30,200 | ) | 978,113 | 539 | 977,574 | ||||||||||||||||||
0.91 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 09/25/35 | (26,000 | ) | 1,795,124 | 137,962 | 1,657,162 | ||||||||||||||||||
2.34 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 12/08/36 | (14,076 | ) | (1,831,945 | ) | (2,685,748 | ) | 853,803 | ||||||||||||||||
1.11 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/19/40 | (31,200 | ) | 2,421,830 | 314,439 | 2,107,391 | ||||||||||||||||||
0.86 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 03/30/45 | (27,147 | ) | 4,190,124 | 1,224,907 | 2,965,217 | ||||||||||||||||||
1.16 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/19/45 | (500 | ) | 47,510 | 11 | 47,499 | ||||||||||||||||||
1.16 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/19/45 | (8,200 | ) | 773,013 | 470,705 | 302,308 | ||||||||||||||||||
1.06 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 09/19/50 | (29,415 | ) | 4,129,138 | 490,031 | 3,639,107 | ||||||||||||||||||
1.18 | Semi-annual | 0.20 | Quarterly | N/A | 10/19/50 | (7,400 | ) | 812,230 | 190 | 812,040 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 6,284,896 | $ | (8,011,383 | ) | $ | 14,296,279 |
(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, 2021. 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 | $ | 459,572,944 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 459,572,944 | |||||
Money Market Funds | 152,664,807 | — | — | 152,664,807 | |||||||||
$ | 612,237,751 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 612,237,751 | ||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) | |||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||
Swaps | $ | — | $ | 16,125,290 | $ | — | $ | 16,125,290 | |||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||
Swaps | — | (1,829,011 | ) | — | (1,829,011 | ) | |||||||
$ | — | $ | 14,296,279 | $ | — | $ | 14,296,279 |
(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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