Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
January 31, 2022 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Commercial Paper | ||||||||
Amcor Finance (USA) Inc., 0.17%, 02/08/22(a) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 999,963 | ||||
Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.07%, 02/28/22(a) | 1,200 | 1,199,935 | ||||||
Barton Capital SA, 0.08%, 02/03/22(a) | 550 | 549,996 | ||||||
BASF SE, 0.20%, 03/28/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,690 | ||||||
Cancara Asset Securitization LLC, 0.18%, 02/23/22(a) | 1,300 | 1,299,919 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | ||||||||
0.19%, 02/17/22(a) | 600 | 599,948 | ||||||
0.23%, 03/07/22(a) | 400 | 399,910 | ||||||
Enbridge (US) Inc., 0.38%, 02/25/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,733 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | ||||||||
0.13%, 02/08/22(a) | 500 | 499,986 | ||||||
0.13%, 02/09/22(a) | 500 | 499,984 | ||||||
Federation Des Caisses, 0.11%, 03/09/22(a) | 1,400 | 1,399,843 | ||||||
LMA Americas LLC, 0.31%, 04/21/22(a) | 400 | 399,757 | ||||||
Macquarie Bank Ltd. | ||||||||
0.08%, 02/08/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,982 | ||||||
0.12%, 02/28/22(a) | 300 | 299,973 | ||||||
Nationwide Building Soc, 0.11%, 02/22/22(a) | 500 | 499,966 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd., 0.31%, 03/16/22(a)(b) | 1,025 | 1,024,608 | ||||||
Old Line Funding LLC, 0.20%, 03/28/22(a) | 1,100 | 1,099,646 | ||||||
Santander UK PLC, 0.22%, 04/11/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,566 | ||||||
Sherwin Williams Co., 0.18%, 02/08/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,960 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 0.14%, 04/04/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,748 | ||||||
Spire Inc., 0.26%, 03/08/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,736 | ||||||
Stanley Works, 0.23%, 03/25/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,660 | ||||||
Swedbank AB, 0.14%, 04/04/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,755 | ||||||
Union Electric Co., 0.23%, 02/22/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,860 | ||||||
VW Credit Inc., 0.20%, 02/14/22(a) | 1,000 | 999,921 | ||||||
Total Commercial Paper — 64.9% | ||||||||
(Cost: $21,770,676) | 21,771,045 |
Security | Par/ Shares (000) | Value | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill | ||||||||
0.03%, 02/03/22 | $ | 305 | $ | 304,999 | ||||
0.03%, 03/10/22 | 2,150 | 2,149,928 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 7.3% | ||||||||
(Cost: $2,454,912) | 2,454,927 | |||||||
Money Market Funds | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.00%(c)(d) | 9,590 | 9,590,000 | ||||||
Total Money Market Funds — 28.6% | ||||||||
(Cost: $9,590,000) | 9,590,000 | |||||||
Total Investments in Securities — 100.8% | ||||||||
(Cost: $33,815,588) | 33,815,972 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.8)% | (280,824 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 33,535,148 |
(a) | Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(c) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value
at 10/31/21 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Net
Realized Gain (Loss) | Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value
at 01/31/22 | Shares Held at 01/31/22 (000) | Income | Capital
Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | $ | 7,190,000 | $ | 2,400,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,590,000 | 9,590 | $ | — | $ | — |
(a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
January 31, 2022 |
OTC Total Return Swaps
Paid by the Fund | Received by the Fund | Premiums | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effective | Termination | Notional | Paid | Appreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate(a) | Frequency | Reference(b) | Frequency | Counterparty | Date | Date | Amount (000) | Value | (Received) | (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ICE BofA Commodity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At | Enhanced Carry | At | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.06% | Termination | Total Return Index | Termination | Citibank N.A. | N/A | 09/01/22 | USD | 10,289,357 | $ | 1,918,628 | $ | (9,401 | ) | $ | 1,928,029 | |||||||||||||||||||
ICE BofA Commodity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At | Enhanced Carry | At | Merrill Lynch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.06% | Termination | Total Return Index | Termination | International | N/A | 09/01/22 | USD | 17,930,571 | 3,338,235 | (21,612 | ) | 3,359,847 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,256,863 | $ | (31,013 | ) | $ | 5,287,876 |
(a) | Represents 3-month Treasury Bill. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period-end. |
(b) | Please refer to the Reference Entity. |
Reference Entity
The ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index consists of futures contracts under each counterparty. The following table represents the individual long positions and related weighting of the future contracts underlying the ICE BofA Commodity Enhanced Carry Total Return Index as of January 31, 2022.
Futures contracts | Maturity date | Weight % | ||||
Brent Crude Oil | 10/31/2022 | 26.9 | % | |||
Corn | 12/14/2022 | 12.6 | ||||
Aluminum | 12/20/2022 | 10.4 | ||||
Gas Oil | 12/12/2022 | 10.2 | ||||
Soybean | 11/14/2022 | 9.0 | ||||
WTI Crude Oil | 11/21/2022 | 7.0 | ||||
Copper | 12/20/2022 | 6.3 | ||||
Wheat | 12/14/2022 | 6.2 | ||||
Sugar | 02/28/2023 | 3.6 | ||||
Zinc | 12/20/2022 | 3.0 | ||||
Nickel | 12/20/2022 | 2.8 | ||||
Cattle | 06/30/2022 | 2.1 |
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
● | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access; |
● | Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs); and |
● | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® Commodity Curve Carry Strategy ETF |
January 31, 2022 |
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Investments | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial Paper | $ | — | $ | 21,771,045 | $ | — | $ | 21,771,045 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 2,454,927 | — | 2,454,927 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 9,590,000 | — | — | 9,590,000 | ||||||||||||
$ | 9,590,000 | $ | 24,225,972 | $ | — | $ | 33,815,972 | |||||||||
Derivative financial instruments(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Swaps | $ | — | $ | 5,287,876 | $ | — | $ | 5,287,876 |
(a) Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
Currency Abbreviations
USD United States Dollar
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