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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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