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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
July 31, 2022 (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
         
Investment Companies          
           
Exchange-Traded Funds — 91.2%          
iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(a)   1,467,684   $82,028,859 
           
Short-Term Securities          
Money Market Funds — 0.8%          
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 1.81%(a)(b)    750,000    750,000 
           
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%          
(Cost: $750,000)        750,000 
           
Total Investments in Securities — 92.0%          
(Cost: $102,939,017)        82,778,859 
           
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 8.0%        7,178,894 
           
Net Assets — 100.0%       $89,957,753 

 

 

(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, 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 Sale
   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value at
07/31/22
   Shares
Held at
07/31/22
   Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a)  $   $2,562(b)  $   $(2,562)  $   $       $9,319(c)  $ 
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares   6,120,000        (5,370,000)(b)           750,000    750,000    8,417     
iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   760,352,723    209,356,991    (772,888,503)   (89,033,536)   (25,758,816)   82,028,859    1,467,684    11,491,960     
                  $(89,036,098)  $(25,758,816)  $82,778,859        $11,509,696   $ 

 

(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.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps  

 

                             Upfront     
                     Notional       Premium   Unrealized 
Paid by the Fund   Received by the Fund   Effective  Termination  Amount       Paid   Appreciation 
Rate   Frequency   Rate  Frequency   Date  Date  (000)   Value   (Received)   (Depreciation) 
1.19%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  08/12/22  $(40,000)  $16,956   $8   $16,948 
1.92%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  09/21/22   (20,000)   12,463    16    12,447 
0.23%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  10/19/22   (15,000)   85,377    134    85,243 
1.49%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  02/18/24   (3,800)   85,782    15    85,767 
2.48%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  04/13/24   (890)   6,787    4    6,783 
0.40%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  10/19/25   (3,850)   295,295    39    295,256 
3.25%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  06/21/27   (1,500)   (55,035)   15    (55,050)
0.48%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  09/15/27   (2,335)   248,969    79,992    168,977 
0.78%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  10/19/30   (7,590)   1,083,869    116    1,083,753 
2.10%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  04/04/32   (3,960)   117,231    67    117,164 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) iShares® Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
July 31, 2022

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)  

 

                             Upfront     
                     Notional       Premium   Unrealized 
Paid by the Fund   Received by the Fund   Effective  Termination  Amount       Paid   Appreciation 
Rate   Frequency   Rate  Frequency   Date  Date  (000)   Value   (Received)   (Depreciation) 
2.47%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  08/01/32  $(750)  $(1,234)  $13   $(1,247)
1.75%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  06/17/36   (17,085)   2,166,273    (498,604)   2,664,877 
1.95%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  05/10/41   (18,927)   2,622,011    (1,131,377)   3,753,388 
1.61%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  08/24/46   (6,200)   1,354,115    62,186    1,291,929 
1.71%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  09/14/46   (4,400)   883,567    117    883,450 
1.40%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  11/12/46   (2,700)   559,680    73    559,607 
1.44%   Annual   1-Day SOFR, 2.32%  Annual   N/A  12/10/46   (1,550)   308,669    49    308,620 
2.04%   Semi-annual   3-Month LIBOR, 2.79%  Quarterly   N/A  05/07/51   (15,815)   2,357,252    (1,536,479)   3,893,731 
                          $12,148,027   $(3,023,616)  $15,171,643 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

 

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.

 

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                    
Investment Companies  $82,028,859   $   $   $82,028,859 
Money Market Funds   750,000            750,000 
   $82,778,859   $   $   $82,778,859 
Derivative financial instruments(a)                    
Assets                    
Swaps  $   $15,227,940   $   $15,227,940 
Liabilities                    
Swaps       (56,297)       (56,297)
   $   $15,171,643   $   $15,171,643 

 

(a)Derivative financial instruments are swaps. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations - Fixed Income

 

SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

 

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