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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM | Cboe BZX Exchange
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF $ 24 0.48 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 593,723,278
Number of Portfolio Holdings 34
Portfolio Turnover Rate 11 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Industry allocation
Industry Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Mortgage REITs 100.0 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 19.6 %
AGNC Investment Corp. 15.3 %
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 10.1 %
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. 4.9 %
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A 4.4 %
Rithm Capital Corp. 4.4 %
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. 3.7 %
Dynex Capital, Inc. 3.5 %
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. 3.1 %
Ladder Capital Corp., Class A 2.8 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
REM-09/25-SAR
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iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF
REZ | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF $ 24 0.48 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 803,209,714
Number of Portfolio Holdings 42
Portfolio Turnover Rate 6 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Industry allocation
Industry Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Health Care REITs 46.7 %
Residential REITs 38.0 %
Specialized REITs 15.3 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Welltower, Inc. 23.9 %
Public Storage 7.5 %
Ventas, Inc. 5.2 %
Extra Space Storage, Inc. 4.9 %
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 4.5 %
Equity Residential 4.4 %
Invitation Homes, Inc. 4.2 %
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 4.0 %
Sun Communities, Inc. 3.8 %
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 3.8 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
REZ-09/25-SAR
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF
XVV | Cboe BZX Exchange
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF $ 4 0.08 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 478,969,035
Number of Portfolio Holdings 443
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 36.9 %
Financials 14.5 %
Consumer Discretionary 11.6 %
Communication Services 11.2 %
Health Care 8.9 %
Industrials 6.8 %
Consumer Staples 3.8 %
Real Estate 2.1 %
Materials 1.9 %
Utilities 1.3 %
Energy 1.0 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 8.8 %
Microsoft Corp. 7.5 %
Apple Inc. 7.3 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.1 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 3.1 %
Broadcom, Inc. 3.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 2.7 %
Tesla, Inc. 2.4 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 2.2 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 1.8 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
XVV-09/25-SAR
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
XJH | Cboe BZX Exchange
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF $ 6 0.12 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 315,210,952
Number of Portfolio Holdings 362
Portfolio Turnover Rate 8 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Industrials 22.9 %
Financials 18.2 %
Information Technology 14.0 %
Consumer Discretionary 13.0 %
Health Care 9.3 %
Real Estate 7.6 %
Materials 5.7 %
Consumer Staples 4.6 %
Communication Services 1.6 %
Utilities 1.6 %
Energy 1.5 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. 1.1 %
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A 1.0 %
Flex Ltd. 0.8 %
Casey's General Stores, Inc. 0.8 %
Ciena Corp. 0.8 %
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 0.7 %
RB Global, Inc. 0.7 %
Guidewire Software, Inc. 0.7 %
United Therapeutics Corp. 0.7 %
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 0.7 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
XJH-09/25-SAR
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF
XJR | Cboe BZX Exchange
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF $ 6 0.12 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 104,133,933
Number of Portfolio Holdings 577
Portfolio Turnover Rate 11 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Financials 20.1 %
Industrials 18.7 %
Consumer Discretionary 14.2 %
Information Technology 14.0 %
Health Care 11.2 %
Real Estate 7.9 %
Materials 4.3 %
Communication Services 3.2 %
Consumer Staples 2.7 %
Energy 1.9 %
Utilities 1.8 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. 1.0 %
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 0.8 %
BorgWarner, Inc. 0.7 %
SPX Technologies, Inc. 0.7 %
InterDigital, Inc. 0.7 %
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 0.7 %
Dycom Industries, Inc. 0.7 %
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. 0.6 %
Qorvo, Inc. 0.6 %
CareTrust REIT, Inc. 0.6 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
XJR-09/25-SAR
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iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares S&P 100 ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares S&P 100 ETF $ 11 0.20 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 27,544,487,698
Number of Portfolio Holdings 103
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 40.9 %
Communication Services 13.3 %
Financials 12.2 %
Consumer Discretionary 11.1 %
Health Care 8.3 %
Consumer Staples 5.4 %
Industrials 4.8 %
Energy 2.2 %
Utilities 0.9 %
Materials 0.5 %
Real Estate 0.4 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 11.1 %
Microsoft Corp. 9.4 %
Apple Inc. 9.2 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.2 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 3.9 %
Broadcom, Inc. 3.8 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 3.4 %
Tesla, Inc. 3.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 2.8 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 2.2 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares S&P 100 ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
OEF-09/25-SAR
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iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF $ 10 0.18 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 65,850,405,536
Number of Portfolio Holdings 219
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 42.6 %
Communication Services 15.4 %
Consumer Discretionary 12.3 %
Financials 10.9 %
Industrials 8.1 %
Health Care 4.7 %
Consumer Staples 3.0 %
Real Estate 1.1 %
Utilities 1.1 %
Materials 0.4 %
Energy 0.4 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 14.6 %
Microsoft Corp. 6.4 %
Apple Inc. 5.6 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 5.1 %
Broadcom, Inc. 5.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 4.5 %
Tesla, Inc. 4.0 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 3.7 %
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.9 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
IVW-09/25-SAR
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iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF $ 9 0.18 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 41,725,935,461
Number of Portfolio Holdings 399
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 25.4 %
Financials 16.7 %
Health Care 13.9 %
Industrials 8.5 %
Consumer Discretionary 8.4 %
Consumer Staples 7.2 %
Energy 5.9 %
Utilities 3.9 %
Communication Services 3.8 %
Materials 3.4 %
Real Estate 2.9 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Apple Inc. 7.9 %
Microsoft Corp. 7.1 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.5 %
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.9 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 1.8 %
Johnson & Johnson 1.7 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.4 %
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 1.4 %
Bank of America Corp. 1.4 %
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.2 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
IVE-09/25-SAR
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iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF $ 10 0.18 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 6,647,328,806
Number of Portfolio Holdings 478
Portfolio Turnover Rate 9 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Financials 22.8 %
Industrials 15.0 %
Consumer Discretionary 14.7 %
Information Technology 13.8 %
Health Care 7.4 %
Real Estate 6.8 %
Materials 6.3 %
Energy 4.1 %
Utilities 3.2 %
Consumer Staples 3.0 %
Communication Services 2.9 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Sandisk Corp. 2.2 %
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. 1.9 %
BorgWarner, Inc. 1.3 %
Qorvo, Inc. 1.1 %
Lincoln National Corp. 1.0 %
Air Lease Corp., Class A 0.9 %
Resideo Technologies, Inc. 0.8 %
Hecla Mining Co. 0.8 %
Teleflex, Inc. 0.8 %
Meritage Homes Corp. 0.7 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
IJS-09/25-SAR
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iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $ 3 0.05 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 99,848,199,984
Number of Portfolio Holdings 411
Portfolio Turnover Rate 8 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Industrials 23.0 %
Financials 16.9 %
Information Technology 13.3 %
Consumer Discretionary 12.3 %
Health Care 8.7 %
Real Estate 6.7 %
Materials 5.4 %
Consumer Staples 4.8 %
Energy 4.0 %
Utilities 3.5 %
Communication Services 1.4 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc. 0.9 %
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A 0.8 %
Flex Ltd. 0.7 %
Casey's General Stores, Inc. 0.7 %
Ciena Corp. 0.7 %
Curtiss-Wright Corp. 0.7 %
RB Global, Inc. 0.6 %
Nutanix, Inc., Class A 0.6 %
Talen Energy Corp. 0.6 %
Guidewire Software, Inc. 0.6 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
IJH-09/25-SAR
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iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF $ 3 0.06 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 85,869,226,752
Number of Portfolio Holdings 659
Portfolio Turnover Rate 8 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Industrials 18.5 %
Financials 18.4 %
Information Technology 14.9 %
Consumer Discretionary 13.4 %
Health Care 10.8 %
Real Estate 7.2 %
Materials 4.9 %
Energy 4.4 %
Communication Services 2.8 %
Consumer Staples 2.6 %
Utilities 2.1 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Sandisk Corp. 1.1 %
Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. 0.9 %
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 0.7 %
BorgWarner, Inc. 0.7 %
SPX Technologies, Inc. 0.6 %
InterDigital, Inc. 0.6 %
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 0.6 %
Dycom Industries, Inc. 0.6 %
Hecla Mining Co. 0.6 %
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. 0.5 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
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iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025
IJR-09/25-SAR
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iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF
IUSG | NASDAQ
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF $ 2 0.04 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 25,227,524,208
Number of Portfolio Holdings 465
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 41.3 %
Communication Services 14.6 %
Consumer Discretionary 12.4 %
Financials 11.0 %
Industrials 9.1 %
Health Care 5.0 %
Consumer Staples 3.1 %
Real Estate 1.3 %
Utilities 1.0 %
Materials 0.6 %
Energy 0.6 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 13.9 %
Microsoft Corp. 6.1 %
Apple Inc. 5.3 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 4.9 %
Broadcom, Inc. 4.7 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 4.3 %
Tesla, Inc. 3.8 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.8 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 3.5 %
Eli Lilly & Co. 1.9 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC , and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF
IUSV | NASDAQ
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This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF $ 2 0.04 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 22,869,351,289
Number of Portfolio Holdings 694
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 24.5 %
Financials 16.9 %
Health Care 13.5 %
Industrials 9.0 %
Consumer Discretionary 8.5 %
Consumer Staples 7.1 %
Energy 5.8 %
Utilities 4.1 %
Communication Services 3.7 %
Materials 3.6 %
Real Estate 3.3 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Apple Inc. 7.5 %
Microsoft Corp. 6.8 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.3 %
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.8 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 1.7 %
Johnson & Johnson 1.6 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.4 %
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 1.3 %
Bank of America Corp. 1.3 %
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1.2 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC , and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the comapny listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
GARP | Cboe BZX Exchange
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF $ 9 0.15 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 748,566,132
Number of Portfolio Holdings 133
Portfolio Turnover Rate 40 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 50.8 %
Communication Services 10.9 %
Financials 9.8 %
Consumer Discretionary 9.6 %
Industrials 8.8 %
Health Care 5.3 %
Energy 1.8 %
Real Estate 1.4 %
Materials 1.3 %
Utilities 0.3 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Lam Research Corp. 5.4 %
Apple Inc. 5.2 %
Broadcom, Inc. 5.0 %
NVIDIA Corp. 4.9 %
Adobe, Inc. 4.8 %
Microsoft Corp. 4.7 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 4.5 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 4.1 %
Visa, Inc., Class A 3.6 %
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.4 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by MSCI Inc., and its respective affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF | NASDAQ
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF $ 24 0.46 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 14,661,205,099
Number of Portfolio Holdings 454
Portfolio Turnover Rate 9 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Financials 62.8 %
Utilities 10.5 %
Real Estate 6.2 %
Industrials 5.9 %
Information Technology 5.4 %
Communication Services 4.0 %
Consumer Discretionary 1.7 %
Consumer Staples 1.3 %
Materials 1.0 %
Health Care 0.8 %
Energy 0.4 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Boeing Co. (The) 4.4 %
Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, NVS 2.4 %
Strategy, Inc., Series A., NVS 1.5 %
KKR & Co., Inc., Series D 1.5 %
Citigroup Capital XIII, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.632%), NVS 1.5 %
Bank of America Corp., Series L, NVS 1.4 %
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. 1.1 %
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 1.1 %
NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.1 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series EE, NVS 1.0 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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PFF-09/25-SAR
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iShares Russell Top 200 ETF
IWL | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Russell Top 200 ETF $ 8 0.15 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 1,876,955,378
Number of Portfolio Holdings 201
Portfolio Turnover Rate 3 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 38.4 %
Financials 13.4 %
Communication Services 11.4 %
Consumer Discretionary 10.4 %
Health Care 8.9 %
Industrials 6.9 %
Consumer Staples 4.8 %
Energy 2.2 %
Materials 1.4 %
Utilities 1.3 %
Real Estate 0.9 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 8.9 %
Microsoft Corp. 7.8 %
Apple Inc. 7.6 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.3 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 3.3 %
Broadcom, Inc. 3.1 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 2.9 %
Tesla, Inc. 2.6 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 2.4 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 1.9 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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IWL-09/25-SAR
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iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF
IWY | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF $ 12 0.20 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 16,049,329,053
Number of Portfolio Holdings 113
Portfolio Turnover Rate 14 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 57.7 %
Consumer Discretionary 11.6 %
Communication Services 10.5 %
Health Care 6.2 %
Financials 6.1 %
Industrials 4.6 %
Consumer Staples 2.6 %
Real Estate 0.4 %
Materials 0.3 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 14.8 %
Microsoft Corp. 13.0 %
Apple Inc. 12.6 %
Broadcom, Inc. 5.2 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.1 %
Tesla, Inc. 4.0 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 3.8 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 2.4 %
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.3 %
Visa, Inc., Class A 2.2 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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IWY-09/25-SAR
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iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF
IWX | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF $ 10 0.20 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 2,843,823,681
Number of Portfolio Holdings 155
Portfolio Turnover Rate 18 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Financials 25.3 %
Health Care 13.7 %
Industrials 10.9 %
Information Technology 10.8 %
Communication Services 10.3 %
Consumer Staples 8.4 %
Consumer Discretionary 7.2 %
Energy 5.5 %
Utilities 3.2 %
Materials 3.0 %
Real Estate 1.7 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 4.7 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.5 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 2.6 %
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.5 %
Johnson & Johnson 2.3 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 2.1 %
Walmart, Inc. 2.1 %
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 1.8 %
Bank of America Corp. 1.6 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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IWX-09/25-SAR
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iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Russell 3000 ETF $ 11 0.20 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 17,126,146,546
Number of Portfolio Holdings 2,589
Portfolio Turnover Rate 2 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Information Technology 32.2 %
Financials 14.0 %
Consumer Discretionary 10.7 %
Communication Services 9.7 %
Industrials 9.5 %
Health Care 9.3 %
Consumer Staples 4.7 %
Energy 3.0 %
Real Estate 2.4 %
Utilities 2.3 %
Materials 2.2 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
NVIDIA Corp. 6.8 %
Microsoft Corp. 6.0 %
Apple Inc. 5.8 %
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.3 %
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A 2.5 %
Broadcom, Inc. 2.4 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class A 2.2 %
Tesla, Inc. 2.0 %
Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS 1.8 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B 1.5 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS | NYSE Arca
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report — September 30, 2025

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund at blackrock.com/fundreports . You can also request this information by contacting us at 1‑800‑iShares (1‑800‑474‑2737) .
What were the Fund costs for the last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Fund name Costs of a $10,000
investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a
$10,000 investment
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF $ 12 0.23 % (a)
(a)
Annualized.
Key Fund statistics
Net Assets $ 14,106,401,838
Number of Portfolio Holdings 722
Portfolio Turnover Rate 13 %
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of September 30, 2025)
Sector allocation
Sector Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Industrials 17.4 %
Financials 17.1 %
Information Technology 9.9 %
Real Estate 9.3 %
Consumer Discretionary 8.7 %
Health Care 7.6 %
Utilities 7.3 %
Energy 6.7 %
Materials 6.6 %
Consumer Staples 5.9 %
Communication Services 3.5 %
Ten largest holdings
Security Percent of Total
Investments (a)
Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A 1.0 %
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) 0.8 %
Corning, Inc. 0.7 %
Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A 0.7 %
United Rentals, Inc. 0.6 %
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 0.6 %
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 0.6 %
Cummins, Inc. 0.6 %
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 0.6 %
Allstate Corp. (The) 0.6 %
(a)
Excludes money market funds.
Additional information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to financial statements, the Fund’s prospectus, and proxy voting policies and procedures, please visit blackrock.com/fundreports . For proxy voting records, visit blackrock.com/proxyrecords .
The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and its affiliates, nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.
©2025 BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies filed under Item 7 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies

(a) The registrant’s Financial Statements are attached herewith.

(b) The registrant’s Financial Highlights are attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

 

  

2025 Semi-Annual Financial

Statements and Additional

Information (Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 

 

iShares S&P 100 ETF | OEF | NYSE Arca

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | IVW | NYSE Arca

 

 

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | IVE | NYSE Arca

 

 

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | IJS | NYSE Arca


Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

Schedules of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28  

Statements of Operations

     29  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30  

Financial Highlights

     32  

Notes to Financial Statements

     36  

Additional Information

     45  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     46  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     53  

 

 

2  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%

   

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    505,768     $ 109,159,907  

General Dynamics Corp.

    169,405       57,767,105  

General Electric Co.

    709,286       213,367,415  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    137,413       68,597,944  

RTX Corp.

    895,280       149,807,202  
   

 

 

 
      598,699,573  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%            

FedEx Corp.

    145,168       34,232,066  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    493,690       41,237,926  
   

 

 

 
      75,469,992  
Automobiles — 3.2%            

General Motors Co.

    636,802       38,825,818  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    1,876,873       834,682,961  
   

 

 

 
      873,508,779  
Banks — 4.2%            

Bank of America Corp.

    4,557,778       235,135,767  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,231,278       124,974,717  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,839,151       580,123,400  

U.S. Bancorp.

    1,040,854       50,304,474  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,142,622       179,594,576  
   

 

 

 
       1,170,132,934  
Beverages — 1.1%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2,590,628       171,810,449  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    915,690       128,599,504  
   

 

 

 
      300,409,953  
Biotechnology — 1.7%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,181,557       273,577,708  

Amgen, Inc.

    359,890       101,560,958  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    829,892       92,118,012  
   

 

 

 
      467,256,678  
Broadline Retail — 5.2%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    6,491,188       1,425,270,149  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 2.0%            

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    471,697       51,396,105  

BlackRock, Inc. (b)

    96,316       112,291,935  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,141,271       108,957,143  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    202,461       161,229,817  

Morgan Stanley

    811,443       128,986,979  
   

 

 

 
      562,861,979  
Chemicals — 0.5%            

Linde PLC

    313,647       148,982,325  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    2,648,614       181,218,170  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.8%            

American Express Co.

    363,028       120,583,380  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    427,710       90,922,592  
   

 

 

 
      211,505,972  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.2%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    296,609       274,550,189  

Target Corp.

    304,679       27,329,706  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,935,723       302,555,612  
   

 

 

 
      604,435,507  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%  

AT&T Inc.

    4,782,514     $ 135,058,195  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    2,820,072       123,942,165  
   

 

 

 
      259,000,360  
Electric Utilities — 0.9%            

Duke Energy Corp.

    520,101       64,362,499  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,377,341       103,975,472  

Southern Co. (The)

    735,778       69,729,681  
   

 

 

 
      238,067,652  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%            

Emerson Electric Co.

    376,410       49,377,464  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 1.7%            

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    284,220       340,757,042  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1,202,555       137,692,548  
   

 

 

 
      478,449,590  
Financial Services — 4.9%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    1,226,483       616,602,063  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    552,141       314,063,322  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    638,997       42,851,139  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,136,138       387,854,791  
   

 

 

 
       1,361,371,315  
Food Products — 0.2%            

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    864,279       53,991,509  
   

 

 

 
Ground Transportation — 0.8%            

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,394,831       136,651,593  

Union Pacific Corp.

    396,665       93,759,706  
   

 

 

 
      230,411,299  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%        

Abbott Laboratories

    1,164,084       155,917,411  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    239,770       107,232,337  

Medtronic PLC

    856,976       81,618,394  
   

 

 

 
      344,768,142  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%        

CVS Health Corp.

    848,368       63,958,463  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    605,756       209,167,547  
   

 

 

 
      273,126,010  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%        

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    21,674       117,023,778  

McDonald’s Corp.

    477,276       145,039,404  

Starbucks Corp.

    759,471       64,251,246  
   

 

 

 
      326,314,428  
Household Products — 1.0%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    540,589       43,214,684  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1,566,698       240,723,148  
   

 

 

 
      283,937,832  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%            

3M Co.

    356,238       55,281,013  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    424,663       89,391,561  
   

 

 

 
      144,672,574  
Insurance — 0.2%            

American International Group, Inc.

    370,547       29,102,762  

MetLife, Inc.

    373,641       30,776,809  
   

 

 

 
      59,879,571  
Interactive Media & Services — 10.1%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    3,890,681       945,824,551  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 100 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Interactive Media & Services (continued)        

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    3,123,367     $ 760,696,033  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    1,450,717       1,065,377,550  
   

 

 

 
      2,771,898,134  
IT Services — 1.0%  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    416,603       102,734,300  

International Business Machines Corp.

    623,025       175,792,734  
   

 

 

 
      278,527,034  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%  

Danaher Corp.

    426,263       84,510,902  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    252,579       122,505,867  
   

 

 

 
      207,016,769  
Machinery — 0.8%  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    313,328       149,504,455  

Deere & Co.

    168,469       77,034,135  
   

 

 

 
      226,538,590  
Media — 0.3%  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,463,187       77,393,336  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.2%  

Chevron Corp.

    1,287,235       199,894,723  

ConocoPhillips

    835,359       79,016,608  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,851,457       321,501,777  
   

 

 

 
      600,413,108  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,361,408       61,399,501  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    531,737       405,715,331  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,610,796       298,673,794  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    1,670,615       140,214,717  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,802,766       96,894,478  
   

 

 

 
       1,002,897,821  
Retail REITs — 0.1%  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    218,370       40,981,498  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 16.7%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    1,085,438       175,613,014  

Broadcom, Inc.

    3,145,902       1,037,864,529  

Intel Corp.

    2,924,773       98,126,134  

NVIDIA Corp.

    16,319,838       3,044,955,374  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    721,371       120,007,279  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    608,057       111,718,313  
   

 

 

 
      4,588,284,643  
Software — 13.3%  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    283,708       100,077,997  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Software (continued)            

Intuit, Inc.

    186,582     $ 127,418,713  

Microsoft Corp.

    4,971,641       2,575,061,456  

Oracle Corp.

    1,108,428       311,734,291  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,521,126       277,483,805  

Salesforce, Inc.

    639,403       151,538,511  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    139,138       128,045,919  
   

 

 

 
      3,671,360,692  
Specialized REITs — 0.2%            

American Tower Corp.

    313,179       60,230,585  
   

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 1.3%            

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    665,450       269,633,685  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    374,828       94,198,025  
   

 

 

 
      363,831,710  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 9.2%  

Apple Inc.

    9,925,948        2,527,444,139  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    793,104       55,303,142  
   

 

 

 
Tobacco — 0.9%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    1,123,591       74,224,421  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,041,115       168,868,853  
   

 

 

 
      243,093,274  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%        

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    323,690       77,484,912  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $20,100,522,025)

      27,515,819,144  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09%(b)(c)

    23,735,612       23,735,612  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $23,735,612)

      23,735,612  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $20,124,257,637)

      27,539,554,756  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%

 

    4,932,942  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 27,544,487,698  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 100 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net
Realized
Gain

(Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Value at

09/30/25

    Shares
Held at
09/30/25
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

 

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

  $  18,533,961     $     $  (18,536,353 ) (b)     $ 2,392     $     $           $ 16,857 (c )     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    24,443,382             (707,770 ) (b)                   23,735,612       23,735,612       535,669        

BlackRock, Inc.

    68,546,921       25,736,064             600,736       17,408,214       112,291,935       96,316       835,653        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $  603,128     $  17,408,214     $  136,027,547       $  1,388,179     $     —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                             

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     64          12/19/25        $ 21,564   $ 245,971  
              

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

    

Commodity

Contracts

   

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

    Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $     $     $  245,971     $     $     $     $  245,971  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

    

Commodity

Contracts

   

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $  6,959,159     $     $     $     $  6,959,159  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ (105,397   $     $     $  —     $ (105,397
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 100 ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 24,696,594  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 27,515,819,144        $        $        $ 27,515,819,144  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     23,735,612                            23,735,612  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   27,539,554,756        $     —        $     —        $   27,539,554,756  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 245,971        $        $        $ 245,971  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%            

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)(b)

    165,701     $ 118,913,666  

General Electric Co.

    917,650       276,047,473  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc. (b)

    850,840       166,960,333  

RTX Corp.

    1,610,317       269,454,344  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    118,930       156,752,118  
   

 

 

 
      988,127,934  
Automobiles — 4.0%            

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    5,922,660        2,633,925,355  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 1.6%            

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,308,077       1,043,466,728  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%            

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)(b)

    658,827       44,345,645  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.1%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,565,961       362,582,610  

Amgen, Inc.

    488,591       137,880,380  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    205,092       17,393,852  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    541,129       211,927,762  
   

 

 

 
      729,784,604  
Broadline Retail — 4.1%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    11,880,569       2,608,616,536  

eBay, Inc.

    646,254       58,776,801  
   

 

 

 
      2,667,393,337  
Building Products — 0.5%            

Allegion PLC

    96,797       17,166,948  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)(b)

    122,704       14,877,860  

Carrier Global Corp.

    810,443       48,383,447  

Lennox International, Inc.

    67,467       35,714,331  

Masco Corp.

    181,160       12,751,853  

Trane Technologies PLC

    469,642       198,170,138  
   

 

 

 
      327,064,577  
Capital Markets — 1.9%            

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    199,574       98,040,727  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    803,772       87,578,997  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

    233,909       78,941,948  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    36,624       10,492,410  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    929,682       63,971,418  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    628,231       105,844,359  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    635,913       82,636,894  

Moody’s Corp.

    169,314       80,674,735  

Morgan Stanley

    1,152,261       183,163,409  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    163,287       92,650,677  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    392,270       34,696,281  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    232,216       40,080,482  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,094,782       156,750,887  

S&P Global, Inc.

    310,007       150,883,507  
   

 

 

 
      1,266,406,731  
Chemicals — 0.3%            

Ecolab, Inc.

    264,021       72,304,791  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    278,949       96,588,881  
   

 

 

 
      168,893,672  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%  

Cintas Corp.

    722,957       148,394,154  

Copart, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,872,771       84,218,512  

Republic Services, Inc.

    428,334       98,294,086  

Rollins, Inc.

    348,332       20,461,022  
Security   Shares     Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

Veralto Corp.

    253,869     $ 27,064,974  

Waste Management, Inc.

    413,594       91,333,963  
   

 

 

 
      469,766,711  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%            

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,175,267       316,958,154  

F5, Inc. (a)

    56,261       18,182,993  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    351,641       160,801,913  
   

 

 

 
      495,943,060  
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%        

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    94,495       61,378,282  

Quanta Services, Inc. (b)

    314,488       130,330,117  
   

 

 

 
      191,708,399  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    66,189       41,717,603  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    172,890       53,184,422  
   

 

 

 
      94,902,025  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

American Express Co.

    1,145,607       380,524,821  

Synchrony Financial

    785,264       55,793,007  
   

 

 

 
      436,317,828  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.3%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    935,999       866,388,754  

Walmart, Inc.

    6,206,865       639,679,507  
   

 

 

 
       1,506,068,261  
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%            

Packaging Corp. of America

    95,274       20,763,063  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.8%            

Constellation Energy Corp. (b)

    659,380       216,982,177  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    2,912,058       219,831,258  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    408,269       66,119,164  

PPL Corp.

    811,642       30,160,617  
   

 

 

 
      533,093,216  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    229,104       43,071,552  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    821,666       307,508,501  

Emerson Electric Co.

    807,739       105,959,202  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    574,549       353,290,180  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    77,598       12,989,905  

Hubbell, Inc.

    112,167       48,266,582  
   

 

 

 
      871,085,922  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    2,576,896       318,890,880  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

    220,954       18,040,894  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    48,855       14,517,752  
   

 

 

 
      351,449,526  
Entertainment — 1.8%            

Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)

    190,124       38,348,011  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    332,883       54,393,082  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    896,858       1,075,260,993  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    143,365       28,953,996  
   

 

 

 
      1,196,956,082  
Financial Services — 5.5%            

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    971,203       129,432,224  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    1,896,438       953,415,240  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    429,185       31,017,200  

Corpay, Inc. (a)

    149,028       42,929,006  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    1,147,311       147,922,807  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    62,341       9,284,445  

 

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Financial Services (continued)            

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    1,742,288     $ 991,030,837  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,350,996       90,597,792  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    3,585,233       1,223,926,842  
   

 

 

 
       3,619,556,393  
Ground Transportation — 0.8%        

CSX Corp.

    1,809,981       64,272,425  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    179,575       25,280,568  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,401,481       431,213,094  
   

 

 

 
      520,766,087  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%        

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    3,127,389       305,326,988  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    359,096       24,163,570  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    148,560       45,864,929  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    756,615       338,380,927  

ResMed, Inc.

    309,033       84,591,603  

Stryker Corp.

    384,899       142,285,613  
   

 

 

 
      940,613,630  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%        

DaVita, Inc. (a)

    75,449       10,024,909  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    203,956       86,926,047  
   

 

 

 
      96,950,956  
Health Care REITs — 0.2%        

Welltower, Inc.

    762,290       135,794,341  
   

 

 

 
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%        

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    850,198       14,470,370  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.3%        

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    905,619       109,960,259  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    68,414       369,385,658  

Carnival Corp. (a)(b)

    2,291,479       66,246,658  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    2,830,089       110,911,188  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    106,795       20,329,496  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    27,672       11,946,279  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    781,293       212,503,883  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    249,450       53,319,938  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    496,387       128,782,643  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    651,931       35,067,369  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    475,529       123,846,773  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    954,000       23,497,020  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    532,699       172,370,742  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    178,198       22,857,457  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    240,167       36,505,384  
   

 

 

 
      1,497,530,747  
Household Durables — 0.3%        

Garmin Ltd.

    345,333       85,027,891  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    3,828       30,756,679  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    416,422       55,021,839  
   

 

 

 
      170,806,409  
Household Products — 0.1%        

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    750,561       59,999,846  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Vistra Corp.

    672,186       131,694,681  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.3%        

Aon PLC, Class A

    232,110       82,765,784  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    784,492       71,176,959  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    243,495       75,420,141  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    618,402       57,999,923  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    174,927       27,655,959  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    53,307       16,960,155  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    326,390     $ 43,537,162  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    456,551       92,008,723  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,237,266       305,542,839  

W R Berkley Corp.

    350,108       26,825,275  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    98,828       34,140,133  
   

 

 

 
      834,033,053  
Interactive Media & Services — 13.3%        

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    12,277,382       2,984,631,564  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    9,856,082       2,400,448,771  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    4,577,813       3,361,854,311  
   

 

 

 
      8,746,934,646  
IT Services — 1.0%        

Gartner, Inc. (a)(b)

    159,838       42,016,615  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

    292,202       39,982,000  

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,966,078       554,748,568  
   

 

 

 
      636,747,183  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%        

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    17,813       21,867,417  

Waters Corp. (a)

    58,472       17,530,490  
   

 

 

 
      39,397,907  
Machinery — 1.8%        

Caterpillar, Inc.

    988,763       471,788,265  

Cummins, Inc.

    290,802       122,826,041  

Deere & Co.

    233,915       106,959,973  

Dover Corp.

    130,245       21,728,773  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    229,549       59,857,197  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (b)

    763,343       63,067,399  

PACCAR, Inc.

    609,552       59,931,153  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    269,681       204,458,650  

Pentair PLC

    226,960       25,138,090  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    360,815       72,332,583  
   

 

 

 
       1,208,088,124  
Media — 0.1%        

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)(b)

    940,632       46,100,374  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%        

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    495,091       41,320,295  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%        

ONEOK, Inc.

    744,682       54,339,446  

Targa Resources Corp.

    454,175       76,092,479  

Texas Pacific Land Corp. (b)

    40,214       37,545,399  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,340,257       84,905,281  
   

 

 

 
      252,882,605  
Passenger Airlines — 0.2%        

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    1,368,969       77,688,991  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    683,258       65,934,397  
   

 

 

 
      143,623,388  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%        

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,677,898       1,280,236,174  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 0.5%        

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    487,276       143,015,506  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    109,983       26,194,651  

Dayforce, Inc. (a)(b)

    337,047       23,219,168  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    140,805       26,606,513  

Paychex, Inc.

    321,819       40,793,776  

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

    104,247       21,697,971  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    129,746       32,632,416  
   

 

 

 
      314,160,001  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    618,605     $ 97,467,404  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 0.1%            

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    132,069       25,511,769  

Camden Property Trust

    116,261       12,414,349  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    65,967       17,656,727  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    102,542       14,328,194  

UDR, Inc.

    288,974       10,767,171  
   

 

 

 
      80,678,210  
Retail REITs — 0.2%            

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    689,098       129,323,022  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 20.5%  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    711,381       145,648,146  

Broadcom, Inc.

    9,927,178       3,275,075,294  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    119,970       26,456,984  

KLA Corp.

    278,503       300,393,336  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    101,090       93,067,497  

NVIDIA Corp.

    51,498,780       9,608,642,372  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    212,831       48,468,004  
   

 

 

 
      13,497,751,633  
Software — 14.0%            

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    376,048       132,650,932  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    571,553       410,683,693  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    451,682       143,485,821  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    316,316       111,109,158  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    526,070       257,974,207  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    680,614       96,919,434  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    50,651       75,800,741  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    1,374,704       115,585,112  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    672,394       19,089,266  

Intuit, Inc.

    588,745       402,059,848  

Microsoft Corp.

    8,158,010       4,225,441,279  

Oracle Corp.

    3,497,729       983,701,304  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,800,160       875,645,187  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    1,412,308       287,574,155  

PTC, Inc. (a)(b)

    118,830       24,124,867  

Salesforce, Inc.

    2,017,736       478,203,432  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    439,016       404,017,644  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    203,077       100,196,161  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    91,322       47,776,017  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    214,258       51,578,328  
   

 

 

 
      9,243,616,586  
Specialized REITs — 0.4%            

Equinix, Inc.

    97,077       76,034,589  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    201,607       28,414,491  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    623,367       63,546,032  

Public Storage

    333,267       96,264,173  
   

 

 

 
      264,259,285  
Specialty Retail — 1.5%            

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    35,316       151,514,116  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    923,947       374,374,085  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    1,790,845       193,071,000  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,389,239     $ 200,800,605  

Tractor Supply Co.

    604,012       34,350,162  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    259,594       50,737,647  
   

 

 

 
      1,004,847,615  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.8%  

Apple Inc. (b)

    14,408,192       3,668,757,929  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    301,154       42,694,603  

NetApp, Inc

    198,499       23,514,191  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,058,099       50,725,266  
   

 

 

 
      3,785,691,989  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%        

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

    313,082       31,737,122  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    105,874       18,838,161  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    81,679       25,611,267  

Tapestry, Inc.

    439,275       49,734,716  
   

 

 

 
      125,921,266  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    1,630,954       107,740,821  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,774,078       287,755,452  
   

 

 

 
      395,496,273  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%        

Fastenal Co.

    1,380,647       67,706,929  

United Rentals, Inc.

    135,811       129,653,329  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    92,862       88,493,772  
   

 

 

 
      285,854,030  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%        

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    539,611       129,172,081  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $40,522,022,478)

 

     65,809,249,280  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    438,682,714       438,902,056  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c )(d)

    38,413,707       38,413,707  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%
(Cost: $477,290,682)

      477,315,763  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.7%
(Cost: $40,999,313,160)

      66,286,565,043  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.7)%

 

    (436,159,507
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  65,850,405,536  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ®  S&P 500 Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net
Realized
Gain

(Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
   

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

    Income    

Capital  

Gain  
Distributions  
from  

Underlying  
Funds  

   

 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  219,824,633     $  219,141,588 (a)     $          —     $ (47,142   $ (17,023   $  438,902,056       438,682,714     $ 213,911 (b )     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,598,005             (32,184,298 ) (a)                   38,413,707       38,413,707       1,304,697          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $  (47,142   $ (17,023   $  477,315,763       $  1,518,608     $     —    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

       Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                             

Russell 1000 Growth E-Mini Index

     112          12/19/25        $26,658   $ 149,015  
              

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

      

Credit

Contracts

      

Equity

Contracts

      

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

      

Interest

Rate

Contracts

      

Other

Contracts

       Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Futures contracts

                                

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $        $        $  149,015        $        $        $        $  149,015  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

      

Credit

Contracts

      

Equity

Contracts

      

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

      

Interest

Rate

Contracts

      

Other

Contracts

       Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $  18,435,872        $        $        $        $  18,435,872  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

                   

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ 1,419,760        $        $        $        $ 1,419,760  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

   iShares ® S&P 500 Growth ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  39,662,540  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 65,809,249,280        $        $        $ 65,809,249,280  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     477,315,763                            477,315,763  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  66,286,565,043        $     —        $     —        $  66,286,565,043  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 149,015        $        $        $ 149,015  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%            

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    1,216,704     $ 262,601,224  

General Dynamics Corp.

    405,219       138,179,679  

General Electric Co.

    1,006,724       302,842,714  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    62,893       18,107,524  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    300,714       91,841,063  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    330,578       165,027,843  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    216,563       131,956,167  

RTX Corp.

    924,065       154,623,796  

Textron, Inc.

    286,742       24,226,832  
   

 

 

 
          1,289,406,842  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    190,164       25,177,714  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    218,380       26,771,204  

FedEx Corp.

    349,213       82,347,917  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,180,255       98,586,700  
   

 

 

 
          232,883,535  
Automobile Components — 0.1%            

Aptiv PLC (a)(b)

    350,696       30,237,009  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 0.4%            

Ford Motor Co.

    6,282,614       75,140,063  

General Motors Co.

    1,531,951       93,403,053  
   

 

 

 
          168,543,116  
Banks — 6.0%            

Bank of America Corp.

    10,964,766       565,672,278  

Citigroup, Inc.

    2,962,115       300,654,672  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    694,032       36,894,741  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    1,065,012       47,446,285  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    2,340,798       40,425,581  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,902,541       600,118,508  

KeyCorp

    1,499,707       28,029,524  

M&T Bank Corp.

    251,448       49,691,154  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    633,657       127,320,701  

Regions Financial Corp.

    1,435,274       37,848,175  

Truist Financial Corp.

    2,074,782       94,859,033  

U.S. Bancorp

    2,506,204       121,124,839  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,154,524       432,052,202  
   

 

 

 
          2,482,137,693  
Beverages — 2.1%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    283,346       7,673,010  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    6,230,979       413,238,527  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    229,733       30,938,143  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    2,180,836       55,633,127  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    275,767       12,478,457  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    642,278       43,231,732  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,205,489       309,738,875  
   

 

 

 
          872,931,871  
Biotechnology — 2.1%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,648,009       381,580,004  

Amgen, Inc.

    493,015       139,128,833  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    234,523       32,851,982  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,996,533       221,615,163  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    103,685       8,793,525  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    544,051       14,052,837  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    163,911       92,162,238  
   

 

 

 
          890,184,582  
Security   Shares     Value  

Broadline Retail — 3.5%

                                   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    6,558,736     $ 1,440,101,663  

eBay, Inc.

    242,268       22,034,275  
   

 

 

 
          1,462,135,938  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A. O. Smith Corp.

    184,947       13,576,959  

Allegion PLC

    64,387       11,419,034  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)(b)

    85,413       10,356,326  

Carrier Global Corp.

    667,594       39,855,362  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    1,052,941       115,770,863  

Masco Corp.

    200,486       14,112,210  
   

 

 

 
          205,090,754  
Capital Markets — 5.4%            

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    521,999       56,877,011  

BlackRock, Inc. (c)

    231,730       270,167,055  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    1,186,030       202,633,226  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    168,548       41,336,397  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    2,747,370       262,291,414  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    579,656       156,617,255  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    185,588       62,634,094  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    33,460       9,585,955  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    495,931       11,470,884  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    487,092       387,895,714  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    442,543       74,559,645  

Invesco Ltd.

    719,581       16,507,188  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    618,164       80,330,412  

Moody’s Corp.

    119,231       56,811,187  

Morgan Stanley

    1,073,672       170,670,901  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    430,341       38,063,661  

Northern Trust Corp.

    307,707       41,417,362  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    108,500       18,727,100  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    410,964       58,841,826  

S&P Global, Inc.

    266,500       129,708,215  

State Street Corp.

    458,741       53,218,543  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    353,225       36,255,014  
   

 

 

 
          2,236,620,059  
Chemicals — 2.1%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    357,983       97,629,124  

Albemarle Corp.

    189,145       15,335,877  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    260,958       23,407,933  

Corteva, Inc.

    1,097,327       74,212,225  

Dow, Inc.

    1,138,491       26,105,599  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    673,193       52,441,735  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    185,821       11,716,014  

Ecolab, Inc.

    209,472       57,366,002  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    410,788       25,279,893  

Linde PLC

    754,502       358,388,450  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    412,764       20,241,946  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    511,743       17,747,247  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    365,603       38,428,531  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    159,467       55,217,043  
   

 

 

 
          873,517,619  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Rollins, Inc.

    187,000       10,984,380  

Veralto Corp.

    207,372       22,107,929  

Waste Management, Inc.

    280,275       61,893,128  
   

 

 

 
          94,985,437  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%            

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    6,371,871       435,963,414  

F5, Inc. (a)

    49,406       15,967,525  
   

 

 

 
          451,930,939  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction Materials — 0.1%                                

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    46,567     $  29,350,249  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    80,696       24,823,703  
   

 

 

 
          54,173,952  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%            

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,028,885       218,720,373  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.2%  

Dollar General Corp.

    352,731       36,454,749  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)(b)

    312,301       29,471,845  

Kroger Co. (The)

    978,734       65,976,459  

Sysco Corp.

    768,321       63,263,551  

Target Corp.

    730,875       65,559,488  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,330,634       240,195,140  
   

 

 

 
          500,921,232  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%            

Amcor PLC

    3,694,806       30,223,513  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    125,910       20,418,825  

Ball Corp.

    437,907       22,079,271  

International Paper Co.

    850,240       39,451,136  

Packaging Corp. of America

    71,817       15,651,079  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    840,129       35,764,291  
   

 

 

 
          163,588,115  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    223,137       30,926,788  

LKQ Corp.

    409,566       12,508,146  

Pool Corp.

    52,842       16,384,719  
   

 

 

 
          59,819,653  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%        

AT&T Inc.

    11,505,398       324,912,440  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    6,781,753       298,058,044  
   

 

 

 
          622,970,484  
Electric Utilities — 2.4%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    411,122       27,713,734  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    859,296       96,670,800  

Duke Energy Corp.

    1,250,272       154,721,160  

Edison International

    616,722       34,092,392  

Entergy Corp.

    717,968       66,907,438  

Evergy, Inc.

    369,959       28,124,283  

Eversource Energy

    597,144       42,480,824  

Exelon Corp.

    1,623,918       73,092,549  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    836,169       38,313,263  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,092,781       82,494,038  

PG&E Corp.

    3,529,333       53,222,342  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    192,313       17,242,784  

PPL Corp.

    567,358       21,083,023  

Southern Co. (The)

    1,767,909       167,544,736  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    951,644       76,750,089  
   

 

 

 
          980,453,455  
Electrical Equipment — 0.3%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    197,100       37,054,800  

Emerson Electric Co.

    289,528       37,980,283  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    36,321       6,080,136  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    181,038       63,278,212  
   

 

 

 
          144,393,431  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%  

CDW Corp.

    210,530       33,533,218  

Corning, Inc.

    1,254,303       102,890,475  

Jabil, Inc.

    171,722       37,292,867  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    277,315       48,507,940  

TE Connectivity PLC

    475,443       104,374,002  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    75,479     $  44,233,713  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

    215,191       17,570,345  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    44,856       13,329,409  
   

 

 

 
          401,731,969  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    1,593,693       77,644,723  

Halliburton Co.

    1,371,892       33,748,543  

Schlumberger NV

    2,400,645       82,510,169  
   

 

 

 
          193,903,435  
Entertainment — 1.3%            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    217,401       43,849,782  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    279,014       72,086,057  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    2,891,814       331,112,703  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,983,663       77,800,938  
   

 

 

 
          524,849,480  
Financial Services — 2.2%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    1,504,346       756,294,908  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    557,106       40,262,051  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    845,137       55,728,334  

Global Payments, Inc.

    392,312       32,593,281  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    69,629       10,369,847  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    507,292       34,019,001  
   

 

 

 
          929,267,422  
Food Products — 1.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    772,838       46,169,342  

Bunge Global SA

    225,336       18,308,550  

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    316,115       9,982,912  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    766,713       14,038,515  

General Mills, Inc.

    860,341       43,378,393  

Hershey Co. (The)

    238,357       44,584,677  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    468,148       11,581,982  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    170,811       18,550,075  

Kellanova

    431,071       35,356,443  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    1,371,230       35,706,829  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    228,047       13,244,970  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    405,533       27,134,213  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    2,082,804       130,112,766  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    457,964       24,867,445  
   

 

 

 
          473,017,112  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    258,292       44,103,359  
   

 

 

 
Ground Transportation — 1.0%            

CSX Corp.

    1,619,855       57,521,051  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    123,051       16,509,753  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    361,002       108,448,611  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    161,916       22,794,534  

Union Pacific Corp.

    954,238       225,553,236  
   

 

 

 
          430,827,185  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.8%            

Abbott Laboratories

    2,798,662       374,852,788  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    109,739       13,741,518  

Baxter International, Inc.

    818,758       18,643,120  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    460,695       86,228,283  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

    320,271       21,957,780  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    360,380       24,249,970  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    942,755       73,318,056  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. (b)

    736,540       55,314,154  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    356,943       24,090,083  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    128,732       82,245,587  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)                                

Medtronic PLC

    2,063,073     $ 196,487,073  

Solventum Corp. (a)

    237,072       17,306,256  

STERIS PLC

    158,467       39,211,074  

Stryker Corp.

    260,033       96,126,399  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    317,495       31,273,258  
   

 

 

 
          1,155,045,399  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.5%            

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    383,931       60,261,810  

Cencora, Inc.

    311,963       97,497,796  

Centene Corp. (a)

    750,747       26,786,653  

Cigna Group (The)

    429,717       123,865,925  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,040,812       153,856,817  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    363,434       117,432,794  

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (b)

    108,056       46,053,467  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    165,859       11,008,062  

Humana, Inc.

    194,143       50,510,184  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    134,209       38,526,035  

McKesson Corp.

    200,137       154,613,838  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    87,308       16,707,259  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    179,789       34,264,188  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,457,280       503,198,784  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    90,736       18,550,068  
   

 

 

 
          1,453,133,680  
Health Care REITs — 0.4%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    246,636       20,554,644  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    1,110,326       21,262,743  

Ventas, Inc.

    726,863       50,873,141  

Welltower, Inc.

    495,039       88,186,248  
   

 

 

 
          180,876,776  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%            

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    380,679       6,479,157  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%            

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    106,802       20,330,829  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    29,150       12,584,347  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,148,233       348,936,526  

MGM Resorts International (a)(b)

    333,133       11,546,390  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,827,982       154,647,277  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    263,641       40,073,432  
   

 

 

 
          588,118,801  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    445,278       75,461,262  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    366,222       46,158,621  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    82,275       10,606,893  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    1,724       13,851,754  
   

 

 

 
          146,078,530  
Household Products — 1.8%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    391,981       34,349,295  

Clorox Co. (The)

    196,747       24,258,905  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    728,776       58,258,354  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    533,751       66,366,599  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    3,771,372       579,471,308  
   

 

 

 
          762,704,461  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,142,084       15,029,825  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%            

3M Co.

    857,034       132,994,536  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,021,585       215,043,643  
   

 

 

 
          348,038,179  
Security   Shares     Value  
Industrial REITs — 0.4%                   

Prologis, Inc.

    1,492,635     $ 170,936,560  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.6%            

Aflac, Inc.

    774,514       86,513,214  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    423,995       91,010,527  

American International Group, Inc.

    891,422       70,012,284  

Aon PLC, Class A

    170,086       60,649,266  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    226,575       70,179,340  

Assurant, Inc.

    80,780       17,496,948  

Chubb Ltd.

    596,607       168,392,326  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    117,627       18,596,829  

Everest Group Ltd.

    68,002       23,816,340  

Globe Life, Inc.

    130,343       18,635,139  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    203,436       27,136,328  

Loews Corp.

    273,681       27,474,836  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    443,852       89,449,493  

MetLife, Inc.

    898,860       74,039,098  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    326,185       27,043,998  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    568,461       58,972,144  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    362,251       101,147,724  

W R Berkley Corp.

    216,479       16,586,621  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    81,622       28,196,320  
   

 

 

 
          1,075,348,775  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%            

Match Group, Inc.

    387,173       13,674,950  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,002,208       247,144,493  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    230,717       17,479,120  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    785,863       52,707,831  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    90,663       13,671,074  

VeriSign, Inc.

    135,348       37,839,240  
   

 

 

 
          368,841,758  
Leisure Products — 0.0%            

Hasbro, Inc.

    210,143       15,939,347  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    458,606       58,862,080  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    250,886       13,956,788  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    79,119       12,378,959  

Danaher Corp.

    1,024,580       203,133,231  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    273,537       51,955,618  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    19,639       24,109,033  

Revvity, Inc.

    186,770       16,370,390  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    607,226       294,516,755  

Waters Corp. (a)(b)

    51,650       15,485,186  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    115,570       30,317,478  
   

 

 

 
          721,085,518  
Machinery — 1.1%            

Deere & Co.

    227,373       103,968,578  

Dover Corp.

    120,969       20,181,258  

Fortive Corp.

    544,116       26,656,243  

IDEX Corp.

    121,798       19,823,843  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    251,831       65,667,452  

Nordson Corp.

    86,674       19,670,664  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    634,868       58,045,981  

PACCAR, Inc.

    379,363       37,298,970  

Pentair PLC

    91,921       10,181,170  

Snap-on, Inc.

    83,896       29,072,481  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    247,574       18,402,175  

Xylem, Inc.

    390,899       57,657,603  
   

 

 

 
          466,626,418  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media — 0.8%                                

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    149,452     $ 41,114,992  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    5,925,788        186,188,259  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    337,827       21,303,371  

Fox Corp., Class B

    238,744       13,677,644  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    589,119       16,442,311  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    605,732       18,602,030  

News Corp., Class B (b)

    200,166       6,915,735  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    312,723       25,496,306  

Paramount Skydance Corp., Class B, NVS (b)

    495,254       9,370,206  
   

 

 

 
          339,110,854  
Metals & Mining — 0.8%            

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    2,310,240       90,607,613  

Newmont Corp.

    1,767,475       149,015,817  

Nucor Corp.

    369,339       50,019,581  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    222,368       31,004,770  
   

 

 

 
          320,647,781  
Multi-Utilities — 1.3%            

Ameren Corp.

    435,325       45,439,223  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    1,046,656       40,610,253  

CMS Energy Corp.

    478,814       35,077,914  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    579,560       58,257,371  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    1,371,775       83,911,477  

DTE Energy Co.

    334,237       47,271,139  

NiSource, Inc.

    756,437       32,753,722  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    423,432       35,339,635  

Sempra

    1,049,069       94,395,228  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    517,903       59,346,505  
   

 

 

 
          532,402,467  
Office REITs — 0.0%            

BXP, Inc.

    233,131       17,330,959  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.4%  

APA Corp.

    581,061       14,108,161  

Chevron Corp.

    3,096,719       480,889,494  

ConocoPhillips

    2,009,625       190,090,429  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    1,229,302       29,072,992  

Devon Energy Corp.

    1,021,429       35,811,301  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    300,305       42,973,646  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    877,937       98,434,296  

EQT Corp.

    1,004,149       54,655,830  

Expand Energy Corp.

    383,190       40,710,106  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    6,859,815       773,444,141  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    3,146,398       89,074,527  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    489,187       94,285,902  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,156,338       54,636,971  

ONEOK, Inc.

    442,671       32,301,703  

Phillips 66.

    650,259       88,448,229  

Valero Energy Corp.

    499,855       85,105,312  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    943,969       59,800,436  
   

 

 

 
          2,263,843,476  
Passenger Airlines — 0.1%            

Southwest Airlines Co.

    845,060       26,965,865  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    375,074       33,051,521  

Kenvue, Inc.

    3,092,247       50,187,169  
   

 

 

 
          83,238,690  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.7%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    3,273,583       147,638,593  

Johnson & Johnson

    3,875,161       718,532,353  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,019,078       337,321,217  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)                                

Pfizer, Inc.

    9,145,340     $ 233,023,263  

Viatris, Inc.

    1,885,308       18,664,549  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    713,112       104,342,548  
   

 

 

 
          1,559,522,523  
Professional Services — 0.7%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    281,084       82,498,154  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    105,087       25,028,571  

Equifax, Inc.

    200,052       51,319,339  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    191,843       28,749,592  

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (b)

    99,506       18,802,654  

Paychex, Inc.

    273,655       34,688,508  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    125,841       31,650,270  
   

 

 

 
          272,737,088  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    677,821       57,187,758  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 0.3%  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    127,732       24,673,991  

Camden Property Trust

    84,520       9,025,046  

Equity Residential

    559,195       36,196,692  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    53,849       14,413,223  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    905,389       26,555,059  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    111,582       15,591,353  

UDR, Inc.

    266,250       9,920,475  
   

 

 

 
          136,375,839  
Retail REITs — 0.4%            

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    124,171       12,579,764  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    1,082,642       23,655,728  

Realty Income Corp.

    1,471,173       89,432,607  

Regency Centers Corp.

    260,997       19,026,681  
   

 

 

 
          144,694,780  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.6%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    2,611,255       422,474,946  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    797,811       196,022,163  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    748,938       153,337,566  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    80,979       17,858,299  

Intel Corp.

    7,042,853       236,287,718  

Lam Research Corp.

    2,036,459       272,681,860  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    865,122       55,558,135  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    1,800,735       301,298,980  

NXP Semiconductors NV (b)

    243,450       55,440,869  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    658,062       32,449,037  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    1,735,414       288,703,473  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    238,467       18,357,190  

Teradyne, Inc.

    255,963       35,230,747  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,461,350       268,493,836  
   

 

 

 
          2,354,194,819  
Software — 8.2%            

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    395,886       139,648,786  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    197,645       69,424,783  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    369,315       10,484,853  

Microsoft Corp.

    5,740,993       2,973,547,324  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    101,372       20,580,543  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    172,948       86,247,438  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    142,753       70,432,903  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    184,931       44,518,440  
   

 

 

 
          3,414,885,070  
Specialized REITs — 1.2%            

American Tower Corp.

    753,032       144,823,114  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    700,466       67,587,964  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialized REITs (continued)                                

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    515,840     $ 89,178,419  

Equinix, Inc.

    83,399       65,321,433  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    186,491       26,284,042  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    172,850       33,420,548  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    1,715,849       55,953,836  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    1,159,398       28,741,476  
   

 

 

 
          511,310,832  
Specialty Retail — 2.1%            

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    316,267       23,916,111  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    240,706       10,800,478  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    896,502       363,253,645  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    900,332       226,262,435  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    528,570       80,548,782  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    736,343       106,431,017  

Tractor Supply Co.

    390,678       22,217,858  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    72,244       39,499,407  
   

 

 

 
          872,929,733  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.6%  

Apple Inc.

    12,894,699       3,283,377,206  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    255,729       36,254,700  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    2,112,993       51,895,108  

HP, Inc.

    1,520,064       41,391,343  

NetApp, Inc.

    170,633       20,213,185  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    341,812       80,688,141  

Western Digital Corp. (b)

    559,983       67,231,559  
   

 

 

 
          3,581,051,242  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%            

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)(b)

    95,071       16,915,983  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    1,911,589       133,295,101  
   

 

 

 
          150,211,084  
Tobacco — 0.7%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    1,463,150       96,655,689  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,151,737       186,811,741  
   

 

 

 
          283,467,430  
Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%  

Fastenal Co.

    793,050     $ 38,891,172  
   

 

 

 
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    314,097       43,719,161  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%            

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    365,972       87,606,377  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $36,607,542,287)

      41,613,629,185  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    92,237,828       92,283,947  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    80,185,646       80,185,646  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $172,436,381)

      172,469,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $36,779,978,668)

      41,786,098,778  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (60,163,317
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 41,725,935,461  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
   

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

   

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 124,420,531     $     $ (32,104,756 ) (a)     $ (30,028   $ (1,800   $ 92,283,947       92,237,828     $ 1,655,745 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    66,635,664       13,549,982 (a)                         80,185,646       80,185,646       1,252,890          
 

BlackRock, Inc.

    214,837,709       19,833,820       (15,365,459     2,880,797       47,980,188       270,167,055       231,730       2,432,961          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $  2,850,769     $  47,978,388     $  442,636,648       $  5,341,596     $     —    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index

     852        12/19/25      $ 85,933      $ 187,641  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     58        12/19/25        19,542        197,345  
           

 

 

 
            $ 384,986  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $     $     $ 384,986     $     $     $     $ 384,986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  8,613,436      $      $      $      $  8,613,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (723,602    $      $      $      $ (723,602
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P 500 Value ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  87,262,940  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 41,613,629,185        $        $        $ 41,613,629,185  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     172,469,593                            172,469,593  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   41,786,098,778        $      —        $     —        $   41,786,098,778  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 384,986        $        $        $ 384,986  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%            

AAR Corp. (a)(b)

    322,396     $ 28,909,249  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    479,673       37,126,690  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    48,486       5,437,705  
   

 

 

 
          71,473,644  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%            

Forward Air Corp. (a)(b)

    121,656       3,119,260  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

    552,213       19,018,216  
   

 

 

 
          22,137,476  
Automobile Components — 3.1%            

Adient PLC (a)

    737,961       17,770,101  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings,
Inc. (a)(b)

    1,076,700       6,470,967  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    1,968,047       86,515,346  

Dana, Inc.

    1,193,476       23,917,259  

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

    381,893       9,276,181  

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

    276,948       9,432,849  

LCI Industries

    220,695       20,557,739  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    157,668       16,307,601  

Phinia, Inc.

    174,120       10,008,418  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    189,543       7,737,145  
   

 

 

 
          207,993,606  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    254,359       8,505,765  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 10.7%            

Ameris Bancorp

    303,046       22,216,302  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    1,297,202       45,778,259  

Banc of California, Inc.

    1,193,636       19,754,676  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    194,875       12,791,595  

BankUnited, Inc.

    368,908       14,077,529  

Banner Corp.

    153,780       10,072,590  

Beacon Financial Corp.

    754,430       17,887,535  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    1,119,142       7,106,552  

Cathay General Bancorp

    313,496       15,050,943  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    93,126       2,825,443  

Community Financial System, Inc.

    172,672       10,125,486  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    267,884       17,511,577  

CVB Financial Corp.

    696,941       13,179,154  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    372,557       11,113,375  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    253,886       5,133,575  

FB Financial Corp.

    210,867       11,753,727  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    564,699       12,451,613  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    376,264       19,900,603  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    501,126       8,544,198  

First Financial Bancorp

    460,530       11,628,382  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    647,243       16,071,044  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    876,650       16,331,989  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    271,283       6,697,977  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    308,084       7,452,552  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    402,140       13,439,519  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    1,163,182       12,527,470  

Independent Bank Corp.

    453,963       31,400,621  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    106,561       6,841,216  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    190,065       7,344,112  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    266,252       11,118,684  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    1,332,133       16,505,128  

OFG Bancorp

    165,622       7,202,901  

Park National Corp.

    44,128       7,172,124  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    1,186,463       22,875,007  

Renasant Corp.

    864,151       31,878,530  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    163,528       6,147,018  
Security   Shares     Value  

Banks (continued)

                                   

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    789,677     $ 24,029,871  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    1,313,168       25,173,431  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    256,564       7,247,933  

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

    419,406       12,724,778  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    69,139       4,577,693  

Triumph Financial, Inc. (a)(b)

    79,786       3,992,491  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    171,047       6,209,006  

Trustmark Corp.

    547,828       21,693,989  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    1,105,441       34,655,575  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    496,796       16,657,570  

WaFd, Inc.

    715,671       21,677,675  

Westamerica BanCorp.

    103,959       5,196,910  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    274,266       14,791,165  
   

 

 

 
          708,537,093  
Beverages — 0.1%            

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    129,129       3,123,631  

National Beverage Corp. (a)

    101,932       3,763,329  
   

 

 

 
          6,886,960  
Biotechnology — 1.1%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    351,181       7,494,202  

Alkermes PLC (a)

    541,689       16,250,670  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    767,533       26,472,213  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)(b)

    533,592       5,298,569  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)

    844,251       6,103,935  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)

    867,015       4,950,656  

Xencor, Inc. (a)

    375,337       4,402,703  
   

 

 

 
          70,972,948  
Broadline Retail — 0.7%            

Etsy, Inc. (a)(b)

    459,733       30,521,674  

Kohl’s Corp. (b)

    1,016,764       15,627,663  
   

 

 

 
          46,149,337  
Building Products — 2.0%            

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

    132,103       8,819,196  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

    268,892       16,886,418  

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,813,755       27,423,976  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    176,122       6,752,518  

Masterbrand, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,155,124       15,212,983  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    414,811       5,898,612  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,244,717       53,746,880  
   

 

 

 
          134,740,583  
Capital Markets — 1.8%            

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    333,996       14,495,426  

BGC Group, Inc., Class A

    1,496,759       14,159,340  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    144,703       7,442,075  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    47,678       8,307,892  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    282,420       20,142,195  

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A

    283,034       18,484,951  

StoneX Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    198,738       20,056,639  

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A

    94,166       6,098,190  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    35,110       6,671,953  
   

 

 

 
          115,858,661  
Chemicals — 3.7%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    243,562       4,720,232  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    995,902       41,907,556  

Chemours Co. (The)

    1,362,416       21,580,669  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    1,116,351       28,098,555  

FMC Corp.

    1,136,029       38,204,655  

HB Fuller Co.

    491,183       29,117,328  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

    162,141       8,948,562  

Innospec, Inc.

    112,670       8,693,617  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)                                

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    178,888     $ 5,008,864  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    285,789        17,753,213  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    125,187       16,493,387  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    181,771       17,059,208  

Stepan Co.

    194,964       9,299,783  
   

 

 

 
          246,885,629  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.8%            

ABM Industries, Inc.

    566,471       26,125,642  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    143,011       11,159,148  

CoreCivic, Inc. (a)

    459,782       9,356,564  

Deluxe Corp.

    407,287       7,885,076  

Enviri Corp. (a)

    731,820       9,286,796  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    657,107       11,059,111  

HNI Corp.

    199,663       9,354,212  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    618,624       10,974,390  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    762,314       8,698,003  

UniFirst Corp.

    75,220       12,576,032  

Vestis Corp.

    1,016,784       4,606,031  
   

 

 

 
          121,081,005  
Communications Equipment — 1.7%            

Calix, Inc. (a)

    324,212       19,896,890  

Digi International, Inc. (a)(b)

    138,093       5,034,871  

Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)

    626,170       12,930,411  

Harmonic, Inc. (a)

    505,763       5,148,667  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

    622,211       16,071,710  

Viasat, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,221,062       35,777,117  

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,160,189       14,722,798  
   

 

 

 
          109,582,464  
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%            

Arcosa, Inc.

    160,920       15,079,813  

Everus Construction Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    241,508       20,709,311  

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

    60,570       12,600,377  

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A

    630,811       13,316,421  
   

 

 

 
          61,705,922  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    423,651       23,627,016  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)

    210,290       8,777,505  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A, NVS (a)(b)

    529,386       10,079,509  

Navient Corp.

    622,550       8,186,533  

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

    354,532       5,473,974  

World Acceptance Corp. (a)

    28,308       4,788,015  
   

 

 

 
          60,932,552  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.1%  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

    308,236       12,270,875  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    894,273       14,353,082  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    229,162       27,772,143  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)(b)

    551,855       20,760,785  
   

 

 

 
          75,156,885  
Containers & Packaging — 0.7%            

O-I Glass, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,403,253       18,200,191  

Sealed Air Corp.

    815,002       28,810,321  
   

 

 

 
          47,010,512  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%            

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    279,390       6,783,589  

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (a)(b)

    477,612       2,545,672  

Perdoceo Education Corp.

    260,396       9,806,513  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    215,477       18,533,177  
   

 

 

 
          37,668,951  
Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified REITs — 0.5%                                

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    660,203     $ 12,009,093  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    175,682       3,569,858  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

    261,829       1,835,421  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    1,811,568       14,728,048  
   

 

 

 
          32,142,420  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

    4,209,589       25,762,685  

Uniti Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    860,551       5,266,572  
   

 

 

 
          31,029,257  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%            

MGE Energy, Inc.

    126,007       10,607,269  

Otter Tail Corp.

    209,948       17,209,438  
   

 

 

 
          27,816,707  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%            

Sunrun, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,100,710       36,321,276  

Vicor Corp. (a)(b)

    91,402       4,544,507  
   

 

 

 
          40,865,783  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.9%  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (b)

    174,660       29,716,652  

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    407,231       6,902,565  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    143,367       5,526,798  

CTS Corp.

    106,981       4,272,821  

ePlus, Inc.

    127,693       9,067,480  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b)

    286,530       32,495,367  

Knowles Corp. (a)

    782,364       18,236,905  

PC Connection, Inc.

    103,667       6,426,317  

Plexus Corp. (a)

    78,366       11,338,777  

Ralliant Corp.

    1,025,323       44,837,375  

Rogers Corp. (a)

    152,938       12,305,392  

Sanmina Corp. (a)(b)

    252,390       29,052,613  

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

    188,636       8,298,098  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

    451,310       25,995,456  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    1,124,974       17,212,102  
   

 

 

 
          261,684,718  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%            

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    227,472       8,207,190  

Core Laboratories, Inc. (b)

    221,250       2,734,650  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

    533,322       3,498,592  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    378,980       8,371,668  

Innovex International, Inc. (a)(b)

    349,481       6,479,378  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A

    667,394       8,235,642  

Noble Corp. PLC

    261,084       7,383,456  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    3,193,155       16,540,543  

RPC, Inc.

    396,090       1,885,388  
   

 

 

 
          63,336,507  
Financial Services — 3.9%            

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    206,664       7,923,498  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    203,197       6,863,995  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

    519,534       15,949,694  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    416,274       42,139,417  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

    582,005       122,680,834  

NCR Atleos Corp. (a)(b)

    375,666       14,767,430  

Radian Group, Inc.

    677,853       24,551,835  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    309,940       25,917,183  
   

 

 

 
          260,793,886  
Food Products — 0.7%            

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    300,388       10,429,471  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    63,594       6,110,748  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    83,121       5,343,018  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)                                

Simply Good Foods Co. (The) (a)

    455,781     $  11,312,484  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    76,663       3,213,713  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)(b)

    407,082       8,227,127  
   

 

 

 
          44,636,561  
Gas Utilities — 0.9%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    91,869       12,373,836  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    1,861,081       33,145,852  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    373,068       16,761,945  
   

 

 

 
          62,281,633  
Ground Transportation — 1.0%            

ArcBest Corp.

    207,193       14,476,575  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    414,382       3,472,521  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,128,013       7,670,488  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    525,156       5,598,163  

RXO, Inc. (a)(b)

    788,703       12,130,252  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    454,916       9,626,023  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    545,399       14,354,902  
   

 

 

 
          67,328,924  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%            

Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)

    421,016       4,866,945  

CONMED Corp.

    282,235       13,273,512  

Embecta Corp.

    530,699       7,488,163  

Enovis Corp. (a)(b)

    520,771       15,800,192  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)

    608,005       8,712,712  

Neogen Corp. (a)(b)

    1,971,021       11,254,530  

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

    416,831       12,692,504  

QuidelOrtho Corp. (a)(b)

    618,493       18,214,619  

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)

    193,329       5,194,750  

Teleflex, Inc.

    401,923       49,179,298  
   

 

 

 
          146,677,225  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    841,045       20,824,274  

AdaptHealth Corp. (a)(b)

    972,873       8,707,213  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)(b)

    63,223       7,459,682  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)(b)

    347,745       6,732,343  

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.

    638,196       13,357,442  

National HealthCare Corp.

    40,505       4,921,763  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)

    644,632       4,976,559  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)

    774,861       12,978,922  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    749,832       20,845,330  

Privia Health Group, Inc. (a)

    324,515       8,080,424  

Progyny, Inc. (a)

    362,795       7,807,348  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    1,006,762       12,926,824  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    70,355       5,976,657  
   

 

 

 
          135,594,781  
Health Care REITs — 1.0%            

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    1,022,198       35,449,826  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    220,894       8,142,153  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    4,486,339       22,745,739  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    59,119       2,315,691  
   

 

 

 
          68,653,409  
Health Care Technology — 0.5%            

Certara, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,098,981       13,429,548  

HealthStream, Inc.

    90,364       2,551,879  

Schrodinger, Inc. (a)(b)

    239,083       4,796,005  

Waystar Holding Corp. (a)

    376,341       14,270,851  
   

 

 

 
          35,048,283  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.3%            

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    1,020,019       12,250,428  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)                                

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    537,942     $ 6,127,160  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

    489,962       2,689,891  
   

 

 

 
          21,067,479  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%            

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)(b)

    200,744       6,128,714  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    694,666       4,980,755  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    400,854       10,833,079  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

    141,379       7,724,949  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    202,054       8,902,499  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

    178,004       4,197,334  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    298,669       14,380,913  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    1,278,516       24,624,218  

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. (a)(b)

    49,915       2,580,606  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    789,363       7,230,565  
   

 

 

 
          91,583,632  
Household Durables — 2.6%            

Century Communities, Inc.

    235,334       14,913,115  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    211,349       6,226,341  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)(b)

    208,278       5,248,606  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    375,547       12,888,773  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    1,228,236       10,906,736  

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)(b)

    184,121       9,520,897  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

    113,013       16,323,598  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    647,140       46,872,350  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    3,815,336       19,992,361  

Sonos, Inc. (a)

    1,101,227       17,399,386  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

    389,106       13,217,931  
   

 

 

 
          173,510,094  
Household Products — 0.6%            

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)

    73,548       2,401,342  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS (a)

    470,544       13,895,164  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    319,774       7,959,175  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    352,631       8,628,881  

WD-40 Co.

    48,214       9,527,086  
   

 

 

 
          42,411,648  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

    314,921       8,480,823  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

    757,192       21,390,674  
   

 

 

 
          29,871,497  
Industrial REITs — 0.8%            

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    81,627       4,373,575  

LXP Industrial Trust

    2,691,471       24,115,580  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    479,248       27,197,324  
   

 

 

 
          55,686,479  
Insurance — 3.0%            

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    94,711       4,152,130  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    207,847       17,594,249  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    102,399       4,349,909  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,733,112       33,224,697  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    369,304       16,681,462  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,532,546       61,807,580  

ProAssurance Corp. (a)

    466,556       11,192,678  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    136,082       9,619,637  

SiriusPoint Ltd. (a)

    866,274       15,670,897  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    254,971       18,694,474  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    199,425       6,066,508  
   

 

 

 
          199,054,221  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.9%            

Angi, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    333,933       5,429,750  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)                                

Cars.com, Inc. (a)(b)

    290,346     $ 3,548,028  

IAC, Inc. (a)

    615,982        20,986,507  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    218,868       4,563,398  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

    347,737       5,654,204  

Yelp, Inc. (a)(b)

    244,620       7,632,144  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)(b)

    373,826       14,242,770  
   

 

 

 
          62,056,801  
IT Services — 0.4%            

DXC Technology Co. (a)

    1,629,245       22,206,609  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    207,579       1,600,434  
   

 

 

 
          23,807,043  
Leisure Products — 0.4%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    110,072       8,639,551  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    146,648       6,374,789  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (a)

    1,275,203       12,114,428  
   

 

 

 
          27,128,768  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

Azenta, Inc. (a)

    188,789       5,422,020  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    992,728       3,444,766  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (a)

    823,922       6,937,423  
   

 

 

 
          15,804,209  
Machinery — 3.1%            

Alamo Group, Inc.

    54,774       10,456,357  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    133,840       7,133,672  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    208,966       10,057,534  

Enpro, Inc. (b)

    72,899       16,475,174  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    135,395       12,889,604  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)

    797,396       19,791,369  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    642,317       17,368,252  

JBT Marel Corp.

    274,135       38,502,261  

Kennametal, Inc.

    693,038       14,505,285  

Lindsay Corp.

    54,209       7,619,617  

Proto Labs, Inc. (a)

    216,648       10,838,899  

Standex International Corp. (b)

    38,327       8,121,491  

Tennant Co.

    168,424       13,652,449  

Titan International, Inc. (a)

    434,801       3,287,095  

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.

    285,932       15,866,367  
   

 

 

 
          206,565,426  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%            

Matson, Inc.

    103,848       10,238,374  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%            

Cable One, Inc.

    42,277       7,485,143  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (a)

    542,225       6,495,855  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    152,506       6,171,918  

Scholastic Corp., NVS

    204,809       5,607,670  

TEGNA, Inc.

    1,465,230       29,788,126  

Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a)

    241,115       2,907,847  
   

 

 

 
          58,456,559  
Metals & Mining — 1.7%            

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (a)

    36,814       6,040,809  

Hecla Mining Co.

    4,329,734       52,389,781  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    145,435       11,221,765  

Materion Corp.

    188,650       22,790,807  

Metallus, Inc. (a)

    326,370       5,394,896  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    768,221       6,268,683  

Worthington Steel, Inc.

    297,437       9,039,111  
   

 

 

 
          113,145,852  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.1%  

Adamas Trust, Inc.

    762,077       5,311,677  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    1,191,501     $ 12,069,905  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    1,751,988       21,391,773  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    1,026,046       15,329,127  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    1,450,592       26,705,399  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    906,492       11,766,266  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    746,562       8,107,663  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    494,589       4,451,301  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    789,610       9,680,619  

Ready Capital Corp.

    1,401,560       5,424,037  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    1,172,537       6,788,989  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    944,919       9,326,351  
   

 

 

 
          136,353,107  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%            

Avista Corp.

    737,912       27,900,453  

Unitil Corp.

    97,887       4,684,872  
   

 

 

 
          32,585,325  
Office REITs — 0.9%            

Brandywine Realty Trust

    1,576,100       6,572,337  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    638,786       9,945,898  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    390,568       8,955,724  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    384,578       12,237,272  

JBG SMITH Properties

    560,641       12,474,263  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    193,347       11,564,084  
   

 

 

 
          61,749,578  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.1%            

California Resources Corp.

    662,102       35,210,584  

Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)

    351,815       6,976,491  

Crescent Energy Co., Class A

    1,694,615       15,115,966  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    275,613       10,054,362  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    332,822       9,918,096  

International Seaways, Inc.

    157,943       7,278,013  

Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A

    219,388       9,376,643  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    608,089       14,515,084  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

    463,033       16,400,629  

Peabody Energy Corp.

    1,106,463       29,343,399  

REX American Resources Corp. (a)(b)

    257,038       7,870,504  

SM Energy Co.

    524,175       13,088,650  

Talos Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,172,835       11,247,488  

Vital Energy, Inc. (a)

    264,078       4,460,277  

World Kinect Corp.

    504,050       13,080,098  
   

 

 

 
          203,936,284  
Passenger Airlines — 0.4%            

Allegiant Travel Co. (a)

    122,360       7,435,817  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)(b)

    2,640,109       12,989,337  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    483,767       5,713,288  
   

 

 

 
          26,138,442  
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    421,620       8,584,183  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    97,815       2,694,803  
   

 

 

 
          11,278,986  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    120,188       3,203,010  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

    244,447       4,461,158  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    80,027       14,175,983  

Organon & Co.

    2,365,559       25,264,170  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)

    407,741       10,507,486  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    178,636       11,146,886  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    250,773       11,984,442  
   

 

 

 
          80,743,135  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services — 1.6%                                

Amentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,396,140     $  33,437,553  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    121,881       7,846,699  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    86,546       4,307,394  

Korn Ferry

    180,447       12,627,681  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    421,862       15,988,570  

Robert Half, Inc.

    910,544       30,940,285  
   

 

 

 
          105,148,182  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a)

    2,003,333       31,893,061  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

    814,981       8,687,697  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    685,806       5,705,906  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    220,002       6,457,059  
   

 

 

 
          52,743,723  
Residential REITs — 0.2%            

Centerspace

    66,898       3,940,292  

Elme Communities

    327,963       5,529,456  

Veris Residential, Inc.

    420,049       6,384,745  
   

 

 

 
          15,854,493  
Retail REITs — 1.2%            

Acadia Realty Trust

    368,530       7,425,879  

Getty Realty Corp.

    271,221       7,276,860  

Macerich Co. (The)

    783,637       14,262,193  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

    640,192       21,977,791  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    53,164       1,694,337  

SITE Centers Corp.

    475,847       4,287,382  

Tanger, Inc.

    338,904       11,468,511  

Urban Edge Properties

    456,577       9,346,131  

Whitestone REIT

    203,676       2,501,141  
   

 

 

 
          80,240,225  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.2%  

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)

    210,558       8,239,135  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

    116,540       3,258,458  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    116,896       11,413,725  

CEVA, Inc. (a)(b)

    112,677       2,975,800  

Cohu, Inc. (a)

    423,599       8,611,768  

Diodes, Inc. (a)

    422,704       22,492,080  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,189,139       42,083,629  

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

    386,769       14,086,127  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

    311,464       5,456,849  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    474,804       19,296,035  

MaxLinear, Inc. (a)

    746,902       12,010,184  

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (a)

    432,716       11,371,776  

Photronics, Inc. (a)(b)

    316,566       7,265,190  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)(b)

    766,824       69,842,330  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    379,038       14,024,406  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)

    411,471       11,212,585  

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)(b)

    548,286       16,684,343  
   

 

 

 
          280,324,420  
Software — 1.0%            

A10 Networks, Inc.

    261,865       4,752,850  

Adeia, Inc.

    625,248       10,504,166  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

    182,343       9,678,767  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    285,746       7,755,146  

N-able, Inc. (a)(b)

    382,637       2,984,569  

NCR Voyix Corp. (a)(b)

    1,259,505       15,806,788  

Sprinklr, Inc., Class A (a)

    682,970       5,272,528  

Teradata Corp. (a)

    560,427       12,054,785  
   

 

 

 
          68,809,599  
Specialized REITs — 0.8%            

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    436,058       10,639,815  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialized REITs (continued)                                

Millrose Properties, Inc., Class A

    1,093,750     $ 36,760,938  

Safehold, Inc.

    420,778       6,517,851  
   

 

 

 
      53,918,604  
Specialty Retail — 4.8%            

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    604,669       30,245,543  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    545,859       33,515,743  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    1,464,556       25,058,553  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    178,810       43,710,104  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    136,653       8,016,065  

Caleres, Inc.

    306,648       3,998,690  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    58,829       25,738,276  

Guess?, Inc.

    278,459       4,653,050  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)(b)

    171,378       4,341,005  

Monro, Inc.

    272,007       4,887,966  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    721,169       21,050,923  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    902,181       14,687,507  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    161,217       3,351,701  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    374,603       35,931,920  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    135,012       10,273,063  

Upbound Group, Inc.

    472,837       11,173,138  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)

    269,384       19,242,099  

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (a)(b)

    727,154       19,734,960  
   

 

 

 
          319,610,306  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.2%            

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a)

    423,584       3,778,369  

Sandisk Corp. (a)

    1,255,405       140,856,441  
   

 

 

 
          144,634,810  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%            

Carter’s, Inc.

    330,598       9,329,476  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)(b)

    345,814       9,202,110  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,519,145       10,011,165  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    127,381       5,164,026  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    226,218       7,573,779  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    235,929       6,473,892  
   

 

 

 
          47,754,448  
Tobacco — 0.2%            

Universal Corp.

    227,030       12,684,166  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.6%            

Air Lease Corp., Class A

    955,483       60,816,493  

Boise Cascade Co.

    339,672       26,263,439  

DNOW, Inc. (a)(b)

    417,903       6,373,021  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    212,358       11,354,782  
   

 

 

 
          104,807,735  
Water Utilities — 0.9%            

American States Water Co.

    175,652       12,878,805  

California Water Service Group

    542,160       24,879,722  

H2O America

    299,168       14,569,482  

Middlesex Water Co.

    81,737       4,423,606  
   

 

 

 
          56,751,615  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%        

Gogo, Inc. (a)(b)

    365,689       3,141,268  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    413,418       5,548,070  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc

    894,799       35,111,913  
   

 

 

 
          43,801,251  

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.8%
(Cost: $6,434,490,418)

      6,501,426,603  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ®  S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 5.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    244,619,977     $ 244,742,287  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    136,161,497       136,161,497  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.7%
(Cost: $380,759,342)

 

    380,903,784  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.5%
(Cost: $6,815,249,760)

 

    6,882,330,387  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.5)%

 

    (235,001,581
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 6,647,328,806  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net
Realized
Gain

(Loss)

   

Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Value at
09/30/25
   

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  212,982,880     $  31,759,999 (a)     $     $  36,848     $ (37,440   $ 244,742,287       244,619,977     $ 1,891,934 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    59,043,931       77,117,566 (a)                         136,161,497       136,161,497       1,074,868          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 36,848     $ (37,440   $  380,903,784       $  2,966,802     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount

(000)

 

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 
Long Contracts                             

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     174          12/19/25        $21,363   $ 105,991  
              

 

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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Equity Swap Contracts

 

  Reference Entity    Counterparty   Notional Amount      Termination Date     Spread     Reference Rate        Payment
Frequency
    Value/ Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     
 

Long Contracts (a)

                         
 

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     USD        63,679      02/09/26       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly     $ 1,168    
 

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        65,706      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       (7,203  
 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        38,154,496      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       2,177,290    
 

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        67,072      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       (2,971  
 

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        66,265      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       149    
 

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        66,542      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       (976  
 

Hanmi Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        66,243      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       (1,037  
 

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        5,709,052      08/19/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       262,506    
 

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

   HSBC Bank PLC        11,921,308      02/09/28       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly       656,014    
 

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        3,317,859      02/09/26       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly       173,260    
 

Lincoln National Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        134,587      02/09/26       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (2,304  
 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC        52,017,702      02/09/28       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (1,188,803  
 

Moelis & Co., Class A

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        3,179,030      08/19/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       (134,878  
 

Moelis & Co., Class A

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        430,263      02/09/26       0.40     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (9,332  
 

Noble Corp. PLC

   BNP Paribas S.A.        4,529,020      09/07/27       0.20     1D OBFR01          Monthly       5,141    
 

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.        66,033      09/07/27       0.20     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (1,580  
 

SiriusPoint Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA        1,439,409      08/18/26       0.40     1D FEDL01          Monthly       32,466    
 

United Community Banks, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.        65,578      09/07/27       0.20     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (871  
 

WaFd, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.        66,172      09/07/27       0.20     1D OBFR01          Monthly       (2,048  
                         

 

 

   
 

Total long positions of equity swaps

                          1,955,991    
                         

 

 

   
 

Net dividends and financing fees

                          (174,941  
                         

 

 

   
 

Total equity swap contracts including dividends and financing fees

              $ 1,781,050    
                         

 

 

   

 

   (a)

The Fund receives the total return on a reference entity and pays a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying position.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

 

 
Description   

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

 

 

OTC Swaps

   $      $      $ 3,307,994      $  (1,526,944

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

      

Credit

Contracts

      

Equity

Contracts

      

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

      

Interest

Rate

Contracts

      

Other

Contracts

       Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Futures contracts

                                

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $        $        $ 105,991        $        $        $        $ 105,991  

Swaps — OTC

                                

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

                       3,307,994                                     3,307,994  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $        $  3,413,985        $        $        $        $  3,413,985  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

                   

Swaps — OTC

                                

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                                

Swap premiums received

   $        $        $ 1,526,944        $        $        $        $ 1,526,944  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ®  S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 3,743,175      $      $      $      $ 3,743,175  

Swaps

                   1,725,384                             1,725,384  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $  5,468,559      $      $      $      $  5,468,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (39,035    $      $      $      $ (39,035

Swaps

                   753,461                             753,461  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 714,426      $      $      $      $ 714,426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  19,667,395  

Equity swaps:

 

Average notional value — long

    73,168,093  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Futures contracts

  $ 33,825     $  

Swaps — OTC (a)

    3,307,994       1,526,944  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  $  3,341,819     $  1,526,944  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

    (33,825     (174,941
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 3,307,994     $ 1,352,003  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
    

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Received (b)

     Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets (c)
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  $ 5,141      $ (4,499)      $      $      $ 642  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     2,472,411        (147,065)         —         (2,325,346)         

HSBC Bank PLC

    656,014        (656,014)                       

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    174,428        (11,636)                       162,792  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 3,307,994      $  (819,214)      $      $ (2,325,346)      $ 163,434  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
     Non-
Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (d)
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

  $ 4,499      $ (4,499)      $      $      $  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    147,065         (147,065)         —         —         

HSBC Bank PLC

     1,188,803        (656,014)                      532,789  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    11,636        (11,636)                       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,352,003      $ (819,214)      $      $      $  532,789  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b)  

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c)  

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d)  

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 6,501,426,603        $        $        $ 6,501,426,603  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     380,903,784                            380,903,784  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   6,882,330,387        $        $        $   6,882,330,387  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 105,991        $    3,307,994        $       —        $ 3,413,985  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

              (1,526,944                 (1,526,944
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 105,991        $ 1,781,050        $        $ 1,887,041  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

S&P 100 ETF

    

iShares

S&P 500 Growth
ETF

    

iShares

S&P 500 Value ETF

    

iShares

S&P Small-Cap
600 Value ETF

 

ASSETS

          

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 27,403,527,209      $ 65,809,249,280      $ 41,343,462,130      $ 6,501,426,603  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    136,027,547        477,315,763        442,636,648        380,903,784  

Cash

    34,540        875        322        10,853  

Cash pledged:

          

Futures contracts

    1,487,640        1,985,340        6,535,360        1,422,000  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

                         61,801  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    3,243        57,747        15,888        1,442,856  

Capital shares sold

    289,286        48,312                

Dividends — unaffiliated

    6,941,752        9,777,544        31,062,275        9,679,011  

Dividends — affiliated

    93,590        208,853        259,338        256,702  

Due from broker

                         487,078  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    80,800        108,080        221,968        33,825  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

                         3,307,994  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    27,548,485,607        66,298,751,794        41,824,193,929        6,899,032,507  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Cash received:

          

Collateral — OTC derivatives

                         4,530,000  

Collateral on securities loaned

           438,747,029        92,162,399        244,614,771  

Payables:

          

Capital shares redeemed

                         49,799  

Investment advisory fees

    3,997,909        9,599,229        6,096,069        982,187  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

                         1,526,944  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,997,909        448,346,258        98,258,468        251,703,701  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

          

NET ASSETS

  $ 27,544,487,698      $ 65,850,405,536      $ 41,725,935,461      $ 6,647,328,806  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 20,497,994,691      $ 40,735,796,356      $ 39,193,309,060      $ 7,748,292,177  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    7,046,493,007        25,114,609,180        2,532,626,401        (1,100,963,371
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $  27,544,487,698      $  65,850,405,536      $  41,725,935,461      $  6,647,328,806  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

          

Shares outstanding

    82,750,000        545,350,000        202,050,000        60,100,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 332.86      $ 120.75      $ 206.51      $ 110.60  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 20,020,567,961      $ 40,522,022,478      $ 36,431,384,622      $ 6,434,490,418  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $      $ 433,772,583      $ 90,916,516      $ 237,401,856  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 103,689,676      $ 477,290,682      $ 348,594,046      $ 380,759,342  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

S&P 100 ETF

   

iShares

S&P 500 Growth
ETF

   

iShares

S&P 500 Value ETF

   

iShares

S&P Small-Cap
600 Value ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 114,852,756     $ 192,111,408     $ 386,866,782     $ 71,794,342  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,371,322       1,304,697       3,685,851       1,074,868  

Interest — unaffiliated

    861       13,097       16,347       25,460  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    16,857       213,911       1,655,745       1,891,934  

Foreign taxes withheld

          (66,087     (74,019     (48,443
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    116,241,796       193,577,026       392,150,706       74,738,161  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    20,141,620       52,727,617       34,903,759       5,579,696  

Interest expense

                      2,103  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    20,141,620       52,727,617       34,903,759       5,581,799  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    96,100,176       140,849,409       357,246,947       69,156,362  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (33,628,396     33,499,247       (100,010,158     (31,497,920

Investments — affiliated

    2,729       (47,142     (35,869     36,848  

Futures contracts

    6,959,159       18,435,872       8,613,436       3,743,175  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    162,468,437       2,602,536,656       346,375,421       7,773,090  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (a)

    600,399             2,886,638        

Swaps

                      1,725,384  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    136,402,328       2,654,424,633       257,829,468       (18,219,423
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    4,021,730,041       12,635,335,843       2,893,677,000       779,111,927  

Investments — affiliated

    17,408,214       (17,023     47,978,388       (37,440

Futures contracts

    (105,397     1,419,760       (723,602     (39,035

Swaps

                      753,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,039,032,858       12,636,738,580       2,940,931,786       779,788,913  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    4,175,435,186       15,291,163,213       3,198,761,254       761,569,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  4,271,535,362     $  15,432,012,622     $  3,556,008,201     $  830,725,852  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares S&P 100 ETF           iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF  
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
          

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 96,100,176     $ 147,816,642       $ 140,849,409     $ 265,308,155  

Net realized gain

    136,402,328       250,107,455         2,654,424,633       6,149,559,308  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    4,039,032,858       718,225,029         12,636,738,580       (1,707,055,715
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    4,271,535,362       1,116,149,126         15,432,012,622       4,707,811,748  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (92,694,830 ) (b)       (145,863,162       (140,094,661 ) (b)       (255,833,646
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    6,777,752,009       3,925,742,825         (861,709,873     2,770,048,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase in net assets

    10,956,592,541       4,896,028,789         14,430,208,088       7,222,026,138  

Beginning of period

    16,587,895,157       11,691,866,368         51,420,197,448       44,198,171,310  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  27,544,487,698     $  16,587,895,157       $  65,850,405,536     $  51,420,197,448  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares S&P 500 Value ETF            iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
ETF
 
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

           

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 357,246,947     $ 680,998,168        $ 69,156,362     $ 113,824,297  

Net realized gain (loss)

    257,829,468       2,385,513,222          (18,219,423     193,243,577  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,940,931,786       (1,752,983,174        779,788,913       (573,383,920
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,556,008,201       1,313,528,216          830,725,852       (266,316,046
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (336,771,162 ) (b)       (693,932,456        (57,081,007 ) (b)       (128,110,427
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    1,217,376,587       2,932,474,951          (531,982,719     (424,710,753
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,436,613,626       3,552,070,711          241,662,126       (819,137,226

Beginning of period

    37,289,321,835       33,737,251,124          6,405,666,680       7,224,803,906  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  41,725,935,461     $  37,289,321,835        $  6,647,328,806     $  6,405,666,680  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P 100 ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 270.60     $ 247.45      $ 187.06      $ 208.24      $ 179.83      $ 118.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.43       2.92        2.82        2.66        2.41        2.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    62.19       23.03        60.31        (21.16      28.36        61.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    63.62       25.95        63.13        (18.50      30.77        63.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (1.36 ) (d)       (2.80      (2.74      (2.68      (2.36      (2.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 332.86     $ 270.60      $ 247.45      $ 187.06      $ 208.24      $ 179.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

               

Based on net asset value

    23.55 % (f)       10.47      33.98      (8.80 )%       17.14      54.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

               

Total expenses

    0.20 % (h)       0.20      0.20      0.20      0.20      0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.95 % (h)       1.07      1.32      1.48      1.19      1.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  27,544,488     $  16,587,895      $  11,691,866      $  7,548,028      $  8,777,448      $  6,977,233  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    2     4      3      3      2      8
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

 
   


Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
   
Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/24
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/23
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 92.76     $ 84.53      $ 63.92      $ 76.34      $ 65.08      $ 41.25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.26       0.48        0.68        0.60        0.41        0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    27.99       8.21        20.60        (12.44      11.27        23.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    28.25       8.69        21.28        (11.84      11.68        24.32  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.26 ) (e)       (0.46      (0.67      (0.58      (0.42      (0.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 120.75     $ 92.76      $ 84.53      $ 63.92      $ 76.34      $ 65.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

               

Based on net asset value

    30.47 % (g)       10.25      33.49      (15.48 )%       17.94      59.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

               

Total expenses

    0.18 % (i)       0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.48 % (i)       0.50      0.95      0.94      0.55      0.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  65,850,406     $  51,420,197      $  44,198,171      $  30,164,091      $  36,758,412      $  31,174,756  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)

    2     31      31      34      14      13
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Per share amounts reflect a four-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P 500 Value ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 190.54     $ 186.86      $ 151.79      $ 155.61      $ 141.09      $ 96.29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.79       3.75        3.16        3.00        2.89        2.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    15.85       3.73        34.93        (3.78      14.48        44.86  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    17.64       7.48        38.09        (0.78      17.37        47.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (1.67 ) (d)       (3.80      (3.02      (3.04      (2.85      (2.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 206.51     $ 190.54      $ 186.86      $ 151.79      $ 155.61      $ 141.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

               

Based on net asset value

    9.31 % (f)       4.02      25.36      (0.35 )%       12.39      50.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

               

Total expenses

    0.18 % (h)       0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.84 % (h)       1.96      1.93      2.06      1.92      2.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  41,725,935     $  37,289,322      $  33,737,251      $  24,476,275      $  25,886,355      $  21,424,451  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    2     32      32      29      18      26
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21 (a)
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 97.50     $ 102.77      $ 93.67      $ 102.39      $ 100.53      $ 50.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    1.12       1.69        1.82        1.62        1.07        1.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    12.92       (5.03      8.78        (8.96      2.32        50.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    14.04       (3.34      10.60        (7.34      3.39        51.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.94 ) (e)       (1.93      (1.50      (1.38      (1.53      (0.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 110.60     $ 97.50      $ 102.77      $ 93.67      $ 102.39      $ 100.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

               

Based on net asset value

    14.47 % (g)       (3.35 )%       11.46      (7.08 )%       3.38      103.08 % (h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (i)

               

Total expenses

    0.18 % (j)       0.18      0.18      0.18      0.18      0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.23 % (j)       1.61      1.93      1.71      1.04      1.56
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  6,647,329     $  6,405,667      $  7,224,804      $  6,983,348      $  8,549,270      $  8,806,141  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (k)(l)

    9     52      66      54      42      52
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Per share amounts reflect a two-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on October 16, 2020.

(b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Includes a payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(i)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(j)  

Annualized.

(k)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

(l)  

Excludes underlying investments in equity swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

S&P 100 (a)

   Diversified

S&P 500 Growth (a)

   Diversified

S&P 500 Value

   Diversified

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

   Diversified

 

  (a)  

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

 

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash

Collateral Received (a)

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

    

Net

Amount

 

S&P 500 Growth

          

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

  $ 441,180      $ (441,180    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    140,883,698        (140,883,698              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    145,392,621        (145,392,621              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    3,856,240        (3,856,240              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    6,286,754        (6,286,754              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    29,727,156        (29,727,156              

HSBC Bank PLC

    15,886,962        (15,772,152             114,810  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    32,030,296        (31,736,318             293,978 (b)  

Jefferies LLC

    68,890        (68,890              

Morgan Stanley

    3,528,720        (3,528,720              

National Financial Services LLC

    7,622,580        (7,622,580              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    6,600,335        (6,600,335              

UBS AG

    34,629,680        (34,629,680              

Virtu Americas LLC

    1,328,940        (1,328,940              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    462,670        (462,670              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    5,025,861        (5,025,861              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 433,772,583      $ (433,363,795    $      $ 408,788  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P 500 Value

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,345,241      $ (2,345,241    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    12,764,322        (12,764,322              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    50,837,756        (50,837,756              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    5,432,284        (5,272,410             159,874 (b)  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    14,356,612        (14,356,612              

Jefferies LLC

    962,977        (962,977              

Natixis SA

    525,342        (525,342              

UBS Securities LLC

    2,417,687        (2,417,687              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    974,485        (974,485              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    299,810        (295,250             4,560 (b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 90,916,516      $ (90,752,082    $      $ 164,434  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 12,275,736      $ (12,275,736    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    10,061,865        (10,061,865              

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

 

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash

Collateral Received (a)

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

    

Net

Amount

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value (continued)

          

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 26,604,041      $ (26,604,041    $      $  

Citadel Clearing LLC

    724,075        (724,075              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    18,583,486        (18,583,486              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    38,887,431        (38,887,431              

HSBC Bank PLC

    10,424,212        (10,424,212              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    13,743,762        (13,743,762              

Jefferies LLC

    1,058,834        (1,058,834              

Morgan Stanley

    45,462,782        (45,462,782              

National Financial Services LLC

    6,069,636        (6,069,636              

Natixis SA

    964,305        (964,305              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    169,180        (169,180              

Scotia Capital, Inc.

    121,857        (121,857              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,048,635        (2,048,635              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,381,894        (1,381,894              

UBS AG

    10,948,778        (10,948,778              

UBS Securities LLC

    10,617        (10,617              

Virtu Americas LLC

    198,521        (198,521              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    9,602,370        (9,602,370              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    28,059,839        (28,059,839              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 237,401,856      $ (237,401,856    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are

 

 

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recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

Equity swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Equity swaps are designed to function as direct economic investments in long or short equity positions. This means that the Fund will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid. Equity swaps incur interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional value of the position. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a spread.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements : In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Fund has delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, the Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

S&P 100

    0.20

S&P 500 Growth

    0.18  

S&P 500 Value

    0.18  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    0.18  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

 

 

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Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts  

S&P 100

  $ 7,220  

S&P 500 Growth

    90,994  

S&P 500 Value

    406,231  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

     487,845  

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

 

Purchases

    

Sales

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

S&P 100

  $  122,906,417      $ 61,232,171     $ (8,283,415

S&P 500 Growth

    658,288,924         414,049,686       (5,002,370

S&P 500 Value

    242,901,981        134,023,198        (28,483,557

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    42,619,620        7,902,753       (1,378,646

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

 

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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

S&P 100

  $ 349,687,481      $ 325,381,355  

S&P 500 Growth

     1,369,829,876         1,312,118,384  

S&P 500 Value

    883,690,934        864,285,491  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    549,357,322        598,142,486  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

S&P 100

  $ 7,068,330,368      $ 303,044,403  

S&P 500 Growth

     3,609,511,343         4,468,817,779  

S&P 500 Value

    2,798,849,621        1,586,106,517  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    131,824,387        658,905,786  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains and qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
    Qualified Late-Year
Ordinary Losses (b)
 

S&P 100

  $ (491,781,124   $  

S&P 500 Growth

    (2,834,397,300      

S&P 500 Value

    (2,721,737,226      

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    (1,124,472,961     (12,149,573

 

(a)  

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

(b)  

The Fund has elected to defer these qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 100

  $  20,145,926,230      $ 7,716,873,179      $ (322,998,682)      $ 7,393,874,497  

S&P 500 Growth

    41,013,225,438         25,755,628,045        (482,139,425)         25,273,488,620  

S&P 500 Value

    36,818,156,225        6,746,606,353         (1,778,278,814)        4,968,327,539  

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

    6,841,241,582        982,057,898        (939,082,052)        42,975,846  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

 

 

 

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The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

 

 

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Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

S&P 100

       

Shares sold

    22,500,000     $ 7,081,291,296       16,400,000     $ 4,571,638,930  

Shares redeemed

    (1,050,000     (303,539,287     (2,350,000     (645,896,105
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    21,450,000     $  6,777,752,009       14,050,000     $ 3,925,742,825  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P 500 Growth

       

Shares sold

    34,050,000     $ 3,618,475,396       127,000,000     $  11,949,199,662  

Shares redeemed

    (43,050,000     (4,480,185,269     (95,500,000     (9,179,151,626
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (9,000,000   $ (861,709,873     31,500,000     $ 2,770,048,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P 500 Value

       

Shares sold

    14,700,000     $ 2,810,897,326       50,550,000     $ 9,696,343,900  

Shares redeemed

    (8,350,000     (1,593,520,739     (35,400,000     (6,763,868,949
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    6,350,000     $ 1,217,376,587       15,150,000     $ 2,932,474,951  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

       

Shares sold

    1,350,000     $ 133,097,192       13,400,000     $ 1,447,744,012  

Shares redeemed

    (6,950,000     (665,079,911     (18,000,000     (1,872,454,765
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,600,000   $ (531,982,719     (4,600,000   $ (424,710,753
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares S&P 100 ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the medianofthe investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered

 

 

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detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

 

 

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The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the medianofthe investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s

 

 

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compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA

 

 

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concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

1D FEDL01    USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
1D OBFR01    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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2025 Semi-Annual Financial

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iShares Trust

 

 

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | PFF | NASDAQ


Table of Contents

 

     

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Schedule of Investments

     3  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10  

Statement of Operations

     11  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     12  

Financial Highlights

     13  

Notes to Financial Statements

     14  

Additional Information

     20  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     21  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     24  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Securities

                                   
Preferred Stocks — 98.9%            
Aerospace & Defense — 4.3%            

Boeing Co. (The), 6.00% (a)

    9,118,305     $     634,360,479  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 1.1%            

Ford Motor Co.

   

6.00%

    2,537,252       55,895,661  

6.50%, NVS

    1,902,978       45,519,234  

6.20%

    2,378,664       53,282,074  
   

 

 

 
      154,696,969  
Banks — 24.6%            

Associated Banc-Corp

   

6.63%

    958,756       23,642,923  

Series E, 5.88%, NVS (b)

    326,339       7,254,516  

Series F, 5.63%, NVS (b)

    317,176       6,714,616  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Series A,

   

6.88%, NVS (b)

    546,029       13,699,868  

Banc of California, Inc., Series F, 7.75%, NVS (b)

    1,640,353       41,008,825  

Bank of America Corp.

   

Series 02, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.912%),

   

5.12%, NVS (b)(c)

    571,436       11,680,152  

Series 4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%),

   

5.22%, NVS (b)(c)(d)

    390,245       8,191,243  

Series 5, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.762%),

   

4.98%, NVS (b)(c)

    776,605       15,966,999  

Series E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.612%),

   

4.82%, NVS (b)(c)

    591,477       12,894,199  

Series GG, 6.00% (b)

    2,710,860       68,476,324  

Series HH, 5.88%, NVS (b)

    1,698,397       42,629,765  

Series K*, 6.45%

    2,102,187       53,752,922  

Series KK, 5.38%, NVS (b)

    2,772,692       63,383,739  

Series L, 7.25%, NVS (a)(b)

    155,687       199,279,360  

Series LL, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    2,606,669       55,574,183  

Series NN, 4.38%, NVS (b)

    2,142,386       39,805,532  

Series PP, 4.13%, NVS (b)

    1,814,634       31,883,119  

Series QQ, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    2,591,919       46,835,976  

Series SS, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    1,357,889       27,795,988  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

8.00% (b)

    523,301       13,684,321  

Series A, 4.38%, NVS (b)

    599,399       10,519,452  

Bank OZK, Series A, 4.63%, NVS (b)

    1,118,478       19,506,256  

Cadence Bank, Series A, 5.50%, NVS (b)

    551,216       12,231,483  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   

7.38%, NVS (b)

    1,278,395       33,813,548  

Series E, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    1,438,193       29,885,651  

Series I, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    1,280,371       32,329,368  

Comerica, Inc., Series B, 6.88% (b)

    1,280,371       32,303,760  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., Series A, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    367,582       8,770,506  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., Series B, 4.45%, NVS (b)

    489,651       8,847,994  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 5.50%, NVS (b)

    420,161       8,050,285  

Fifth Third Bancorp

   

Series A, 6.00%, NVS (b)(d)

    639,236       15,418,372  

Series I, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.972%),

   

8.27%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,438,194       36,544,510  

Series K, 4.95%, NVS (b)

    798,958       16,538,431  

First Busey Corp., Series B, 8.25%, NVS (b)

    687,102       17,555,456  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc.

   

Series A, 5.38%, NVS (b)

    1,102,627       24,445,241  

Series C, 5.63%, NVS (b)(d)

    639,236       14,191,039  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)                                

First Horizon Corp.

   

Series E, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    489,661     $      12,148,489  

Series F, 4.70% (b)

    489,645       9,058,432  

Flagstar Financial, Inc., Series A., 6.38%, NVS (b)

    1,645,859       36,143,064  

Fulton Financial Corp., Series A, 5.13%, NVS (b)

    633,794       12,466,728  

Hancock Whitney Corp., 6.25%

    551,216       13,515,816  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

Series C, 5.70%, NVS (b)

    559,278       13,143,033  

Series H, 4.50%, NVS (b)

    1,597,916       29,689,279  

Series J, 6.88%, NVS (b)

    1,037,296       26,513,286  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

Series DD, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    5,363,169       133,274,750  

Series EE, 6.00%, NVS (b)

    5,849,334       148,339,110  

Series GG, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    2,813,194       59,020,810  

Series JJ, 4.55%, NVS (b)

    4,763,194       95,120,984  

Series LL, 4.63%, NVS (b)

    5,847,058       118,519,866  

Series MM, 4.20%, NVS (b)

    6,359,745       120,071,986  

KeyCorp

   

6.20%, NVS (b)

    1,917,513       48,398,028  

Series E, 6.13%, NVS (b)(d)

    1,597,916       40,219,546  

Series F, 5.65%, NVS (b)

    1,358,212       31,279,622  

Series G, 5.63%, NVS (b)

    1,438,194       33,035,316  

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc., Series A, 8.38%, NVS (b)

    320,015       8,339,591  

M&T Bank Corp.

   

Series H, 5.63%, NVS (b)(d)

    798,971       19,838,450  

Series J, 7.50%, NVS (b)

    2,396,950       64,022,534  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc., 7.75%, NVS (b)

    367,582       9,082,951  

New York Community Capital Trust V, 6.00%, NVS (a)

    231,696       9,235,403  

Old National Bancorp

   

Series A, 7.00%, NVS (b)

    352,503       8,953,576  

Series C, 7.00%, NVS (b)

    399,800       10,054,970  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., Series B,

   

6.75%, NVS (b)

    718,764       18,069,727  

Popular Capital Trust II, 6.13%

    329,555       8,301,490  

Regions Financial Corp.

   

6.95% (b)

    1,597,916       41,162,316  

Series C, 5.70%, NVS (b)

    1,597,916       39,132,963  

Series E, 4.45%, NVS (b)

    1,278,381       23,713,968  

Synovus Financial Corp.

   

Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.614%),

   

7.59%, NVS (b)(c)(d)

    639,236       16,012,862  

Series E, 8.40%, NVS (b)

    1,118,478       29,471,895  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., Series B, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    958,756       20,469,441  

Truist Financial Corp.

   

Series I, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.792%),

   

4.77%, NVS (b)(c)

    563,110       12,810,752  

Series O, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    1,837,689       42,395,485  

Series R, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    2,956,136       60,600,788  

U.S. Bancorp

   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.282%),

   

5.60%, NVS (b)(c)

    45,881       37,737,122  

Series B*, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.862%),

   

5.18%, NVS (b)(c)

    3,195,908       62,607,838  

Series K, 5.50%, NVS (b)

    1,837,673       44,618,700  

Series L, 3.75%, NVS (b)

    1,597,916       25,502,739  

Series M, 4.00%, NVS (b)

    2,396,950       40,388,607  

Series O, 4.50%, NVS (b)

    1,438,193       28,389,930  

UMB Financial Corp., 7.75%, NVS (b)

    958,756       26,643,829  
 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)                                

Valley National Bancorp

   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.112%),

   

8.11%, NVS (b)(c)(d)

    367,582     $ 9,343,934  

Series B, 8.43%, NVS (b)(c)

    319,521       8,055,124  

Series C, 8.25% (b)

    479,437       12,527,689  

WaFd, Inc., Series A, 4.88%, NVS (b)

    950,729       15,477,868  

Webster Financial Corp.

   

Series F, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    489,651       9,915,433  

Series G, 6.50% (b)

    440,474       11,042,683  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

Series AA, 4.70%, NVS (b)

    3,182,279       62,340,846  

Series CC, 4.38%, NVS (b)

    2,835,862       51,584,330  

Series DD, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    3,397,286       60,369,772  

Series L, 7.50%, NVS (a)(b)

    278,896       344,238,544  

Series Y, 5.63%, NVS (b)(d)

    1,853,056       45,955,789  

Series Z, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    5,607,640       110,694,814  

WesBanco, Inc., Series A, (5-yr. CMT + 6.557%),
6.75%, NVS (b)(c)

    479,438       12,120,193  

Western Alliance Bancorp, Series A, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    958,756       21,715,823  

Wintrust Financial Corp., Series F, 7.88% (b)

    1,358,700       36,902,292  
   

 

 

 
      3,604,907,128  
Broadline Retail — 0.3%            

Dillard’s Capital Trust I, 7.50%

    639,236       16,632,921  

QVC Group, Inc., 8.00%

    1,016,059       6,929,522  

QVC, Inc.

   

6.25%

    1,598,756       16,147,436  

6.38%

    713,608       7,207,441  
   

 

 

 
           46,917,320  
Capital Markets — 12.6%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

   

4.20%

    634,350       10,200,348  

4.75%

    878,916       15,846,855  

5.88%

    958,680       21,340,217  

6.75%

    1,427,215       34,824,046  

Ares Management Corp., Series B, 6.75%, NVS (a)

    2,378,664       118,195,814  

B Riley Financial, Inc.

   

6.50%

    572,607       11,566,661  

6.00%

    696,558       9,612,500  

5.50% (d)

    322,246       7,669,455  

5.25% (d)

    1,222,085       13,992,873  

5.00% (d)

    632,626       12,000,915  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Series K,

   

6.15%, NVS (b)

    1,585,817       40,866,504  

Brookfield Finance I UK PLC, 4.50% (b)

    727,130       11,379,585  

Brookfield Finance, Inc., Series 50, 4.63%, NVS

    1,268,628       20,234,617  

Brookfield Oaktree Holdings LLC

   

Series A, 6.63%, NVS (b)

    575,247       12,632,424  

Series B, 6.55%, NVS (b)

    747,998       16,179,197  

Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.63%, NVS

    1,585,803       28,512,738  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   

Series D, 5.95%, NVS (b)

    2,378,665       59,585,558  

Series J, 4.45%, NVS (b)(d)

    1,902,978       37,393,518  

CION Investment Corp., 7.50%

    479,445       12,115,575  

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., 5.00%

    356,653       8,902,059  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

   

Series H, 7.13%, NVS (b)

    670,675       14,989,586  

Series I, 7.15%, NVS (b)

    1,028,057       22,925,671  

Series J, 7.13%, NVS (b)

    927,935       20,433,129  

Gladstone Investment Corp.

   

5.00%, NVS

    408,838       10,282,276  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)                                

Gladstone Investment Corp.

   

4.88%

    426,767     $ 10,114,378  

7.88%

    401,192       10,242,432  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%),

   

5.24%, NVS (b)(c)(d)

    2,378,588       50,211,993  

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.012%),

   

5.24%, NVS (b)(c)

    639,236       13,462,310  

Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.932%),

   

5.16%, NVS (b)(c)

    4,281,607       89,485,586  

KKR & Co., Inc.

   

Series D, 6.25% (a)

    4,103,241           215,050,861  

Series T, 6.88%

    1,871,258       48,559,145  

KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.63%, NVS

    1,585,829       28,957,238  

Morgan Stanley

   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.962%), 5.28% (b)(c)

    3,488,705       74,693,174  

Series E, 7.13%, NVS (b)

    2,735,470       69,508,293  

Series F, 6.88%, NVS (b)

    2,695,840       67,800,376  

Series I, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    3,171,603       79,385,223  

Series K, 5.85%, NVS (b)

    3,171,564       77,671,602  

Series L, 4.88%, NVS (b)

    1,589,036       34,084,822  

Series O, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    4,123,055       76,029,134  

Series P, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    3,171,602       80,875,851  

Series Q, 6.63%, NVS (b)

    3,171,602       82,176,208  

New Mountain Finance Corp., 8.25% (d)

    367,582       9,292,473  

Northern Trust Corp., Series E, 4.70%, NVS (b)

    1,268,628       25,765,835  

Prospect Capital Corp., Series A, 5.35% (b)(d)

    419,489       6,904,789  

Saratoga Investment Corp., Series 2027, 6.00%

    334,609       8,278,227  

State Street Corp., Series G, 5.35%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,585,804       36,885,801  

Stifel Financial Corp.

   

5.20%

    719,000       15,293,130  

Series B, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    511,343       12,763,121  

Series C, 6.13%, NVS (b)

    719,000       17,291,950  

Series D, 4.50%, NVS (b)

    958,756       17,909,562  

Trinity Capital, Inc.

   

7.88%, NVS

    370,535       9,330,071  

7.88%

    380,913       9,579,962  
   

 

 

 
      1,849,285,668  
Chemicals — 1.0%            

Albemarle Corp., 7.25%, NVS (a)

    3,647,292       138,159,421  

EIDP, Inc., Series B, 4.50%, NVS (b)

    133,629       9,674,740  
   

 

 

 
      147,834,161  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 6.70%

    1,328,364       25,730,411  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 2.7%            

Atlanticus Holdings Corp.

   

6.13%

    473,667       11,889,042  

9.25%, NVS

    530,185       13,662,867  

Capital One Financial Corp.

   

Series I, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    4,757,328       96,002,879  

Series J, 4.80%, NVS (b)

    3,964,467       76,395,279  

Series K, 4.63%, NVS (b)

    407,958       7,628,814  

Series L, 4.38%, NVS (b)

    2,140,819       37,507,149  

Series N, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    1,358,235       23,932,101  

Navient Corp., 6.00%

    958,756       19,175,120  

SLM Corp., Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +

   

1.962%), 6.00% (b)(c)

    199,059       15,196,164  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)                                

Synchrony Financial

   

Series A, 5.63%, NVS (b)

    2,378,640     $ 48,405,324  

Series B, 8.25%, NVS (b)

    1,585,803       41,040,582  
   

 

 

 
          390,835,321  
Diversified REITs — 0.4%            

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., Series A, 6.75%, NVS (b)

    542,577       11,952,971  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc., Series A, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    379,636       8,086,285  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

   

Series A, 7.25%, NVS (b)

    539,122       12,642,411  

Series B, 6.88% (b)

    378,349       8,811,748  

Series D, 7.50%, NVS (b)

    633,848       15,833,523  

LXP Industrial Trust, Series C, 6.50%, NVS (a)(b)

    154,682       7,426,283  
   

 

 

 
      64,753,221  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%            

AT&T Inc.

   

5.35%

    4,194,401       96,680,943  

Series A, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    3,805,880       79,733,186  

Series C, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    5,550,270       110,561,378  

Qwest Corp.

   

6.75%

    2,093,205       43,015,363  

6.50%, NVS

    3,100,213       62,314,281  
   

 

 

 
      392,305,151  
Electric Utilities — 7.7%            

BIP Bermuda Holdings I Ltd., 5.13% (b)

    958,067       16,430,849  

Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada, Inc.

   

4.63%, NVS (b)

    1,119,094       17,345,957  

4.88% (b)

    830,855       13,584,479  

7.25% (b)

    475,763       11,827,468  

Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC

   

5.00%

    797,082       13,478,657  

7.25%

    502,878       12,320,511  

Duke Energy Corp.

   

5.63%

    1,585,803       39,629,217  

Series A, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    3,171,602       79,321,766  

Entergy Arkansas LLC, 4.88%

    1,300,344       27,528,282  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 4.88%

    862,886       18,293,183  

Entergy Mississippi LLC, 4.90%

    830,855       17,954,777  

Georgia Power Co., Series 2017, 5.00%

    856,297       20,131,542  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

   

Series N, 5.65%

    2,180,450       53,006,740  

Series U, 6.50%

    2,775,100       71,458,825  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

7.30% (a)

    3,171,602       158,167,792  

7.23% (a)

    2,378,664       111,868,568  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Series A, 6.00% (b)

    333,919       7,349,557  

PG&E Corp., Series A, 6.00%, NVS (a)

    2,553,150       100,543,047  

SCE Trust II, 5.10%, NVS (b)

    703,148       12,058,988  

SCE Trust IV, Series J, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +

   

3.394%), 5.38%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,030,783       24,110,014  

SCE Trust V, Series K, 5.45%, NVS (b)

    951,449       22,501,769  

SCE Trust VI, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    1,506,469       25,670,232  

SCE Trust VII, Series M, 7.50% (b)

    1,744,391       40,644,310  

SCE Trust VIII, Series N, 6.95%, NVS (b)

    1,110,040       24,154,470  

Southern Co. (The)

   

5.25%

    1,427,215       32,426,325  

6.50%

    1,791,928       46,213,823  

Series 2020, 4.95%

    3,171,602       66,540,210  

Series C, 4.20%

    2,378,664       44,100,431  
   

 

 

 
      1,128,661,789  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment — 0.2%                                

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

   

6.50%

    322,610     $ 7,303,891  

8.13%

    330,602       8,298,110  

Series A, 7.75%, NVS (b)

    612,761       9,798,048  
   

 

 

 
           25,400,049  
Financial Services — 5.8%            

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

   

6.75% (a)

    2,279,517       161,149,239  

7.63%

    1,902,978       49,934,143  

Citigroup Capital XIII, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR +

   

6.632%), 10.94%, NVS (c)

    7,123,399       214,912,948  

Compass Diversified Holdings

   

Series A, 7.25%, NVS (b)

    379,930       6,344,831  

Series B, 7.88%, NVS (b)

    596,569       10,953,007  

Series C, 7.88%, NVS (b)

    626,900       11,534,960  

Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.38%

    1,902,978       46,718,110  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

   

Series A, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    2,495,127       54,019,500  

Series C, 4.30% (b)

    930,089       16,350,965  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.

   

Series D, 5.70%, NVS (b)

    326,341       7,669,013  

Series F, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    391,565       8,089,733  

Series G, 4.88%, NVS (b)

    407,958       7,934,783  

Series H, 6.50% (b)

    317,175       8,015,012  

Jackson Financial, Inc., 8.00% (b)

    1,714,427       44,660,823  

Merchants Bancorp

   

8.25%, NVS (b)

    451,958       11,226,637  

7.63%, NVS (b)

    735,045       16,979,539  

Series C, 6.00%, NVS (b)

    622,217       12,680,782  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
Series US, 5.50%

    798,958       19,358,752  

NewtekOne, Inc., 5.50%

    367,582       9,218,957  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., 6.00%, NVS (a)

    792,861       74,953,115  

TPG Operating Group II LP, 6.95%, NVS

    1,268,628       32,755,975  

Voya Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.35%, NVS (b)

    951,449       22,787,204  
   

 

 

 
      848,248,028  
Food Products — 1.3%            

CHS, Inc.

   

8.00%, NVS (b)

    980,572       29,132,794  

Series 1, 7.88%, NVS (b)(d)

    1,701,459       45,258,810  

Series 2, 7.10%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,332,060       33,194,935  

Series 3, 6.75%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,562,032       38,691,533  

Series 4, 7.50% (b)

    1,641,328       42,100,063  
   

 

 

 
      188,378,135  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

Entergy New Orleans LLC, 5.50%

    351,536       7,993,928  

Spire, Inc., Series A, 5.90%, NVS (b)

    798,958       19,902,044  
   

 

 

 
      27,895,972  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%            

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., 6.75%, NVS (a) .

    634,350       64,126,441  
   

 

 

 
Health Care REITs — 0.2%            

Diversified Healthcare Trust

   

6.25%, NVS

    798,958       14,077,640  

5.63%

    1,118,479       18,678,599  
   

 

 

 
      32,756,239  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.8%            

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Series B, 5.50%, NVS (a)(b)

    245,867       3,992,880  

Chatham Lodging Trust, Series A, 6.63%, NVS (b)

    386,723       8,144,387  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co., 8.25%, NVS (b)

    377,386       9,464,841  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)                                

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

   

Series E, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    354,364     $ 7,161,697  

Series F, 6.30%, NVS (b)

    483,246       9,761,569  

Series G, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    729,430       14,515,657  

Series H, 5.70%, NVS (b)

    639,236       11,525,425  

RLJ Lodging Trust, Series A, 1.95% (a)(b)

    1,021,184       25,764,472  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

   

Series E, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    507,483       9,850,245  

Series F, 5.88%, NVS (b)

    317,176       6,102,466  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

   

Series H, 6.13% (b)

    364,764       7,769,473  

Series I, 5.70%, NVS (b)

    322,282       6,803,373  
   

 

 

 
          120,856,485  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%            

FAT Brands, Inc., Series B, 8.25%, NVS (b)

    701,037       1,668,468  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%        

Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, Series 17,

   

5.25%, NVS (b)

    639,950       12,101,455  

Tennessee Valley Authority

   

Series A, (30-yr. CMT + 0.840%), 2.22% (c)(d)

    665,931       15,689,334  

Series D, (30-yr. CMT + 0.940%), 2.13% (c)

    819,586       19,555,322  
   

 

 

 
      47,346,111  
Insurance — 10.4%            

AEGON Funding Co. LLC, 5.10%, NVS

    2,933,684       60,287,206  

Allstate Corp. (The)

   

(3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.427%), 7.40%, NVS (c)(d)

    1,585,803       41,437,032  

Series H, 5.10%, NVS (b)

    3,647,292       81,115,774  

Series I, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    958,756       19,970,888  

Series J, 7.38% (b)

    1,902,978       50,409,887  

American Financial Group, Inc.

   

5.88%

    396,427       9,121,785  

4.50%

    639,236       12,055,991  

5.63%

    475,763       10,514,362  

5.13%

    639,236       13,097,946  

American National Group, Inc.

   

7.38%, NVS (b)

    951,456       23,891,060  

Series B, 9.98%, NVS (b)

    958,741       24,179,448  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

   

Series F, 5.45%, NVS (b)(d)

    1,054,684       23,002,658  

Series G, 4.55% (b)

    1,585,803       28,465,164  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   

5.63%, NVS (b)

    718,227       15,283,871  

5.63%, NVS (b)

    867,392       18,588,211  

7.00%, NVS (b)

    719,000       18,125,990  

Assurant, Inc., 5.25%

    798,958       16,035,087  

Athene Holding Ltd.

   

7.25%, NVS

    1,823,644       46,612,341  

Series A, 6.35%, NVS (b)

    2,735,470       69,617,712  

Series B, 5.63%, NVS (b)

    1,102,627       24,213,689  

Series D, 4.88% (b)

    1,823,644       33,153,848  

Series E, 7.75%, NVS (b)

    1,585,803       41,389,458  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Series E, 5.50%, NVS (b)

    1,712,279       36,642,771  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

   

6.25%

    1,198,437       21,691,710  

Series A, 6.60%, NVS (b)

    1,358,235       22,424,460  

Series B, 6.75%, NVS (b)

    1,286,262       21,313,361  

Series C, 5.38% (b)

    1,837,672       24,863,702  

Series D, 4.63%, NVS (b)

    1,110,040       13,520,287  

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.13%

    475,763       9,605,655  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)                                

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.

   

7.95%, NVS

    1,094,219     $ 28,734,191  

7.30%

    1,189,370       29,115,778  

Globe Life, Inc., 4.25%, NVS

    1,030,094       17,099,560  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The), Series G,

   

6.00%, NVS (b)

    1,094,224       27,432,196  

Kemper Corp., 5.88%

    479,437       11,290,741  

Lincoln National Corp., Series D, 9.00% (b)

    1,577,620       42,075,125  

Maiden Holdings Ltd., 6.63%

    351,543       5,308,299  

Maiden Holdings North America Ltd., 7.75%

    487,307       8,542,492  

MetLife, Inc.

   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.262%),
5.30%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,902,978       45,747,591  

Series E, 5.63%, NVS (b)(d)

    2,553,150       63,522,372  

Series F, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    3,171,602       66,159,618  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

5.95%

    958,757       24,486,654  

5.63%

    1,791,929       44,565,274  

4.13%, NVS

    1,588,690       28,755,289  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   

7.13%

    2,220,133       57,390,438  

5.75%, NVS

    1,268,628       31,538,092  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   

Series F, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    798,958       18,799,482  

Series G, 4.20%, NVS (b)

    1,585,803       26,562,200  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc., Series B, 4.60% (b)

    639,236       11,857,828  

SiriusPoint Ltd., Series B, 8.00%, NVS (b)

    619,741       15,716,632  

Unum Group, 6.25%

    951,449       22,901,377  

W R Berkley Corp.

   

5.70%

    591,293       13,682,520  

5.10%

    958,756       20,517,378  

4.13%

    958,772       17,976,975  

4.25%

    792,861       14,414,213  
   

 

 

 
      1,524,823,669  
Leisure Products — 0.2%            

Brunswick Corp.

   

6.50%

    591,293       14,876,932  

6.38%

    735,045       18,412,877  
   

 

 

 
           33,289,809  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.3%            

Bruker Corp., 6.38% (a)

    190,303       51,724,355  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.3%            

Chart Industries, Inc., Series B, 6.75%, NVS (a)

    638,269       45,355,395  
   

 

 

 
Marine Transportation — 0.1%            

Global Ship Lease, Inc., 8.75%, NVS (b)

    348,206       9,579,147  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.1%            

Liberty Broadband Corp., Series A, 7.00% (b)

    572,650       14,236,079  
   

 

 

 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) —
6.1%
           

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.

   

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.927%), 9.90% (b)(c)

    384,575       9,733,593  

Series D, 7.88%, NVS (b)

    357,416       7,973,951  

Adamas Trust, Inc.

   

Series D, 8.00%, NVS (b)

    487,436       10,874,697  

Series E, 11.28%, NVS (b)(c)

    593,355       14,911,011  

Series F, 6.88%, NVS (b)

    460,253       10,470,756  

AGNC Investment Corp.

   

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.373%),
9.35%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,038,715       27,079,300  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

AGNC Investment Corp.

                                   

Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.594%),
8.91%, NVS (b)(c)

    751,015     $ 18,797,905  

Series E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.255%),
9.57%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,276,535       32,806,949  

Series F, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.959%),
9.28%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,823,644       46,247,612  

Series G, 7.75%, NVS (b)

    479,438       12,072,249  

Series H, 8.75% (b)

    951,448       24,214,352  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

   

Series F, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.255%), 9.23%, NVS (b)(c)

    2,283,522            57,750,271  

Series G, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.434%), 8.41%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,347,980       33,861,258  

Series I, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.251%),
9.23%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,403,415       35,562,536  

Series J, 8.88%, NVS (b)

    800,173       20,876,514  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

   

Series D, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    735,046       13,664,505  

Series E, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    455,950       8,339,325  

Series F, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    906,231       20,480,821  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc., Series C, 7.00% (b)

    548,391       11,795,890  

Chimera Investment Corp.

   

8.88%

    380,364       9,509,100  

Series A, 8.00%, NVS (b)

    459,869       10,176,901  

Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.053%),
10.05%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,038,715       25,022,644  

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.005%),
8.98%, NVS (b)(c)

    830,856       19,192,774  

Series D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.600%),
9.60%, NVS (b)(c)

    634,346       15,148,182  

Dynex Capital, Inc., Series C, (3-mo. CME Term

   

SOFR + 5.723%), 10.04%, NVS (b)(c)

    356,272       9,330,764  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

   

10.05%, NVS (b)(c)

    367,582       9,218,957  

Series B, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    385,114       8,996,263  

Series C, 8.63% (b)

    317,176       7,850,106  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc., Series E, 7.50%, NVS (b)

    818,689       17,282,525  

Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc., Series A,

   

7.00%, NVS (b)

    657,573       13,578,882  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc., Series C, 7.50%, NVS (b)

    558,132       13,596,095  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., Series A,

   

6.50%, NVS (b)

    1,039,477       20,425,723  

MFA Financial, Inc.

   

8.88%, NVS

    364,775       9,166,796  

Series B, 7.50%, NVS (b)

    634,351       13,295,997  

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.607%), 9.58%, NVS (b)(c)

    878,917       20,979,749  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

   

9.00%, NVS

    551,217       14,050,521  

9.00%

    338,221       8,577,285  

Series A, 8.13%, NVS (b)(c)

    364,713       8,986,528  

Series B, 8.00%, NVS (b)(c)

    623,190       15,455,112  

Series C, 6.75%, NVS (b)

    798,958       15,180,202  

Ready Capital Corp.

   

5.75%

    421,330       10,512,183  

9.00%

    415,525       9,926,892  

Series E, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    373,495       5,766,763  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Rithm Capital Corp.

                                   

Series A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.064%),
10.04%, NVS (b)(c)

    333,842     $ 8,479,587  

Series B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.902%), 9.88% (b)(c)

    899,698       22,870,323  

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.231%),
9.21%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,260,948       31,044,540  

Series D, 7.00%, NVS (b)

    1,474,753       36,219,934  

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., Series C, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    643,117       11,415,327  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

   

9.38%

    364,713       9,318,417  

Series A, 8.13%, NVS (b)

    400,425       9,610,200  

Series B, 7.63%, NVS (b)

    811,678       18,757,879  

Series C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.273%), 9.25%, NVS (b)(c)

    771,879       18,579,128  
   

 

 

 
          895,035,774  
Multi-Utilities — 2.1%            

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Series 19-A,

   

8.86%, NVS (c)

    1,110,040       28,306,020  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

   

Series 13, 5.13%, NVS (b)

    636,055       11,220,010  

Series 14, 5.00%, NVS (b)

    635,721       11,061,545  

CMS Energy Corp.

   

5.88%

    1,998,130       48,234,858  

5.88%, NVS

    894,844       21,279,390  

5.63%

    639,236       15,693,244  

Series C, 4.20%, NVS (b)

    735,045       14,237,822  

DTE Energy Co.

   

4.38%

    888,017       16,081,988  

Series E, 5.25%

    1,278,395       28,482,641  

Series G, 4.38%

    735,045       13,605,683  

Series H, 6.25%

    1,902,978       48,316,611  

Sempra, 5.75%

    2,402,473       54,920,533  
   

 

 

 
      311,440,345  
Office REITs — 0.8%            

City Office REIT, Inc., Series A, 6.63%, NVS (b)

    357,994       9,021,485  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Series C, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    1,347,959       19,221,895  

Office Properties Income Trust, 6.38%

    513,778       2,183,556  

SL Green Realty Corp., Series I, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    735,046       16,156,311  

Vornado Realty Trust

   

Series L, 5.40%, NVS (b)

    951,449       16,945,307  

Series M, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    1,021,065       18,522,119  

Series N, 5.25%, NVS (b)(d)

    951,449       16,897,734  

Series O, 4.45%, NVS (b)

    958,782       14,333,791  
   

 

 

 
      113,282,198  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%            

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75% (a)

    352,376       17,587,086  

NGL Energy Partners LP, Series B, (3-mo. CME

   

Term SOFR + 7.475%), 11.45%, NVS (b)(c)

    1,005,563       23,419,562  

Seapeak LLC

   

9.00%, NVS (b)

    369,822       9,441,556  

Series B, 8.50%, NVS (b)

    503,717       12,965,676  
   

 

 

 
      63,413,880  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%            

Brookfield Property Partners LP

   

Series A, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    911,822       12,218,415  

Series A-1, 6.50%, NVS (b)

    583,589       8,695,476  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)                                

Brookfield Property Partners LP

   

Series A2, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    798,958     $ 12,040,297  

Brookfield Property Preferred LP, 6.25%

    2,128,456       33,608,320  
   

 

 

 
           66,562,508  
Residential REITs — 0.3%            

American Homes 4 Rent

   

Series G, 5.88%, NVS (b)

    367,582       8,785,210  

Series H, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    367,582       8,858,726  

UMH Properties, Inc., Series D, 6.38%, NVS (b)

    1,020,646       23,117,632  
   

 

 

 
      40,761,568  
Retail REITs — 0.5%            

Agree Realty Corp., Series A, 4.25%, NVS (b)

    555,021       10,073,631  

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Series C,

   

5.00%, NVS (b)

    475,763       10,181,328  

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

Series L, 5.13%, NVS (b)

    705,851       15,098,153  

Series M, 5.25%, NVS (b)

    829,802       18,355,221  

Regency Centers Corp.

   

Series A, 6.25%, NVS (b)

    367,582       8,943,270  

Series B, 5.88%, NVS (b)

    367,582       8,781,534  

Saul Centers, Inc., Series E, 6.00%, NVS (b)(d)

    354,364       8,295,661  
   

 

 

 
      79,728,798  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%            

Microchip Technology, Inc., 7.50% (a)

    2,354,936       139,011,872  
   

 

 

 
Software — 3.3%            

Soluna Holdings, Inc., Series A, 9.00%, NVS (b)

    396,638       2,705,071  

Strategy, Inc.

   

8.00%, NVS (a)(b)

    1,013,348       92,924,012  

10.00%, NVS (b)(d)

    833,655       93,369,360  

Series A, 10.00%, NVS (b)

    947,841       74,604,565  

Series A., 10.00%, NVS (b)

    2,220,998       215,570,066  
   

 

 

 
      479,173,074  
Specialized REITs — 2.6%            

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

Series J, 5.25%, NVS (b)(d)

    639,228       14,318,707  

Series K, 5.85%, NVS (b)(d)

    671,133       15,885,718  

Series L, 5.20%, NVS (b)

    1,102,633       24,092,531  

EPR Properties

   

Series C, 5.75%, NVS (a)(b)

    427,612       10,874,173  

Series E, 9.00%, NVS (a)(b)

    273,246       8,623,644  

Series G, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    475,763       10,295,511  

Gladstone Land Corp., Series B, 6.00% (b)

    462,001       9,009,020  

National Storage Affiliates Trust, Series A, 6.00%, NVS (b)

    715,290       16,637,645  

Public Storage

   

Series F, 5.15%, NVS (b)

    894,844       20,420,340  

Series G, 5.05%, NVS (b)

    958,756       21,092,632  

Series H, 5.60% (b)

    910,813       22,287,594  

Series I, 4.88%, NVS (b)

    1,010,712       21,123,881  

Series J, 4.70%, NVS (b)

    820,662       16,364,000  

Series K, 4.75%, NVS (b)

    735,045       15,024,320  

Series L, 4.63%, NVS (b)

    1,791,928       35,175,547  

Series M, 4.13%, NVS (b)

    729,429       12,786,890  

Series N, 3.88%, NVS (b)

    902,829       15,230,725  

Series O, 3.90%, NVS (b)

    539,199       9,053,151  

Series P, 4.00%, NVS (b)

    1,914,748       33,086,846  

Series Q, 3.95%, NVS (b)

    455,949       7,801,287  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialized REITs (continued)                                

Public Storage

   

Series R, 4.00%, NVS (b)

    1,390,250     $ 23,731,568  

Series S, 4.10%, NVS (b)(d)

    798,958       14,101,609  
   

 

 

 
          377,017,339  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.1%            

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 7.63% (a)

    2,378,664       161,511,286  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%            

Fossil Group, Inc., 7.00%

    479,437       8,850,407  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8%            

FTAI Aviation Ltd., Series C, 8.25%, NVS (b)

    335,566       8,597,201  

QXO, Inc., 5.50%, NVS (a)

    911,822       50,141,092  

Triton International Ltd.

   

8.00%, NVS (b)

    455,949       11,453,439  

7.38%, NVS (b)

    559,275       14,048,988  

6.88%, NVS (b)(d)

    475,763       10,728,455  

7.63% (b)

    475,750       11,855,690  

Series E, 5.75%, NVS (b)

    555,020       10,661,934  
   

 

 

 
      117,486,799  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%            

Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.

   

6.25% (d)

    338,163       7,175,819  

5.50%

    334,115       6,274,680  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   

Series UU, 6.63%, NVS (b)

    1,342,307       30,215,330  

Series VV, 6.00%, NVS (b)

    2,188,339       43,329,112  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.

   

6.25%

    1,247,966       30,949,557  

5.50%

    1,271,161       29,046,029  

5.50%

    1,251,962       28,356,939  
   

 

 

 
      175,347,466  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.9%
(Cost: $15,842,619,958)

      14,504,595,314  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 1.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency

   

Shares, 4.26% (e)(f)(g)

    57,853,671       57,882,597  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency

   

Shares, 4.09% (e)(f)

    174,976,916       174,976,916  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.6%
(Cost: $232,836,644)

      232,859,513  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost: $16,075,456,602)

      14,737,454,827  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%

      (76,249,728
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 14,661,205,099  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Convertible security.

(b)  

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(c)  

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(d)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Preferred and Income Securities ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    

Net
Realized
Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
    

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash

                          

Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 40,850,184      $  17,025,583 (a)      $      $ 1,696      $ 5,134      $ 57,882,597        57,853,671      $ 1,563,902 (b)      $  

BlackRock Cash

                          

Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     168,468,346        6,508,570 (a)                             174,976,916        174,976,916        2,049,390         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,696      $ 5,134      $  232,859,513         $  3,613,292      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Preferred Securities

                 

Preferred Stocks

   $  14,504,595,314        $        $        $ 14,504,595,314  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     232,859,513                            232,859,513  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 14,737,454,827        $       —        $       —        $  14,737,454,827  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S C H E D U L E O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

Preferred and
Income Securities

ETF

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 14,504,595,314  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    232,859,513  

Cash

    3,377  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    94,489,028  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    224,156  

Capital shares sold

    185,225  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    33,766,556  

Dividends — affiliated

    348,349  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    14,866,471,518  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral on securities loaned

    57,730,153  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    142,075,527  

Investment advisory fees

    5,460,739  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    205,266,419  
 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,661,205,099  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 19,182,933,527  

Accumulated loss

    (4,521,728,428
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 14,661,205,099  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Shares outstanding

    464,400,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 31.57  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 15,842,619,958  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 55,647,825  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 232,836,644  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

     iShares
Preferred and
Income Securities
ETF
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 476,487,062  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,049,390  

Interest — unaffiliated

    22,330  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    1,563,902  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (783,476
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    479,339,208  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    31,966,332  

Interest expense

    666  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    31,966,998  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    447,372,210  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    (224,646,309

Investments — affiliated

    1,696  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    5,042,671  
 

 

 

 
    (219,601,942
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    638,975,046  

Investments — affiliated

    5,134  
 

 

 

 
    638,980,180  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    419,378,238  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  866,750,448  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S T A T E M E N T O F  O P E R A T I O N S

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF  
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 447,372,210     $ 898,089,784  

Net realized loss

    (219,601,942     (510,548,912

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    638,980,180       (192,286,678
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    866,750,448       195,254,194  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (463,319,221 ) (b)       (915,567,083
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    97,323,065       36,715,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    500,754,292       (683,597,647

Beginning of period

    14,160,450,807       14,844,048,454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 14,661,205,099     $ 14,160,450,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
          Year Ended
03/31/25
    Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.65       $ 32.15     $ 31.18      $ 36.39      $ 38.27      $ 31.50  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.98         1.95       2.02        1.90        1.75        1.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    0.96         (1.46     0.99        (5.13      (1.94      6.78  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.94         0.49       3.01        (3.23      (0.19      8.59  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (1.02 ) (d)         (1.99     (2.04      (1.98      (1.69      (1.82
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 31.57       $ 30.65     $ 32.15      $ 31.18      $ 36.39      $ 38.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                

Based on net asset value

    6.46 % (f)         1.46 % (g)       10.14      (8.99 )%       (0.67 )%       27.88
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                

Total expenses

    0.46 % (i)         0.45 % (j)       0.46      0.46      0.45      0.46
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.37 % (i)         6.10     6.58      5.80      4.56      4.97
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  14,661,205       $  14,160,451     $  14,844,048      $  12,981,969      $  17,711,748      $  18,364,340  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (k)

    9       20     21      16      21      28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Includes payment from an affiliate with no financial impact to the expense ratios.

(k)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

   
iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification

Preferred and Income Securities

  Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statement of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Fund may maintain cash at its custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Fund may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Fund is obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Fund. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Fund and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Fund’s tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to the Fund. The CODM has concluded that the Fund operates as a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in its prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund’s financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of the Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the valuation designee for the Fund. The Fund determines the fair values of its financial

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that the Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

 

 

Counterparty

   
Securities
Loaned at Value
 
 
    
Cash
Collateral Received
 
(a)  
    

Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value
 
 
(a)  
    
Net
Amount
 
 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 505,176      $ (505,176    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    875,928        (875,928              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    96,681        (96,681              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    39,389,358        (39,389,358              

Morgan Stanley

    14,241,224        (14,241,224              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    9,364        (9,364              

UBS AG

    490,280        (490,280              

UBS Securities LLC

    18,106        (18,106              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    21,708        (21,708              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 55,647,825      $ (55,647,825    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Fund.

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of the Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Fund, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees    

First $46 billion

    0.4800%  

Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion

    0.456000    

Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion

    0.433200    

Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion

    0.411540    

Over $141 billion, up to and including $171 billion

    0.390963    

Over $171 billion

    0.371400    

Distributor : BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for the Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Fund.

ETF Servicing Fees : The Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Fund does not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SLAgency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. The Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Fund paid BTC $381,388 for securities lending agent services.

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: The Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statement of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

6.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales  

Preferred and Income Securities

  $  1,236,186,540        $  1,227,812,517  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
      

In-kind

Sales

 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $  744,856,793        $  652,735,615  

 

7.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Fund’s NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards of $2,995,430,407 available to offset future realized capital gains.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost        Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Preferred and Income Securities

  $  16,091,107,135        $ 314,496,410        $  (1,668,148,718    $  (1,353,652,308

 

8.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Fund invests.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

9.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     
    Six Months Ended
09/30/25
     Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 Preferred and Income Securities

          

 Shares sold

    24,650,000      $   764,110,119        41,100,000      $   1,325,665,881  

 Shares redeemed

    (22,200,000      (666,787,054      (40,900,000      (1,288,950,639
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    2,450,000      $ 97,323,065        200,000      $ 36,715,242  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Fund using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Fund, at its sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, the Fund’s custodian, and the Fund. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Fund may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

 

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods. The Board also noted the revised investment advisory fee rate for the Fund adopted by the Board at a meeting held on December 9-11, 2024 to reflect calculation of the rate to the sixth decimal place on the same or lower basis than the prior fee rate.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board reviewed all of the breakpoint arrangements and noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

CME    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
LP    Limited Partnership
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

Schedules of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     50  

Statements of Operations

     51  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52  

Financial Highlights

     54  

Notes to Financial Statements

     58  

Additional Information

     68  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     69  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     74  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%            

AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,016,746     $ 320,163,148  

ATI, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,404,896       358,294,241  

BWX Technologies, Inc. (b)

    2,920,956       538,536,658  

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (b)

    1,204,144       653,777,943  

Hexcel Corp.

    2,540,451       159,286,278  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,394,330       492,879,932  

Woodward, Inc. (b)

    1,916,443       484,304,310  
   

 

 

 
       3,007,242,510  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

GXO Logistics, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,655,106       193,318,556  
   

 

 

 
Automobile Components — 0.8%            

Autoliv, Inc.

    2,258,372       278,908,942  

Gentex Corp.

    7,017,199       198,586,732  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)(b)

    9,133,563       68,319,051  

Lear Corp.

    1,698,899       170,926,228  

Visteon Corp. (b)

    870,899       104,385,954  
   

 

 

 
      821,126,907  
Automobiles — 0.3%            

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    3,881,205       108,285,620  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    1,698,835       176,152,201  
   

 

 

 
      284,437,821  
Banks — 6.5%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    5,216,645       134,119,943  

Bank OZK

    3,380,151       172,320,098  

Cadence Bank

    4,826,225       181,176,486  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    9,558,422       246,033,782  

Comerica, Inc.

    4,107,507       281,446,380  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    3,965,956       237,005,531  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    2,053,895       260,372,269  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    4,404,577       468,867,222  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    4,168,251       140,261,646  

First Horizon Corp.

    16,226,642       366,884,376  

Flagstar Financial, Inc. (b)

    9,553,890       110,347,429  

FNB Corp.

    11,467,509       184,741,570  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    3,790,459       184,481,640  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    2,706,209       169,435,745  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    5,852,241       165,618,420  

International Bancshares Corp.

    1,730,263       118,955,581  

Old National Bancorp

    11,147,049       244,677,726  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    2,458,109       230,546,043  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    3,033,350       201,262,772  

Southstate Bank Corp. (b)

    3,234,433       319,788,391  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    4,432,031       217,524,081  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    1,460,975       123,496,217  

UMB Financial Corp.

    2,281,097       269,967,830  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    4,512,077       167,894,385  

Valley National Bancorp

    15,420,858       163,461,095  

Webster Financial Corp.

    5,311,104       315,692,022  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    3,308,318       286,897,337  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    2,139,690       283,380,544  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    4,713,643       266,697,921  
   

 

 

 
      6,513,354,482  
Beverages — 0.6%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS (a)(b)

    252,499       53,383,339  

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,110,957       293,828,918  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    1,915,421       224,410,724  
   

 

 

 
      571,622,981  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology — 2.4%                                

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,136,433     $ 332,349,211  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,820,665       209,983,749  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,603,177       355,311,210  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,738,230       274,161,788  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,169,632       444,952,940  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)(b)

    13,748,757       208,018,694  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    1,445,359       605,908,946  
   

 

 

 
       2,430,686,538  
Broadline Retail — 0.4%            

Macy’s, Inc.

    8,670,273       155,457,995  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,960,622       251,743,865  
   

 

 

 
      407,201,860  
Building Products — 2.1%            

AAON, Inc. (b)

    2,160,753       201,900,760  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (b)

    2,285,837       317,045,592  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    1,363,077       448,397,810  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    3,837,640       204,891,600  

Owens Corning

    2,672,634       378,070,806  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    1,330,310       222,773,713  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    3,428,896       177,171,056  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    1,870,011       174,827,328  
   

 

 

 
      2,125,078,665  
Capital Markets — 3.1%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b)

    907,217       216,307,749  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

    8,322,787       521,838,745  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    1,233,522       416,091,641  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B, NVS

    2,360,072       122,558,539  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    1,293,519       174,353,426  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A

    1,737,521       356,747,812  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    3,989,925       177,591,562  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    5,275,454       345,120,201  

Morningstar, Inc.

    781,140       181,232,291  

SEI Investments Co.

    3,002,988       254,803,532  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    3,265,313       370,515,066  
   

 

 

 
      3,137,160,564  
Chemicals — 1.4%            

Ashland, Inc.

    1,459,413       69,920,477  

Avient Corp.

    2,922,938       96,310,807  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)(b)

    6,915,225       197,913,739  

Cabot Corp.

    1,698,835       129,196,402  

NewMarket Corp.

    249,431       206,581,248  

Olin Corp.

    3,660,549       91,477,120  

RPM International, Inc.

    4,102,658       483,621,325  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    1,420,823       80,915,870  

Westlake Corp.

    1,064,687       82,044,780  
   

 

 

 
      1,437,981,768  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    1,330,244       155,452,314  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,611,177       374,147,523  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    1,174,827       202,152,482  

RB Global, Inc. (b)

    5,931,409       642,727,479  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    8,397,851       280,320,266  
   

 

 

 
      1,654,800,064  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%            

Ciena Corp. (a)(b)

    4,517,886       658,120,454  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,230,729       362,961,915  
   

 

 

 
      1,021,082,369  
Construction & Engineering — 2.8%            

AECOM

    4,232,699       552,240,239  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)                                

API Group Corp. (a)(b)

    11,997,135     $ 412,341,530  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

    1,125,017       928,341,528  

Fluor Corp. (a)(b)

    5,161,961       217,163,699  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    1,957,544       416,584,939  

Valmont Industries, Inc. (b)

    630,258       244,369,934  
   

 

 

 
       2,771,041,869  
Construction Materials — 0.4%            

Eagle Materials, Inc. (b)

    1,037,207       241,710,719  

Knife River Corp. (a)(b)

    1,809,279       139,079,277  
   

 

 

 
      380,789,996  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    8,950,959       350,877,593  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    1,249,795       197,992,524  

SLM Corp.

    6,656,840       184,261,331  
   

 

 

 
      733,131,448  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.9%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    12,870,688       225,365,747  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,220,110       393,525,257  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    1,188,203       671,714,920  

Maplebear, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,888,093       216,446,299  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)(b)

    5,002,045       520,412,762  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

    3,123,100       339,793,280  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    7,196,061       551,362,194  
   

 

 

 
      2,918,620,459  
Containers & Packaging — 1.1%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    2,103,600       281,167,176  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    3,676,593       355,122,118  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    9,472,246       185,371,854  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    843,507       50,407,978  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    2,835,543       121,956,705  

Sonoco Products Co.

    3,149,300       135,703,337  
   

 

 

 
      1,129,729,168  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.3%            

Duolingo, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,271,097       409,089,858  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    108,460       127,691,043  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)(b)

    885,743       194,438,303  

H&R Block, Inc.

    4,274,815       216,177,395  

Service Corp. International

    4,481,755       372,971,651  
   

 

 

 
      1,320,368,250  
Diversified REITs — 0.5%            

WP Carey, Inc.

    6,998,526       472,890,402  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%            

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

    7,999,534       298,782,595  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    3,388,243       59,158,723  
   

 

 

 
      357,941,318  
Electric Utilities — 1.0%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    1,848,760       122,757,664  

IDACORP, Inc.

    1,727,256       228,256,881  

OGE Energy Corp.

    6,436,249       297,805,241  

Portland General Electric Co.

    3,498,305       153,925,420  

TXNM Energy, Inc.

    3,030,891       171,396,886  
   

 

 

 
      974,142,092  
Electrical Equipment — 1.8%            

Acuity, Inc.

    969,737       333,967,726  

EnerSys

    1,196,319       135,136,194  

NEXTracker, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,728,679       349,874,959  

nVent Electric PLC

    5,143,553       507,360,068  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)                                

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    2,121,212     $ 304,266,649  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    4,650,266       142,065,626  
   

 

 

 
       1,772,671,222  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 3.5%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,646,577       199,235,817  

Avnet, Inc.

    2,677,588       139,984,301  

Belden, Inc. (b)

    1,278,935       153,817,512  

Cognex Corp.

    5,366,517       243,103,220  

Coherent Corp. (a)(b)

    4,967,632       535,113,319  

Crane NXT Co. (b)

    1,576,717       105,750,409  

Fabrinet (a)(b)

    1,144,065       417,148,980  

Flex Ltd. (a)

    11,994,676       695,331,368  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(b)

    808,828       64,051,089  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    791,299       204,954,354  

Novanta, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,148,678       115,040,102  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    2,448,853       400,999,679  

Vontier Corp. (b)

    4,684,138       196,593,272  
   

 

 

 
      3,471,123,422  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%            

NOV, Inc.

    11,857,740       157,115,055  

TechnipFMC PLC

    13,135,278       518,186,717  

Valaris Ltd. (a)(b)

    2,116,976       103,244,919  

Weatherford International PLC

    2,293,699       156,957,823  
   

 

 

 
      935,504,514  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    4,658,170       158,657,270  
   

 

 

 
Financial Services — 1.6%            

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    8,185,440       415,656,643  

Essent Group Ltd.

    3,146,208       199,972,980  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,230,453       108,046,078  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    7,369,442       209,071,070  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    2,148,595       166,301,253  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    3,078,656       230,283,469  

Western Union Co. (The)

    10,273,994       82,089,212  

WEX, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,094,066       172,348,217  
   

 

 

 
      1,583,768,922  
Food Products — 0.8%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,050,887       155,920,882  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    6,741,634       87,978,324  

Ingredion, Inc.

    2,051,406       250,497,187  

Marzetti Co. (The)

    651,391       112,553,851  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    1,365,302       55,595,097  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,526,315       164,048,336  
   

 

 

 
      826,593,677  
Gas Utilities — 1.1%            

National Fuel Gas Co.

    2,888,113       266,774,998  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    3,207,418       154,437,177  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    1,915,763       155,061,857  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    2,045,491       160,243,765  

Spire, Inc.

    1,884,696       153,640,418  

UGI Corp.

    6,870,124       228,500,324  
   

 

 

 
      1,118,658,539  
Ground Transportation — 1.4%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    539,419       86,617,206  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    5,188,595       205,001,388  

Landstar System, Inc.

    1,106,496       135,612,150  

Ryder System, Inc.

    1,303,884       245,964,678  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Ground Transportation (continued)                                

Saia, Inc. (a)(b)

    851,401     $ 254,875,403  

XPO, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,763,456       486,501,957  
   

 

 

 
       1,414,572,782  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%            

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    6,369,530       80,829,336  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)(b)

    5,306,181       108,086,907  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,600,715       206,212,948  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)(b)

    1,538,280       74,975,767  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,171,056       111,353,462  

LivaNova PLC (a)(b)

    1,743,415       91,320,078  

Masimo Corp. (a)(b)

    1,475,651       217,732,305  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,246,358       315,727,408  
   

 

 

 
      1,206,238,211  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%            

Chemed Corp. (b)

    465,874       208,590,425  

Encompass Health Corp.

    3,216,119       408,511,435  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The) (b)

    1,830,854       316,316,646  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,761,140       261,673,238  

Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,607,673       374,787,212  

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,182,072       143,854,319  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)(b)

    2,823,543       573,292,171  
   

 

 

 
      2,287,025,446  
Health Care REITs — 0.7%            

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    11,226,844       202,419,997  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    9,427,565       398,031,794  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    7,703,598       143,595,067  
   

 

 

 
      744,046,858  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%            

Doximity, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,359,065       318,865,605  
   

 

 

 
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%            

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    6,383,259       70,726,510  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.9%            

Aramark

    8,400,237       322,569,101  

Boyd Gaming Corp. (b)

    1,894,613       163,789,294  

Cava Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,184,078       192,350,152  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (b)

    659,942       70,554,399  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    2,129,739       206,605,980  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,969,465       82,343,332  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

    1,357,968       192,736,398  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    2,680,457       224,997,561  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    883,882       58,831,186  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    2,681,900       278,381,220  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    2,123,666       352,847,106  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    2,072,915       123,317,713  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,186,279       177,431,750  

Wingstop, Inc. (b)

    891,608       224,399,901  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    2,438,071       194,801,873  
   

 

 

 
      2,865,956,966  
Household Durables — 1.8%            

KB Home

    2,172,841       138,279,601  

Somnigroup International, Inc. (b)

    6,707,600       565,651,908  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A (a)

    3,159,857       208,582,161  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    3,137,702       433,442,154  

TopBuild Corp. (a)(b)

    894,129       349,479,261  

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

    1,800,357       141,508,060  
   

 

 

 
      1,836,943,145  
Security   Shares     Value  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.8%  

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (b)

    1,941,570     $ 186,876,112  

Talen Energy Corp. (a)(b)

    1,460,044       621,073,517  
   

 

 

 
      807,949,629  
Industrial REITs — 1.0%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    1,702,012       288,082,551  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    4,227,693       217,599,359  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    7,546,195       310,224,077  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    5,968,460       210,626,953  
   

 

 

 
       1,026,532,940  
Insurance — 4.2%            

American Financial Group, Inc.

    2,211,992       322,331,474  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

    1,824,888       96,865,055  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    3,095,038       122,408,753  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    8,162,694       493,761,360  

First American Financial Corp.

    3,250,470       208,810,193  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    1,143,552       207,703,350  

Kemper Corp.

    2,003,362       103,273,311  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (b)

    707,367       300,814,890  

Old Republic International Corp.

    7,305,399       310,260,296  

Primerica, Inc.

    1,035,258       287,377,268  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    2,112,288       405,833,893  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (b)

    1,504,115       381,939,922  

RLI Corp.

    2,936,017       191,487,029  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A

    3,597,751       202,769,246  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,943,037       157,522,010  

Unum Group

    5,007,386       389,474,483  
   

 

 

 
      4,182,632,533  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%            

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    8,953,066       97,677,950  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 1.3%            

ASGN, Inc. (a)

    1,398,554       66,221,532  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,380,435       221,634,463  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    5,342,203       489,880,015  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,903,453       490,786,611  
   

 

 

 
      1,268,522,621  
Leisure Products — 0.5%            

Brunswick Corp.

    2,086,014       131,919,525  

Mattel, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,287,859       173,144,667  

Polaris, Inc.

    1,710,481       99,430,261  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,593,502       86,052,396  
   

 

 

 
      490,546,849  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%            

Avantor, Inc. (a)(b)

    21,789,156       271,928,667  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    582,829       163,419,423  

Bruker Corp. (b)

    3,536,435       114,898,773  

Illumina, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,911,931       466,486,087  

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    709,230       364,657,697  

Repligen Corp. (a)(b)

    1,691,701       226,129,673  

Sotera Health Co. (a)(b)

    5,628,085       88,529,777  
   

 

 

 
      1,696,050,097  
Machinery — 5.1%            

AGCO Corp.

    1,979,997       211,998,279  

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,412,124       282,636,619  

CNH Industrial NV

    28,381,440       307,938,624  

Crane Co. (b)

    1,563,256       287,857,960  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    3,723,816       304,794,340  

Esab Corp. (b)

    1,824,162       203,831,862  

Flowserve Corp.

    4,175,853       221,904,828  

Graco, Inc.

    5,295,228       449,882,571  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)                                

ITT, Inc. (b)

    2,492,724     $ 445,599,342  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    1,763,616       415,913,561  

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)(b)

    1,488,837       197,911,102  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    3,537,818       357,708,778  

Oshkosh Corp.

    2,043,537       265,046,749  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,004,474       392,036,157  

Terex Corp.

    2,094,588       107,452,364  

Timken Co. (The)

    2,023,565       152,131,617  

Toro Co. (The)

    3,151,021       240,107,800  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    876,385       244,756,803  
   

 

 

 
       5,089,509,356  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%            

Kirby Corp. (a)(b)

    1,781,686       148,681,697  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.8%            

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    4,297,626       328,166,721  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    5,178,381       297,239,069  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    917,621       181,450,377  
   

 

 

 
      806,856,167  
Metals & Mining — 2.3%            

Alcoa Corp.

    8,274,566       272,150,476  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    1,593,113       391,172,966  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,809,416       192,874,875  

Commercial Metals Co.

    3,573,977       204,717,403  

MP Materials Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    4,301,387       288,494,026  

Reliance, Inc.

    1,680,837       472,029,455  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    2,102,006       421,620,363  
   

 

 

 
      2,243,059,564  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    20,501,536       414,336,043  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    11,032,303       213,695,709  
   

 

 

 
      628,031,752  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%            

Black Hills Corp.

    2,326,169       143,268,749  

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.

    1,960,280       114,892,011  
   

 

 

 
      258,160,760  
Office REITs — 0.6%            

COPT Defense Properties

    3,598,128       104,561,600  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    5,363,216       155,211,471  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    3,477,957       146,943,683  

Vornado Realty Trust

    5,156,964       209,011,751  
   

 

 

 
      615,728,505  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.1%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    10,695,028       207,911,344  

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

    9,379,167       314,764,845  

Chord Energy Corp.

    1,828,266       181,674,792  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    2,662,776       86,540,220  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)(b)

    4,515,544       145,039,273  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    3,246,772       367,080,042  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    5,077,488       265,755,722  

Matador Resources Co.

    3,769,798       169,377,024  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    4,283,997       121,708,355  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    8,214,399       331,697,432  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    2,622,953       79,134,492  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    22,346,434       286,034,355  

Range Resources Corp.

    7,605,482       286,270,343  

Viper Energy, Inc., Class A (b)

    5,387,207       205,899,052  
   

 

 

 
      3,048,887,291  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    2,025,331       179,930,406  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Passenger Airlines — 0.4%                                

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,681,839     $ 183,281,945  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    21,090,417       237,056,287  
   

 

 

 
      420,338,232  
Personal Care Products — 0.4%            

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    4,022,493       146,217,621  

Coty, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    11,827,753       47,784,122  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,894,002       250,917,385  
   

 

 

 
      444,919,128  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%            

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,877,285       319,768,520  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

    1,938,830       255,537,794  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    4,393,060       97,833,446  
   

 

 

 
      673,139,760  
Professional Services — 2.6%            

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    702,841       350,563,034  

Concentrix Corp.

    1,428,816       65,939,858  

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,157,148       227,069,227  

Exponent, Inc.

    1,612,518       112,037,751  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,013,677       163,860,887  

Genpact Ltd.

    5,208,873       218,199,690  

Insperity, Inc.

    1,156,165       56,883,318  

KBR, Inc.

    4,119,310       194,802,170  

Maximus, Inc.

    1,799,271       164,399,391  

Parsons Corp. (a)(b)

    1,708,086       141,634,491  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    1,426,696       227,229,872  

Science Applications International Corp.

    1,496,663       148,723,402  

TransUnion (b)

    6,225,464       521,569,374  
   

 

 

 
       2,592,912,465  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%            

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    1,514,154       451,641,855  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 0.8%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    10,413,259       346,240,862  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    6,190,119       375,740,223  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    7,453,270       122,159,095  
   

 

 

 
      844,140,180  
Retail REITs — 0.9%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    3,530,900       250,835,136  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    9,782,973       270,792,692  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    7,020,059       156,547,316  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    6,033,824       256,859,888  
   

 

 

 
      935,035,032  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.8%            

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,958,568       115,590,186  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    3,630,016       103,092,454  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,641,159       205,620,811  

Entegris, Inc. (b)

    4,844,889       447,958,437  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b)

    4,374,908       320,768,254  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,047,073       254,840,118  

MKS, Inc. (b)

    2,144,388       265,410,903  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,566,694       202,448,199  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    1,791,176       72,023,187  

Rambus, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,438,469       358,288,470  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,047,772       137,394,342  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,230,732       84,108,225  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,413,314       202,994,290  
   

 

 

 
      2,770,537,876  
Software — 3.9%            

Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    731,212       201,565,900  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)                                

BILL Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,927,815     $ 155,086,361  

Blackbaud, Inc. (a)

    1,187,876       76,392,306  

Commvault Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,428,538       269,679,404  

Docusign, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,457,595       465,528,024  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    1,953,618       141,383,335  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    5,909,611       178,529,348  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    9,635,531       466,841,477  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,690,761       618,498,323  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,930,774       395,770,054  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    8,567,234       637,316,537  

Pegasystems, Inc. (b)

    2,952,405       169,763,287  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

    1,152,567       152,519,191  
   

 

 

 
       3,928,873,547  
Specialized REITs — 1.5%            

CubeSmart

    7,287,578       296,312,921  

EPR Properties

    2,434,798       141,242,632  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    9,036,449       421,188,888  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    2,773,923       339,583,653  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    2,276,644       68,800,182  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    2,270,317       92,515,418  

Rayonier, Inc.

    4,539,087       120,467,369  
   

 

 

 
      1,480,111,063  
Specialty Retail — 3.6%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a)(b)

    1,521,261       130,143,879  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)(b)

    902,994       197,547,997  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    6,756,798       174,055,116  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,991,294       506,784,323  

Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    7,123,525       288,146,586  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    2,136,694       474,816,141  

Five Below, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,759,681       272,222,651  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,438,561       253,421,946  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    13,178,849       359,519,001  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    7,272,632       155,561,598  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    819,373       258,921,868  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

    561,238       217,906,266  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    590,445       102,684,290  

RH (a)(b)

    491,159       99,783,862  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,058,812       145,751,939  
   

 

 

 
       3,637,267,463  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    9,922,682       831,619,978  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%            

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    3,816,833     $ 76,031,313  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    821,949       42,987,933  

Crocs, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,743,925       145,704,934  

PVH Corp. (b)

    1,534,965       128,584,018  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,066,957       30,274,115  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)(b)

    3,872,066       18,702,079  

VF Corp

    10,476,820       151,180,513  
   

 

 

 
      593,464,905  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8%            

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    1,217,171       317,742,489  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,060,972       326,262,123  

GATX Corp.

    1,136,702       198,695,510  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    1,459,012       134,433,366  

Watsco, Inc.

    1,115,432       450,969,157  

WESCO International, Inc. (b)

    1,555,226       328,930,299  
   

 

 

 
      1,757,032,944  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    8,963,315       357,636,268  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $80,322,248,105)

 

    99,582,531,989  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 5.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    4,690,458,582       4,692,803,812  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
4.09% (c)(d)

    255,527,548       255,527,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.0%
(Cost: $4,945,936,992)

      4,948,331,360  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.7%
(Cost: $85,268,185,097)

       104,530,863,349  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.7)%

      (4,682,663,365
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 99,848,199,984  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

     Proceeds
from Sales
    

Net

Realized

Gain
(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash
Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $  3,933,875,204      $  758,781,195 (a)      $      $  (92,163    $ 239,576      $ 4,692,803,812        4,690,458,582      $ 5,074,652 (b)      $  

BlackRock Cash
Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     396,535,059               (141,007,511 ) (a)                      255,527,548        255,527,548        5,584,267         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $  (92,163    $  239,576      $  4,948,331,360         $  10,658,919      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     449        12/19/25      $  147,550      $ (1,953,463
           

 

 

 

Equity Swap Contracts

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty      Notional Amount      Termination Date      Spread      Reference Rate      Payment
Frequency
     Value/ Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts (a)

                    

Cadence Bank

     Goldman Sachs Bank USA        USD 15,595,035        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly      $ 309,274  

Cadence Bank

     HSBC Bank PLC        7,121,790        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (47,114

Cadence Bank

     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        20,031,950        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (132,521

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs Bank USA        27,086,040        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (1,352,209

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     HSBC Bank PLC        34,102,737        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (1,563,523

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        12,262,124        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (521,534

Western Union Co. (The)

     Goldman Sachs Bank USA        413,720        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (7,876
                    

 

 

 

Total long positions of equity swaps

                       (3,315,503
                    

 

 

 

Net dividends and financing fees

                       12,558  
                    

 

 

 

Total equity swap contracts including dividends and financing fees

 

               $ (3,302,945
                    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The Fund receives the total return on a reference entity and pays a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying position.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

   $   —      $   —      $  321,832        $ (3,624,777

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;

                    

Swap premiums paid

   $      $      $ 321,832      $      $      $      $ 321,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 1,953,463      $      $      $      $ 1,953,463  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                    

Swap premiums received

                   3,624,777                             3,624,777  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   —      $   —      $  5,578,240      $   —      $   —      $   —      $  5,578,240  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
    

Equity

Contracts

     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $   13,328,587      $      $      $      $   13,328,587  

Swaps

                   10,797,329                             10,797,329  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 24,125,916      $      $      $      $ 24,125,916  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (6,354,730    $      $      $      $ (6,354,730

Swaps

                   (7,636,987                           (7,636,987
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   —      $    —      $ (13,991,717    $    —      $    —      $    —      $ (13,991,717
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  151,600,140  

Equity swaps:

 

Average notional value — long

    129,517,296  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

                 

Futures contracts

   $ 203,130      $  

Swaps — OTC (a)

     321,832        3,624,777  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 524,962      $ 3,624,777  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (215,688       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $  309,274      $  3,624,777  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty   

Derivative
Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset (a)

    

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Received (b)

     Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
    

Net

Amount of
Derivative
Assets (c)

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 309,274      $  (309,274    $    —      $    —      $    —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Counterparty   

Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset (a)

    

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)

     Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    

Net

Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (d)

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 1,360,085      $ (309,274    $      $ (200,000    $ 850,811  

HSBC Bank PLC

     1,610,637                      (960,000      650,637  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     654,055                             654,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  3,624,777      $ (309,274    $      $  (1,160,000    $  2,155,503  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b)  

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c)  

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d)  

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 99,582,531,989      $      $      $ 99,582,531,989  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     4,948,331,360                      4,948,331,360  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  104,530,863,349      $      $       —      $  104,530,863,349  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $     321,832      $      $ 321,832  

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

     (1,953,463      (3,624,777             (5,578,240
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (1,953,463    $ (3,302,945    $      $ (5,256,408
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                      
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%            

AAR Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    2,062,030     $ 184,902,230  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,068,687       237,516,374  

Moog, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,654,245       343,537,059  

National Presto Industries, Inc.

    306,269       34,348,068  
   

 

 

 
      800,303,731  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

Forward Air Corp. (b)(c)

    1,272,961       32,638,720  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,531,229       121,615,527  
   

 

 

 
      154,254,247  
Automobile Components — 2.1%            

Adient PLC (a)(b)(c)

    4,719,233       113,639,131  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,042,870       42,327,649  

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

    12,593,428       553,607,095  

Dana, Inc. (a)

    7,690,796       154,123,552  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,617,136       252,079,160  

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    2,429,954       59,023,583  

Gentherm, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,774,148       60,427,481  

LCI Industries (a)

    1,411,406       131,472,469  

Patrick Industries, Inc. (a)

    1,936,881       200,331,602  

Phinia, Inc. (a)

    2,265,036       130,194,269  

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (a)

    1,214,439       49,573,400  

XPEL, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,464,076       48,416,993  
   

 

 

 
      1,795,216,384  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)

    1,629,611       54,494,192  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 8.5%            

Ameris Bancorp (a)

    3,737,523       273,997,811  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. (a)

    8,277,855       292,125,503  

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,280,871       277,725,730  

Banc of California, Inc. (a)

    7,630,714       126,288,317  

BancFirst Corp.

    1,201,996       151,992,394  

Bancorp, Inc. (The) (a)(b)(c)

    2,680,644       200,753,429  

Bank of Hawaii Corp. (a)

    2,314,657       151,934,085  

BankUnited, Inc. (a)

    4,368,801       166,713,446  

Banner Corp. (a)

    2,009,780       131,640,590  

Beacon Financial Corp. (a)

    4,831,176       114,547,183  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (a)

    7,104,674       45,114,680  

Cathay General Bancorp (a)

    4,007,334       192,392,105  

Central Pacific Financial Corp. (a)

    1,567,355       47,553,551  

City Holding Co. (a)

    842,376       104,345,115  

Community Financial System, Inc. (a)

    3,076,401       180,400,155  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,709,101       111,723,932  

CVB Financial Corp. (a)

    7,540,588       142,592,519  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    2,338,139       69,746,686  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    1,606,767       32,488,829  

FB Financial Corp.

    2,440,812       136,050,861  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico (a)

    9,235,945       203,652,587  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC (a)

    2,409,427       127,434,594  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (a)

    6,055,601       103,247,997  

First Financial Bancorp (a)

    5,564,262       140,497,615  

First Hawaiian, Inc. (a)

    7,253,652       180,108,179  

Fulton Financial Corp. (a)

    10,557,853       196,692,801  

Hanmi Financial Corp. (a)

    1,730,422       42,724,119  

Heritage Financial Corp. (a)

    1,973,987       47,750,746  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    2,563,173       85,661,242  

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    7,539,507       81,200,490  

Independent Bank Corp. (a)

    2,876,370       198,958,513  

Lakeland Financial Corp. (a)

    1,483,746       95,256,493  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)                                   

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A (a)

    2,207,821     $ 85,310,203  

NBT Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    3,044,666       127,145,252  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    8,564,490       106,114,031  

OFG Bancorp (a)

    2,590,893       112,677,937  

Park National Corp. (a)

    831,163       135,088,922  

Pathward Financial, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,335,379       98,831,400  

Preferred Bank

    546,812       49,426,337  

Provident Financial Services, Inc. (a)

    7,388,662       142,453,403  

Renasant Corp. (a)

    5,530,246       204,010,775  

S&T Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    2,228,696       83,776,683  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a)

    5,050,928       153,699,739  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    2,924,588       235,517,072  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A (a)

    8,429,811       161,599,477  

Southside Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    1,643,919       46,440,712  

Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    2,725,655       82,696,373  

Tompkins Financial Corp. (a)

    747,436       49,487,738  

Triumph Financial, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,320,885       66,097,085  

TrustCo Bank Corp. (a)

    1,096,003       39,784,909  

Trustmark Corp. (a)

    3,507,913       138,913,355  

United Community Banks, Inc. (a)

    7,037,909       220,638,447  

Veritex Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,230,134       108,306,393  

WaFd, Inc. (a)

    4,565,017       138,274,365  

Westamerica BanCorp (a)

    1,479,988       73,984,600  

WSFS Financial Corp. (a)

    3,257,050       175,652,706  
   

 

 

 
      7,289,240,211  
Beverages — 0.1%            

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    815,390       19,724,284  

National Beverage Corp. (b)

    1,387,451       51,224,691  
   

 

 

 
      70,948,975  
Biotechnology — 2.8%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,254,533       154,811,734  

ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    13,888,606       203,606,964  

Alkermes PLC (a)(b)(c)

    9,607,517       288,225,510  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (b)(c)

    4,033,004       54,848,854  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    8,046,618       277,527,855  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,685,579       131,705,906  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (b)(c)

    5,794,730       57,541,669  

Krystal Biotech, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,507,968       266,201,591  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,485,863       39,662,789  

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,403,498       226,094,372  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,678,690       109,428,356  

TG Therapeutics, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,896,714       285,268,793  

Veracyte, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,579,011       157,197,448  

Vericel Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    2,984,713       93,928,918  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (b)(c)

    5,521,700       31,528,907  

Xencor, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,235,791       49,685,828  
   

 

 

 
      2,427,265,494  
Broadline Retail — 0.6%            

Etsy, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,767,985       382,936,524  

Kohl’s Corp. (a)(c)

    6,511,323       100,079,035  
   

 

 

 
      483,015,559  
Building Products — 2.8%            

American Woodmark Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    846,315       56,499,989  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    1,251,653       54,534,521  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a)

    2,517,488       493,452,823  

AZZ, Inc. (a)

    1,748,336       190,795,908  

CSW Industrials, Inc. (a)(c)

    977,875       237,379,156  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,715,117       107,709,348  

Griffon Corp.

    2,276,284       173,339,027  

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    11,603,946       175,451,664  

Insteel Industries, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,157,000       44,359,380  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)                                   

Masterbrand, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,365,298     $ 97,000,975  

Quanex Building Products Corp. (a)

    2,657,995       37,796,689  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,965,208       343,937,681  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. (a)(c)

    8,678,618       408,155,405  
   

 

 

 
      2,420,412,566  
Capital Markets — 3.0%            

Acadian Asset Management, Inc. (c)

    1,540,350       74,183,256  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.,

   

Class A (a)

    4,101,577       178,008,442  

BGC Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    21,269,825       201,212,544  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    1,607,652       105,478,048  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,598,062       82,188,329  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    309,035       53,849,349  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    3,545,796       252,886,171  

Piper Sandler Cos. (a)

    967,308       335,646,203  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A (a)(c)

    1,414,540       251,406,194  

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,206,008       274,694,382  

StoneX Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,702,043       272,690,180  

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A

    2,876,319       186,270,418  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,627,352       164,270,996  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a)

    368,689       70,061,971  

WisdomTree, Inc.

    6,999,598       97,294,412  
   

 

 

 
      2,600,140,895  
Chemicals — 2.9%            

AdvanSix, Inc. (a)

    1,594,806       30,907,340  

Balchem Corp. (a)

    1,888,848       283,440,531  

Celanese Corp., Class A (a)(c)

    6,373,109       268,180,427  

Chemours Co. (The) (a)

    8,713,628       138,023,868  

Element Solutions, Inc. (a)

    13,229,313       332,981,808  

FMC Corp. (a)

    7,269,897       244,486,636  

Hawkins, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,215,541       222,103,652  

HB Fuller Co. (a)

    3,140,834       186,188,640  

Ingevity Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    2,119,153       116,956,054  

Innospec, Inc. (a)

    1,443,131       111,351,988  

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,146,275       32,095,700  

Minerals Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,823,392       113,269,111  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    809,943       106,709,990  

Sensient Technologies Corp. (a)

    2,471,533       231,953,372  

Stepan Co. (a)

    1,263,132       60,251,396  
   

 

 

 
      2,478,900,513  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%            

ABM Industries, Inc. (a)

    3,623,618       167,121,262  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS (a)

    2,547,899       198,812,559  

CoreCivic, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,233,385       126,849,385  

Deluxe Corp. (a)

    2,663,043       51,556,512  

Enviri Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    4,688,378       59,495,517  

GEO Group, Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    8,079,245       165,543,730  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,209,249       70,841,661  

HNI Corp. (a)

    2,663,874       124,802,497  

Interface, Inc., Class A (a)(c)

    3,391,814       98,159,097  

Liquidity Services, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,356,478       37,208,192  

MillerKnoll, Inc. (a)

    4,016,544       71,253,491  

OPENLANE, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,187,179       178,067,012  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    7,476,812       85,310,425  

UniFirst Corp. (a)

    872,668       145,901,363  

Vestis Corp.

    6,515,548       29,515,432  
   

 

 

 
      1,610,438,135  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%            

Calix, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,460,026       212,341,796  

Digi International, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,157,625       78,667,007  

Extreme Networks, Inc. (b)

    5,660,423       116,887,735  
Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)                                   

Harmonic, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,704,634     $ 68,253,174  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,968,256       102,500,052  

Viasat, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,814,213       228,956,441  

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    12,993,699       164,890,040  
   

 

 

 
      972,496,245  
Construction & Engineering — 2.7%            

Arcosa, Inc. (a)(c)

    2,854,408       267,486,574  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,683,345       491,132,737  

Everus Construction Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,968,625       254,559,594  

Granite Construction, Inc. (a)

    2,548,322       279,423,507  

MYR Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    903,473       187,949,488  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,770,343       601,350,110  

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A (a)

    10,596,900       223,700,559  
   

 

 

 
      2,305,602,569  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,793,378       100,016,691  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,337,724       55,836,600  

Enova International, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,455,816       167,549,863  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A, NVS (a)(b)(c)

    3,367,359       64,114,515  

Navient Corp.

    3,988,664       52,450,932  

PRA Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,271,809       35,076,731  

PROG Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,298,413       74,376,645  

World Acceptance Corp. (b)(c)

    185,697       31,408,791  
   

 

 

 
      580,830,768  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.7%            

Andersons, Inc. (The) (a)

    1,974,295       78,596,684  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)(b)(c)

    2,111,655       123,172,836  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    5,716,765       91,754,078  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    1,475,742       178,845,173  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,528,263       132,733,254  
   

 

 

 
      605,102,025  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

O-I Glass, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    8,972,812       116,377,372  

Sealed Air Corp. (a)

    8,544,120       302,034,642  
   

 

 

 
      418,412,014  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%            

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,092,605       323,202,842  

Frontdoor, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,239,782       285,294,931  

Matthews International Corp., Class A (a)

    1,790,235       43,466,906  

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (b)(c)

    5,716,810       30,470,597  

Perdoceo Education Corp. (a)

    3,553,261       133,815,809  

Strategic Education, Inc. (a)

    1,377,738       118,499,245  

Stride, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,505,436       373,159,638  
   

 

 

 
      1,307,909,968  
Diversified REITs — 0.7%            

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (a)

    4,228,687       76,919,817  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    2,745,439       55,787,320  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (a)

    4,770,585       33,441,801  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

    11,531,474       343,176,666  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    8,657,260       70,383,524  
   

 

 

 
      579,709,128  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.5%            

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,768,824       106,184,400  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (b)

    47,061,267       288,014,954  

Uniti Group, Inc. (b)(c)

    10,401,910       63,659,689  
   

 

 

 
      457,859,043  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%                                   

MGE Energy, Inc. (a)

    2,126,841     $ 179,037,475  

Otter Tail Corp. (a)

    2,443,954       200,330,909  
   

 

 

 
      379,368,384  
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%            

Powell Industries, Inc. (c)

    547,911       167,008,752  

Sunrun, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    13,454,071       232,620,888  

Vicor Corp. (b)(c)

    1,330,793       66,167,028  
   

 

 

 
      465,796,668  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.4%  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)(c)

    2,191,446       372,852,622  

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,154,930       104,326,063  

Badger Meter, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,715,073       306,277,736  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a)

    2,087,195       80,461,367  

CTS Corp. (a)

    1,713,390       68,432,797  

ePlus, Inc. (a)

    1,535,570       109,040,826  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,835,163       208,125,836  

Itron, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,660,724       331,419,781  

Knowles Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    5,002,402       116,605,991  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    14,269,859       331,916,920  

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    918,500       228,926,940  

PC Connection, Inc.

    664,241       41,176,300  

Plexus Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    1,571,849       227,430,832  

Ralliant Corp. (a)

    6,561,335       286,927,180  

Rogers Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    979,560       78,815,398  

Sanmina Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    3,101,038       356,960,484  

ScanSource, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,208,559       53,164,510  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,026,187       347,108,371  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)

    7,192,842       110,050,483  
   

 

 

 
      3,760,020,437  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%            

Archrock, Inc. (a)

    10,232,807       269,225,152  

Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.

    4,466,756       50,787,016  

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,473,209       53,153,381  

Cactus, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,991,303       157,536,729  

Core Laboratories, Inc. (a)(c)

    2,779,152       34,350,319  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,947,167       52,133,416  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (a)

    5,790,930       127,921,644  

Innovex International, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,304,646       42,728,137  

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.

    3,824,559       141,393,946  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,412,103       116,145,351  

Noble Corp. PLC

    4,584,165       129,640,186  

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,833,375       144,551,032  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (a)

    20,369,429       105,513,642  

RPC, Inc.

    5,034,049       23,962,073  

Tidewater, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,673,544       142,580,102  
   

 

 

 
      1,591,622,126  
Entertainment — 0.5%            

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)(c)

    5,985,384       167,710,460  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    1,043,471       236,867,917  
   

 

 

 
      404,578,377  
Financial Services — 2.6%            

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    1,717,463       65,847,531  

EVERTEC, Inc. (a)

    3,725,578       125,850,025  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (a)

    7,223,034       221,747,144  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    1,620,247       164,017,604  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. (a)

    3,708,672       781,750,971  

NCR Atleos Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    4,282,936       168,362,214  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,515,022       173,105,943  

Payoneer Global, Inc. (b)

    16,491,619       99,774,295  
Security   Shares     Value  
Financial Services (continued)                                   

Radian Group, Inc.

    6,618,430     $ 239,719,535  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (a)

    1,982,923       165,812,021  
   

 

 

 
      2,205,987,283  
Food Products — 1.0%            

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)

    2,653,181       249,664,332  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    1,924,188       66,807,807  

Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,839,483       156,483,908  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    905,166       86,977,401  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (a)

    545,238       35,047,899  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The) (a)(b)(c)

    5,384,589       133,645,499  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    1,142,432       47,890,749  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,583,725       52,217,082  
   

 

 

 
      828,734,677  
Gas Utilities — 0.6%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (a)

    1,370,309       184,566,919  

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (a)

    11,897,413       211,892,926  

Northwest Natural Holding Co. (a)

    2,398,184       107,750,407  
   

 

 

 
      504,210,252  
Ground Transportation — 0.6%            

ArcBest Corp. (a)(c)

    1,320,855       92,288,139  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    2,588,910       21,695,066  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,361,041       50,055,079  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    3,443,445       36,707,124  

RXO, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    9,544,706       146,797,578  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    2,895,208       61,262,601  

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    3,477,228       91,520,641  
   

 

 

 
      500,326,228  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%            

Artivion, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,413,127       102,171,797  

Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,752,279       31,816,345  

CONMED Corp. (a)

    1,799,085       84,610,968  

Embecta Corp. (a)

    3,400,246       47,977,471  

Enovis Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    3,321,894       100,786,264  

Glaukos Corp. (a)(b)

    3,337,754       272,193,839  

ICU Medical, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,436,774       172,355,409  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,563,946       116,044,793  

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    2,039,894       210,782,247  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    3,895,237       55,818,746  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (a)

    1,223,238       107,045,557  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,446,508       286,852,861  

Neogen Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    12,625,416       72,091,125  

Omnicell, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,669,774       81,294,618  

QuidelOrtho Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    3,952,310       116,395,529  

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)(b)(c)

    2,880,196       77,390,867  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,967,242       48,162,318  

Teleflex, Inc. (a)

    2,571,982       314,707,718  

TransMedics Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,984,051       222,610,522  

UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    448,138       89,448,345  
   

 

 

 
      2,610,557,339  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.1%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,377,885       133,156,433  

AdaptHealth Corp. (b)(c)

    6,256,366       55,994,476  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    1,055,502       124,538,681  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,278,162       44,105,216  

Astrana Health, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,460,891       69,766,260  

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. (a)

    6,938,782       145,228,707  

CorVel Corp. (b)

    1,822,033       141,061,795  

National HealthCare Corp.

    722,858       87,834,476  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,509,291       57,971,727  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,010,118       83,919,476  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)                                   

Premier, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,785,017     $ 133,023,473  

Privia Health Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,714,982       167,203,052  

Progyny, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,658,767       100,256,666  

RadNet, Inc. (b)(c)

    3,513,849       267,790,432  

Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)

    6,413,824       82,353,500  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (a)

    883,755       75,074,987  
   

 

 

 
      1,769,279,357  
Health Care REITs — 0.8%            

CareTrust REIT, Inc. (a)

    12,820,965       444,631,066  

LTC Properties, Inc. (a)

    2,669,410       98,394,453  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (c)

    28,692,726       145,472,121  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (a)

    758,449       29,708,447  
   

 

 

 
      718,206,087  
Health Care Technology — 0.5%            

Certara, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,001,851       85,562,619  

HealthStream, Inc.

    1,378,659       38,933,330  

Schrodinger, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,311,750       66,433,705  

Waystar Holding Corp. (b)(c)

    6,692,277       253,771,144  
   

 

 

 
      444,700,798  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.0%            

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (a)

    12,828,166       154,066,274  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (a)

    11,941,678       95,055,757  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (a)(c)

    6,891,817       78,497,796  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (a)

    3,666,506       328,482,273  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (a)

    6,156,190       33,797,483  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

    11,065,750       103,686,077  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a)

    5,566,967       76,378,787  
   

 

 

 
      869,964,447  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%            

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,316,072       40,179,678  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (a)

    4,508,525       32,326,124  

Brinker International, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,586,968       327,717,106  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,598,192       70,216,139  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) (a)(c)

    2,667,487       145,751,490  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,294,466       57,034,172  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,567,995       28,474,789  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

    1,180,005       27,824,518  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

    721,987       76,415,104  

Papa John’s International, Inc. (a)

    1,903,910       91,673,266  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    8,177,536       157,499,343  

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. (b)

    1,278,116       46,242,237  

Sabre Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    23,073,258       42,224,062  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    2,342,455       219,277,213  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    5,885,467       133,717,810  

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,598,759       82,655,840  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    9,192,913       84,207,083  
   

 

 

 
      1,663,435,974  
Household Durables — 2.7%            

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    460,814       267,608,514  

Century Communities, Inc. (a)

    1,500,681       95,098,155  

Champion Homes, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,289,369       251,209,111  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A (b)(c)

    1,705,806       44,214,492  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (a)

    1,347,043       39,683,887  

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,775,673       131,151,208  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

    1,366,363       34,432,348  

Installed Building Products, Inc. (c)

    1,327,904       327,540,801  

La-Z-Boy, Inc. (a)

    2,400,150       82,373,148  

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a)

    7,867,361       69,862,166  

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,179,453       60,989,515  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,535,968       221,855,218  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)                                   

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

    4,141,225     $ 299,948,927  

Newell Brands, Inc. (a)

    24,399,724       127,854,554  

Sonos, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,024,947       110,994,163  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,093,168       173,014,917  
   

 

 

 
      2,337,831,124  
Household Products — 0.5%            

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)(b)

    512,995       16,749,287  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS (a)(b)

    2,946,131       86,999,248  

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,531,187       87,891,244  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    3,179,882       77,811,713  

WD-40 Co. (a)

    787,727       155,654,855  
   

 

 

 
      425,106,347  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%        

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,069,197       55,723,475  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C (a)

    4,847,463       136,940,830  
   

 

 

 
      192,664,305  
Industrial REITs — 0.7%            

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (a)

    1,633,027       87,497,587  

LXP Industrial Trust (a)

    17,215,828       154,253,819  

Terreno Realty Corp. (a)

    6,012,042       341,183,383  
   

 

 

 
      582,934,789  
Insurance — 2.3%            

AMERISAFE, Inc. (a)

    1,103,402       48,373,144  

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (a)

    2,609,753       220,915,591  

Employers Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,365,136       57,990,977  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    23,779,551       211,638,004  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,490,736       110,940,573  

HCI Group, Inc. (c)

    625,547       120,061,236  

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (a)

    2,368,455       106,983,112  

Lincoln National Corp.

    8,547,054       344,702,688  

Mercury General Corp.

    1,548,159       131,252,920  

Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,558,827       181,993,052  

ProAssurance Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    2,988,513       71,694,427  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (a)

    865,799       61,203,331  

SiriusPoint Ltd. (b)

    4,936,263       89,296,998  

Stewart Information Services Corp. (a)

    1,630,420       119,542,394  

Trupanion, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,954,675       84,598,334  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    1,272,413       38,706,803  
   

 

 

 
      1,999,893,584  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.9%            

Angi, Inc., Class A (b)(c)

    2,139,814       34,793,376  

Cargurus, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    4,949,737       184,278,709  

Cars.com, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,322,398       40,599,704  

IAC, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,939,496       134,218,629  

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,310,978       51,220,830  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    1,447,775       30,186,109  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,762,176       109,952,982  

Yelp, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,481,516       108,623,299  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,383,072       90,795,043  
   

 

 

 
      784,668,681  
IT Services — 0.4%            

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    3,974,427       135,766,426  

DXC Technology Co. (a)(b)(c)

    10,419,761       142,021,342  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A (b)(c)

    3,723,667       28,709,473  
   

 

 

 
      306,497,241  
Leisure Products — 0.3%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (c)

    1,604,671       125,950,627  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Products (continued)                                   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. (a)

    939,663     $ 40,847,151  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (b)(c)

    8,149,181       77,417,220  
   

 

 

 
      244,214,998  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%            

Azenta, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,371,400       68,106,608  

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,208,135       56,329,524  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (b)(c)

    6,142,106       21,313,108  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,386,331       45,352,907  

OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares (b)(d)

    450,637       5  

OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares (b)(d)

    450,637       5  
   

 

 

 
      191,102,157  
Machinery — 5.0%            

Alamo Group, Inc. (a)

    618,572       118,085,395  

Albany International Corp., Class A (a)

    1,714,472       91,381,358  

Astec Industries, Inc. (a)

    1,329,717       63,999,279  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A (a)

    3,134,360       128,508,760  

Enpro, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,225,323       276,922,998  

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,502,982       317,294,530  

Federal Signal Corp. (a)(c)

    3,537,954       420,981,146  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (a)

    2,226,606       211,972,891  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)(b)(c)

    14,990,941       372,075,156  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

    1,800,454       83,126,961  

Hillenbrand, Inc. (a)

    4,096,171       110,760,464  

JBT Marel Corp. (a)(c)

    3,024,544       424,797,205  

Kadant, Inc. (a)(c)

    685,428       203,969,664  

Kennametal, Inc. (a)

    4,418,324       92,475,521  

Lindsay Corp. (a)

    631,284       88,733,279  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,096,440       232,141,149  

Proto Labs, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,409,235       70,504,027  

SPX Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,874,744       536,944,684  

Standex International Corp. (a)(c)

    702,474       148,854,241  

Tennant Co. (a)

    1,073,416       87,011,101  

Titan International, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,881,488       21,784,049  

Trinity Industries, Inc. (a)

    4,706,477       131,969,615  

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.

    1,834,957       101,821,764  
   

 

 

 
       4,336,115,237  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%            

Matson, Inc. (a)

    1,850,178       182,409,049  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.6%            

Cable One, Inc.

    273,574       48,436,277  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,912,653       94,793,583  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,422,125       98,023,399  

Scholastic Corp., NVS (a)

    1,312,425       35,934,197  

TEGNA, Inc. (a)

    9,363,385       190,357,617  

Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,446,935       29,510,036  
   

 

 

 
      497,055,109  
Metals & Mining — 1.4%            

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (b)

    637,253       104,566,845  

Century Aluminum Co. (b)(c)

    3,110,305       91,318,555  

Hecla Mining Co. (a)(c)

    38,481,253       465,623,161  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (a)

    931,592       71,881,639  

Materion Corp. (a)

    1,206,512       145,758,715  

Metallus, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,091,367       34,570,297  

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (a)

    5,037,938       41,109,574  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (c)

    2,470,246       157,206,455  

Worthington Steel, Inc.

    1,892,666       57,518,120  
   

 

 

 
      1,169,553,361  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%        

Adamas Trust, Inc. (a)

    4,883,415       34,037,403  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (a)

    7,604,543       77,034,021  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)                      

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (a)(c)

    10,206,812     $ 124,625,175  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (a)

    6,559,275       97,995,568  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,281,368       170,869,985  

Ellington Financial, Inc. (a)

    5,825,299       75,612,381  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

    4,783,225       51,945,824  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    3,169,277       28,523,493  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (a)

    5,058,447       62,016,560  

Ready Capital Corp. (a)

    8,980,860       34,755,928  

Redwood Trust, Inc. (a)

    7,513,187       43,501,353  

Two Harbors Investment Corp. (a)

    6,053,532       59,748,361  
   

 

 

 
      860,666,052  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%                     

Avista Corp. (a)

    4,720,898       178,497,153  

Unitil Corp. (a)

    1,028,250       49,212,045  
   

 

 

 
      227,709,198  
Office REITs — 0.9%            

Brandywine Realty Trust (a)

    10,293,948       42,925,763  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    8,150,864       126,908,952  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (a)

    2,504,464       57,427,360  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (a)

    6,290,030       200,148,755  

JBG SMITH Properties (a)

    3,576,139       79,569,093  

SL Green Realty Corp. (a)

    4,133,498       247,224,515  
   

 

 

 
      754,204,438  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.4%            

California Resources Corp. (a)

    4,237,112       225,329,616  

Comstock Resources, Inc. (b)

    4,599,102       91,200,193  

Core Natural Resources, Inc. (a)(c)

    2,995,707       250,081,620  

Crescent Energy Co., Class A

    10,933,464       97,526,499  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    1,753,220       63,957,466  

Dorian LPG Ltd. (a)

    2,157,008       64,278,838  

International Seaways, Inc.

    2,352,484       108,402,463  

Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A

    2,536,525       108,411,078  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A (a)

    10,783,965       257,413,245  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (a)

    5,653,853       140,215,554  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,475,782       87,692,198  

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

    7,077,490       187,695,035  

REX American Resources Corp. (b)(c)

    1,646,873       50,427,251  

SM Energy Co. (a)

    6,690,644       167,065,381  

Talos Energy, Inc. (b)(c)

    7,524,119       72,156,301  

Vital Energy, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,694,688       28,623,280  

World Kinect Corp. (a)

    3,237,793       84,020,728  
   

 

 

 
       2,084,496,746  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Sylvamo Corp.

    1,976,787       87,413,521  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 0.5%            

Allegiant Travel Co. (b)

    783,970       47,641,857  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (b)(c)

    16,958,943       83,438,000  

SkyWest, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,350,007       236,457,704  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,099,842       36,609,134  
   

 

 

 
      404,146,695  
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co. (a)

    2,701,254       54,997,531  

Interparfums, Inc.

    1,070,264       105,292,572  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (b)(c)

    659,115       18,158,618  
   

 

 

 
      178,448,721  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,081,288       55,466,325  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,008,757       92,402,141  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,831,187       64,073,233  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)                                

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,457,832     $ 453,600,418  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,311,008       63,691,380  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,480,127       63,512,318  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,143,998       202,647,806  

Organon & Co. (a)

    15,130,959       161,598,642  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,611,836       67,307,014  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A (a)

    1,200,022       48,552,890  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,864,388       178,737,811  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,263,788       155,976,429  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

 1,607,566,407

 

 

Professional Services — 1.3%            

Amentum Holdings, Inc. (b)(c)

    8,945,246       214,238,642  

CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)

    1,596,853       102,805,396  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (a)

    1,205,417       59,993,604  

Korn Ferry (a)

    3,062,323       214,301,364  

ManpowerGroup, Inc. (a)

    2,690,260       101,960,854  

Robert Half, Inc. (a)

    5,819,132       197,734,105  

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    9,299,118       229,688,215  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

1,120,722,180

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%            

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (b)(c)

    9,772,752       155,582,212  

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (c)

    5,092,854       54,289,824  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,050,684       58,661,691  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    1,457,152       42,767,411  

St. Joe Co. (The)

    2,326,964       115,138,179  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

426,439,317

 

 

Residential REITs — 0.3%            

Centerspace (a)

    974,153       57,377,612  

Elme Communities (a)

    5,138,834       86,640,741  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (a)

    1,268,241       40,862,725  

Veris Residential, Inc. (a)

    4,720,697       71,754,594  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

256,635,672

 

 

Retail REITs — 1.5%            

Acadia Realty Trust (a)

    7,625,477       153,653,362  

Curbline Properties Corp. (a)

    5,634,198       125,642,615  

Getty Realty Corp. (a)

    3,024,045       81,135,127  

Macerich Co. (The) (a)

    14,710,167       267,725,039  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. (a)

    7,309,941       250,950,275  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    728,878       23,229,342  

SITE Centers Corp.

    2,516,603       22,674,593  

Tanger, Inc. (a)

    6,586,838       222,898,598  

Urban Edge Properties (a)

    7,321,824       149,877,737  

Whitestone REIT (a)

    2,673,912       32,835,639  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

1,330,622,327

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%            

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    3,062,058       119,818,330  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (b)(c)

    1,452,330       40,607,147  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,828,671       178,551,436  

CEVA, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,423,356       37,590,832  

Cohu, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,756,610       56,041,881  

Diodes, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,703,429       143,849,457  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    7,609,637       269,305,053  

FormFactor, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,488,281       163,463,194  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

    2,030,475       35,573,922  

Impinj, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,506,790       272,352,292  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a)

    3,030,291       123,151,026  

MaxLinear, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,765,057       76,622,117  

PDF Solutions, Inc. (b)(c)

    1,863,619       48,118,643  

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,771,679       72,839,724  

Photronics, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,496,033       80,233,957  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,906,933     $ 446,923,458  

Semtech Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    5,042,145       360,261,260  

SiTime Corp. (b)(c)

    1,271,232       383,034,914  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,450,412       127,665,244  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,676,436       72,932,881  

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,496,404       106,395,574  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

 3,215,332,342

 

 

Software — 4.2%                                

A10 Networks, Inc. (a)

    4,193,842       76,118,232  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,005,683       316,919,892  

Adeia, Inc. (a)

    6,437,726       108,153,797  

Agilysys, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,476,734       155,426,253  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,904,662       154,179,459  

BlackLine, Inc. (b)(c)

    3,025,752       160,667,431  

Box, Inc., Class A (a)(b)(c)

    8,428,021       271,972,238  

Cleanspark, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    16,389,887       237,653,361  

Clear Secure, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,049,090       168,538,624  

InterDigital, Inc. (a)

    1,501,592       518,394,606  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,821,781       103,723,136  

MARA Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    21,559,955       393,684,778  

N-able, Inc. (b)(c)

    4,275,869       33,351,778  

NCR Voyix Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    8,033,587       100,821,517  

Progress Software Corp. (a)

    2,505,238       110,055,105  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    3,634,096       263,072,209  

Sprinklr, Inc., Class A (b)(c)

    6,833,840       52,757,245  

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    2,206,323       229,766,477  

Teradata Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    5,491,673       118,125,886  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

3,573,382,024

 

 

Specialized REITs — 0.7%            

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (a)

    6,080,250       148,358,100  

Millrose Properties, Inc., Class A

    6,999,394       235,249,632  

Outfront Media, Inc. (a)

    8,467,816       155,130,389  

Safehold, Inc.

    2,731,903       42,317,177  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

581,055,298

 

 

Specialty Retail — 3.1%            

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. (a)(c)

    3,869,064       193,530,581  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (a)

    3,494,053       214,534,854  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    9,378,804       160,471,336  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,144,263       279,715,090  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,778,325       294,704,019  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    1,750,413       102,679,227  

Caleres, Inc. (a)

    2,029,110       26,459,594  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (a)(c)

    737,900       322,838,629  

Guess?, Inc.

    1,784,307       29,815,770  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    1,124,654       28,487,486  

Monro, Inc. (a)

    1,775,319       31,902,482  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    4,602,296       134,341,020  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    5,750,663       93,620,794  

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (c)

    1,062,985       22,099,458  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a)

    2,394,957       229,724,275  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    861,104       65,521,403  

Upbound Group, Inc. (a)

    3,062,359       72,363,543  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (b)(c)

    3,130,341       223,600,258  

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (a)(b)(c)

    4,640,488       125,942,844  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

2,652,352,663

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.1%            

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (b)(c)

    2,709,545       24,169,141  

Sandisk Corp. (a)(b)(c)

    8,033,095       901,313,259  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

925,482,400

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9%

                                   

Carter’s, Inc. (a)

    2,117,790     $ 59,764,034  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

    2,215,398       58,951,741  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    20,597,297       135,736,187  

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (a)

    2,975,683       237,370,233  

Oxford Industries, Inc. (a)

    832,200       33,737,388  

Steven Madden Ltd. (a)

    4,229,672       141,609,419  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (a)

    4,730,040       129,792,298  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

796,961,300

 

 

Tobacco — 0.1%            

Universal Corp. (a)

    1,465,298       81,866,199  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%            

Air Lease Corp., Class A (a)

    6,114,247       389,171,822  

Boise Cascade Co. (a)

    2,173,127       168,026,180  

DNOW, Inc. (a)(b)(c)

    6,258,934       95,448,743  

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (b)(c)

    738,823       87,971,655  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,568,957       190,832,131  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

931,450,531

 

 

Water Utilities — 0.5%            

American States Water Co. (a)

    2,241,360       164,336,515  

California Water Service Group (a)

    3,467,836       159,138,994  

H2O America (a)

    1,907,278       92,884,439  

Middlesex Water Co. (a)

    1,066,534       57,720,820  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

474,080,768

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%            

Gogo, Inc. (b)(c)

    4,339,514       37,276,425  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    2,649,140       35,551,459  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (a)

    5,731,001       224,884,479  
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

297,712,363

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.1%
(Cost: $70,960,036,442)

       84,248,134,240  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities                                
Money Market Funds — 7.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares,
4.26% (a)(e)(f)

    4,750,447,402     $ 4,752,822,625  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
4.09% (a)(e)

    1,490,989,177       1,490,989,177  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 7.3%
(Cost: $6,241,349,586)

      6,243,811,802  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 105.4%
(Cost: $77,201,386,028)

      90,491,946,042  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.4)%

      (4,622,719,290
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  85,869,226,752  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b)  

Non-income producing security.

(c)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

 

A10 Networks, Inc.

   $ 74,448,096      $ 4,412,565      $  (10,626,859    $ 1,280,067      $ 6,604,363      $ 76,118,232        4,193,842      $ 522,680      $  

AAR Corp.

      122,545,761        10,031,700        (17,898,814      5,367,189         64,856,394         184,902,230        2,062,030                

ABM Industries, Inc.

     182,160,436        10,808,179        (21,050,193      3,489,904        (8,287,064      167,121,262        3,623,618         2,000,278         

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

     195,720,765        11,724,885        (29,981,066      3,600,939        12,465,058        193,530,581        3,869,064        1,053,569         

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

            119,193,743        (76,528      2,772        14,036,446        133,156,433        5,377,885                

Acadia Realty Trust

     155,006,452        21,791,418        (17,703,314      251,395        (5,692,589      153,653,362        7,625,477        3,084,608         

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

     354,852,507        17,676,137        (41,436,348       11,537,179        (25,709,583      316,919,892        6,005,683                

ACM Research, Inc., Class A

            116,288,326        (26,710      (45      3,556,759        119,818,330        3,062,058                

Adamas Trust, Inc. (a)

     37,018,136        1,944,485        (7,670,160      (8,522,211      11,267,153        34,037,403        4,883,415        2,209,993         

Addus HomeCare Corp.

     109,641,123        8,518,916        (14,118,560      2,468,408        18,028,794        124,538,681        1,055,502                

Adeia, Inc.

     89,399,483               (4,419,113      (2,257,174      25,430,601        108,153,797        6,437,726        657,930         

Adient PLC

     66,733,909        4,231,708        (13,725,304      (898,936      57,297,754        113,639,131        4,719,233                

ADMA Biologics, Inc.

     290,013,244        17,882,573        (31,570,858      (1,195,189      (71,522,806      203,606,964        13,888,606                

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.

   $  231,904,953      $  15,378,505      $ (41,455,145    $ 19,301,195      $ 98,073,334      $  323,202,842        2,092,605      $      $  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     143,868,861        12,903,737        (20,502,025      (2,161,135      80,425,416        214,534,854        3,494,053         1,801,394         

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

     222,030,840        17,560,008        (35,137,833      13,307,846         155,091,761        372,852,622        2,191,446        449,802         

AdvanSix, Inc.

     38,126,904        1,907,256        (3,803,697      (51,097      (5,272,026      30,907,340        1,594,806        516,879         

AeroVironment, Inc. (b)

     206,388,689        66,811,162        (549,150,435       337,755,163        (61,804,579                            

Agilysys, Inc. (c)

     N/A        23,977,712        (13,452,526      9,250,710        74,874,092        155,426,253        1,476,734                

Air Lease Corp., Class A

     309,431,057        22,007,018        (36,995,329      3,415,950        91,313,126        389,171,822        6,114,247        2,730,315         

Alamo Group, Inc.

     114,285,360        9,659,456        (13,845,285      5,615,088        2,370,776        118,085,395        618,572        376,810         

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

     170,088,771        10,693,685        (18,963,342      600,783        (8,240,438      154,179,459        2,904,662                

Albany International Corp., Class A

     133,618,152        6,252,877        (20,016,434      (3,025,350      (25,447,887      91,381,358        1,714,472        992,200         

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     77,373,727        2,361,540        (6,975,582      (1,118,181      5,278,313        76,919,817        4,228,687        1,966,542         

Alkermes PLC

     332,037,101        20,993,456        (33,464,976      449,059        (31,789,130      288,225,510        9,607,517                

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (d)

     37,319,061        2,579,928        (3,482,639      (734,435      21,154,621        N/A        N/A                

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (d)

     84,667,246        5,169,275        (10,571,159      (3,446,865      63,674,107        N/A        N/A                

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

     30,177,524        2,322,518        (3,654,234      (2,950,469      16,432,310        42,327,649        7,042,870                

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     125,601,045        6,953,270        (21,551,965      (4,104,634      53,573,620        160,471,336        9,378,804        2,515,037         

American States Water Co.

     184,398,697        13,642,652        (21,272,103      3,548,394        (15,981,125      164,336,515        2,241,360        2,215,824         

American Woodmark Corp.

     54,755,199        3,247,547        (8,583,435      (1,305,936      8,386,614        56,499,989        846,315                

Ameris Bancorp

     230,464,742        14,494,247        (31,545,737      11,727,442        48,857,117        273,997,811        3,737,523        1,515,855         

AMERISAFE, Inc.

     61,860,178        4,194,843        (7,594,275      (572,409      (9,515,193      48,373,144        1,103,402        885,016         

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

     57,577,935        3,181,545        (4,626,662      (1,661,603      (10,365,999      44,105,216        2,278,162                

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     85,273,190        6,763,994        (7,021,771      1,224,200        (7,642,929      78,596,684        1,974,295        762,334         

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     62,881,856        3,340,579        (7,684,043      (338,592      (3,665,279      54,534,521        1,251,653        681,998         

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

     75,593,497        4,717,715        (7,385,837      (479,695      4,588,341        77,034,021        7,604,543        3,808,959         

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     178,121,749        9,279,220        (20,755,771      (3,972,092      (8,606,832      154,066,274        12,828,166        6,349,159         

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

     118,029,196        1,826,929                      4,769,050        124,625,175        10,206,812        6,118,133         

ArcBest Corp.

     101,622,990        5,614,031        (13,590,699      3,461,776        (4,819,959      92,288,139        1,320,855        332,934         

Archrock, Inc.

     284,204,653        17,864,415        (31,992,077      13,463,693        (14,315,532      269,225,152        10,232,807        4,230,393         

Arcosa, Inc.

     232,607,724        15,382,546        (29,107,022      13,712,922        34,890,404        267,486,574        2,854,408        294,960         

Arlo Technologies, Inc.

     61,230,420        8,470,130        (8,086,763      4,139,967        38,572,309        104,326,063        6,154,930                

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     37,741,092        2,374,655        (4,081,231      (1,379,114      (1,213,601      33,441,801        4,770,585        1,335,287         

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

     80,790,352        36,841,642        (8,287,667      (628,771      (10,719,988      97,995,568        6,559,275        7,349,901         

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     379,726,543        24,755,427        (54,098,719      13,761,307        129,308,265        493,452,823        2,517,488        1,610,827         

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     99,950,485        26,984,800        (13,831,728      (2,569,095      166,993,393        277,527,855        8,046,618                

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     170,631,188        7,419,198        (18,054,979      960,786        17,052,249        178,008,442        4,101,577        5,959,360         

Artivion, Inc.

     57,334,644        10,958,844        (6,767,731      2,427,256        38,218,784        102,171,797        2,413,127                

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     267,481,629        16,920,887        (32,059,414      15,329,935        12,042,053        279,715,090        1,144,263                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

   iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

   $ 260,546,588      $ 14,168,446      $  (43,450,207    $  17,221,510      $ (27,570,746    $ 220,915,591        2,609,753      $ 1,908,113     $    —  

Astec Industries, Inc.

     48,566,163        3,524,788        (6,786,468      39,828         18,654,968        63,999,279        1,329,717        356,069        

Astrana Health, Inc. (d)

     79,694,987        4,572,204        (7,625,327      (3,130,972      85,903,551        N/A        N/A               

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. (c)

     N/A         83,080,104        (9,831,882      913,935        29,433,943        292,125,503        8,277,855        5,502,001        

Avanos Medical, Inc.

     40,716,474        2,316,260        (3,402,020      (1,012,896      (6,801,473      31,816,345        2,752,279               

Avista Corp.

      205,006,992        15,129,475        (21,922,046      7,570        (19,724,838      178,497,153        4,720,898        4,684,964        

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

     99,831,336        8,398,691        (21,926,850      7,370,220        84,878,039        178,551,436        1,828,671               

Axos Financial, Inc.

     216,601,447        21,562,111        (24,491,598      10,113,344        53,940,426        277,725,730        3,280,871               

Azenta, Inc.

     97,872,098        5,355,068        (19,072,277      (7,018,531      (9,029,750      68,106,608        2,371,400               

AZZ, Inc.

     154,902,658        11,294,811        (21,076,165      7,802,138        37,872,466        190,795,908        1,748,336        665,747        

B&G Foods, Inc. (b)

     34,295,260        1,579,029        (24,977,602      (80,861,278      69,964,591                      903,482        

Badger Meter, Inc.

     346,008,246        23,451,299        (43,299,641      20,845,321        (40,727,489      306,277,736        1,715,073        1,299,780        

Balchem Corp.

     333,694,860        19,612,999        (38,745,230      11,461,599        (42,583,697      283,440,531        1,888,848               

Banc of California, Inc.

     121,022,849        7,344,365        (19,451,308      (1,569,126      18,941,537        126,288,317        7,630,714        1,585,557        

Bancorp, Inc. (The)

     156,115,093        9,085,371        (25,198,808      10,255,180        50,496,593        200,753,429        2,680,644               

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

     169,667,235        3,977,610        (13,409,372      3,848,953        (12,150,341      151,934,085        2,314,657        3,346,162        

BankUnited, Inc.

     159,325,467        2,709,485        (11,716,946      3,153,345        13,242,095        166,713,446        4,368,801        2,814,813        

Banner Corp.

     136,004,766        5,520,033        (13,271,229      2,598,411        788,609        131,640,590        2,009,780        2,010,599        

Beacon Financial Corp. (e)

     69,333,758        70,046,682        (1,719,744      (279,545      (22,833,968      114,547,183        4,831,176        956,694        

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     84,640,823        5,304,762        (10,503,956      2,670,667        (1,650,929      80,461,367        2,087,195        720,179        

BGC Group, Inc., Class A

     196,061,725        23,128,098        (24,342,461      988,216        5,376,966        201,212,544        21,269,825        875,780        

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     48,330,137        3,192,812        (7,007,409      1,113,010        (5,448,872      40,179,678        1,316,072               

BlackLine, Inc. (d)

     155,438,901        9,563,304        (18,836,087      (2,574,321      54,517,587        N/A        N/A               

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     3,908,839,480        843,861,321 (f)               130,660        (8,836      4,752,822,625        4,750,447,402         13,741,450 (g)        

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,215,109,656        275,879,521 (f)                             1,490,989,177        1,490,989,177        21,034,820        

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

     212,213,860        11,515,700        (36,889,069      (2,042,407      (13,928,099      170,869,985        9,281,368        9,096,750        

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     33,473,260        2,542,935        (3,680,129      (1,727,794      1,717,852        32,326,124        4,508,525        1,354,955        

Boise Cascade Co.

     232,945,701        11,714,219        (29,022,782      9,632,934        (57,243,892      168,026,180        2,173,127        976,962        

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

     203,228,124        16,743,574        (33,035,690      16,822,272        90,945,739        294,704,019        1,778,325               

BorgWarner, Inc.

     387,433,320        28,676,643        (62,936,399      8,362,163        192,071,368        553,607,095        12,593,428        3,667,271        

Box, Inc., Class A

     274,226,095        19,264,843        (33,852,588      1,748,490        10,585,398        271,972,238        8,428,021               

Brady Corp., Class A

     193,171,508        11,107,404        (24,518,938      7,257,384        11,795,201        198,812,559        2,547,899        1,276,448        

Brandywine Realty Trust

     47,611,611        2,832,439        (4,324,884      (452,494      (2,740,909      42,925,763        10,293,948        3,149,683        

Brinker International, Inc.

     409,297,560        24,849,534        (48,240,330      26,515,608        (84,705,266      327,717,106        2,586,968               

Bristow Group, Inc.

     48,069,844        3,327,310        (4,726,285      1,320,905        5,161,607        53,153,381        1,473,209               

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (b)

     60,105,881        3,274,335        (75,094,010      92,008        11,621,786                      1,443,724        

Cable One, Inc. (d)

     75,725,049        3,541,996        (5,928,641      (3,326,377      36,870,099        N/A        N/A               

Cactus, Inc., Class A

     188,895,586        15,202,068        (19,844,783      (2,999,146      (23,716,996      157,536,729        3,991,303        1,090,518        

Caleres, Inc.

     35,823,737        2,176,685        (3,050,418      (528,489      (7,961,921      26,459,594        2,029,110        283,222        

California Resources Corp. (c)

     N/A        17,604,727        (23,475,281      (897,461      32,652,492        225,329,616        4,237,112        3,257,433        

California Water Service Group

     178,730,802        9,845,198        (20,216,058      754,453        (9,975,401      159,138,994        3,467,836        2,148,004        

Calix, Inc.

     129,335,516        12,499,437        (20,167,942      4,654,658        86,020,127        212,341,796        3,460,026               

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

     228,747,759        38,142,868        (25,167,979      12,303,547        (4,361,863      249,664,332        2,653,181        15,223,058        

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     42,336,314        3,305,126        (5,943,171      (1,256,896      6,673,307        45,114,680        7,104,674        1,250,981        

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     331,656,867        76,328,347        (33,710,244      12,301,686        58,054,410        444,631,066        12,820,965        8,118,274        

Cargurus, Inc., Class A

     158,987,141        9,676,183        (25,564,622      4,289,025        36,890,982        184,278,709        4,949,737               

Cars.com, Inc.

     41,500,220        2,513,104        (6,776,114      (1,750,953      5,113,447        40,599,704        3,322,398               

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

 

   iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from

Underlying
Funds

 

Carter’s, Inc.

   $ 91,134,321      $ 4,866,074      $ (8,514,798    $ (2,973,960    $ (24,747,603    $ 59,764,034        2,117,790      $  1,081,644      $  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

      168,115,501         12,898,287         (18,211,522      3,534,067        (34,630,427       131,705,906        6,685,579                

Cathay General Bancorp

     189,612,857        114,072        (18,021,855      3,076,149         17,610,882        192,392,105        4,007,334        2,887,271         

Cavco Industries, Inc.

     257,480,302        13,166,211        (30,568,135       13,982,528        13,547,608        267,608,514        460,814                

Celanese Corp., Class A

     383,743,571        20,118,283        (37,343,292      (5,322,334      (93,015,801      268,180,427        6,373,109        395,327         

Centerspace

     66,342,202        4,396,465        (7,319,305      (529,319      (5,512,431      57,377,612        974,153        1,514,811         

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     20,891,984        1,693,449        (3,602,879      449,794        (2,683,061      16,749,287        512,995                

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A

     102,248,913        5,958,206        (11,500,815      1,881,557        (11,588,613      86,999,248        2,946,131                

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     43,196,860               (933,273      (6,695      5,296,659        47,553,551        1,567,355        862,659         

Century Communities, Inc.

     113,038,606        5,983,538        (17,294,384      4,798,032        (11,427,637      95,098,155        1,500,681        938,448         

CEVA, Inc.

     37,410,320        2,442,312        (3,245,651      (47,599      1,031,450        37,590,832        1,423,356                

Champion Homes, Inc.

     308,769,964        25,432,547        (23,651,321      (2,719,495      (56,622,584      251,209,111        3,289,369                

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

     141,282,510        9,247,128        (22,293,061      8,436,702        9,078,211        145,751,490        2,667,487        1,497,837         

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

     118,524,130        9,890,605        (13,467,087      5,270,055        2,955,133        123,172,836        2,111,655                

Chemours Co. (The)

     124,995,768        7,055,059        (13,983,395      (386,611      20,343,047        138,023,868        8,713,628        1,565,008         

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     181,843,780        13,862,904        (19,805,178      4,740,523        3,924,890        184,566,919        1,370,309        1,885,218         

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     165,144,378        10,303,666        (30,081,486      9,428,334        12,915,568        167,710,460        5,985,384        992,594         

City Holding Co.

     106,887,245        6,137,353        (14,083,644      5,449,018        (44,857      104,345,115        842,376        1,393,765         

Cleanspark, Inc.

     115,513,232        11,211,764        (18,302,056      3,139,238        126,091,183        237,653,361        16,389,887                

Clear Secure, Inc., Class A

     150,699,219        9,863,148        (34,807,947      351,157        42,433,047        168,538,624        5,049,090        1,390,757         

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

     60,905,823        3,836,450        (5,695,597      1,250,773        (4,573,974      55,723,475        2,069,197        1,828,521         

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

     155,035,736        9,975,440        (17,729,588      2,638,985        (12,979,743      136,940,830        4,847,463        4,391,450         

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

     160,068,516        17,508,304        (12,657,825      3,192,626        (61,927,221      106,184,400        2,768,824        5,116,966         

Cohu, Inc.

     42,393,896        3,776,634        (5,836,689      (923,487      16,631,527        56,041,881        2,756,610                

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

     59,517,855        4,180,791        (9,323,826      1,687,800        8,010,613        64,073,233        1,831,187                

Community Financial System, Inc.

     185,343,017        7,854,438        (18,082,923      1,908,025        3,377,598        180,400,155        3,076,401        2,942,693         

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.

     145,236,017        18,821,839        (13,827,602      6,709,394        (11,710,941      145,228,707        6,938,782        810,415         

CONMED Corp.

     115,345,444        5,946,561        (11,788,507      (3,748,060      (21,144,470      84,610,968        1,799,085        737,737         

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.

     658,629,185        28,271,110        (52,662,201      25,184,760        (205,822,436      453,600,418        5,457,832                

Core Laboratories, Inc.

     43,398,284        2,779,238        (4,120,377      (1,371,190      (6,335,636      34,350,319        2,779,152        56,272         

Core Natural Resources, Inc.

     241,888,914        15,091,622        (25,204,479      8,847,106        9,458,457        250,081,620        2,995,707        603,078         

CoreCivic, Inc.

     137,829,706        8,610,499        (20,189,140      6,165,909        (5,567,589      126,849,385        6,233,385                

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     53,423,618        5,040,614        (8,743,273      (2,119,993      9,433,206        57,034,172        1,294,466        674,601         

Crescent Energy Co., Class A (d)

     127,113,171        5,859,232        (8,982,331      (1,641,185      17,069,608        N/A        N/A        2,630,923         

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     103,217,997        6,368,110        (13,339,914      3,246,913        3,312,290        102,805,396        1,596,853        1,048,362         

CSW Industrials, Inc.

     302,544,412        16,457,448        (33,077,043      (5,384,939      (43,160,722      237,379,156        977,875        546,898         

CTS Corp.

     77,364,895        5,046,742        (10,981,524      2,458,124        (5,455,440      68,432,797        1,713,390        139,628         

Curbline Properties Corp.

     141,402,210        8,286,684        (13,074,456      7,876,691        (18,848,514      125,642,615        5,634,198        1,804,866         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

   iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Customers Bancorp, Inc.

   $ 90,574,354      $ 7,432,014      $  (12,607,845    $ 5,437,433      $  20,887,976      $  111,723,932        1,709,101      $      $  

CVB Financial Corp.

      149,927,505        9,290,291        (20,008,714      719,201        2,664,236        142,592,519        7,540,588         3,167,930         

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (d)

     26,508,530        1,683,061        (3,298,249       (3,022,633      39,664,290        N/A        N/A                

Dana, Inc.

     106,349,113        8,883,757        (12,844,226      1,795,989        49,938,919        154,123,552        7,690,796        1,553,201         

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (d)

     33,460,115        2,601,028        (11,661,160      (3,439,242      35,067,409        N/A        N/A                

Deluxe Corp.

     43,274,421        3,185,738        (4,328,244      (369,039      9,793,636        51,556,512        2,663,043        1,596,817         

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     99,088,323        5,960,669        (12,782,669      (1,978,773      4,768,207        95,055,757        11,941,678        1,944,748         

Digi International, Inc.

     64,209,738        4,831,903        (9,417,174      3,921,116        15,121,424        78,667,007        2,157,625                

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     67,672,566        4,991,432        (7,269,215      582,902        3,769,001        69,746,686        2,338,139        1,188,639         

Diodes, Inc.

     123,679,503        9,404,349        (16,608,440      1,570,538        25,803,507        143,849,457        2,703,429                

DNOW, Inc.

     111,575,134        5,614,675        (9,697,404      3,490,652        (15,534,314      95,448,743        6,258,934                

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.

     71,748,042        10,117,676        (12,497,761      4,393,771        8,426,601        82,188,329        1,598,062                

Dorian LPG Ltd.

     50,252,467        3,986,019        (6,054,450      2,160,845        13,933,957        64,278,838        2,157,008        2,390,067         

Dorman Products, Inc.

     202,441,626        13,463,632        (20,828,434      7,642,412        49,359,924        252,079,160        1,617,136                

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (d)

     116,072,725        7,428,449        (17,961,037      (11,949,894      127,259,260        N/A        N/A                

DXC Technology Co.

     190,876,540        10,460,424        (21,621,279      (5,795,291      (31,899,052      142,021,342        10,419,761                

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (d)

     64,656,689        4,133,898        (8,688,593      4,649,248        (39,468,461      N/A        N/A                

Dycom Industries, Inc.

     274,845,430        23,105,569        (49,067,842      18,288,149        223,961,431        491,132,737        1,683,345                

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (d)

     98,038,142        4,278,817        (21,871,980      (1,735,372      (21,240,073      N/A        N/A                

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     39,268,152        2,657,169        (8,055,559      (8,134,784      6,753,851        32,488,829        1,606,767        600,852         

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

     65,134,435        2,816,731        (1,694,506      (1,986,101      (6,843,199      57,427,360        2,504,464        2,224,425         

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     93,064,381        4,233,483        (10,951,331      (4,121,250      (27,227,752      54,997,531        2,701,254        853,139         

Element Solutions, Inc.

     311,493,923        18,008,539        (29,147,066      (2,565,499      35,191,911        332,981,808        13,229,313        2,132,643         

Ellington Financial, Inc.

     74,325,973        10,377,832        (7,383,437      144,862        (1,852,849      75,612,381        5,825,299        4,377,238         

Elme Communities

     94,702,580        5,698,036        (10,562,963      (1,049,111      (2,147,801      86,640,741        5,138,834        1,885,067         

Embecta Corp.

     46,393,412        2,631,067        (5,698,117      (2,279,428      6,930,537        47,977,471        3,400,246        1,045,083         

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     77,462,995        1,542,318        (8,898,396      1,222,529        (13,338,469      57,990,977        1,365,136        949,236         

Encore Capital Group, Inc.

     50,210,567        3,610,862        (8,609,798      (281,135      10,906,104        55,836,600        1,337,724                

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     121,534,172        6,086,522        (20,914,128      (3,227,312      (15,588,010      87,891,244        3,531,187        2,355,663         

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A

     150,895,761        6,970,369        (16,362,581      4,877,148        (17,871,937      128,508,760        3,134,360                

Enova International, Inc.

     154,341,021        9,605,596        (24,573,471      12,483,200        15,693,517        167,549,863        1,455,816                

Enovis Corp.

     134,741,451        6,222,461        (12,830,394      (2,929,032      (24,418,222      100,786,264        3,321,894                

Enphase Energy, Inc.

            292,591,896        (167,160      (319      (23,119,364      269,305,053        7,609,637                

Enpro, Inc.

     210,013,936        15,206,708        (28,727,596      12,614,522        67,815,428        276,922,998        1,225,323        779,218         

Enviri Corp.

     33,149,193        3,082,598        (5,552,840      (571,099      29,387,665        59,495,517        4,688,378                

ePlus, Inc.

     99,397,547        6,513,056        (12,756,062      4,060,816        11,825,469        109,040,826        1,535,570        390,749         

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     253,917,172        17,523,148        (34,182,701      15,229,308        64,807,603        317,294,530        1,502,982        250,384         

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     378,832,178        39,032,014        (40,448,647      7,164,772        (41,403,651      343,176,666        11,531,474        6,987,421         

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     39,535,878        2,708,539        (4,860,592      552,156        1,747,906        39,683,887        1,347,043        1,395,405         

Etsy, Inc.

     328,192,384        19,792,046        (88,651,534      5,034,246        118,569,382        382,936,524        5,767,985                

EVERTEC, Inc.

     144,960,761        8,948,445        (16,330,615      4,386,165        (16,114,731      125,850,025        3,725,578        382,195         

Everus Construction Group, Inc.

     116,916,841        11,295,892        (22,183,750      2,561,198        145,969,413        254,559,594        2,968,625                

EZCORP, Inc., Class A

     47,800,109        8,458,346        (5,871,135      2,331,760        11,395,435        64,114,515        3,367,359                

Federal Signal Corp.

     277,916,471        22,087,187        (46,506,695      23,469,379        144,014,804        420,981,146        3,537,954        1,022,724         

 

 

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Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

   $  193,197,004      $ 2,437,265      $ (19,441,296    $  10,017,613      $ 17,442,001      $  203,652,587        9,235,945      $  3,506,640      $  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     102,717,377        5,201,920        (12,018,368      1,195,831        30,337,834        127,434,594        2,409,427        1,122,228         

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     97,563,430        7,277,081        (10,909,874      2,499,988        6,817,372        103,247,997        6,055,601        1,676,066         

First Financial Bancorp

     147,637,121        6,123,137        (14,508,501      1,345,770        (99,912      140,497,615        5,564,262        2,814,951         

First Hawaiian, Inc.

     191,055,692        11,357,123        (24,761,234      3,192,692        (736,094      180,108,179        7,253,652        3,921,708         

FMC Corp.

     325,685,916         18,035,874        (34,833,987      (2,098,141       (62,303,026      244,486,636        7,269,897        8,530,073         

Foot Locker, Inc. (b)

     71,966,781        6,716,119         (127,764,711      26,235,917        22,845,894                              

FormFactor, Inc.

     135,483,215        8,551,684        (17,673,654      5,183,808        31,918,141        163,463,194        4,488,281                

Fortrea Holdings, Inc.

     41,914,270        2,305,508        (3,352,702      (3,577,588      8,063,419        45,352,907        5,386,331                

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

     178,263,564        12,589,587        (16,373,423      1,806,594        (27,928,222      148,358,100        6,080,250        4,282,115         

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

     60,149,444        4,332,604        (7,902,187      (3,310,292      5,754,014        59,023,583        2,429,954                

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

     66,061,525        2,818,838        (7,324,500      (1,270,269      (8,339,770      51,945,824        4,783,225        3,454,246         

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     228,089,628        12,807,815        (31,336,219      8,957,747        (6,546,080      211,972,891        2,226,606        1,250,267         

Freshpet, Inc.

     249,623,028        12,695,032        (23,760,513      (3,466,030      (78,607,609      156,483,908        2,839,483                

Frontdoor, Inc.

     181,062,894        14,632,612        (40,919,490      14,701,448        115,817,467        285,294,931        4,239,782                

Fulton Financial Corp.

     203,865,997               (12,599,889      266,090        5,160,603        196,692,801        10,557,853        3,970,106         

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC

     258,782,908        55,696,922        (29,086,977      4,622,444        82,059,859        372,075,156        14,990,941                

Gentherm, Inc.

     51,216,967        3,421,971        (7,694,569      (3,021,606      16,504,718        60,427,481        1,774,148                

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

     187,382,560        2,257,980        (23,359,800      9,651,770        35,705,494        211,638,004        23,779,551                

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     245,795,315        15,590,898        (24,330,421      11,066,695        (82,578,757      165,543,730        8,079,245                

Getty Realty Corp.

     97,597,547        5,682,622        (8,718,068      787,225        (14,214,199      81,135,127        3,024,045        2,846,044         

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

     110,047,744        5,878,495        (15,222,166      2,653,261        4,352,014        107,709,348        1,715,117                

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

     65,305,400        3,864,522        (8,160,912      (442,025      (1,615,244      58,951,741        2,215,398                

Glaukos Corp.

     335,566,632        30,834,038        (35,592,274      11,750,389        (70,364,946      272,193,839        3,337,754                

GMS, Inc. (b)

     176,455,455        9,556,956        (271,008,898      183,752,115        (98,755,628                            

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

     178,931,500        13,103,192        (15,734,663      3,497,683        (68,857,139      110,940,573        1,490,736                

Granite Construction, Inc.

     202,510,300        16,501,479        (29,169,870      13,764,077        75,817,521        279,423,507        2,548,322        669,825         

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     99,311,534        5,952,886        (12,048,772      1,354,358        (11,443,045      83,126,961        1,800,454        1,212,947         

Griffon Corp. (d)

     174,828,225        10,404,463        (22,346,367      10,307,802        (112,565,679      N/A        N/A        844,600         

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

     83,956,610        6,455,450        (10,914,483      (1,463,739      13,720,240        91,754,078        5,716,765                

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     306,643,974        19,062,077        (46,961,494      25,284,998        18,809,074        322,838,629        737,900        767,076         

H2O America (h)

     102,324,662        11,431,001        (9,742,484      (672,609      (10,456,131      92,884,439        1,907,278        1,548,004         

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     215,087,569        16,636,735        (19,852,134      1,754,862        8,120,112        221,747,144        7,223,034        6,108,802         

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     125,979,168        6,905,453        (13,549,434      426        16,400,574        135,736,187        20,597,297                

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     42,878,589               (3,829,951      (1,136,806      4,812,287        42,724,119        1,730,422        992,461         

Harmonic, Inc.

     69,401,986        4,224,660        (8,948,137      1,118,603        2,456,062        68,253,174        6,704,634                

Hawkins, Inc.

     124,731,922        25,855,788        (16,713,981      11,462,427        76,767,496        222,103,652        1,215,541        419,610         

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (c)

     N/A        54,265,610        (11,752,805      (96,166      5,153,199        175,451,664        11,603,946                

HB Fuller Co.

     189,730,215        11,677,507        (25,031,807      581,853        9,230,872        186,188,640        3,140,834        1,540,916         

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     46,521,670        3,597,311        (9,251,019      (1,455,090      31,428,789        70,841,661        4,209,249                

Hecla Mining Co.

            422,341,683        (246,855      5,532        43,522,801        465,623,161        38,481,253                

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     54,043,365        4,387,261        (6,863,275      2,050,061        6,376,192        59,993,604        1,205,417        368,717         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Helen of Troy Ltd.

   $ 75,586,719      $ 2,465,606      $ (3,969,770    $ (1,563,690    $  (38,086,517    $ 34,432,348        1,366,363      $      $  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

     73,458,306        3,837,765        (9,396,325      (675,002      (15,091,328      52,133,416        7,947,167                

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

      160,676,370        6,392,699        (13,338,139      (2,227,558      (23,581,728      127,921,644        5,790,930        2,975,219         

Heritage Financial Corp.

     51,183,337        3,472,502        (6,480,653      (569,447      145,007        47,750,746        1,973,987        981,762         

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     197,251,592         11,586,569         (22,296,364      3,755,306        9,851,652         200,148,755        6,290,030         6,443,818         

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     105,108,650        5,797,535        (11,494,115       (3,952,377      15,300,771        110,760,464        4,096,171        1,892,444         

HNI Corp.

     131,089,641        8,274,077        (21,446,385      2,077,584        4,807,580        124,802,497        2,663,874        1,915,862         

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     78,248,843        8,981,944        (8,250,147      50,316        2,169,534        81,200,490        7,539,507        2,134,560         

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     107,787,451        3,074,888        (9,806,687      790,929        5,136,531        106,983,112        2,368,455        1,718,644         

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

     139,615,389        7,186,533        (14,893,412      3,684,811        (13,977,794      121,615,527        3,531,229        903,575         

IAC, Inc.

     201,184,399        10,728,229        (68,133,334      (4,357,252      (5,203,413      134,218,629        3,939,496                

Ichor Holdings Ltd.

     47,332,249        2,773,020        (3,853,044      (495,286      (10,183,017      35,573,922        2,030,475                

ICU Medical, Inc.

     210,232,096        12,331,644        (22,755,964      3,779,170        (31,231,537      172,355,409        1,436,774                

Impinj, Inc.

     129,636,966        34,038,908        (16,036,227      (3,949,917      128,662,562        272,352,292        1,506,790                

Independent Bank Corp.

     164,763,486        30,598,662        (13,936,295      415,954        17,116,706        198,958,513        2,876,370        3,195,170         

Ingevity Corp.

     88,975,714        6,288,813        (11,898,126      (252,793      33,842,446        116,956,054        2,119,153                

Innospec, Inc.

     146,607,907        7,983,924        (16,605,653      800,636        (27,434,826      111,351,988        1,443,131        1,261,717         

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     94,753,942        5,120,574        (11,696,867      (10,108,127      9,428,065        87,497,587        1,633,027        6,271,537         

Innoviva, Inc.

     61,749,457        9,724,725        (8,203,817      2,529,399        (2,287,446      63,512,318        3,480,127                

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

     253,473,651        38,416,289        (21,868,670      12,353,535        (74,248,969      208,125,836        1,835,163                

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

     292,223,052        12,509,228        (38,886,796      (32,332,146      (117,468,545      116,044,793        1,563,946                

Installed Building Products, Inc. (d)

     246,207,644        16,024,858        (36,896,528      16,558,535        (125,449,980      N/A        N/A        1,016,016         

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     31,628,117        2,946,331        (4,299,336      680,721        13,403,547        44,359,380        1,157,000        69,398         

Integer Holdings Corp.

     244,765,485        24,114,814        (27,423,519      8,138,766        (38,813,299      210,782,247        2,039,894                

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     90,225,014        3,574,141        (6,817,015      (2,480,233      (28,683,161      55,818,746        3,895,237                

InterDigital, Inc.

     328,370,067        25,293,411        (48,198,714      23,062,861        189,866,981        518,394,606        1,501,592        1,870,530         

Interface, Inc., Class A

     71,517,387        4,734,848        (9,918,592      3,265,541        28,559,913        98,159,097        3,391,814        104,750         

International Seaways, Inc. (d)

     82,801,165        6,366,911        (12,031,506      787,868        6,470,050        N/A        N/A        3,305,435         

Itron, Inc.

     292,094,870        23,773,643        (37,516,739      12,438,777        40,629,230        331,419,781        2,660,724                

Jack in the Box, Inc. (b)

     31,697,857        1,771,304        (24,022,897      (78,523,368      69,077,104                              

JBG SMITH Properties

     84,142,224        1,038,780        (33,391,470      8,888,291        18,891,268        79,569,093        3,576,139        1,572,741         

JBT Marel Corp.

     348,897,497        58,364,279        (32,639,256      6,293,023        43,881,662        424,797,205        3,024,544        552,878         

JetBlue Airways Corp. (d)

     90,722,107        5,531,074        (14,290,268      (1,242,118      3,642,674        N/A        N/A                

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     39,608,898        3,048,338        (3,975,039      (253,236      (3,381,062      35,047,899        545,238        816,093         

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     112,974,305        6,218,765        (10,855,349      1,633,671        (11,947,993      98,023,399        2,422,125        1,751,656         

Kadant, Inc.

     244,690,321        13,886,039        (26,584,090      (3,449,088      (24,573,518      203,969,664        685,428        483,655         

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     59,741,677        4,710,971        (8,357,581      (515,641      16,302,213        71,881,639        931,592        1,486,166         

Kennametal, Inc.

     101,880,903        5,763,646        (13,245,622      (1,611,288      (312,118      92,475,521        4,418,324        1,844,379         

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

     63,418,224        3,531,908        (5,274,129      (1,318,934      (1,695,378      58,661,691        7,050,684        1,695,836         

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (d)

     38,540,718        2,433,311        (6,139,390      (3,038,550      23,002,562        N/A        N/A        1,650,381         

Knowles Corp.

     82,384,380        5,898,653        (13,732,327      2,611,439        39,443,846        116,605,991        5,002,402                

Kohl’s Corp.

     56,297,631        4,588,050        (8,654,912      (3,362,923      51,211,189        100,079,035        6,511,323        1,657,377         

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     196,793,807        13,357,478        (18,890,506      6,651,719        39,457,735        237,370,233        2,975,683        3,091,200         

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     35,088,088        2,249,956        (5,245,066      (547,295      550,017        32,095,700        1,146,275        193,635         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Korn Ferry

   $  216,354,570      $ 13,094,407      $ (21,288,475    $ 9,154,286      $ (3,013,424    $  214,301,364        3,062,323      $  2,942,962      $  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (b)

     280,610,374        62,575,325         (838,834,078       484,982,626        10,665,753                              

Krystal Biotech, Inc.

     282,183,022        14,206,239        (22,829,158      (1,583,315      (5,775,197      266,201,591        1,507,968                

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

     108,858,768        6,216,638        (15,910,057      2,643,016        21,342,661        123,151,026        3,030,291        1,290,227         

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     93,845,120        6,409,310        (12,034,978      (638,143      7,675,184        95,256,493        1,483,746        1,539,389         

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     100,255,882        5,772,471        (11,883,523      2,101,797         (13,873,479      82,373,148        2,400,150        1,089,927         

LCI Industries

     137,648,306        8,658,220        (23,575,954      (3,310,958      12,052,855        131,472,469        1,411,406        3,487,511         

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     65,727,473        4,894,812        (8,705,251      (1,668,042      9,613,174        69,862,166        7,867,361        803,724         

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     106,139,037        7,178,163        (10,670,412      5,525,008        (1,126,239      107,045,557        1,223,238        490,081         

LGI Homes, Inc.

     85,036,799        4,197,876        (9,916,583      (2,743,922      (15,584,655      60,989,515        1,179,453                

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A

     158,672,116        6,385,643        (13,306,898      (5,004,059      (30,601,451      116,145,351        9,412,103        1,547,506         

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     122,836,744        11,677,839        (14,237,943      4,486,379        77,884,787        202,647,806        1,143,998                

Lincoln National Corp. (d)

     306,924,709                             (83,166,926      N/A        N/A        7,692,349         

Lindsay Corp.

     85,006,637        6,314,738        (11,709,171      2,587,810        6,533,265        88,733,279        631,284        474,997         

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

     106,286,364        8,127,508        (14,844,326      307,905        3,845,685        103,723,136        3,821,781                

LTC Properties, Inc.

     99,204,485        7,234,757        (11,768,897      (352,882      4,076,990        98,394,453        2,669,410        3,099,964         

LXP Industrial Trust

     158,967,702        9,610,746        (19,190,330      (1,914,494      6,780,195        154,253,819        17,215,828        4,705,061         

M/I Homes, Inc.

     192,075,994        11,579,376        (29,722,094      13,418,411        34,503,531        221,855,218        1,535,968                

Macerich Co. (The)

     263,869,144        17,798,714        (28,324,022      4,241,874        10,139,329        267,725,039        14,710,167        5,090,560         

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A

     201,712,590        22,921,442        (20,207,916      (663,799      33,105,600        236,867,917        1,043,471                

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     298,398,224        14,992,737        (38,640,882      (1,915,650      (15,421,184      257,413,245        10,783,965        3,406,353         

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

             100,535,722        (64,394      623        1,488,903        101,960,854        2,690,260                

MARA Holdings, Inc.

     241,342,346        43,133,904        (31,297,212      1,906,504        138,599,236        393,684,778        21,559,955                

MarineMax, Inc.

     27,172,839        1,774,849        (4,849,862      (565,446      4,955,106        28,487,486        1,124,654                

Masterbrand, Inc.

     102,635,889        5,344,956        (11,217,373      1,175,250        (937,747      97,000,975        7,365,298                

Materion Corp.

     104,697,125        6,648,099        (14,132,575      4,452,617        44,093,449        145,758,715        1,206,512        347,062         

Matson, Inc.

     263,210,553        12,733,412        (34,357,058      13,135,503        (72,313,361      182,409,049        1,850,178        1,384,645         

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     42,851,965        3,127,073        (6,162,437      (1,931,450      5,581,755        43,466,906        1,790,235        931,632         

MaxLinear, Inc.

     51,711,443        7,129,770        (6,338,632      (1,782,102      25,901,638        76,622,117        4,765,057                

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     213,192,724        12,848,971        (24,566,690      1,742,641        8,675,280        211,892,926        11,897,413        3,293,164         

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (d)

     223,870,178        10,276,065        (52,423,774      7,713,310        (72,510,032      N/A        N/A        5,727,911         

Mercury Systems, Inc.

     135,161,136        15,134,909        (17,020,990      4,176,023        100,065,296        237,516,374        3,068,687                

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

     380,961,926        23,594,935        (37,411,481      13,842,936        (94,135,455      286,852,861        3,446,508                

Meritage Homes Corp.

     317,151,497        17,696,736        (40,807,404      16,468,598        (10,560,500      299,948,927        4,141,225        3,701,363         

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     40,583,025        2,347,417        (28,070,250      (51,309,909      36,449,717                      104,145         

Metallus, Inc.

     30,887,919        2,569,325        (5,862,260      79,361        6,895,952        34,570,297        2,091,367                

MGE Energy, Inc.

     208,130,654        12,820,019        (22,533,177      2,036,375        (21,416,396      179,037,475        2,126,841        2,011,576         

Middlesex Water Co.

     71,031,389        3,990,959        (6,460,748      (320,737      (10,520,043      57,720,820        1,066,534        727,233         

MillerKnoll, Inc.

     80,655,692        4,840,897        (8,245,152      161,524        (6,159,470      71,253,491        4,016,544        1,524,601         

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     125,344,910        6,113,411        (14,827,091      96,650        (3,458,769      113,269,111        1,823,392        418,517         

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A

            327,983,273        (1,554,121      95,036        5,392,732        331,916,920        14,269,859                

Monro, Inc.

     27,331,500        1,992,428        (3,651,012      (3,891,273      10,120,839        31,902,482        1,775,319        999,681         

Moog, Inc., Class A

     303,897,458        18,032,034        (35,601,744      15,376,030        41,833,281        343,537,059        1,654,245        986,706         

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

     470,772,151               (35,970,974      31,026,767        315,923,027        781,750,971        3,708,672        7,417,344         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

   $  246,157,442      $ 14,290,672      $ (28,756,320    $ (1,355,870    $ 1,805,225      $  232,141,149        9,096,440      $  1,260,753      $  

MYR Group, Inc.

     112,734,671        9,245,304        (24,017,987      11,876,528        78,110,972        187,949,488        903,473                

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

     49,923,464        2,398,914        (3,465,193      (2,327,209      (6,867,187      39,662,789        5,485,863                

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

     90,132,471        1,459,896        (6,982,685      (129,776      830,297        85,310,203        2,207,821        1,381,101         

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

     62,223,366        6,292,255        (11,402,477      1,509,497        75,718,379        134,341,020        4,602,296                

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

     125,248,738         21,197,436        (15,417,086      4,470,428        (8,354,264      127,145,252        3,044,666        2,216,916         

NCR Atleos Corp.

     118,236,242        8,920,154        (15,119,305      3,265,181        53,059,942        168,362,214        4,282,936                

NCR Voyix Corp.

     87,992,755        5,737,967        (16,825,531      (4,919,584      28,835,910        100,821,517        8,033,587                

Neogen Corp.

     105,829,393        9,143,037        (6,899,418      (1,645,604      (34,336,283      72,091,125        12,625,416                

NeoGenomics, Inc.

     75,313,617        4,193,939        (7,606,889      (6,253,775      (7,675,165      57,971,727        7,509,291                

NetScout Systems, Inc.

     93,211,285        5,586,240        (16,823,470      (2,250,693      22,776,690        102,500,052        3,968,256                

Newell Brands, Inc.

     159,954,395        9,412,339        (16,801,707      (5,133,282      (19,577,191      127,854,554        24,399,724        3,489,783         

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

     54,015,808        3,408,327        (6,669,608      (952,589      (8,939,213      40,862,725        1,268,241        1,343,610         

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A

     175,302,714        10,675,367        (23,755,317      7,782,624        3,100,555        173,105,943        4,515,022                

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.

     185,630,731        9,011,029        (21,538,596      (5,641,813      (27,245,797      140,215,554        5,653,853        5,168,630         

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     94,855,914        16,553,825        (7,866,652      584,944        1,986,000        106,114,031        8,564,490        3,288,146         

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     106,002,289        6,375,337        (9,798,236      (6,268      5,177,285        107,750,407        2,398,184        2,372,038         

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     136,285,565        7,505,390        (16,161,321      3,297,180        13,624,218        144,551,032        5,833,375                

ODP Corp. (The) (b)

     27,344,993               (26,968,979       (21,003,816      20,627,802                              

OFG Bancorp

     113,682,413        3,173,298        (13,358,969      5,543,091        3,638,104        112,677,937        2,590,893        1,579,260         

O-I Glass, Inc.

     109,265,158        8,988,729        (15,779,687      (584,016      14,487,188        116,377,372        8,972,812                

Omnicell, Inc.

     100,116,176        5,596,636        (11,671,422      (4,029,774      (8,716,998      81,294,618        2,669,774                

OPENLANE, Inc.

     127,372,664        9,891,545        (20,185,923      5,249,701        55,739,025        178,067,012        6,187,179                

Organon & Co.

     237,126,690        11,097,141        (19,535,229      (5,823,701      (61,266,259      161,598,642        15,130,959        621,166         

OSI Systems, Inc.

     187,742,546        12,706,414        (22,956,591      11,317,387        40,117,184        228,926,940        918,500                

Otter Tail Corp.

     207,872,022        12,849,453        (24,194,848      1,503,664        2,300,618        200,330,909        2,443,954        2,631,727         

Outfront Media, Inc.

     137,489,462        14,074,100        (14,030,164      112,417        17,484,574        155,130,389        8,467,816        4,957,177         

Owens & Minor, Inc. (b)

     41,262,007        2,378,140        (26,685,669      (62,737,060      45,782,582                              

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     53,535,612        2,332,211        (5,944,347      (2,773,208       (13,412,880      33,737,388        832,200        1,201,382         

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (b)

     127,255,306        3,449,024        (148,688,596      (45,373,158      63,357,424                      3,857,717         

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

     70,939,494        4,582,228        (10,867,243      (4,374,288      7,026,823        67,307,014        2,611,836                

Palomar Holdings, Inc.

     224,869,185        14,811,602        (25,741,069      9,113,873        (41,060,539      181,993,052        1,558,827                

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     82,907,615        5,547,687        (10,268,750      (2,492,632      15,979,346        91,673,266        1,903,910        1,800,104         

Park National Corp.

     136,145,542        8,962,920        (19,845,655      5,500,452        4,325,663        135,088,922        831,163        1,863,494         

Pathward Financial, Inc.

     107,662,236        1,749,270        (12,130,154      6,724,195        (5,174,147      98,831,400        1,335,379        142,962         

Patrick Industries, Inc.

     175,927,756        11,389,683        (24,592,603      10,333,694        27,273,072        200,331,602        1,936,881        1,600,576         

Patterson Cos., Inc. (b)

      152,320,336                (152,849,619      13,128,079        (12,598,796                            

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     178,718,944        7,171,221        (14,826,618      (1,021,497      (64,528,408      105,513,642        20,369,429        3,362,657         

Peabody Energy Corp.

     101,792,139        7,035,061        (14,183,961      (3,457,548      96,509,344        187,695,035        7,077,490        1,091,717         

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     74,963,702        4,655,259        (9,704,108      (1,768,039      10,350,982        78,497,796        6,891,817        140,148         

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

     75,720,712        4,444,298        (7,271,032      530,196        10,495,302        83,919,476        5,010,118                

Penguin Solutions, Inc.

     57,230,033        4,558,287        (17,431,669      2,619,545        25,863,528        72,839,724        2,771,679                

Penn Entertainment, Inc.

     151,755,237        10,086,328        (29,392,441      (3,006,442      28,056,661        157,499,343        8,177,536                

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     78,674,763        5,663,776        (9,500,805      (983,749      (11,837,425      62,016,560        5,058,447        4,186,217         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Perdoceo Education Corp.

   $ 96,266,942      $ 3,748,030      $ (12,386,724    $ 5,588,644      $ 40,598,917      $ 133,815,809        3,553,261      $  1,039,372      $  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

     27,397,404        1,938,720        (3,899,581      940,489        22,175,858        48,552,890        1,200,022        293,680         

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

      282,451,246        15,213,514        (30,296,484      518,114        (16,936,115      250,950,275        7,309,941        4,665,810         

Phinia, Inc.

     107,074,905        6,613,567        (19,184,654      3,908,223        31,782,228        130,194,269        2,265,036        1,299,073         

Photronics, Inc.

     81,292,652        4,754,525        (14,320,253      4,231,286        4,275,747        80,233,957        3,496,033                

Piper Sandler Cos.

     246,562,866        22,255,282        (29,922,466      16,505,472        80,245,049        335,646,203        967,308        1,313,195         

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

     202,081,340        21,711,960        (30,026,867      7,745,643        49,894,118        251,406,194        1,414,540        719,508         

Plexus Corp.

     214,237,588        13,202,893        (26,069,902      10,095,474        15,964,779        227,430,832        1,571,849                

PRA Group, Inc.

     50,263,642        2,547,350        (5,305,646      (2,561,715      (9,866,900      35,076,731        2,271,809                

Premier, Inc., Class A

     108,845,221        6,718,327        (25,934,254      621,055        42,773,124        133,023,473        4,785,017        2,180,513         

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

     263,347,860        13,367,637        (28,274,715      7,964,986        (77,667,957      178,737,811        2,864,388                

PriceSmart, Inc. (d)

     134,777,274        9,552,794        (15,382,609      3,646,099        (20,059,588      N/A        N/A        931,039         

Privia Health Group, Inc.

     143,812,275         20,684,932        (13,863,783      (48,282      16,617,910        167,203,052        6,714,982                

ProAssurance Corp.

     73,927,501        2,841,918        (6,959,069      (3,180,627      5,064,704        71,694,427        2,988,513                

PROG Holdings, Inc.

     68,320,610        4,375,976        (12,619,107      824,457        13,474,709        74,376,645        2,298,413        635,490         

Progress Software Corp.

     138,211,477        7,663,663        (17,362,020      3,312,639        (21,770,654      110,055,105        2,505,238                

Progyny, Inc.

     102,327,946        11,451,273        (9,761,494      2,217,420        (5,978,479      100,256,666        4,658,767                

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.

     178,218,255        19,408,796        (35,880,281      7,165,429        57,182,173        226,094,372        3,403,498                

Proto Labs, Inc.

     53,098,179        3,614,587        (7,591,637      (2,723,401      24,106,299        70,504,027        1,409,235                

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     117,685,515        9,962,047                      14,805,841        142,453,403        7,388,662        3,438,332         

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

            284,283,531        (161,897      658        (21,050,083      263,072,209        3,634,096                

Qorvo, Inc.

     418,203,014        26,481,503         (100,526,158      12,876,305        89,888,794        446,923,458        4,906,933                

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     54,259,432        3,448,533        (7,489,094      (2,729,060      (9,693,122      37,796,689        2,657,995        448,810         

QuidelOrtho Corp.

     142,520,795        7,902,871        (11,365,849      (2,201,399      (20,460,889      116,395,529        3,952,310                

QuinStreet, Inc.

     62,284,275        3,962,741        (6,920,885      1,220,760        (9,326,061      51,220,830        3,310,978                

Ralliant Corp.

            337,880,196        (18,586,892      (1,259,234      (31,106,890      286,927,180        6,561,335        336,480         

Ready Capital Corp.

     53,035,744        3,287,887        (9,500,063      (10,617,818      (1,449,822      34,755,928        8,980,860        2,391,660         

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     49,732,682        3,124,628        (7,072,688      (3,810,646      1,527,377        43,501,353        7,513,187        2,775,070         

Renasant Corp.

     133,662,383        62,311,745        (17,655,724      3,402,568        22,289,803        204,010,775        5,530,246        2,425,085         

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

     161,262,364        15,011,813        (56,132,330      23,768,003        200,027,831         343,937,681        7,965,208                

REX American Resources Corp. (d)

     36,626,655        2,925,770        (10,377,059      2,523,944        (8,039,647      N/A        N/A                

Robert Half, Inc.

     338,813,268        15,181,142        (31,183,872       (10,576,830       (114,499,603      197,734,105        5,819,132        7,075,305         

Rogers Corp.

     70,900,152        1,570,527        (6,495,089      (4,351,239      17,191,047        78,815,398        979,560                

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     205,858,911        11,805,918        (26,634,279      415,465        (613,884      190,832,131        3,568,957        1,372,050         

RXO, Inc.

     167,323,315        26,290,958        (13,087,407      (1,740,441      (31,988,847      146,797,578        9,544,706                

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     338,706,379        29,880,312        (32,581,724      (25,877      (7,496,817      328,482,273        3,666,506        8,328,991         

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     87,729,250        3,705,156        (8,858,852      1,313,784        (112,655      83,776,683        2,228,696        1,576,826         

Sabre Corp.

     67,035,956        3,946,974        (5,630,532      (1,322,452      (21,805,884      42,224,062        23,073,258                

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     72,362,934        4,797,385        (8,611,463      854,059        (8,199,584      61,203,331        865,799        1,604,923         

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

     56,919,801        4,021,224        (10,545,262      814,356        42,410,675        93,620,794        5,750,663                

Sandisk Corp. (c)

     N/A        73,478,754        (33,282,782      135,492        514,580,781        901,313,259        8,033,095                

Sanmina Corp.

     255,909,036        18,386,686        (42,701,459      18,487,661        106,878,560        356,960,484        3,101,038                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
03/31/25
    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

   $      $  107,110,647      $ (3,609,019    $ (105,562    $ 6,032,290      $  109,428,356        5,678,690      $      $  

ScanSource, Inc.

     45,391,038        2,925,352        (7,852,718      898,436        11,802,402        53,164,510        1,208,559                

Scholastic Corp.

     29,590,416        1,916,549        (7,069,828      (4,015,813      15,512,873        35,934,197        1,312,425        579,846         

Schrodinger, Inc.

     67,630,622        4,816,060        (7,379,148      (590,430      1,956,601        66,433,705        3,311,750                

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

      135,046,632        9,340,029         (14,045,835      930,011        22,428,902        153,699,739        5,050,928         1,823,903         

Sealed Air Corp.

     247,726,581        9,087,853        (10,991,831      (921,382      57,133,421        302,034,642        8,544,120        3,490,005         

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     107,886,476        8,607,800        (9,922,133      3,469,897        (27,688,540      82,353,500        6,413,824        781,552         

Semtech Corp.

     183,220,661        16,179,405        (28,210,841      4,575,571         184,496,464        360,261,260        5,042,145                

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     194,960,305        16,556,010        (30,021,174      6,160,284        44,297,947        231,953,372        2,471,533        2,092,536         

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

     256,503,149        14,877,132        (28,527,233      10,168,841        (17,504,817      235,517,072        2,924,588        2,039,993         

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A

     218,230,537        18,222,091        (31,006,449      8,815,666        5,015,368        219,277,213        2,342,455                

Shenandoah Telecommunications
Co. (d)

     35,644,749        2,541,422        (4,964,408      (2,731,774      54,402,690        N/A        N/A                

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     156,134,720        11,932,176        (36,302,368      16,430,074        81,529,673        229,724,275        2,394,957        1,668,037         

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     159,654,399        25,947,215        (12,284,938      (3,334,729      (8,382,470      161,599,477        8,429,811        3,423,186         

Simply Good Foods Co. (The)

     196,075,891        10,687,756        (20,363,373      240,025        (52,994,800      133,645,499        5,384,589                

Simulations Plus, Inc. (b)

     25,097,863        1,349,934        (17,708,896       (34,431,794      25,692,893                              

SiTime Corp. (d)

     180,685,461        47,112,960        (22,732,633      7,294,126        (36,384,306      N/A        N/A                

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

     205,700,472        18,523,234        (17,965,458      (2,741,812      (69,798,626      133,717,810        5,885,467                

SkyWest, Inc.

     217,886,626        15,412,540        (29,257,013      13,664,035        18,751,516        236,457,704        2,350,007                

SL Green Realty Corp.

     249,888,429        17,821,154        (28,775,973      10,263,534        (1,972,629      247,224,515        4,133,498        6,511,631         

SM Energy Co.

     211,900,054        10,558,120        (19,802,334      6,313,349        (41,903,808      167,065,381        6,690,644        2,767,916         

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.

     57,970,060        6,183,043        (9,355,003      (3,649,904      76,517,048        127,665,244        3,450,412                

Sonos, Inc.

     78,559,508        5,406,056        (9,278,991      (3,245,134      39,552,724        110,994,163        7,024,947                

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

     51,250,541        2,307,818        (5,910,331      (352,199      (855,117      46,440,712        1,643,919        1,239,223         

SpartanNash Co. (b)

     43,064,798        3,372,951        (59,697,874      6,849,972        6,410,153                      887,706         

Sprinklr, Inc., Class A (d)

     58,336,766        5,165,842        (6,264,487      (853,868      29,999,618        N/A        N/A                

SPS Commerce, Inc.

     311,446,830        17,373,835        (34,629,210      12,821,448        (77,246,426      229,766,477        2,206,323                

SPX Technologies, Inc.

     369,180,323        60,402,461        (54,845,484      28,669,935        133,537,449        536,944,684        2,874,744                

STAAR Surgical Co.

     53,693,223        4,044,450        (7,662,254      (2,714,951      30,030,399        77,390,867        2,880,196                

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     32,395,662        2,980,909        (5,512,929      (834,669      20,544,427        49,573,400        1,214,439        770,529         

Standex International Corp.

     118,729,943        9,225,060        (14,955,554      5,318,482        30,536,310        148,854,241        702,474        460,640         

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

     81,319,377        4,973,656        (10,604,947      844,506        6,163,781        82,696,373        2,725,655        779,454         

Stepan Co.

     71,955,608        4,173,678        (6,357,293      (1,389,060      (8,131,537      60,251,396        1,263,132        974,751         

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A

     214,059,693        32,815,347        (23,137,526      3,345,084        47,611,784        274,694,382        4,206,008        3,624,342         

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

            287,158,175        (50,450,937      14,813,721        349,829,151        601,350,110        1,770,343                

Steven Madden Ltd.

     118,911,050        6,927,730        (13,073,733      (1,449,266      30,293,638        141,609,419        4,229,672        1,812,539         

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     122,484,690        7,167,989        (13,106,346      5,115,793        (2,119,732      119,542,394        1,630,420        1,702,630         

StoneX Group, Inc.

     203,338,530        28,209,653        (23,340,118      14,885,003        49,597,112        272,690,180        2,702,043                

Strategic Education, Inc.

     126,275,084        7,016,538        (17,472,210      (282,973      2,962,806        118,499,245        1,377,738        1,736,326         

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

Stride, Inc.

   $  334,565,303      $  22,777,011      $ (42,170,577    $ 20,210,751      $ 37,777,150      $  373,159,638        2,505,436      $      $  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     40,788,206        2,653,768        (6,454,332      (1,964,295      5,823,804        40,847,151        939,663        338,827         

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     36,263,495        2,326,084        (5,168,738      (2,936,690      3,313,332        33,797,483        6,156,190         1,042,938         

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (c)

     N/A        11,989,725        (3,888,717      (935,222      (15,113,418      36,609,134        3,099,842                

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     47,979,343        2,792,923        (4,330,465      626,805        (5,959,032      41,109,574        5,037,938        1,212,516         

Sunrun, Inc.

     81,281,435        11,245,568        (16,078,381      (310,806       156,483,072        232,620,888        13,454,071                

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     116,890,644        6,126,188        (18,590,814      (1,894,683      1,154,742        103,686,077        11,065,750        2,061,550         

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     111,815,050        8,774,015        (14,550,061      3,118,256        46,819,169        155,976,429        3,263,788                

Sylvamo Corp. (d)

     141,432,521        6,075,868        (12,687,393      2,796,494        (68,941,297      N/A        N/A        1,863,178         

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.

     77,801,039        5,048,687        (6,784,561      (2,505,608      (25,397,239      48,162,318        3,967,242                

Tanger, Inc.

     231,284,035        16,599,517        (24,944,800      9,903,764        (9,943,918      222,898,598        6,586,838        3,942,068         

TEGNA, Inc.

     181,524,457        10,137,907        (20,879,497      2,090,464        17,484,286        190,357,617        9,363,385        2,406,390         

Teleflex, Inc.

     396,882,371        18,709,816        (55,331,124      (6,217,488      (39,335,857      314,707,718        2,571,982        1,843,618         

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     233,609,987        15,349,464        (26,303,298      9,067,058        (6,838,732      224,884,479        5,731,001        468,258         

Tennant Co.

     93,059,717        5,075,569        (12,201,778      823,616        253,977        87,011,101        1,073,416        661,627         

Teradata Corp.

     133,022,095        7,374,173        (16,586,684      (576,788      (5,106,910      118,125,886        5,491,673                

Terreno Realty Corp.

     390,071,636        31,563,116        (40,357,160      (818,269      (39,275,940      341,183,383        6,012,042        6,132,219         

TG Therapeutics, Inc. (d)

     325,440,394        21,689,614        (33,656,675      6,132,117        (121,434,513      N/A        N/A                

Thryv Holdings, Inc.

     32,575,625        2,547,931        (3,718,802      (1,501,492      (393,226      29,510,036        2,446,935                

Tidewater, Inc. (c)

     N/A        20,428,365        (14,732,245       (12,233,273      (85,874,333      142,580,102        2,673,544                

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     48,903,718        2,966,748        (4,685,974      36,286        2,266,960        49,487,738        747,436        933,974         

TransMedics Group, Inc.

     139,621,744        15,675,373        (25,335,165      (3,076,180      95,724,750        222,610,522        1,984,051                

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

     75,670,795        3,915,883        (8,063,565      (4,371,009      (14,935,022      52,217,082        2,583,725                

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.

     184,724,296        10,035,346        (32,279,489      7,243,348        3,291,416        173,014,917        5,093,168                

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     143,111,163        8,800,948        (19,174,346      894,717        (1,662,867      131,969,615        4,706,477        2,975,483         

TripAdvisor, Inc.

     96,449,593        13,409,377        (15,519,613      816,589        14,797,036        109,952,982        6,762,176                

Triumph Financial, Inc.

     78,508,122        5,686,497        (7,635,618      1,590,975        (12,052,891      66,097,085        1,320,885                

Triumph Group, Inc. (b)

     103,301,019                (105,991,574      8,930,964        (6,240,409                            

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     35,879,623        2,651,479        (5,398,640      130,192        6,522,255        39,784,909        1,096,003        836,933         

Trustmark Corp.

     130,227,445        5,585,030        (15,263,098      2,279,941        16,084,037        138,913,355        3,507,913        1,757,822         

TTM Technologies, Inc.

     129,316,719        13,316,626        (21,043,705      10,681,130        214,837,601        347,108,371        6,026,187                

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     85,641,782        4,480,325        (8,335,652      (4,357,938      (17,680,156      59,748,361        6,053,532        5,300,093         

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

     67,531,707        5,174,090        (8,844,824      (713,941      11,927,955        75,074,987        883,755        813,332         

UFP Technologies, Inc.

     90,920,984        8,982,611        (9,846,830      996,478        (1,604,898      89,448,345        448,138                

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

     59,645,776        4,489,697        (6,679,440      (517,190      15,994,038        72,932,881        2,676,436                

UniFirst Corp.

     161,463,648        9,769,280        (19,421,746      1,657,232        (7,567,051      145,901,363        872,668        627,747         

United Community Banks, Inc.

     207,872,739        5,043,152        (15,079,104      (3,107,601      25,909,261        220,638,447        7,037,909        3,545,223         

United Fire Group, Inc. (d)

     38,772,542        2,438,341        (3,625,633      502,998        5,825,886        N/A        N/A        405,531         

United Natural Foods, Inc.

     101,472,500        6,237,007        (11,299,976      2,753,893        33,569,830        132,733,254        3,528,263                

Uniti Group, Inc. (b)

     76,066,991        3,585,561        (72,542,302      (56,995,766      49,885,516                              

Unitil Corp.

     57,945,336        6,274,412        (5,553,231      88,448        (9,542,920      49,212,045        1,028,250        876,569         

Universal Corp.

     85,570,806        5,746,508        (9,160,977      645,978        (936,116      81,866,199        1,465,298        2,434,138         

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     32,267,878        1,905,907        (3,014,485      (114,973      (1,335,880      29,708,447        758,449        1,121,044         

Upbound Group, Inc.

     75,663,572        5,291,607        (7,373,372      2,963,597        (4,181,861      72,363,543        3,062,359        3,610,873         

Urban Edge Properties

     147,393,564        6,427,644        (14,691,495      602,807        10,145,217        149,877,737        7,321,824        2,865,533         

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

     72,023,787        6,865,798        (9,181,382      1,558,318        35,129,053        106,395,574        3,496,404                

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates (continued)

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

Veracyte, Inc.

   $      $  119,603,687      $ (5,749,456    $ 902,727      $ 42,440,490      $ 157,197,448        4,579,011      $      $  

Vericel Corp.

      136,177,920        9,403,346         (12,104,320      361,613        (39,909,641      93,928,918        2,984,713                

Veris Residential, Inc.

     84,500,933        4,660,058        (8,828,735      725,376        (9,303,038      71,754,594        4,720,697        764,087         

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     84,250,603        2,401,412        (5,946,894      (553,232      28,154,504        108,306,393        3,230,134        2,171,028         

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A

     229,393,445        14,011,516        (34,938,807      5,558,008        15,664,053        229,688,215        9,299,118                

Vestis Corp. (d)

     70,155,152        3,251,174        (6,355,801      (7,916,360      65,489,046        N/A        N/A                

Viasat, Inc. (c)

     N/A        86,964,019        (8,497,304      (420,893      (17,426,757      228,956,441        7,814,213                

Viavi Solutions, Inc.

     153,782,559        9,784,431        (17,704,572      (9,708      19,037,330        164,890,040        12,993,699                

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

     90,321,505        7,078,549        (12,214,847      349,995        40,407,642        125,942,844        4,640,488                

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

     190,449,235        12,244,952        (25,885,527      5,613,948        (18,151,612      164,270,996        4,627,352        2,318,275         

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

     70,299,611        4,603,063        (11,486,878      1,675,978        4,970,197        70,061,971        368,689        1,777,615         

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     110,460,766        13,839,945        (9,345,304      (1,203,828      (3,701,096      110,050,483        7,192,842        1,338,952         

WaFd, Inc.

     144,074,524        1,628,250        (15,744,648      (2,372,314      10,688,553        138,274,365        4,565,017        2,643,155         

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     169,730,934        15,959,844        (15,628,785      3,263,085        (7,513,057      165,812,021        1,982,923        2,576,366         

WD-40 Co.

     204,378,792        12,178,250        (23,493,743      6,180,621        (43,589,065      155,654,855        787,727        1,537,415         

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     112,049,470        6,523,717        (15,946,716      (3,160,813      (7,945,017      91,520,641        3,477,228        1,044,148         

Westamerica BanCorp

     83,984,841        4,867,972        (13,329,497      (1,124,192      (414,524      73,984,600        1,479,988        1,462,513         

Whitestone REIT

     40,891,375        2,314,395        (3,972,511      715,808        (7,113,428      32,835,639        2,673,912        731,631         

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A

     317,618,058        17,017,552        (37,480,479      (4,567,419      (68,887,153      223,700,559        10,596,900        1,537,061         

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     60,500,561        3,800,200        (7,823,728      (2,164,664      181,823        54,494,192        1,629,611        1,751,303         

Wolfspeed, Inc. (b)

     29,432,093        494,293        (5,011,681      (70,725,640      45,810,935                              

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     68,857,588        6,936,942        (11,549,800      1,651,694        63,895,874        129,792,298        4,730,040        976,425         

World Kinect Corp.

     101,838,605        5,560,462        (14,811,660      (1,473,992      (7,092,687      84,020,728        3,237,793        1,336,849         

WSFS Financial Corp.

     188,303,609        3,107,571        (22,832,688      106,280        6,967,934        175,652,706        3,257,050        1,186,419         

Xencor, Inc.

     46,036,131        2,958,011        (3,758,477      (2,186,877      6,637,040        49,685,828        4,235,791                

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     74,029,000        4,489,932        (13,847,048      (4,657,478      16,364,381        76,378,787        5,566,967        1,602,144         

Xerox Holdings Corp. (b)

     34,557,616        2,417,877        (31,684,862      (83,465,763      78,175,132                      174,205         

XPEL, Inc.

     41,181,858        7,251,114        (5,012,849      (1,105,284      6,102,154        48,416,993        1,464,076                

Yelp, Inc.

     150,701,621        8,653,772        (28,228,722      1,948,350        (24,451,722      108,623,299        3,481,516                

Ziff Davis, Inc.

     99,313,192        4,834,964        (13,904,762      (4,352,523      4,904,172        90,795,043        2,383,072                

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

     291,319,958        32,145,802        (33,961,309      1,386,697        117,264,257        408,155,405        8,678,618        1,527,248         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $  1,593,320,453      $  6,318,237,804      $  77,743,777,501         $  642,332,651      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Formerly the New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

(b)  

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

(c)  

As of the beginning of the period, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

(d)  

As of period end, the entity was not considered an affiliate.

(e)  

Formerly the Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

(f)  

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

(g)  

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

(h)  

Formerly the SJW Group.

 

 

S C H E D U L E    O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

 Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     1,589        12/19/25      $  195,089      $ 1,003,093  
           

 

 

 

Equity Swap Contracts

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty    Notional Amount      Termination Date      Spread      Reference Rate      Payment
Frequency
     Value/ Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts (a)

                    

Adeia, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      USD      66,511        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly      $ 5,578  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      11,241,804        08/19/26        (2.25 )%       1D FEDL01        Monthly        518,025  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      10,604,050        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (1,338,756

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      49,159,337        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (7,347,285

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.      29,958,801        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        1,701,527  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      41,206,795        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        2,348,181  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      65,461,750        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        3,730,357  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   Merrill Lynch International      105,821,081        02/15/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        6,054,311  

Cathay General Bancorp

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      135,101        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (1,969

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      126,301        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (663

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      7,189,355        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (423,536

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      18,880,521        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (1,118,001

Extreme Networks, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.      316,937        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (22,427

Extreme Networks, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      42,802,732        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (3,167,018

Extreme Networks, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      1,920,149        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (89,113

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      519,583        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        1,172  

Fulton Financial Corp.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      137,094        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (3,163

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   Merrill Lynch International      882,354        02/15/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (12,664

Global Net Lease, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      1,849,386        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (9,055

Global Net Lease, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      20,419,475        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01      Monthly        (223,571

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      122,443,302        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        5,568,512  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

   HSBC Bank PLC      111,390,082        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        6,129,647  

JBG SMITH Properties

   BNP Paribas S.A.      249,608        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (15,494

Lincoln National Corp.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      11,113,212        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (242,543

Lincoln National Corp.

   HSBC Bank PLC      41,012,578        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (1,328,382

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      11,268,472        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        464,921  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      29,217,746        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        5,706,591  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      771,768        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        150,736  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.      80,779,719        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (1,847,780

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      251,139,144        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (5,743,043

Moelis & Co., Class A

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      56,833,425        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (2,424,324

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      1,730,676        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (31,077

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      74,203        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (1,480

Noble Corp. PLC

   BNP Paribas S.A.      76,959,040        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        93,808  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      15,637,071        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        950,682  

Payoneer Global, Inc.

   Merrill Lynch International      3,047,517        02/15/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (258,183

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      19,597,469        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        41,960  

Preferred Bank

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      3,059,898        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (92,575

Preferred Bank

   HSBC Bank PLC      8,322,654        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (440,375

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      1,479,031        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (25,397

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   HSBC Bank PLC      2,454,307        02/09/28        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (76,466

Radian Group, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      528,947        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        5,479  

Radian Group, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      43,430,660        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        1,283,908  

RadNet, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      18,691,766        08/19/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        301,671  

RadNet, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      18,564,493        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        1,088,237  

SiriusPoint Ltd.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      19,910,092        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        (14,765

SITE Centers Corp.

   Goldman Sachs Bank USA      474,201        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        17,700  

SITE Centers Corp.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      2,427,753        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (108,129

United Community Banks, Inc.

   BNP Paribas S.A.      571,802        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly        (7,596

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Equity Swap Contracts (continued)

 

Reference Entity    Counterparty      Notional Amount      Termination Date      Spread      Reference Rate     

Payment

Frequency

     Value/ Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts (a) (continued)

 

                 

WaFd, Inc.

     BNP Paribas S.A.        USD      364,899        09/07/27        0.20      1D OBFR01        Monthly      $ (11,293

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs Bank USA        375,141        08/18/26        0.40      1D FEDL01        Monthly        10,199  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        33,521,176        02/09/26        0.40      1D OBFR01        Monthly        3,234,297  
                    

 

 

 

Total long positions of equity swaps

                       12,981,376  
                    

 

 

 

Net dividends and financing fees

                       (2,312,749
                    

 

 

 

Total equity swap contracts including dividends and financing fees

 

               $ 10,668,627  
                    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The Fund receives the total return on a reference entity and pays a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying position.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

OTC Swaps

   $    —      $    —      $  39,407,499      $  (28,738,872

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

 Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 1,003,093      $      $      $      $ 1,003,093  

Swaps — OTC

                    

 Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;
 Swap premiums paid

                   39,407,499                             39,407,499  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 40,410,592      $      $      $      $ 40,410,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Swaps — OTC

                    

 Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;
 Swap premiums received

   $    —      $    —      $  28,738,872      $    —      $    —      $    —      $  28,738,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 41,725,385      $      $      $      $ 41,725,385  

Swaps

                   130,734,850                             130,734,850  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $ 172,460,235      $      $      $      $ 172,460,235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (486,072    $      $      $      $ (486,072

Swaps

                   16,468,453                             16,468,453  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $    —      $    —      $  15,982,381      $    —      $    —      $    —      $  15,982,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

 Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 181,815,603  

Equity swaps:

  

 Average notional value — long

     1,058,370,952  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

 Futures contracts

   $ 289,844        $  

 Swaps — OTC (a)

     39,407,499          28,738,872  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 39,697,343        $ 28,738,872  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (289,844        (2,312,749
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $  39,407,499        $  26,426,123  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

      

Derivatives

Available

for Offset (a)

      

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Received (b)

       Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
      

Net

Amount of
Derivative
Assets (c)

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $ 1,795,335        $ (1,795,335      $    —        $     —        $  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     10,234,080          (7,774,841                 (2,459,239         

HSBC Bank PLC

     15,566,595          (15,566,595                           

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     5,757,178          (198,722                 (2,558,000        3,000,456  

Merrill Lynch International

     6,054,311          (270,847                          5,783,464  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  39,407,499        $  (25,606,340      $        $ (5,017,239      $  8,783,920  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset (a)

      

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)

       Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
      

Net

Amount of

Derivative
Liabilities (d)

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $ 1,904,590        $ (1,795,335      $        $ (109,255      $  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     7,774,841          (7,774,841                           

HSBC Bank PLC

     16,277,123          (15,566,595                          710,528  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     198,722          (198,722                           

Merrill Lynch International

     270,847          (270,847                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 26,426,123        $ (25,606,340      $        $ (109,255      $ 710,528  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

(b)

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

(c)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

(d)

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $   84,248,134,230        $        $ 10        $   84,248,134,240  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,243,811,802                            6,243,811,802  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 90,491,946,032        $        $ 10        $ 90,491,946,042  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 1,003,093        $ 39,407,499        $        $ 40,410,592  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

              (28,738,872                 (28,738,872
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,003,093        $    10,668,627        $       —        $   11,671,720  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Common Stocks

                                    
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%            

AeroVironment, Inc. (a)

    24,706     $ 7,779,672  

ATI, Inc. (a)

    105,815       8,606,992  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)(b)

    60,265       43,248,575  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    69,895       12,886,541  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    28,829       15,652,417  

General Electric Co.

    333,849       100,428,456  

Hexcel Corp.

    31,240       1,958,748  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    309,546       60,742,212  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)

    75,153       6,866,730  

RTX Corp.

    585,864       98,032,623  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    43,275       57,037,316  

Woodward, Inc.

    46,558       11,765,672  
   

 

 

 
      425,005,954  
Automobile Components — 0.0%            

Gentex Corp.

    72,439       2,050,024  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 3.8%            

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    2,154,739       958,255,528  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 1.7%            

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    54,776       3,273,414  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    35,000       4,436,950  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    106,789       11,367,689  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    55,223       1,858,254  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    39,300       1,912,731  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    58,305       1,650,032  

International Bancshares Corp.

    29,446       2,024,412  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,203,506       379,621,898  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    38,598       3,620,106  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    51,251       2,515,399  

UMB Financial Corp.

    32,922       3,896,319  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    79,487       6,893,113  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    27,792       3,680,772  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    46,452       2,628,254  
   

 

 

 
      429,379,343  
Beverages — 0.1%            

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    78,521       4,514,172  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    45,060       5,279,230  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    239,270       16,105,264  
   

 

 

 
      25,898,666  
Biotechnology — 1.2%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    569,716       131,912,043  

Amgen, Inc.

    177,757       50,163,025  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)

    46,026       2,529,589  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

    205,805       8,499,747  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    89,828       6,587,986  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    74,764       6,340,735  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    77,269       10,847,022  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)

    332,865       5,036,247  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    34,969       14,659,354  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    196,885       77,108,041  
   

 

 

 
      313,683,789  
Broadline Retail — 3.9%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    4,322,279       949,042,800  

eBay, Inc.

    235,099       21,382,254  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    28,345       3,639,498  
   

 

 

 
      974,064,552  
Building Products — 0.6%            

AAON, Inc.

    52,337       4,890,369  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    26,567       3,684,843  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Building Products (continued)

 

 

         

   

 

              

 

Allegion PLC

    34,333     $ 6,088,957  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,728       5,423,270  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    32,736       10,768,834  

Carrier Global Corp.

    297,444       17,757,407  

Lennox International, Inc.

    24,436       12,935,441  

Masco Corp.

    66,048       4,649,119  

Owens Corning

    64,133       9,072,254  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    21,684       3,631,203  

Trane Technologies PLC

    170,850       72,091,866  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    40,586       2,097,079  
   

 

 

 
      153,090,642  
Capital Markets — 2.0%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    8,791       2,096,038  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    73,475       36,094,594  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    292,446       31,864,916  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

    73,997       4,639,612  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

    85,082       28,714,324  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    29,623       9,992,430  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    13,199       3,781,382  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B, NVS

    36,101       1,874,725  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    31,070       4,187,925  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A

    41,677       8,557,122  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    338,300       23,278,423  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    228,543       38,504,925  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    39,510       1,758,590  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    67,011       4,383,860  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    230,283       29,925,276  

Moody’s Corp.

    61,609       29,355,456  

Morgan Stanley

    419,203       66,636,509  

Morningstar, Inc.

    18,790       4,359,468  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    59,423       33,717,204  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    142,689       12,620,842  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    84,461       14,577,969  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    398,177       57,010,983  

S&P Global, Inc.

    112,771       54,886,773  

SEI Investments Co.

    44,319       3,760,467  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    56,568       6,418,771  
   

 

 

 
      512,998,584  
Chemicals — 0.3%            

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    93,586       2,678,431  

Cabot Corp.

    24,943       1,896,915  

Ecolab, Inc.

    95,630       26,189,232  

NewMarket Corp.

    2,492       2,063,899  

RPM International, Inc.

    56,962       6,714,681  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    13,726       781,696  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    101,495       35,143,659  
   

 

 

 
      75,468,513  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    15,805       1,846,972  

Cintas Corp.

    263,009       53,985,227  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

    39,081       9,075,390  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    682,727       30,702,233  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    14,109       2,427,736  

RB Global, Inc. (b)

    142,073       15,395,030  

Republic Services, Inc.

    155,824       35,758,492  

Rollins, Inc.

    128,477       7,546,739  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    202,617       6,763,355  

Veralto Corp.

    91,924       9,800,018  

Waste Management, Inc.

    150,087       33,143,712  
   

 

 

 
      206,444,904  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%                                 

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    791,394     $ 115,314,020  

Ciena Corp. (a)

    65,992       9,613,055  

F5, Inc. (a)

    20,053       6,480,929  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

    33,978       5,528,560  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    127,917       58,495,165  
   

 

 

 
      195,431,729  
Construction & Engineering — 0.5%            

AECOM

    53,855       7,026,462  

API Group Corp. (a)

    167,861       5,769,383  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

    26,934       22,225,398  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    34,383       22,333,134  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    47,955       10,205,304  

Quanta Services, Inc. (b)

    114,756       47,557,181  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    11,328       4,392,205  
   

 

 

 
      119,509,067  
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    24,922       5,807,823  

Knife River Corp. (a)

    44,023       3,384,048  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    23,991       15,121,047  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    62,879       19,342,838  
   

 

 

 
      43,655,756  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

American Express Co.

    416,787       138,439,970  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    19,349       3,065,268  

SLM Corp.

    166,295       4,603,046  

Synchrony Financial

    285,700       20,298,985  
   

 

 

 
      166,407,269  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.3%            

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

    48,423       4,515,445  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    19,761       11,171,288  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    340,535       315,209,412  

Maplebear, Inc. (a)

    65,147       2,394,804  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

    76,187       8,289,145  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,258,115       232,721,332  
   

 

 

 
      574,301,426  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    28,066       3,751,302  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    93,799       1,835,646  

Packaging Corp. of America

    34,598       7,539,942  
   

 

 

 
      13,126,890  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Duolingo, Inc., Class A (a)

    30,568       9,838,005  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

    22,151       4,862,588  

H&R Block, Inc.

    103,265       5,222,111  

Service Corp. International

    67,050       5,579,901  
   

 

 

 
      25,502,605  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%            

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    43,470       758,986  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.8%            

Constellation Energy Corp.

    239,898       78,943,235  

IDACORP, Inc.

    17,194       2,272,187  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,059,429       79,976,295  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    148,550       24,057,672  

PPL Corp.

    296,366       11,012,961  
   

 

 

 
      196,262,350  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%            

Acuity, Inc.

    23,082       7,949,210  

AMETEK, Inc.

    83,360       15,671,680  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)                                 

Eaton Corp. PLC

    298,908     $ 111,866,319  

Emerson Electric Co.

    293,860       38,548,555  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    209,041       128,539,311  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    28,846       4,828,820  

Hubbell, Inc.

    40,819       17,564,824  

nVent Electric PLC

    123,600       12,191,904  
   

 

 

 
      337,160,623  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%        

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    939,124       116,216,595  

Belden, Inc.

    31,194       3,751,702  

Cognex Corp.

    52,922       2,397,367  

Coherent Corp. (a)

    120,355       12,964,640  

Crane NXT Co. (b)

    15,359       1,030,128  

Fabrinet (a)

    27,510       10,030,696  

Novanta, Inc. (a)

    17,871       1,789,781  

Trimble, Inc. (a)(b)

    80,770       6,594,870  

Vontier Corp.

    46,145       1,936,706  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    17,223       5,117,987  
   

 

 

 
      161,830,472  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%            

TechnipFMC PLC

    315,604       12,450,578  

Valaris Ltd. (a)(b)

    53,023       2,585,932  

Weatherford International PLC

    27,784       1,901,259  
   

 

 

 
      16,937,769  
Entertainment — 1.7%            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    69,145       13,946,547  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    121,041       19,778,099  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    326,307       391,215,989  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    52,992       10,702,264  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    54,185       1,845,541  
   

 

 

 
      437,488,440  
Financial Services — 5.3%            

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    353,347       47,090,555  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    689,955       346,867,977  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    156,137       11,284,021  

Corpay, Inc. (a)

    54,208       15,615,156  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    49,865       2,532,145  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    18,960       1,664,878  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    417,415       53,817,316  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    23,773       3,540,513  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    633,858       360,544,769  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    88,738       2,517,497  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    491,530       32,962,002  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    51,664       3,998,793  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,304,340       445,275,589  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    38,857       2,906,503  

WEX, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,972       2,988,659  
   

 

 

 
      1,333,606,373  
Food Products — 0.0%            

Ingredion, Inc.

    22,440       2,740,149  

Marzetti Co. (The)

    6,944       1,199,854  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    32,295       1,315,052  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

    19,888       2,137,562  
   

 

 

 
      7,392,617  
Ground Transportation — 0.8%            

CSX Corp.

    658,489       23,382,944  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    64,859       9,130,850  

Ryder System, Inc.

    16,838       3,176,320  

Saia, Inc. (a)

    20,697       6,195,854  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Ground Transportation (continued)                                 

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,601,342     $ 156,883,476  

XPO, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,765       5,786,772  
   

 

 

 
      204,556,216  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%            

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    1,137,796       111,083,023  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    131,054       8,818,624  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)

    88,452       5,065,646  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

    22,808       1,111,662  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    54,563       16,845,235  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    275,253       123,101,399  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

    54,201       2,779,969  

LivaNova PLC (a)

    17,323       907,379  

Masimo Corp. (a)

    34,614       5,107,296  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

    19,508       4,941,767  

ResMed, Inc.

    112,412       30,770,537  

Stryker Corp.

    140,014       51,758,975  
   

 

 

 
      362,291,512  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%            

Chemed Corp.

    5,190       2,323,771  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

    27,449       3,647,149  

Encompass Health Corp.

    55,735       7,079,460  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

    44,134       7,625,031  

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (b)

    74,216       31,630,859  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

    67,943       6,438,958  

Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    158,755       9,004,583  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    41,393       8,404,435  
   

 

 

 
      76,154,246  
Health Care REITs — 0.2%            

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    91,424       3,859,921  

Welltower, Inc.

    277,349       49,406,951  
   

 

 

 
      53,266,872  
Health Care Technology — 0.0%            

Doximity, Inc., Class A (a)

    103,672       7,583,607  
   

 

 

 
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%            

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    309,317       5,264,575  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    86,045       953,379  
   

 

 

 
      6,217,954  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.4%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    329,499       40,007,769  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    24,892       134,398,629  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    29,017       2,508,520  

Carnival Corp. (a)(b)

    833,660       24,101,111  

Cava Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    59,748       3,609,377  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    1,029,616       40,350,651  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (b)

    15,878       1,697,517  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    51,139       4,960,994  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    39,120       7,446,883  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    10,086       4,354,227  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    284,230       77,307,718  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    90,738       19,395,247  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)(b)

    49,355       2,063,533  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    180,594       46,853,307  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    33,010       4,685,109  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    237,207       12,759,365  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    65,717       5,516,285  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    173,028       45,063,412  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

    351,577       8,659,341  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

    65,561       6,805,232  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    193,844       62,724,041  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    50,444       8,381,271  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

 

         

   

 

              

 

Travel + Leisure Co.

    49,985     $ 2,973,608  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    15,590       2,331,796  

Wingstop, Inc. (b)

    21,729       5,468,755  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    57,635       4,605,036  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    64,834       8,316,257  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    87,107       13,240,264  
   

 

 

 
      600,585,255  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

Garmin Ltd.

    125,638       30,934,588  

KB Home

    29,868       1,900,800  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    1,409       11,320,836  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    151,518       20,020,073  

Somnigroup International, Inc.

    94,368       7,958,054  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    75,371       10,411,750  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    21,483       8,396,845  
   

 

 

 
      90,942,946  
Household Products — 0.1%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    273,070       21,829,216  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    20,164       1,940,785  

Vistra Corp.

    244,548       47,911,844  
   

 

 

 
      49,852,629  
Industrial REITs — 0.0%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    19,728       3,339,161  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    57,269       2,947,636  
   

 

 

 
      6,286,797  
Insurance — 1.4%            

American Financial Group, Inc.

    23,369       3,405,331  

Aon PLC, Class A

    84,421       30,102,840  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    285,415       25,895,703  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (b)

    88,579       27,436,459  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    225,002       21,102,938  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    64,355       10,174,525  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    19,264       6,129,034  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    118,735       15,838,062  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    17,232       7,328,080  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    166,109       33,475,947  

Primerica, Inc.

    24,877       6,905,606  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    450,123       111,157,875  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    36,131       9,174,745  

RLI Corp.

    70,513       4,598,858  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A

    82,982       4,676,866  

W R Berkley Corp.

    128,846       9,872,180  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    35,942       12,416,164  
   

 

 

 
      339,691,213  
Interactive Media & Services — 12.6%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    4,466,689       1,085,852,096  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    3,585,775       873,315,501  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    1,665,489       1,223,101,812  
   

 

 

 
      3,182,269,409  
IT Services — 1.0%            

Gartner, Inc. (a)(b)

    58,154       15,286,942  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

    106,296       14,544,482  

International Business Machines Corp.

    715,298       201,828,484  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    101,929       3,060,928  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)

    130,169       11,936,497  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)

    118,626       11,873,276  
   

 

 

 
      258,530,609  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Products — 0.0%                                 

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

    27,492     $ 912,185  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%            

Bruker Corp.

    40,280       1,308,697  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    61,372       5,828,499  

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)

    17,021       8,751,517  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,457       7,926,678  

Repligen Corp. (a)

    17,271       2,308,615  

Sotera Health Co. (a)

    56,917       895,304  

Waters Corp. (a)

    21,258       6,373,361  
   

 

 

 
      33,392,671  
Machinery — 2.0%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    359,746       171,652,804  

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

    33,740       6,753,061  

Crane Co.

    20,464       3,768,241  

Cummins, Inc.

    105,779       44,677,876  

Deere & Co.

    85,086       38,906,424  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    50,315       4,118,283  

Dover Corp.

    47,204       7,875,043  

Esab Corp.

    44,822       5,008,410  

Flowserve Corp.

    72,183       3,835,805  

Graco, Inc.

    62,278       5,291,139  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    83,523       21,779,457  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    277,705       22,943,987  

ITT, Inc.

    43,166       7,716,354  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    24,149       5,695,059  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    85,949       8,690,303  

PACCAR, Inc.

    221,510       21,778,863  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    98,117       74,387,404  

Pentair PLC

    82,627       9,151,766  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

    24,023       9,375,937  

Toro Co. (The)

    30,599       2,331,644  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    11,032       3,081,017  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    131,261       26,313,893  
   

 

 

 
      505,132,770  
Marine Transportation — 0.0%            

Kirby Corp. (a)

    44,134       3,682,982  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.1%            

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    50,956       3,891,000  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    69,195       3,971,793  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)

    342,196       16,771,026  
   

 

 

 
      24,633,819  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%            

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    38,790       9,524,496  

MP Materials Corp., Class A (a)

    45,467       3,049,472  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    22,457       4,504,425  
   

 

 

 
      17,078,393  
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%            

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    179,904       15,014,788  
   

 

 

 
Office REITs — 0.0%            

COPT Defense Properties

    45,047       1,309,066  

Vornado Realty Trust

    94,310       3,822,384  
   

 

 

 
      5,131,450  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    130,073       2,528,619  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)(b)

    111,736       3,588,960  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    78,687       8,896,352  

Matador Resources Co.

    60,163       2,703,124  

ONEOK, Inc.

    272,343       19,872,869  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    503,744       6,447,923  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

 

         

   

 

              

 

Range Resources Corp.

    82,504     $ 3,105,451  

Targa Resources Corp.

    165,234       27,683,304  

Texas Pacific Land Corp. (b)

    14,619       13,648,883  

Viper Energy, Inc., Class A

    131,097       5,010,527  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    487,608       30,889,967  
   

 

 

 
      124,375,979  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    48,419       4,301,544  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 0.3%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

    88,537       4,407,372  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

    512,417       5,759,567  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    498,078       28,265,926  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    248,587       23,988,646  
   

 

 

 
      62,421,511  
Personal Care Products — 0.0%            

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    45,804       1,664,975  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)(b)

    45,541       6,033,272  
   

 

 

 
      7,698,247  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%            

Eli Lilly & Co.

    610,341       465,690,183  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 0.6%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    177,274       52,029,919  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    39,982       9,522,513  

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,995       4,985,306  

Dayforce, Inc. (a)

    122,902       8,466,719  

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

    127,358       5,607,573  

Exponent, Inc.

    25,328       1,759,789  

Genpact Ltd.

    67,006       2,806,881  

KBR, Inc.

    44,390       2,099,203  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    50,741       9,588,019  

Parsons Corp. (a)

    41,019       3,401,296  

Paychex, Inc.

    116,717       14,795,047  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    37,961       7,901,203  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

    33,819       5,386,352  

TransUnion

    149,571       12,531,058  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    47,799       12,021,927  
   

 

 

 
      152,902,805  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%            

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    225,079       35,463,447  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    19,582       5,840,919  
   

 

 

 
      41,304,366  
Residential REITs — 0.2%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    97,504       3,242,008  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    48,272       9,324,702  

Camden Property Trust

    42,080       4,493,302  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    75,656       4,592,319  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    23,875       6,390,383  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    113,602       1,861,937  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    37,054       5,177,555  

UDR, Inc.

    104,522       3,894,490  
   

 

 

 
      38,976,696  
Retail REITs — 0.2%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    34,075       2,420,688  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    133,580       3,697,495  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    72,511       1,616,995  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    250,687       47,046,429  
   

 

 

 
      54,781,607  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 19.6%                      

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

    33,472      $ 977,382  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    258,829        52,992,649  

Broadcom, Inc.

    3,611,649        1,191,519,122  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

    24,037        3,011,596  

Entegris, Inc.

    61,184        5,657,073  

First Solar, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,127        9,731,327  

KLA Corp.

    101,331        109,295,617  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    52,420        3,843,434  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

    49,180        6,122,418  

MKS, Inc.

    21,584        2,671,452  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    36,775        33,856,536  

NVIDIA Corp.

    18,735,913        3,495,746,647  

NXP Semiconductors NV (b)

    77,427        17,632,451  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

    21,537        2,783,011  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    14,670        589,881  

Rambus, Inc. (a)(b)

    82,899        8,638,076  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    11,631        1,525,173  

Universal Display Corp.

    15,749        2,262,029  
    

 

 

 
       4,948,855,874  
Software — 13.7%                     

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    136,789        48,252,320  

Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)

    17,897        4,933,487  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)

    207,868        149,361,473  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    164,305        52,194,769  

Blackbaud, Inc. (a)

    15,544        999,635  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    115,059        40,415,624  

Commvault Systems, Inc. (a)

    33,649        6,352,258  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    191,409        93,863,145  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)

    248,321        35,360,910  

Docusign, Inc. (a)

    154,811        11,160,325  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    85,331        2,577,850  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    232,898        11,283,908  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    18,432        27,584,041  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    500,139        42,051,687  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    245,727        6,976,190  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

    65,051        14,952,623  

Intuit, Inc.

    214,188        146,271,127  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

    46,149        9,459,622  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,968,006        1,537,278,708  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)

    205,854        15,313,479  

Oracle Corp.

    1,272,524        357,884,650  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,746,317        318,563,147  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    512,901        104,436,902  

Pegasystems, Inc.

    69,427        3,992,052  

PTC, Inc. (a)(b)

    43,442        8,819,595  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

    16,246        2,149,833  

Salesforce, Inc.

    734,057        173,971,509  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    159,721        146,988,042  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)(b)

    73,891        36,457,080  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

    33,401        17,474,067  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    77,974        18,770,681  
    

 

 

 
       3,446,150,739  
Specialized REITs — 0.4%             

CubeSmart

    96,719        3,932,595  

Equinix, Inc.

    35,297        27,646,022  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    73,871        10,411,379  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    91,624        4,270,595  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    226,202        23,059,032  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    41,505        5,081,042  
Security   Shares      Value  

 

Specialized REITs (continued)

 

 

         

    

 

              

 

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    53,702      $ 1,622,874  

Public Storage

    121,232        35,017,863  
    

 

 

 
       111,041,402  
Specialty Retail — 1.6%             

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a)

    37,030        3,167,917  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    12,854        55,146,745  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    85,774        2,209,538  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

    47,829        12,172,480  

Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)

    170,839        6,910,438  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    30,212        6,713,711  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    46,944        3,459,773  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    139,255        3,798,876  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    336,132        136,197,325  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

    13,366        5,189,483  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    651,512        70,239,509  

RH (a)(b)

    5,858        1,190,111  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    505,415        73,052,684  

Tractor Supply Co.

    219,729        12,495,988  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)

    98,179        3,525,608  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    94,304        18,431,717  
    

 

 

 
       413,901,903  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.5%         

Apple Inc.

    5,241,906        1,334,746,525  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    109,621        15,540,969  

NetApp, Inc.

    72,195        8,552,220  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a)

    238,405        19,980,723  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b)

    384,934        18,453,736  
    

 

 

 
       1,397,274,173  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%             

Crocs, Inc. (a)

    43,527        3,636,681  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

    113,915        11,547,563  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    39,440        7,017,559  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    29,697        9,311,791  

Tapestry, Inc.

    160,748        18,199,889  
    

 

 

 
       49,713,483  
Tobacco — 0.6%             

Altria Group, Inc.

    593,349        39,196,635  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    645,416        104,686,475  
    

 

 

 
       143,883,110  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%             

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    29,336        7,658,163  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    92,047        4,954,890  

Fastenal Co.

    502,296        24,632,596  

GATX Corp.

    17,600        3,076,480  

United Rentals, Inc.

    49,411        47,170,705  

Watsco, Inc.

    16,795        6,790,219  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    34,041        32,439,711  
    

 

 

 
       126,722,764  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%             

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    196,365        47,005,854  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%

 (Cost: $15,101,800,238)

       25,207,752,650  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities                                 
Money Market Funds — 0.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    198,741,849     $ 198,841,220  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency
Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    16,264,293       16,264,293  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%

 (Cost: $215,063,189)

      215,105,513  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.8%

 (Cost: $15,316,863,427)

      25,422,858,163  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8)%

      (195,333,955
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 25,227,524,208  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases at
Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized
Gain

(Loss)

    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
   

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash

                 

 Funds: Institutional, SL

                 

 Agency Shares

  $  187,239,641     $  11,596,005 (a)     $     $ (3,040   $ 8,614     $ 198,841,220       198,741,849     $ 198,717 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash

                 

 Funds: Treasury, SL

                 

 Agency Shares

    26,360,483             (10,096,190 ) (a)                   16,264,293       16,264,293       474,587        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (3,040   $ 8,614     $  215,105,513       $  673,304     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index

     21        12/19/25      $  10,459      $ 273,384  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     11        12/19/25        3,706        49,666  
           

 

 

 
            $ 323,050  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

 Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $  323,050      $      $      $      $  323,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  5,149,519      $      $      $      $  5,149,519  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 313,643      $      $      $      $ 313,643  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:        
 Average notional value of contracts — long    $  14,922,060  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 25,207,752,650        $        —        $        —        $   25,207,752,650  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     215,105,513                            215,105,513  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   25,422,858,163        $        $        $ 25,422,858,163  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

 Equity Contracts

   $ 323,050        $        $        $ 323,050  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Common Stocks

                                    
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%            

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    630,867     $ 136,160,025  

General Dynamics Corp.

    210,870       71,906,670  

General Electric Co.

    522,830       157,277,721  

Hexcel Corp.

    33,868       2,123,524  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    32,528       9,365,136  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)

    59,152       5,404,718  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    156,725       47,865,382  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    171,372       85,550,616  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    112,322       68,440,041  

RTX Corp.

    480,689       80,433,690  

Textron, Inc.

    148,640       12,558,594  
   

 

 

 
      677,086,117  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    98,771       13,077,280  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    114,355       14,018,780  

FedEx Corp.

    181,095       42,704,012  

GXO Logistics, Inc. (a)

    94,752       5,011,433  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    615,862       51,442,953  
   

 

 

 
      126,254,458  
Automobile Components — 0.2%            

Aptiv PLC (a)

    182,036       15,695,144  

Autoliv, Inc.

    59,915       7,399,502  

Gentex Corp.

    111,305       3,149,932  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)

    238,399       1,783,225  

Lear Corp.

    45,584       4,586,206  

Visteon Corp.

    22,792       2,731,849  
   

 

 

 
      35,345,858  
Automobiles — 0.4%            

Ford Motor Co.

    3,268,928       39,096,379  

General Motors Co.

    794,341       48,430,971  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    101,399       2,829,032  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    44,551       4,619,493  
   

 

 

 
      94,975,875  
Banks — 6.1%            

Associated Banc-Corp.

    138,048       3,549,214  

Bank of America Corp.

    5,690,145       293,554,580  

Bank OZK

    86,542       4,411,911  

Cadence Bank

    42,877       1,609,603  

Citigroup, Inc.

    1,535,874       155,891,211  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    363,818       19,340,565  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    250,318       6,443,185  

Comerica, Inc.

    109,895       7,530,005  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    45,806       2,737,367  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    16,815       2,131,638  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    555,702       24,756,524  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    49,414       1,662,781  

First Horizon Corp.

    423,422       9,573,571  

Flagstar Financial, Inc. (b)

    252,997       2,922,115  

FNB Corp.

    297,872       4,798,718  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    53,801       2,618,495  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    73,081       4,575,601  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    95,039       2,689,604  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    1,233,416       21,301,094  

International Bancshares Corp.

    15,369       1,056,619  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    987,332       311,434,133  

KeyCorp

    777,598       14,533,307  

M&T Bank Corp.

    130,339       25,757,593  

Old National Bancorp

    290,990       6,387,230  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    23,619       2,215,226  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Banks (continued)

                                

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    329,804     $ 66,267,518  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    81,395       5,400,558  

Regions Financial Corp.

    749,802       19,772,279  

Southstate Bank Corp.

    84,406       8,345,221  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    61,473       3,017,095  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    39,344       3,325,748  

Truist Financial Corp.

    1,081,205       49,432,693  

U.S. Bancorp

    1,299,516       62,805,608  

UMB Financial Corp.

    26,000       3,077,100  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    118,729       4,417,906  

Valley National Bancorp

    401,587       4,256,822  

Webster Financial Corp.

    140,572       8,355,600  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,675,558       224,265,272  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    28,220       3,737,457  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    75,778       4,287,519  
   

 

 

 
      1,404,246,286  
Beverages — 2.0%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS (a)

    7,276       1,538,292  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    144,336       3,908,619  

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    46,994       2,701,685  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,234,632       214,520,794  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    119,114       16,041,082  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    1,135,157       28,957,855  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    141,443       6,400,296  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    333,035       22,416,586  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    1,143,583       160,604,797  
   

 

 

 
      457,090,006  
Biotechnology — 2.1%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    855,663       198,120,211  

Amgen, Inc.

    256,558       72,400,668  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    121,437       17,010,895  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    161,757       8,760,759  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)

    49,220       2,705,131  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    1,035,180       114,904,980  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    56,394       4,782,775  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    291,786       7,536,832  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    85,020       47,804,196  
   

 

 

 
      474,026,447  
Broadline Retail — 3.3%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    3,403,627       747,334,380  

eBay, Inc.

    127,196       11,568,476  

Macy’s, Inc.

    231,309       4,147,370  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    20,921       2,686,257  
   

 

 

 
      765,736,483  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A. O. Smith Corp.

    95,505       7,011,022  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    30,447       4,222,999  

Allegion PLC

    34,072       6,042,669  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

    44,007       5,335,849  

Carrier Global Corp.

    346,573       20,690,408  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    98,975       5,284,275  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    545,927       60,024,674  

Masco Corp.

    103,250       7,267,767  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    11,815       1,978,540  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

    45,341       2,342,769  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    48,677       4,550,813  
   

 

 

 
      124,751,785  
Capital Markets — 5.2%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    13,787       3,287,234  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    270,644       29,489,370  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Capital Markets (continued)

                                

BlackRock, Inc. (c)

    120,132     $ 140,058,295  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    616,343       105,302,202  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

    136,888       8,582,878  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    87,683       21,504,256  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    1,424,516       135,998,543  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    300,587       81,215,602  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

    96,225       32,474,975  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    17,519       5,019,018  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B, NVS

    26,240       1,362,643  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    258,071       5,969,182  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    252,855       201,361,079  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    229,026       38,586,301  

Invesco Ltd.

    373,884       8,576,899  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    63,839       2,841,474  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    63,585       4,159,731  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    320,513       41,650,664  

Moody’s Corp.

    61,983       29,533,660  

Morgan Stanley

    556,722       88,496,529  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    223,145       19,737,175  

Northern Trust Corp.

    159,554       21,475,968  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    56,237       9,706,506  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    213,116       30,513,949  

S&P Global, Inc.

    138,166       67,246,774  

SEI Investments Co.

    30,299       2,570,870  

State Street Corp.

    236,361       27,420,240  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    24,940       2,829,942  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    182,049       18,685,509  
   

 

 

 
      1,185,657,468  
Chemicals — 2.1%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    185,655       50,631,831  

Albemarle Corp.

    97,812       7,930,597  

Ashland, Inc.

    36,718       1,759,159  

Avient Corp.

    76,785       2,530,066  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    81,827       2,341,889  

Cabot Corp.

    19,790       1,505,029  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    135,497       12,154,081  

Corteva, Inc.

    568,501       38,447,723  

Dow, Inc.

    590,752       13,545,943  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    348,057       27,113,640  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    96,674       6,095,296  

Ecolab, Inc.

    108,630       29,749,412  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    213,000       13,108,020  

Linde PLC

    391,244       185,840,900  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    217,425       10,662,522  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    265,613       9,211,459  

NewMarket Corp.

    3,533       2,926,066  

Olin Corp.

    95,812       2,394,342  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    189,652       19,934,322  

RPM International, Inc.

    46,267       5,453,954  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    22,394       1,275,338  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    83,599       28,946,990  

Westlake Corp.

    28,718       2,213,009  
   

 

 

 
      475,771,588  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    17,475       2,042,129  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    15,324       2,636,801  

Rollins, Inc.

    99,518       5,845,687  

Veralto Corp.

    107,312       11,440,532  

Waste Management, Inc.

    145,337       32,094,770  
   

 

 

 
      54,059,919  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Communications Equipment — 1.1%

                                

Ciena Corp. (a)

    48,236     $ 7,026,538  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    3,307,490       226,298,466  

F5, Inc. (a)

    25,593       8,271,401  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    21,273       3,461,330  
   

 

 

 
      245,057,735  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

AECOM

    52,799       6,888,686  

API Group Corp. (a)

    125,161       4,301,784  

Fluor Corp. (a)

    137,621       5,789,715  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    4,566       1,770,375  
   

 

 

 
      18,750,560  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    24,019       15,138,695  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    41,699       12,827,447  
   

 

 

 
      27,966,142  
Consumer Finance — 0.5%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    232,986       9,133,051  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    533,521       113,415,894  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    11,132       1,763,532  
   

 

 

 
      124,312,477  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.3%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    335,813       5,880,086  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

    58,791       5,482,261  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    9,466       5,351,319  

Dollar General Corp.

    182,725       18,884,629  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)(b)

    161,898       15,278,314  

Kroger Co. (The)

    507,477       34,209,024  

Maplebear, Inc. (a)

    83,067       3,053,543  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

    129,795       13,503,872  

Sysco Corp.

    398,367       32,801,539  

Target Corp.

    380,902       34,166,909  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    187,856       14,393,527  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,210,848       124,789,995  
   

 

 

 
      307,795,018  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

Amcor PLC

    1,915,178       15,666,156  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    26,171       3,498,016  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    65,299       10,589,539  

Ball Corp.

    227,079       11,449,323  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    95,354       9,210,243  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    153,558       3,005,130  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    21,980       1,313,525  

International Paper Co.

    441,311       20,476,830  

Packaging Corp. of America

    37,065       8,077,575  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    74,075       3,185,966  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    435,591       18,543,109  

Sonoco Products Co.

    82,254       3,544,325  
   

 

 

 
      108,559,737  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    115,701       16,036,159  

LKQ Corp.

    216,873       6,623,301  

Pool Corp.

    27,399       8,495,608  
   

 

 

 
      31,155,068  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%            

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    2,800       3,296,468  

Service Corp. International

    46,797       3,894,446  
   

 

 

 
      7,190,914  
Diversified REITs — 0.1%            

WP Carey, Inc.

    182,526       12,333,282  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

                                

AT&T Inc.

    5,965,538     $ 168,466,793  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

    208,861       7,800,958  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    49,086       857,042  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    3,522,263       154,803,459  
   

 

 

 
      331,928,252  
Electric Utilities — 2.3%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    47,241       3,136,802  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    213,671       14,403,562  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    447,174       50,307,075  

Duke Energy Corp.

    650,344       80,480,070  

Edison International

    321,327       17,762,957  

Entergy Corp.

    373,092       34,768,443  

Evergy, Inc.

    190,773       14,502,563  

Eversource Energy

    309,643       22,028,003  

Exelon Corp.

    843,684       37,974,217  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    433,570       19,866,177  

IDACORP, Inc.

    26,290       3,474,224  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    567,468       42,838,159  

OGE Energy Corp.

    167,260       7,739,120  

PG&E Corp.

    1,830,373       27,602,025  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    99,818       8,949,682  

Portland General Electric Co.

    92,763       4,081,572  

PPL Corp.

    300,295       11,158,962  

Southern Co. (The)

    919,323       87,124,241  

TXNM Energy, Inc.

    78,725       4,451,899  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    493,435       39,795,533  
   

 

 

 
      532,445,286  
Electrical Equipment — 0.4%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    102,127       19,199,876  

Emerson Electric Co.

    150,316       19,718,453  

EnerSys

    30,615       3,458,270  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    18,810       3,148,794  

NEXTracker, Inc., Class A (a)

    123,447       9,133,844  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    55,269       7,927,785  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    93,832       32,797,099  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    125,169       3,823,913  
   

 

 

 
      99,208,034  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.2%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    42,109       5,095,189  

Avnet, Inc.

    69,072       3,611,084  

CDW Corp.

    109,634       17,462,503  

Cognex Corp.

    81,789       3,705,042  

Corning, Inc.

    650,342       53,347,554  

Crane NXT Co.

    24,887       1,669,171  

Flex Ltd. (a)

    313,100       18,150,407  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(b)

    21,989       1,741,309  

Jabil, Inc.

    89,788       19,499,260  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    143,322       25,069,884  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    20,875       5,406,834  

Novanta, Inc. (a)

    12,254       1,227,238  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    63,987       10,477,871  

TE Connectivity PLC

    247,162       54,259,474  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

    39,273       23,015,549  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

    111,485       9,102,750  

Vontier Corp.

    70,548       2,960,900  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    23,643       7,025,754  
   

 

 

 
      262,827,773  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    822,530       40,073,662  

Halliburton Co.

    714,656       17,580,538  

NOV, Inc.

    312,310       4,138,107  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

                                

Schlumberger NV

    1,244,335     $ 42,767,794  

Weatherford International PLC

    30,714       2,101,759  
   

 

 

 
      106,661,860  
Entertainment — 1.2%            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    113,057       22,803,597  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    144,695       37,383,400  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    1,501,648       171,938,696  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,065,491       40,339,039  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    67,011       2,282,395  
   

 

 

 
      274,747,127  
Financial Services — 2.2%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    780,894       392,586,650  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    288,850       20,875,189  

Essent Group Ltd.

    81,276       5,165,903  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    14,469       1,270,523  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    438,246       28,897,941  

Global Payments, Inc.

    203,913       16,941,092  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    36,793       5,479,581  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    103,281       2,930,082  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    262,997       17,636,579  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    38,178       2,855,714  

Western Union Co. (The)

    211,947       1,693,457  

WEX, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,755       1,379,175  
   

 

 

 
      497,711,886  
Food Products — 1.1%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    401,942       24,012,015  

Bunge Global SA

    116,870       9,495,687  

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    164,515       5,195,384  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    397,808       7,283,864  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

    133,094       4,108,612  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    186,431       2,432,924  

General Mills, Inc.

    446,121       22,493,421  

Hershey Co. (The)

    123,780       23,153,049  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    242,544       6,000,539  

Ingredion, Inc.

    31,090       3,796,400  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    88,591       9,620,983  

Kellanova

    223,290       18,314,246  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    718,306       18,704,688  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    118,428       6,878,298  

Marzetti Co. (The)

    8,467       1,463,013  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    210,271       14,069,233  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    1,079,964       67,465,351  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

    17,531       1,884,232  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    237,396       12,890,603  
   

 

 

 
      259,262,542  
Gas Utilities — 0.2%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    133,905       22,864,279  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    76,499       7,066,213  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    83,040       3,998,376  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    50,155       4,059,546  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    53,469       4,188,761  

Spire, Inc.

    48,381       3,944,019  

UGI Corp.

    178,604       5,940,369  
   

 

 

 
      52,061,563  
Ground Transportation — 1.1%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    13,822       2,219,468  

CSX Corp.

    839,923       29,825,666  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    63,648       8,539,652  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    135,835       5,366,841  

Landstar System, Inc.

    28,309       3,469,551  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Ground Transportation (continued)

                                

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    187,184     $ 56,231,945  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    83,879       11,808,486  

Ryder System, Inc.

    16,813       3,171,604  

Union Pacific Corp.

    494,760       116,946,421  

XPO, Inc. (a)(b)

    49,347       6,379,087  
   

 

 

 
      243,958,721  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%            

Abbott Laboratories

    1,453,300       194,655,002  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    56,878       7,122,263  

Baxter International, Inc.

    434,222       9,887,235  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    238,925       44,719,592  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    167,402       11,477,081  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    165,643       2,102,010  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    187,689       12,629,593  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    490,427       38,140,508  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)

    143,411       2,921,282  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    380,415       28,569,166  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

    17,652       860,358  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    187,294       12,640,472  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    66,928       42,759,630  

LivaNova PLC (a)

    26,852       1,406,508  

Medtronic PLC

    1,069,752       101,883,180  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

    10,986       2,782,974  

Solventum Corp. (a)

    123,120       8,987,760  

STERIS PLC

    82,384       20,385,097  

Stryker Corp.

    135,210       49,983,081  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    165,762       16,327,557  
   

 

 

 
      610,240,349  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.4%            

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    199,556       31,322,310  

Cencora, Inc.

    161,726       50,544,227  

Centene Corp. (a)

    389,257       13,888,690  

Chemed Corp.

    6,641       2,973,441  

Cigna Group (The)

    222,841       64,233,918  

CVS Health Corp.

    1,058,137       79,772,948  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    187,861       60,701,646  

Encompass Health Corp.

    24,217       3,076,043  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    56,011       23,871,888  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    86,012       5,708,616  

Humana, Inc.

    100,162       26,059,148  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    69,530       19,959,282  

McKesson Corp.

    103,796       80,186,562  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)

    45,318       8,672,053  

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)

    132,732       3,684,640  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    92,776       17,681,250  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    28,521       5,790,904  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    756,313       261,154,879  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    47,582       9,727,664  
   

 

 

 
      769,010,109  
Health Care REITs — 0.5%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    129,565       10,797,947  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    295,762       5,332,589  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    585,839       11,218,817  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    146,957       6,204,524  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    196,824       3,668,799  

Ventas, Inc.

    380,735       26,647,643  

Welltower, Inc.

    256,672       45,723,550  
   

 

 

 
      109,593,869  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%

                                

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    197,370     $ 3,359,237  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    76,262       844,983  
   

 

 

 
      4,204,220  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%            

Aramark

    219,700       8,436,480  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    18,657       1,612,898  

Cava Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,140       1,156,247  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    55,780       10,618,281  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    15,092       6,515,367  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    23,091       1,536,937  

McDonald’s Corp.

    596,173       181,171,013  

MGM Resorts International (a)

    172,936       5,993,962  

Starbucks Corp.

    947,825       80,185,995  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    14,543       2,175,196  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    137,486       20,897,872  
   

 

 

 
      320,300,248  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    231,164       39,175,363  

KB Home

    29,382       1,869,870  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    189,922       23,937,769  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    43,780       5,644,118  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    887       7,126,743  

Somnigroup International, Inc.

    70,518       5,946,783  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A (a)

    82,365       5,436,914  

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

    45,911       3,608,605  
   

 

 

 
      92,746,165  
Household Products — 1.7%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    202,837       17,774,606  

Clorox Co. (The)

    103,155       12,719,011  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    378,504       30,257,610  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    277,959       34,561,422  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    1,955,481       300,459,656  
   

 

 

 
      395,772,305  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

AES Corp. (The)

    591,946       7,790,009  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    28,963       2,787,689  

Talen Energy Corp. (a)

    37,935       16,136,790  
   

 

 

 
      26,714,488  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%            

3M Co.

    444,362       68,956,095  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    529,707       111,503,324  
   

 

 

 
      180,459,419  
Industrial REITs — 0.5%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    22,971       3,888,072  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    51,052       2,627,647  

Prologis, Inc.

    776,135       88,882,980  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    197,320       8,111,825  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    158,246       5,584,501  
   

 

 

 
      109,095,025  
Insurance — 2.7%            

Aflac, Inc.

    401,602       44,858,943  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    219,739       47,166,976  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    32,066       4,672,658  

American International Group, Inc.

    462,201       36,301,267  

Aon PLC, Class A

    87,998       31,378,327  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    117,774       36,479,319  

Assurant, Inc.

    42,614       9,230,192  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

    49,914       2,649,435  

Chubb Ltd.

    309,369       87,319,400  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Insurance (continued)

                                

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    61,553     $ 9,731,529  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    79,121       3,129,236  

Everest Group Ltd.

    35,239       12,341,755  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    213,067       12,888,423  

First American Financial Corp.

    85,872       5,516,417  

Globe Life, Inc.

    68,264       9,759,704  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    30,161       5,478,142  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    105,543       14,078,381  

Kemper Corp.

    50,180       2,586,779  

Loews Corp.

    141,904       14,245,743  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    230,426       46,437,752  

MetLife, Inc.

    466,065       38,389,774  

Old Republic International Corp.

    193,884       8,234,254  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    169,130       14,022,568  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    294,096       30,509,519  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    54,685       10,506,629  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    51,727       4,193,508  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    187,824       52,444,217  

Unum Group

    130,755       10,170,124  

W R Berkley Corp.

    113,492       8,695,757  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    42,165       14,565,899  
   

 

 

 
      627,982,627  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%            

Match Group, Inc.

    203,153       7,175,364  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    244,674       2,669,393  
   

 

 

 
      9,844,757  
IT Services — 0.9%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    519,673       128,151,362  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    118,972       9,013,319  

ASGN, Inc. (a)

    37,090       1,756,212  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    407,095       27,303,862  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    47,031       7,091,804  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    85,149       2,557,024  

VeriSign, Inc.

    70,323       19,660,201  
   

 

 

 
      195,533,784  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Brunswick Corp.

    54,175       3,426,027  

Hasbro, Inc.

    112,392       8,524,933  

Mattel, Inc. (a)

    266,982       4,493,307  

Polaris, Inc.

    44,581       2,591,494  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    37,357       1,239,505  
   

 

 

 
      20,275,266  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.7%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    237,258       30,452,064  

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    577,350       7,205,328  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    15,205       4,263,330  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    132,612       7,377,206  

Bruker Corp.

    48,685       1,581,776  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,056       6,423,622  

Danaher Corp.

    532,599       105,593,078  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    61,255       5,817,388  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    141,830       26,939,190  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    10,115       12,417,275  

Repligen Corp. (a)

    24,790       3,313,679  

Revvity, Inc.

    98,598       8,642,115  

Sotera Health Co. (a)

    81,384       1,280,170  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    315,412       152,981,128  

Waters Corp. (a)

    26,757       8,022,016  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    59,719       15,666,085  
   

 

 

 
      397,975,450  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Machinery — 1.3%

                                

AGCO Corp.

    51,798     $ 5,546,012  

CNH Industrial NV

    728,798       7,907,458  

Crane Co.

    19,685       3,624,796  

Deere & Co.

    117,918       53,919,185  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    41,544       3,400,376  

Dover Corp.

    63,533       10,599,210  

Flowserve Corp.

    33,005       1,753,886  

Fortive Corp.

    284,210       13,923,448  

Graco, Inc.

    70,615       5,999,450  

IDEX Corp.

    63,491       10,333,795  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    130,820       34,112,623  

ITT, Inc.

    18,574       3,320,288  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    19,681       4,641,370  

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)

    38,936       5,175,763  

Nordson Corp.

    44,577       10,116,750  

Oshkosh Corp.

    53,073       6,883,568  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    326,959       29,893,861  

PACCAR, Inc.

    197,884       19,455,955  

Pentair PLC

    48,626       5,385,816  

Snap-on, Inc.

    43,750       15,160,688  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    128,370       9,541,742  

Terex Corp.

    54,833       2,812,933  

Timken Co. (The)

    52,844       3,972,812  

Toro Co. (The)

    46,970       3,579,114  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    10,841       3,027,674  

Xylem, Inc.

    202,583       29,880,993  
   

 

 

 
      303,969,566  
Media — 0.8%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    77,495       21,319,262  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    3,072,541       96,539,238  

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    58,397       4,459,195  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    176,974       11,159,981  

Fox Corp., Class B

    123,763       7,090,382  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    311,597       8,696,672  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    61,097       3,506,968  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    315,531       9,689,957  

News Corp., Class B (b)

    103,777       3,585,495  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    24,392       4,823,274  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    162,166       13,221,394  

Paramount Skydance Corp., Class B, NVS (b)

    257,524       4,872,354  
   

 

 

 
      188,964,172  
Metals & Mining — 0.9%            

Alcoa Corp.

    215,132       7,075,691  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)(b)

    406,750       4,962,350  

Commercial Metals Co.

    92,642       5,306,534  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    1,202,036       47,143,852  

MP Materials Corp., Class A (a)

    62,901       4,218,770  

Newmont Corp.

    916,410       77,262,527  

Nucor Corp.

    192,843       26,116,727  

Reliance, Inc.

    44,022       12,362,698  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    30,591       6,135,943  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    115,362       16,084,924  
   

 

 

 
      206,670,016  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    535,675       10,825,992  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    290,321       5,623,518  
   

 

 

 
      16,449,510  
Multi-Utilities — 1.2%            

Ameren Corp.

    225,217       23,508,150  

Black Hills Corp.

    59,603       3,670,949  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    542,507       21,049,272  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Multi-Utilities (continued)

                                

CMS Energy Corp.

    251,551     $ 18,428,626  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    301,139       30,270,492  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    711,251       43,507,224  

DTE Energy Co.

    173,768       24,576,008  

NiSource, Inc.

    392,277       16,985,594  

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.

    51,749       3,033,009  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    219,563       18,324,728  

Sempra

    544,759       49,017,415  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    269,339       30,863,556  
   

 

 

 
      283,235,023  
Office REITs — 0.1%            

BXP, Inc.

    124,239       9,235,927  

COPT Defense Properties

    44,518       1,293,693  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    138,974       4,021,908  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    88,480       3,738,280  

Vornado Realty Trust

    37,325       1,512,782  
   

 

 

 
      19,802,590  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.3%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    141,365       2,748,136  

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

    244,179       8,194,647  

APA Corp.

    295,993       7,186,710  

Chevron Corp.

    1,607,249       249,589,697  

Chord Energy Corp.

    48,351       4,804,639  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    72,726       2,363,595  

ConocoPhillips

    1,042,004       98,563,158  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    637,801       15,083,994  

Devon Energy Corp.

    529,628       18,568,758  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    156,264       22,361,378  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    455,266       51,044,424  

EQT Corp.

    520,662       28,339,633  

Expand Energy Corp.

    198,654       21,105,001  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    3,559,870       401,375,342  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    133,940       7,010,420  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,631,434       46,185,896  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    253,611       48,880,984  

Matador Resources Co.

    34,561       1,552,826  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    112,870       3,206,637  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    599,555       28,328,974  

ONEOK, Inc.

    230,153       16,794,264  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    213,921       8,638,130  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    68,536       2,067,731  

PetroCorp Escrow (a)(d)

    190        

Phillips 66

    337,180       45,863,224  

Range Resources Corp.

    106,404       4,005,046  

Valero Energy Corp.

    259,200       44,131,392  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    490,276       31,058,985  
   

 

 

 
      1,219,053,621  
Passenger Airlines — 0.1%            

Southwest Airlines Co.

    438,178       13,982,260  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    58,500       2,126,475  

Coty, Inc., Class A (a)

    319,661       1,291,430  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    194,141       17,107,705  

Kenvue, Inc.

    1,604,676       26,043,892  
   

 

 

 
      46,569,502  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.6%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,697,410       76,553,191  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)

    415,301       8,364,162  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

    50,192       6,615,306  

Johnson & Johnson

    2,010,998       372,879,249  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

                                

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,083,854     $ 174,897,866  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    113,641       2,530,785  

Pfizer, Inc.

    4,752,519       121,094,184  

Viatris, Inc.

    970,939       9,612,296  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    371,076       54,295,841  
   

 

 

 
      826,842,880  
Professional Services — 0.7%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    145,961       42,839,554  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    54,532       12,987,886  

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,174       3,578,248  

Concentrix Corp.

    39,411       1,818,818  

Equifax, Inc.

    103,970       26,671,424  

Exponent, Inc.

    17,507       1,216,386  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

    26,048       4,210,659  

Genpact Ltd.

    64,074       2,684,060  

Insperity, Inc.

    29,029       1,428,227  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    100,299       15,030,808  

KBR, Inc.

    64,421       3,046,469  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    51,942       9,814,960  

Maximus, Inc.

    46,602       4,258,025  

Paychex, Inc.

    143,774       18,224,792  

Science Applications International Corp.

    38,994       3,874,834  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    64,857       16,312,184  
   

 

 

 
      167,997,334  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%            

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    354,149       29,879,551  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    18,551       5,533,392  
   

 

 

 
      35,412,943  
Residential REITs — 0.4%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    166,633       5,540,547  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    66,571       12,859,520  

Camden Property Trust

    43,768       4,673,547  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    80,414       4,881,130  

Equity Residential

    289,914       18,766,133  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    27,806       7,442,554  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    76,070       1,246,787  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    474,918       13,929,345  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    57,643       8,054,457  

UDR, Inc.

    137,501       5,123,287  
   

 

 

 
      82,517,307  
Retail REITs — 0.4%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    53,994       3,835,734  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    114,102       3,158,343  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    66,186       6,705,304  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    561,803       12,275,396  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    105,214       2,346,272  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    158,372       6,741,896  

Realty Income Corp.

    762,820       46,371,828  

Regency Centers Corp.

    135,967       9,911,994  
   

 

 

 
      91,346,767  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.5%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    1,355,486       219,304,080  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)(b)

    62,110       1,813,612  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    95,553       2,713,705  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    414,671       101,884,665  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    388,330       79,506,684  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

    17,520       2,195,081  

Entegris, Inc.

    60,344       5,579,406  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    41,864       9,232,268  

Intel Corp.

    3,651,698       122,514,468  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

Lam Research Corp.

    1,055,916     $ 141,387,152  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b)

    58,486       4,288,193  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    449,570       28,871,385  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    935,201       156,477,831  

MKS, Inc.

    33,206       4,109,907  

NXP Semiconductors NV (b)

    126,786       28,872,976  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b)

    341,235       16,826,298  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

    18,037       2,330,741  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    30,494       1,226,164  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    901,343       149,947,421  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    14,883       1,951,608  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    125,420       9,654,832  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

    32,952       2,251,940  

Teradyne, Inc.

    133,496       18,374,389  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    759,152       139,478,997  

Universal Display Corp.

    19,663       2,824,197  
   

 

 

 
      1,253,618,000  
Software — 7.8%                                 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    205,276       72,411,109  

BILL Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    78,980       4,183,571  

Blackbaud, Inc. (a)

    15,485       995,840  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    102,457       35,989,046  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    51,875       3,754,194  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    63,980       1,932,836  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    199,523       5,664,458  

Microsoft Corp.

    2,979,286       1,543,121,184  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    52,478       10,654,083  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

    12,849       1,700,308  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    89,915       44,839,711  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    74,391       36,703,775  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    95,968       23,102,377  
   

 

 

 
      1,785,052,492  
Specialized REITs — 1.3%            

American Tower Corp.

    390,438       75,089,036  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    364,026       35,124,869  

CubeSmart

    86,644       3,522,945  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    267,431       46,233,471  

EPR Properties

    64,528       3,743,269  

Equinix, Inc.

    43,230       33,859,465  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    97,136       13,690,348  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    135,398       6,310,901  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    27,096       3,317,092  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    60,404       2,461,463  

Rayonier, Inc.

    119,309       3,166,461  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    90,119       17,424,509  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    890,847       29,050,521  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    605,587       15,012,502  
   

 

 

 
      288,006,852  
Specialty Retail — 2.2%            

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    23,582       5,159,034  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    88,502       2,279,812  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    163,994       12,401,226  

CarMax, Inc. (a)(b)

    125,062       5,611,532  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    22,320       4,959,950  

Five Below, Inc. (a)

    45,681       7,066,851  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    39,249       2,892,651  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    189,291       5,163,859  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    196,326       4,199,413  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    465,479       188,607,436  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    21,559       6,812,644  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    467,969       117,605,289  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

Specialty Retail (continued)

                                

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    15,559     $ 2,705,866  

RH (a)

    6,100       1,239,276  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    272,899       41,587,079  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    381,235       55,103,707  

Tractor Supply Co.

    204,662       11,639,128  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    37,691       20,607,554  
   

 

 

 
      495,642,307  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 8.1%  

Apple Inc.

    6,691,657       1,703,896,622  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    134,583       19,079,832  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,096,282       26,924,686  

HP, Inc.

    783,146       21,325,066  

NetApp, Inc.

    88,455       10,478,379  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    177,434       41,885,070  

Western Digital Corp.

    290,386       34,863,743  
   

 

 

 
      1,858,453,398  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%            

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)

    97,594       1,944,072  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    21,498       1,124,345  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)(b)

    49,748       8,851,662  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    991,182       69,115,121  

PVH Corp.

    40,163       3,364,455  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    151,495       755,960  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)(b)

    116,067       560,604  

VF Corp.

    276,293       3,986,908  
   

 

 

 
      89,703,127  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    757,679       50,052,275  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    598,764       97,119,521  
   

 

 

 
      147,171,796  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%            

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)

    60,994       3,283,307  

Fastenal Co.

    411,528       20,181,333  

GATX Corp.

    11,205       1,958,634  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    38,925       3,586,550  

Watsco, Inc.

    11,138       4,503,093  

WESCO International, Inc.

    40,608       8,588,592  
   

 

 

 
      42,101,509  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    162,746       22,652,616  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    233,984       9,335,961  
   

 

 

 
      31,988,577  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%            

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    189,724       45,416,131  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $19,978,523,112)

      22,828,652,028  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.6%                                 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency
Shares, 4.26% (c)(e)(f)

    81,842,846     $ 81,883,767  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency
Shares, 4.09% (c)(e)

    43,060,266       43,060,266  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $124,907,112)

      124,944,033  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.4%
(Cost: $20,103,430,224)

      22,953,596,061  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4)%

      (84,244,772
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 22,869,351,289  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
    Shares
Held at
09/30/25
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash
Funds: Institutional, SL
Agency Shares

  $  112,890,025     $     $  (31,015,424 ) (a)     $ 3,745     $ 5,421     $ 81,883,767       81,842,846     $ 895,902 (b )     $  

BlackRock Cash
Funds: Treasury, SL
Agency Shares

    41,277,756       1,782,510 (a)                         43,060,266       43,060,266       732,388        

BlackRock, Inc.

    110,132,413       10,497,158       (6,409,843     959,333        24,879,234       140,058,295       120,132       1,225,126        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $  963,078     $ 24,884,655     $  265,002,328       $  2,853,416     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

E-Mini Consumer Staples Select Sector Index

     15        12/19/25      $ 1,196      $ (15,169

Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index

     353        12/19/25        35,604        107,620  
           

 

 

 
            $ 92,451  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $  107,620      $      $      $      $  107,620  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 15,169      $      $      $      $ 15,169  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $  3,973,190     $     $     $     $  3,973,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ (929,752   $     $     $     $ (929,752
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  41,737,063  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 22,828,652,028      $      $      $ 22,828,652,028  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     124,944,033                      124,944,033  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   22,953,596,061      $        —      $        —      $   22,953,596,061  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 107,620      $      $      $ 107,620  

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

     (15,169                    (15,169
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 92,451      $      $      $ 92,451  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

Core S&P

Mid-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

Small-Cap ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Growth

ETF

    

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Value ETF

 

ASSETS

          

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 99,582,531,989      $ 12,748,168,541      $ 25,207,752,650      $ 22,688,593,733  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    4,948,331,360        77,743,777,501        215,105,513        265,002,328  

Cash

    408,607        1,548,626        34        41,540  

Cash pledged:

          

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    1,160,000        18,580,000                

Futures contracts

    11,955,000        12,020,000        947,620        3,998,190  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

           159,235                

Securities lending income — affiliated

    965,056        7,991,480        33,936        18,020  

Swaps

    205,936        8,762,420                

Capital shares sold

    867,928        276,210        23,676        510,510  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    86,514,006        94,131,743        3,936,730        17,538,343  

Dividends — affiliated

    993,794        3,849,899        69,166        131,979  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    203,130        289,844        40,768        124,510  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

    321,832        39,407,499                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    104,634,458,638        90,678,962,998        25,427,910,093        22,975,959,153  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Cash received:

          

Collateral — OTC derivatives

           25,268,000                

Collateral on securities loaned

    4,691,126,838        4,751,506,146        198,777,895        81,782,408  

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    87,386,066                      24,096,119  

Capital shares redeemed

                  781,318         

Investment advisory fees

    4,120,973        4,223,228        826,672        729,337  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

    3,624,777        28,738,872                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,786,258,654        4,809,736,246        200,385,885        106,607,864  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

          

NET ASSETS

  $ 99,848,199,984      $ 85,869,226,752      $ 25,227,524,208      $ 22,869,351,289  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 81,966,248,941      $ 75,591,522,405      $ 16,425,421,201      $ 21,658,776,030  

Accumulated earnings

    17,881,951,043        10,277,704,347        8,802,103,007        1,210,575,259  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 99,848,199,984      $ 85,869,226,752      $ 25,227,524,208      $ 22,869,351,289  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

          

Shares outstanding

    1,529,900,000        722,800,000        153,250,000        228,750,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 65.26      $ 118.80      $ 164.62      $ 99.98  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 80,322,248,105      $  11,633,724,067      $  15,101,800,238      $  19,885,926,474  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 4,591,930,351      $ 4,658,101,315      $ 194,835,327      $ 79,940,277  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 4,945,936,992      $ 65,567,661,961      $ 215,063,189      $ 217,503,750  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

Core S&P

Mid-Cap ETF

   

iShares

Core S&P

Small-Cap ETF

   

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Growth

ETF

   

iShares

Core S&P

U.S. Value ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 714,895,854     $ 74,762,187     $ 76,037,884     $ 208,295,029  

Dividends — affiliated

    5,584,267       628,591,201       474,587       1,957,514  

Interest — unaffiliated

    227,966       356,321       4,296       12,873  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    5,074,652       13,741,450       198,717       895,902  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (526,726     (766,646     (37,554     (37,515
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    725,256,013       716,684,513       76,677,930       211,123,803  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    23,563,299       23,913,870       4,546,298       4,153,723  

Interest expense

    9,729       50,719       136       2,535  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    23,573,028       23,964,589       4,546,434       4,156,258  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    701,682,985       692,719,924       72,131,496       206,967,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    20,091,615       351,530,025       23,096,578       (39,598,734

Investments — affiliated

    (92,163     196,929,027       (3,040     (16,514

Futures contracts

    13,328,587       41,725,385       5,149,519       3,973,190  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    2,142,185,366       124,204,072       507,503,057       122,499,313  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (a)

          1,396,391,426             979,592  

Swaps

    10,797,329       130,734,850              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,186,310,734       2,241,514,785       535,746,114       87,836,847  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    8,282,112,326       1,497,682,833       5,286,412,408       1,594,953,929  

Investments — affiliated

    239,576       6,318,237,804       8,614       24,884,655  

Futures contracts

    (6,354,730     (486,072     313,643       (929,752

Swaps

    (7,636,987     16,468,453              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    8,268,360,185       7,831,903,018       5,286,734,665       1,618,908,832  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    10,454,670,919       10,073,417,803       5,822,480,779       1,706,745,679  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  11,156,353,904     $  10,766,137,727     $  5,894,612,275     $  1,913,713,224  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets 

 

    iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF           iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

          

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 701,682,985     $ 1,294,855,543       $ 692,719,924     $ 1,251,462,662  

Net realized gain

    2,186,310,734       3,362,427,779         2,241,514,785       2,134,314,862  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    8,268,360,185       (7,394,368,452       7,831,903,018       (6,442,836,841
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    11,156,353,904       (2,737,085,130       10,766,137,727       (3,057,059,317
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (613,431,962 ) (b)       (1,228,803,824       (602,946,654 ) (b)       (1,760,277,664
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (159,924,765     8,369,383,012         (2,718,492,554     2,882,602,598  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    10,382,997,177       4,403,494,058         7,444,698,519       (1,934,734,383

Beginning of period

    89,465,202,807       85,061,708,749         78,424,528,233       80,359,262,616  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  99,848,199,984     $  89,465,202,807       $  85,869,226,752     $  78,424,528,233  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

    iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF           iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

          

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

03/31/25

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 72,131,496     $ 128,169,647       $ 206,967,545     $ 394,475,640  

Net realized gain

    535,746,114       2,821,458,523         87,836,847       1,479,321,670  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,286,734,665       (1,284,335,276       1,618,908,832       (1,084,242,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    5,894,612,275       1,665,292,894         1,913,713,224       789,554,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (71,267,961 ) (b)       (124,512,004       (200,479,087 ) (b)       (393,543,488
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (53,111,627     994,309,005         942,690,068       2,815,407,464  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase in net assets

    5,770,232,687       2,535,089,895         2,655,924,205       3,211,418,437  

Beginning of period

    19,457,291,521       16,922,201,626         20,213,427,084       17,002,008,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  25,227,524,208     $  19,457,291,521       $  22,869,351,289     $  20,213,427,084  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights 

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited

 

 

 

     
Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/24
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/23
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
(a)  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 58.33       $ 60.80      $ 50.03      $ 53.68      $ 52.03      $ 28.77  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.46         0.88        0.83        0.80        0.68        0.55  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    6.87         (2.52      10.72        (3.62      1.68        23.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    7.33         (1.64      11.55        (2.82      2.36        23.82  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.40 ) (e)         (0.83      (0.78      (0.83      (0.71      (0.56
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 65.26       $ 58.33      $ 60.80      $ 50.03      $ 53.68      $ 52.03  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    12.61 % (g)         (2.76 )%       23.30      (5.13 )%       4.51      83.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.05 % (i)         0.05      0.05      0.05      0.05      0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.49 % (i)         1.44      1.59      1.62      1.26      1.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  99,848,200       $  89,465,203      $  85,061,709      $  66,508,277      $  66,023,819      $  61,137,875  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)(k)

    8       18      19      18      16      20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Per share amounts reflect a five-for-one stock split effective after the close of trading on February 21, 2024.

(b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

(k)  

Excludes underlying investments in equity swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

         

Year Ended

03/31/25

    

Year Ended

03/31/24

    

Year Ended

03/31/23

    

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 104.59       $ 110.59      $ 96.76      $ 107.93      $ 108.34      $ 56.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.95         1.69        1.70        1.57        1.13        1.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    14.09         (5.33      13.55        (11.24      0.12        52.13  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    15.04         (3.64      15.25        (9.67      1.25        53.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.83 ) (d)         (2.36      (1.42      (1.50      (1.66      (1.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 118.80       $ 104.59      $ 110.59      $ 96.76      $ 107.93      $ 108.34  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    14.43 % (f)         (3.46 )%       15.91      (8.90 )%       1.12      95.23 % (g)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.06 % (i)         0.06      0.06      0.06      0.06      0.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.74 % (i)         1.49      1.71      1.60      1.02      1.28
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  85,869,227       $  78,424,528      $  80,359,263      $  66,756,826      $  72,070,280      $  68,273,012  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)(k)

    8       25      25      19      16      20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Includes a payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

(k)  

Excludes underlying investments in equity swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

         

Year Ended

03/31/25

    

Year Ended

03/31/24

    

Year Ended

03/31/23

    

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 127.26       $ 117.27      $ 88.82      $ 105.47      $ 90.74      $ 57.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.46         0.86        1.09        0.96        0.72        0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    37.36         9.96        28.42        (16.67      14.73        33.62  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    37.82         10.82        29.51        (15.71      15.45        34.38  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.46 ) (d)         (0.83      (1.06      (0.94      (0.72      (0.80
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 164.62       $ 127.26      $ 117.27      $ 88.82      $ 105.47      $ 90.74  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    29.74 % (f)         9.19      33.45      (14.86 )%       17.03      60.34
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

                 

Total expenses

    0.04 % (h)         0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.63 % (h)         0.66      1.09      1.10      0.69      0.96
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  25,227,524       $  19,457,292      $  16,922,202      $  12,323,462      $  12,857,333      $  10,461,747  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    2       21      31      36      15      14
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25

(unaudited)

         

Year Ended

03/31/25

    

Year Ended

03/31/24

    

Year Ended

03/31/23

    

Year Ended

03/31/22

    

Year Ended

03/31/21

 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 92.28       $ 90.46      $ 73.78      $ 75.80      $ 68.82      $ 46.23  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.94         1.94        1.63        1.55        1.50        1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    7.66         1.80        16.62        (2.02      6.93        22.60  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    8.60         3.74        18.25        (0.47      8.43        24.03  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.90 ) (d)         (1.92      (1.57      (1.55      (1.45      (1.44
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 99.98       $ 92.28      $ 90.46      $ 73.78      $ 75.80      $ 68.82  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    9.37 % (f)         4.14      25.02      (0.46 )%       12.33      52.59
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

                 

Total expenses

    0.04 % (h)         0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04      0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.99 % (h)         2.09      2.05      2.18      2.04      2.48
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  22,869,351       $  20,213,427      $  17,002,009      $  13,283,986      $  12,123,855      $  9,084,867  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    2       31      33      31      20      25
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  Diversified

Core S&P Small-Cap

  Diversified

Core S&P U.S. Growth (a)

  Diversified

Core S&P U.S. Value

  Diversified

 

  (a)  

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not

 

 

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receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty  

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash

Collateral Received (a)

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

    

Net

Amount

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 92,446,064      $ (92,446,064    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,806,903        (1,806,903              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    108,588        (108,300             288 (b)  

BNP Paribas SA

    567,827,429        (567,827,429              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    277,001,791        (277,001,791              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    5,865,678        (5,865,678              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    544,138,439        (544,138,439              

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    251,988        (246,675             5,313  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    510,013,591        (510,013,591              

HSBC Bank PLC

    74,911,663        (74,911,663              

ING Financial Markets LLC

    6,307,200        (6,307,200              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    526,091,574        (526,091,574              

Jefferies LLC

    65,627,001        (65,627,001              

Morgan Stanley

    620,911,551        (620,911,551              

National Bank of Canada

    6,925,442        (6,925,442              

National Financial Services LLC

    238,992,072        (238,992,072              

Natixis SA

    134,182,797        (133,676,850             505,947 (b)  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    13,113        (13,113              

Pershing LLC

    77,763        (77,763              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    86,209,149        (86,209,149              

SG Americas Securities LLC

    28,033,509        (28,033,509              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    176,086,185        (176,086,185              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    3,582,732        (3,582,732              

UBS AG

    204,472,023        (204,472,023              

UBS Securities LLC

    214,512,352        (214,512,352              

Virtu Americas LLC

    15,814,726        (15,814,726              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    86,968,029        (86,968,029              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    102,750,999        (102,750,999              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  4,591,930,351      $ (4,591,418,803    $      —      $   511,548  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P Small-Cap

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 171,382,262      $ (171,382,262    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,443,447        (1,443,447              

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    1,083,413        (1,083,413              

BNP Paribas SA

    509,577,589        (503,047,203             6,530,386  

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty  

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash

Collateral Received (a)

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

    

Net

Amount

 

Core S&P Small-Cap (continued)

          

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 490,512,219      $ (490,512,219    $      $  

Citadel Clearing LLC

    3,330,612        (3,330,612              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    626,613,898        (626,613,898              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    774,408,853        (774,408,853              

HSBC Bank PLC

    60,904,260        (60,904,260              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    246,478,056        (246,478,056              

Jefferies LLC

    62,674,705        (62,674,705              

Morgan Stanley

    864,923,905        (864,923,905              

National Bank of Canada

    2,476,275        (2,476,275              

National Financial Services LLC

    132,288,952        (132,288,952              

Natixis SA

    106,009,916        (106,009,916              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    117,365        (117,365              

Pershing LLC

    114,889        (114,889              

RBC Capital Market LLC

    9,545,281        (9,545,281              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    5,091,608        (5,091,608              

Scotia Capital, Inc.

    22,915,488        (22,915,488              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    66,792,073        (66,792,073              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    33,705,351        (33,705,351              

UBS AG

    106,319,472        (106,319,472              

UBS Securities LLC

    7,984,356        (7,984,356              

Virtu Americas LLC

    22,765,547        (22,765,547              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    76,874,600        (76,874,600              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    251,766,923        (251,766,923              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  4,658,101,315      $ (4,651,570,929    $      —      $  6,530,386  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Growth

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 7,359,530      $ (7,359,530    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    12,817,850        (12,817,850              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    100,945,842        (100,945,842              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    5,961,145        (5,961,145              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    5,089,088        (5,089,088              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,292,709        (5,292,709              

Jefferies LLC

    4,715,879        (4,670,346             45,533  

Morgan Stanley

    11,505,210        (11,505,210              

National Bank of Canada

    6,403        (6,360             43 (b)  

National Financial Services LLC

    9,110,597        (9,110,597              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    24,130,413        (24,130,413              

UBS AG

    125,222        (125,222              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    1,442,792        (1,442,792              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    6,332,647        (6,332,647              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 194,835,327      $ (194,789,751    $      $ 45,576  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core S&P U.S. Value

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 4,107,541      $ (4,031,598    $      $ 75,943 (b)  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    14,490        (14,490              

BNP Paribas SA

    1,676,896        (1,676,896              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    8,950,604        (8,950,604              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    7,760,416        (7,760,416              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    28,279,308        (28,279,308              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,541,997        (5,541,997              

Jefferies LLC

    106,904        (105,349             1,555 (b)  

Morgan Stanley

    7,779,189        (7,779,189              

National Financial Services LLC

    2,227,132        (2,227,132              

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty  

Securities

Loaned at Value

    

Cash

Collateral Received (a)

    

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

    

Net

Amount

 

Core S&P U.S. Value (continued)

          

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

  $ 3,375,094      $ (3,375,094    $      $  

SG Americas Securities LLC

    533,790        (533,790              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    8,054        (8,054              

UBS Securities LLC

    4,843,400        (4,843,400              

Virtu Americas LLC

    183,115        (183,115              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    3,734,744        (3,724,575             10,169 (b)  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    817,603        (817,603              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $   79,940,277      $ (79,852,610    $      —      $    87,667  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

Equity swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Equity swaps are designed to function as direct economic investments in long or short equity positions. This means that the Fund will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid. Equity swaps incur interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional value of the position. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a spread.

 

 

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Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements : In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees    

Core S&P Mid-Cap

    0.05%  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    0.06    

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    0.04    

Core S&P U.S. Value

    0.04    

Distributor : BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees : Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a

 

 

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pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts  

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  2,087,394  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    4,067,498  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    84,406  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    228,903  

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  444,071,622       $  322,538,813       $  10,118,772  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    66,404,307        379,013,701        180,239,708  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    209,584,415        153,581,898        4,302,359  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    120,943,219        77,091,187        (13,995,622

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  7,763,332,234       $  7,510,502,758  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    6,547,009,866        6,633,987,409  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    566,089,469        547,008,155  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    536,187,156        501,513,420  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  5,183,183,022       $  5,351,313,924  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    3,284,398,312        5,976,960,982  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    865,134,563        918,188,029  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    1,534,852,252        595,881,418  

 

 

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8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains and qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
    Qualified Late-Year
Ordinary Losses (b)
 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $ (3,519,221,967   $  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    (4,902,101,296     (160,656,213

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    (1,842,554,345      

Core S&P U.S. Value

    (1,724,253,023      

 

(a)  

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

(b)  

The Fund has elected to defer these qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Core S&P Mid-Cap

  $  85,634,676,243      $  24,503,119,406      $  (5,612,188,708   $  18,890,930,698  

Core S&P Small-Cap

    77,498,754,622        22,484,261,920        (9,479,398,780     13,004,863,140  

Core S&P U.S. Growth

    15,323,179,236        10,262,948,198        (162,946,221     10,100,001,977  

Core S&P U.S. Value

    20,125,567,475        3,710,802,766        (882,681,729     2,828,121,037  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
     Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 Core S&P Mid-Cap

          

 Shares sold

    85,400,000      $   5,254,320,271        256,200,000      $   15,854,479,058  

 Shares redeemed

    (89,350,000      (5,414,245,036      (121,450,000      (7,485,096,046
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (3,950,000    $ (159,924,765      134,750,000      $ 8,369,383,012  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 Core S&P Small-Cap

          

 Shares sold

    29,600,000      $ 3,317,364,930        75,700,000      $ 8,732,983,572  

 Shares redeemed

    (56,650,000      (6,035,857,484      (52,500,000      (5,850,380,974
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (27,050,000    $ (2,718,492,554      23,200,000      $ 2,882,602,598  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
     Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 Core S&P U.S. Growth

          

 Shares sold

    6,450,000      $   868,035,784        49,450,000      $   6,702,273,543  

 Shares redeemed

    (6,100,000      (921,147,411      (40,850,000      (5,707,964,538
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    350,000      $ (53,111,627      8,600,000      $ 994,309,005  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 Core S&P U.S. Value

          

 Shares sold

    16,350,000      $ 1,541,768,551        89,500,000      $ 8,256,381,910  

 Shares redeemed

    (6,650,000      (599,078,483      (58,400,000      (5,440,974,446
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    9,700,000      $ 942,690,068        31,100,000      $ 2,815,407,464  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

 

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board also considered the tradability, liquidity and developed capital markets ecosystem associated with the Fund in relation to comparison funds in the Fund’s Peer Group that do not have similar attributes. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

 

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered

 

 

 

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detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers

 

 

 

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for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

1D FEDL01    USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
1D OBFR01    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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2025 Semi-Annual Financial

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Information (Unaudited)

 

 

 

iShares Trust

 iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | IWL | NYSE Arca

 iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | IWY | NYSE Arca

 iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF | IWX | NYSE Arca


Table of Contents

 

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Schedules of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     17  

Statements of Operations

     18  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     19  

Financial Highlights

     21  

Notes to Financial Statements

     24  

Additional Information

     31  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     32  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     39  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%

 

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    27,677     $ 5,973,527  

General Dynamics Corp.

    9,661       3,294,401  

General Electric Co.

    40,228       12,101,387  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    7,984       3,985,693  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    5,184       3,158,715  

RTX Corp.

    51,173       8,562,778  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    2,113       2,784,976  
   

 

 

 
       39,861,477  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

FedEx Corp.

    8,197       1,932,934  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    28,098       2,347,026  
   

 

 

 
      4,279,960  
Automobiles — 2.7%                               

General Motors Co.

    36,417       2,220,345  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    107,589       47,846,980  
   

 

 

 
      50,067,325  
Banks — 4.0%            

Bank of America Corp.

    257,982       13,309,291  

Citigroup, Inc.

    69,839       7,088,659  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    106,229       33,507,814  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (a)

    127,942       2,048,351  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    15,106       3,035,249  

Truist Financial Corp.

    49,341       2,255,871  

U.S. Bancorp

    59,586       2,879,791  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    123,353       10,339,448  
   

 

 

 
      74,464,474  
Beverages — 1.1%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    148,807       9,868,880  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    49,508       1,262,949  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    26,668       1,795,023  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    52,414       7,361,022  
   

 

 

 
      20,287,874  
Biotechnology — 1.8%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    67,762       15,689,613  

Amgen, Inc.

    20,573       5,805,701  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    47,611       5,284,821  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    3,987       2,241,771  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    9,832       3,850,604  
   

 

 

 
      32,872,510  
Broadline Retail — 4.3%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    366,914       80,563,307  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.4%            

Carrier Global Corp.

    30,344       1,811,537  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    25,239       2,775,028  

Trane Technologies PLC

    8,523       3,596,365  
   

 

 

 
      8,182,930  
Capital Markets — 2.9%            

BlackRock, Inc. (b)

    5,832       6,799,354  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    27,981       4,780,554  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    14,618       832,349  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    65,244       6,228,845  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    13,749       3,714,842  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    11,498       9,156,432  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    16,489       1,134,608  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    21,780       3,669,494  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    25,939       3,370,773  

Moody’s Corp.

    5,942       2,831,244  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)                               

Morgan Stanley

    44,106     $ 7,011,090  

S&P Global, Inc.

    11,762       5,724,683  
   

 

 

 
       55,254,268  
Chemicals — 0.9%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    8,486       2,314,302  

Ecolab, Inc.

    9,539       2,612,351  

Linde PLC

    17,952       8,527,200  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    8,921       3,088,985  
   

 

 

 
      16,542,838  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

Cintas Corp.

    13,143       2,697,732  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    33,956       1,527,001  

Republic Services, Inc.

    7,744       1,777,093  

Waste Management, Inc.

    14,143       3,123,199  
   

 

 

 
      9,125,025  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%            

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    39,438       5,746,511  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    152,293       10,419,887  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    6,378       2,916,596  
   

 

 

 
      19,082,994  
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

CRH PLC

    25,928       3,108,767  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

American Express Co.

    21,033       6,986,321  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    24,042       5,110,849  
   

 

 

 
      12,097,170  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.8%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    16,977       15,714,420  

Target Corp.

    17,376       1,558,627  

Walmart, Inc.

    166,412       17,150,421  
   

 

 

 
      34,423,468  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

AT&T Inc.

    268,173       7,573,206  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    161,730       7,108,033  
   

 

 

 
      14,681,239  
Electric Utilities — 1.1%            

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    20,561       2,313,113  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    11,974       3,940,284  

Duke Energy Corp.

    29,775       3,684,656  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    78,837       5,951,405  

Southern Co. (The)

    42,147       3,994,271  
   

 

 

 
      19,883,729  
Electrical Equipment — 0.8%            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    15,018       5,620,487  

Emerson Electric Co.

    21,546       2,826,404  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    10,457       6,430,009  
   

 

 

 
      14,876,900  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    46,099       5,704,751  
   

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%

   

Schlumberger NV

    57,365       1,971,635  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.7%

   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    16,211       19,435,692  

Spotify Technology SA (a)

    5,881       4,104,938  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    69,167       7,919,622  
   

 

 

 
      31,460,252  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Financial Services — 4.4%            

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    15,761     $ 2,100,469  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    70,547       35,466,799  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    20,691       2,667,691  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    31,119       17,700,798  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    36,589       2,453,658  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    65,148       22,240,224  
   

 

 

 
       82,629,639  
Food Products — 0.2%            

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    49,530       3,094,139  
   

 

 

 

Ground Transportation — 1.0%

   

CSX Corp.

    71,763       2,548,304  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    8,625       2,591,036  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    76,968       7,540,555  

Union Pacific Corp.

    22,927       5,419,255  
   

 

 

 
      18,099,150  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%                               

Abbott Laboratories

    66,274       8,876,739  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    10,935       2,046,704  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    56,374       5,503,794  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    22,002       1,711,095  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    13,659       6,108,715  

Medtronic PLC.

    49,026       4,669,236  

Stryker Corp.

    13,195       4,877,796  
   

 

 

 
      33,794,079  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%            

Cigna Group (The)

    10,077       2,904,695  

CVS Health Corp.

    47,684       3,594,897  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    8,645       2,793,372  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    6,536       2,785,643  

McKesson Corp.

    4,798       3,706,647  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    34,810       12,019,893  
   

 

 

 
      27,805,147  
Health Care REITs — 0.2%            

Welltower, Inc.

    25,596       4,559,671  
   

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%

   

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    16,258       1,974,046  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    1,246       6,727,491  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    51,280       2,009,663  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    13,717       3,730,887  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    8,735       2,274,944  

McDonald’s Corp.

    27,343       8,309,264  

Starbucks Corp.

    43,482       3,678,577  
   

 

 

 
      28,704,872  
Household Products — 1.0%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    30,734       2,456,876  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    12,785       1,589,687  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    89,843       13,804,377  
   

 

 

 
      17,850,940  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%            

3M Co.

    20,397       3,165,206  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    24,325       5,120,413  
   

 

 

 
      8,285,619  
Industrial REITs — 0.2%            

Prologis, Inc.

    35,461       4,060,994  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 1.5%            

Aflac, Inc.

    18,622       2,080,077  

American International Group, Inc.

    22,038       1,730,865  

Aon PLC, Class A

    8,027       2,862,268  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)                               

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    9,695     $ 3,002,929  

Chubb Ltd.

    14,228       4,015,853  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    18,866       3,802,065  

MetLife, Inc.

    21,507       1,771,532  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    22,381       5,526,988  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    8,642       2,413,019  
   

 

 

 
       27,205,596  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.5%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    222,337       54,050,125  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    181,036       44,091,318  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    83,514       61,331,011  
   

 

 

 
      159,472,454  
IT Services — 1.0%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    23,932       5,901,631  

International Business Machines Corp.

    35,608       10,047,153  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,949       2,695,097  
   

 

 

 
      18,643,881  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%            

Danaher Corp.

    24,367       4,831,002  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    14,463       7,014,844  
   

 

 

 
      11,845,846  
Machinery — 1.1%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    17,701       8,446,032  

Deere & Co.

    9,340       4,270,809  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    11,179       2,915,036  

PACCAR, Inc.

    19,806       1,947,326  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    4,928       3,736,163  
   

 

 

 
      21,315,366  
Media — 0.2%            

Comcast Corp., Class A

    140,085       4,401,471  
   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    54,679       2,144,510  

Newmont Corp.

    42,022       3,542,875  

Southern Copper Corp.

    3,155       382,891  
   

 

 

 
      6,070,276  
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%            

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    32,626       1,995,732  

Sempra

    24,954       2,245,361  
   

 

 

 
      4,241,093  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%            

Chevron Corp.

    73,476       11,410,088  

ConocoPhillips

    48,394       4,577,588  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    20,902       2,343,532  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    165,745       18,687,749  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    46,559       2,949,513  
   

 

 

 
      39,968,470  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.2%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    78,196       3,526,639  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    30,643       23,380,609  

Johnson & Johnson

    92,045       17,066,984  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    96,374       8,088,670  

Pfizer, Inc.

    217,183       5,533,823  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    17,059       2,496,073  
   

 

 

 
      60,092,798  
Professional Services — 0.2%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    15,576       4,571,556  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 15.3%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    61,625       9,970,309  

 

 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    18,967     $ 4,660,192  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    30,679       6,281,218  

Broadcom, Inc.

    176,649       58,278,271  

Intel Corp.

    167,209       5,609,862  

KLA Corp.

    5,102       5,503,017  

Lam Research Corp.

    48,884       6,545,568  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    32,990       2,773,469  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    42,737       7,150,755  

NVIDIA Corp.

    895,200        167,026,416  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    41,322       6,874,328  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    34,745       6,383,699  
   

 

 

 
      287,057,104  
Software — 13.1%                               

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    16,270       5,739,243  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)

    9,119       6,552,366  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)

    6,234       995,570  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    8,145       2,587,422  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    10,431       3,663,993  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,337       4,578,678  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    24,314       2,044,321  

Intuit, Inc.

    10,456       7,140,507  

Microsoft Corp.

    283,676       146,929,984  

Oracle Corp.

    63,335       17,812,335  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    83,550       15,241,191  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    25,112       5,113,306  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    4,096       2,042,634  

Salesforce, Inc.

    35,737       8,469,669  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    7,913       7,282,176  

Strategy, Inc., Class A (a)(c)

    10,098       3,253,677  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)(c)

    7,085       3,495,668  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    8,225       1,980,004  
   

 

 

 
      244,922,744  
Specialized REITs — 0.4%            

American Tower Corp.

    17,882       3,439,066  

Equinix, Inc.

    3,737       2,926,968  

Public Storage

    6,036       1,743,499  
   

 

 

 
      8,109,533  
Specialty Retail — 1.8%            

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    644       2,762,915  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    38,084       15,431,256  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)                               

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    21,424     $ 5,384,065  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    32,580       3,512,450  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    42,783       6,183,855  
   

 

 

 
      33,274,541  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.7%  

Apple Inc.

    557,632       141,989,836  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    11,550       1,637,444  
   

 

 

 
      143,627,280  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    44,233       3,084,367  
   

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.7%

   

Altria Group, Inc.

    64,489       4,260,143  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    59,617       9,669,878  
   

 

 

 
      13,930,021  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    17,361       4,155,876  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% (Cost: $1,339,891,753)

      1,873,667,416  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (b)(d)(e)

    4,738,404       4,740,774  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (b)(d)

    2,729,887       2,729,887  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $7,470,478)

 

    7,470,661  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $1,347,362,231)

 

    1,881,138,077  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

    (4,182,699
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  1,876,955,378  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  5,423,547      $     $ (681,042 ) (a)     $ (1,914   $ 183      $ 4,740,774        4,738,404      $ 3,072 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,330,601        399,286 (a)                          2,729,887        2,729,887        47,014        

BlackRock, Inc.

    5,441,314        464,181       (374,803     111,825       1,156,837        6,799,354        5,832        59,415        
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $  109,911     $  1,157,020      $  14,270,015         $  109,501     $     —  
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     9        12/19/25      $  3,032      $   36,031  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 36,031      $      $      $      $  36,031  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  510,612      $      $      $      $  510,612  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 2,922      $      $      $      $ 2,922  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  3,392,344  

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,873,667,416        $        $        $ 1,873,667,416  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     7,470,661                            7,470,661  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   1,881,138,077        $               —        $               —        $   1,881,138,077  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 36,031        $        $        $ 36,031  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%            

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    61,506     $ 13,274,840  

General Electric Co.

    630,890       189,784,330  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    34,881       17,412,944  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    5,798       7,641,880  
   

 

 

 
       228,113,994  
Automobiles — 4.0%            

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    1,452,428       645,923,780  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 0.4%            

Bank of America Corp.

    321,554       16,588,971  

Citigroup, Inc.

    195,562       19,849,543  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (a)

    2,006,793       32,128,756  
   

 

 

 
      68,567,270  
Beverages — 0.7%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,140,035       75,607,121  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    418,511       28,169,975  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    112,586       15,811,578  
   

 

 

 
      119,588,674  
Biotechnology — 2.5%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    1,062,848       246,091,826  

Amgen, Inc.

    238,033       67,172,913  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    201,136       22,326,096  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    154,300       60,430,052  
   

 

 

 
      396,020,887  
Broadline Retail — 4.1%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    3,001,320       658,999,832  
   

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.4%

   

Trane Technologies PLC

    133,744       56,434,618  
   

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

   

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    439,106       75,021,260  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    79,139       4,506,175  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    89,459       8,540,651  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    9,695       7,720,613  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    14,220       978,478  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    101,410       13,178,230  

Moody’s Corp.

    93,273       44,442,719  
   

 

 

 
      154,388,126  
Chemicals — 0.3%            

Ecolab, Inc.

    36,678       10,044,637  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    126,841       43,919,965  
   

 

 

 
      53,964,602  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%            

Cintas Corp.

    206,268       42,338,570  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    494,137       22,221,341  

Waste Management, Inc.

    221,944       49,011,893  
   

 

 

 
      113,571,804  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%            

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    618,917       90,182,396  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    42,107       19,255,110  
   

 

 

 
      109,437,506  
Consumer Finance — 0.2%            

American Express Co.

    108,044       35,887,895  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.7%  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    266,292       246,487,864  

Walmart, Inc.

    260,794       26,877,430  
   

 

 

 
      273,365,294  
Security   Shares      Value  
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%             

GE Vernova, Inc.

    164,026      $ 100,859,587  
    

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    723,404        89,521,245  
    

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%             

Schlumberger NV

    71,095        2,443,535  
    

 

 

 
Entertainment — 2.3%             

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    254,269        304,848,190  

Spotify Technology SA (a)(b)

    92,293        64,420,514  
    

 

 

 
        369,268,704  
Financial Services — 4.1%             

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    172,253        22,956,157  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    89,638        11,557,028  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    488,093        277,632,179  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,021,848        348,838,470  
    

 

 

 
       660,983,834  
Ground Transportation — 0.8%             

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,207,879        118,335,905  

Union Pacific Corp.

    28,318        6,693,526  
    

 

 

 
       125,029,431  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    152,651        14,903,317  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    214,124        95,762,676  

Stryker Corp.

    53,098        19,628,738  
    

 

 

 
       130,294,731  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4%  

Cigna Group (The)

    12,570        3,623,302  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    21,673        9,237,033  

McKesson Corp.

    69,491        53,684,577  
    

 

 

 
       66,544,912  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%             

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    255,145        30,979,706  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    18,340        99,022,612  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    804,742        31,537,839  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    215,266        58,550,199  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    104,778        27,288,382  

McDonald’s Corp.

    24,259        7,372,068  

Starbucks Corp.

    90,260        7,635,996  
    

 

 

 
       262,386,802  
Household Products — 0.2%             

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    228,589        18,273,405  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    71,793        8,926,741  
    

 

 

 
       27,200,146  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%             

3M Co.

    51,482        7,988,977  
    

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.4%             

Aon PLC, Class A

    116,356        41,490,222  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    9,165        2,838,767  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    35,109        7,075,517  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    17,541        4,331,750  
    

 

 

 
       55,736,256  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.2%             

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    1,609,976        391,385,166  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    1,310,912        319,272,618  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    818,888        601,374,969  
    

 

 

 
       1,312,032,753  
IT Services — 0.3%             

Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)

    187,522        42,295,587  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery — 0.2%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    34,189     $ 16,313,281  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    57,550       15,006,738  
   

 

 

 
      31,320,019  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%            

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    40,606       2,572,390  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    235,242       10,609,414  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    480,644       366,731,372  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    213,566       31,248,977  
   

 

 

 
      408,589,763  

Professional Services — 0.4%

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    226,649       66,521,482  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 22.3%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    565,166       91,438,207  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    136,477       27,942,301  

Broadcom, Inc.

    2,514,074       829,418,153  

KLA Corp.

    79,837       86,112,188  

Lam Research Corp.

    767,123       102,717,770  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    35,701       3,001,383  

NVIDIA Corp.

    12,700,743        2,369,704,629  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    148,158       24,647,565  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    223,078       40,986,121  
   

 

 

 
      3,575,968,317  
Software — 21.2%            

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    255,342       90,071,891  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)

    143,038       102,778,525  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)

    97,102       15,507,189  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    127,817       40,603,626  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    163,708       57,504,072  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    146,527       71,853,910  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)(b)

    381,721       32,095,102  

Intuit, Inc.

    163,818       111,872,950  

Microsoft Corp.

    4,025,721       2,085,122,192  

Oracle Corp.

    993,421       279,389,722  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,310,479       239,057,579  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    394,090       80,244,606  

Salesforce, Inc.

    62,726       14,866,062  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    124,003       114,117,481  

Strategy, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    8,675       2,795,172  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    81,271       40,098,299  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    129,085       31,074,632  
   

 

 

 
      3,409,053,010  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialized REITs — 0.4%            

American Tower Corp.

    280,622     $ 53,969,223  

Public Storage

    12,480       3,604,848  
   

 

 

 
      57,574,071  
Specialty Retail — 1.8%            

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    1,561       6,697,065  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    455,231       184,455,049  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    469,914       50,661,428  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    335,527       48,497,073  
   

 

 

 
      290,310,615  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 12.6%  

Apple Inc.

    7,915,874       2,015,618,997  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    24,794       3,515,045  
   

 

 

 
      2,019,134,042  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $11,121,659,915)

 

     16,027,894,491  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    14,519,612       14,526,872  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    20,120,517       20,120,517  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $34,647,093)

 

    34,647,389  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $11,156,307,008)

 

    16,062,541,880  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (13,212,827
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  16,049,329,053  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value at
09/30/25
  Shares
Held at
09/30/25
  Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    $  75,782,792     $     $  (61,261,725)(a     $ 5,509     $ 296     $ 14,526,872       14,519,612     $ 44,809 (b)       $

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

      16,726,822       3,393,695 (a)                           20,120,517       20,120,517       453,185      
               

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

 
                $  5,509     $    296     $  34,647,389         $  497,994     $     —
               

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 1000 Growth E-Mini Index

     73        12/19/25      $  17,375      $   343,544  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $  343,544      $      $      $      $  343,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  5,127,976      $      $      $      $  5,127,976  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 656,558      $      $      $      $ 656,558  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  19,372,123  

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 16,027,894,491      $      $      $ 16,027,894,491  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     34,647,389                      34,647,389  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   16,062,541,880      $                —      $                —      $   16,062,541,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 343,544      $      $      $ 343,544  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%            

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    90,030     $ 19,431,175  

General Dynamics Corp.

    36,602       12,481,282  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    21,779       10,872,294  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    19,644       11,969,482  

RTX Corp.

    193,605       32,395,925  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    6,591       8,687,070  
   

 

 

 
      95,837,228  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%            

FedEx Corp.

    31,016       7,313,883  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    106,060       8,859,192  
   

 

 

 
      16,173,075  
Automobiles — 0.3%            

General Motors Co.

    137,781       8,400,508  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 9.3%

   

Bank of America Corp.

    898,503       46,353,770  

Citigroup, Inc.

    217,062       22,031,793  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    401,892       126,768,793  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    57,234       11,500,028  

Truist Financial Corp.

    186,683       8,535,147  

U.S. Bancorp

    225,688       10,907,501  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    466,692       39,118,123  
   

 

 

 
      265,215,155  
Beverages — 1.7%            

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    287,784       19,085,835  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    187,577       4,785,089  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    171,140       24,034,902  
   

 

 

 
      47,905,826  
Biotechnology — 1.0%            

Amgen, Inc.

    20,392       5,754,622  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    131,764       14,625,804  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    15,070       8,473,409  
   

 

 

 
      28,853,835  
Broadline Retail — 2.9%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    381,632       83,794,938  
   

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.6%

   

Carrier Global Corp.

    114,807       6,853,978  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    95,396       10,488,790  
   

 

 

 
      17,342,768  
Capital Markets — 6.0%            

BlackRock, Inc. (b)

    22,076       25,737,746  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    36,435       2,074,609  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    225,384       21,517,410  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    51,966       14,040,694  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    41,162       32,779,359  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    58,736       4,041,624  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    82,599       13,916,279  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    73,762       9,585,372  

Morgan Stanley

    166,660       26,492,274  

S&P Global, Inc.

    44,434       21,626,472  
   

 

 

 
      171,811,839  
Chemicals — 1.7%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    32,101       8,754,585  

Ecolab, Inc.

    27,307       7,478,295  

Linde PLC.

    67,955       32,278,625  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    3,174       1,099,029  
   

 

 

 
      49,610,534  
Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3%            

Copart, Inc. (a)

    8,817     $ 396,500  

Republic Services, Inc.

    29,364       6,738,451  
   

 

 

 
      7,134,951  
Communications Equipment — 1.6%            

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    575,970       39,407,867  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    13,936       6,372,794  
   

 

 

 
      45,780,661  
Construction Materials — 0.4%            

CRH PLC

    98,000       11,750,200  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.3%

   

American Express Co.

    53,426       17,745,980  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    90,960       19,336,277  
   

 

 

 
      37,082,257  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.3%  

Target Corp.

    65,848       5,906,565  

Walmart, Inc.

    566,678       58,401,835  
   

 

 

 
      64,308,400  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0%  

AT&T Inc.

    1,015,094       28,666,255  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    611,170       26,860,921  
   

 

 

 
      55,527,176  
Electric Utilities — 2.6%            

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    77,307       8,697,037  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    45,348       14,922,666  

Duke Energy Corp.

    112,417       13,911,604  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    298,416       22,527,424  

Southern Co. (The)

    159,532       15,118,848  
   

 

 

 
      75,177,579  
Electrical Equipment — 1.1%            

Eaton Corp. PLC

    56,711       21,224,092  

Emerson Electric Co.

    81,658       10,711,896  
   

 

 

 
      31,935,988  

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%

   

Schlumberger NV

    199,579       6,859,530  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.1%

   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    262,058       30,005,641  
   

 

 

 

Financial Services — 5.4%

   

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    18,005       2,399,526  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    266,901       134,181,809  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    56,657       7,304,787  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    138,434       9,283,384  
   

 

 

 
      153,169,506  
Food Products — 0.4%            

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    187,662       11,723,245  
   

 

 

 

Ground Transportation — 1.3%

   

CSX Corp.

    271,249       9,632,052  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    32,632       9,802,979  

Union Pacific Corp.

    79,727       18,845,071  
   

 

 

 
      38,280,102  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.4%            

Abbott Laboratories

    250,573       33,561,748  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    41,454       7,758,945  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    176,814       17,262,351  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    83,389       6,485,162  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)            

Medtronic PLC

    185,606     $ 17,677,115  

Stryker Corp.

    36,946       13,657,828  
   

 

 

 
      96,403,149  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%            

Cigna Group (The)

    35,095       10,116,134  

CVS Health Corp.

    180,982       13,644,233  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    32,679       10,559,239  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    19,497       8,309,621  

McKesson Corp.

    1,407       1,086,964  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    131,681       45,469,449  
   

 

 

 
      89,185,640  
Health Care REITs — 0.6%            

Welltower, Inc.

    96,831       17,249,474  
   

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.6%

   

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    287       1,549,591  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    7,707       2,007,211  

McDonald’s Corp.

    97,596       29,658,448  

Starbucks Corp.

    142,953       12,093,824  
   

 

 

 
      45,309,074  
Household Products — 2.1%            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    61,211       4,893,207  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    30,712       3,818,730  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    339,900       52,225,635  
   

 

 

 
      60,937,572  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%            

3M Co.

    64,754       10,048,526  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    92,029       19,372,104  
   

 

 

 
      29,420,630  
Industrial REITs — 0.5%            

Prologis, Inc.

    134,285       15,378,318  
   

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.2%

   

Aflac, Inc.

    70,349       7,857,983  

American International Group, Inc.

    83,378       6,548,508  

Aon PLC, Class A

    2,327       829,762  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    34,413       10,659,082  

Chubb Ltd.

    53,881       15,207,912  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    63,004       12,697,196  

MetLife, Inc.

    81,516       6,714,473  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    80,545       19,890,588  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    32,667       9,121,280  
   

 

 

 
      89,526,784  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.1%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    298,567       72,581,637  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    243,105       59,208,223  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    56,350       41,382,313  
   

 

 

 
      173,172,173  
IT Services — 2.1%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    90,586       22,338,508  

International Business Machines Corp.

    134,638       37,989,458  
   

 

 

 
      60,327,966  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%            

Danaher Corp.

    92,335       18,306,337  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    54,647       26,504,888  
   

 

 

 
      44,811,225  
Machinery — 2.6%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    58,758       28,036,380  

Deere & Co.

    35,366       16,171,457  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    28,566       7,448,870  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

PACCAR, Inc.

    74,700     $ 7,344,504  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    18,599       14,100,832  
   

 

 

 
      73,102,043  
Media — 0.6%            

Comcast Corp., Class A

    529,999       16,652,569  
   

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.8%

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    206,676       8,105,833  

Newmont Corp.

    158,989       13,404,362  

Southern Copper Corp.

    12,011       1,457,655  
   

 

 

 
      22,967,850  
Multi-Utilities — 0.6%            

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    123,324       7,543,729  

Sempra

    94,611       8,513,098  
   

 

 

 
      16,056,827  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.3%            

Chevron Corp.

    277,945       43,162,079  

ConocoPhillips

    183,222       17,330,969  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    79,084       8,866,898  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    627,062       70,701,241  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    166,655       10,557,594  
   

 

 

 
      150,618,781  
Pharmaceuticals — 4.5%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    237,831       10,726,178  

Johnson & Johnson

    348,234       64,569,549  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    364,611       30,601,801  

Pfizer, Inc.

    822,089       20,946,828  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    13,135       1,921,913  
   

 

 

 
      128,766,269  
Professional Services — 0.0%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    4,317       1,267,040  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    96,763       15,655,286  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    71,807       17,642,980  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    83,149       17,023,926  

Intel Corp.

    632,610       21,224,066  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    116,197       9,768,682  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    161,687       27,053,469  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    120,598       20,062,683  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    77,754       14,285,742  
   

 

 

 
      142,716,834  
Software — 1.8%            

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    15,514       7,736,677  

Salesforce, Inc.

    119,974       28,433,838  

Strategy, Inc., Class A (a)(c)

    36,083       11,626,304  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    7,119       3,512,443  
   

 

 

 
      51,309,262  
Specialized REITs — 0.6%            

Equinix, Inc.

    14,159       11,089,895  

Public Storage

    19,851       5,733,962  
   

 

 

 
      16,823,857  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%            

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    2,035       8,730,638  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    34,297       13,896,802  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    81,104       20,382,246  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    10,031       1,081,442  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    81,016       11,710,053  
   

 

 

 
      55,801,181  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    37,722     $ 5,347,848  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%            

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    167,579       11,685,284  
   

 

 

 

Tobacco — 1.9%

   

Altria Group, Inc.

    244,186       16,130,927  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    225,456       36,568,963  
   

 

 

 
      52,699,890  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%            

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    65,739       15,736,602  
   

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%            

(Cost: $2,577,703,297)

      2,836,955,084  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (b)(d)(e)

    11,201,105       11,206,705  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (b)(d)

    5,237,288       5,237,288  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $16,442,961)

 

    16,443,993  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $2,594,146,258)

 

    2,853,399,077  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (9,575,396
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  2,843,823,681  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
  Purchases at
Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Value at
09/30/25
  Shares
Held at
09/30/25
  Income   Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    $ 148,126     $  11,056,992 (a)       $     $ 555     $ 1,032     $ 11,206,705       11,201,105     $ 4,725 (b)       $

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

      5,002,035       235,253 (a)                           5,237,288       5,237,288       90,537      

BlackRock, Inc.

      26,269,552       2,063,786       (7,123,484 )       1,034,720       3,493,172       25,737,746       22,076       239,921      
               

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

 
                $  1,035,275     $  3,494,204     $  42,181,739         $  335,183     $    —
               

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index

     60        12/19/25      $ 6,052      $ 14,243  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 14,243      $      $      $      $ 14,243  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

             

Futures contracts

  $    —     $    —     $ 454,019     $    —     $    —     $    —     $ 454,019  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ (83,227   $     $     $     $ (83,227
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 5,239,435  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Top 200 Value ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 2,836,955,084        $        $        $ 2,836,955,084  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     16,443,993                            16,443,993  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  2,853,399,077        $        $        $  2,853,399,077  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 14,243        $               —        $               —        $ 14,243  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

      iShares
Russell Top
200 ETF
     iShares
Russell Top 200
Growth ETF
     iShares
Russell Top 200
Value ETF
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

   $  1,866,868,062      $  16,027,894,491      $  2,811,217,338  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

     14,270,015        34,647,389        42,181,739  

Cash

     1        587        2  

Cash pledged:

        

Futures contracts

     169,000        1,177,000        398,971  

Receivables:

        

Securities lending income — affiliated

     796        6,715        1,904  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     595,255        2,476,246        1,662,442  

Dividends — affiliated

     9,502        78,310        16,232  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     10,011        70,445        13,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,881,922,642        16,066,351,183        2,855,491,828  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Collateral on securities loaned

     4,741,338        14,508,830        11,205,118  

Payables:

        

Investment advisory fees

     225,926        2,513,300        463,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,967,264        17,022,130        11,668,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

        

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,876,955,378      $ 16,049,329,053      $ 2,843,823,681  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,355,748,661      $ 11,299,869,173      $ 2,637,182,578  

Accumulated earnings

     521,206,717        4,749,459,880        206,641,103  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,876,955,378      $ 16,049,329,053      $ 2,843,823,681  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

        

Shares outstanding

     11,300,000        58,650,000        32,350,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 166.10      $ 273.65      $ 87.91  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

     None        None        None  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 1,335,177,145      $ 11,121,659,915      $ 2,558,582,413  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

   $ 4,647,295      $ 13,964,814      $ 10,842,044  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

   $ 12,185,086      $ 34,647,093      $ 35,563,845  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

      iShares
Russell Top
200 ETF
    iShares
Russell Top 200
Growth ETF
    iShares
Russell Top 200
Value ETF
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 9,892,385     $ 42,784,444     $ 27,886,809  

Dividends — affiliated

     106,429       453,185       330,458  

Interest — unaffiliated

     14       729       142  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     3,072       44,809       4,725  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (951     (5,225     (2,387
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     10,000,949       43,277,942       28,219,747  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory

     1,264,954       13,649,713       2,715,228  

Interest expense

           2        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,264,954       13,649,715       2,715,228  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     8,735,995       29,628,227       25,504,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     (8,069,290     (61,385,263     (97,274

Investments — affiliated

     (3,502     5,509       97,275  

Futures contracts

     510,612       5,127,976       454,019  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

     37,266,904       276,267,393       85,932,160  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (a)

     113,413             938,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     29,818,137       220,015,615       87,324,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

     292,984,887       3,360,527,393       46,165,552  

Investments — affiliated

     1,157,020       296       3,494,204  

Futures contracts

     2,922       656,558       (83,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     294,144,829       3,361,184,247       49,576,529  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     323,962,966       3,581,199,862       136,900,709  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $  332,698,961     $  3,610,828,089     $ 162,405,228  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Russell Top 200 ETF           iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF  
     Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
          

Six Months
Ended

09/30/25
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 8,735,995     $ 16,913,119       $ 29,628,227     $ 53,952,702  

Net realized gain

    29,818,137       105,202,792         220,015,615       1,301,847,957  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    294,144,829       1,415,473         3,361,184,247       (665,471,380
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    332,698,961       123,531,384         3,610,828,089       690,329,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (8,432,136 ) (b)       (16,927,143       (28,608,505 ) (b)       (53,727,357
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (13,961,817     150,691,155         716,867,010       892,207,702  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase in net assets

    310,305,008       257,295,396         4,299,086,594       1,528,809,624  

Beginning of period

    1,566,650,370       1,309,354,974         11,750,242,459       10,221,432,835  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,876,955,378     $  1,566,650,370       $  16,049,329,053     $  11,750,242,459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF  
     Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 25,504,519     $ 49,876,367  

Net realized gain

    87,324,180       274,497,775  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    49,576,529       (61,520,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    162,405,228       262,853,293  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (25,319,870 ) (b)       (49,326,184
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (387,982,902     739,577,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (250,897,544     953,104,914  

Beginning of period

    3,094,721,225       2,141,616,311  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  2,843,823,681     $  3,094,721,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Top 200 ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 137.43     $ 127.12      $ 97.38      $ 107.99      $ 94.64      $ 61.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.78       1.53        1.47        1.42        1.26        1.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    28.64       10.30        29.74        (10.59      13.37        33.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    29.42       11.83        31.21        (9.17      14.63        34.32  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.75 ) (d)       (1.52      (1.47      (1.44      (1.28      (1.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 166.10     $ 137.43      $ 127.12      $ 97.38      $ 107.99      $ 94.64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

               

Based on net asset value

    21.45 % (f)       9.29      32.29      (8.41 )%       15.48      56.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

               

Total expenses

    0.15 % (h)       0.15      0.15      0.15      0.15      0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.04 % (h)       1.11      1.34      1.51      1.20      1.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  1,876,955     $  1,566,650      $  1,309,355      $  803,407      $  1,042,089      $  865,920  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    3     5      4      5      4      5
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
    Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 210.77     $ 195.25     $ 138.98     $ 158.56     $ 134.47     $ 84.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.52       0.98       1.10       1.14       0.89       0.93  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    62.86       15.52       56.34       (19.62     24.09       50.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    63.38       16.50       57.44       (18.48     24.98       51.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.50 ) (d)       (0.98     (1.17     (1.10     (0.89     (0.91
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 273.65     $ 210.77     $ 195.25     $ 138.98     $ 158.56     $ 134.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

           

Based on net asset value

    30.09 % (f)       8.43     41.48     (11.60 )%      18.58     61.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

           

Total expenses

    0.20 % (h)       0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.43 % (h)       0.45     0.66     0.87     0.57     0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  16,049,329     $  11,750,242     $  10,221,433     $  5,934,551     $  4,820,372     $  3,529,895  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    14     28     11     12     10     11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
    Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 82.20     $ 76.35     $ 65.15     $ 69.61     $ 63.58     $ 44.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.78       1.58       1.55       1.40       1.30       1.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    5.71       5.77       11.18       (4.52     6.01       19.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.49       7.35       12.73       (3.12     7.31       20.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.78 ) (d)       (1.50     (1.53     (1.34     (1.28     (1.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 87.91     $ 82.20     $ 76.35     $ 65.15     $ 69.61     $ 63.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

           

Based on net asset value

    7.93 % (f)       9.71     19.82     (4.37 )%      11.56     47.63
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

           

Total expenses

    0.20 % (h)       0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.88 % (h)       1.99     2.28     2.17     1.91     2.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  2,843,824     $  3,094,721     $  2,141,616     $  1,557,158     $  1,287,723     $  1,153,937  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    18     18     14     18     15     17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)

Not annualized.

(g)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification

Russell Top 200 (a)

  Diversified

Russell Top 200 Growth (a)

  Diversified

Russell Top 200 Value

  Diversified

 

  (a)  

The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as its underlying index is diversified. The Fund may become non-diversified, as defined in the 1940 Act, solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund crosses from diversified to non-diversified status due solely to a change in its relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of its underlying index.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

 

 

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As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash
Collateral Received (a)
     Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value (a)
     Net
Amount
 

Russell Top 200

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,628,187      $ (1,621,125    $      $ 7,062 (b)  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,019,108        (3,019,108              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 4,647,295      $ (4,640,233    $      $ 7,062  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Growth

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,084,632      $ (1,084,632    $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc

    6,322,816        (6,322,816              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,648,566        (2,648,566              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

    3,908,800        (3,908,800              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 13,964,814      $ (13,964,814    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Value

          

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 10,842,044      $ (10,842,044    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the

 

 

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difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Russell Top 200

    0.15

Russell Top 200 Value

    0.20  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $13 billion

    0.2000

Over $13 billion

    0.1900  

Prior to August 1, 2025, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF, based on the average daily net asset of the fund.

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 85% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income—affiliated—net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

Russell Top 200

  $ 1,313  

Russell Top 200 Growth

    19,167  

Russell Top 200 Value

    2,014  

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell Top 200

  $ 33,939,105      $ 22,061,221      $ (5,591,768

Russell Top 200 Growth

     1,217,056,383         1,136,627,414        4,907,773  

Russell Top 200 Value

    442,462,482        261,323,750         19,802,022  

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends—affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Russell Top 200

  $ 44,674,256      $ 44,098,409  

Russell Top 200 Growth

     1,971,907,873         1,960,735,361  

Russell Top 200 Value

    496,507,369        496,574,538  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Russell Top 200

  $ 90,061,962      $ 104,069,449  

Russell Top 200 Growth

    1,341,305,198        631,502,721  

Russell Top 200 Value

    221,033,354        607,896,644  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
 

Russell Top 200

  $ (41,055,528

Russell Top 200 Growth

    (335,650,507

Russell Top 200 Value

    (137,574,885

 

(a)

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

 

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As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell Top 200

  $ 1,349,429,897      $ 580,521,258      $ (48,777,047   $ 531,744,211  

Russell Top 200 Growth

     11,200,605,338         4,944,042,938        (81,762,852      4,862,280,086  

Russell Top 200 Value

    2,598,361,093        377,844,510        (122,792,283     255,052,227  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class  Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Russell Top 200

       

Shares sold

    650,000     $ 90,260,506       3,300,000     $ 450,814,008  

Shares redeemed

    (750,000     (104,222,323     (2,200,000     (300,122,853
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (100,000   $ (13,961,817     1,100,000     $ 150,691,155  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Growth

       

Shares sold

    5,450,000     $ 1,343,616,974       19,050,000     $ 4,187,470,365  

Shares redeemed

    (2,550,000     (626,749,964     (15,650,000     (3,295,262,663
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,900,000     $ 716,867,010       3,400,000     $ 892,207,702  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Russell Top 200 Value

       

Shares sold

    2,750,000     $ 221,858,902       24,750,000     $ 1,971,403,174  

Shares redeemed

    (8,050,000     (609,841,804     (15,150,000     (1,231,825,369
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,300,000   $ (387,982,902     9,600,000     $ 739,577,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Russell Top 200 ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the medianofthe investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered

 

 

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detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not previously provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate but that BFA and the Board agreed during the June 10-11, 2025 meeting to revise the Advisory Agreement for the Fund to provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers

 

 

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for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the medianofthe investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the

 

 

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Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by

 

 

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authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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2025 Semi-Annual Financial

Statements and Additional

Information (Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 iShares Russell 3000 ETF | IWV | NYSE Arca

 iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | IWS | NYSE Arca

 

 


Table of Contents

 

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Schedules of Investments

   3

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   36

Statements of Operations

   37

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   38

Financial Highlights

   39

Notes to Financial Statements

   41

Additional Information

   49

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

   50

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

   55

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3%            

AAR Corp. (a)

    9,322     $ 835,904  

AeroVironment, Inc. (a)

    8,376       2,637,519  

AerSale Corp. (a)

    7,379       60,434  

Archer Aviation, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    143,061       1,370,524  

Astronics Corp. (a)(b)

    7,659       349,327  

ATI, Inc. (a)

    37,092       3,017,063  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,784       14,197,790  

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    192,904       41,634,470  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    24,028       4,430,042  

Byrna Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,725       126,866  

Cadre Holdings, Inc.

    6,664       243,303  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    10,010       5,434,829  

Ducommun, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,594       249,361  

General Dynamics Corp.

    67,020       22,853,820  

General Electric Co.

       279,509       84,081,897  

HEICO Corp.

    11,256       3,633,662  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    19,888       5,053,342  

Hexcel Corp.

    23,059       1,445,799  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    106,349       20,868,864  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    10,739       3,091,865  

Intuitive Machines, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    28,711       302,040  

Karman Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,035       507,927  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    43,216       3,948,646  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    49,531       15,127,263  

Leonardo DRS, Inc.

    19,417       881,532  

Loar Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,449       915,920  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    55,735       27,823,469  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,040       1,009,296  

Moog, Inc., Class A

    7,636       1,585,768  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    35,959       21,910,538  

Park Aerospace Corp.

    6,330       128,752  

Redwire Corp. (a)(b)

    9,717       87,356  

Rocket Lab Corp. (a)(b)

    109,937       5,267,082  

RTX Corp.

    355,397       59,468,580  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    32,262       1,245,313  

StandardAero, Inc. (a)

    36,039       983,504  

Textron, Inc.

    47,724       4,032,201  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    14,777       19,476,382  

V2X, Inc. (a)

    3,317       192,685  

VSE Corp. (b)

    5,811       966,021  

Woodward, Inc.

    15,348       3,878,593  
   

 

 

 
          385,355,549  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    30,554       4,045,350  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    36,977       4,533,011  

FedEx Corp.

    56,953       13,430,087  

Forward Air Corp. (a)(b)

    7,285       186,787  

GXO Logistics, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,837       1,630,969  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

    17,241       593,780  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    194,346       16,233,721  
   

 

 

 
      40,653,705  
Automobile Components — 0.1%            

Adient PLC (a)

    24,669       594,030  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

    29,952       180,012  

Aptiv PLC (a)

    57,718       4,976,446  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    56,976       2,504,665  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)

    6,593       243,479  

Dana, Inc.

    33,888       679,115  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,367       1,148,368  

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

    11,159       271,052  
Security   Shares     Value  
Automobile Components (continued)            

Garrett Motion, Inc.

    33,317     $ 453,778  

Gentex Corp.

    62,340       1,764,222  

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

    8,411       286,479  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)

    74,767       559,257  

LCI Industries

    6,909       643,573  

Lear Corp.

    14,309       1,439,628  

Luminar Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,379       8,364  

Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)(b)

    14,167       2,013,981  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    8,770       907,081  

Phinia, Inc.

    12,397       712,580  

QuantumScape Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    109,458       1,348,523  

Solid Power, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    37,584       130,416  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    5,053       206,263  

Visteon Corp.

    6,938       831,589  

XPEL, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,599       218,229  
   

 

 

 
      22,121,130  
Automobiles — 2.1%            

Ford Motor Co.

     1,031,873       12,341,201  

General Motors Co.

    253,002       15,425,532  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    31,625       882,337  

Lucid Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,562       798,440  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    205,545       3,017,401  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    747,853       332,585,186  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    13,238       1,372,648  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    7,772       259,896  
   

 

 

 
          366,682,641  
Banks — 3.9%            

1st Source Corp.

    4,019       247,410  

ACNB Corp.

    3,171       139,651  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

    5,033       136,646  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    7,701       148,398  

Ameris Bancorp

    16,068       1,177,945  

Arrow Financial Corp.

    4,958       140,311  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    42,680       1,097,303  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    41,657       1,470,076  

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

    13,687       1,158,605  

Banc of California, Inc.

    32,753       542,062  

BancFirst Corp.

    5,927       749,469  

Bancorp, Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    11,611       869,548  

Bank First Corp.

    2,926       354,953  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,792,305       92,465,015  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    10,346       679,111  

Bank of Marin Bancorp

    4,473       108,604  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. (The)

    13,959       599,120  

Bank OZK

    29,319       1,494,683  

BankUnited, Inc.

    20,108       767,321  

Banner Corp.

    9,776       640,328  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

    4,781       145,629  

BayCom Corp.

    6,177       177,589  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

    5,721       49,658  

Beacon Financial Corp.

    19,109       453,074  

Blue Foundry Bancorp (a)(b)

    8,802       80,010  

BOK Financial Corp.

    6,014       670,200  

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    8,118       142,877  

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.

    3,899       240,529  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

    6,500       153,465  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

    7,310       202,706  

Cadence Bank

    38,190       1,433,653  

California BanCorp (a)

    8,897       148,402  

Camden National Corp.

    3,698       142,706  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    4,535       189,518  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    39,519       250,946  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Carter Bankshares, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,257     $ 160,268  

Cathay General Bancorp

    17,603       845,120  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    8,258       250,548  

Citigroup, Inc.

       485,200            49,247,800  

Citizens & Northern Corp.

    5,775       114,403  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    116,489       6,192,555  

Citizens Financial Services, Inc.

    1,376       82,945  

City Holding Co.

    3,758       465,503  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

    5,989       121,637  

CNB Financial Corp.

    5,031       121,750  

Coastal Financial Corp. (a)(b)

    2,779       300,604  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

    2,308       39,259  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    81,292       2,092,456  

Columbia Financial, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,559       128,471  

Comerica, Inc.

    35,717       2,447,329  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    33,225       1,985,526  

Community Financial System, Inc.

    14,021       822,191  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    3,824       213,953  

Community West Bancshares

    7,098       147,922  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

    13,770       341,634  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    16,084       2,038,969  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    7,288       476,417  

CVB Financial Corp.

    34,388       650,277  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    9,301       277,449  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    7,770       157,109  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    37,054       3,944,398  

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

    48,231       875,393  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

    9,300       539,214  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A

    3,946       160,602  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (b)

    2,267       231,359  

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.

    4,321       108,068  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

    10,750       154,908  

FB Financial Corp.

    10,346       576,686  

Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.

    2,306       101,072  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    179,265       7,986,256  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

    4,596       125,011  

First Bancorp, Inc. (The)

    3,765       98,869  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    43,678       963,100  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    11,973       633,252  

First Bank

    9,330       151,986  

First Busey Corp.

    22,418       518,977  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

    3,288       168,543  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    2,524       4,515,840  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    23,447       399,771  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

    4,379       152,389  

First Financial Bancorp

    24,018       606,454  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    34,250       1,152,512  

First Financial Corp.

    2,780       156,903  

First Foundation, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,532       64,233  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    35,164       873,122  

First Horizon Corp.

    133,100       3,009,391  

First Internet Bancorp

    4,001       89,742  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

    23,532       749,965  

First Merchants Corp.

    14,229       536,433  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

    6,897       261,258  

Five Star Bancorp

    3,899       125,548  

Flagstar Financial, Inc.

    79,748       921,089  

Flushing Financial Corp.

    8,449       116,681  

FNB Corp.

    93,365       1,504,110  

FS Bancorp, Inc.

    3,205       127,944  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    43,550       811,336  

German American Bancorp, Inc.

    10,514       412,885  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    31,435       1,529,941  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    2,564     $ 157,045  

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

    3,109       151,564  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    23,468       1,469,331  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    8,508       210,063  

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.

    16,956       230,602  

HBT Financial, Inc.

    5,092       128,318  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

    16,424       163,090  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    9,092       219,935  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    13,725       458,689  

Hingham Institution For Savings (The) (b)

    460       121,339  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

    2,883       156,619  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    52,132       1,475,336  

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

    5,400       221,076  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    29,097       313,375  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

    10,486       167,881  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

       381,368       6,586,225  

Independent Bank Corp.

    14,010       969,072  

Independent Bank Corp.

    5,188       160,698  

International Bancshares Corp.

    14,562       1,001,137  

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc.

    5,869       116,324  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    738,555           232,962,404  

Kearny Financial Corp.

    15,563       102,249  

KeyCorp

    251,822       4,706,553  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    5,867       376,661  

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

    8,419       296,517  

M&T Bank Corp.

    41,601       8,221,190  

Mechanics Bancorp, Class A (a)

    4,862       64,713  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

    4,735       213,075  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

    7,533       208,589  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

    2,445       182,935  

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.

    5,567       159,439  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

    4,179       125,412  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

    6,182       105,959  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

    6,031       170,617  

MVB Financial Corp.

    5,560       139,334  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    8,169       315,650  

NB Bancorp, Inc. (b)

    10,264       181,160  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    11,712       489,093  

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

    3,243       436,183  

Northeast Bank (b)

    1,261       126,302  

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.

    7,043       144,875  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    12,188       143,818  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

    9,888       214,174  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    38,145       472,617  

NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (a)

    888,867       14,230,761  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    15,077       264,903  

OFG Bancorp

    11,285       490,785  

Old National Bancorp

    92,122       2,022,078  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

    11,859       204,983  

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

    5,480       138,151  

Origin Bancorp, Inc.

    6,973       240,708  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

    6,463       219,613  

Park National Corp.

    3,540       575,356  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    6,553       484,988  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

    4,823       133,115  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

    9,584       287,424  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

    3,216       156,330  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    20,143       1,889,212  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    105,640       21,226,245  

Popular, Inc.

    17,699       2,247,950  

Preferred Bank

    2,234       201,931  

Primis Financial Corp.

    9,664       101,569  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    24,569       1,630,153  
 

 

 

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2 0 2 5  I S H A R E S  S E M I - A N N U A L  F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S A N D  A D D I T I O N A L  I N F O R M A T I O N


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    36,608     $ 705,802  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

    5,023       379,940  

RBB Bancorp

    4,860       91,174  

Red River Bancshares, Inc.

    2,052       133,011  

Regions Financial Corp.

    239,137       6,306,043  

Renasant Corp.

    25,216       930,218  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    3,121       225,492  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    8,909       334,889  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    22,337       679,715  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

    13,598       1,095,047  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

    6,765       111,014  

Sierra Bancorp

    2,148       62,099  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    37,243       713,948  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

    6,388       228,243  

South Plains Financial, Inc.

    3,525       136,241  

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    2,897       127,816  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

    2,541       133,555  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    9,446       266,849  

Southstate Bank Corp.

    26,419       2,612,047  

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

    13,505       409,742  

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc.

    7,549       528,355  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    37,315       1,831,420  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    12,963       1,095,762  

Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    1,128       42,830  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

    3,780       125,798  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    3,398       224,982  

Towne Bank

    16,884       583,680  

TriCo Bancshares

    7,239       321,484  

Triumph Financial, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,778       289,131  

Truist Financial Corp.

    342,797       15,672,679  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    5,240       190,212  

Trustmark Corp.

    16,786       664,726  

U.S. Bancorp

    415,130       20,063,233  

UMB Financial Corp.

    19,430       2,299,540  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    35,521       1,321,736  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    31,602       990,723  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

    3,460       169,090  

Univest Financial Corp.

    7,145       214,493  

Valley National Bancorp

    123,494       1,309,036  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    12,039       403,668  

WaFd, Inc.

    19,364       586,536  

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    3,568       103,115  

Webster Financial Corp.

    46,387       2,757,243  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    856,980       71,832,064  

WesBanco, Inc.

    23,921       763,798  

West BanCorp, Inc.

    5,700       115,824  

Westamerica BanCorp

    7,659       382,873  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    28,088       2,435,791  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    17,014       2,253,334  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    15,622       842,494  

Zions Bancorp N.A

    39,317       2,224,556  
   

 

 

 
          674,751,441  
Beverages — 0.9%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS (a)

    2,399       507,196  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    14,059       378,328  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    39,167       1,060,642  

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    43,639       2,508,806  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     1,033,336       68,530,843  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    13,729       1,608,490  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    38,398       5,171,059  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    343,464       8,761,767  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    3,847       93,059  
Security   Shares     Value  
Beverages (continued)            

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    46,112     $ 2,086,568  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    185,010       12,453,023  

National Beverage Corp. (a)

    6,689       246,958  

PepsiCo, Inc.

       364,582       51,201,896  

Primo Brands Corp., Class A

    64,835       1,432,853  

Vita Coco Co., Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    11,778       500,212  
   

 

 

 
              156,541,700  
Biotechnology — 2.0%            

4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    12,379       107,574  

89bio, Inc. (a)(b)

    36,743       540,122  

AbbVie, Inc.

    471,055       109,068,075  

ABSCI CORP (a)(b)

    34,610       105,214  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    34,338       732,773  

ADC Therapeutics SA (a)(b)

    46,573       186,292  

ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a)(b)

    64,225       941,539  

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    16,158       648,582  

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,679       121,974  

Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,130       955,772  

Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,574       76,076  

Alector, Inc. (a)

    16,058       47,532  

Alkermes PLC (a)

    42,211       1,266,330  

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,713       30,644  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    33,103       15,094,968  

Altimmune, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,762       85,813  

Amgen, Inc.

    143,185       40,406,807  

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    79,836       629,108  

AnaptysBio, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,218       221,015  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (a)(b)

    19,156       170,488  

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    5,963       56,052  

Annexon, Inc. (a)

    23,085       70,409  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    26,280       594,716  

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,939       434,606  

Arbutus Biopharma Corp. (a)(b)

    48,140       218,556  

Arcellx, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,795       886,270  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,718       160,673  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    11,999       163,186  

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,544       462,654  

Ardelyx, Inc. (a)

    55,638       306,565  

ArriVent Biopharma, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,457       137,582  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    30,576       1,054,566  

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,273       173,594  

Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    11,239       81,820  

aTyr Pharma, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,459       21,973  

Aura Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,640       53,395  

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    37,456       413,889  

Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    28,482       1,240,961  

Avita Medical, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,091       36,235  

Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,225       587,941  

Bicara Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,224       145,647  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    63,932       485,244  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    39,012       5,464,801  

Biohaven Ltd. (a)

    23,396       351,174  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    49,535       2,682,816  

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,553       2,158,263  

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,279       52,482  

CareDx, Inc. (a)

    12,799       186,097  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    32,255       635,424  

Celcuity, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,846       387,592  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,432       425,096  

CG oncology, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,547       505,393  

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,412       422,493  

Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    38,249       549,256  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  5


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Coherus Oncology, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,472     $ 27,014  

Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,095       115,833  

CRISPR Therapeutics AG (a)(b)

    21,715       1,407,349  

Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    16,463       97,626  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)

    29,419       1,616,868  

Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,110       127,676  

Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    32,085       465,874  

Design Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,844       66,595  

Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,296       247,748  

Disc Medicine, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,315       351,215  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)

    37,095       368,353  

Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    21,236       268,635  

Editas Medicine, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,579       64,469  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,804       57,504  

Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    7,426       43,071  

Erasca, Inc. (a)(b)

    67,149       146,385  

Exact Sciences Corp. (a)

    48,011       2,626,682  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

    71,541       2,954,643  

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    20,155       25,395  

Geron Corp. (a)

    164,158       224,896  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       331,675            36,815,925  

GRAIL, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,008       414,383  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    32,871       2,410,759  

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    28,130       35,444  

Humacyte, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,303       42,287  

Ideaya Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    21,592       587,518  

ImmunityBio, Inc. (a)(b)

    47,437       116,695  

Immunome, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,541       158,565  

Immunovant, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,042       258,597  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    42,393       3,595,350  

Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,901       64,026  

Insmed, Inc. (a)

    49,496       7,127,919  

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    23,117       399,231  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,618       2,722,650  

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    63,087       136,899  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)

    40,103       52,535  

Jade Biosciences, Inc. (b)

    14,559       125,644  

Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,196       322,510  

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,449       78,549  

Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,911       109,332  

Kodiak Sciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,024       229,573  

Korro Bio, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,208       153,631  

Krystal Biotech, Inc. (a)

    6,595       1,164,215  

Kura Oncology, Inc. (a)

    16,575       146,689  

Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,863       728,046  

Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,797       54,254  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,029       2,306,601  

MannKind Corp. (a)(b)

    81,330       436,742  

MeiraGTx Holdings PLC (a)(b)

    17,036       140,206  

Metsera, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,033       734,347  

MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,199       231,729  

Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,823       410,408  

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    10,342       758,172  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    94,070       2,429,828  

Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,084       104,362  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)

    22,601       163,405  

Natera, Inc. (a)

    34,434       5,542,841  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    26,113       3,665,743  

Neurogene, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,356       75,489  

Nkarta, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,663       17,932  

Novavax, Inc. (a)(b)

    40,685       352,739  

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,348       160,296  

Nuvalent, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    11,382       984,315  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)            

Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,707     $ 114,612  

Organogenesis Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    30,826       130,086  

ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    17,100       205,200  

Perspective Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    14,679       50,349  

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,543       240,779  

Precigen, Inc. (a)(b)

    60,123       197,805  

Prime Medicine, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,331       57,234  

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,728       1,044,811  

Prothena Corp. PLC (a)

    10,692       104,354  

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,700       1,208,989  

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    95,838       467,689  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    27,871       15,671,027  

REGENXBIO, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,214       88,915  

Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,855       103,643  

Replimune Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,403       93,869  

Revolution Medicines, Inc. (a)

    43,717       2,041,584  

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    13,732       1,386,795  

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,336       179,499  

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,551       60,476  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)

    113,405       1,715,818  

Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)

    48,521       172,250  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    24,733       476,605  

Savara, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,686       148,819  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    21,709       808,443  

Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,542       712,639  

Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,122       152,885  

Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,714       181,279  

Summit Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,978       640,006  

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,507       300,115  

Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    12,855       107,982  

Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (a)(b)

    68,399       223,665  

TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    39,865       1,440,123  

Tourmaline Bio, Inc. (a)

    4,998       239,054  

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    26,439       631,892  

Twist Bioscience Corp. (a)(b)

    14,994       421,931  

Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,459       90,361  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    24,914       749,413  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    11,914       4,994,468  

Upstream Bio, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,359       176,043  

UroGen Pharma Ltd. (a)(b)

    9,391       187,350  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,775       73,727  

Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,279       1,198,710  

Vera Therapeutics, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    10,601       308,065  

Veracyte, Inc. (a)

    19,787       679,288  

Vericel Corp. (a)

    14,211       447,220  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    68,205       26,711,806  

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    27,201       714,842  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)

    19,976       114,063  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,934       408,596  

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,903       41,577  

Xencor, Inc. (a)

    14,850       174,191  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,935       800,390  

Zymeworks, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,941       238,112  
   

 

 

 
          350,843,775  
Broadline Retail — 3.4%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     2,550,119       559,929,629  

Coupang, Inc., Class A (a)

    329,282       10,602,880  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A (b)

    751       461,475  

eBay, Inc.

    122,153       11,109,815  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    27,374       1,817,360  

Groupon, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,563       153,246  

Kohl’s Corp.

    29,141       447,897  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Broadline Retail (continued)            

Macy’s, Inc.

    73,325     $ 1,314,717  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    16,887       2,168,291  

Savers Value Village, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,807       90,193  
   

 

 

 
      588,095,503  
Building Products — 0.6%            

A. O. Smith Corp.

    31,624       2,321,518  

AAON, Inc.

    17,450       1,630,528  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    19,030       2,639,461  

Allegion PLC

    22,948       4,069,828  

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

    4,736       316,175  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    6,925       301,722  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    12,051       2,362,117  

AZZ, Inc.

    8,343       910,472  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)(b)

    29,314       3,554,323  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    11,372       3,740,933  

Carrier Global Corp.

    210,815       12,585,655  

CSW Industrials, Inc.

    4,372       1,061,303  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    32,468       1,733,467  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

    8,084       507,675  

Griffon Corp.

    11,039       840,620  

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)

    52,627       795,720  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    4,923       188,748  

Janus International Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    37,382       368,960  

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (a)

    21,636       106,233  

Johnson Controls International PLC

       175,341       19,278,743  

Lennox International, Inc.

    8,359       4,424,920  

Masco Corp.

    56,386       3,969,011  

Masterbrand, Inc. (a)

    33,960       447,253  

Owens Corning

    22,825       3,228,825  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    11,665       165,876  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)

    37,615       1,624,216  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    11,539       1,932,321  

Tecnoglass, Inc.

    5,909       395,371  

Trane Technologies PLC

    59,124       24,947,963  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

    28,336       1,464,121  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    16,229       1,517,249  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

    38,683       1,819,261  
   

 

 

 
          105,250,588  
Capital Markets — 3.5%            

Acadian Asset Management, Inc.

    8,483       408,541  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    7,410       1,766,766  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    25,520       12,536,700  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    49,630       7,935,341  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    14,903       646,790  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    187,508       20,430,872  

BGC Group, Inc., Class A

    87,989       832,376  

BlackRock, Inc. (c)

    40,462       47,173,432  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    195,061       33,326,172  

Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A

    161,785       2,739,020  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A

    101,410       5,774,285  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

    69,359       4,348,809  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    28,280       6,935,670  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    454,349       43,376,699  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    95,855       25,899,063  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    7,903       518,516  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

    55,841       18,845,779  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc., Class A

    680       95,207  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Class A

    41,666       487,492  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)

    6,410       329,666  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    9,939       3,352,624  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    10,241       2,933,944  
Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,091     $ 52,238  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    79,906       1,848,226  

Freedom Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    4,678       805,224  

GCM Grosvenor, Inc., Class A

    12,945       156,246  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    79,883       63,614,827  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    10,538       1,420,417  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A

    14,617       3,001,162  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A (b)

    113,952       7,841,037  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    152,032       25,614,351  

Invesco Ltd.

    99,506       2,282,668  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    34,453       1,533,503  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    40,606       2,656,445  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    179,944       23,383,723  

Lazard, Inc.

    24,444       1,290,154  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    21,027       6,995,473  

Marex Group PLC

    14,152       475,790  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    9,922       1,728,909  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    16,331       1,164,727  

Moody’s Corp.

    41,228       19,644,317  

Morgan Stanley

    306,097       48,657,179  

Morningstar, Inc.

    6,235       1,446,582  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    19,945       11,316,993  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    109,342       9,671,300  

Northern Trust Corp.

    50,508       6,798,377  

Open Lending Corp., Class A (a)

    26,720       56,379  

P10, Inc., Class A

    9,742       105,993  

Patria Investments Ltd., Class A

    14,211       207,481  

Perella Weinberg Partners, Class A

    15,903       339,052  

Piper Sandler Cos

    4,418       1,533,002  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A (b)

    6,247       1,110,279  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    48,489       8,369,201  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    197,486       28,276,046  

S&P Global, Inc.

    81,733       39,780,268  

SEI Investments Co.

    26,719       2,267,107  

State Street Corp.

    76,384       8,861,308  

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A

    17,457       1,140,117  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    27,262       3,093,419  

StoneX Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,839       1,194,792  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    58,064       5,959,689  

TPG, Inc., Class A

    34,337       1,972,661  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    31,341       3,478,224  

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A

    10,836       701,739  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    21,607       767,049  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    1,739       330,462  

WisdomTree, Inc.

    39,826       553,581  

XP, Inc., Class A

       108,294       2,034,844  
   

 

 

 
          596,226,325  
Chemicals — 1.1%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    7,823       151,610  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    58,747       16,021,482  

Albemarle Corp.

    30,747       2,492,967  

American Vanguard Corp. (a)

    8,762       50,294  

Ashland, Inc.

    13,615       652,295  

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (a)

    15,660       108,994  

Avient Corp.

    22,885       754,061  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    60,326       1,726,530  

Balchem Corp.

    8,105       1,216,236  

Cabot Corp.

    14,024       1,066,525  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    29,561       1,243,927  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    43,930       3,940,521  

Chemours Co. (The)

    38,024       602,300  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (a)

    4,090       84,050  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Corteva, Inc.

    182,854     $ 12,366,416  

Dow, Inc.

    187,532       4,300,109  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    111,026       8,648,925  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    31,606       1,992,758  

Ecolab, Inc.

    66,480       18,206,213  

Ecovyst, Inc. (a)

    25,490       223,292  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    58,557       1,473,880  

FMC Corp.

    32,818       1,103,669  

Hawkins, Inc. (b)

    5,570       1,017,750  

HB Fuller Co.

    14,981       888,074  

Huntsman Corp.

    44,802       402,322  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

    9,665       533,411  

Innospec, Inc.

    6,472       499,380  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    67,965       4,182,566  

Intrepid Potash, Inc. (a)

    2,876       87,948  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    5,176       144,928  

Linde PLC

       124,890       59,322,750  

LSB Industries, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,365       152,596  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    69,027       3,385,084  

Mativ Holdings, Inc.

    13,712       155,083  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    8,032       498,948  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    82,755       2,869,943  

NewMarket Corp.

    1,556       1,288,695  

Olin Corp.

    33,223       830,243  

Orion SA

    15,886       120,416  

Perimeter Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    38,264       856,731  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    60,846       6,395,523  

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    27,579       362,664  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    3,526       464,550  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,124       116,415  

RPM International, Inc.

    34,411       4,056,369  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    10,660       607,087  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    11,343       1,064,541  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    61,781       21,392,289  

Stepan Co.

    6,065       289,300  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

    33,813       135,928  

Westlake Corp.

    8,989       692,692  
   

 

 

 
          191,241,280  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%            

ABM Industries, Inc.

    17,428       803,779  

ACCO Brands Corp.

    27,610       110,164  

ACV Auctions, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    41,114       407,440  

BrightView Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,846       185,536  

Brink’s Co. (The)

    11,585       1,353,823  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    17,178       1,629,849  

CECO Environmental Corp. (a)(b)

    8,396       429,875  

Cimpress PLC (a)(b)

    4,424       278,889  

Cintas Corp.

    91,820       18,846,973  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

    13,404       3,112,677  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    235,926       10,609,592  

CoreCivic, Inc. (a)

    30,376       618,152  

Deluxe Corp.

    10,826       209,591  

Driven Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,868       271,743  

Ennis, Inc.

    6,474       118,345  

Enviri Corp. (a)

    22,798       289,307  

GEO Group, Inc. (The) (a)

    32,940       674,941  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a)

    20,107       338,401  

HNI Corp.

    12,835       601,320  

Interface, Inc., Class A

    14,341       415,028  

Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)

    6,712       184,110  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    20,909       370,926  

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,924       245,053  
Security   Shares     Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)            

MSA Safety, Inc.

    9,572     $ 1,647,054  

OPENLANE, Inc. (a)

    28,332       815,395  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    49       559  

RB Global, Inc. (b)

    49,558       5,370,105  

Republic Services, Inc.

    53,724       12,328,583  

Rollins, Inc.

    74,178       4,357,216  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

    25,086       431,479  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    70,732       2,361,034  

UniFirst Corp.

    4,086       683,138  

Veralto Corp.

    63,231       6,741,057  

Vestis Corp.

    40,202       182,115  

Waste Management, Inc.

    98,108       21,665,190  
   

 

 

 
      98,688,439  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,398       172,573  

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,741       304,444  

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    274,305       39,968,982  

Aviat Networks, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,516       80,622  

Calix, Inc. (a)

    14,438       886,060  

Ciena Corp. (a)

    38,042       5,541,578  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,057,938       72,384,118  

Clearfield, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,383       116,307  

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

    51,620       799,078  

Digi International, Inc. (a)

    8,602       313,629  

Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)

    34,916       721,015  

F5, Inc. (a)

    15,113       4,884,370  

Harmonic, Inc. (a)

    31,918       324,925  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,607       3,027,545  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    44,302       20,258,862  

NETGEAR, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,698       281,728  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

    16,460       425,162  

Ribbon Communications, Inc. (a)

    23,299       88,536  

Ubiquiti, Inc.

    1,053       695,591  

Viasat, Inc. (a)

    30,960       907,128  

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a)

    63,498       805,790  
   

 

 

 
              152,988,043  
Construction & Engineering — 0.4%            

AECOM

    35,438       4,623,596  

Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    7,942       266,692  

API Group Corp. (a)

    97,710       3,358,293  

Arcosa, Inc.

    12,717       1,191,710  

Argan, Inc.

    3,821       1,031,861  

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (a)

    3,311       140,254  

Centuri Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,745       333,322  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

    9,234       7,619,712  

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    11,647       1,479,169  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

    7,787       2,271,935  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    11,730       7,619,104  

Everus Construction Group, Inc. (a)

    12,963       1,111,577  

Fluor Corp. (a)

    44,979       1,892,267  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    10,990       1,205,054  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. (a)

    14,628       175,390  

IES Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,502       994,920  

Limbach Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,527       245,422  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    16,667       3,546,904  

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

    4,054       843,354  

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (a)

    3,980       210,661  

Primoris Services Corp.

    13,554       1,861,371  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    39,127       16,215,011  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,201       2,785,716  

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

    13,175       864,148  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)            

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    5,477     $ 2,123,597  

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A

    48,968       1,033,715  
   

 

 

 
      65,044,755  
Construction Materials — 0.3%            

CRH PLC

    179,872       21,566,653  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    8,955       2,086,873  

James Hardie Industries PLC (a)

    40,653       780,944  

Knife River Corp. (a)

    15,191       1,167,732  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    15,905       10,024,604  

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (b)

    3,403       447,665  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    35,157       10,814,996  
   

 

 

 
      46,889,467  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    71,490       2,802,408  

American Express Co.

    146,195       48,560,131  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    12,214       681,175  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    167,467       35,600,135  

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a)(b)

    1,186       553,779  

Dave, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    2,075       413,651  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)

    6,474       270,225  

Enova International, Inc. (a)

    7,198       828,418  

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    9,690       1,535,090  

Green Dot Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    14,156       190,115  

LendingClub Corp. (a)

    25,569       388,393  

LendingTree, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,848       249,081  

Navient Corp.

    25,181       331,130  

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    3,216       403,222  

NerdWallet, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    5,883       63,301  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    32,020       1,807,849  

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

    9,498       146,649  

PROG Holdings, Inc.

    10,587       342,595  

Regional Management Corp.

    3,361       130,944  

SLM Corp.

    57,663       1,596,112  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (a)

    300,704       7,944,600  

Synchrony Financial

    100,894       7,168,519  

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,552       1,145,642  

World Acceptance Corp. (a)

    979       165,588  
   

 

 

 
       113,318,752  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.7%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

       109,783       1,922,300  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

    9,770       388,944  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

    34,826       3,247,524  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    9,924       5,610,236  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    10,430       608,382  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    118,015       109,238,224  

Dollar General Corp.

    58,705       6,067,162  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)(b)

    52,972       4,998,968  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    26,033       417,830  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

    4,202       292,291  

Kroger Co. (The)

    160,830       10,841,550  

Maplebear, Inc. (a)

    45,666       1,678,682  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

    3,520       140,800  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

    41,508       4,318,492  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    7,314       886,384  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

    26,216       2,852,301  

Sysco Corp.

    128,678       10,595,346  

Target Corp.

    120,546       10,812,976  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

    60,897       4,665,928  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

    14,005       526,868  
Security   Shares     Value  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (continued)  

Walmart, Inc.

     1,156,610     $ 119,200,227  

Weis Markets, Inc.

    4,711       338,580  
   

 

 

 
       299,649,995  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%            

Amcor PLC

    606,811       4,963,714  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    17,258       2,306,704  

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA

    41,863       167,034  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    21,506       3,487,628  

Ball Corp.

    74,899       3,776,408  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    31,041       2,998,250  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    77,318       1,513,113  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    6,282       375,412  

Greif, Inc., Class B

    1,985       122,296  

International Paper Co.

    139,485       6,472,104  

Myers Industries, Inc.

    9,647       163,420  

O-I Glass, Inc. (a)

    43,361       562,392  

Packaging Corp. of America

    23,830       5,193,272  

Ranpak Holdings Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    17,825       100,177  

Sealed Air Corp.

    38,026       1,344,219  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    21,910       942,349  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    137,823       5,867,125  

Sonoco Products Co.

    25,902       1,116,117  

TriMas Corp. (b)

    9,796       378,518  
   

 

 

 
      41,850,252  
Distributors — 0.1%            

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

    5,114       132,299  

Genuine Parts Co.

    36,816       5,102,698  

GigaCloud Technology, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,181       175,540  

LKQ Corp.

    70,222       2,144,580  

Pool Corp.

    9,774       3,030,624  
   

 

 

 
      10,585,741  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

ADT, Inc.

    135,640       1,181,424  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

    10,499       1,621,571  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

    14,889       1,616,499  

Carriage Services, Inc.

    3,886       173,082  

Coursera, Inc. (a)(b)

    34,616       405,353  

Duolingo, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    9,831       3,164,009  

European Wax Center, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,773       27,024  

Frontdoor, Inc. (a)

    20,055       1,349,501  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    840       988,940  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

    8,006       1,757,477  

H&R Block, Inc.

    36,381       1,839,787  

KinderCare Learning Cos., Inc. (a)

    8,561       56,845  

Laureate Education, Inc., Class A (a)

    35,111       1,107,401  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (a)

    11,371       267,219  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    7,870       191,084  

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (a)

    20,093       107,096  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.

    26,473       559,639  

Perdoceo Education Corp.

    20,279       763,707  

Service Corp. International

    38,049       3,166,438  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    5,868       504,707  

Stride, Inc. (a)

    11,091       1,651,894  

Udemy, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,206       155,664  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (a)

    13,722       446,651  
   

 

 

 
      23,103,012  
Diversified REITs — 0.0%            

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    20,409       371,240  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    12,381       251,582  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

    14,730       103,257  

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

    46,318       827,703  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified REITs (continued)            

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

    6,662     $ 108,590  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

    52,159       1,552,252  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    9,727       119,837  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    54,682       444,565  

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust

    11,708       43,202  

One Liberty Properties, Inc.

    4,587       101,464  

WP Carey, Inc.

    57,945       3,915,344  
   

 

 

 
      7,839,036  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

Anterix, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,172       68,103  

AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    51,138       2,509,853  

AT&T Inc.

    1,866,613       52,713,151  

ATN International, Inc.

    3,052       45,688  

Bandwidth, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    8,465       141,112  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    11,479       440,220  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

    62,185       2,322,610  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)

    817       30,682  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    5,743       214,042  

GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow, Class A (a)(d)

    28,033        

Globalstar, Inc. (a)

    11,402       414,919  

IDT Corp., Class B

    5,221       273,110  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    28,234       492,966  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class A (a)

    44,020       504,469  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C, NVS (a)

    45,645       536,329  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class A (a)

    11,826       98,037  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Class C, NVS (a)(b)

    42,571       359,299  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

    266,882       1,633,318  

Uniti Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    36,887       225,748  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1,120,368       49,240,174  
   

 

 

 
      112,263,830  
Electric Utilities — 1.4%            

ALLETE, Inc.

    14,909       989,958  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    67,191       4,529,345  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    141,917       15,965,662  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    83,071       27,336,174  

Duke Energy Corp.

    206,651       25,573,061  

Edison International

    101,670       5,620,318  

Entergy Corp.

    118,652       11,057,180  

Evergy, Inc.

    61,522       4,676,902  

Eversource Energy

    96,382       6,856,615  

Exelon Corp.

    268,175       12,070,557  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    145,529       6,668,139  

Genie Energy Ltd., Class B

    3,920       58,604  

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (a)(b)

    43,679       482,216  

IDACORP, Inc.

    14,231       1,880,627  

MGE Energy, Inc.

    9,444       794,996  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    547,867       41,358,480  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    50,553       8,187,058  

OGE Energy Corp.

    54,793       2,535,272  

Oklo, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    28,722       3,206,237  

Otter Tail Corp.

    10,507       861,259  

PG&E Corp.

    580,388       8,752,251  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    32,256       2,892,073  

Portland General Electric Co.

    30,561       1,344,684  

PPL Corp.

    198,225       7,366,041  

Southern Co. (The)

    293,282       27,794,335  

TXNM Energy, Inc.

    24,990       1,413,185  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    157,268       12,683,664  
   

 

 

 
       242,954,893  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

Acuity, Inc.

    8,504       2,928,693  

Allient, Inc. (b)

    3,486       155,999  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electrical Equipment (continued)            

American Superconductor Corp. (a)

    11,786     $ 699,971  

AMETEK, Inc.

    61,672       11,594,336  

Array Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    40,959       333,816  

Atkore, Inc.

    9,907       621,565  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    54,780       4,632,745  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    104,411       39,075,817  

Emerson Electric Co.

    149,480       19,608,786  

EnerSys

    11,426       1,290,681  

Enovix Corp. (a)(b)

    38,009       378,950  

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    58,385       665,005  

Fluence Energy, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    15,480       167,184  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    72,665       44,681,708  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,444       2,585,326  

Hubbell, Inc.

    14,343       6,171,936  

LSI Industries, Inc.

    8,938       211,026  

NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,468       249,406  

NEXTracker, Inc., Class A (a)

    38,161       2,823,532  

NuScale Power Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    33,265       1,197,540  

nVent Electric PLC

    43,933       4,333,551  

Plug Power, Inc. (a)(b)

       288,528       672,270  

Powell Industries, Inc. (b)

    2,824       860,783  

Preformed Line Products Co.

    875       171,631  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    17,257       2,475,344  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    30,050       10,503,376  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    40,161       1,226,919  

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    42,751       316,785  

Sunrun, Inc. (a)(b)

    53,352       922,456  

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,700       232,464  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    100,899       15,221,623  

Vicor Corp. (a)(b)

    5,511       274,007  
   

 

 

 
       177,285,231  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  

908 Devices, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,864       68,889  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    9,520       1,619,733  

Aeva Technologies, Inc. (a)

    8,040       116,580  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    319,793       39,574,384  

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a)

    21,554       365,340  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    14,257       1,725,097  

Avnet, Inc.

    24,220       1,266,222  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    8,025       1,433,104  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B, NVS (b)

    2,734       385,549  

Belden, Inc.

    11,143       1,340,169  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    10,582       407,936  

CDW Corp.

    34,453       5,487,674  

Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (b)

    769       103,692  

Cognex Corp.

    45,083       2,042,260  

Coherent Corp. (a)

    40,684       4,382,480  

Corning, Inc.

    207,464       17,018,272  

Crane NXT Co.

    12,553       841,930  

CTS Corp.

    8,237       328,986  

Daktronics, Inc. (a)

    13,606       284,638  

ePlus, Inc.

    7,556       536,552  

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    34,078       257,289  

Fabrinet (a)

    9,389       3,423,417  

Flex Ltd. (a)

    101,090       5,860,187  

Ingram Micro Holding Corp. (b)

    7,358       158,123  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    7,315       829,594  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

    8,470       670,739  

Itron, Inc. (a)

    11,729       1,460,964  

Jabil, Inc.

    28,354       6,157,638  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    45,247       7,914,605  

Kimball Electronics, Inc. (a)

    6,001       179,190  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Knowles Corp. (a)

    25,937     $ 604,591  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    6,256       1,620,367  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    9,242       69,777  

MicroVision, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,500       51,460  

Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    63,557       1,478,336  

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.

    10,153       436,071  

nLight, Inc. (a)

    10,841       321,219  

Novanta, Inc. (a)

    9,749       976,362  

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,536       1,130,553  

Ouster, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    14,310       387,086  

PAR Technology Corp. (a)(b)

    9,961       394,256  

PC Connection, Inc.

    2,975       184,420  

Plexus Corp. (a)

    7,420       1,073,600  

Powerfleet, Inc. NJ (a)

    31,557       165,359  

Ralliant Corp.

    29,811       1,303,635  

Rogers Corp. (a)(b)

    4,968       399,725  

Sanmina Corp. (a)(b)

    13,943       1,604,979  

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

    6,787       298,560  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    21,132       3,460,365  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

    12,312       7,215,324  

Trimble, Inc. (a)

    64,291       5,249,360  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

    28,237       1,626,451  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    32,157       492,002  

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,236       103,714  

Vontier Corp.

    42,512       1,784,229  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    13,443       3,994,722  
   

 

 

 
       142,667,756  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%            

Archrock, Inc.

    41,979       1,104,468  

Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A

    6,455       159,180  

Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc.

    17,893       203,443  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    262,912       12,809,073  

Borr Drilling Ltd. (b)

    62,473       168,052  

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)

    6,146       221,748  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

    17,305       683,028  

Core Laboratories, Inc. (b)

    12,255       151,472  

DMC Global, Inc. (a)

    6,377       53,886  

Expro Group Holdings NV (a)(b)

    25,362       301,301  

Halliburton Co.

    226,466       5,571,064  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

    35,536       233,116  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    26,874       593,647  

Innovex International, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,892       183,398  

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.

    19,539       722,357  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A

    41,089       507,038  

Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)(b)

    2,242       91,631  

Noble Corp. PLC

    36,976       1,045,681  

NOV, Inc.

    104,548       1,385,261  

NPK International, Inc. (a)(b)

    26,162       295,892  

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

    24,634       610,431  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,987       139,301  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    105,184       544,853  

ProFrac Holding Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    8,156       30,177  

ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)

    19,911       104,334  

RPC, Inc.

    20,678       98,427  

Schlumberger NV

    398,387       13,692,561  

Seadrill Ltd. (a)(b)

    19,597       592,025  

Select Water Solutions, Inc., Class A

    22,460       240,097  

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

    10,743       429,398  

TechnipFMC PLC

    110,158       4,345,733  

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    42,231       242,828  

Tidewater, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,992       692,863  

Transocean Ltd. (a)(b)

    192,128       599,439  
Security   Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)            

Valaris Ltd. (a)

    15,618     $ 761,690  

Weatherford International PLC

    19,324       1,322,341  
   

 

 

 
      50,931,234  
Entertainment — 1.8%            

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    89,558       259,718  

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,123       142,003  

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    13,368       555,975  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (b)

    29,097       815,298  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    66,822       13,477,997  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A (a)

    18,539       46,718  

IMAX Corp. (a)

    9,388       307,457  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A (a)

    6,537       622,453  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS (a)

    56,364       5,887,220  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A (a)

    4,979       469,520  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C, NVS (a)

    12,197       1,182,743  

Lionsgate Studios Corp. (a)(b)

    49,385       340,756  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    41,755       6,822,767  

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.,
Class A (a)(b)

    11,293       510,895  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a) .

    4,271       969,517  

Marcus Corp. (The)

    7,234       112,199  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    112,643       135,049,946  

Playstudios, Inc., Class A (a)

    27,493       26,465  

Playtika Holding Corp.

    25,339       98,569  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A (a)

    162,343       22,487,752  

Roku, Inc., Class A (a)

    33,170       3,321,312  

Sphere Entertainment Co., Class A (a)(b)

    6,840       424,901  

Spotify Technology SA (a)

    41,035       28,642,430  

Starz Entertainment Corp. (a)(b)

    3,331       49,066  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    48,530       12,538,211  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    18,230       3,681,731  

Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,116       18,548  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    481,749       55,160,260  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)

    618,905       12,087,215  
   

 

 

 
       306,109,642  
Financial Services — 3.8%            

Acacia Research Corp. (a)(b)

    30,725       99,856  

Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    71,353       5,214,477  

Alerus Financial Corp.

    5,554       122,966  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    110,592       14,738,596  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (a)

    49,813       495,639  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

    10,842       498,407  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    490,465       246,576,374  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    144,427       10,437,739  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    52,794       631,416  

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

    16,679       305,392  

Cantaloupe, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,450       258,436  

Cass Information Systems, Inc.

    3,383       133,053  

Compass Diversified Holdings

    20,146       133,366  

Corpay, Inc. (a)

    18,208       5,244,996  

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    8,441       323,628  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    79,897       4,057,170  

Essent Group Ltd.

    26,091       1,658,344  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    10,972       963,451  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    19,028       642,766  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C, NVS

    2,506       420,958  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    139,651       9,208,587  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Financial Services (continued)            

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    143,745     $ 18,533,043  

Flywire Corp. (a)

    30,208       409,016  

Global Payments, Inc.

    64,752       5,379,596  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

    31,437       965,116  

I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,098       197,941  

International Money Express, Inc. (a)

    9,500       132,715  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    19,821       2,951,942  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    18,498       1,872,553  

Marqeta, Inc., Class A (a)

    100,934       532,931  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    216,256       123,008,575  

Merchants Bancorp

    5,167       164,311  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    61,868       1,755,195  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

    16,742       3,529,046  

NCR Atleos Corp. (a)

    21,306       837,539  

NewtekOne, Inc.

    6,606       75,639  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    22,031       844,669  

Onity Group, Inc. (a)

    3,438       137,382  

Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A

    52,302       523,020  

Payoneer Global, Inc. (a)

    73,536       444,893  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    254,200       17,046,652  

Paysafe Ltd. (a)(b)

    7,716       99,691  

Paysign, Inc. (a)

    30,216       190,059  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A

    8,293       1,027,337  

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,709       107,921  

Radian Group, Inc.

    39,266       1,422,214  

Remitly Global, Inc. (a)(b)

    43,569       710,175  

Repay Holdings Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    20,749       108,517  

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A (b)

    69,230       1,341,677  

Sezzle, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,490       277,560  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    18,385       1,422,999  

StoneCo Ltd., Class A (a)(b)

    63,634       1,203,319  

TFS Financial Corp.

    15,106       199,022  

Toast, Inc., Class A (a)

    122,302       4,465,246  

UWM Holdings Corp., Class A

    32,951       200,672  

Velocity Financial, Inc. (a)

    7,754       140,658  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    453,139       154,692,592  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    25,873       1,935,300  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    9,410       786,864  

Waterstone Financial, Inc.

    8,225       128,310  

Western Union Co. (The)

    71,496       571,253  

WEX, Inc. (a)

    9,001       1,417,928  
   

 

 

 
       653,956,705  
Food Products — 0.5%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    127,135       7,595,045  

B&G Foods, Inc.

    16,802       74,433  

Beyond Meat, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,990       28,331  

BRC, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    14,037       21,898  

Bunge Global SA

    35,286       2,866,987  

Calavo Growers, Inc.

    4,109       105,766  

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    11,610       1,092,501  

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    50,461       1,593,558  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    125,577       2,299,315  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

    42,150       1,301,170  

Dole PLC

    18,694       251,247  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    49,134       641,199  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    8,900       309,008  

Freshpet, Inc. (a)

    12,090       666,280  

General Mills, Inc.

    146,430       7,383,001  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    23,282       36,786  

Hershey Co. (The)

    38,371       7,177,295  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    77,805       1,924,896  

Ingredion, Inc.

    17,798       2,173,314  
Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)            

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    4,088     $ 392,816  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    27,183       2,952,074  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    1,962       126,117  

Kellanova

    73,684       6,043,562  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    226,436       5,896,393  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    38,540       2,238,403  

Limoneira Co.

    7,385       109,667  

Marzetti Co. (The)

    5,023       867,924  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    67,466       4,514,150  

Mission Produce, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,402       125,032  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    343,614       21,465,567  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    10,370       422,266  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

    13,282       1,427,549  

Seaboard Corp.

    75       273,525  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    2,090       225,595  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The) (a)

    22,701       563,439  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

    13,895       326,255  

SunOpta, Inc. (a)

    27,832       163,095  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    4,653       195,054  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

    13,188       266,529  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    74,734       4,058,056  

Utz Brands, Inc., Class A

    15,511       188,459  

Vital Farms, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,666       356,606  

Westrock Coffee Co. (a)(b)

    10,002       48,610  
   

 

 

 
       90,788,773  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    42,222       7,209,407  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A (b)

    31,427       1,292,278  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    5,826       784,704  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    51,838       923,235  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    24,391       2,252,997  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    26,233       1,263,119  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    8,628       387,656  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    16,528       1,337,776  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    17,057       1,336,245  

Spire, Inc.

    15,604       1,272,038  

UGI Corp.

    56,038       1,863,824  
   

 

 

 
      19,923,279  
Ground Transportation — 0.9%            

ArcBest Corp.

    6,132       428,443  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    4,152       666,707  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., Class A

    7,418       160,674  

CSX Corp.

    497,852       17,678,725  

FTAI Infrastructure, Inc.

    32,333       140,972  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    11,831       99,144  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    35,433       240,944  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    21,854       2,932,151  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    41,805       1,651,716  

Landstar System, Inc.

    9,172       1,124,120  

Lyft, Inc., Class A (a)

    101,252       2,228,557  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    14,020       149,453  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    60,015       18,029,106  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    49,424       6,957,911  

RXO, Inc. (a)(b)

    42,126       647,898  

Ryder System, Inc.

    10,877       2,051,837  

Saia, Inc. (a)

    7,045       2,108,991  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    14,714       311,348  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    535,718       52,484,292  

U-Haul Holding Co. (a)(b)

    2,296       131,033  

U-Haul Holding Co., NVS (b)

    26,574       1,352,617  

Union Pacific Corp.

    159,350       37,665,560  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

    3,498       81,993  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Ground Transportation (continued)            

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    16,270     $ 428,226  

XPO, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,018       3,880,427  
   

 

 

 
      153,632,845  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%            

Abbott Laboratories

    460,549       61,685,933  

Accuray, Inc. (a)

    29,299       48,929  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    18,178       2,276,249  

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (a)

    33,037       480,358  

AngioDynamics, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,160       113,487  

Artivion, Inc. (a)

    10,486       443,977  

AtriCure, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,974       422,083  

Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)

    11,998       138,697  

Axogen, Inc. (a)

    10,900       194,456  

Baxter International, Inc.

    135,333       3,081,532  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    75,863       14,199,278  

Beta Bionics, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,819       214,974  

Bioventus, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    14,550       97,339  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    392,489       38,318,701  

Ceribell, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,057       92,575  

Cerus Corp. (a)

    38,582       61,345  

CONMED Corp.

    7,788       366,270  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

    51,755       3,548,323  

CVRx, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,113       41,262  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    52,416       665,159  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    103,878       6,989,951  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    152,644       11,871,124  

Embecta Corp.

    16,001       225,774  

Enovis Corp. (a)

    13,905       421,878  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)

    42,905       873,975  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    120,954       9,083,645  

Glaukos Corp. (a)

    14,750       1,202,862  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)

    29,715       1,701,778  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

    13,616       663,644  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    59,924       4,044,271  

ICU Medical, Inc. (a)

    5,928       711,123  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    21,638       13,824,302  

Inogen, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,645       37,950  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    7,665       568,743  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    18,345       5,663,652  

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

    9,044       934,517  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)

    19,191       275,007  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    94,964       42,470,750  

iRadimed Corp.

    2,739       194,907  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)

    8,811       1,515,404  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

    18,719       960,098  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    4,740       414,797  

LivaNova PLC (a)

    13,715       718,392  

Masimo Corp. (a)(b)

    11,434       1,687,087  

Medtronic PLC

    341,906       32,563,127  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    15,442       1,285,238  

Neogen Corp. (a)

    56,782       324,225  

Novocure Ltd. (a)

    26,736       345,429  

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

    11,510       350,479  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)

    20,543       65,943  

Orthofix Medical, Inc. (a)

    9,032       132,228  

OrthoPediatrics Corp. (a)

    2,845       52,718  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

    10,253       2,597,290  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a)(b)

    13,783       491,915  

Pulmonx Corp. (a)

    7,979       12,926  

Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,263       163,955  

QuidelOrtho Corp. (a)

    16,541       487,132  

ResMed, Inc.

    38,967       10,666,437  
Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)            

RxSight, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,111     $ 72,918  

SI-BONE, Inc. (a)

    13,729       202,091  

Solventum Corp. (a)

    39,244       2,864,812  

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)

    12,568       337,702  

STERIS PLC

    26,081       6,453,483  

Stryker Corp.

    91,726       33,908,350  

Surmodics, Inc. (a)

    3,823       114,269  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,192       99,537  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)

    16,283       197,676  

Teleflex, Inc.

    12,735       1,558,255  

TransMedics Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,703       976,477  

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. (a)

    10,666       71,569  

UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,969       393,012  

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

    1,141       71,849  

Varex Imaging Corp. (a)

    9,754       120,950  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    52,750       5,195,875  

Zimvie, Inc. (a)

    8,956       169,627  
   

 

 

 
      335,894,052  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    24,439       605,110  

AdaptHealth Corp. (a)(b)

    20,025       179,224  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)(b)

    4,402       519,392  

agilon health, Inc. (a)(b)

    75,324       77,584  

Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)

    40,211       701,682  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)

    9,534       184,578  

Astrana Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,318       349,215  

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,781       732,526  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a)

    49,177       416,529  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    64,423       10,111,834  

Castle Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    5,340       121,592  

Cencora, Inc.

    48,562       15,177,082  

Centene Corp. (a)

    134,364       4,794,108  

Chemed Corp.

    3,912       1,751,559  

Cigna Group (The)

    70,008       20,179,806  

Clover Health Investments Corp. (a)(b)

    105,924       324,127  

Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    40,782       130,910  

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.

    27,364       572,729  

CorVel Corp. (a)

    7,601       588,469  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    11,933       169,449  

CVS Health Corp.

    331,806       25,014,854  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

    10,141       1,347,435  

DocGo, Inc. (a)

    24,449       33,251  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    59,976       19,379,445  

Encompass Health Corp.

    27,049       3,435,764  

Enhabit, Inc. (a)

    14,301       114,551  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

    14,855       2,566,498  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,219       117,949  

GeneDx Holdings Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    4,332       466,730  

Guardant Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    32,478       2,029,225  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    45,405       19,351,611  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

    22,867       2,167,106  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    29,052       1,928,181  

Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    50,000       2,836,000  

Humana, Inc.

    32,016       8,329,603  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    22,583       6,482,676  

LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,708       245,894  

McKesson Corp.

    33,286       25,714,766  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,222       2,721,522  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (a)(b)

    14,458       53,495  

National HealthCare Corp.

    3,483       423,219  

National Research Corp., Class A

    3,743       47,836  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)

    34,178       263,854  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  13


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)            

OPKO Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    100,120     $ 155,186  

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)

    43,891       1,218,414  

Owens & Minor, Inc. (a)

    19,386       93,053  

PACS Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,420       143,067  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)

    20,568       344,514  

Pennant Group, Inc. (The) (a)

    8,547       215,555  

Performant Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,950       138,753  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    25,432       707,010  

Privia Health Group, Inc. (a)

    29,002       722,150  

Progyny, Inc. (a)

    20,914       450,069  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    29,238       5,572,178  

RadNet, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,927       1,366,217  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    26,278       337,410  

Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,777       427,974  

Talkspace, Inc. (a)(b)

    52,746       145,579  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    23,146       4,699,564  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    3,510       298,174  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    241,916       83,533,595  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    15,178       3,102,990  

Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    11,589       78,689  
   

 

 

 
      286,509,111  
Health Care REITs — 0.4%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    45,120       3,760,301  

American Healthcare REIT, Inc.

    40,183       1,688,088  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    54,969       1,906,325  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    5,744       87,883  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    81,971       361,492  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    2,314       78,005  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    87,022       1,569,007  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    187,103       3,583,022  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    9,809       361,560  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (b)

    156,677       794,352  

National Health Investors, Inc.

    11,307       898,906  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    76,157       3,215,349  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    62,767       1,169,977  

Sila Realty Trust, Inc.

    14,604       366,560  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    3,221       126,167  

Ventas, Inc.

    120,377       8,425,186  

Welltower, Inc.

    177,828       31,678,280  
   

 

 

 
      60,070,460  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%            

Certara, Inc. (a)

    28,387       346,889  

Definitive Healthcare Corp., Class A (a)

    10,368       42,094  

Doximity, Inc., Class A (a)

    35,605       2,604,506  

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A (a)

    28,779       243,470  

Health Catalyst, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,014       34,240  

HealthStream, Inc.

    6,851       193,472  

OptimizeRx Corp. (a)(b)

    5,190       106,395  

Phreesia, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,708       298,892  

Schrodinger, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,571       312,354  

Simulations Plus, Inc. (a)

    4,136       62,330  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,242       341,991  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

    39,462       11,756,125  

Waystar Holding Corp. (a)

    28,974       1,098,694  
   

 

 

 
      17,441,452  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%            

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    63,375       761,134  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    22,587       61,663  

Chatham Lodging Trust

    12,808       85,942  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    56,442       449,278  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    186,024       3,166,129  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    59,040       654,163  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)            

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    33,862     $ 385,688  

RLJ Lodging Trust

    46,527       334,994  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

    15,387       1,378,521  

Service Properties Trust

    43,028       116,606  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

    28,778       157,991  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

    54,405       509,775  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    30,740       421,753  
   

 

 

 
      8,483,637  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0%            

Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,929       143,124  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    112,433       13,651,615  

Aramark

    69,391       2,664,614  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,979       182,539  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    23,002       164,924  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    8,629       46,590,301  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    16,866       1,458,066  

Brightstar Lottery PLC

    28,627       493,816  

Brinker International, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,974       1,516,866  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    57,039       1,541,479  

Carnival Corp. (a)

    286,654       8,287,167  

Cava Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    26,463       1,598,630  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

    11,555       631,365  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    355,755       13,942,038  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (b)

    7,493       801,077  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    17,244       1,672,840  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    5,762       253,874  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    31,049       5,910,488  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,460       171,794  

Denny’s Corp. (a)(b)

    17,424       91,128  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

    4,524       111,833  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    8,430       3,639,315  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    95,157       25,881,752  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A (a)

    127,457       4,766,892  

Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A (a)

    29,130       1,524,664  

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (a)

    11,293       109,542  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    31,924       6,823,755  

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (a)

    6,341       99,173  

Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)

    46,465       11,802,110  

Genius Sports Ltd. (a)(b)

    58,118       719,501  

Global Business Travel Group I, Class A (a)(b)

    33,053       267,068  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

    5,195       122,498  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

    16,074       672,054  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    61,858       16,048,440  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    11,615       1,648,517  

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    6,580       61,720  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    5,405       106,857  

.Krispy Kreme, Inc. (b)

    22,162       85,767  

Kura Sushi U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,504       89,353  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    84,945       4,569,192  

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    35,630       983,388  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    23,490       1,971,751  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,410       158,848  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    60,196       15,677,446  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    7,328       487,752  

McDonald’s Corp.

    190,132       57,779,213  

MGM Resorts International (a)(b)

    54,335       1,883,251  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

    3,617       382,823  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

    114,663       2,824,150  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    8,679       417,894  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    42,992       828,026  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

    22,432       2,328,442  

Portillo’s, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    10,424       67,235  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)            

Potbelly Corp. (a)

    10,102     $ 172,138  

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. (a)

    5,008       181,189  

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (b)

    2,925       89,242  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A

    12,788       780,835  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    85,808       5,503,725  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    67,194       21,742,635  

Rush Street Interactive, Inc., Class A (a)

    22,905       469,094  

Sabre Corp. (a)(b)

    85,086       155,707  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,413       881,151  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (a)

    24,554       557,867  

Starbucks Corp.

    302,919       25,626,947  

Super Group SGHC Ltd. (b)

    35,645       470,514  

Sweetgreen, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    24,927       198,917  

Target Hospitality Corp. (a)

    9,543       80,925  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    18,118       3,010,306  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    18,815       1,119,304  

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,025       518,292  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    10,091       1,509,311  

Viking Holdings Ltd. (a)

    46,313       2,878,816  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    47,673       436,685  

Wingstop, Inc.

    7,745       1,949,262  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    19,842       1,585,376  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    22,150       2,841,180  

Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,824       37,579  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    73,758       11,211,216  
   

 

 

 
      350,716,180  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc. (a)

    9,776       240,001  

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

    2,091       1,214,306  

Century Communities, Inc.

    7,121       451,258  

Champion Homes, Inc. (a)

    14,996       1,145,245  

Cricut, Inc., Class A

    12,496       78,600  

DR Horton, Inc.

    70,758       11,991,358  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    7,789       201,891  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    5,990       176,465  

Garmin Ltd.

    43,224       10,642,613  

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

    8,223       607,351  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

    6,359       160,247  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,520       195,305  

Installed Building Products, Inc. (b)

    5,981       1,475,273  

KB Home

    18,034       1,147,684  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    12,698       435,795  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    36,078       320,373  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    59,483       7,497,237  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    2,995       359,370  

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,916       305,916  

Lovesac Co. (The) (a)(b)

    3,814       64,571  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

    7,247       1,046,757  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    19,472       1,410,357  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    13,785       1,777,162  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    114,578       600,389  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    743       5,969,752  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    52,242       6,902,735  

SharkNinja, Inc. (a)

    22,005       2,269,816  

Somnigroup International, Inc.

    53,614       4,521,269  

Sonos, Inc. (a)

    32,084       506,927  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A (a)

    26,696       1,762,203  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    27,148       3,750,225  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    7,573       2,959,983  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

    25,625       870,481  

Whirlpool Corp.

    14,186       1,115,020  
   

 

 

 
      74,173,935  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Products — 0.8%            

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)

    2,571     $ 83,943  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS (a)

    15,044       444,249  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    65,339       5,725,656  

Clorox Co. (The)

    32,825       4,047,322  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    213,219       17,044,727  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    19,193       477,714  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    88,099       10,954,230  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

    3,872       236,347  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    624,649       95,977,319  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    14,229       348,184  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    8,053       423,024  

WD-40 Co.

    3,563       704,049  
   

 

 

 
      136,466,764  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

AES Corp. (The)

    188,246       2,477,317  

Brookfield Renewable Corp. (b)

    34,316       1,181,157  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

    8,261       222,469  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

    22,791       643,846  

Hallador Energy Co. (a)

    10,057       196,815  

Montauk Renewables, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,794       37,776  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    16,040       1,543,850  

Talen Energy Corp. (a)(b)

    12,029       5,116,896  

Vistra Corp.

    90,305       17,692,556  
   

 

 

 
      29,112,682  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%            

3M Co.

    141,708       21,990,247  

Brookfield Business Corp., Class A (b)

    5,411       181,431  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    168,990       35,572,395  
   

 

 

 
      57,744,073  
Industrial REITs — 0.2%            

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

    75,612       925,491  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    13,913       2,354,914  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    34,222       1,761,406  

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    28,531       166,336  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    7,734       414,388  

Lineage, Inc.

    16,427       634,739  

LXP Industrial Trust

    74,029       663,300  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

    11,718       261,663  

Prologis, Inc.

    246,856       28,269,949  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    62,851       2,583,805  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    49,657       1,752,396  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    25,163       1,428,000  
   

 

 

 
      41,216,387  
Insurance — 2.0%            

Aflac, Inc.

    129,191       14,430,635  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    70,283       15,086,246  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (a)

    13,068       108,987  

American Coastal Insurance Corp.

    11,810       134,516  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    17,534       2,555,054  

American International Group, Inc.

    154,782       12,156,578  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    4,876       213,764  

Aon PLC, Class A

    55,688       19,857,227  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    95,973       8,707,630  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    67,256       20,831,873  

Assurant, Inc.

    13,699       2,967,203  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    12,901       1,092,070  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    21,005       2,012,279  

Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (The), Class A (a)(b) .

    16,189       456,692  

Bowhead Specialty Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,387       118,624  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

    14,653       777,781  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    74,262       6,965,033  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)            

Chubb Ltd.

    98,703     $  27,858,922  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    40,616       6,421,390  

CNA Financial Corp.

    5,061       235,134  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    27,429       1,084,817  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

    6,930       134,373  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    6,518       276,885  

Everest Group Ltd.

    11,138       3,900,862  

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.

    4,673       146,125  

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd.

    16,018       290,727  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    69,078       4,178,528  

First American Financial Corp.

    27,379       1,758,827  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)

    107,420       956,038  

Globe Life, Inc.

    22,002       3,145,626  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

    6,298       468,697  

Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A (a)(b)

    10,889       138,290  

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., Class B (a)

    10,469       259,631  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    9,368       1,701,510  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    75,276       10,041,066  

HCI Group, Inc.

    2,423       465,046  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,892       223,901  

Hippo Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,367       230,231  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    10,919       493,211  

Investors Title Co.

    630       168,733  

James River Group Holdings Ltd. (b)

    8,130       45,121  

Kemper Corp.

    16,273       838,873  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (b)

    5,753       2,446,521  

Lemonade, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,954       746,958  

Lincoln National Corp.

    45,044       1,816,624  

Loews Corp.

    45,313       4,548,972  

Markel Group, Inc. (a)

    3,293       6,294,108  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    131,547       26,510,667  

MBIA, Inc. (a)

    14,924       111,184  

Mercury General Corp.

    6,989       592,527  

MetLife, Inc.

    149,209       12,290,345  

Old Republic International Corp.

    62,409       2,650,510  

Oscar Health, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    52,366       991,288  

Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,210       841,767  

Primerica, Inc.

    8,830       2,451,120  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    58,871       4,880,995  

ProAssurance Corp. (a)

    13,043       312,902  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    155,525       38,406,899  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    93,846       9,735,584  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    17,481       3,358,625  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    12,669       3,217,039  

RLI Corp.

    22,929       1,495,429  

Root, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,033       181,974  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A

    26,636       1,501,205  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    3,749       265,017  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    16,610       1,346,573  

Selectquote, Inc. (a)

    44,418       87,059  

SiriusPoint Ltd. (a)

    17,678       319,795  

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,473       402,976  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    6,904       506,201  

Tiptree, Inc.

    6,787       130,107  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    60,107       16,783,077  

Trupanion, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,566       414,016  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    5,946       180,877  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    9,159       240,882  

Unum Group

    45,896       3,569,791  

W R Berkley Corp.

    77,106       5,907,862  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (b)

    644       1,076,459  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    26,304       9,086,717  
   

 

 

 
       339,635,408  
Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services — 6.6%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    1,545,367     $  375,678,718  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    1,257,735       306,321,359  

Angi, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    10,634       172,909  

Bumble, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    23,084       140,582  

Cargurus, Inc., Class A (a)

    25,606       953,311  

Cars.com, Inc. (a)

    18,652       227,927  

EverQuote, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,715       176,442  

fuboTV, Inc. (a)(b)

    87,998       365,192  

Getty Images Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    38,428       76,087  

Grindr, Inc. (a)

    6,471       97,194  

IAC, Inc. (a)

    20,258       690,190  

Match Group, Inc.

    68,521       2,420,162  

MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,510       85,464  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    580,433       426,258,386  

Nextdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    38,933       81,370  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A (a)

    155,735       5,009,995  

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)

    12,314       190,498  

Reddit, Inc., Class A (a)

    30,918       7,110,831  

Rumble, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,670       149,651  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    5,994       124,975  

Teads Holding Co. (a)(b)

    3,831       6,321  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)(b)

    27,486       446,922  

TrueCar, Inc. (a)

    35,986       66,214  

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    42,619       699,804  

Vimeo, Inc. (a)

    38,605       299,189  

Yelp, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,652       581,942  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,987       494,805  

ZipRecruiter, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    21,335       90,034  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    82,214       896,955  
   

 

 

 
       1,129,913,429  
IT Services — 1.2%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    165,972       40,928,695  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    39,436       2,987,671  

Amdocs Ltd.

    30,507       2,503,099  

Applied Digital Corp. (a)(b)

    53,946       1,237,521  

ASGN, Inc. (a)

    11,933       565,028  

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    79,613       519,077  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (a)

    82,230       17,645,736  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    131,696       8,832,851  

Commerce.com, Inc., Series 1 (a)

    19,781       98,707  

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (a)

    17,556       599,713  

DXC Technology Co. (a)

    47,672       649,769  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    14,869       2,242,097  

Fastly, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    32,769       280,175  

Gartner, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,170       5,302,088  

Globant SA (a)(b)

    10,823       621,024  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

    36,453       4,987,864  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,282       86,984  

Hackett Group, Inc. (The)

    7,843       149,095  

International Business Machines Corp.

    247,432       69,815,413  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    62,372       1,873,031  

MongoDB, Inc., Class A (a)

    20,915       6,491,598  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)

    43,311       3,971,619  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)

    83,009       18,722,680  

Tucows, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    2,715       50,377  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)

    37,498       3,753,175  

Unisys Corp. (a)

    17,960       70,044  

VeriSign, Inc.

    22,383       6,257,615  
   

 

 

 
       201,242,746  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    7,080       555,709  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Leisure Products (continued)            

Brunswick Corp.

    18,774     $ 1,187,268  

Funko, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    7,064       24,300  

Hasbro, Inc.

    36,911       2,799,699  

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

    3,441       64,450  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

    1,478       59,696  

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,066       164,392  

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,202       111,635  

Mattel, Inc. (a)

    88,053       1,481,932  

Outdoor Holding Co. (a)(b)

    36,492       54,008  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    98,783       889,047  

Polaris, Inc.

    14,496       842,652  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

    14,926       146,723  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    4,109       178,618  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (a)

    37,873       359,794  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

    22,511       746,915  
   

 

 

 
       9,666,838  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%            

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    30,008       350,794  

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)(b)

    42,282       632,539  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    76,451       9,812,486  

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    177,861       2,219,705  

Azenta, Inc. (a)

    10,406       298,860  

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)

    9,481       241,860  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    5,118       1,435,036  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    41,660       2,317,546  

Bruker Corp.

    29,106       945,654  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    13,700       2,143,502  

Codexis, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,548       40,377  

CryoPort, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,040       95,179  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    27,705       96,136  

Danaher Corp.

    169,159       33,537,463  

Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (a)

    23,239       195,672  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    42,073       3,995,673  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    44,887       8,525,837  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b) .

    29,666       85,141  

MaxCyte, Inc. (a)

    24,932       39,393  

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)

    6,057       3,114,267  

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

    1,371       91,871  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    5,476       6,722,392  

Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,587       192,077  

OmniAb, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,998       30,397  

OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares (a)(d)

    1,502        

OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares (a)(d)

    1,502        

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)(b)

    67,355       86,214  

QIAGEN NV

    57,170       2,554,356  

Quanterix Corp. (a)(b)

    12,212       66,311  

Quantum-Si, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    34,780       49,040  

Repligen Corp. (a)

    14,553       1,945,300  

Revvity, Inc.

    31,685       2,777,190  

Sotera Health Co. (a)

    46,326       728,708  

Standard BioTools, Inc. (a)

    81,127       105,465  

Tempus AI, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    21,828       1,761,738  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    100,144       48,571,843  

Waters Corp. (a)

    15,795       4,735,499  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    19,278       5,057,198  
   

 

 

 
       145,598,719  
Machinery — 1.8%            

3D Systems Corp. (a)(b)

    30,865       89,509  

Aebi Schmidt Holding AG (b)

    9,201       114,736  

AGCO Corp.

    16,252       1,740,102  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    2,376       453,578  

Albany International Corp., Class A

    7,927       422,509  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    23,061     $ 1,957,418  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    5,938       285,796  

Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc. (b)

    22,257       1,003,568  

Blue Bird Corp. (a)(b)

    9,809       564,508  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    123,171        58,771,043  

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

    12,018       2,405,403  

CNH Industrial NV

    231,732       2,514,292  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

    6,574       94,271  

Crane Co.

    13,488       2,483,680  

Cummins, Inc.

    36,712       15,506,047  

Deere & Co.

    64,801       29,630,905  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    32,448       2,655,869  

Douglas Dynamics, Inc.

    5,436       169,929  

Dover Corp.

    36,259       6,049,089  

Energy Recovery, Inc. (a)

    14,783       227,954  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A

    15,758       646,078  

Enpro, Inc.

    5,997       1,355,322  

Esab Corp.

    15,018       1,678,111  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    6,582       1,389,526  

Federal Signal Corp. (b)

    16,714       1,988,799  

Flowserve Corp.

    35,319       1,876,852  

Fortive Corp.

    89,434       4,381,372  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    11,706       1,114,411  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)

    62,976       1,563,064  

Gorman-Rupp Co. (The)

    4,718       218,962  

Graco, Inc.

    43,993       3,737,645  

Graham Corp. (a)

    4,462       244,964  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

    8,320       384,134  

Helios Technologies, Inc.

    8,092       421,836  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    18,839       509,407  

Hillman Solutions Corp. (a)

    46,124       423,418  

Hyliion Holdings Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    54,329       107,028  

Hyster-Yale, Inc., Class A

    2,669       98,379  

IDEX Corp.

    19,991       3,253,735  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    77,957       20,328,067  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    106,171       8,771,848  

ITT, Inc.

    20,633       3,688,355  

JBT Marel Corp.

    13,722       1,927,255  

Kadant, Inc.

    3,299       981,716  

Kennametal, Inc.

    22,012       460,711  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    14,832       3,497,831  

Lindsay Corp.

    3,087       433,909  

Luxfer Holdings PLC

    7,224       100,414  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) (a)

    9,144       91,531  

Microvast Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    52,204       200,985  

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)

    14,307       1,901,830  

Miller Industries, Inc.

    3,030       122,473  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    28,913       2,923,393  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    39,957       1,019,703  

Nordson Corp.

    14,294       3,244,023  

Omega Flex, Inc.

    1,082       33,742  

Oshkosh Corp.

    17,772       2,305,028  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    105,823       9,675,397  

PACCAR, Inc.

    136,911       13,461,090  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    34,077       25,835,478  

Pentair PLC

    43,877       4,859,817  

Proto Labs, Inc. (a)

    7,086       354,513  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

    8,219       3,207,794  

REV Group, Inc.

    14,906       844,723  

Snap-on, Inc.

    13,766       4,770,332  

SPX Technologies, Inc. (a)

    12,679       2,368,184  

Standex International Corp.

    3,082       653,076  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    40,504       3,010,662  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Tennant Co.

    4,596     $ 372,552  

Terex Corp.

    17,847       915,551  

Timken Co. (The)

    16,575       1,246,108  

Titan International, Inc. (a)

    11,103       83,939  

Toro Co. (The)

    27,770       2,116,074  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    20,028       561,585  

Wabash National Corp.

    12,476       123,138  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    6,970       1,946,582  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    45,391       9,099,534  

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.

    7,749       429,992  

Xylem, Inc.

    63,714       9,397,815  
   

 

 

 
       299,899,999  
Marine Transportation — 0.0%            

Costamare Bulkers Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    3,578       51,416  

Costamare, Inc.

    17,893       213,106  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

    8,992       160,058  

Kirby Corp. (a)

    15,561       1,298,565  

Matson, Inc.

    8,205       808,931  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd.

    16,812       85,405  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.

    13,642       60,570  
   

 

 

 
      2,678,051  
Media — 0.4%            

Advantage Solutions, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    38,195       58,438  

Altice U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a)

    74,470       179,473  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,609       62,698  

Boston Omaha Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    4,916       64,301  

Cable One, Inc.

    1,437       254,421  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    24,051       6,616,550  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    973,230       30,578,887  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (a)

    36,723       439,942  

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    36,427       2,781,566  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

    23,280       54,242  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A, NVS (a)(b)

    13,605       33,468  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    58,468       3,686,992  

Fox Corp., Class B

    39,633       2,270,575  

Gannett Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    26,025       107,483  

Gray Media, Inc.

    21,365       123,490  

Ibotta, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    4,346       121,036  

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    28,146       80,779  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    23,377       237,744  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    99,008       2,763,313  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    11,996       485,478  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A (a)

    4,087       258,830  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS (a)

    28,720       1,824,869  

Magnite, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,765       735,402  

National CineMedia, Inc.

    24,226       109,259  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    43,420       2,492,308  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    103,054       3,164,788  

News Corp., Class B

    31,291       1,081,104  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    8,133       1,608,219  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    51,198       4,174,173  

PubMatic, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    11,288       93,465  

Scholastic Corp., NVS

    6,893       188,730  

Sinclair, Inc., Class A

    11,826       178,573  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    50,339       1,171,640  

Stagwell, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    33,708       189,776  

TechTarget, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,329       42,582  

TEGNA, Inc.

    44,903       912,878  

Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a)

    6,614       79,765  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)

    118,885       5,826,554  

WideOpenWest, Inc. (a)

    14,745       76,084  
   

 

 

 
      75,209,875  
Security   Shares     Value  
Metals & Mining — 0.6%            

Alcoa Corp.

    66,452     $ 2,185,606  

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (a)

    3,008       493,583  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC

    133,584       9,394,963  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC

    4,336       157,007  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    12,922       3,172,868  

Century Aluminum Co. (a)

    15,192       446,037  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)

    129,761       1,583,084  

Coeur Mining, Inc. (a)

    165,297       3,100,972  

Commercial Metals Co.

    31,508       1,804,778  

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (a)

    8,948       171,802  

Constellium SE, Class A (a)(b)

    30,292       450,745  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    378,635       14,850,065  

Hecla Mining Co.

    166,326       2,012,545  

Ivanhoe Electric, Inc. (a)(b)

    27,266       342,188  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    4,320       333,331  

MAC Copper Ltd., Class A (a)(b)

    14,185       173,199  

Materion Corp.

    4,980       601,634  

Metallus, Inc. (a)

    9,986       165,069  

MP Materials Corp., Class A (a)

    34,528       2,315,793  

Newmont Corp.

    291,946       24,613,967  

Novagold Resources, Inc. (a)(b)

    85,194       749,707  

Nucor Corp.

    60,914       8,249,583  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    2,519       76,703  

Perpetua Resources Corp. (a)(b)

    16,845       340,774  

Ramaco Resources, Inc., Class A (b)

    11,265       373,885  

Reliance, Inc.

    14,322       4,022,047  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    17,798       3,569,923  

Ryerson Holding Corp.

    8,959       204,803  

Southern Copper Corp.

    23,122       2,806,086  

SSR Mining, Inc. (a)

    52,792       1,289,181  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    38,063       5,307,124  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    26,153       213,408  

Tredegar Corp. (a)(b)

    11,339       91,052  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

    14,468       920,743  

Worthington Steel, Inc.

    7,749       235,492  
   

 

 

 
       96,819,747  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

Adamas Trust, Inc.

    24,291       169,308  

Advanced Flower Capital, Inc.

    6,433       24,638  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    276,359       2,705,555  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    170,721       3,450,271  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    40,894       414,256  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    41,214       503,223  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    11,035       49,768  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    26,574       397,016  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    47,340       871,529  

BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Class A

    40,415       219,453  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    7,423       94,940  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    19,923       263,382  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    23,347       77,512  

Dynex Capital, Inc.

    30,404       373,665  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    18,979       246,347  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    21,853       237,324  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    8,644       65,349  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    15,866       142,794  

Ladder Capital Corp., Class A

    27,852       303,865  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    29,651       272,493  

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

    29,717       208,316  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    23,619       289,569  

Ready Capital Corp.

    38,439       148,759  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    31,464       182,177  

Rithm Capital Corp.

    134,907       1,536,591  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    91,345     $ 1,769,353  

Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,150       22,338  

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.

    14,819       126,851  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    23,906       235,952  
   

 

 

 
      15,402,594  
Multi-Utilities — 0.6%            

Ameren Corp.

    71,249       7,436,971  

Avista Corp.

    21,631       817,868  

Black Hills Corp.

    19,950       1,228,721  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    169,988       6,595,534  

CMS Energy Corp.

    79,241       5,805,196  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    95,597       9,609,410  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    226,346       13,845,585  

DTE Energy Co.

    55,505       7,850,072  

NiSource, Inc.

    124,334       5,383,662  

Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.

    15,436       904,704  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    132,367       11,047,350  

Sempra

    173,126       15,577,877  

Unitil Corp.

    3,401       162,772  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    84,797       9,716,888  
   

 

 

 
       95,982,610  
Office REITs — 0.1%            

Brandywine Realty Trust

    49,257       205,402  

BXP, Inc.

    41,441       3,080,724  

City Office REIT, Inc.

    12,987       90,390  

COPT Defense Properties

    29,599       860,147  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    42,850       1,240,079  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    44,551       693,659  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    10,371       237,807  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

    38,465       294,642  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    26,938       857,167  

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (a)

    98,458       271,744  

JBG SMITH Properties

    17,992       400,322  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    30,872       1,304,342  

NET Lease Office Properties

    3,722       110,394  

Paramount Group, Inc. (a)

    46,705       305,451  

Peakstone Realty Trust, Class E

    7,268       95,356  

Piedmont Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

    33,739       303,651  

Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

    3,842       60,281  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    18,585       1,111,569  

Vornado Realty Trust

    47,074       1,907,909  
   

 

 

 
      13,431,036  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    88,507       1,720,576  

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

    76,635       2,571,871  

APA Corp.

    98,601       2,394,032  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

    13,233       157,076  

Berry Corp.

    22,866       86,433  

California Resources Corp.

    19,325       1,027,704  

Calumet, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,095       330,234  

Centrus Energy Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    4,203       1,303,224  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    58,501       13,746,565  

Chevron Corp.

    510,394       79,259,084  

Chord Energy Corp.

    16,826       1,672,000  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    26,532       862,290  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (a)(b)

    41,595       107,315  

CNX Resources Corp. (a)

    39,118       1,256,470  

Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)

    22,289       441,991  

ConocoPhillips

    337,392       31,913,909  

Core Natural Resources, Inc.

    14,635       1,221,730  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    201,384       4,762,732  

Crescent Energy Co., Class A

    43,962       392,141  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

CVR Energy, Inc.

    7,499     $ 273,564  

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

    19,068       615,324  

Devon Energy Corp.

    167,062       5,857,194  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

    31,131       372,015  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    50,283       7,195,497  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    12,375       173,374  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    9,401       280,150  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    26,357       2,979,922  

Encore Energy Corp. (a)(b)

    43,276       138,916  

Energy Fuels, Inc. (a)(b)

    56,658       869,700  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    146,469       16,422,104  

EQT Corp.

    165,147       8,988,951  

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

    13,983       67,398  

Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A

    4,844       122,020  

Expand Energy Corp.

    58,276       6,191,242  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,151,962        129,883,715  

FLEX LNG Ltd. (b)

    7,205       181,566  

Golar LNG Ltd.

    25,108       1,014,614  

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.

    21,505       116,342  

Green Plains, Inc. (a)

    9,707       85,325  

Gulfport Energy Corp. (a)

    3,716       672,522  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    42,650       2,232,301  

Infinity Natural Resources, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,365       44,115  

International Seaways, Inc.

    10,634       490,015  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    514,780       14,573,422  

Kinetik Holdings, Inc., Class A

    9,625       411,373  

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)(b)

    123,513       205,032  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

    48,057       1,147,121  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    81,661       15,739,341  

Matador Resources Co.

    32,646       1,466,785  

Murphy Oil Corp.

    37,791       1,073,642  

New Fortress Energy, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    57,648       127,402  

NextDecade Corp. (a)(b)

    31,347       212,846  

Nordic American Tankers Ltd.

    51,235       160,878  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.

    24,264       601,747  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    187,406       8,854,933  

ONEOK, Inc.

    167,061       12,190,441  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    71,190       2,874,652  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

    16,062       568,916  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    22,020       664,343  

Peabody Energy Corp.

    30,359       805,121  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    177,106       2,266,957  

PetroCorp Escrow (a)(d)

    1,248        

Phillips 66

    108,116       14,705,938  

Range Resources Corp.

    61,991       2,333,341  

REX American Resources Corp. (a)

    9,138       279,806  

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.

    3,286       89,083  

Sable Offshore Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    20,200       352,692  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

    9,936       112,078  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    12,722       713,068  

SFL Corp. Ltd.

    34,942       263,113  

SM Energy Co.

    31,703       791,624  

Talos Energy, Inc. (a)

    35,672       342,094  

Targa Resources Corp.

    57,258       9,593,005  

Teekay Corp. Ltd.

    21,854       178,766  

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A

    6,343       320,639  

Texas Pacific Land Corp. (b)

    5,017       4,684,072  

Uranium Energy Corp. (a)(b)

    104,473       1,393,670  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

    27,744       111,531  

Valero Energy Corp.

    82,785       14,094,974  

Viper Energy, Inc., Class A

    43,233       1,652,365  

Vital Energy, Inc. (a)

    7,247       122,402  

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

    6,330       147,046  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

W&T Offshore, Inc. (b)

    32,969     $ 60,004  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    323,688       20,505,635  

World Kinect Corp.

    17,689       459,030  
   

 

 

 
       467,746,191  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%            

Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)

    4,493       93,275  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    16,733       1,486,560  

Sylvamo Corp.

    9,329       412,528  
   

 

 

 
      1,992,363  
Passenger Airlines — 0.2%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

    32,422       1,613,967  

Allegiant Travel Co. (a)

    3,647       221,628  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)

    173,439       1,949,454  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    172,497       9,789,205  

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,756       43,073  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)(b)

    79,991       393,556  

Joby Aviation, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    121,203       1,956,216  

SkyWest, Inc. (a)

    11,285       1,135,497  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    125,189       3,994,781  

Strata Critical Medical, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    23,285       117,822  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    12,030       142,074  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    86,691       8,365,682  
   

 

 

 
      29,722,955  
Personal Care Products — 0.1%            

Beauty Health Co. (The), Class A (a)(b)

    23,998       47,756  

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    35,300       1,283,155  

Coty, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    98,241       396,894  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    15,040       306,214  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

    14,234       1,885,720  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    60,915       5,367,830  

Herbalife Ltd. (a)(b)

    28,181       237,848  

Honest Co., Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    16,118       59,314  

Interparfums, Inc.

    5,002       492,097  

Kenvue, Inc.

    508,433       8,251,867  

Medifast, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,172       43,361  

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    11,798       143,818  

Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    34,357       45,008  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

    3,596       99,070  

Waldencast PLC, Class A (a)(b)

    11,472       22,714  
   

 

 

 
      18,682,666  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%            

Alumis, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,131       20,473  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    47,498       475,455  

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    10,404       277,267  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    5,310       486,396  

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    33,167       185,403  

Arvinas, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,437       123,003  

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,117       52,539  

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

    24,346       371,763  

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    9,909       1,203,448  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    542,465       24,465,171  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    9,016       315,470  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    24,925       2,071,517  

CorMedix, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,281       259,128  

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    23,127       963,239  

Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,415       331,131  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    129,143       2,600,940  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    212,895       162,438,885  

Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,763       240,789  

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    64,009       169,624  

Evolus, Inc. (a)

    11,491       70,555  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,178     $ 159,175  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,618       208,086  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (a)

    11,460       315,838  

Harrow, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,794       327,335  

Indivior PLC (a)(b)

    31,826       767,325  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

    18,420       336,165  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

    16,356       2,155,721  

Johnson & Johnson

    639,768        118,625,782  

LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,686       264,854  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    5,252       930,339  

Liquidia Corp. (a)(b)

    20,803       473,060  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    670,305       56,258,699  

Mind Medicine MindMed, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,200       226,368  

Nuvation Bio, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    46,214       170,992  

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (a)

    44,376       518,755  

Omeros Corp. (a)(b)

    19,298       79,122  

Organon & Co.

    67,867       724,820  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)

    11,747       302,720  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    36,736       818,111  

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,511,705       38,518,243  

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,078       106,848  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    3,795       153,546  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    13,554       845,770  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    103,882       3,664,957  

scPharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,830       61,406  

Septerna, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,736       126,704  

SIGA Technologies, Inc.

    12,053       110,285  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    13,032       622,799  

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,650       573,499  

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    11,192       84,052  

Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,305       223,453  

Third Harmonic Bio, Inc. (a)(d)

    10,547       316  

Viatris, Inc.

    318,000       3,148,200  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd. (a)(b)

    19,287       141,181  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (a)

    45,700       371,998  

Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,445       175,412  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    118,353       17,317,411  
   

 

 

 
      447,031,543  
Professional Services — 0.8%            

Acuren Corp. (a)(b)

    44,035       586,106  

Alight, Inc., Class A

    115,448       376,360  

Amentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

    41,536       994,787  

Asure Software, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,400       27,880  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    108,073       31,719,426  

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

    6,924       306,872  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    32,299       3,228,285  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    31,222       7,436,144  

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    6,026       3,005,648  

CBIZ, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,487       714,272  

Clarivate PLC (a)(b)

    122,393       468,765  

Concentrix Corp.

    13,156       607,149  

Conduent, Inc. (a)

    40,909       114,545  

CRA International, Inc.

    1,723       359,297  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    7,811       502,872  

Dayforce, Inc. (a)

    41,346       2,848,326  

Equifax, Inc.

    32,715       8,392,379  

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

    40,240       1,771,767  

Exponent, Inc.

    13,319       925,404  

First Advantage Corp. (a)(b)

    18,814       289,547  

Forrester Research, Inc. (a)

    3,611       38,277  

Franklin Covey Co. (a)(b)

    4,348       84,395  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

    9,341       1,509,973  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Professional Services (continued)            

Genpact Ltd.

    42,683     $ 1,787,991  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    4,430       220,481  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,666       684,829  

ICF International, Inc.

    4,830       448,224  

Innodata, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,478       653,399  

Insperity, Inc.

    9,356       460,315  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    32,070       4,806,010  

KBR, Inc.

    36,212       1,712,466  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A, NVS

    10,028       131,567  

Kforce, Inc.

    5,023       150,590  

Korn Ferry

    14,066       984,339  

Legalzoom.com, Inc. (a)(b)

    35,799       371,594  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    33,817       6,390,060  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    11,840       448,736  

Maximus, Inc.

    14,158       1,293,616  

Parsons Corp. (a)(b)

    14,422       1,195,872  

Paychex, Inc.

    85,379       10,822,642  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    13,857       2,884,196  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

    11,967       1,905,984  

Planet Labs PBC, Class A (a)(b)

    61,397       796,933  

Resolute Holdings Management, Inc. (a)(b)

    891       64,286  

Resources Connection, Inc.

    10,643       53,747  

Robert Half, Inc.

    28,168       957,149  

Science Applications International Corp.

    13,444       1,335,930  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    56,651       5,028,343  

TransUnion

    51,625       4,325,143  

TriNet Group, Inc.

    8,454       565,488  

TrueBlue, Inc. (a)

    9,932       60,883  

TTEC Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,636       15,577  

Upwork, Inc. (a)

    30,251       561,761  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    36,935       9,289,522  

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A (a)

    43,856       1,083,243  

Willdan Group, Inc. (a)

    4,052       391,788  

WNS Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    9,875       753,166  
   

 

 

 
       128,944,346  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%            

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (a)

    31,332       331,806  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    78,858       12,424,867  

Compass, Inc., Class A (a)

    126,698       1,017,385  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    109,947       9,276,228  

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a)

    40,265       641,019  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

    16,129       171,935  

Forestar Group, Inc. (a)

    6,559       174,404  

FRP Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,006       121,946  

Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,716       634,024  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    12,643       3,771,154  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    31,508       262,147  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    5,857       171,903  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

    41,405       772,203  

Real Brokerage, Inc. (The) (a)

    25,086       104,859  

REX Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,408       50,997  

RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A

    4,109       64,635  

Seaport Entertainment Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,413       55,306  

St. Joe Co. (The)

    11,653       576,590  

Tejon Ranch Co. (a)(b)

    8,393       134,120  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,479       928,937  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    41,962       3,233,172  
   

 

 

 
      34,919,637  
Residential REITs — 0.3%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    87,768       2,918,286  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    40,150       318,390  
Security   Shares     Value  
Residential REITs (continued)            

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    37,821     $ 7,305,883  

Camden Property Trust

    28,922       3,088,291  

Centerspace

    4,637       273,119  

Elme Communities

    23,628       398,368  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    51,216       3,108,811  

Equity Residential

    101,102       6,544,332  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    17,117       4,581,536  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    57,568       943,540  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    162,371       4,762,341  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    30,881       4,315,002  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    6,166       198,669  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    34,092       4,397,868  

UDR, Inc.

    87,704       3,267,851  

UMH Properties, Inc.

    15,461       229,596  

Veris Residential, Inc.

    24,018       365,074  
   

 

 

 
      47,016,957  
Retail REITs — 0.3%            

Acadia Realty Trust

    31,197       628,620  

Agree Realty Corp.

    29,297       2,081,259  

Alexander’s, Inc.

    550       128,969  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    79,738       2,207,148  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

    8,920       272,774  

Curbline Properties Corp.

    23,840       531,632  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    22,275       2,256,680  

Getty Realty Corp.

    11,779       316,031  

InvenTrust Properties Corp.

    18,421       527,209  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    179,122       3,913,816  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    55,038       1,227,347  

Macerich Co. (The)

    62,491       1,137,336  

NETSTREIT Corp.

    25,054       452,475  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    48,456       2,062,772  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

    33,401       1,146,656  

Realty Income Corp.

    240,334       14,609,904  

Regency Centers Corp.

    47,942       3,494,972  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    3,174       101,155  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    86,518       16,236,833  

SITE Centers Corp.

    11,920       107,399  

Tanger, Inc.

    28,680       970,531  

Urban Edge Properties

    30,721       628,859  

Whitestone REIT

    15,660       192,305  
   

 

 

 
       55,232,682  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 12.2%  

ACM Research, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    15,886       621,619  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    428,146       69,269,741  

Aehr Test Systems (a)(b)

    6,756       203,423  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

    32,744       956,125  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

    6,340       177,266  

Ambarella, Inc. (a)

    11,528       951,291  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    28,836       818,942  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    131,635       32,342,719  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    213,138       43,637,874  

Astera Labs, Inc. (a)

    33,475       6,554,405  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,776       856,889  

Broadcom, Inc.

    1,227,768       405,052,941  

CEVA, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,627       148,609  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

    14,245       1,784,756  

Cohu, Inc. (a)

    11,030       224,240  

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (a)

    38,958       5,672,674  

Diodes, Inc. (a)

    12,064       641,925  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

    35,717       1,264,025  

Entegris, Inc.

    39,628       3,664,005  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    26,920       5,936,668  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

FormFactor, Inc. (a)(b)

    20,285     $ 738,780  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc. (a)(b)

    26,096       935,281  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

    7,277       127,493  

Impinj, Inc. (a)

    7,060       1,276,095  

indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    32,580       132,601  

Intel Corp.

    1,159,826       38,912,162  

KLA Corp.

    35,353       38,131,746  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    14,978       608,706  

Lam Research Corp.

    339,276       45,429,056  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    36,341       2,664,522  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) .

    16,568       2,062,550  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    230,316       19,362,666  

MaxLinear, Inc. (a)

    18,631       299,586  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    141,784       9,105,368  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    296,609       49,628,618  

MKS, Inc.

    17,489       2,164,614  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    12,262       11,288,888  

Navitas Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b)

    26,675       192,594  

NVE Corp.

    1,245       81,261  

NVIDIA Corp.

    6,221,808       1,160,864,937  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    110,952       5,471,043  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

    13,314       1,720,435  

PDF Solutions, Inc. (a)

    7,502       193,702  

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,005       368,051  

Photronics, Inc. (a)

    16,137       370,344  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    15,538       624,783  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    22,539       2,052,852  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    287,077       47,758,130  

Rambus, Inc. (a)

    29,070       3,029,094  

Rigetti Computing, Inc. (a)(b)

    84,023       2,503,045  

Semtech Corp. (a)(b)

    23,028       1,645,351  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    8,316       1,090,477  

SiTime Corp. (a)(b)

    5,539       1,668,956  

SkyWater Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,547       178,147  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    40,648       3,129,083  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

    10,194       696,658  

Teradyne, Inc.

    41,759       5,747,709  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    241,786       44,423,342  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)

    11,424       311,304  

Universal Display Corp.

    12,540       1,801,120  

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,095       459,341  
   

 

 

 
       2,090,030,628  
Software — 10.9%            

8x8, Inc. (a)

    27,928       59,207  

A10 Networks, Inc.

    22,808       413,965  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    27,395       1,445,634  

Adeia, Inc.

    27,850       467,880  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    113,356       39,986,329  

Agilysys, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,239       656,655  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

    12,135       644,126  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

    18,093       449,430  

Amplitude, Inc., Class A (a)

    17,105       183,366  

Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,998       1,653,409  

Appian Corp., Class A (a)

    10,246       313,220  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)

    63,290       45,476,397  

Arteris, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,586       137,219  

Asana, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    19,564       261,375  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)

    42,712       6,821,106  

Aurora Innovation, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    273,926       1,476,461  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    56,505       17,949,943  

AvePoint, Inc., Class A (a)

    38,997       585,345  

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

    41,745       2,149,033  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

BILL Holdings, Inc. (a)

    26,771     $ 1,418,060  

Bit Digital, Inc. (a)(b)

    83,640       250,920  

Bitdeer Technologies Group, Class A (a)(b)

    23,554       402,538  

Blackbaud, Inc. (a)

    11,225       721,880  

BlackLine, Inc. (a)

    14,792       785,455  

Blend Labs, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    60,830       222,029  

Box, Inc., Class A (a)

    37,197       1,200,347  

Braze, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    17,888       508,735  

C3.ai, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    29,237       506,970  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    72,742       25,551,355  

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    145,450       1,325,049  

Cerence, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,867       122,943  

Cipher Mining, Inc. (a)(b)

    72,052       907,135  

Circle Internet Group, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    12,541       1,662,686  

Cleanspark, Inc. (a)(b)

    78,957       1,144,876  

Clear Secure, Inc., Class A

    21,786       727,217  

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    64,759       1,166,957  

Commvault Systems, Inc. (a)

    11,346       2,141,898  

Confluent, Inc., Class A (a)

    73,411       1,453,538  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,642       165,705  

Core Scientific, Inc. (a)(b)

    72,454       1,299,825  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    64,775       31,764,364  

CS Disco, Inc. (a)

    9,646       62,313  

Daily Journal Corp. (a)(b)

    396       184,195  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)

    81,873       11,658,715  

Digimarc Corp. (a)(b)

    5,266       51,449  

Digital Turbine, Inc. (a)

    22,474       143,834  

Docusign, Inc. (a)

    53,388       3,848,741  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    15,406       1,114,932  

Domo, Inc., Class B (a)(b)

    6,851       108,520  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    49,311       1,489,685  

D-Wave Quantum, Inc. (a)(b)

    75,610       1,868,323  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    78,609       3,808,606  

Elastic NV (a)

    23,165       1,957,211  

EverCommerce, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,279       125,535  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    6,325       9,465,552  

Five9, Inc. (a)

    19,277       466,503  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    169,234       14,229,195  

Freshworks, Inc., Class A (a)

    53,715       632,226  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    145,480       4,130,177  

Gitlab, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    34,448       1,552,916  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

    22,323       5,131,165  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

    13,521       6,325,124  

Hut 8 Corp. (a)(b)

    25,607       891,380  

Informatica, Inc., Class A (a)

    27,885       692,663  

Intapp, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,079       575,831  

InterDigital, Inc.

    6,968       2,405,563  

Intuit, Inc.

    72,646       49,610,680  

Jamf Holding Corp. (a)

    25,899       277,119  

Life360, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,856       516,193  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)

    16,571       449,737  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

    16,406       3,362,902  

MARA Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    99,716       1,820,814  

MeridianLink, Inc. (a)

    6,007       119,719  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,971,600        1,021,190,220  

Mitek Systems, Inc. (a)

    10,891       106,405  

N-able, Inc. (a)

    17,845       139,191  

nCino, Inc. (a)(b)

    28,273       766,481  

NCR Voyix Corp. (a)(b)

    43,958       551,673  

NextNav, Inc. (a)(b)

    22,772       325,640  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)

    67,099       4,991,495  

ON24, Inc. (a)

    15,043       86,046  

OneSpan, Inc.

    10,921       173,535  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

Ooma, Inc. (a)

    7,059     $ 84,637  

Oracle Corp.

    440,128       123,781,599  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd., Class A (a)(b)

    11,384       337,991  

PagerDuty, Inc. (a)(b)

    26,516       438,044  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    580,866       105,961,576  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    174,255       35,481,803  

Pegasystems, Inc. (b)

    25,088       1,442,560  

Porch Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    27,930       468,665  

Procore Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,389       2,215,966  

Progress Software Corp.

    11,667       512,531  

PROS Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,712       268,322  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    31,422       6,379,294  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,129       1,167,578  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

    9,931       1,314,169  

Rapid7, Inc. (a)

    15,080       282,750  

Red Violet, Inc.

    2,451       128,065  

Rimini Street, Inc. (a)(b)

    25,080       117,374  

RingCentral, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    24,262       687,585  

Riot Platforms, Inc. (a)(b)

    90,563       1,723,414  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    28,569       14,247,075  

Rubrik, Inc., Class A (a)

    30,896       2,541,196  

SailPoint, Inc. (a)(b)

    15,946       352,088  

Salesforce, Inc.

    248,337       58,855,869  

Samsara, Inc., Class A (a)

    71,149       2,650,300  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    6,830       293,690  

SEMrush Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,123       85,831  

SentinelOne, Inc., Class A (a)

    73,262       1,290,144  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    54,982       50,598,835  

SoundHound AI, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    98,249       1,579,844  

SoundThinking, Inc. (a)

    2,862       34,516  

Sprinklr, Inc., Class A (a)

    30,561       235,931  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    13,592       175,609  

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

    9,758       1,016,198  

Strategy, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    70,156       22,604,965  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    49,117       24,233,837  

Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)

    31,152       908,392  

Teradata Corp. (a)

    26,132       562,099  

Terawulf, Inc. (a)(b)

    66,726       762,011  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,273       5,897,583  

UiPath, Inc., Class A (a)

    118,359       1,583,643  

Unity Software, Inc. (a)(b)

    82,814       3,315,873  

Varonis Systems, Inc. (a)

    30,029       1,725,767  

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,654       357,493  

Vertex, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    18,827       466,721  

Viant Technology, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,725       66,667  

Weave Communications, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,323       88,998  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    57,065       13,737,257  

Workiva, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    12,986       1,117,835  

Xperi, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,319       79,827  

Yext, Inc. (a)(b)

    25,366       216,118  

Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    47,067       935,221  

Zoom Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    70,383       5,806,597  

Zscaler, Inc. (a)

    25,895       7,759,696  
   

 

 

 
       1,862,966,435  
Specialized REITs — 0.8%            

American Tower Corp.

    124,307       23,906,722  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    115,378       11,132,823  

CubeSmart

    58,349       2,372,470  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    89,457       15,465,326  

EPR Properties

    20,540       1,191,525  

Equinix, Inc.

    25,920       20,301,581  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    55,930       7,882,774  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialized REITs (continued)            

Farmland Partners, Inc.

    10,187     $ 110,835  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    27,620       673,928  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    71,303       3,323,433  

Gladstone Land Corp.

    9,204       84,309  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    78,150       7,966,611  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    23,156       2,834,757  

Millrose Properties, Inc., Class A

    33,775       1,135,178  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    18,323       553,721  

Outfront Media, Inc.

    38,561       706,438  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    21,519       876,899  

Public Storage

    42,218       12,194,669  

Rayonier, Inc.

    39,202       1,040,421  

Safehold, Inc.

    14,398       223,025  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    28,302       5,472,192  

Smartstop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

    7,426       279,515  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    280,315       9,141,072  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    194,830       4,829,836  
   

 

 

 
           133,700,060  
Specialty Retail — 1.9%            

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    10,656       49,018  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a)

    13,621       1,165,277  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

    20,020       1,001,400  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    15,490       951,086  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    48,270       825,900  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,944       56,784  

Arhaus, Inc., Class A (a)

    13,496       143,462  

Arko Corp., Class A

    20,710       94,645  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

    5,384       1,316,119  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    6,833       1,494,855  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    4,430       19,005,763  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    60,870       1,568,011  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,480       112,389  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    51,260       3,876,281  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,128       1,346,972  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    6,759       396,483  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

    4,237       276,295  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

    16,926       4,307,667  

Caleres, Inc.

    10,618       138,459  

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

    14,819       233,992  

CarMax, Inc. (a)(b)

    40,774       1,829,529  

Carvana Co., Class A (a)(b)

    35,073       13,230,939  

Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)

    55,465       2,243,559  

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

    17,634       62,424  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    17,439       3,875,295  

EVgo, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    20,580       97,343  

Five Below, Inc. (a)

    14,537       2,248,874  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    27,673       2,039,500  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    108,670       2,964,518  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    61,007       1,304,940  

Genesco, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,172       91,956  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    3,348       1,464,783  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    4,562       100,045  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    264,312       107,096,579  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    7,009       2,214,844  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    148,645       37,355,975  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

    5,388       136,478  

Monro, Inc.

    8,368       150,373  

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

    4,895       1,900,533  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

    20,540       599,563  

ODP Corp. (The) (a)

    8,957       249,452  

OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,354       53,127  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    226,027       24,367,971  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)            

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    5,292     $ 920,332  

Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc. (a)(b)

    23,274       90,070  

RealReal, Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    26,567       282,407  

Revolve Group, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    9,669       205,950  

RH (a)

    4,141       841,286  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    85,950       13,097,920  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

    27,580       449,002  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    5,501       114,366  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    11,675       1,119,866  

Sleep Number Corp. (a)(b)

    5,752       40,379  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    3,315       252,238  

Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    26,128       113,657  

ThredUp, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    29,318       277,055  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    296,654       42,878,369  

Tractor Supply Co.

    141,101       8,024,414  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    11,866       6,487,736  

Upbound Group, Inc.

    16,274       384,555  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)

    16,476       1,176,881  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)

    33,891       1,217,026  

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (a)(b)

    21,086       572,274  

Warby Parker, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    25,719       709,330  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    24,505       2,189,032  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    31,409       6,138,889  

Winmark Corp.

    769       382,785  

Zumiez, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,372       105,345  
   

 

 

 
      332,110,622  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.2%  

Apple Inc.

    3,875,647       986,855,995  

CompoSecure, Inc., Class A (a)

    10,702       222,816  

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a)

    10,159       90,618  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    80,244       11,376,192  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,666       380,162  

Eastman Kodak Co. (a)(b)

    19,921       127,694  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    352,537       8,658,309  

HP, Inc.

    249,156       6,784,518  

Immersion Corp.

    4,985       36,590  

IonQ, Inc. (a)(b)

    72,719       4,472,218  

NetApp, Inc.

    53,411       6,327,067  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a)

    81,827       6,857,921  

Quantum Computing, Inc. (a)(b)

    30,247       556,847  

Sandisk Corp. (a)

    35,630       3,997,686  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b)

    136,173       6,528,134  

Turtle Beach Corp. (a)

    8,412       133,751  

Western Digital Corp.

    91,976       11,042,638  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    33,380       125,509  
   

 

 

 
       1,054,574,665  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%  

Amer Sports, Inc. (a)

    39,564       1,374,849  

Birkenstock Holding PLC (a)(b)

    13,901       629,020  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)

    30,261       602,799  

Carter’s, Inc.

    9,767       275,625  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    8,117       424,519  

Crocs, Inc. (a)

    14,769       1,233,950  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

    40,635       4,119,170  

Figs, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    37,719       252,340  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

    11,180       297,500  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)

    94,583       623,302  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    14,057       1,121,327  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    27,914       4,966,738  

Movado Group, Inc.

    4,325       82,045  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    306,862       21,397,487  

On Holding AG, Class A (a)

    58,420       2,474,087  
Security   Shares     Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)            

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    4,571     $ 185,308  

PVH Corp.

    14,544       1,218,351  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    10,353       3,246,287  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    19,173       641,912  

Tapestry, Inc.

    54,847       6,209,777  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)

    49,958       249,291  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    50,841       245,562  

VF Corp.

    91,923       1,326,449  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    22,452       616,083  
   

 

 

 
       53,813,778  
Tobacco — 0.6%            

Altria Group, Inc.

    447,392       29,554,715  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    413,594       67,084,947  

Turning Point Brands, Inc.

    4,015       396,923  

Universal Corp.

    6,615       369,580  
   

 

 

 
      97,406,165  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%            

Air Lease Corp., Class A

    28,202       1,795,057  

Alta Equipment Group, Inc., Class A

    8,892       64,378  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    10,510       2,743,636  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,268       165,746  

Boise Cascade Co.

    10,888       841,860  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)

    51,140       2,752,866  

Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (a)(b)

    17,114       109,872  

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,967       119,327  

DNOW, Inc. (a)

    27,507       419,482  

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    2,820       335,777  

Fastenal Co.

    306,174       15,014,773  

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

    51,365       11,535,552  

FTAI Aviation Ltd.

    27,167       4,533,086  

GATX Corp.

    8,973       1,568,480  

Global Industrial Co.

    3,939       144,443  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

    8,430       983,444  

Hudson Technologies, Inc. (a)

    11,273       111,941  

McGrath RentCorp

    6,112       716,938  

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

    23,196       334,486  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    12,270       1,130,558  

QXO, Inc. (a)(b)

    157,839       3,008,411  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    15,388       822,796  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

    3,336       191,553  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,167       1,567,110  

Titan Machinery, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,687       95,200  

Transcat, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,597       190,100  

United Rentals, Inc.

    17,196       16,416,333  

Watsco, Inc.

    9,182       3,712,283  

WESCO International, Inc.

    12,707       2,687,531  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.

    1,175       161,081  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    11,747       11,194,421  

Xometry, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    9,420       513,107  
   

 

 

 
      85,981,628  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American States Water Co.

    10,142       743,611  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    51,835       7,214,914  

California Water Service Group

    15,410       707,165  

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

    4,688       165,393  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    73,098       2,916,610  

H2O America

    7,630       371,581  

Middlesex Water Co.

    5,175       280,071  

York Water Co. (The)

    3,275       99,625  
   

 

 

 
      12,498,970  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%            

Gogo, Inc. (a)

    17,326     $ 148,830  

Millicom International Cellular SA

    27,244       1,322,424  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    13,228       177,520  

Spok Holdings, Inc.

    7,619       131,428  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    27,423       1,076,078  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    120,443       28,831,645  
   

 

 

 
      31,687,925  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.8%
(Cost: $9,871,432,961)

       17,097,605,318  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Biotechnology — 0.0%

   

Aduro Biotech CVR (a)(d)

    4,039       2,020  

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc., CVR (a)(d)

    16,679       2,835  

GTX, Inc., Contingent Rights (a)(b)(d)

    684       701  

Inhibrx, Inc., CVR (a)(d)

    7,685       8,992  
   

 

 

 
      14,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $1,402)

      14,548  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $9,871,434,363)

      17,097,619,866  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities        

Money Market Funds — 1.9%

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(e)(f)

    293,771,972     $ 293,918,858  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(e)

    28,047,390       28,047,390  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.9%
(Cost: $321,804,201)

   

 

321,966,248

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.7%
(Cost: $10,193,238,564)

   

 

17,419,586,114

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.7)%

      (293,439,568
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  17,126,146,546  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
    Shares
Held at
09/30/25
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 206,421,024     $ 87,489,347 (a)     $     $ 2,021     $ 6,466     $ 293,918,858       293,771,972     $ 760,385 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    23,775,370       4,272,020 (a)                         28,047,390       28,047,390       471,297        

BlackRock, Inc.

    37,352,833       2,560,430       (1,528,034     894,954       7,893,249       47,173,432       40,462       414,393        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $  896,975     $  7,899,715     $  369,139,680       $  1,646,075     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

Russell 2000 E-Mini Index

     19        12/19/25      $ 2,333      $ 17,552  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     67        12/19/25        22,575        302,508  
           

 

 

 
            $  320,060  
           

 

 

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E    O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell 3000 ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $      $      $ 320,060      $      $      $      $ 320,060  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $  4,975,774     $      $      $      $  4,975,774  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (14,326   $      $      $      $ (14,326
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  25,236,675  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Common Stocks

  $ 17,097,605,002      $      $ 316      $ 17,097,605,318  

Rights

                  14,548        14,548  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    321,966,248                      321,966,248  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $   17,419,571,250      $       —      $     14,864      $   17,419,586,114  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $ 320,060      $      $      $ 320,060  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%            

ATI, Inc. (a)

    207,603     $ 16,886,428  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    112,161       20,679,124  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    56,015       30,412,784  

Hexcel Corp.

    117,570       7,371,639  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    57,817       16,646,092  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    277,492       84,748,832  

Leonardo DRS, Inc.

    66,334       3,011,564  

Loar Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    6,382       510,560  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    153,684       5,932,202  

StandardAero, Inc. (a)

    193,722       5,286,673  

Textron, Inc.

    263,904       22,297,249  

Woodward, Inc.

    88,020       22,243,534  
   

 

 

 
      236,026,681  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%            

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    174,761       23,138,356  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    203,696       24,971,093  

GXO Logistics, Inc. (a)

    166,725       8,818,085  
   

 

 

 
      56,927,534  
Automobile Components — 0.5%            

Aptiv PLC (a)

    322,651       27,818,969  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    326,402       14,348,632  

Gentex Corp.

    336,433       9,521,054  

Lear Corp.

    79,854       8,034,111  

QuantumScape Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    616,141       7,590,857  
   

 

 

 
      67,313,623  
Automobiles — 0.7%            

Ford Motor Co.

    5,801,945       69,391,262  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    164,939       4,601,798  

Lucid Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    186,379       4,433,956  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,155,133       16,957,353  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    76,216       7,902,837  
   

 

 

 
       103,287,206  
Banks — 3.3%            

Bank OZK

    157,430       8,025,781  

BOK Financial Corp.

    33,692       3,754,637  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    647,490       34,420,568  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    440,233       11,331,597  

Comerica, Inc.

    191,684       13,134,188  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    185,152       11,064,684  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    89,247       11,313,842  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    202,281       21,532,812  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    990,320       44,118,756  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    14,116       25,255,783  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    187,993       4,667,866  

First Horizon Corp.

    748,679       16,927,632  

FNB Corp.

    530,754       8,550,447  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     2,144,221       37,030,697  

KeyCorp.

    1,401,599       26,195,885  

M&T Bank Corp.

    232,631       45,972,538  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    106,316       9,971,378  

Popular, Inc.

    90,073       11,440,172  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    135,984       9,022,538  

Regions Financial Corp.

    1,332,406       35,135,546  

Southstate Bank Corp.

    150,052       14,835,641  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    207,948       10,206,088  

Webster Financial Corp.

    247,936       14,737,316  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    127,572       11,063,044  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    98,942     $ 13,103,879  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    215,098       12,170,245  
   

 

 

 
      464,983,560  
Beverages — 0.5%            

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS (a)

    11,783       2,491,162  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class A

    64,687       1,740,727  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    221,428       5,996,270  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    65,874       7,717,798  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    214,825       28,930,483  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    251,876       11,397,389  

Primo Brands Corp., Class A

    383,802       8,482,024  
   

 

 

 
      66,755,853  
Biotechnology — 1.1%            

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    216,612       30,343,009  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    282,803       15,316,611  

Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (a)

    16,834       509,229  

Exact Sciences Corp. (a)

    262,913       14,383,970  

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

    76,344       3,153,007  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    173,866       14,745,575  

Insmed, Inc. (a)

    17,366       2,500,878  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    16,314       1,067,262  

Moderna, Inc. (a)(b)

    531,332       13,724,306  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    20,405       2,864,454  

Revolution Medicines, Inc. (a)(b)

    259,563       12,121,592  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)

    579,379       8,766,004  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    22,675       436,947  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    66,110       27,713,973  

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

    150,718       3,960,869  
   

 

 

 
       151,607,686  
Broadline Retail — 0.6%            

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A (b)

    4,356       2,676,675  

eBay, Inc.

    684,669       62,270,646  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    62,093       4,122,354  

Macy’s, Inc.

    401,246       7,194,341  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    91,526       11,751,938  
   

 

 

 
      88,015,954  
Building Products — 1.2%            

A. O. Smith Corp.

    170,726       12,532,996  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (b)

    104,569       14,503,720  

Allegion PLC

    127,864       22,676,680  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    45,112       8,842,403  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

    161,178       19,542,833  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    56,190       18,484,262  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    181,028       9,665,085  

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)

    295,684       4,470,742  

Masco Corp.

    314,682       22,150,466  

Owens Corning

    126,469       17,890,305  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    57,290       9,593,783  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

    159,255       8,228,706  
   

 

 

 
      168,581,981  
Capital Markets — 6.0%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    40,997       9,774,915  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    12,922       6,347,933  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    972,263       105,937,777  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

    388,274       24,344,780  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    155,898       38,233,985  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

     281,774       95,095,907  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    54,635       18,429,478  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    52,758       15,114,639  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    461,639       10,677,710  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Freedom Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    3,621     $ 623,283  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    21,145       2,850,135  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A

    49,878       10,240,951  

Invesco Ltd.

    542,492       12,444,766  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    186,320       8,293,103  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    173,077       11,322,697  

Lazard, Inc.

    110,076       5,809,811  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    54,360       9,472,230  

Morningstar, Inc.

    11,121       2,580,183  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    56,874       32,270,876  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    613,139       54,232,145  

Northern Trust Corp.

    282,402       38,011,309  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    271,868       46,924,417  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    953,026       136,454,263  

SEI Investments Co.

    155,725       13,213,266  

State Street Corp.

    420,528       48,785,453  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    148,765       16,880,365  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    324,185       33,274,348  

TPG, Inc., Class A

    10,912       626,894  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A

    158,804       17,624,068  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    119,152       4,229,896  

XP, Inc., Class A

    555,934       10,446,000  
   

 

 

 
       840,567,583  
Chemicals — 2.6%            

Albemarle Corp.

    176,034       14,272,837  

Ashland, Inc.

    67,318       3,225,205  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    325,531       9,316,697  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    164,690       6,930,155  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    239,487       21,481,984  

Corteva, Inc.

    1,016,629       68,754,619  

Dow, Inc.

     1,050,730       24,093,239  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    622,617       48,501,864  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    171,251       10,797,376  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    336,181       8,461,676  

FMC Corp.

    185,389       6,234,632  

Huntsman Corp.

    248,544       2,231,925  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    381,619       23,484,833  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    381,211       18,694,588  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    470,208       16,306,813  

NewMarket Corp.

    8,867       7,343,738  

Olin Corp.

    170,477       4,260,220  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    338,119       35,539,688  

RPM International, Inc.

    188,429       22,212,011  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    63,898       3,638,991  

Westlake Corp.

    49,308       3,799,675  
   

 

 

 
      359,582,766  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%            

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)

    75,449       17,520,767  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    54,775       9,425,134  

RB Global, Inc.

    258,613       28,023,305  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    317,585       10,600,987  

Veralto Corp.

    214,460       22,863,581  
   

 

 

 
      88,433,774  
Communications Equipment — 0.5%            

Ciena Corp. (a)

    209,779       30,558,507  

F5, Inc. (a)

    85,841       27,742,953  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

    94,229       15,332,000  
   

 

 

 
      73,633,460  
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%            

AECOM

    196,261       25,606,173  

API Group Corp. (a)

    550,423       18,918,038  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)            

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    42,940     $ 27,891,248  

Everus Construction Group, Inc. (a)

    76,296       6,542,382  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    73,480       15,637,279  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    49,321       20,439,609  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    29,787       11,549,313  

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A

    195,263       4,122,002  
   

 

 

 
      130,706,044  
Construction Materials — 0.9%            

Eagle Materials, Inc. (b)

    44,831       10,447,416  

James Hardie Industries PLC (a)

    77,211       1,483,224  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    89,171       56,202,698  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    196,560       60,465,787  
   

 

 

 
      128,599,125  
Consumer Finance — 0.8%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    360,285       14,123,172  

Credit Acceptance Corp. (a)(b)

    5,917       2,762,825  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    178,713       10,090,136  

SLM Corp.

    266,955       7,389,314  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,454,162       38,418,960  

Synchrony Financial

    552,510       39,255,836  
   

 

 

 
      112,040,243  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.8%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    606,112       10,613,021  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    165,346       15,418,515  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    46,776       26,443,408  

Dollar General Corp.

    326,794       33,774,160  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)(b)

    292,874       27,638,519  

Kroger Co. (The)

    901,504       60,770,385  

Maplebear, Inc. (a)

    257,826       9,477,684  

Performance Food Group Co. (a)

    198,292       20,630,300  

Sysco Corp.

    334,704       27,559,527  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

    340,555       26,093,324  
   

 

 

 
      258,418,843  
Containers & Packaging — 1.6%            

Amcor PLC

     3,424,828       28,015,093  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    98,068       13,107,769  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    115,710       18,764,691  

Ball Corp.

    412,210       20,783,628  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    172,078       16,621,014  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    434,341       8,500,053  

International Paper Co.

    777,343       36,068,715  

Packaging Corp. of America

    131,579       28,675,011  

Sealed Air Corp.

    213,756       7,556,275  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    131,390       5,651,084  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    772,680       32,892,988  

Sonoco Products Co.

    146,622       6,317,942  
   

 

 

 
       222,954,263  
Distributors — 0.4%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    206,623       28,637,948  

LKQ Corp.

    381,558       11,652,781  

Pool Corp.

    43,802       13,581,686  
   

 

 

 
      53,872,415  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%            

ADT, Inc.

    759,289       6,613,407  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

    73,109       7,937,444  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

    30,066       6,600,088  

H&R Block, Inc.

    164,637       8,325,693  

Service Corp. International

    206,493       17,184,348  
   

 

 

 
      46,660,980  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Diversified REITs — 0.2%            

WP Carey, Inc.

    322,260     $ 21,775,108  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

AST SpaceMobile, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    22,431       1,100,913  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

    362,571       13,542,027  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,943       148,079  

GCI Liberty, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    26,017       969,654  

GCI Liberty, Inc. Escrow, Class A (a)(c)

    193,912       2  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    127,928       2,233,623  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class A (a)

    248,882       2,852,188  

Liberty Global Ltd., Class C, NVS (a)

    214,778       2,523,641  
   

 

 

 
      23,370,127  
Electric Utilities — 3.5%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    380,712       25,663,796  

Edison International

    567,469       31,369,686  

Entergy Corp.

    663,591       61,840,045  

Evergy, Inc.

    341,157       25,934,755  

Eversource Energy

    546,613       38,886,049  

Exelon Corp.

    1,502,370       67,621,674  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    813,842       37,290,240  

IDACORP, Inc.

    80,778       10,674,813  

OGE Energy Corp.

    301,072       13,930,601  

PG&E Corp.

    3,258,958       49,145,087  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    176,845       15,855,923  

PPL Corp.

    1,100,798       40,905,654  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    879,506       70,932,159  
   

 

 

 
      490,050,482  
Electrical Equipment — 1.6%            

Acuity, Inc.

    45,687       15,734,146  

AMETEK, Inc.

    342,431       64,377,028  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    86,351       14,455,157  

Hubbell, Inc.

    79,639       34,269,458  

nVent Electric PLC

    242,333       23,903,727  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    98,478       14,125,684  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    154,756       54,091,865  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    216,416       6,611,509  
   

 

 

 
       227,568,574  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.9%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    76,560       9,263,760  

Avnet, Inc.

    123,722       6,468,186  

CDW Corp.

    181,742       28,947,866  

Cognex Corp.

    252,031       11,417,004  

Coherent Corp. (a)

    227,507       24,507,054  

Corning, Inc.

     1,160,146       95,166,776  

Crane NXT Co.

    71,787       4,814,754  

Flex Ltd. (a)

    554,805       32,162,046  

Ingram Micro Holding Corp. (b)

    29,879       642,100  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(b)

    37,575       2,975,564  

Jabil, Inc.

    54,948       11,933,057  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    255,872       44,757,130  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    36,643       9,490,904  

Ralliant Corp.

    167,057       7,305,403  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    114,881       18,811,764  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)

    69,148       40,523,494  

Trimble, Inc. (a)(b)

    354,785       28,968,195  

Vontier Corp.

    218,179       9,156,973  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    75,776       22,517,596  
   

 

 

 
      409,829,626  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    1,473,798       71,803,439  

Halliburton Co.

    1,277,337       31,422,490  
Security   Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)            

NOV, Inc.

    554,187     $ 7,342,978  

TechnipFMC PLC

    605,004       23,867,408  

Weatherford International PLC

    105,922       7,248,242  
   

 

 

 
      141,684,557  
Entertainment — 1.8%            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    373,663       75,367,827  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class A (a)

    23,753       2,261,761  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS (a)

    214,421       22,396,273  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class A (a)

    29,608       2,792,034  

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Live, Class C, NVS (a)(b)

    68,998       6,690,736  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    24,002       5,448,454  

Roku, Inc., Class A (a)

    167,229       16,744,640  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    178,915       46,224,479  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    59,210       11,958,052  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,461,549       67,604,052  
   

 

 

 
      257,488,308  
Financial Services — 1.5%            

Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    162,841       11,900,420  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    510,574       36,899,183  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)(b)

    61,105       5,365,630  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    783,128       51,639,460  

Global Payments, Inc.

    363,728       30,218,522  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    108,607       16,174,841  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    348,032       9,873,668  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

    93,493       19,707,390  

Rocket Cos., Inc., Class A (b)

    373,374       7,235,988  

TFS Financial Corp.

    79,764       1,050,891  

UWM Holdings Corp., Class A

    228,078       1,388,995  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    143,190       10,710,612  

Western Union Co. (The)

    412,581       3,296,522  

WEX, Inc. (a)

    46,009       7,247,798  
   

 

 

 
       212,709,920  
Food Products — 2.5%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    710,903       42,469,345  

Bunge Global SA

    200,159       16,262,919  

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    289,423       9,139,978  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    712,185       13,040,107  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

    207,240       6,397,499  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    276,151       3,603,770  

Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)

    50,699       2,794,022  

General Mills, Inc.

    814,483       41,066,233  

Hershey Co. (The)

    190,597       35,651,169  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    432,236       10,693,519  

Ingredion, Inc.

    95,523       11,664,313  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    154,256       16,752,202  

Kellanova

    411,949       33,788,057  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     1,270,550       33,085,122  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    202,057       11,735,471  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    376,269       25,176,159  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    61,040       2,485,549  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    74,549       8,012,526  

Seaboard Corp.

    375       1,367,625  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

    67,149       1,576,658  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    416,172       22,598,140  
   

 

 

 
      349,360,383  
Gas Utilities — 0.5%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    235,485       40,209,064  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Gas Utilities (continued)            

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    304,514     $ 5,423,395  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    133,490       12,330,471  

UGI Corp.

    322,385       10,722,525  
   

 

 

 
      68,685,455  
Ground Transportation — 0.9%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    16,692       2,680,318  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    115,701       15,523,603  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    232,300       9,178,173  

Landstar System, Inc.

    51,910       6,362,090  

Lyft, Inc., Class A (a)

    498,917       10,981,163  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    261,592       36,826,922  

Ryder System, Inc.

    58,956       11,121,460  

Saia, Inc. (a)(b)

    39,889       11,941,171  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    74,998       1,586,958  

U-Haul Holding Co. (a)(b)

    6,879       392,584  

U-Haul Holding Co., NVS

    92,664       4,716,598  

XPO, Inc. (a)(b)

    135,220       17,479,889  
   

 

 

 
      128,790,929  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%            

Align Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

    102,655       12,854,459  

Baxter International, Inc.

    760,543       17,317,564  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (a)(b)

    295,398       20,252,487  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    298,629       3,789,602  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)

    249,465       5,081,602  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    680,688       51,119,669  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    166,090       9,511,974  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    330,835       22,328,054  

ResMed, Inc.

    165,750       45,370,747  

Solventum Corp. (a)(b)

    219,249       16,005,177  

STERIS PLC

    145,533       36,010,686  

Teleflex, Inc.

    66,723       8,164,226  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    295,023       29,059,766  
   

 

 

 
      276,866,013  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%            

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

    132,975       3,292,461  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    176,362       27,681,780  

Centene Corp. (a)

    728,204       25,982,319  

Chemed Corp.

    19,492       8,727,348  

Encompass Health Corp.

    148,002       18,799,214  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)(b)

    160,292       10,638,580  

Humana, Inc.

    179,537       46,710,141  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    124,421       35,716,292  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    35,651       6,822,175  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    166,093       31,654,004  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    129,393       26,271,955  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    80,732       16,504,850  
   

 

 

 
       258,801,119  
Health Care REITs — 0.8%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    256,028       21,337,373  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    485,902       8,760,813  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     1,031,684       19,756,749  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    728,031       3,691,117  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    428,126       18,075,480  

Ventas, Inc.

    673,260       47,121,467  
   

 

 

 
      118,742,999  
Health Care Technology — 0.1%            

Certara, Inc. (a)(b)

    177,686       2,171,323  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

    44,846       13,360,072  
   

 

 

 
      15,531,395  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%            

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    1,016,751     $ 17,305,102  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    291,762       3,232,723  
   

 

 

 
      20,537,825  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%            

Aramark

    387,636       14,885,222  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    83,874       7,250,907  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    309,516       8,364,670  

Carnival Corp. (a)

     1,112,555       32,163,965  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (b)

    27,739       2,965,577  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    14,797       1,435,457  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    8,466       1,611,588  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    33,199       14,332,340  

Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)(b)

    45,112       11,458,448  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

    59,885       8,499,478  

MGM Resorts International (a)(b)

    307,908       10,672,091  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

    63,356       1,560,458  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    221,883       4,273,467  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    175,706       11,269,783  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    62,360       3,709,796  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    9,514       1,423,009  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    138,570       1,269,301  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    12,523       1,000,588  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    122,199       15,674,466  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    275,293       41,844,536  
   

 

 

 
       195,665,147  
Household Durables — 2.2%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    395,671       67,054,364  

Garmin Ltd.

    242,180       59,629,560  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    332,667       41,929,349  

Lennar Corp., Class B

    14,151       1,697,979  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    76,373       9,846,007  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    609,397       3,193,240  

NVR, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,171       33,512,567  

PulteGroup, Inc. (b)

    292,096       38,594,644  

SharkNinja, Inc. (a)

    102,078       10,529,346  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    145,113       20,045,910  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    39,368       15,387,376  

Whirlpool Corp. (b)

    79,898       6,279,983  
   

 

 

 
      307,700,325  
Household Products — 0.4%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    366,495       32,115,957  

Clorox Co. (The)

    183,273       22,597,561  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    80,063       1,959,141  
   

 

 

 
      56,672,659  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4%  

AES Corp. (The)

    1,062,951       13,988,435  

Brookfield Renewable Corp.

    198,982       6,848,960  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

    50,457       1,358,807  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

    119,522       3,376,497  

Talen Energy Corp. (a)

    67,604       28,757,390  
   

 

 

 
      54,330,089  
Industrial REITs — 0.4%            

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

    425,093       5,203,138  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    78,672       13,316,023  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    192,684       9,917,445  

Lineage, Inc. (b)

    105,628       4,081,466  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    353,423       14,529,220  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    280,111       9,885,117  
   

 

 

 
      56,932,409  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance — 5.1%            

Allstate Corp. (The)

    392,112     $ 84,166,841  

American Financial Group, Inc.

    99,034       14,431,234  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    542,120       49,186,548  

Assurant, Inc.

    75,170       16,281,822  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    68,507       5,799,118  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    113,387       10,862,475  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

    84,767       4,499,432  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    370,679       34,765,983  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    228,467       36,120,633  

CNA Financial Corp.

    31,046       1,442,397  

Everest Group Ltd.

    53,823       18,850,429  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

     386,251       23,364,323  

First American Financial Corp.

    146,074       9,383,794  

Globe Life, Inc.

    122,961       17,579,734  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    53,129       9,649,820  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    417,361       55,671,784  

Kemper Corp.

    91,377       4,710,484  

Lincoln National Corp.

    253,726       10,232,770  

Loews Corp.

    253,752       25,474,163  

Markel Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,739       28,171,535  

Old Republic International Corp.

    342,344       14,539,350  

Primerica, Inc.

    49,414       13,716,832  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    329,300       27,302,263  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    525,954       54,562,468  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    97,657       18,762,839  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    68,659       17,434,580  

RLI Corp.

    116,039       7,568,064  

Unum Group

    251,124       19,532,425  

W R Berkley Corp.

    431,052       33,027,204  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (b)

    3,723       6,223,069  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    145,325       50,202,521  
   

 

 

 
       723,516,934  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%            

IAC, Inc. (a)

    100,262       3,415,926  

Match Group, Inc.

    364,012       12,856,904  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A (a)

    441,985       14,218,658  

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    109,270       1,794,213  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    434,502       4,740,417  
   

 

 

 
      37,026,118  
IT Services — 1.5%            

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    213,823       16,199,230  

Amdocs Ltd.

    165,226       13,556,793  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    732,239       49,111,270  

DXC Technology Co. (a)

    264,058       3,599,110  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    81,899       12,349,550  

Globant SA (a)(b)

    56,960       3,268,365  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)

    323,887       9,726,327  

MongoDB, Inc., Class A (a)

    105,829       32,847,205  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)

    149,310       13,691,727  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)

    173,908       17,406,452  

VeriSign, Inc.

    125,521       35,091,906  
   

 

 

 
      206,847,935  
Leisure Products — 0.2%            

Brunswick Corp.

    96,421       6,097,664  

Hasbro, Inc.

    197,141       14,953,145  

Mattel, Inc. (a)

    478,254       8,049,015  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    122,868       4,076,760  
   

 

 

 
      33,176,584  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    423,723       54,384,847  
Security   Shares     Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)            

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    989,681     $ 12,351,219  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    27,801       7,795,122  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    234,788       13,061,257  

Bruker Corp.

    153,740       4,995,013  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    73,194       11,451,933  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    235,785       22,392,502  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    250,945       47,664,493  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    30,959       38,005,578  

QIAGEN NV (b)

    316,693       14,149,843  

Repligen Corp. (a)

    68,803       9,196,897  

Revvity, Inc.

    175,097       15,347,252  

Sotera Health Co. (a)

    234,220       3,684,281  

Waters Corp. (a)

    42,363       12,700,851  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    106,134       27,842,132  
   

 

 

 
       295,023,220  
Machinery — 4.8%            

AGCO Corp.

    93,136       9,972,072  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc

    103,799       8,810,459  

CNH Industrial NV

     1,305,650       14,166,302  

Crane Co.

    73,425       13,520,479  

Cummins, Inc.

    204,501       86,375,087  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    172,523       14,121,008  

Dover Corp.

    201,768       33,660,955  

Esab Corp.

    84,420       9,433,091  

Flowserve Corp.

    195,701       10,399,551  

Fortive Corp.

    503,511       24,667,004  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)(b)

    375,552       9,321,201  

Graco, Inc.

    246,897       20,976,369  

IDEX Corp.

    112,492       18,309,198  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc. (b)

    599,840       49,558,781  

ITT, Inc.

    115,351       20,620,145  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    80,376       18,955,072  

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)(b)

    75,821       10,078,886  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    161,328       16,311,874  

Nordson Corp.

    79,732       18,095,177  

Oshkosh Corp.

    95,896       12,437,711  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    587,676       53,731,217  

Pentair PLC

    242,792       26,891,642  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

    36,901       14,402,091  

Snap-on, Inc.

    75,990       26,332,815  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    228,751       17,003,062  

Timken Co. (The)

    92,238       6,934,453  

Toro Co. (The)

    147,889       11,269,142  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    252,225       50,563,546  

Xylem, Inc.

    361,673       53,346,767  
   

 

 

 
      680,265,157  
Marine Transportation — 0.1%            

Kirby Corp. (a)(b)

    83,940       7,004,793  
   

 

 

 
Media — 1.2%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    131,096       36,065,165  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (a)

    108,244       1,296,763  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS (b)

    314,988       19,863,143  

Fox Corp., Class B

    221,917       12,713,625  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    551,343       15,387,983  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A (a)

    19,728       1,249,374  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C, NVS (a)

    131,639       8,364,342  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    239,350       13,738,690  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    564,555       17,337,484  

News Corp., Class B (b)

    187,491       6,477,814  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    39,056       7,722,934  

NIQ Global Intelligence PLC (a)

    35,671       560,035  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Media (continued)            

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    286,847     $ 23,386,636  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    282,806       6,582,310  
   

 

 

 
      170,746,298  
Metals & Mining — 1.5%            

Alcoa Corp.

    387,496       12,744,743  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC

    656,081       46,142,177  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    59,357       14,574,518  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)

    723,109       8,821,930  

MP Materials Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    195,126       13,087,101  

Nucor Corp.

    341,635       46,267,628  

Reliance, Inc.

    78,279       21,983,091  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    97,827       19,622,140  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    188,356       26,262,477  
   

 

 

 
       209,505,805  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%  

AGNC Investment Corp.

     1,546,053       15,135,859  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    955,000       19,300,550  

Rithm Capital Corp.

    790,208       9,000,469  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    518,331       10,040,071  
   

 

 

 
      53,476,949  
Multi-Utilities — 2.5%            

Ameren Corp.

    401,364       41,894,374  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    969,518       37,617,299  

CMS Energy Corp.

    442,825       32,441,360  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    536,048       53,883,545  

DTE Energy Co.

    308,133       43,579,250  

NiSource, Inc.

    697,848       30,216,818  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    742,359       61,957,282  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    474,980       54,427,958  
   

 

 

 
      356,017,886  
Office REITs — 0.3%            

BXP, Inc.

    236,306       17,566,988  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    246,357       7,129,572  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    158,428       5,041,179  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    175,123       7,398,947  

Vornado Realty Trust

    262,225       10,627,979  
   

 

 

 
      47,764,665  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.7%            

Antero Midstream Corp.

    494,121       9,605,712  

Antero Resources Corp. (a)

    431,671       14,486,879  

APA Corp.

    529,941       12,866,967  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    179,906       42,274,312  

Chord Energy Corp.

    85,194       8,465,728  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

    138,948       4,515,810  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    1,120,778       26,506,400  

Devon Energy Corp.

    925,824       32,459,389  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    283,670       40,593,177  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    151,112       17,084,723  

EQT Corp.

    923,660       50,274,814  

Expand Energy Corp.

    327,137       34,755,035  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    215,076       11,257,078  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    2,889,611       81,804,887  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    456,642       88,013,179  

Matador Resources Co.

    173,076       7,776,305  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,048,266       49,530,569  

ONEOK, Inc.

    928,772       67,772,493  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    380,845       15,378,521  

Permian Resources Corp., Class A

    1,003,424       12,843,827  

Phillips 66

    562,459       76,505,673  

Range Resources Corp.

    352,805       13,279,580  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

Valero Energy Corp.

    463,823     $ 78,970,504  

Viper Energy, Inc., Class A

    250,305       9,566,657  
   

 

 

 
      806,588,219  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    94,236       8,371,926  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 1.0%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

    141,113       7,024,605  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    909,904       10,227,321  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    969,643       55,027,240  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    626,082       19,978,277  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    484,052       46,711,018  
   

 

 

 
       138,968,461  
Personal Care Products — 0.7%            

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    189,802       6,899,303  

Coty, Inc., Class A (a)

    503,767       2,035,219  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)(b)

    82,238       10,894,890  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    346,635       30,545,476  

Kenvue, Inc.

     2,826,584       45,875,458  
   

 

 

 
      96,250,346  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%            

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)(b)

    737,208       14,847,369  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

    86,520       11,403,336  

Organon & Co.

    384,304       4,104,367  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    199,021       4,432,197  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    563,285       19,872,695  

Viatris, Inc.

    1,743,959       17,265,194  
   

 

 

 
      71,925,158  
Professional Services — 2.2%            

Amentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

    238,074       5,701,872  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    15,710       3,741,651  

CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    32,379       16,149,998  

Clarivate PLC (a)(b)

    513,987       1,968,570  

Concentrix Corp.

    66,391       3,063,945  

Dayforce, Inc. (a)

    207,629       14,303,562  

Equifax, Inc.

    152,217       39,048,227  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

    46,864       7,575,565  

Genpact Ltd.

    242,129       10,142,784  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    176,838       26,500,943  

KBR, Inc.

    177,589       8,398,184  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    189,431       35,794,882  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    67,685       2,565,261  

Parsons Corp. (a)(b)

    79,110       6,559,801  

Paychex, Inc.

    328,805       41,679,322  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    34,651       7,212,259  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

    5,384       857,510  

Robert Half, Inc.

    145,100       4,930,498  

Science Applications International Corp.

    70,255       6,981,239  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    314,218       27,889,990  

TransUnion

    288,911       24,204,963  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    83,050       20,887,905  
   

 

 

 
      316,158,931  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.1%            

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    393,421       61,987,413  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    543,894       45,888,337  

Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    45,739       3,758,373  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    51,247       15,285,955  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    74,109       5,516,674  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    241,058       18,573,519  
   

 

 

 
      151,010,271  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Residential REITs — 1.7%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    507,491     $ 16,874,076  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    211,477       40,851,012  

Camden Property Trust

    159,630       17,045,291  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    285,488       17,329,122  

Equity Residential

    561,726       36,360,524  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    94,473       25,286,643  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    911,582       26,736,700  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    173,486       24,241,199  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    151,780       19,579,620  

UDR, Inc.

    465,303       17,337,190  
   

 

 

 
      241,641,377  
Retail REITs — 1.7%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    162,515       11,545,065  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    454,116       12,569,931  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    127,573       12,924,421  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    990,621       21,645,069  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    280,615       11,945,780  

Realty Income Corp.

     1,343,997       81,701,578  

Regency Centers Corp.

    268,340       19,561,986  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    374,661       70,312,630  
   

 

 

 
       242,206,460  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.8%  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

    183,548       5,359,602  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    167,442       4,755,353  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

    75,913       9,511,140  

Entegris, Inc.

    186,212       17,217,161  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    150,485       33,186,457  

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc. (a)

    153,100       5,487,104  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    31,111       2,281,058  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

    70,263       8,747,041  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    784,865       50,404,030  

MKS, Inc. (b)

    100,692       12,462,649  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    627,433       30,938,721  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

    56,576       7,310,751  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    127,409       11,604,412  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    222,591       17,135,055  

Teradyne, Inc.

    239,286       32,935,325  

Universal Display Corp.

    64,701       9,293,005  
   

 

 

 
      258,628,864  
Software — 1.6%            

Aurora Innovation, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    1,556,281       8,388,355  

BILL Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    137,954       7,307,423  

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    813,137       7,407,678  

Circle Internet Group, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    59,563       7,896,863  

Docusign, Inc. (a)

    73,142       5,272,807  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    90,265       6,532,478  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    202,628       6,121,392  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    6,177       9,244,066  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    725,678       20,601,998  

Informatica, Inc., Class A (a)

    159,131       3,952,814  

nCino, Inc. (a)

    137,798       3,735,704  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)

    285,498       21,238,196  

Pegasystems, Inc.

    87,604       5,037,230  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    157,043       31,882,870  

Rubrik, Inc., Class A (a)

    69,680       5,731,180  

SailPoint, Inc. (a)(b)

    87,502       1,932,044  

SentinelOne, Inc., Class A (a)

    120,852       2,128,204  

Teradata Corp. (a)

    111,906       2,407,098  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)

    10,962       5,734,880  

UiPath, Inc., Class A (a)

    597,413       7,993,386  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

Unity Software, Inc. (a)

    442,285     $ 17,709,091  

Zoom Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    389,685       32,149,012  
   

 

 

 
      220,404,769  
Specialized REITs — 2.8%            

Crown Castle, Inc.

    644,962       62,232,383  

CubeSmart

    339,206       13,792,116  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    501,208       86,648,839  

EPR Properties

    111,397       6,462,140  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    313,424       44,173,979  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    403,479       18,806,156  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    436,293       44,475,709  

Millrose Properties, Inc., Class A

    179,966       6,048,657  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    103,183       3,118,190  

Rayonier, Inc.

    227,455       6,036,656  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    159,804       30,898,103  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    1,570,699       51,220,494  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1,079,698       26,765,714  
   

 

 

 
       400,679,136  
Specialty Retail — 1.8%            

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    40,477       8,855,153  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    316,912       8,163,653  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    287,393       21,732,659  

CarMax, Inc. (a)(b)

    222,612       9,988,600  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    94,160       20,924,235  

Five Below, Inc. (a)

    80,718       12,487,075  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    107,938       7,955,031  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    607,385       16,569,463  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    343,772       7,353,283  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    34,095       10,774,020  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    27,144       4,720,613  

RH (a)

    18,564       3,771,462  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    383,292       58,409,868  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    50,303       27,503,165  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)(b)

    21,695       779,068  

Wayfair, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    115,812       10,345,486  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    149,738       29,266,292  
   

 

 

 
      259,599,126  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.5%  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,950,471       47,903,568  

HP, Inc.

    1,403,522       38,217,904  

NetApp, Inc.

    179,650       21,281,339  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a)

    65,229       5,466,842  

Sandisk Corp. (a)

    200,951       22,546,702  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b)

    413,836       19,839,298  

Western Digital Corp.

    514,600       61,782,876  
   

 

 

 
      217,038,529  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%            

Amer Sports, Inc. (a)

    218,223       7,583,249  

Birkenstock Holding PLC (a)(b)

    54,846       2,481,781  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    37,735       1,973,541  

Crocs, Inc. (a)(b)

    81,020       6,769,221  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)(b)

    66,548       11,840,886  

PVH Corp.

    70,823       5,932,843  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    52,233       16,378,179  

Tapestry, Inc.

    25,693       2,908,961  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    298,217       1,488,103  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    276,331       1,334,679  

VF Corp.

    525,917       7,588,982  
   

 

 

 
      66,280,425  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.9%                                

Air Lease Corp., Class A

    155,248     $ 9,881,535  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    56,463       14,739,666  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)

    118,572       6,382,731  

Fastenal Co.

    304,170       14,916,497  

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

    270,941       60,847,930  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    66,057       6,086,492  

QXO, Inc. (a)(b)

    907,814       17,302,935  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)(b)

    44,549       5,737,911  

United Rentals, Inc.

    95,369       91,044,970  

Watsco, Inc.

    51,811       20,947,187  

WESCO International, Inc. (b)

    71,467       15,115,270  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    9,629       9,176,052  
   

 

 

 
      272,179,176  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    289,889       40,349,650  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    416,738       16,627,846  
   

 

 

 
      56,977,496  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%            

Millicom International Cellular SA

    152,654       7,409,825  
   

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%            

(Cost: $11,988,589,981)

      14,064,753,862  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities                                
Money Market Funds — 2.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (d)(e)(f)

    321,830,990     $ 321,991,906  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (d)(e)

    25,242,809       25,242,809  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.5%
(Cost: $347,015,824)

      347,234,715  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.2%
(Cost: $12,335,605,805)

      14,411,988,577  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.2)%

      (305,586,739
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 14,106,401,838  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
   

Shares

Held at
09/30/25

    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  423,380,361     $     $  (101,374,603 ) (a)     $ (23,657   $ 9,805     $  321,991,906       321,830,990     $  2,036,782 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    14,015,923       11,226,886 (a)                         25,242,809       25,242,809       497,874        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $  (23,657   $ 9,805     $ 347,234,715       $ 2,534,656     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     11        12/19/25        $ 3,706      $ 40,457  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

     103        12/19/25        33,848        (449,839
           

 

 

 
            $ (409,382
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 40,457      $      $      $      $ 40,457  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $  449,839      $      $      $      $  449,839  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    

 

Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts

     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  5,091,504      $      $      $      $  5,091,504  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (804,010    $      $      $      $ (804,010
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  32,373,905  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 14,064,753,860        $        $ 2        $ 14,064,753,862  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     347,234,715                            347,234,715  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   14,411,988,575        $      —        $       2        $   14,411,988,577  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 40,457        $        $        $ 40,457  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

     (449,839                          (449,839
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (409,382      $        $        $ (409,382
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

     iShares
Russell 3000 ETF
    iShares
Russell Mid-Cap
Value ETF
 

ASSETS

   

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 17,050,446,434     $ 14,064,753,862  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    369,139,680       347,234,715  

Cash

    1,737       1,606  

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    2,111,459       2,184,590  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

          4,950  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    97,003       154,934  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    7,811,012       16,153,608  

Dividends — affiliated

    84,040       90,636  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    108,372       41,670  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    17,429,799,737        14,430,620,571  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned

    293,741,212       321,493,265  

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

    7,153,880        

Capital shares redeemed

          101,071  

Investment advisory fees

    2,758,099       2,624,397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    303,653,191       324,218,733  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $  17,126,146,546     $  14,106,401,838  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,973,444,115     $ 12,665,979,298  

Accumulated earnings

    7,152,702,431       1,440,422,540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 17,126,146,546     $ 14,106,401,838  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    45,200,000       100,950,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 378.90     $ 139.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 9,845,284,415     $ 11,988,589,981  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 286,053,939     $ 313,759,682  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 347,954,149     $ 347,015,824  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

Russell 3000 ETF

   

iShares

Russell Mid-Cap
Value ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 100,409,144     $ 135,255,186  

Dividends — affiliated

    885,690       497,874  

Interest — unaffiliated

    8,795       27,820  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    760,385       2,036,782  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (42,067     (112,490
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    102,021,947       137,705,172  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    15,598,406       15,253,048  

Interest expense

    250       1,477  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    15,598,656       15,254,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    86,423,291       122,450,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (54,106,130     (176,595,341

Investments — affiliated

    2,021       (23,657

Futures contracts

    4,975,774       5,091,504  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    353,096,259       894,069,548  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated (a)

    894,954        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    304,862,878       722,542,054  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    2,471,959,168       656,769,701  

Investments — affiliated

    7,899,715       9,805  

Futures contracts

    (14,326     (804,010
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,479,844,557       655,975,496  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    2,784,707,435       1,378,517,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  2,871,130,726     $  1,500,968,197  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Russell 3000 ETF     iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF  
     Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 86,423,291     $ 165,420,553     $ 122,450,647     $ 215,868,139  

Net realized gain

    304,862,878       620,486,762       722,542,054       1,080,597,402  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,479,844,557       197,872,710       655,975,496       (1,065,184,661
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,871,130,726       983,780,025       1,500,968,197       231,280,880  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (82,379,377 ) (b)       (169,322,017     (107,245,857 ) (b)       (207,879,928
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (94,772,765     (37,513,336     (569,543,985     (870,180,334
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    2,693,978,584       776,944,672       824,178,355       (846,779,382

Beginning of period

    14,432,167,962       13,655,223,290       13,282,223,483       14,129,002,865  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  17,126,146,546     $  14,432,167,962     $  14,106,401,838     $  13,282,223,483  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell 3000 ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
                                      
    09/30/25            Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    (unaudited)            03/31/25     03/31/24     03/31/23     03/31/22     03/31/21  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 317.54        $ 300.11     $ 235.52     $ 262.10     $ 237.19     $ 148.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.91          3.60       3.47       3.37       2.87       2.73  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    61.28          17.52       64.59       (26.44     25.00       89.03  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    63.19          21.12       68.06       (23.07     27.87       91.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (1.83 ) (d)          (3.69     (3.47     (3.51     (2.96     (2.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 378.90        $ 317.54     $ 300.11     $ 235.52     $ 262.10     $ 237.19  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

              

Based on net asset value

    19.93 % (f)          7.02     29.12     (8.72 )%      11.75     62.21
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

              

Total expenses

    0.20 % (h)          0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.11 % (h)          1.12     1.34     1.47     1.10     1.37
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  17,126,147        $  14,432,168     $  13,655,223     $  10,727,904     $  12,017,483     $  10,958,347  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    2        3     3     4     5     4
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
                                      
    09/30/25            Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    (unaudited)            03/31/25     03/31/24     03/31/23     03/31/22     03/31/21  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 126.02        $ 125.42     $ 106.21     $ 119.55     $ 109.15     $ 64.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.20          2.07       2.03       2.04       1.62       1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    13.58          0.53       19.12       (13.31     10.55       45.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    14.78          2.60       21.15       (11.27     12.17       46.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (1.06 ) (d)          (2.00     (1.94     (2.07     (1.77     (1.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 139.74        $ 126.02     $ 125.42     $ 106.21     $ 119.55     $ 109.15  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

              

Based on net asset value

    11.76 % (f)          2.06 % (g)       20.17     (9.37 )%      11.19     73.40
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

              

Total expenses

    0.23 % (i)          0.23     0.23     0.23     0.23     0.23
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.83 % (i)          1.62     1.84     1.88     1.39     1.65
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  14,106,402        $  13,282,223     $  14,129,003     $  12,676,126     $  14,907,745     $  13,120,026  
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)

    13        19     19     19     21     25
 

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification
 

Russell 3000

    Diversified  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    Diversified  

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

 

 

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

 

 

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

 

 

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash
Collateral Received (a)
     Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value (a)
     Net
Amount
 

Russell 3000

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 11,800,479      $ (11,800,479)      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    605,062        (599,485)               5,577  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    711,861        (711,861)                

BNP Paribas SA

    37,192,224        (37,192,224)                

BofA Securities, Inc.

    44,041,902        (44,041,902)                

Citadel Clearing LLC

    497,189        (497,189)                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    28,931,746        (28,931,746)                

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    310,739        (298,787)               11,952  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    27,731,701        (27,731,701)                

HSBC Bank PLC

    3,972,139        (3,972,139)                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    50,471,168        (50,471,168)                

Jefferies LLC

    4,954,614        (4,954,614)                

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    27,839        (27,839)                

Morgan Stanley

    24,255,994        (24,255,994)                

National Bank of Canada

    1,031,118        (1,025,850)               5,268 (b)  

National Financial Services LLC

    7,217,005        (7,217,005)                

Natixis SA

    2,779,508        (2,779,508)                

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    50,907        (50,907)                

Pershing LLC

    200,956        (200,956)                

RBC Capital Market LLC

    805,057        (805,057)                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    3,005,218        (3,005,218)                

Scotia Capital, Inc.

    305,173        (305,173)                

SG Americas Securities LLC

    30,877        (30,877)                

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    2,132,935        (2,132,935)                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    3,195,993        (3,195,993)                

UBS AG

    6,051,310        (6,051,310)                

UBS Securities LLC

    194,957        (194,957)                

Virtu Americas LLC

    3,338,999        (3,338,999)                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

    9,113,755        (9,113,755)                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    11,095,514        (11,095,514)                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  286,053,939      $ (286,031,142)      $      $ 22,797  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

          

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 23,216,304      $ (23,216,304)      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    9,778        (9,778)                

BNP Paribas SA

    39,629,050        (39,629,050)                

BofA Securities, Inc.

    21,675,715        (21,675,715)                

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    24,399,849        (24,399,849)                

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    15,066,046        (15,066,046)                

HSBC Bank PLC

    12,427,888        (12,427,888)                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    56,187,800        (56,187,800)                

Jefferies LLC

    953,760        (953,760)                

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash
Collateral Received (a)
     Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value (a)
     Net
Amount
 

Russell Mid-Cap Value (continued)

          

Morgan Stanley

  $ 41,187,306      $ (41,187,306)      $      $  

National Financial Services LLC

    35,156,927        (35,156,927)                

Pershing LLC

    183,739        (183,739)                

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc

    156,123        (156,123)                

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,165,929        (3,165,929)                

State Street Bank & Trust Co

    8,504,708        (8,504,708)                

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    106,145        (106,145)                

UBS AG

    17,460,219        (17,460,219)                

UBS Securities LLC

    81,696        (81,696)                

Virtu Americas LLC

    5,440,017        (5,440,017)                

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

    8,699,794        (8,699,794)                

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    50,889        (50,889)                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  313,759,682      $ (313,759,682)      $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell 3000 ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees   

First $15 billion

    0.2000%   

Over $15 billion

    0.1900    

 

 

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Prior to August 1, 2025, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the iShares Russell 3000 ETF, based on the average daily net asset of the fund.

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $121 billion

    0.250000

Over $121 billion, up to and including $181 billion

    0.237500  

Over $181 billion, up to and including $231 billion

    0.225625  

Over $231 billion, up to and including $281 billion

    0.214343  

Over $281 billion

    0.203626  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

Russell 3000

  $ 227,008  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    549,262  

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell 3000

  $  49,598,040      $  48,137,356      $  (995,217)  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases       Sales       Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

  $  895,993,480       $  474,361,624       $  (62,248,830)  

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Russell 3000

  $ 282,852,370      $ 270,218,553  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

     1,812,024,385         1,802,570,824  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Russell 3000

  $ 504,589,247      $ 599,325,156  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

     1,703,126,227         2,273,851,518  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
 

Russell 3000

  $ (323,445,112

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    (1,344,766,416

 

(a)  

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost        Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 3000

  $  10,255,056,956        $ 7,872,508,666        $ (707,659,448    $  7,164,849,218  

Russell Mid-Cap Value

    12,387,060,485          3,020,827,208          (996,308,498      2,024,518,710  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

 

 

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BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

       
    Six Months Ended
09/30/25
         Year Ended
03/31/25
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

iShares ETF   Shares      Amount           Shares    Amount  

Russell 3000

            

Shares sold

    1,550,000      $ 507,492,771          3,300,000      $ 1,066,361,962  

Shares redeemed

    (1,800,000      (602,265,536        (3,350,000      (1,103,875,298
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

 

 

 
    (250,000    $ (94,772,765        (50,000    $ (37,513,336
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Russell Mid-Cap Value

            

Shares sold

    13,200,000      $  1,716,070,500          25,650,000      $  3,176,533,677  

Shares redeemed

    (17,650,000      (2,285,614,485        (32,900,000      (4,046,714,011
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

 

 

 
    (4,450,000    $ (569,543,985)          (7,250,000    $ (870,180,334
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Russell 3000 ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not previously provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate but that BFA and the Board agreed during the June 10-11, 2025 meeting to revise the Advisory Agreement for the Fund to provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. Further, with respect to comparisons with one or more open-end index mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act managed by BFA (or an affiliate) that track the same index as the Fund or have a similar investment strategy or mandate, and have investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) that are lower than the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the Fund, the Board considered management’s explanations of the relevant circumstances applicable to such mutual funds.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers

 

 

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for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion : Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods. The Board also noted the revised investment advisory fee rate for the Fund adopted by the Board at a meeting held on December 9-11, 2024 to reflect calculation of the rate to the sixth decimal place on the same or lower basis than the prior fee rate.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s

 

 

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compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board reviewed all of the breakpoint arrangements and noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the

 

 

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Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
CVR    Contingent Value Rights
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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2025 Semi-Annual Financial

Statements and Additional

Information (Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF | REM | Cboe BZX Exchange

 iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF | REZ | NYSE Arca


Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

Schedules of Investments

     3  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     9  

Statements of Operations

     10  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     11  

Financial Highlights

     12  

Notes to Financial Statements

     14  

Additional Information

     21  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     22  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     25  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Mortgage REITs — 97.8%            

Adamas Trust, Inc.

    1,094,644     $ 7,629,669  

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.

    358,879       2,598,284  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    9,093,863       89,028,919  

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.

    158,331       1,483,561  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    5,619,183       113,563,688  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    1,797,800       18,211,714  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

    2,327,447       28,418,128  

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    680,382       3,068,523  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    1,429,497       21,356,685  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    1,397,766       25,732,872  

BrightSpire Capital, Inc., Class A

    1,660,039       9,014,012  

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    233,523       2,986,759  

Chimera Investment Corp.

    1,024,330       13,541,643  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.

    1,187,558       3,942,693  

Dynex Capital, Inc.

    1,673,487       20,567,155  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    1,188,243       15,423,394  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    1,053,462       11,440,597  

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    861,888       6,515,873  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

    734,925       6,614,325  

Ladder Capital Corp., Class A

    1,470,125       16,039,064  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    1,325,489       12,181,244  

Nexpoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    98,372       1,394,915  

Orchid Island Capital, Inc.

    1,648,277       11,554,422  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    1,122,946       13,767,318  

Ready Capital Corp.

    2,144,577       8,299,513  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    1,710,504       9,903,818  

Rithm Capital Corp.

    2,224,027       25,331,668  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mortgage REITs (continued)            

Seven Hills Realty Trust

    187,378     $ 1,931,867  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    3,022,974       58,555,006  

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.

    867,788       7,428,265  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    1,343,722       13,262,536  
   

 

 

 
      580,788,130  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.8%
(Cost: $781,652,855)

      580,788,130  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (b)(c)(d)

    3,997,957       3,999,956  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (b)(c)

    989,116       989,116  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $4,989,072)

 

    4,989,072  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.7%
(Cost: $786,641,927)

 

    585,777,202  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%

 

    7,946,076  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  593,723,278  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
    Shares
Held at
09/30/25
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  8,505,282      $       $ (4,505,833 ) (a)     $ 2,284     $ (1,777   $  3,999,956       3,997,957     $  57,657 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    216,674        772,442 (a)                         989,116       989,116       28,020        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,284     $ (1,777   $ 4,989,072       $ 85,677     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

     365        12/19/25      $  13,523      $ 44,273  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 44,273      $      $      $      $  44,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (95,584    $      $      $      $ (95,584
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (106,054    $      $      $      $  (106,054
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  13,275,680  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Mortgage Real Estate ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $   580,788,130        $       —        $       —        $   580,788,130  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     4,989,072                            4,989,072  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 585,777,202        $        $        $ 585,777,202  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 44,273        $        $        $ 44,273  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Health Care REITs — 46.4%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    318,631     $ 26,554,708  

American Healthcare REIT, Inc.

    292,732       12,297,671  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    391,871       13,590,086  

Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.

    50,302       769,621  

Diversified Healthcare Trust

    403,549       1,779,651  

Global Medical REIT, Inc.

    23,656       797,444  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    609,573       10,990,601  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    1,287,692       24,659,302  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    83,659       3,083,671  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    926,719       4,698,465  

National Health Investors, Inc.

    84,995       6,757,102  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    533,462       22,522,766  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    437,188       8,149,184  

Sila Realty Trust, Inc.

    102,299       2,567,705  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    23,667       927,036  

Ventas, Inc.

    595,231       41,660,218  

Welltower, Inc.

    1,069,623       190,542,641  
   

 

 

 
       372,347,872  

Residential REITs — 37.7%

   

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    634,693       21,103,542  

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    242,715       1,924,730  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    186,854       36,094,587  

BRT Apartments Corp.

    20,043       313,873  

Camden Property Trust

    199,659       21,319,588  

Centerspace

    30,973       1,824,310  

Elme Communities

    161,798       2,727,914  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    356,919       21,664,983  

Equity Residential

    537,357       34,783,119  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    118,394       31,689,338  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    432,612       7,090,511  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    1,136,644       33,337,769  
Security   Shares     Value  

Residential REITs (continued)

   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    216,150     $ 30,202,640  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    41,332       1,331,717  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    234,714       30,278,106  

UDR, Inc.

    613,705       22,866,648  

UMH Properties, Inc.

    146,149       2,170,313  

Veris Residential, Inc.

    145,161       2,206,447  
   

 

 

 
      302,930,135  

Specialized REITs — 15.2%

   

CubeSmart

    420,495       17,097,327  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    276,802       39,012,474  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    130,791       3,952,504  

Public Storage

    207,526       59,943,885  

Smartstop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

    57,369       2,159,369  
   

 

 

 
       122,165,559  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $874,227,916)

      797,443,566  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (a)(b)

    2,441,418       2,441,418  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $2,441,418)

 

    2,441,418  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $876,669,334)

 

    799,884,984  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    3,324,730  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 803,209,714  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
03/31/25
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/25
     Shares
Held at
09/30/25
     Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  7,772,017      $       $ (7,770,578) (a)     $ (1,331   $ (108   $             $ 5,666 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,770,542         670,876 (a)                         2,441,418        2,441,418        33,237        
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $  (1,331   $  (108   $  2,441,418         $  38,903     $  —  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Contracts

           

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

     158        12/19/25      $ 5,854      $ (690
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $      $      $ 690      $      $      $      $  690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (108,576    $      $      $      $  (108,576
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (77,099    $      $      $      $ (77,099
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  5,376,525  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

S C H E D U L E    O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $   797,443,566        $      —        $       —        $   797,443,566  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,441,418                            2,441,418  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 799,884,984        $        $        $ 799,884,984  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ (690      $        $        $ (690
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

     iShares
Mortgage Real
Estate ETF
    iShares
Residential and
Multisector Real
Estate ETF
 

ASSETS

   

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 580,788,130     $ 797,443,566  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    4,989,072       2,441,418  

Cash

    92        

Cash pledged:

   

Futures contracts

    903,000       395,000  

Receivables:

   

Securities lending income — affiliated

    15,771        

Capital shares sold

    76,447        

Dividends — unaffiliated

    11,279,421       3,213,801  

Dividends — affiliated

    7,216       6,519  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    59,470       26,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    598,118,619       803,526,304  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned

    3,999,961        

Payables:

   

Capital shares redeemed

    152,895        

Investment advisory fees

    242,485       316,590  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,395,341       316,590  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 593,723,278     $ 803,209,714  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,236,500,304     $ 955,720,009  

Accumulated loss

    (642,777,026     (152,510,295
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 593,723,278     $ 803,209,714  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

  $ 27,050,000     $ 9,450,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 21.95     $ 85.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 781,652,855     $ 874,227,916  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 3,970,692     $  

(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 4,989,072     $ 2,441,418  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S T A T E M E N T S O F  A S S E T S  A N D  L I A B I L I T I E S

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

     iShares
Mortgage Real
Estate ETF
    iShares
Residential and
Multisector Real
Estate ETF
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 35,435,490     $ 16,081,432  

Dividends — affiliated

    28,020       33,237  

Interest — unaffiliated

    350       13  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    57,657       5,666  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    35,521,517       16,120,348  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    1,382,032       1,921,036  

Interest expense

    51        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,382,083       1,921,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    34,139,434       14,199,312  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (26,215,227     (10,994,827

Investments — affiliated

    2,284       (1,331

Futures contracts

    (95,584     (108,576

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    (5,737,904     2,794,655  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (32,046,431     (8,310,079
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    2,982,823       (12,688,811

Investments — affiliated

    (1,777     (108

Futures contracts

    (106,054     (77,099
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,874,992       (12,766,018
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (29,171,439     (21,076,097
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 4,967,995     $ (6,876,785
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF            iShares Residential and Multisector Real
Estate ETF
 
     Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
            Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 34,139,434     $ 52,260,533        $ 14,199,312     $ 20,251,457  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (32,046,431     (34,356,095        (8,310,079     7,655,038  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,874,992       11,818,741          (12,766,018     84,707,491  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    4,967,995       29,723,179          (6,876,785     112,613,986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (26,777,813 ) (b)       (56,819,167        (9,498,173 ) (b)       (21,608,968
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (35,471,615     59,070,723          (39,782,059     144,885,427  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (57,281,433     31,974,735          (56,157,017     235,890,445  

Beginning of period

    651,004,711       619,029,976          859,366,731       623,476,286  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $   593,723,278     $   651,004,711        $   803,209,714     $   859,366,731  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

S T A T E M E N T S O F  C H A N G E S I N  N E T  A S S E T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
          Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.45       $ 23.23      $ 21.84      $ 32.67      $ 35.20      $ 18.67  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.29         1.91        2.31        2.26        0.82        1.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    (0.79       (0.64      1.28        (10.57      (1.27      17.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.50         1.27        3.59        (8.31      (0.45      18.75  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions (c)

                 

From net investment income

    (1.00 ) (d)         (2.05      (2.20      (2.29      (2.08      (1.34

Return of capital

                          (0.23             (0.88
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.00       (2.05      (2.20      (2.52      (2.08      (2.22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 21.95       $ 22.45      $ 23.23      $ 21.84      $ 32.67      $ 35.20  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    2.36 % (f)         5.82      16.91      (26.00 )%       (1.65 )%       103.62
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

                 

Total expenses

    0.48 % (h)         0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    11.86 % (h)         8.38      10.23      8.57      2.30      4.94
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 593,723       $ 651,005      $ 619,030      $ 594,163      $ 975,109      $ 1,513,587  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    11       24      29      28      20      30
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)

Not annualized.

(g)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
          Year Ended
03/31/25
     Year Ended
03/31/24
     Year Ended
03/31/23
     Year Ended
03/31/22
     Year Ended
03/31/21
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 86.37       $ 72.08      $ 70.60      $ 95.78      $ 73.95      $ 55.26  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    1.47         1.93        1.96        1.66        1.46        1.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    (1.85       14.25        1.62        (24.47      21.98        19.29  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.38       16.18        3.58        (22.81      23.44        20.80  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions (c)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.99 ) (d)         (1.89      (2.10      (2.37      (1.50      (2.11

From net realized gain

                                 (0.11       
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.99       (1.89      (2.10      (2.37      (1.61      (2.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 85.00       $ 86.37      $ 72.08      $ 70.60      $ 95.78      $ 73.95  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (0.40 )% (f)         22.58      5.21      (23.84 )%       31.85      38.23
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

                 

Total expenses

    0.48 % (h)         0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.55 % (h)         2.35      2.79      2.10      1.64      2.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  803,210       $  859,367      $  623,476      $  628,342      $  1,288,274      $  495,459  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    6       13      14      18      8      7
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  H I G H L I G H T S

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF   Diversification
Classification

Mortgage Real Estate

  Non-Diversified

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

  Non-Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

 

 

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Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

 

 

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

 

 

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

 

 

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

 

 

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

         
iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash
Collateral Received (a)
     Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value (a)
     Net
Amount
 

Mortgage Real Estate

          

Morgan Stanley

  $ 3,970,692      $ (3,970,692    $  —      $   —  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Mortgage Real Estate

    0.48

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    0.48  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any

 

 

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time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 82% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year securities lending income in an amount equal to 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income—affiliated—net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ 14,516  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    1,533  

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $  1,443,451      $  10,769,628      $  (2,863,999)  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    6,178,212        16,664,385        (2,439,520

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Mortgage Real Estate

  $  70,473,512      $  64,295,853  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    48,578,848        44,948,026  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $  89,393,139      $  122,776,099  

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    20,880,272        60,570,637  

 

 

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8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $ (399,539,908

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    (67,746,716

 

(a)  

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Mortgage Real Estate

  $  804,223,456      $ 3,344,755      $ (221,746,736    $  (218,401,981

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

    880,962,524        74,594,168         (155,672,398      (81,078,230

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables

 

 

 

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due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     
    Six Months Ended
09/30/25
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Mortgage Real Estate

       

Shares sold

    4,300,000     $ 94,330,696       11,500,000     $ 266,864,836  

Shares redeemed

    (6,250,000     (129,802,311     (9,150,000     (207,794,113
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,950,000   $ (35,471,615     2,350,000     $ 59,070,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential and Multisector Real Estate

       

Shares sold

    250,000     $ 21,068,116       7,600,000     $ 655,979,636  

Shares redeemed

    (750,000     (60,850,175     (6,300,000     (511,094,209
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (500,000   $ (39,782,059     1,300,000     $ 144,885,427  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

 

 

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To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF, iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

 

 

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Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers

 

 

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for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

 

  

2025 Semi-Annual Financial
Statements and Additional
Information (Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 

 

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | GARP | Cboe BZX Exchange

 


Table of Contents

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

     3  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     7  

Statement of Operations

     8  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     9  

Financial Highlights

     10  

Notes to Financial Statements

     11  

Additional Information

     17  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     18  

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

     21  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ®  MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                   
Aerospace & Defense — 3.1%            

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)

    687     $ 493,019  

Boeing Co. (The) (a)

    7,008       1,512,537  

General Electric Co.

    29,712       8,937,964  

HEICO Corp.

    2,870       926,493  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    49,878       9,787,560  

Rocket Lab Corp. (a)

    12,026       576,166  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    519       684,052  
   

 

 

 
      22,917,791  
Automobile Components — 0.3%            

Aptiv PLC (a)

    28,312       2,441,061  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 0.2%            

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    25,090       1,333,784  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 1.4%            

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    1,207       550,392  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    23,105       2,564,655  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    9,167       777,453  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    5,513       773,915  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    14,316       5,606,718  
   

 

 

 
      10,273,133  
Broadline Retail — 3.2%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    44,385       9,745,614  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)

    5,933       13,865,065  
   

 

 

 
      23,610,679  
Capital Markets — 1.8%            

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    2,113       337,848  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    96,226       9,186,696  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    11,586       1,505,601  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    4,483       1,491,449  

Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,774       969,901  
   

 

 

 
      13,491,495  
Communications Equipment — 2.4%            

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    125,469       18,282,088  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 1.6%            

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    5,830       3,786,818  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    19,282       7,990,847  
   

 

 

 
      11,777,665  
Consumer Finance — 1.8%            

American Express Co.

    31,268       10,385,979  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    12,015       2,554,149  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (a)

    20,674       546,207  
   

 

 

 
      13,486,335  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    14,603       621,650  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.1%            

NRG Energy, Inc.

    3,635       588,688  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

GE Vernova, Inc.

    7,601       4,673,855  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    20,188       3,045,562  
   

 

 

 
      7,719,417  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    47,392       5,864,760  

Jabil, Inc.

    8,411       1,826,617  
   

 

 

 
      7,691,377  
Security   Shares     Value  
Entertainment — 0.9%                                 

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS (a)

    2,525     $ 263,736  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    1,950       318,630  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    5,069       6,077,326  
   

 

 

 
      6,659,692  
Financial Services — 5.8%            

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    10,308       744,959  

Corpay, Inc. (a)

    1,269       365,548  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    10,298       1,327,721  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    23,867       13,575,788  

Toast, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,493       456,120  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    79,476       27,131,517  
   

 

 

 
      43,601,653  
Ground Transportation — 2.4%            

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    184,534       18,078,796  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    21,856       1,470,690  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    10,461       6,683,428  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    1,968       607,581  
   

 

 

 
      8,761,699  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%  

McKesson Corp.

    2,321       1,793,065  
   

 

 

 
Health Care REITs — 0.1%            

Welltower, Inc.

    6,080       1,083,091  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.5%  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    56,126       6,814,819  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    298       1,608,982  

Carnival Corp. (a)

    19,660       568,370  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    87,609       3,433,397  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    23,326       6,344,439  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A (a)

    29,038       1,086,021  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    15,783       3,373,616  

Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)

    11,483       2,916,682  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    2,213       574,141  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    2,775       393,856  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    45,891       2,468,477  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    2,157       561,769  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    33,548       10,855,462  
   

 

 

 
      41,000,031  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

Vistra Corp.

    9,449       1,851,248  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.2%            

American International Group, Inc.

    10,781       846,740  

Everest Group Ltd.

    826       289,290  

Markel Group, Inc. (a)

    237       452,992  
   

 

 

 
      1,589,022  
Interactive Media & Services — 9.9%        

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    126,895       30,848,175  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    36,224       8,822,355  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    45,417       33,353,336  

Pinterest, Inc., Class A (a)

    14,163       455,624  

Reddit, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,232       283,348  
   

 

 

 
      73,762,838  
IT Services — 1.3%            

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,161       2,609,629  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,166       1,527,844  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)

    13,092       1,200,536  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ®  MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)                                  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,411     $ 2,799,301  

Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,956       1,196,676  
   

 

 

 
      9,333,986  
Media — 0.1%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,114       581,572  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)

    5,318       260,635  
   

 

 

 
      842,207  
Metals & Mining — 1.2%            

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    13,390       525,156  

Newmont Corp.

    102,274       8,622,721  
   

 

 

 
      9,147,877  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.8%        

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    2,080       488,758  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    99,257       2,347,428  

EQT Corp.

    55,078       2,997,896  

Expand Energy Corp.

    29,402       3,123,669  

Phillips 66

    11,371       1,546,683  

Targa Resources Corp.

    6,064       1,015,963  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    1,277       1,192,258  

Valero Energy Corp.

    5,853       996,532  
   

 

 

 
      13,709,187  
Passenger Airlines — 0.2%            

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    15,227       864,132  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,575       441,488  
   

 

 

 
      1,305,620  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    37,811       1,705,276  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    22,442       17,123,246  
   

 

 

 
      18,828,522  
Professional Services — 0.5%  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    15,597       2,337,367  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    6,772       1,409,524  
   

 

 

 
      3,746,891  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    27,428       2,314,100  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    21,459       1,653,416  
   

 

 

 
      3,967,516  
Residential REITs — 0.0%            

UDR, Inc.

    6,115       227,845  
   

 

 

 
Retail REITs — 0.7%            

Realty Income Corp.

    83,891       5,099,734  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 20.9%  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    63,531       10,278,680  

Broadcom, Inc.

    114,152       37,659,886  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    7,983       1,760,491  

KLA Corp.

    15,540       16,761,444  

Lam Research Corp.

    300,690       40,262,391  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    67,554       5,679,265  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    42,280       2,715,222  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    5,632       5,185,044  

NVIDIA Corp.

    195,172       36,415,192  
   

 

 

 
      156,717,615  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software — 19.3%                                  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    101,914     $ 35,950,163  

AppLovin Corp., Class A (a)

    9,046       6,499,913  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)

    6,527       1,042,362  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    8,388       2,664,616  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    10,699       3,758,131  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,768       4,790,032  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,259       1,603,282  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    23,649       1,145,794  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    951       1,423,200  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    178,437       15,002,983  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

    1,969       921,098  

Microsoft Corp.

    67,989       35,214,903  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,981       742,487  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    88,710       16,182,478  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    26,132       5,320,998  

Samsara, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,110       413,847  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    8,122       7,474,514  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    16,921       4,073,392  
   

 

 

 
      144,224,193  
Specialty Retail — 0.6%        

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

    4,102       1,043,959  

Carvana Co., Class A (a)

    1,130       426,281  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    5,851       3,199,034  
   

 

 

 
      4,669,274  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.8%

 

Apple Inc.

    152,607       38,858,320  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    25,356       3,594,720  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b)

    19,872       952,664  
   

 

 

 
      43,405,704  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $662,963,460)

      747,642,469  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%        

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    402,434       402,635  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    820,618       820,618  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1% (Cost: $1,223,197)

      1,223,253  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $664,186,657)

      748,865,722  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%

 

    (299,590
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 748,566,132  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

   iShares ® MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

 Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $  2,182,991      $      $  (1,782,064) (a)      $  1,652      $ 56      $ 402,635        402,434      $ 3,679 (b)      $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     255,937         564,681 (a)                             820,618        820,618        18,406         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 1,652      $  56      $  1,223,253         $  22,085      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

NASDAQ 100 Micro E-Mini Index

     11        12/19/25      $ 548      $ 14,290  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $   —      $   —      $   14,290      $   —      $   —      $   —      $  14,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $  139,619      $      $      $      $  139,619  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 19,086      $      $      $      $ 19,086  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $  892,037  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $   747,642,469      $       —      $       —      $   747,642,469  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     1,223,253                      1,223,253  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 748,865,722      $      $      $ 748,865,722  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 14,290      $      $      $ 14,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

MSCI USA
Quality GARP
ETF

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 747,642,469   

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    1,223,253  

Cash

    2,457  

Cash pledged:

 

Futures contracts

    37,000  

Receivables:

 

Securities lending income — affiliated

    680  

Capital shares sold

    4,994  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    137,899  

Dividends — affiliated

    3,091  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,408  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    749,053,251  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral on securities loaned

    401,327  

Payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

    85,792  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    487,119  
 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 748,566,132  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $  650,737,466  

Accumulated earnings

    97,828,666  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 748,566,132  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Shares outstanding

  $ 11,400,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 65.66  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 662,963,460  

(b)  Securities loaned, at value

  $ 405,045  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,223,197  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

MSCI USA
Quality GARP
ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,511,031  

Dividends — affiliated

    18,406  

Interest — unaffiliated

    224  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    3,679  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,533,340  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    390,240  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    390,240  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,143,100  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    (13,876,064

Investments — affiliated

    1,652  

Futures contracts

    139,619  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

    34,364,794  
 

 

 

 
    20,630,001  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    105,525,525  

Investments — affiliated

    56  

Futures contracts

    19,086  
 

 

 

 
    105,544,667  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    126,174,668  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  127,317,768  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)  

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP
ETF
 
    

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 1,143,100     $ 825,437  

Net realized gain

    20,630,001       7,134,939  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    105,544,667       (25,251,049
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    127,317,768       (17,290,673
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (977,640 ) (b)       (794,675
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    306,041,535       286,701,630  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    432,381,663       268,616,282  

Beginning of period

    316,184,469       47,568,187  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  748,566,132     $  316,184,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF  
   


Six Months
Ended
09/30/25
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
     
Year Ended
03/31/25
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/24
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/23
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/22
 
 
    
Year Ended
03/31/21
 
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 51.00       $ 47.57      $ 33.10      $ 36.39      $ 32.35      $ 20.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (a)

    0.13         0.28        0.30        0.32        0.24        0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (b)

    14.63         3.38        14.46        (3.08      4.06        12.08  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    14.76         3.66        14.76        (2.76      4.30        12.33  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (c)

    (0.10 ) (d)         (0.23      (0.29      (0.53      (0.26      (0.25
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 65.66       $ 51.00      $ 47.57      $ 33.10      $ 36.39      $ 32.35  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return (e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    28.97 % (f)         7.67      44.83      (7.47 )%       13.28      61.00
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (g)

                 

Total expenses

    0.15 % (h)         0.15      0.25      0.25      0.25      0.25
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.44 % (h)         0.51      0.73      1.01      0.66      0.88
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 748,566       $ 316,184      $ 47,568      $ 1,655      $ 5,459      $ 4,852  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (i)

    40       69      53      67      111      103
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(c)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f)  

Not annualized.

(g)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  

Annualized.

(i)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):

 

iShares ETF    Diversification
Classification

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

   Non-Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Cash: The Fund may maintain cash at its custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Fund may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Fund is obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statement of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Fund may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Fund. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Fund and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Fund’s tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Fund.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Fund’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to the Fund. The CODM has concluded that the Fund operates as a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in its prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund’s financial statements.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of the Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the valuation designee for the Fund. The Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

 

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Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that the Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

 

 

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As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
     Cash
Collateral Received (a)
    Non-Cash
Collateral Received,
at Fair Value (a)
     Net
Amount
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $  405,045      $ (401,328   $      $  3,717 (b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. The Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by the Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statement of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of the Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Fund, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

    0.15

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for the Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Fund.

ETF Servicing Fees: The Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Fund does not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SLAgency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the

 

 

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discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. The Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, the Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by the Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Fund paid BTC $1,571 for securities lending agent services.

Trustees and Officers : Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

  $  74,006,050      $  73,702,916      $  (6,497,537)  

The Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statement of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

  $  211,103,854      $  209,040,924  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

  $  456,655,394      $  152,971,941  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Fund’s NAV.

 

 

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As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards of $7,635,766 available to offset future realized capital gains.

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

  $  664,253,083      $  96,408,523      $  (11,781,594   $  84,626,929  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Fund and its investments. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Fund may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. The Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of the Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Fund may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

Geographic/Asset Class  Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Fund invest.

 

 

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The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
    Year Ended
03/31/25
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF

       

Shares sold

    7,700,000     $ 458,533,242       6,600,000     $ 358,709,832  

Shares redeemed

    (2,500,000     (152,491,707     (1,400,000     (72,008,202
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,200,000     $  306,041,535       5,200,000     $  286,701,630  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Fund using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Fund, at its sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, the Fund’s custodian, and the Fund. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Fund may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds.

The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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  SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

 

  

2025 Semi-Annual Financial

Statements and Additional

Information (Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF | XVV | Cboe BZX Exchange

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Table of Contents

 

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Schedules of Investments

   3

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   27

Statements of Operations

   28

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   29

Financial Highlights

   31

Notes to Financial Statements

   34

Additional Information

   42

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

   43

Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

   46

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                    
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%  

Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a)

    727     $ 521,724  

General Electric Co.

    9,820       2,954,053  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    3,732       732,330  
   

 

 

 
      4,208,107  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    1,103       146,037  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,260       154,464  

FedEx Corp.

    2,010       473,978  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    6,779       566,250  
   

 

 

 
      1,340,729  
Automobile Components — 0.0%  

Aptiv PLC (a)

    2,009       173,216  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 2.6%            

Ford Motor Co.

    36,172       432,617  

General Motors Co.

    8,864       540,438  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    25,984       11,555,605  
   

 

 

 
      12,528,660  
Banks — 3.9%            

Bank of America Corp.

    63,095       3,255,071  

Citigroup, Inc.

    17,047       1,730,271  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    3,967       210,886  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    6,166       274,695  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    13,573       234,406  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    25,461       8,031,163  

KeyCorp

    8,628       161,257  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,448       286,154  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    3,663       736,007  

Regions Financial Corp.

    8,218       216,709  

Truist Financial Corp.

    11,938       545,805  

U.S. Bancorp

    14,364       694,212  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    29,660       2,486,101  
   

 

 

 
      18,862,737  
Beverages — 1.1%            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B, NVS

    1,700       46,036  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    35,864       2,378,500  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    1,322       178,034  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.

    12,498       318,824  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    1,546       69,957  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

    6,598       444,111  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    12,661       1,778,111  
   

 

 

 
      5,213,573  
Biotechnology — 1.7%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    16,357       3,787,300  

Amgen, Inc.

    4,986       1,407,049  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    1,331       186,446  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    11,461       1,272,171  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    1,484       125,858  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    3,150       81,365  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    943       530,221  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    2,375       930,145  
   

 

 

 
      8,320,555  
Broadline Retail — 4.2%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    89,861       19,730,780  

eBay, Inc.

    4,250       386,537  
   

 

 

 
      20,117,317  
Building Products — 0.5%            

A. O. Smith Corp.

    1,095       80,384  
Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)                         

Allegion PLC

    785     $ 139,220  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)

    1,013       122,826  

Carrier Global Corp.

    7,353       438,974  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    6,088       669,375  

Lennox International, Inc.

    299       158,279  

Masco Corp.

    1,921       135,219  

Trane Technologies PLC

    2,054       866,706  
   

 

 

 
      2,610,983  
Capital Markets — 3.6%            

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    826       405,773  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    6,530       711,509  

BlackRock, Inc. (b)

    1,333       1,554,105  

Blackstone, Inc., Class A, NVS

    6,826       1,166,222  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    969       237,647  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    15,789       1,507,376  

CME Group, Inc., Class A

    3,327       898,922  

Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,093       706,367  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    357       102,277  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,803       64,833  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    2,803       2,232,169  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    5,291       891,428  

Invesco Ltd.

    4,050       92,907  

KKR & Co., Inc., Class A

    6,352       825,442  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,429       680,890  

Morgan Stanley

    11,232       1,785,439  

MSCI, Inc., Class A

    713       404,563  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    4,199       371,402  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,804       242,818  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,644       283,754  

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,902       1,412,433  

State Street Corp.

    2,642       306,498  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2,035       208,872  
   

 

 

 
      17,093,646  
Chemicals — 1.1%            

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    2,059       561,531  

Albemarle Corp.

    1,081       87,647  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,493       133,922  

Corteva, Inc.

    6,266       423,770  

Dow, Inc.

    6,500       149,045  

Ecolab, Inc.

    2,365       647,679  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    2,386       146,834  

Linde PLC

    4,345       2,063,875  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    2,408       118,088  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    2,842       98,561  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    2,068       217,367  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    2,149       744,113  
   

 

 

 
      5,392,432  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%            

Cintas Corp.

    3,174       651,495  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    8,236       370,373  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,872       429,586  

Rollins, Inc.

    2,570       150,962  

Veralto Corp.

    2,270       242,005  

Waste Management, Inc.

    3,430       757,447  
   

 

 

 
      2,601,868  
Communications Equipment — 1.0%            

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

    9,542       1,390,365  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    36,672       2,509,098  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)                     

F5, Inc. (a)

    537     $ 173,553  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,537       702,855  
   

 

 

 
      4,775,871  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,378       571,071  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.2%            

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    555       349,805  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,222       375,912  
   

 

 

 
      725,717  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

American Express Co.

    5,026       1,669,436  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    5,922       1,258,899  

Synchrony Financial

    3,505       249,030  
   

 

 

 
      3,177,365  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.1%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    4,106       3,800,637  

Dollar General Corp.

    2,026       209,387  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)(c)

    1,823       172,037  

Kroger Co. (The)

    5,641       380,260  

Sysco Corp.

    4,422       364,107  

Target Corp.

    4,167       373,780  
   

 

 

 
      5,300,208  
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%            

Amcor PLC

    21,122       172,778  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    732       118,708  

Ball Corp.

    2,559       129,025  

International Paper Co.

    4,834       224,298  

Packaging Corp. of America

    821       178,921  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    4,834       205,783  
   

 

 

 
      1,029,513  
Distributors — 0.1%            

Genuine Parts Co.

    1,293       179,210  

LKQ Corp.

    2,367       72,288  

Pool Corp.

    306       94,881  
   

 

 

 
      346,379  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%            

AT&T Inc.

    66,318       1,872,820  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    38,951       1,711,897  
   

 

 

 
      3,584,717  
Electric Utilities — 0.8%            

Constellation Energy Corp.

    2,896       952,987  

Edison International

    3,563       196,962  

Entergy Corp.

    4,112       383,197  

Eversource Energy

    3,391       241,236  

Exelon Corp.

    9,278       417,603  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    19,069       1,439,519  
   

 

 

 
      3,631,504  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,132       400,816  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,602       1,348,048  

Emerson Electric Co.

    5,192       681,087  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    2,521       1,550,163  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    556       93,074  

Hubbell, Inc.

    496       213,434  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    1,043       364,560  
   

 

 

 
      4,651,182  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    11,306       1,399,118  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

CDW Corp.

    1,218     $ 194,003  

Corning, Inc.

    7,219       592,175  

Jabil, Inc.

    985       213,912  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,590       278,123  

TE Connectivity PLC

    2,744       602,390  

Trimble, Inc. (a)(c)

    2,174       177,507  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (a)

    474       140,854  
   

 

 

 
      3,598,082  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%            

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    9,103       443,498  

Halliburton Co.

    7,987       196,480  

Schlumberger NV

    13,832       475,406  
   

 

 

 
      1,115,384  
Entertainment — 1.7%            

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    2,100       423,570  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    1,465       239,381  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    3,934       4,716,551  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

    1,607       415,184  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc., Class A

    637       128,649  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    16,650       1,906,425  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc., Class A (a)

    22,923       447,686  
   

 

 

 
        8,277,446  
Financial Services — 4.3%            

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)

    16,978       8,535,520  

Block, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,087       367,637  

Corpay, Inc. (a)

    644       185,511  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    4,863       320,666  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    5,033       648,905  

Global Payments, Inc.

    2,266       188,259  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    662       98,592  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    7,643       4,347,415  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,848       593,347  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    15,730       5,369,907  
   

 

 

 
      20,655,759  
Food Products — 0.6%            

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    4,442       265,365  

Bunge Global SA

    1,304       105,950  

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    1,850       58,423  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    4,461       81,681  

General Mills, Inc.

    4,952       249,680  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,371       256,446  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,629       65,041  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    968       105,125  

Kellanova

    2,458       201,605  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    8,017       208,763  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,294       75,155  

McCormick & Co., Inc., NVS

    2,284       152,822  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    11,979       748,328  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,649       143,841  
   

 

 

 
      2,718,225  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,467       250,490  
   

 

 

 
Ground Transportation — 1.0%            

CSX Corp.

    17,311       614,714  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    738       99,017  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,079       624,552  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,722       242,423  

Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)

    19,277       1,888,568  

Union Pacific Corp.

    5,510       1,302,399  
   

 

 

 
      4,771,673  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%                     

Abbott Laboratories

    16,117     $ 2,158,711  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    624       78,137  

Baxter International, Inc.

    4,658       106,063  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    2,655       496,936  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

    13,721       1,339,581  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

    1,826       125,191  

Dexcom, Inc. (a)

    3,646       245,339  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    5,423       421,747  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    4,238       318,274  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    2,059       138,962  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    740       472,779  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    639       197,278  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    3,320       1,484,804  

Medtronic PLC

    11,836       1,127,261  

ResMed, Inc.

    1,359       371,999  

STERIS PLC

    900       222,696  

Stryker Corp.

    3,175       1,173,702  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    1,841       181,338  
   

 

 

 
      10,660,798  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8%            

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    2,201       345,469  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,797       561,616  

Centene Corp. (a)

    4,319       154,102  

Cigna Group (The)

    2,459       708,807  

CVS Health Corp.

    11,683       880,781  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

    332       44,113  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    2,080       672,090  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,516       646,119  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    954       63,317  

Humana, Inc.

    1,118       290,870  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    762       218,740  

McKesson Corp.

    1,151       889,193  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

    503       96,254  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    1,034       197,060  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    8,386       2,895,686  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    538       109,989  
   

 

 

 
      8,774,206  
Health Care REITs — 0.3%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    1,426       118,843  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    6,458       123,671  

Ventas, Inc.

    4,155       290,808  

Welltower, Inc.

    6,192       1,103,043  
   

 

 

 
      1,636,365  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.0%            

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    5,921       100,775  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%            

Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,966       481,552  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    302       1,630,579  

Carnival Corp. (a)

    10,052       290,603  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    12,464       488,464  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    1,084       206,350  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    291       125,628  

DoorDash, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,426       931,838  

Expedia Group, Inc.

    1,095       234,056  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    2,193       568,952  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    2,859       153,786  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    2,090       544,320  

McDonald’s Corp.

    6,592       2,003,243  

MGM Resorts International (a)

    1,899       65,819  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

    4,070       100,244  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    2,341       757,501  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                     

Starbucks Corp.

    10,485     $ 887,031  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    807       103,514  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    2,580       392,160  
   

 

 

 
      9,965,640  
Household Durables — 0.3%            

DR Horton, Inc.

    2,551       432,318  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,514       372,777  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    2,129       268,339  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

    474       61,108  

NVR, Inc. (a)

    26       208,901  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    1,827       241,402  
   

 

 

 
      1,584,845  
Household Products — 1.0%            

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    2,253       197,430  

Clorox Co. (The)

    1,137       140,192  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    7,457       596,113  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    3,061       380,605  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    21,690       3,332,668  
   

 

 

 
      4,647,008  
Industrial REITs — 0.2%            

Prologis, Inc.

    8,592       983,956  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.1%            

Aflac, Inc.

    4,483       500,751  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    2,435       522,673  

American International Group, Inc.

    5,131       402,989  

Aon PLC, Class A

    1,993       710,664  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    3,429       311,113  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    2,372       734,703  

Assurant, Inc.

    473       102,452  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    2,715       254,640  

Chubb Ltd.

    3,431       968,400  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,451       229,403  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    231       73,495  

Everest Group Ltd.

    391       136,940  

Globe Life, Inc.

    758       108,371  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    2,627       350,415  

Loews Corp.

    1,590       159,620  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    4,536       914,140  

MetLife, Inc.

    5,197       428,077  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    1,908       158,192  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    5,427       1,340,198  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    3,272       339,437  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,094       584,687  

W R Berkley Corp.

    2,731       209,249  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    904       312,287  
   

 

 

 
      9,852,896  
Interactive Media & Services — 8.0%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    53,863       13,094,095  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C, NVS

    43,237       10,530,371  

Match Group, Inc.

    2,250       79,470  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A

    20,083       14,748,554  
   

 

 

 
      38,452,490  
IT Services — 0.5%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    5,775       1,424,115  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

    1,360       103,033  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    4,523       303,358  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)

    537       80,974  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

    715       187,952  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
IT Services (continued)                     

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a)

    1,306     $ 178,700  

VeriSign, Inc.

    775       216,667  
   

 

 

 
      2,494,799  
Leisure Products — 0.0%            

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,235       93,675  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,610       334,993  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    1,476       82,110  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

    448       70,094  

Danaher Corp.

    5,902       1,170,130  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    1,572       298,586  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    190       233,246  

Revvity, Inc.

    1,109       97,204  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

    3,497       1,696,115  

Waters Corp. (a)

    548       164,296  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    667       174,974  
   

 

 

 
      4,321,748  
Machinery — 1.5%            

Caterpillar, Inc.

    4,342       2,071,785  

Cummins, Inc.

    1,276       538,944  

Deere & Co.

    2,336       1,068,159  

Dover Corp.

    1,254       209,205  

Fortive Corp.

    3,134       153,535  

IDEX Corp.

    705       114,746  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    2,465       642,773  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    3,349       276,694  

Nordson Corp.

    500       113,475  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    3,638       332,622  

PACCAR, Inc.

    4,863       478,130  

Pentair PLC

    1,498       165,919  

Snap-on, Inc.

    486       168,414  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,434       106,589  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,572       315,139  

Xylem, Inc.

    2,242       330,695  
   

 

 

 
      7,086,824  
Media — 0.4%            

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    862       237,140  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    34,098       1,071,359  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    2,011       126,814  

Fox Corp., Class B

    1,167       66,857  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    3,481       97,155  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    3,522       108,161  

News Corp., Class B

    983       33,963  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,801       146,836  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)

    4,126       202,215  
   

 

 

 
      2,090,500  
Metals & Mining — 0.4%            

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    13,218       518,410  

Newmont Corp.

    10,172       857,601  

Nucor Corp.

    2,122       287,382  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    1,257       175,264  
   

 

 

 
      1,838,657  
Multi-Utilities — 0.4%            

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    5,990       232,412  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    3,322       333,927  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    7,856       480,552  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    4,613       385,001  

Sempra

    6,007       540,510  
   

 

 

 
      1,972,402  
Security   Shares     Value  
Office REITs — 0.0%                     

BXP, Inc.

    1,323     $ 98,352  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    18,104       512,524  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    2,829       545,262  

ONEOK, Inc.

    5,791       422,569  

Phillips 66

    3,746       509,531  

Targa Resources Corp.

    2,010       336,755  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,892       492,392  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    11,279       714,525  
   

 

 

 
      3,533,558  
Passenger Airlines — 0.2%            

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    6,028       342,089  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    4,862       155,146  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,989       288,439  
   

 

 

 
      785,674  
Personal Care Products — 0.0%            

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    2,178       191,925  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%            

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    18,833       849,368  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    7,363       5,617,969  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    23,138       1,941,972  

Pfizer, Inc.

    52,644       1,341,369  

Viatris, Inc.

    11,015       109,049  

Zoetis, Inc., Class A

    4,112       601,668  
   

 

 

 
      10,461,395  
Professional Services — 0.6%            

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    3,746       1,099,451  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,087       258,891  

Dayforce, Inc. (a)

    1,472       101,406  

Equifax, Inc.

    1,136       291,418  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    1,108       166,045  

Paychex, Inc.

    3,001       380,407  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    445       92,622  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    1,283       322,687  
   

 

 

 
      2,712,927  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,708       426,672  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    3,883       327,609  
   

 

 

 
      754,281  
Residential REITs — 0.2%            

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    1,311       253,246  

Camden Property Trust

    975       104,110  

Equity Residential

    3,162       204,676  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    583       156,046  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    5,205       152,663  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    1,087       151,886  

UDR, Inc.

    2,784       103,732  
   

 

 

 
      1,126,359  
Retail REITs — 0.3%            

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    719       72,842  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    6,265       136,890  

Realty Income Corp.

    8,468       514,770  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,489       108,548  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    3,022       567,139  
   

 

 

 
      1,400,189  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 14.7%  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    4,589       1,127,517  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    7,431       1,521,423  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)                     

Broadcom, Inc.

    43,550     $ 14,367,581  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    989       218,104  

Intel Corp.

    40,528       1,359,714  

KLA Corp.

    1,222       1,318,049  

Lam Research Corp.

    11,719       1,569,174  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    4,989       320,394  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    10,363       1,733,937  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    443       407,844  

NVIDIA Corp.

    225,927       42,153,460  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    2,329       530,383  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    3,785       186,638  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    9,988       1,661,604  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,379       106,156  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,463       201,367  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    8,417       1,546,455  
   

 

 

 
      70,329,800  
Software — 12.2%  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    3,926       1,384,897  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    1,976       627,716  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    2,528       887,985  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,306       1,130,816  

Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,993       426,203  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

    222       332,230  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

    6,029       506,918  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    5,190       147,344  

Intuit, Inc.

    2,583       1,763,957  

Microsoft Corp.

    68,825       35,647,909  

Oracle Corp.

    15,347       4,316,190  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    21,057       3,841,218  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    6,184       1,259,186  

PTC, Inc. (a)

    1,103       223,931  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    997       497,194  

Salesforce, Inc.

    8,844       2,096,028  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    1,925       1,771,539  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    1,711       844,190  

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)(c)

    396       207,171  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,005       482,664  
   

 

 

 
      58,395,286  
Specialized REITs — 0.9%  

American Tower Corp.

    4,318       830,438  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    4,038       389,627  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,969       513,281  

Equinix, Inc.

    909       711,965  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,961       276,383  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    2,735       278,806  

Public Storage

    1,461       422,010  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    976       188,709  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    9,887       322,415  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    6,673       165,424  
   

 

 

 
      4,099,058  
Specialty Retail — 1.9%  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

    155       664,987  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,824       137,931  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

    1,368       61,382  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    9,214       3,733,421  
Security   Shares     Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)                     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    5,190     $ 1,304,299  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

    7,874       848,896  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    3,051       464,942  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    10,332       1,493,387  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    418       228,542  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    1,132       221,249  
   

 

 

 
      9,159,036  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.7%        

Apple Inc.

    137,412       34,989,218  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    2,807       397,948  

HP, Inc.

    8,608       234,396  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,879       222,586  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,961       462,914  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(c)

    4,730       226,756  

Western Digital Corp.

    3,227       387,434  
   

 

 

 
      36,921,252  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%            

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

    1,379       139,789  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

    1,013       180,243  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    11,000       767,030  

Ralph Lauren Corp., Class A

    365       114,449  

Tapestry, Inc.

    1,893       214,326  
   

 

 

 
      1,415,837  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%            

Fastenal Co.

    10,635       521,540  

United Rentals, Inc.

    598       570,887  
   

 

 

 
      1,092,427  
Water Utilities — 0.1%            

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,802       250,820  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%            

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

    4,480       1,072,422  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $381,467,351)

      478,002,591  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (b)(d)(e)

    703,916       704,268  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (b)(d)

    740,274       740,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $1,444,506)

      1,444,542  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $382,911,857)

      479,447,133  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (478,098
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  478,969,035  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain
(Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from
Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $  119,148      $ 584,920 (a)      $      $ 160      $ 40      $ 704,268        703,916      $ 10,544 (b)      $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     491,759        248,515 (a)                             740,274        740,274        13,811         

BlackRock, Inc.

     954,052        325,770        (11,428      (169      285,880        1,554,105        1,333        13,270         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (9    $ 285,920      $  2,998,647         $  37,625      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Index

     24        12/19/25      $ 809      $ 10,342  
           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (a)

   $  —      $  —      $ 10,342      $  —      $  —      $  —      $  10,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $  —      $  —      $  113,934      $  —      $  —      $  —      $  113,934  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 14,254      $      $      $      $ 14,254  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $ 779,550  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Common Stocks

   $ 478,002,591      $      $      $ 478,002,591  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     1,444,542                      1,444,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   479,447,133      $      —      $       —      $   479,447,133  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 10,342      $      $      $ 10,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

                    
Aerospace & Defense — 2.2%  

AeroVironment, Inc. (a)

    3,657     $ 1,151,553  

ATI, Inc. (a)

    15,842       1,288,588  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    4,331       2,351,473  

Hexcel Corp.

    9,145       573,392  

Woodward, Inc.

    6,931       1,751,533  
   

 

 

 
      7,116,539  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%  

GXO Logistics, Inc. (a)

    13,333       705,182  
   

 

 

 
Automobile Components — 0.9%  

Autoliv, Inc.

    8,122       1,003,067  

Gentex Corp.

    25,228       713,953  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)

    33,490       250,505  

Lear Corp.

    6,115       615,230  

Visteon Corp.

    3,179       381,035  
   

 

 

 
      2,963,790  
Automobiles — 0.3%  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    13,971       389,791  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    6,198       642,671  
   

 

 

 
      1,032,462  
Banks — 7.5%  

Associated Banc-Corp.

    18,908       486,125  

Bank OZK

    12,402       632,254  

Cadence Bank

    16,578       622,338  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    34,749       894,439  

Comerica, Inc.

    14,884       1,019,852  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    14,152       845,724  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    7,471       947,099  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    15,841       1,686,274  

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    15,007       504,986  

First Horizon Corp.

    58,948       1,332,814  

Flagstar Financial, Inc. (b)

    35,317       407,911  

FNB Corp.

    41,814       673,624  

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    13,757       669,553  

Hancock Whitney Corp.

    9,742       609,947  

Home BancShares, Inc.

    21,341       603,950  

International Bancshares Corp.

    6,212       427,075  

Old National Bancorp

    40,085       879,866  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

    8,839       829,010  

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    11,105       736,817  

Southstate Bank Corp.

    11,440       1,131,073  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    16,156       792,937  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

    5,223       441,500  

UMB Financial Corp.

    8,227       973,665  

United Bankshares, Inc.

    16,516       614,560  

Valley National Bancorp

    55,352       586,731  

Webster Financial Corp.

    19,242       1,143,745  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    12,027       1,042,981  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    7,778       1,030,118  

Zions Bancorp N.A.

    16,968       960,049  
   

 

 

 
      23,527,017  
Beverages — 0.6%  

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A, NVS (a)

    909       192,181  

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)

    18,328       1,053,677  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    6,834       800,671  
   

 

 

 
      2,046,529  
Biotechnology — 2.8%  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    22,070       1,195,311  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)

    13,879       762,790  
Security   Shares     Value  
Biotechnology (continued)                     

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

    30,942     $ 1,277,905  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    13,444       985,983  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    11,502       1,614,651  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)

    49,056       742,217  

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

    5,198       2,179,053  
   

 

 

 
          8,757,910  
Broadline Retail — 0.5%            

Macy’s, Inc.

    31,210       559,595  

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,050       905,220  
   

 

 

 
          1,464,815  
Building Products — 2.4%            

AAON, Inc.

    7,872       735,560  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    8,226       1,140,946  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    4,902       1,612,562  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    14,016       748,314  

Owens Corning

    9,612       1,359,714  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    4,783       800,961  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

    12,325       636,833  

UFP Industries, Inc.

    6,731       629,281  
   

 

 

 
          7,664,171  
Capital Markets — 2.8%            

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    3,316       790,634  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    4,436       1,496,352  

Federated Hermes, Inc., Class B, NVS

    8,496       441,197  

Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A

    4,650       626,773  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Class A

    6,252       1,283,661  

Janus Henderson Group PLC

    14,342       638,362  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    18,937       1,238,859  

SEI Investments Co.

    10,799       916,295  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    11,744       1,332,592  
   

 

 

 
          8,764,725  
Chemicals — 1.5%            

Ashland, Inc.

    5,322       254,977  

Avient Corp.

    10,668       351,511  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)

    24,893       712,438  

Cabot Corp.

    6,115       465,046  

NewMarket Corp.

    880       728,825  

RPM International, Inc.

    14,755       1,739,319  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    5,050       287,597  

Westlake Corp.

    3,891       299,840  
   

 

 

 
          4,839,553  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%            

Brink’s Co. (The)

    4,867       568,758  

Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,795       1,345,715  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    4,229       727,684  

RB Global, Inc.

    21,332       2,311,535  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    30,203       1,008,176  
   

 

 

 
          5,961,868  
Communications Equipment — 1.2%            

Ciena Corp. (a)

    16,248       2,366,846  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

    8,065       1,312,256  
   

 

 

 
          3,679,102  
Construction & Engineering — 2.9%            

AECOM

    15,223       1,986,145  

API Group Corp. (a)

    42,543       1,462,203  

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

    4,046       3,338,678  

MasTec, Inc. (a)

    7,047       1,499,672  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    2,269       879,759  
   

 

 

 
          9,166,457  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction Materials — 0.4%                         

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    3,730     $ 869,239  

Knife River Corp. (a)

    6,601       507,419  
   

 

 

 
      1,376,658  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    32,167       1,260,946  

SLM Corp.

    23,963       663,296  
   

 

 

 
      1,924,242  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.5%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    46,975       822,532  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,178       1,415,348  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    4,274       2,416,178  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)

    11,232       1,222,042  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)

    25,881       1,983,002  
   

 

 

 
      7,859,102  
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%            

AptarGroup, Inc.

    7,572       1,012,074  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

    13,223       1,277,210  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    34,050       666,358  

Greif, Inc., Class A, NVS

    3,066       183,224  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    10,207       439,003  

Sonoco Products Co.

    11,463       493,941  
   

 

 

 
      4,071,810  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%            

Duolingo, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,562       1,468,234  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

    391       460,328  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

    3,214       705,538  

H&R Block, Inc.

    15,605       789,145  

Service Corp. International

    16,119       1,341,423  
   

 

 

 
      4,764,668  
Diversified REITs — 0.5%            

WP Carey, Inc.

    25,170       1,700,737  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%            

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (a)

    28,771       1,074,597  

Iridium Communications, Inc.

    12,604       220,066  
   

 

 

 
      1,294,663  
Electrical Equipment — 2.0%            

Acuity, Inc.

    3,488       1,201,232  

EnerSys

    4,329       489,004  

NEXTracker, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    17,007       1,258,348  

nVent Electric PLC

    18,781       1,852,558  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    7,629       1,094,304  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    16,739       511,376  
   

 

 

 
      6,406,822  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.0%  

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

    5,920       716,320  

Avnet, Inc.

    9,774       510,985  

Belden, Inc.

    4,607       554,084  

Cognex Corp.

    19,565       886,294  

Coherent Corp. (a)

    17,866       1,924,526  

Crane NXT Co.

    5,741       385,049  

Fabrinet (a)

    4,118       1,501,505  

Flex Ltd. (a)

    43,139       2,500,768  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

    2,912       230,601  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    2,882       746,467  

Novanta, Inc. (a)

    4,181       418,727  

TD SYNNEX Corp.

    8,679       1,421,186  

Vontier Corp.

    16,861       707,656  
   

 

 

 
      12,504,168  
Security   Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%                         

NOV, Inc.

    42,684     $ 565,563  

Valaris Ltd. (a)

    7,616       371,432  

Weatherford International PLC

    8,257       565,027  
   

 

 

 
       1,502,022  
Entertainment — 0.2%            

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

    16,954       577,453  
   

 

 

 
Financial Services — 1.8%            

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    26,474       1,344,350  

Essent Group Ltd.

    11,573       735,580  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,429       388,910  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    26,496       751,691  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    7,734       598,612  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    11,191       837,087  

Western Union Co. (The)

    34,391       274,784  

WEX, Inc. (a)

    4,008       631,380  
   

 

 

 
      5,562,394  
Food Products — 0.9%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)

    18,432       568,996  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    22,887       298,675  

Ingredion, Inc.

    7,377       900,806  

Marzetti Co. (The)

    2,246       388,086  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    4,685       190,773  

Post Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,260       565,345  
   

 

 

 
      2,912,681  
Gas Utilities — 1.0%            

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    11,698       563,259  

ONE Gas, Inc.

    6,986       565,447  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    7,020       549,947  

Spire, Inc.

    6,895       562,080  

UGI Corp.

    24,992       831,234  
   

 

 

 
      3,071,967  
Ground Transportation — 1.6%            

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)

    1,966       315,690  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    18,884       746,107  

Landstar System, Inc.

    3,983       488,157  

Ryder System, Inc.

    4,688       884,344  

Saia, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,102       928,615  

XPO, Inc. (a)

    13,535       1,749,669  
   

 

 

 
      5,112,582  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%            

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    23,227       294,751  

Envista Holdings Corp. (a)

    19,101       389,087  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,945       741,360  

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

    5,537       269,874  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,815       400,831  

LivaNova PLC (a)

    6,379       334,132  

Masimo Corp. (a)

    5,226       771,096  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

    4,514       1,143,487  
   

 

 

 
      4,344,618  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%            

Chemed Corp.

    1,675       749,965  

Encompass Health Corp.

    11,577       1,470,511  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

    6,655       1,149,784  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

    10,068       954,144  

Hims & Hers Health, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    23,765       1,347,951  

Option Care Health, Inc. (a)

    18,654       517,835  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

    10,155       2,061,871  
   

 

 

 
      8,252,061  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Health Care REITs — 0.8%                         

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    40,962     $ 738,545  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    33,729       1,424,038  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    27,651       515,415  
   

 

 

 
       2,677,998  
Health Care Technology — 0.4%            

Doximity, Inc., Class A (a)

    15,563       1,138,433  
   

 

 

 
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.1%            

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    23,301       258,175  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1%            

Aramark

    30,543       1,172,851  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    6,820       589,589  

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (b)

    2,375       253,911  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    7,657       742,806  

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,090       296,433  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (b)

    4,885       693,328  

Light & Wonder, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    9,649       809,937  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    3,182       211,794  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,645       1,001,151  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    7,638       1,269,054  

Travel + Leisure Co.

    7,568       450,220  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    4,270       638,664  

Wingstop, Inc.

    3,250       817,960  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    8,776       701,202  
   

 

 

 
      9,648,900  
Household Durables — 2.1%            

KB Home

    7,822       497,792  

Somnigroup International, Inc.

    24,069       2,029,739  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A (a)

    11,361       749,940  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    11,285       1,558,910  

TopBuild Corp. (a)

    3,216       1,257,006  

Whirlpool Corp.

    6,479       509,249  
   

 

 

 
      6,602,636  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    6,717       646,511  
   

 

 

 
Industrial REITs — 1.2%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    6,113       1,034,686  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    15,433       794,337  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    27,140       1,115,725  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    21,751       767,593  
   

 

 

 
      3,712,341  
Insurance — 4.8%            

American Financial Group, Inc.

    7,956       1,159,348  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

    6,696       355,424  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    11,280       446,124  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

    29,358       1,775,865  

First American Financial Corp.

    11,701       751,672  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    4,122       748,679  

Kemper Corp.

    7,011       361,417  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    2,574       1,094,619  

Old Republic International Corp.

    26,506       1,125,710  

Primerica, Inc.

    3,723       1,033,468  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    7,597       1,459,612  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    5,410       1,373,761  

RLI Corp.

    10,555       688,397  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., Class A

    12,501       704,556  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    7,087       574,543  

Unum Group

    18,010       1,400,818  
   

 

 

 
      15,054,013  
Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%                         

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)

    30,335     $ 330,955  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.9%            

ASGN, Inc. (a)

    5,090       241,012  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    26,567       797,807  

Okta, Inc., Class A (a)

    19,213       1,761,832  
   

 

 

 
       2,800,651  
Leisure Products — 0.6%            

Brunswick Corp.

    7,509       474,869  

Mattel, Inc. (a)

    37,033       623,265  

Polaris, Inc.

    6,139       356,860  

YETI Holdings, Inc. (a)

    9,336       309,769  
   

 

 

 
      1,764,763  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%            

Avantor, Inc. (a)

    78,358       977,908  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,098       588,258  

Bruker Corp.

    12,891       418,828  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    17,666       1,677,740  

Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,551       1,311,622  

Repligen Corp. (a)

    6,092       814,318  
   

 

 

 
      5,788,674  
Machinery — 5.4%            

AGCO Corp.

    7,212       772,189  

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

    5,079       1,016,562  

CNH Industrial NV

    101,641       1,102,805  

Crane Co.

    5,622       1,035,235  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    13,462       1,101,865  

Esab Corp.

    6,558       732,791  

Flowserve Corp.

    15,234       809,535  

Graco, Inc.

    19,192       1,630,552  

ITT, Inc.

    8,965       1,602,583  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    6,343       1,495,870  

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)

    5,359       712,372  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    12,724       1,286,524  

Oshkosh Corp.

    7,356       954,073  

Terex Corp.

    7,623       391,060  

Timken Co. (The)

    7,284       547,611  

Toro Co. (The)

    11,343       864,336  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    3,186       889,786  
   

 

 

 
      16,945,749  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%            

Kirby Corp. (a)

    6,540       545,763  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.9%            

EchoStar Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    15,456       1,180,220  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    18,624       1,069,018  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

    3,306       653,728  
   

 

 

 
      2,902,966  
Metals & Mining — 2.2%            

Alcoa Corp.

    29,759       978,774  

Carpenter Technology Corp

    5,730       1,406,944  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a)

    56,500       689,300  

Commercial Metals Co.

    12,960       742,349  

Reliance, Inc.

    6,045       1,697,617  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    7,566       1,517,588  
   

 

 

 
      7,032,572  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%        

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    73,799       1,491,478  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    39,666       768,330  
   

 

 

 
      2,259,808  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Office REITs — 0.7%                         

COPT Defense Properties

    12,997     $ 377,693  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

    19,570       566,356  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

    12,407       524,196  

Vornado Realty Trust

    18,541       751,466  
   

 

 

 
       2,219,711  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%  

Antero Midstream Corp.

    39,099       760,085  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    11,677       1,320,202  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    18,277       956,618  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

    9,442       284,865  
   

 

 

 
      3,321,770  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%            

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    7,215       640,981  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 0.5%            

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

    13,443       669,193  

American Airlines Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    76,863       863,940  
   

 

 

 
      1,533,133  
Personal Care Products — 0.5%            

BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)

    14,480       526,348  

Coty, Inc., Class A (a)

    42,765       172,770  

elf Beauty, Inc. (a)

    6,818       903,249  
   

 

 

 
      1,602,367  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%            

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

    6,972       918,910  
   

 

 

 
Professional Services — 1.4%            

Concentrix Corp.

    5,143       237,349  

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

    18,564       817,373  

Exponent, Inc.

    5,918       411,183  

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

    3,649       589,861  

Genpact Ltd.

    18,697       783,217  

Insperity, Inc.

    4,153       204,328  

Maximus, Inc.

    6,568       600,118  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

    5,018       799,217  
   

 

 

 
      4,442,646  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

    5,446       1,624,433  
   

 

 

 
Residential REITs — 1.0%            

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    37,041       1,231,614  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    22,286       1,352,760  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

    27,290       447,283  
   

 

 

 
      3,031,657  
Retail REITs — 1.1%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    12,800       909,312  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

    35,183       973,866  

Kite Realty Group Trust

    25,616       571,237  

NNN REIT, Inc.

    21,906       932,538  
   

 

 

 
      3,386,953  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.2%  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

    14,250       416,100  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

    13,206       375,050  

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)

    5,900       739,211  

Entegris, Inc. (b)

    17,425       1,611,116  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)

    15,735       1,153,690  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,361       916,371  

MKS, Inc.

    7,820       967,881  

Onto Innovation, Inc. (a)

    5,696       736,037  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    6,564       263,939  

Rambus, Inc. (a)(b)

    12,367       1,288,641  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    3,785     $ 496,327  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

    4,502       307,667  

Universal Display Corp.

    5,110       733,949  
   

 

 

 
        10,005,979  
Software — 3.8%            

Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,661       733,531  

BILL Holdings, Inc. (a)

    10,692       566,355  

Blackbaud, Inc. (a)

    4,276       274,990  

Commvault Systems, Inc. (a)

    5,159       973,916  

Docusign, Inc. (a)

    23,225       1,674,290  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    7,137       516,505  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    21,273       642,658  

Dynatrace, Inc. (a)

    34,654       1,678,986  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

    9,677       2,224,355  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

    6,950       1,424,611  

Pegasystems, Inc.

    10,618       610,535  

Qualys, Inc. (a)

    4,149       549,037  
   

 

 

 
      11,869,769  
Specialized REITs — 1.7%            

CubeSmart

    26,210       1,065,699  

EPR Properties

    8,868       514,433  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    32,029       1,492,872  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

    9,977       1,221,384  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

    8,242       249,073  

PotlatchDeltic Corp.

    8,312       338,714  

Rayonier, Inc.

    16,341       433,690  
   

 

 

 
      5,315,865  
Specialty Retail — 3.4%            

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A (a)

    5,552       474,974  

AutoNation, Inc. (a)

    3,250       711,002  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    24,322       626,535  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

    7,162       1,822,729  

Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)

    25,577       1,034,590  

Five Below, Inc. (a)

    6,328       978,941  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    12,378       912,259  

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    47,305       1,290,480  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    25,894       553,873  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    2,947       931,252  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    2,161       375,819  

RH (a)

    1,763       358,171  

Valvoline, Inc. (a)

    14,812       531,899  
   

 

 

 
       10,602,524  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9%  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (a)

    35,687       2,990,927  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)

    13,738       273,661  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    2,959       154,756  

Crocs, Inc. (a)

    6,278       524,527  

PVH Corp.

    5,591       468,358  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    21,943       109,495  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C, NVS (a)

    15,567       75,189  

VF Corp.

    38,240       551,803  
   

 

 

 
      2,157,789  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.0%  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc

    4,377       1,142,616  

Core & Main, Inc., Class A (a)

    22,012       1,184,906  

GATX Corp.

    4,157       726,644  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

    5,198       478,944  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

Watsco, Inc.

    4,012     $ 1,622,051  

WESCO International, Inc.

    5,593       1,182,919  
   

 

 

 
      6,338,080  
Water Utilities — 0.4%            

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    32,237       1,286,256  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $275,379,327)

      314,329,426  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (c)(d)(e)

    11,025,573       11,031,086  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (c)(d)

    566,356       566,356  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.7%
(Cost: $11,595,550)

      11,597,442  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.4%
(Cost: $286,974,877)

      325,926,868  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.4)%

 

    (10,715,916
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  315,210,952  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  12,012,215      $       $ (980,787 ) (a)     $ (855   $ 513      $ 11,031,086        11,025,573      $ 12,207 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    440,236        126,120 (a)                          566,356        566,356        12,982        
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (855   $ 513      $  11,597,442         $  25,189     $  
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

    11        12/19/25      $ 135      $ 754  

Russell 1000 Value E-Mini Index

    1        12/19/25        101        86  

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Index

    1        12/19/25        329        (6,083
          

 

 

 
           $ (5,243
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

  $      $      $ 840      $      $      $      $ 840  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $      $      $ 6,083      $      $      $      $  6,083  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 25,692     $      $      $      $  25,692  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (4,042   $      $      $      $ (4,042
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $  246,072  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

Assets

         

Investments

         

Long-Term Investments

         

Common Stocks

  $ 314,329,426     $      $      $ 314,329,426  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    11,597,442                     11,597,442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $    325,926,868     $       —      $       —      $  325,926,868  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $ 840     $      $      $ 840  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

    (6,083                   (6,083
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (5,243   $      $      $ (5,243
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%            

AAR Corp. (a)

    2,830     $ 253,766  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)

    4,208       325,699  
   

 

 

 
      579,465  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%            

Forward Air Corp. (a)(b)

    1,739       44,588  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

    4,849       166,999  
   

 

 

 
      211,587  
Automobile Components — 2.2%            

Adient PLC (a)

     6,464       155,653  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

    9,484       56,999  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    17,262       758,837  

Dana, Inc.

    10,486       210,139  

Dorman Products, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,217       345,586  

Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a)

    3,350       81,372  

Gentherm, Inc. (a)

    2,453       83,549  

LCI Industries

    1,941       180,804  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

    2,656       274,710  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

    1,670       68,169  

XPEL, Inc. (a)

    2,003       66,239  
   

 

 

 
       2,282,057  
Automobiles — 0.1%            

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    2,232       74,638  
   

 

 

 
Banks — 9.6%            

Ameris Bancorp

    5,109       374,541  

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.

    11,367       401,141  

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

    4,484       379,571  

Banc of California, Inc.

    10,492       173,643  

BancFirst Corp.

    1,651       208,769  

Bancorp, Inc. (The) (a)

    3,664       274,397  

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    3,161       207,488  

BankUnited, Inc.

    5,984       228,349  

Banner Corp.

    2,751       180,190  

Beacon Financial Corp.

    6,572       155,822  

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

    9,745       61,881  

Cathay General Bancorp

    5,496       263,863  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    2,116       64,199  

City Holding Co.

    1,154       142,946  

Community Financial System, Inc.

    4,205       246,581  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

    2,350       153,619  

CVB Financial Corp.

    10,343       195,586  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

    3,282       97,902  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

    2,250       45,495  

FB Financial Corp.

    3,361       187,342  

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

    12,617       278,205  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

    3,295       174,273  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

    8,336       142,129  

First Financial Bancorp

    7,617       192,329  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    9,955       247,183  

Fulton Financial Corp.

    14,489       269,930  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    2,348       57,972  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    2,718       65,748  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

    3,539       118,273  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

    10,318       111,125  

Independent Bank Corp.

    3,970       274,605  

Lakeland Financial Corp.

    2,021       129,748  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    3,013       116,422  

NBT Bancorp, Inc.

    4,163       173,847  

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

    11,715       145,149  

OFG Bancorp

    3,541       153,998  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

Park National Corp.

    1,138     $ 184,959  

Pathward Financial, Inc.

    1,826       135,142  

Preferred Bank

    561       50,709  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

    10,000       192,800  

Renasant Corp.

    7,557       278,778  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    3,034       114,048  

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida

    6,937       211,093  

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

    4,018       323,570  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

    11,509       220,627  

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

    2,263       63,930  

Stellar Bancorp, Inc.

    3,712       112,622  

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    1,017       67,336  

Triumph Financial, Inc. (a)

    1,814       90,773  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    1,492       54,160  

Trustmark Corp.

    4,812       190,555  

United Community Banks, Inc.

    9,602       301,023  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

    4,354       145,990  

WaFd, Inc.

    6,268       189,858  

Westamerica BanCorp

    2,026       101,280  

WSFS Financial Corp.

    4,452       240,096  
   

 

 

 
       9,963,610  
Beverages — 0.1%            

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    1,142       27,625  

National Beverage Corp. (a)

    1,858       68,597  
   

 

 

 
      96,222  
Biotechnology — 3.0%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     9,977       212,909  

ADMA Biologics, Inc. (a)

    19,034       279,038  

Alkermes PLC (a)

    13,177       395,310  

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    5,503       74,841  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    11,033       380,528  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    9,161       180,472  

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)

    7,929       78,735  

Krystal Biotech, Inc. (a)

    2,056       362,946  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)

    7,398       53,488  

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    4,669       310,162  

TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    10,840       391,595  

Veracyte, Inc. (a)

    6,289       215,901  

Vericel Corp. (a)

    4,045       127,296  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,464       42,619  

Xencor, Inc. (a)

    5,695       66,802  
   

 

 

 
      3,172,642  
Broadline Retail — 0.6%            

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    7,918       525,676  

Kohl’s Corp.

    8,912       136,977  
   

 

 

 
      662,653  
Building Products — 3.2%            

American Woodmark Corp. (a)

    1,158       77,308  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    1,715       74,723  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    3,453       676,822  

AZZ, Inc.

    2,398       261,694  

CSW Industrials, Inc.

    1,343       326,013  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)

    2,348       147,454  

Griffon Corp.

    3,124       237,893  

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (a)

    15,931       240,877  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

    1,549       59,389  

Masterbrand, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,106       133,096  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    3,637       51,718  
 

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Building Products (continued)  

Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)

    10,937     $ 472,260  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

    11,909       560,080  
   

 

 

 
      3,319,327  
Capital Markets — 3.4%            

Acadian Asset Management, Inc.

    2,108       101,521  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    5,636       244,602  

BGC Group, Inc., Class A

    29,133       275,598  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    2,191       143,752  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a)

    2,187       112,477  

Moelis & Co., Class A

    5,130       365,872  

Piper Sandler Cos

    1,328       460,803  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

    1,939       344,618  

StepStone Group, Inc., Class A

    5,766       376,577  

StoneX Group, Inc. (a)

    3,705       373,909  

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A

    3,947       255,608  

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    6,355       225,603  

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

    505       95,965  

WisdomTree, Inc.

    9,638       133,968  
   

 

 

 
       3,510,873  
Chemicals — 3.1%            

AdvanSix, Inc.

    2,148       41,628  

Balchem Corp.

    2,589       388,505  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    8,739       367,737  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    18,107       455,753  

FMC Corp.

    9,984       335,762  

Hawkins, Inc.

    1,668       304,777  

HB Fuller Co.

    4,311       255,556  

Ingevity Corp. (a)

    2,920       161,155  

Innospec, Inc.

    1,983       153,008  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       44,800  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    2,496       155,052  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    1,101       145,057  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    3,384       317,589  

Stepan Co.

    1,709       81,519  
   

 

 

 
      3,207,898  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%            

ABM Industries, Inc.

    4,962       228,848  

Brady Corp., Class A, NVS

    3,505       273,495  

Deluxe Corp.

    3,572       69,154  

Enviri Corp. (a)

    6,421       81,483  

GEO Group, Inc. (The) (a)

    11,053       226,476  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (a)

    5,794       97,513  

HNI Corp.

    3,671       171,986  

Interface, Inc., Class A (b)

    4,679       135,410  

Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)

    1,889       51,815  

MillerKnoll, Inc.

    5,414       96,044  

OPENLANE, Inc. (a)

    8,493       244,429  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    8,698       99,244  

UniFirst Corp.

    1,199       200,461  
   

 

 

 
      1,976,358  
Communications Equipment — 1.3%            

Calix, Inc. (a)

    4,744       291,139  

Digi International, Inc. (a)

    2,967       108,177  

Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)

    10,554       217,940  

Harmonic, Inc. (a)

    9,083       92,465  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

    5,473       141,368  

Viasat, Inc. (a)(b)

    10,717       314,008  

Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a)

    17,821       226,148  
   

 

 

 
      1,391,245  
Security   Shares     Value  
Construction & Engineering — 2.7%  

Arcosa, Inc.

    3,913     $ 366,687  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

    2,309       673,674  

Granite Construction, Inc.

    3,495       383,227  

MYR Group, Inc. (a)

    1,239       257,749  

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (a)

    2,426       824,064  

WillScot Holdings Corp., Class A

    14,531       306,749  
   

 

 

 
       2,812,150  
Consumer Finance — 0.7%            

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,460       137,194  

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)

    1,831       76,426  

Enova International, Inc. (a)

    1,999       230,065  

Navient Corp.

    5,458       71,773  

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

    3,108       47,987  

PROG Holdings, Inc.

    3,146       101,805  

World Acceptance Corp. (a)

    252       42,623  
   

 

 

 
      707,873  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.8%            

Andersons, Inc. (The)

    2,730       108,681  

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)

    2,903       169,332  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)

    7,821       125,527  

PriceSmart, Inc.

    2,013       243,956  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

    4,823       181,441  
   

 

 

 
      828,937  
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%            

O-I Glass, Inc. (a)

    12,289       159,388  

Sealed Air Corp.

    11,717       414,196  
   

 

 

 
      573,584  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.7%            

Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a)

    2,870       443,271  

Frontdoor, Inc. (a)

    5,811       391,022  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    2,472       60,020  

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (a)

    7,810       41,627  

Perdoceo Education Corp.

    4,857       182,915  

Strategic Education, Inc.

    1,895       162,989  

Stride, Inc. (a)

    3,440       512,354  
   

 

 

 
      1,794,198  
Diversified REITs — 0.8%            

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    5,755       104,683  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    3,752       76,241  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

    6,432       45,088  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

    15,797       470,119  

Global Net Lease, Inc.

    15,939       129,584  
   

 

 

 
      825,715  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%            

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    3,807       145,999  

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (a)

    75,283       460,732  

Uniti Group, Inc. (a)

    14,235       87,118  
   

 

 

 
      693,849  
Electric Utilities — 0.3%            

Otter Tail Corp.

    3,334       273,288  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 0.6%  

Powell Industries, Inc. (b)

    752       229,217  

Sunrun, Inc. (a)

    18,419       318,465  

Vicor Corp. (a)

    1,832       91,087  
   

 

 

 
      638,769  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.1%  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

    3,005       511,271  

Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a)

    8,303       140,736  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Badger Meter, Inc.

    2,353     $ 420,199  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

    2,883       111,140  

CTS Corp.

    2,364       94,418  

ePlus, Inc.

    2,111       149,902  

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    2,513       284,999  

Itron, Inc. (a)

    3,646       454,146  

Knowles Corp. (a)

    6,877       160,303  

OSI Systems, Inc. (a)

    1,260       314,042  

PC Connection, Inc.

    909       56,349  

Plexus Corp. (a)

    2,152       311,373  

Rogers Corp. (a)

    1,343       108,058  

Sanmina Corp. (a)

    4,258       490,138  

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

    1,656       72,847  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

    8,240       474,624  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    9,824       150,307  
   

 

 

 
       4,304,852  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3%            

Archrock, Inc.

    14,031       369,156  

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)

    1,997       72,052  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

    5,486       216,532  

Core Laboratories, Inc.

    3,761       46,486  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

    10,874       71,333  

Innovex International, Inc. (a)

    3,064       56,807  

Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A

    12,970       160,050  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    27,883       144,434  

Tidewater, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,680       196,254  
   

 

 

 
      1,333,104  
Entertainment — 0.5%            

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    8,182       229,260  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a)

    1,431       324,837  
   

 

 

 
      554,097  
Financial Services — 2.6%            

Enact Holdings, Inc.

    2,347       89,984  

EVERTEC, Inc.

    5,122       173,021  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

    9,894       303,746  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

    428       43,327  

Mr. Cooper Group, Inc.

    5,103       1,075,661  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,198       237,631  

Payoneer Global, Inc. (a)

    22,457       135,865  

Radian Group, Inc.

    10,804       391,321  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

    2,723       227,697  
   

 

 

 
      2,678,253  
Food Products — 1.1%            

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    3,637       342,242  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    2,661       92,390  

Freshpet, Inc. (a)

    3,893       214,543  

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

    1,240       119,152  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    733       47,117  

Simply Good Foods Co. (The) (a)

    7,399       183,643  

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

    1,563       65,521  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

    3,535       71,442  
   

 

 

 
      1,136,050  
Gas Utilities — 0.4%            

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    1,882       253,487  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

    3,282       147,460  
   

 

 

 
      400,947  
Ground Transportation — 0.7%            

ArcBest Corp.

    1,808       126,325  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    3,633       30,444  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    9,987       67,912  
Security   Shares      Value  
Ground Transportation (continued)  

Marten Transport Ltd.

    4,613      $ 49,175  

RXO, Inc. (a)(b)

    13,110        201,632  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

    3,962        83,836  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    4,798        126,283  
    

 

 

 
       685,607  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.4%  

Artivion, Inc. (a)

    3,328        140,908  

Avanos Medical, Inc. (a)

    3,710        42,888  

CONMED Corp.

    2,466        115,976  

Embecta Corp.

    4,669        65,880  

Enovis Corp. (a)

    4,549        138,017  

Glaukos Corp. (a)

    4,575        373,091  

ICU Medical, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,970        236,321  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    2,155        159,901  

Integer Holdings Corp. (a)

    2,798        289,117  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)

    5,324        76,293  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    1,657        145,004  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    4,724        393,179  

Neogen Corp. (a)

    17,279        98,663  

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

    3,654        111,264  

QuidelOrtho Corp. (a)(b)

    5,437        160,120  

STAAR Surgical Co. (a)

    3,980        106,943  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)

    5,375        65,252  

Teleflex, Inc.

    3,529        431,808  

TransMedics Group, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,721        305,296  

UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)

    619        123,552  
    

 

 

 
        3,579,473  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%             

AdaptHealth Corp. (a)

    8,529        76,335  

Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)(b)

    1,455        171,675  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)

    3,054        59,125  

Astrana Health, Inc. (a)

    3,416        96,844  

CorVel Corp. (a)

    2,504        193,860  

National HealthCare Corp.

    991        120,416  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)

    10,359        79,971  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)

    6,793        113,783  

Premier, Inc., Class A

    6,582        182,980  

Privia Health Group, Inc. (a)

    9,222        229,628  

Progyny, Inc. (a)

    6,410        137,943  

RadNet, Inc. (a)

    5,521        420,755  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    8,778        112,710  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    1,220        103,639  
    

 

 

 
       2,099,664  
Health Care REITs — 0.9%             

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

    17,587        609,917  

LTC Properties, Inc.

    3,659        134,871  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    39,421        199,865  

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

    1,026        40,188  
    

 

 

 
       984,841  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%             

Certara, Inc. (a)

    9,674        118,216  

HealthStream, Inc.

    1,886        53,261  

Schrodinger, Inc. (a)

    4,484        89,949  
    

 

 

 
       261,426  
Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.1%             

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

    17,618        211,592  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    16,428        130,767  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

    9,490        108,091  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

    5,035        451,086  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

    8,423        46,242  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hotel & Resort REITs (continued)  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

    15,222     $ 142,630  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    7,619       104,533  
   

 

 

 
      1,194,941  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.9%  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)

    1,761       53,763  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    6,195       44,418  

Brinker International, Inc. (a)

    3,547       449,334  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

    3,656       199,764  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

    1,781       78,471  

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,145       38,953  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

    1,589       37,468  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

    988       104,570  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    2,613       125,816  

Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)

    11,231       216,309  

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. (a)

    1,716       62,085  

Sabre Corp. (a)

    31,384       57,433  

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    3,218       301,237  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (a)(b)

    8,104       184,123  
   

 

 

 
      1,953,744  
Household Durables — 3.1%  

Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)

    632       367,022  

Century Communities, Inc.

    2,071       131,239  

Champion Homes, Inc. (a)

    4,511       344,505  

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,291       59,383  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    1,845       54,354  

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (a)

    2,441       180,292  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

    1,843       46,444  

Installed Building Products, Inc

    1,820       448,921  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    3,294       113,050  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    10,806       95,957  

LGI Homes, Inc. (a)

    1,614       83,460  

M/I Homes, Inc. (a)

    2,107       304,335  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    5,689       412,054  

Newell Brands, Inc.

    33,366       174,838  

Sonos, Inc. (a)

    9,654       152,533  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

    6,993       237,552  
   

 

 

 
       3,205,939  
Household Products — 0.5%  

Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)

    645       21,059  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A, NVS (a)

    4,106       121,250  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    4,870       121,215  

WD-40 Co.

    1,080       213,408  
   

 

 

 
      476,932  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

    2,788       75,081  

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C

    6,652       187,919  
   

 

 

 
      263,000  
Industrial REITs — 0.8%  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    2,235       119,751  

LXP Industrial Trust

    23,605       211,501  

Terreno Realty Corp.

    8,245       467,904  
   

 

 

 
      799,156  
Insurance — 2.6%  

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    1,516       66,461  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    3,572       302,370  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    1,870       79,438  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a)

    32,755       291,519  

Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A

    2,031       151,147  

HCI Group, Inc.

    860       165,060  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    3,250       146,803  
Security   Shares     Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Lincoln National Corp.

    9,926     $ 400,316  

Mercury General Corp.

    2,126       180,242  

Palomar Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,135       249,261  

ProAssurance Corp. (a)

    4,067       97,567  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,197       84,616  

SiriusPoint Ltd. (a)

    6,838       123,699  

Stewart Information Services Corp

    2,236       163,944  

Trupanion, Inc. (a)

    2,668       115,471  

United Fire Group, Inc.

    1,745       53,083  
   

 

 

 
      2,670,997  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.0%  

Angi, Inc., Class A (a)

    2,928       47,609  

Cargurus, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,777       252,308  

Cars.com, Inc. (a)

    4,617       56,420  

IAC, Inc. (a)

    5,415       184,489  

QuinStreet, Inc. (a)

    4,531       70,095  

Shutterstock, Inc.

    1,961       40,887  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

    9,294       151,120  

Yelp, Inc. (a)

    4,766       148,699  

Ziff Davis, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,289       125,311  
   

 

 

 
       1,076,938  
IT Services — 0.4%  

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    5,461       186,548  

DXC Technology Co. (a)

    14,315       195,114  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    5,254       40,508  
   

 

 

 
      422,170  
Leisure Products — 0.3%  

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

    2,208       173,306  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (a)

    11,116       105,602  
   

 

 

 
      278,908  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%  

Azenta, Inc. (a)

    3,279       94,173  

BioLife Solutions, Inc. (a)

    3,087       78,749  

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    8,704       30,203  

OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares (a)(c)

    262        

OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares (a)(c)

    262        
   

 

 

 
      203,125  
Machinery — 5.6%  

Alamo Group, Inc.

    863       164,747  

Astec Industries, Inc.

    1,819       87,548  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp., Class A

    4,301       176,341  

Enpro, Inc

    1,682       380,132  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

    2,062       435,309  

Federal Signal Corp.

    4,853       577,458  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    3,054       290,741  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)

    20,575       510,671  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,457       113,440  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    5,613       151,776  

JBT Marel Corp.

    4,150       582,867  

Kadant, Inc.

    943       280,618  

Kennametal, Inc.

    6,074       127,129  

Lindsay Corp.

    869       122,147  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    12,490       318,745  

Proto Labs, Inc. (a)

    1,911       95,607  

SPX Technologies, Inc. (a)

    3,942       736,287  

Standex International Corp.

    965       204,483  

Tennant Co.

    1,469       119,077  

Titan International, Inc. (a)

    3,796       28,698  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Trinity Industries, Inc.

    6,431     $ 180,325  

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.

    2,497       138,559  
   

 

 

 
      5,822,705  
Marine Transportation — 0.2%            

Matson, Inc.

    2,539       250,320  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.7%            

Cable One, Inc.

    369       65,331  

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (a)

    10,887       130,426  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

    3,282       132,823  

Scholastic Corp., NVS

    1,796       49,175  

TEGNA, Inc.

    12,863       261,505  

Thryv Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,308       39,894  
   

 

 

 
      679,154  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%            

Century Aluminum Co. (a)

    4,271       125,397  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    1,267       97,762  

Materion Corp.

    1,654       199,820  

Metallus, Inc. (a)

    2,861       47,292  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    6,777       55,300  
   

 

 

 
      525,571  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%        

Adamas Trust, Inc.

    6,682       46,574  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

    10,390       105,251  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

    14,568       177,875  

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

    9,029       134,893  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    12,741       234,562  

Ellington Financial, Inc.

    7,947       103,152  

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

    6,539       71,013  

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc

    4,336       39,024  

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

    6,990       85,697  

Ready Capital Corp.

    12,288       47,555  

Redwood Trust, Inc.

    10,280       59,521  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    8,362       82,533  
   

 

 

 
       1,187,650  
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%            

Avista Corp.

    6,481       245,047  

Unitil Corp.

    1,407       67,339  
   

 

 

 
      312,386  
Office REITs — 1.0%            

Brandywine Realty Trust

    13,794       57,521  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    13,188       205,337  

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

    3,424       78,512  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    8,632       274,670  

JBG SMITH Properties

    4,910       109,248  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    5,677       339,542  
   

 

 

 
      1,064,830  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.6%            

CVR Energy, Inc.

    2,399       87,516  

Dorian LPG Ltd.

    2,923       87,105  

International Seaways, Inc.

    3,236       149,115  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,072       144,230  

REX American Resources Corp. (a)

    2,253       68,987  

World Kinect Corp.

    4,419       114,673  
   

 

 

 
      651,626  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Sylvamo Corp.

    2,723       120,411  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 0.5%            

Allegiant Travel Co. (a)

    1,073       65,207  
Security   Shares     Value  
Passenger Airlines (continued)  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

    23,350     $ 114,882  

SkyWest, Inc. (a)

    3,226       324,600  

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)

    4,241       50,086  
   

 

 

 
      554,775  
Personal Care Products — 0.2%            

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

    3,728       75,902  

Interparfums, Inc.

    1,467       144,323  

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

    883       24,327  
   

 

 

 
      244,552  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%            

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    2,848       75,899  

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    1,387       127,049  

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    2,506       87,685  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    7,487       622,245  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,158       87,034  

Innoviva, Inc. (a)

    4,763       86,925  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    1,566       277,401  

Organon & Co.

    20,753       221,642  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a)

    3,574       92,102  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    1,626       65,788  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,932       245,357  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

    4,472       213,717  
   

 

 

 
       2,202,844  
Professional Services — 1.1%            

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    2,198       141,507  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    1,660       82,618  

Korn Ferry

    4,178       292,376  

Robert Half, Inc.

    7,977       271,059  

Verra Mobility Corp., Class A (a)

    12,753       314,999  
   

 

 

 
      1,102,559  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%            

Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a)

    11,824       188,238  

eXp World Holdings, Inc.

    7,224       77,008  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    9,581       79,714  

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.

    1,961       57,555  

St. Joe Co. (The)

    3,200       158,336  
   

 

 

 
      560,851  
Residential REITs — 0.3%            

Centerspace

    1,347       79,338  

Elme Communities

    7,036       118,627  

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc.

    1,755       56,546  

Veris Residential, Inc.

    6,498       98,770  
   

 

 

 
      353,281  
Retail REITs — 1.8%            

Acadia Realty Trust

    10,455       210,668  

Curbline Properties Corp.

    7,747       172,758  

Getty Realty Corp.

    4,141       111,103  

Macerich Co. (The)

    20,192       367,494  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

    10,023       344,090  

Saul Centers, Inc.

    989       31,520  

SITE Centers Corp.

    4,172       37,590  

Tanger, Inc.

    9,054       306,387  

Urban Edge Properties

    10,038       205,478  

Whitestone REIT

    3,589       44,073  
   

 

 

 
      1,831,161  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%        

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

    1,987       55,557  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,510       245,076  

CEVA, Inc. (a)

    1,923       50,786  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Cohu, Inc. (a)

    3,746     $ 76,156  

Diodes, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,706       197,196  

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

    6,156       224,202  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

    2,720       47,654  

Impinj, Inc. (a)

    2,066       373,430  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    4,173       169,591  

MaxLinear, Inc. (a)

    6,512       104,713  

PDF Solutions, Inc. (a)

    2,550       65,841  

Penguin Solutions, Inc. (a)(b)

    3,793       99,680  

Photronics, Inc. (a)

    4,785       109,816  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

    6,731       613,059  

Semtech Corp. (a)

    6,917       494,220  

SiTime Corp. (a)

    1,742       524,882  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

    4,732       175,084  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,622       98,700  

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)

    4,789       145,729  
   

 

 

 
      3,871,372  
Software — 4.1%            

A10 Networks, Inc.

    5,768       104,689  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    8,230       434,297  

Adeia, Inc.

    8,714       146,395  

Agilysys, Inc. (a)

    2,028       213,447  

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a)

    3,991       211,842  

BlackLine, Inc. (a)

    4,155       220,630  

Box, Inc., Class A (a)

    11,570       373,364  

Clear Secure, Inc., Class A

    6,929       231,290  

InterDigital, Inc.

    2,060       711,174  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)

    5,235       142,078  

MARA Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    29,584       540,204  

N-able, Inc. (a)

    5,953       46,433  

NCR Voyix Corp. (a)(b)

    11,047       138,640  

Progress Software Corp.

    3,448       151,471  

Sprinklr, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,658       74,560  

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

    3,027       315,232  

Teradata Corp. (a)

    7,564       162,702  
   

 

 

 
      4,218,448  
Specialized REITs — 0.5%            

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

    8,353       203,813  

Outfront Media, Inc.

    11,630       213,062  

Safehold, Inc.

    3,666       56,786  
   

 

 

 
      473,661  
Specialty Retail — 3.2%            

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    4,790       294,106  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    12,878       220,343  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

    1,572       384,275  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

    2,437       403,860  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

    2,396       140,549  

Caleres, Inc.

    2,740       35,730  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    1,013       443,198  

Guess?, Inc.

    2,441       40,789  

MarineMax, Inc. (a)

    1,522       38,552  

Monro, Inc.

    2,409       43,290  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

    6,329       184,744  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)

    7,871       128,140  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    1,437       29,875  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    3,284       315,001  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

    1,179       89,710  

Upbound Group, Inc.

    4,145       97,946  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    4,294     $ 306,720  

Victoria’s Secret & Co. (a)

    6,358       172,556  
   

 

 

 
       3,369,384  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (a)

    3,712       33,111  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%            

Carter’s, Inc.

    2,925       82,544  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)(b)

    3,031       80,655  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (a)

    28,292       186,444  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

    4,081       325,541  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    1,121       45,445  

Steven Madden Ltd.

    5,802       194,251  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    6,473       177,619  
   

 

 

 
      1,092,499  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.2%            

Air Lease Corp., Class A

    8,391       534,087  

Boise Cascade Co.

    2,984       230,723  

DNOW, Inc. (a)

    8,588       130,967  

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a)

    1,017       121,094  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    4,899       261,950  
   

 

 

 
      1,278,821  
Water Utilities — 0.6%            

American States Water Co.

    3,072       225,239  

California Water Service Group

    4,754       218,161  

H2O America

    2,633       128,227  

Middlesex Water Co.

    1,444       78,149  
   

 

 

 
      649,776  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Gogo, Inc. (a)

    5,937       50,999  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

    3,682       49,412  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    7,863       308,544  
   

 

 

 
      408,955  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.9%
(Cost: $90,466,205)

      103,021,805  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 5.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 4.26% (d)(e)(f)

    4,996,339       4,998,838  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 4.09% (d)(e)

    1,012,217       1,012,217  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.8%
(Cost: $6,010,244)

      6,011,055  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.7%
(Cost: $96,476,449)

      109,032,860  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.7)%

 

    (4,898,927
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  104,133,933  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Non-income producing security.

(b)  

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c)  

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d)  

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e)  

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f)  

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended September 30, 2025 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/25

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

09/30/25

    

Shares

Held at

09/30/25

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  5,433,821      $      $ (435,109 ) (a)     $ 17      $ 109      $ 4,998,838        4,996,339        $ 7,405 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,623,639               (1,611,422 ) (a)                     1,012,217        1,012,217        25,357        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 17      $ 109      $  6,011,055           $ 32,762     $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 collateral investment fees, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

       

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

    13        12/19/25      $ 160      $ (817
       

 

 

 

Equity Swap Contracts

 

 

 
Reference Entity   Counterparty    Notional Amount      Termination Date      Spread     Reference Rate      Payment
Frequency
     Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts (a)

                  

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA     USD  9,210           08/19/26        (2.25 )%      1D FEDL01        Monthly      $ 399  

Beacon Financial Corp.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      507        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (33

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      29,072        08/19/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (3,641

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

  HSBC Bank PLC      38,949        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (5,821

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      14,360        02/09/26        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (2,146

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

  HSBC Bank PLC      1,083        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (21

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      2,583        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (154

First BanCorp/Puerto Rico

  HSBC Bank PLC      2,468        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        2  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      970        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (7

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      66,938        08/19/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        3,012  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

  HSBC Bank PLC      51,583        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        2,777  

Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      374,877        02/09/26        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        20,629  

Lincoln National Corp.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      67,425        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (1,486

Lincoln National Corp.

  HSBC Bank PLC      76,483        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (2,477

Lincoln National Corp.

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3,251        02/09/26        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (105

Moelis & Co., Class A

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      26,714        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (1,110

Moelis & Co., Class A

  HSBC Bank PLC      31,425        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (543

Payoneer Global, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      5,236        08/18/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (342

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      23,386        08/19/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        61  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

  HSBC Bank PLC      23,859        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (2,317

Preferred Bank

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      19,091        08/19/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (561

Preferred Bank

  HSBC Bank PLC      10,498        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (556

Preferred Bank

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      4,963        02/09/26        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (263

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA      8,491        08/19/26        0.40     1D FEDL01        Monthly        (143

 

 

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September 30, 2025

  

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Equity Swap Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Reference Entity   Counterparty    Notional Amount      Termination Date      Spread     Reference Rate      Payment
Frequency
     Value/ Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts (a) (continued)

                

SiriusPoint Ltd.         

  HSBC Bank PLC    USD 22,794        02/09/28        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly      $ 72  

SiriusPoint Ltd.

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      3,130        02/09/26        0.40     1D OBFR01        Monthly        (145
                  

 

 

 

Total long positions of equity swaps

 

          5,081  
                  

 

 

 

Net dividends and financing fees

 

          (2,300
                  

 

 

 

Total equity swap contracts including dividends and financing fees

 

        $ 2,781  
                  

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The Fund receives the total return on a reference entity and pays a variable rate of interest, based on a specified benchmark. The benchmark and spread are determined based upon the country and/or currency of the individual underlying position.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

         
Description  

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

OTC Swaps

  $      $      $ 26,952      $  (24,171

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;

                   

Swap premiums paid

  $      $      $ 26,952      $      $      $      $ 26,952  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (a)

  $      $      $ 817      $      $      $      $ 817  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                   

Swap premiums received

                  24,171                             24,171  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $ 24,988      $      $      $      $  24,988  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended September 30, 2025, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 29,626     $     $     $     $ 29,626  

Swaps

                84,060                         84,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $      $      $  113,686     $      $      $      $  113,686  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 5,078     $     $     $     $ 5,078  

Swaps

                (30,651                       (30,651
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $     $ (25,573   $     $     $     $ (25,573
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $ 161,993  

Equity swaps:

 

Average notional value — long

    860,751  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Futures contracts

  $ 268     $  

Swaps — OTC (a)

    26,952       24,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  $  27,220      $ 24,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

    (268     (2,300
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 26,952     $  21,871  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/(received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty   Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
    Non-
Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
     Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets (c)
 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  $ 3,472      $ (3,472   $      $      $  

HSBC Bank PLC

    2,851        (2,851                    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

    20,629        (2,659                   17,970  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 26,952      $ (8,982   $      $      $ 17,970  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Counterparty   Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset (a)
    Non-
Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (d)
 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  $ 7,477      $ (3,472   $      $      $ 4,005  

HSBC Bank PLC

    11,735        (2,851                   8,884  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A

    2,659        (2,659                    
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 21,871      $ (8,982   $      $      $ 12,889  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b)  

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c)  

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d)  

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2025

  

iShares ® ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to 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  

 

 

Assets

            

Investments

            

Long-Term Investments

            

Common Stocks

  $ 103,021,805      $      $        $ 103,021,805  

Short-Term Securities

            

Money Market Funds

    6,011,055                        6,011,055  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $  109,032,860      $      $        $  109,032,860  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

            

Assets

            

Equity Contracts

  $      $  26,952      $        $ 26,952  

Liabilities

            

Equity Contracts

    (817      (24,171               (24,988
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ (817    $ 2,781      $        $ 1,964  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)  

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

September 30, 2025

 

     iShares
ESG
Select
Screened
S&P 500
ETF
     iShares
ESG
Select
Screened
S&P Mid-Cap
ETF
     iShares
ESG
Select
Screened
S&P
Small-Cap
ETF
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value — unaffiliated (a)(b)

  $ 476,448,486      $ 314,329,426      $ 103,021,805  

Investments, at value — affiliated (c)

    2,998,647        11,597,442        6,011,055  

Cash

    1,951        120        145  

Cash pledged:

       

Futures contracts

    56,000        41,000        12,000  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — affiliated

    167        2,577        897  

Swaps

                  5,585  

Capital shares sold

    4,840                

Dividends — unaffiliated

    187,733        296,679        121,775  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,571        2,496        3,457  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    3,030        849        268  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps

                  26,952  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    479,703,425        326,270,589        109,203,939  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned

    704,077        11,028,662        4,998,135  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

                  37,393  

Investment advisory fees

    30,313        30,975        10,307  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

                  24,171  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    734,390        11,059,637        5,070,006  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 478,969,035      $ 315,210,952      $ 104,133,933  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 388,371,056      $ 282,606,519      $ 95,339,800  

Accumulated earnings

    90,597,979        32,604,433        8,794,133  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 478,969,035      $ 315,210,952      $ 104,133,933  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

       

Shares outstanding

  $ 9,300,000      $ 7,200,000      $ 2,450,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 51.50      $ 43.78      $ 42.50  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 380,230,231      $ 275,379,327      $ 90,466,205  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 695,751      $ 10,671,385      $ 4,889,546  

(c) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,681,626      $ 11,595,550      $ 6,010,244  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

    

iShares

ESG

Select

Screened

S&P 500

ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Select

Screened

S&P Mid-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

ESG

Select

Screened

S&P

Small-Cap

ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 2,308,137     $ 2,144,515     $ 842,408  

Dividends — affiliated

    27,081       12,982       25,357  

Interest — unaffiliated

    181       554       280  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    10,544       12,207       7,405  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (680     (1,824     (1,028
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,345,263       2,168,434       874,422  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory

    160,041       169,674       58,850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    160,041       169,674       58,850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,185,222       1,998,760       815,572  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (294,888     (1,676,877     (370,098

Investments — affiliated

    (9     (855     17  

Futures contracts

    113,934       25,692       29,626  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated (a)

          3,770,349       1,528,863  

Swaps

                84,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (180,963     2,118,309       1,272,468  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    76,871,931       30,148,456       11,079,079  

Investments — affiliated

    285,920       513       109  

Futures contracts

    14,254       (4,042     5,078  

Swaps

                (30,651
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    77,172,105       30,144,927       11,053,615  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    76,991,142       32,263,236       12,326,083  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 79,176,364     $ 34,261,996     $ 13,141,655  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF
    iShares
ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
 
    

Six Months
Ended

09/30/25
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
   

Six Months

Ended

09/30/25
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 2,185,222     $ 3,141,330     $ 1,998,760     $ 3,105,722  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (180,963     14,605,759       2,118,309       (771,451

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    77,172,105       (893,745     30,144,927       (12,699,374
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    79,176,364       16,853,344       34,261,996       (10,365,103
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,059,914 ) (b)       (3,138,284     (1,721,682 ) (b)       (3,036,172
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    102,629,127       31,894,568       27,131,078       86,129,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase in net assets

    179,745,577       45,609,628       59,671,392       72,728,201  

Beginning of period

    299,223,458       253,613,830       255,539,560       182,811,359  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  478,969,035     $  299,223,458     $  315,210,952     $  255,539,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap
ETF
 
    

Six Months
Ended
09/30/25

(unaudited)

     Year Ended
03/31/25
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

  $ 815,572      $ 1,240,227  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,272,468        (1,143,489

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    11,053,615        (3,758,943
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    13,141,655        (3,662,205
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (a)

    

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (752,784 ) (b)        (1,683,657
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (2,200,118      26,859,538  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    

Total increase in net assets

    10,188,753        21,513,676  

Beginning of period

    93,945,180        72,431,504  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 104,133,933      $ 93,945,180  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

                                              Period From  
    09/30/25       Year Ended       Year Ended       Year Ended       Year Ended       09/22/20 (a)  
     (unaudited)            03/31/25            03/31/24            03/31/23     03/31/22     to 03/31/21  
                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 42.75       $ 40.26       $ 30.90       $ 34.35     $ 30.27     $ 25.29  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.26         0.49         0.46         0.42       0.39       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    8.72         2.48         9.35         (3.45     4.07       4.91  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    8.98         2.97         9.81         (3.03     4.46       5.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.23 ) (e)         (0.48       (0.45       (0.42     (0.38     (0.14
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 51.50       $ 42.75       $ 40.26       $ 30.90     $ 34.35     $ 30.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    21.06 % (g)         7.35       31.95       (8.72 )%      14.74     20.27 % (g)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.08 % (i)         0.08       0.08       0.08     0.08     0.08 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.09 % (i)         1.12       1.33       1.40     1.12     1.37 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $   478,969       $   299,223       $   253,614       $   129,794     $  228,414     $   30,274  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)

    2       5       3       4     3     6
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Commencement of operations.

(b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

                                              Period From  
    09/30/25       Year Ended       Year Ended       Year Ended       Year Ended       09/22/20 (a)  
     (unaudited)            03/31/25            03/31/24            03/31/23     03/31/22     to 03/31/21  
                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 39.01       $ 41.08       $ 34.02       $ 36.51     $ 35.89     $ 25.19  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.29         0.56         0.53         0.52       0.46       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    4.73         (2.10       7.02         (2.50     0.58       10.66  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.02         (1.54       7.55         (1.98     1.04       10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.25 ) (e)         (0.53       (0.49       (0.51     (0.42     (0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 43.78       $ 39.01       $ 41.08       $ 34.02     $ 36.51     $ 35.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    12.87 % (g)         (3.81 )%        22.43       (5.35 )%      2.88     43.29 % (g)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.12 % (i)         0.12       0.12       0.12     0.12     0.12 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.41 % (i)         1.36       1.50       1.55     1.23     1.29 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $   315,211       $   255,540       $   182,811       $   102,046     $   76,666     $   19,740  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)

    8       21       26       20     26     11
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

                                              Period From  
    09/30/25       Year Ended       Year Ended         Year Ended       Year Ended       09/22/20 (a)  
     (unaudited)            03/31/25            03/31/24            03/31/23     03/31/22     to 03/31/21  
                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 37.58       $ 39.15       $ 33.92       $ 37.87     $ 38.81     $ 25.18  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (b)

    0.33         0.59         0.58         0.51       0.39       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (c)

    4.89         (1.36       4.90         (3.97     (0.55     13.69  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.22         (0.77       5.48         (3.46     (0.16     13.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income (d)

    (0.30 ) (e)         (0.80       (0.25       (0.49     (0.78     (0.26
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 42.50       $ 37.58       $ 39.15       $ 33.92     $ 37.87     $ 38.81  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    13.96 % (g)         (2.14 )%        16.29       (9.08 )%      (0.47 )%      55.32 % (g)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets (h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.12 % (i)         0.12       0.12       0.12     0.12     0.12 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.66 % (i)         1.46       1.65       1.49     1.00     1.13 % (i)  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $   104,134       $   93,945       $   72,432       $   44,100     $   24,616     $ 9,701  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (j)(k)

    11       27       28       23     34     18
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  

Commencement of operations.

(b)  

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)  

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d)  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e)  

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(f)  

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(g)  

Not annualized.

(h)  

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i)  

Annualized.

(j)  

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions, if any.

(k)  

Excludes underlying investments in equity swaps.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  Non-Diversified

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

  Diversified

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

  Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers or as estimated by management, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

ForeignTaxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of September 30, 2025, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Cash: The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds may, at times, have outstanding cash disbursements that exceed deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Segment Reporting: The Chief Financial Officer acts as the Funds’ Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to each Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment since each Fund has a single investment strategy as disclosed in their prospectus, against which the CODM assesses performance. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) of each Fund has approved the designation of BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under BFA’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. BFA has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last traded price.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with BFA’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement as of the measurement date.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a fund’s NAV and the prices used by the fund’s underlying index, which in turn could result in a difference between the fund’s performance and the performance of the fund’s underlying index.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments at the measurement date. 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 that each Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable and significant to the entire fair value measurement for the asset or liability (including the 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 Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending: Each Fund may lend its securities to approved borrowers, such as brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges and maintains with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an approved bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities for securities traded on U.S. exchanges and a value of at least 105% for all other securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 100% of the current value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund or excess collateral is returned by the Fund, on the next business day. During the term of the loan, each Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities but does not receive interest income on securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions.

As of period end, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Government obligations. Cash collateral invested in money market funds managed by BFA, or its affiliates is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Any non-cash collateral received cannot be sold, re-invested or pledged by the Fund, except in the event of borrower

 

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default. The securities on loan, if any, are also disclosed in each Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The market value of any securities on loan and the value of any related cash collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (each, an “MSLA”) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, absent an event of default, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral received in connection with loaned securities. Upon an event of default, the parties’ obligations to return the securities or collateral to the other party are extinguished, and the parties can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities or the collateral received in connection with the loaned securities in order to satisfy the defaulting party’s net payment obligation for all transactions under the MSLA. The defaulting party remains liable for any deficiency.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of the securities on loan by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities
Loaned at Value
    Cash
Collateral Received (a)
   

Non-Cash

Collateral Received,

at Fair Value (a)

   

Net

Amount (b)

 

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 160,429     $ (160,429   $     $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    206,909       (205,010           1,899  

National Financial Services LLC

    328,413       (328,413            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 695,751     $ (693,852   $     $ 1,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 19,696     $ (19,696   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    203,035       (203,035            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,974,915       (1,974,915            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    794,525       (794,525            

HSBC Bank PLC

    23,839       (23,839            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,208,291       (1,208,291            

Jefferies LLC

    1,183,691       (1,167,263           16,428  

Morgan Stanley

    247,990       (247,990            

National Financial Services LLC

    713,351       (713,351            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    543,632       (543,632            

UBS AG

    942,778       (942,778            

UBS Securities LLC

    1,432,116       (1,432,116            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    59,872       (59,872            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    1,323,654       (1,323,654            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 10,671,385     $ (10,654,957   $     $ 16,428  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 186,655     $ (186,655   $     $  

Citadel Clearing LLC

    11,799       (11,799            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,614,028       (1,614,028            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,562,353       (1,562,353            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    808,713       (808,713            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    162,486       (162,486            

UBS AG

    156,085       (156,085            

UBS Securities LLC

    290,191       (290,191            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    97,236       (97,236            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,889,546     $ (4,889,546   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)  

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b)  

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of September 30, 2025. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by the counterparty.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock Finance, Inc. BlackRock Finance, Inc.’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the

 

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securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedule of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Fund and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

Equity swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Equity swaps are designed to function as direct economic investments in long or short equity positions. This means that the Fund will receive the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investment in these positions, subject to certain adjustments due to events related to the counterparty. Benefits and risks include capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions and dividends received and paid. Equity swaps incur interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional value of the position. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate plus or minus a spread.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements : In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their

 

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agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory Fees : Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, BFA manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BFA is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions; (iii) distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to BFA; and (v) litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses (in each case as determined by a majority of the independent trustees).

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

    0.08

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    0.12  

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    0.12  

Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for each Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Funds.

ETF Servicing Fees: Each Fund has entered into an ETF Services Agreement with BRIL to perform certain order processing, Authorized Participant communications, and related services in connection with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (“ETF Services”). BRIL is entitled to a transaction fee from Authorized Participants on each creation or redemption order for the ETF Services provided. The Funds do not pay BRIL for ETF Services.

Securities Lending: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued an exemptive order which permits BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of BFA, to serve as securities lending agent for the Funds, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending, including any custodial costs. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan (the “collateral investment fees”). The cash collateral is invested in a money market fund, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional or BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, managed by BFA, or its affiliates. However, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees each Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04%. The SL Agency Shares of such money market fund will not be subject to a sales load, distribution fee or service fee. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional may impose a discretionary liquidity fee of up to 2% on all redemptions. Discretionary liquidity fees may be imposed or terminated at any time at the discretion of the board of directors of the money market fund, or its delegate, if it is determined that such fee would be, or would not be, respectively, in the best interest of the money market fund. Additionally, BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will impose a mandatory liquidity fee if the money market fund’s total net redemptions on a single day exceed 5% of the money market fund’s net assets, unless the amount of the fee is less than 0.01% of the value of the shares redeemed. BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional will determine the size of the mandatory liquidity fee by making a good faith estimate of certain costs the money market fund would incur if it were to sell a pro rata amount of each security in the portfolio to satisfy the amount of net redemptions on that day. There is no limit to the size of a mandatory liquidity fee. If BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional cannot estimate the costs of selling a pro rata amount of each portfolio security in good faith and supported by data, it is required to apply a default liquidity fee of 1% on the value of shares redeemed on that day.

Securities lending income is generally equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral (and excludes collateral investment fees), and any fees or other payments to and from borrowers of securities. Each Fund retains a portion of the securities lending income and remits the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 81% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees) and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

In addition, commencing the business day following the date that the aggregate securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees generated across the iShares ETF Complex in that calendar year exceeds a specified threshold, each Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 84% of securities lending income (which excludes collateral investment fees), and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income - affiliated - net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2025, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  $ 2,662  

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    4,929  

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    2,602  

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates.

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  $ 3,019,913      $ 1,792,302      $ (174,704

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

     5,495,712         7,900,558         831,315  

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    2,697,820        2,636,474        (389,074

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends - affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  $ 8,215,847      $ 8,111,469  

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

     22,113,010         21,516,063  

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    12,304,356        10,725,550  

For the six months ended September 30, 2025, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  $  102,450,935      $  

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    35,229,487         8,535,503  

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    3,244,773        5,272,124  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of September 30, 2025, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements. Management’s analysis is based on the tax laws and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof in effect as of the date of these financial statements, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, which may impact the Funds’ NAV.

As of March 31, 2025, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains and qualified late-year losses as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring Capital
Loss Carryforwards (a)
    Qualified Late-Year
Ordinary Losses (b)
 

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

  $ (5,733,973   $  

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

    (8,180,698      

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

    (4,666,735     (72,034

 

(a)

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

(b)  

The Fund has elected to defer these qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
  

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

ESG Select Screened S&P 500   $ 383,184,387    $  115,697,329    $  (19,424,241)    $ 96,273,088
ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap   287,675,300    54,385,481    (16,139,156)    38,246,325
ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap   96,809,641    21,167,187    (8,942,004)    12,225,183

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation, tariffs or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Funds are not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to mandatory and discretionary liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and

 

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adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
09/30/25
     Year Ended
03/31/25
 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

ESG Select Screened S&P 500

          

Shares sold

    2,300,000      $ 102,629,127        2,100,000      $   91,926,990  

Shares redeemed

                  (1,400,000      (60,032,422
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    2,300,000      $ 102,629,127        700,000      $ 31,894,568  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap

          

Shares sold

    850,000      $ 35,722,091        2,200,000      $ 90,472,921  

Shares redeemed

    (200,000      (8,591,013      (100,000      (4,343,445
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    650,000      $   27,131,078        2,100,000      $ 86,129,476  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap

          

Shares sold

    100,000      $ 3,629,816        650,000      $ 26,859,538  

Shares redeemed

    (150,000      (5,829,934              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (50,000    $ (2,200,118      650,000      $ 26,859,538  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to BRIL, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

To the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely settlement of orders for the Funds using a clearing facility outside of the continuous net settlement process, the Funds, at their sole discretion, may permit an Authorized Participant to post cash as collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, as further described in the applicable Authorized Participant Agreement. The collateral process is subject to a Control Agreement among the Authorized Participant, each Fund’s custodian, and the Funds. In the event that the Authorized Participant fails to deliver all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities, the Funds may exercise control over such collateral pursuant to the terms of the Control Agreement in order to purchase the applicable Deposit Securities or Fund Securities.

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Additional Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com . Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com .

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

Not applicable.

Proxy Results

Not applicable.

Remuneration Paid to Trustees, Officers, and Others

Because BFA has agreed in the Investment Advisory Agreements to cover all operating expenses of the Funds, subject to certain exclusions as provided for therein, BFA pays the compensation to each Independent Trustee for services to the Funds from BFA’s investment advisory fees.

Availability of Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets, when available, at iShares.com .

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETF, iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal and compliance services; including the ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings held on May 9, 2025 and May 23, 2025, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel. Prior to and in preparation for the meetings, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to matters relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Following discussion, the 15(c) Committee subsequently requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 10-11, 2025, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates if any; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates.

The Board Members did not identify any particular information or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various matters and factors considered. The material factors, considerations and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other relevant factors and information considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares product line and BFA’s business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding the investment performance of iShares funds, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 9, 2025 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services, as well as BlackRock’s continued investments in its ETF business.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

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Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, and related costs of the services provided as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business, including enhancements to or the provision of additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders and, with respect to New Funds, set management fees at levels that anticipate scale over time. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”).

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive character and scope of services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts in its consideration of relevant qualitative and quantitative comparative information provided. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund.

The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds (including cash sweep vehicles) for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including actual and potential reductions in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered other indirect and intangible benefits to BlackRock as a result of its advisory relationships with the Fund, including without limitation, BlackRock’s potential benefits to its profile and standing in the investment community as a result of providing investment advisory services to the iShares funds.

The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

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Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in these Financial Statements

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

1D FEDL01    USD - 1D Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
1D OBFR01    USD - 1D Overnight Bank Funding Rate
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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