(b) Not Applicable
Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”)
has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this
report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal
financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons
performing similar functions. During the
period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain
information and to make other non-material changes. During the period
covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of
ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a
copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls
1-800-441-7762.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial
Expert – The registrant’s board of trustees (the “board of trustees”), has
determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial
experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial
expert is independent:
Neil A. Cotty
Henry R.
Keizer
Kenneth L. Urish
Claire A. Walton
Under applicable securities laws, a
person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed
an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of
Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or
identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or
identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not
impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the
duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the
audit committee and board of trustees in the absence of such designation or
identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit
committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability
of any other member of the audit committee or board of trustees.
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and
Services –
The following table presents fees
billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) since each Fund’s inception for the
services rendered to the Funds:
|
|
(a) Audit Fees |
(b) Audit-Related
Fees1 |
(c) Tax
Fees2 |
(d) All Other
Fees |
|
Entity
Name |
Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,
2025 |
Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,
2025 |
Fiscal Year End
Ended
October 31,
2025 |
Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,
2025 |
|
iShares Government Money Market
ETF |
$11,726 |
$0 |
$8,148 |
$0 |
|
iShares Prime Money Market
ETF |
$11,726 |
$0 |
$8,148 |
$0 |
The following table presents fees
billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit
committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations
or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock
Fund Advisors (the “Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not
including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide
ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended
October 31,
2025 |
|
(b) Audit-Related
Fees1 |
$0 |
|
(c) Tax
Fees2 |
$0 |
|
(d) All Other
Fees3 |
$0 |
1 The nature of the services includes
assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the
audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including
accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports,
comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control
reviews not required by regulators.
2 The nature of the services includes tax
compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or
amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment
company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution
calculations.
3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in
connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto
performed by PwC with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some
of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The Committee has adopted
policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services.
Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on
an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The
Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant
and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated
Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial
reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the
Committee believes are (a) consistent with the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services
that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be
approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis
(“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12
months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a
different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the
registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting
of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual
project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per
project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to
determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require
specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject
to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services).
The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general
pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At
this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for
ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the
authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of
permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost
levels.
(e)(2) None of the services
described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee
pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined
as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All
Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to
the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers
were:
|
Entity
Name |
Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,
2025 |
|
iShares Government Money Market
ETF |
$8,148 |
|
iShares Prime Money Market
ETF |
$8,148 |
(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit
services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service
Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule
2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s
independence.
(i) – Not Applicable
(j) – Not Applicable
Item 5 – Audit Committee of
Listed Registrant
(a) The following individuals are
members of the registrant’s separately designated standing audit committee
established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):
Neil A. Cotty
Henry R. Keizer
Lori Richards
Kenneth L. Urish
Claire A. Walton
(b) 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.